Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Mineral Properties

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Mineral Properties
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
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Mineral Properties

6. Mineral Properties

 

The Company’s mineral properties consist of the following:

 

 

 

 Lost Creek

 

 

 Shirley Basin

 

 

 Other U.S.

 

 

 

 

 Mineral Properties

 

 Property

 

 

 Property

 

 

 Properties

 

 

 Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

4,527

 

 

 

17,362

 

 

 

13,178

 

 

 

35,067

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassify assets no longer held for sale

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,536

 

 

 

1,536

 

Change in estimated reclamation costs

 

 

-

 

 

 

299

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

299

 

Depletion and amortization

 

 

(936 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(936 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

3,591

 

 

 

17,661

 

 

 

14,714

 

 

 

35,966

 

 

Lost Creek Property

 

The Company acquired certain Wyoming properties in 2005 when Ur-Energy USA Inc. purchased 100% of NFU Wyoming, LLC. Assets acquired in this transaction include the Lost Creek Project, other Wyoming properties, and development databases. NFU Wyoming, LLC was acquired for aggregate consideration of $20 million plus interest. Since 2005, the Company has increased its holdings adjacent to the initial Lost Creek acquisition through staking additional claims and making additional property purchases and leases.

 

There is a royalty on each of the State of Wyoming sections under lease at the Lost Creek, LC West and EN Projects, as required by law. We are not recovering U3O8 within the State section under lease at Lost Creek and are therefore not subject to royalty payments currently. Other royalties exist on certain mining claims at the LC South, LC East and EN Projects. There are no royalties on the mining claims in the Lost Creek, LC North, or LC West Projects.

 

Pathfinder Mines Corporation

 

The Company acquired additional Wyoming properties when Ur-Energy USA Inc. closed a Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with an AREVA Mining affiliate in 2013. Under the terms of the SPA, the Company purchased Pathfinder Mines Corporation (“Pathfinder”). Assets acquired in this transaction include the Shirley Basin mine, portions of the Lucky Mc mine, and development databases. Pathfinder was acquired for aggregate consideration of $6.7 million, the assumption of $5.7 million in estimated asset reclamation obligations, and other consideration. Previously, a non-core, unpermitted non-operating property held by Pathfinder was classified as an asset held for sale. At this time, there are no longer active discussions for the sale of the property. The property has therefore been reclassified and is no longer considered an asset held for sale.

 

Other U.S. properties

 

Other U.S. properties include the acquisition costs of several prospective mineralized properties, which the Company continues to maintain through claim payments, lease payments, insurance, and other holding costs in anticipation of future exploration efforts.