Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Headquartered in Littleton, Colorado
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2013
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
| June 30, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents (note 4) | 12,424,213 | 11,500,275 | ||||||
| Short-term investments (note 4) | 10,789 | 6,440,379 | ||||||
| Amounts receivable | 43,181 | 16,489 | ||||||
| Current deferred financing costs | 1,534,991 | - | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 442,507 | 196,442 | ||||||
| 14,455,681 | 18,153,585 | |||||||
| Restricted cash (note 5) | 5,321,388 | 2,047,816 | ||||||
| Mineral properties (note 6) | 30,209,027 | 33,397,645 | ||||||
| Capital assets (note 7) | 48,037,903 | 16,193,033 | ||||||
| Equity investment (note 8) | 1,185,347 | 2,623,553 | ||||||
| Deposits (note 9) | 1,394,695 | 1,326,208 | ||||||
| Deferred financing costs (note 11) | 2,241,114 | - | ||||||
| 88,389,474 | 55,588,255 | |||||||
| 102,845,155 | 73,741,840 | |||||||
| Liabilities and shareholders' equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 10) | 9,672,066 | 2,480,741 | ||||||
| Current portion of notes payable (note 11) | 5,385,361 | 113,454 | ||||||
| 15,057,427 | 2,594,195 | |||||||
| Notes payable (note 11) | 15,949,435 | 210,503 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue (note 12) | 5,412,995 | - | ||||||
| Asset retirement and reclamation obligations (note 13) | 2,846,231 | 1,029,797 | ||||||
| 39,266,088 | 3,834,495 | |||||||
| Commitments (note 16) | ||||||||
| Shareholders' equity (note 14) | ||||||||
| Share Capital | ||||||||
| Class A preferred shares, without par value, unlimited shares authorized. No shares issued and outstanding | - | - | ||||||
| Common shares, without par value, unlimited shares authorized. Shares issued and outstanding: 122,368,806 at June 30, 2013 and 121,134,276 at December 31, 2012 | 178,345,610 | 177,138,617 | ||||||
| Warrants | 2,181,916 | 61,946 | ||||||
| Contributed surplus | 15,319,895 | 15,095,940 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (2,868,081 | ) | - | |||||
| Deficit | (129,400,273 | ) | (122,389,158 | ) | ||||
| 63,579,067 | 69,907,345 | |||||||
| 102,845,155 | 73,741,840 | |||||||
| Going concern (note 2) | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements
Approved by the Board of Directors
| (signed) | /s/ Jeffrey T. Klenda, Director | (signed) | /s/ Thomas Parker, Director |
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Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(expressed in Canadian dollars except for share data)
| Three Months | Three Months | Six Months | Six Months | March 22, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Through | ||||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Exploration and evaluation | 606,869 | 838,468 | 1,205,806 | 1,651,846 | 59,002,351 | |||||||||||||||
| Development | 673,029 | 672,452 | 1,631,576 | 1,039,108 | 30,891,601 | |||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 1,390,950 | 1,487,515 | 2,926,219 | 3,324,324 | 48,768,864 | |||||||||||||||
| Write-off of investments | 1,000,348 | - | 1,000,348 | - | 1,000,348 | |||||||||||||||
| Write-off of mineral properties | 269,804 | - | 269,804 | - | 1,073,140 | |||||||||||||||
| (3,941,000 | ) | (2,998,435 | ) | (7,033,753 | ) | (6,015,278 | ) | (140,736,304 | ) | |||||||||||
| Interest income | 19,309 | 91,637 | 38,017 | 155,160 | 9,924,265 | |||||||||||||||
| Loss on equity investment (note 8) | (1,836 | ) | (2,327 | ) | (2,076 | ) | (34,151 | ) | (424,390 | ) | ||||||||||
| Foreign exchange gain (loss) | (2,349 | ) | 380,428 | (2,309 | ) | (4,830 | ) | 302,202 | ||||||||||||
| Other income (loss) | (5,751 | ) | (11,625 | ) | (10,994 | ) | 964,320 | 1,829,494 | ||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (3,931,627 | ) | (2,540,322 | ) | (7,011,115 | ) | (4,934,779 | ) | (129,104,733 | ) | ||||||||||
| Recovery of future income taxes | - | - | - | - | (295,540 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss for the period | (3,931,627 | ) | (2,540,322 | ) | (7,011,115 | ) | (4,934,779 | ) | (129,400,273 | ) | ||||||||||
| Loss per common share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | (0.03 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | 122,083,092 | 121,073,896 | 121,685,294 | 115,911,195 | ||||||||||||||||
| COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | (3,931,627 | ) | (2,540,322 | ) | (7,011,115 | ) | (4,934,779 | ) | (129,400,273 | ) | ||||||||||
| Translation adjustment as of date of adoption of US$ as functional currency | - | - | - | - | (5,961,291 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Translation adjustment for foreign operations | 2,026,209 | - | 3,093,210 | - | 3,093,210 | |||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss for the period | (1,905,418 | ) | (2,540,322 | ) | (3,917,905 | ) | (4,934,779 | ) | (132,268,354 | ) | ||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements
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Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(expressed in Canadian dollars except for share data)
| Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital Stock | Contributed | Comprehensive | Shareholders' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Warrants | Surplus | Loss | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2012 | 121,134,276 | 177,138,617 | 61,946 | 15,095,940 | - | (122,389,158 | ) | 69,907,345 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment to beginning balances due to change in functional currency | - | - | - | - | (5,961,291 | ) | - | (5,961,291 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Redemption of vested RSUs | 234,530 | 426,993 | - | (465,659 | ) | - | - | (38,666 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of warrants | - | - | 2,119,970 | - | - | - | 2,119,970 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued for royalty interest | 1,000,000 | 780,000.00 | - | - | - | - | 780,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash stock compensation | - | - | - | 689,614 | - | - | 689,614 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | - | - | - | - | 3,093,210 | (7,011,115 | ) | (3,917,905 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2013 | 122,368,806 | 178,345,610 | 2,181,916 | 15,319,895 | (2,868,081 | ) | (129,400,273 | ) | 63,579,067 | |||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements
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Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(expressed in Canadian dollars except for share data)
| Three Months | Three Months | Six Months | Six Months | March 22, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | Through | ||||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash provided by (used in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the period | (3,931,627 | ) | (2,540,322 | ) | (7,011,115 | ) | (4,934,779 | ) | (129,400,273 | ) | ||||||||||
| Items not affecting cash: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 323,000 | 673,654 | 689,614 | 1,385,351 | 21,983,212 | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation of capital assets | (24,304 | ) | 106,146 | 54,739 | 214,068 | 2,723,323 | ||||||||||||||
| Provision for reclamation | - | - | - | - | 1,447,049 | |||||||||||||||
| Write-off of investments | 1,000,348 | - | 1,000,348 | - | 1,000,348 | |||||||||||||||
| Write-off of mineral properties | 269,804 | - | 269,804 | - | 1,073,140 | |||||||||||||||
| Loss on equity investment | 1,836 | - | 2,076 | 31,831 | 371,484 | |||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | 40 | (380,547 | ) | - | 4,573 | (312,241 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Loss (gain) on disposition of assets | 11 | - | 1,420 | (970,320 | ) | (2,035,732 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Non-cash exploration costs | - | - | - | - | 2,726,280 | |||||||||||||||
| Other loss (income) | 2,625 | 11,625 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 29,873 | |||||||||||||||
| RSUs redeemed for cash | (301 | ) | - | (39,207 | ) | (18,868 | ) | (58,075 | ) | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from assignment of sales contract | - | - | 5,183,640 | - | 5,183,640 | |||||||||||||||
| Change in non-cash working capital items: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts receivable | (14,063 | ) | 14,075 | (25,397 | ) | 5,196 | (30,974 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 170,549 | (252,619 | ) | (67,820 | ) | (223,354 | ) | (272,779 | ) | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (77,068 | ) | (32,975 | ) | (301,378 | ) | (302,405 | ) | 527,532 | |||||||||||
| (2,279,150 | ) | (2,400,963 | ) | (240,276 | ) | (4,802,707 | ) | (95,044,193 | ) | |||||||||||
| Investing activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mineral property costs | - | (8,960 | ) | - | (253,810 | ) | (14,205,897 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Purchase of short-term investments | 25,688 | (6,784,967 | ) | - | (8,322,706 | ) | (200,971,371 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Sale of short-term investments | 3,283,811 | 3,836,118 | 6,430,161 | 6,422,379 | 202,411,591 | |||||||||||||||
| Decrease (increase) in restricted cash | (23,410 | ) | 1,730,209 | (3,048,706 | ) | 2,244,413 | (5,368,521 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Deposit for Pathfinder acquisition | - | - | - | - | (1,333,021 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Funding of equity investment | (2,183 | ) | - | (2,532 | ) | (1,734 | ) | (59,034 | ) | |||||||||||
| Payments to/from venture partner | - | - | - | - | 146,806 | |||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | - | - | - | - | 1,127,318 | |||||||||||||||
| Purchase of capital assets | (11,881,120 | ) | (416,064 | ) | (21,472,389 | ) | (864,589 | ) | (38,890,916 | ) | ||||||||||
| (8,597,214 | ) | (1,643,664 | ) | (18,093,466 | ) | (776,047 | ) | (57,143,045 | ) | |||||||||||
| Financing activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common shares and warrants for cash | - | - | - | 17,250,000 | 144,306,538 | |||||||||||||||
| Share issue costs | - | (54,282 | ) | - | (980,458 | ) | (3,854,332 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of warrants and stock options | - | 10,950 | - | 26,460 | 25,521,400 | |||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from debt financing | 26,051,700 | - | 26,051,700 | - | 26,051,700 | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of debt financing | (1,540,994 | ) | - | (1,540,994 | ) | - | (1,540,994 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Repayment of debt | (5,279,966 | ) | - | (5,308,190 | ) | - | (22,900,782 | ) | ||||||||||||
| 19,230,740 | (43,332 | ) | 19,202,516 | 16,296,002 | 167,583,530 | |||||||||||||||
| Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash | 56,014 | 265,042 | 55,164 | (23,606 | ) | (2,972,079 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 8,410,390 | (3,822,917 | ) | 923,938 | 10,693,642 | 12,424,213 | ||||||||||||||
| Beginning cash and cash equivalents | 4,013,823 | 30,686,038 | 11,500,275 | 16,169,479 | - | |||||||||||||||
| Ending cash and cash equivalents | 12,424,213 | 26,863,121 | 12,424,213 | 26,863,121 | 12,424,213 | |||||||||||||||
| Capitalized construction period interest | 322,794 | 322,794 | 322,794 | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash financing and investing activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued for properties | 1,000,000 | - | 1,000,000 | - | 3,230,250 | |||||||||||||||
| Mineral property acquired in asset exchange | - | - | - | 970,320 | 970,320 | |||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements
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Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2013
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
| 1. | Nature of operations |
Ur-Energy Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on March 22, 2004 under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The Company continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act on August 8, 2006. The Company is an exploration stage junior mining company headquartered in Littleton, Colorado engaged in the identification, acquisition, exploration, evaluation and development of uranium mineral properties located primarily in Wyoming in the United States with additional exploration interests in Canada. Due to the nature of the uranium mining methods to be used by the Company on the Lost Creek property, and the definition of “mineral reserves” under National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”), which uses the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (“CIM”) Definition Standards, the Company has not determined whether the properties contain mineral reserves. However, the Company’s April 30, 2012 NI 43-101 Technical Report on Lost Creek, “Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Lost Creek Property, Sweetwater County, Wyoming,” outlines the potential economic viability of the Lost Creek Property. The recoverability of amounts recorded for mineral properties is dependent upon the discovery of economic resources, the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to develop the properties and upon attaining future profitable production from the properties or sufficient proceeds from disposition of the properties.
| 2. | Going Concern |
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern and realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business, which assumes the Company will be able to meet the mandatory Loan Facility payments beginning March 31, 2014 (note 11). As at June 30, 2013, the Company has a working capital deficiency of $0.6 million. The working capital deficiency results primarily from the Company's principal payments of US$5.0 million due under the Senior Secured Loan Facility (the “Loan Facility) (note 11) that are classified as a current liability as their contractual repayment terms are due in less than one year.
As a part of the Company's plan to finance its construction, operations and acquisitions the Company is most actively pursuing funding, estimated at up to US$34 million, through the State of Wyoming’s Industrial Development Bond financing program. The Company is currently working with the State and Sweetwater County to advance documents for the closing of the loan facility. In addition, the Company is in negotiations with RMB Australia Holdings Limited (“RMBAH”) to expand the recently obtained US$20 million Loan Facility and continues to explore other financing opportunities. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to finalize and close any of these financial arrangements at the terms currently specified, or at all. The uncertainty of being able to close these financial arrangements casts substantial doubt as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to finalize and close any of these financial arrangements, it would be required to obtain additional sources of financing (debt or equity) on a timely basis, and it may become necessary to defer certain expenditures to preserve working capital. A delay in funding may also impact the Company’s ability to complete the Pathfinder acquisition (note 9).
The financial statements do not reflect adjustments that would be necessary if the going concern assumption were not appropriate. If the going concern basis was not appropriate for these financial statements, then adjustments would be necessary to the carrying value of assets and liabilities, the reported revenues and expenses, and the statement of financial position classifications used.
| 3. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Basis of presentation
These financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”) and include all of the assets, liabilities and expenses of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Ur-Energy USA Inc.; NFU Wyoming, LLC; Lost Creek ISR, LLC; NFUR Bootheel, LLC; Hauber Project LLC and NFUR Hauber, LLC. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. Ur-Energy Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as the “Company.”
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements do not conform in all respects to the requirements of generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial statements. The unaudited interim financial statements reflect all normal adjustments which in the opinion of management are necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012.
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Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2013
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
Functional Currency
The Company changed its functional currency prospectively, beginning January 1, 2013, from the Canadian dollar to the U.S. dollar with respect to its operations in the United States. The change in functional currency had a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as most of the non-current assets of the Company are situated in the United States and were previously accounted for using the Canadian dollar as the functional currency. As a result, these items had been carried in the consolidated financial statements based on the average exchange rate in place at the time the assets were purchased. As a result of this change, these assets will now be included in the financial statements using the spot rate at the end of the period.
Translation adjustments will result from the process of translating the financial statements into Canadian dollars for reporting. These adjustments will not be included in determining net income, but will be reported separately and accumulated in other comprehensive income. As of January 1, 2013, the Company recorded a cumulative transaction adjustment (“CTA”) of approximately C$6.0 million, which is shown in the consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity.
The functional currency for Canadian operations as well as the reporting currency will remain the Canadian dollar.
| 4. | Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments |
The Company’s cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:
| As of | As of | |||||||
| June 30, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
| Cash on deposit at banks | 1,315,483 | 261,209 | ||||||
| Money market funds | 11,108,730 | 11,239,066 | ||||||
| 12,424,213 | 11,500,275 | |||||||
The Company’s short-term investments consist of the following:
| As of | As of | |||||||
| June 30, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
| Guaranteed investment certificates | - | 6,430,161 | ||||||
| Certificates of deposit | 10,789 | 10,218 | ||||||
| 10,789 | 6,440,379 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments bear interest at annual rates ranging from 0.18% to 0.75% and mature at various dates up to February 5, 2014. The instruments with initial maturity over ninety days have been classified as short-term investments.
| 5. | Restricted cash |
The Company’s restricted cash consists of the following:
| As of | As of | |||||||
| June 30, 2013 | December 31,2012 | |||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
| Money market account (a) | 5,203,765 | 1,936,454 | ||||||
| Certificates of deposit (a,b) | 117,623 | 111,362 | ||||||
| 5,321,388 | 2,047,816 | |||||||
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Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2013
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
| (a) | The bonding requirements for reclamation obligations on various properties have been agreed to by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and United States Department of the Interior. The restricted certificates of deposits and money market accounts are pledged as collateral against performance surety bonds, letters of credit and/or promissory notes underlying letters of credit which are used to secure potential costs of reclamation related to those properties. Surety bonds providing US$9,887,450 of coverage towards specific reclamation obligations are collateralized by US$4,943,725 of the restricted cash at June 30, 2013. |
| (b) | A certificate of deposit ($105,260) provides security for the Company’s credit cards. |
| 6. | Mineral properties |
The Company’s mineral properties consist of the following:
| USA | Canada | Total | ||||||||||||||
| Lost Creek | Other US | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Property | Properties | Properties | ||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2012 | 15,456,790 | 17,417,188 | 523,667 | 33,397,645 | ||||||||||||
| Property acquired for common stock | 802,804 | - | - | 802,804 | ||||||||||||
| Mineral property written off | - | (269,804 | ) | - | (269,804 | ) | ||||||||||
| Exchange rate adjustment (see note 3) | (1,708,586 | ) | (2,013,032 | ) | - | (3,721,618 | ) | |||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2013 | 14,551,008 | 15,134,352 | 523,667 | 30,209,027 | ||||||||||||
As a result of the change in functional currency, a CTA as of the date of conversion reduced the reported cost of the S/B <2,013,032> U.S. mineral properties by C$5,259,161. The above adjustment reflects both the initial adjustment and the adjustment as of period end.
United States
Lost Creek Property
The Company acquired certain Wyoming properties when Ur-Energy USA Inc. entered into the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (“MIPA”) with New Frontiers Uranium, LLC in 2005. Under the terms of the MIPA, the Company purchased 100% of NFU Wyoming, LLC. Assets acquired in this transaction include the Lost Creek Project, other Wyoming properties and development databases. NFU Wyoming was acquired for aggregate consideration of US$20,000,000 plus interest. Since 2005, the Company has increased its holdings adjacent to the initial Lost Creek acquisition through staking additional claims and additional property purchases and leases.
In April 2013, the Company executed a royalty purchase agreement with the royalty holder who owned the only private royalty reserved on the Lost Creek Project. The 1.67% royalty had existed with respect to future production of uranium on 20 mining claims at the Lost Creek Project. The Company issued one million common shares of the Company with a fair value of US$762,867 in full consideration of the conveyance and termination of the royalty interest. There is a royalty on the State of Wyoming section under lease at the project, as required by law; however, no production from the state lease is currently proposed. Other royalties exist on certain mining claims on the LC South and EN Projects, and the State of Wyoming leases at the LC West and EN Projects. There are no royalties on the mining claims in the LC North, LC East or LC West Projects.
In June, the Company decided to abandon the South Granite Mountain project by not paying the claim fees due later in 2013. The cost of that project of $269,804 was therefore written off.
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Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
| 7. | Capital assets |
The Company’s capital assets consist of the following:
| As of June 30, 2013 | As of December 31, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated | Net Book | Accumulated | Net Book | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost | Depreciation | Value | Cost | Depreciation | Value | |||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | 3,779,475 | 2,190,671 | 1,588,804 | 3,391,524 | 1,816,212 | 1,575,312 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buildings and enclosures | 51,780 | 2,719 | 49,061 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Machinery and equipment | 435,288 | 326,808 | 108,480 | 418,143 | 338,594 | 79,549 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Furniture, fixtures and leasehold improvements | 77,005 | 57,383 | 19,622 | 81,516 | 54,929 | 26,587 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Information technology | 725,146 | 484,913 | 240,233 | 715,828 | 510,492 | 205,336 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Construction in progress | 46,031,703 | - | 46,031,703 | 14,306,249 | - | 14,306,249 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 51,100,397 | 3,062,494 | 48,037,903 | 18,913,260 | 2,720,227 | 16,193,033 | |||||||||||||||||||
In October 2012, the Company received the Record of Decision from the Bureau of Land Management which was the final approval required to begin construction at the Lost Creek project. Construction began thereafter on the permitted wellfields, additional disposal wells and main plant site including grading, road construction, power lines and fencing. Construction in progress includes all the expenditures incurred prior to receiving the final approval related to plant design and engineering, off-site header house construction and payments on long lead time equipment as well as costs incurred.
As a result of the change in functional currency, a CTA reduced the reported cost of capital assets as of the date of conversion by C$303,379 and the related accumulated depreciation by C$136,570.
| 8. | Equity investment |
Following its earn-in to the Bootheel Project in 2009, Crosshair Energy Corporation (“Crosshair”) was required to fund 75% of the Project’s expenditures and the Company the remaining 25%. The Project has been accounted for using the equity accounting method with the Company’s proportionate share of the Project’s loss included in the Statement of Operations since the date of earn-in and the Company’s net investment is reflected on the Balance Sheet. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company elected not to participate financially for the year ended March 31, 2012 which reduced the Company’s ownership percentage to 19.115%. The equity accounting method has been continued because of the Company’s ability to directly influence the budget process and therefore the operations of the Project. The Company resumed participation financially for the year ended March 31, 2013.
As a result of the change in functional currency, a CTA as of the date of conversion reduced the reported cost of the equity investment by C$535,084.
In February 2013, a mineral
lease at the Bootheel property expired and was not renewed by the landholder. The Company had no cost base in the lease and
is therefore not reflecting a loss on the non-renewal. As a result of the expiration, a portion of the mineral resources which
were previously reported by an NI 43-101 Technical Report by Crosshair is no longer controlled by the venture. At the June
venture management meeting, it was decided that the expired private lease will not be further pursued and a portion of the claims
held on the Bootheel property, but determined not to contain economic mineralization would be abandoned. Additionally, it was decided
that all of the mining claims at the Buck Point property, none of which contain economic mineralization will be abandoned.
Mining claims at the Bootheel property on which mineral resources were reported will be maintained. As a result of these
actions, the Company has written off the cost (US$969,329) of the Buck Point property originally contributed to the venture.
In addition, the Company has performed an impairment analysis on its remaining investment in the venture using its interest in
the portion of the remaining estimated mineral resources and determined that the fair value of the remaining minerals
is sufficient to not warrant an impairment of the cost at this time. The remaining state leases and claims are being held
by the venture. The Company will continue to consider further impairment analysis as warranted.
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Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2013
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
| 9. | Deposits |
On July 24, 2012, the Company announced the execution of a Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) to acquire Pathfinder Mines Corporation (“Pathfinder”). The transaction calls for the purchase of all issued and outstanding shares of Pathfinder from its sole shareholder, COGEMA Resources, Inc., an AREVA Mining affiliate, for US$13,250,000 and the assumption of the existing reclamation liabilities at the Shirley Basin site. The initial payment of US$1,325,000 was made upon execution of the SPA and is included in deposits. It will be held in an AREVA interest bearing account which bears interest at the minimum of their current rate or the 1 year LIBOR rate plus one percent pending the receipt of required governmental approvals including the approval of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) for the change of controls of Pathfinder licenses, and the satisfaction of other closing conditions. Interest earned on the escrow payment will be credited to the Company against the Closing Purchase Price at the Closing. The deposit is refundable if the required governmental approvals are not received in a timely basis, if AREVA breaches the agreement or the transaction cannot be completed due to circumstances outside the control or responsibility of the Company. Should all closing conditions of the SPA be met but the Company elects not to proceed with the acquisition, the deposit will be forfeited.
The NRC has approved the transfer of the licenses and the Company and AREVA are working on obtaining the additional governmental approvals and satisfying other closing conditions to complete the transaction as described above.
| 10. | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following:
| As of | As of | |||||||
| June 30, 2012 | December 31,2011 | |||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
| Accounts payable - Capital assets | 7,442,557 | 1,479,419 | ||||||
| Retainage on construction contract | 1,202,684 | 309,761 | ||||||
| Accounts payable | 633,130 | 420,410 | ||||||
| Vacation pay payable | 295,246 | 214,084 | ||||||
| Payroll and other taxes | 98,449 | 57,067 | ||||||
| 9,672,066 | 2,480,741 | |||||||
| 11. | Notes Payable |
On May 13, 2013, the Company entered into a bridge loan agreement (the "Bridge Loan") with
RMBAH. The Bridge Loan was in the amount of US$5.0 million and was funded on May 14, 2013. The Bridge Loan was intended to
provide for interim working capital for Lost Creek project development prior to receiving funds to be provided by either the State
of Wyoming or the RMBAH Loan Facility discussed below. The Bridge Loan provided for interest at 7.5% per annum in addition to a
4% origination fee all of which was capitalized as construction period interest. The Company was required to repay the Bridge Loan
upon receipt of funds from any source in an amount exceeding US$6.0 million or at the maturity date of July 31, 2013. Accordingly,
the Bridge Loan was paid with proceeds from the Senior Secured Loan Facility (the “Loan Facility”) described below.
The Bridge Loan was collateralized by a general security agreement in favor of the lender.
On June 24, 2013, the Company entered into a US$20.0 million Loan Facility with RMBAH. The Loan Facility is intended to fund the acquisition and advancement of the Pathfinder assets in Wyoming, and provide other interim Lost Creek development costs pending final approval of the Wyoming State Industrial Development Bond financing. The Loan Facility was fully drawn out as of June 30, 2013.
The Loan Facility carries interest at 7.5% plus the three month LIBOR rate recalculated at the start of each calendar quarter. For the quarter ending September 30, 2013, the rate is approximately 7.77%. In addition, the Company issued 4,294,167 warrants at an exercise price of C$1.20 per common share and a five-year expiry. Using the Black-Scholes calculations as discussed in note 14, the warrants were calculated to have a value of approximately US$2.0 million. The Company also paid an arrangement fee of 6% (US$1.2 million) and legal fees to RMBAH totalling approximately US$0.2 million. The total effective interest rate on the Loan Facility is 18.2%. All loan fees are being amortized over the life of the loan.
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Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2013
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
Interest on the Loan Facility is due and payable at the end of each calendar quarter commencing September 30, 2013. The Loan Facility principal is payable at the rate of US$2.5 million per quarter. The first principal payment will be due March 31, 2014. The loan matures on December 31, 2015. The Loan Facility is collateralized by the assets associated with the Lost Creek property and will be secured by a general security interest and pledge agreement over Pathfinder Mines Corporation when the acquisition closes.
Deferred loan costs consists of the loan fees attributable to the Loan Facility. Current deferred financing costs represent costs which will be included in expense or capitalized construction period interest within the next twelve months. The balance of the deferred financing costs, which will not be included in expense in the next twelve months, is shown as deferred financing costs.
In September 2012, the Company purchased mobile construction equipment pursuant to financing arrangements whereby the equipment manufacturer provided payment terms of three years with no interest. As of June 30, 2013, the aggregate amount outstanding under these arrangements approximated $0.3 million, net of imputed interest at 4.25%, or an aggregate discount of approximately US$20,000. The underlying notes are collateralized by the equipment purchased.
| 12. | Deferred revenue |
In March 2013, the Company assigned a portion of the contractual delivery obligations under two of its sales contracts to a natural resources trading company in exchange for a cash payment of US$5.1 million. The remainder of the contractual delivery obligations under the two contracts remain in place as well as certain other performance obligations associated with the contracts. Therefore, the Company will reflect the payment as revenue when the contractual obligations under the contracts are settled.
| 13. | Asset retirement and reclamation obligations |
Asset retirement obligations ("ARO") are equal to the present value of all estimated future costs required to remediate any environmental disturbances that exist as of the end of the period, using discount rates applicable at the time of initial recognition of each component of the liability. Included in this liability are the costs of closure, reclamation, demolition and stabilization of the mines, processing plants, infrastructure, aquifer restoration, waste dumps and ongoing post-closure environmental monitoring and maintenance costs. While the majority of these costs will be incurred near the end of the property's life, it is expected that certain on-going reclamation costs will be incurred prior to mine closure. These costs are recorded against the asset retirement obligation liability as incurred. At June 30, 2013, the total undiscounted amount of the estimated future cash needs was estimated to be US$2.9 million. The rates used to calculate the ARO are 2.8% as a discount rate and 1.93% as an inflation rate. The schedule of payments required to settle the June 30, 2013, ARO liability extends through 2026.
In addition, the Company has recorded a liability of $79,998 (December 31, 2012 – $75,764) which represents an estimate of costs that would be incurred to remediate the Company’s exploration and development properties. The retirement obligations recorded relate entirely to exploration and development drill holes, related monitor wells and site disturbance on the Company's U.S. properties.
The restricted cash as discussed in note 5 is related to surety bonds and letters of credit which provide security to the related governmental agencies on these obligations.
| 14. | Shareholders’ equity and capital stock |
Issuances
During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company exchanged 234,530 common shares for vested Restricted Share Units (“RSUs”).
In April 2013, the Company executed a royalty purchase agreement for the issue of one million common shares of the Company with a fair value of $788,000 in full consideration of the conveyance and termination of the royalty interest with the royalty holder who owned the only private royalty reserved on the Lost Creek Project.
Stock options
In 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the adoption of the Company's stock option plan (the “Option Plan”). Eligible participants under the Option Plan include directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. Under the terms of the Option Plan, stock options generally vest with Option Plan participants as follows: 10% at the date of grant; 22% four and one-half months after grant; 22% nine months after grant; 22% thirteen and one-half months after grant; and, the balance of 24% eighteen months after the date of grant.
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Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2013
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
Activity with respect to stock options is summarized as follows:
| Weighted- | ||||||||
| average | ||||||||
| Options | exercise price | |||||||
| # | $ | |||||||
| Outstanding, December 31, 2012 | 8,511,722 | 1.32 | ||||||
| Granted | 681,327 | 0.77 | ||||||
| Forfeited | (7,057 | ) | 0.76 | |||||
| Expired | (680,000 | ) | 1.65 | |||||
| Outstanding, June 30, 2013 | 8,505,992 | 1.25 | ||||||
The exercise price of a new grant is set at the closing price for the stock on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on the trading day immediately preceding the grant date so there is no intrinsic value as of the date of grant. The total fair value of options vested during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 were $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively.
As of June 30, 2013, outstanding stock options are as follows:
| Options outstanding | Options exercisable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted- | Weighted- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| average | Aggregate | average | Aggregate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise | remaining | Intrinsic | remaining | Intrinsic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| price | Number | contractual | Value | Number | contractual | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | of options | life (years) | $ | of options | life (years) | $ | Expiry | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.72 | 25,000 | 0.1 | - | 25,000 | 0.1 | - | August 6, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.71 | 437,268 | 0.6 | 284,224 | 437,268 | 0.6 | 284,224 | February 9, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.90 | 813,028 | 1.2 | 373,993 | 813,028 | 1.2 | 373,993 | September 2, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.81 | 554,074 | 1.7 | 304,741 | 554,074 | 1.7 | 304,741 | March 5, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.87 | 1,318,293 | 2.6 | - | 1,318,293 | 2.6 | - | January 28, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.57 | 645,000 | 3.0 | - | 645,000 | 3.0 | - | July 7, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.17 | 784,109 | 3.2 | 148,981 | 784,109 | 3.2 | 148,981 | September 9, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.16 | 200,000 | 3.3 | 40,000 | 200,000 | 3.3 | 40,000 | October 24, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.91 | 1,136,368 | 3.5 | 511,366 | 859,302 | 3.5 | 386,686 | January 12, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.39 | 200,000 | 3.6 | - | 152,000 | 3.6 | - | February 1, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.18 | 100,000 | 3.7 | 18,000 | 76,000 | 3.7 | 13,680 | March 1, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.76 | 1,611,525 | 4.4 | 966,915 | 515,688 | 4.4 | 309,413 | December 7, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.77 | 681,327 | 4.8 | 401,983 | 68,136 | 4.8 | 40,200 | April 25, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.25 | 8,505,992 | 3.1 | 3,050,203 | 6,447,898 | 2.7 | 1,901,918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The aggregate intrinsic value of the options in the preceding table represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value for stock options with an exercise price less than the Company’s TSX closing stock price of $1.36 as of the last trading day in the period ended June 30, 2013, that would have been received by the option holders had they exercised their options as of that date. The total number of in-the-money stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2013 was 6,317,699. The total number of in-the-money stock options exercisable as of June 30, 2013 was 4,307,605.
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Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
Restricted Share Units
On June 24, 2010, the Company’s shareholders approved the adoption of the Company’s restricted share unit plan (the “RSU Plan”). Eligible participants under the RSU Plan include directors and employees of the Company. Under the terms of the RSU Plan, RSUs vest with participants as follows: 50% on the first anniversary of the date of the grant and 50% on the second anniversary of the date of the grant.
Activity with respect to RSUs is summarized as follows:
| Weighted | ||||||||
| Average Grant | ||||||||
| RSUs | Date Fair Value | |||||||
| # | $ | |||||||
| Unvested, December 31, 2012 | 826,425 | 1.15 | ||||||
| Vested | (277,456 | ) | 1.85 | |||||
| Forfeited | (1,764 | ) | 0.76 | |||||
| Unvested, June 30, 2013 | 547,205 | 0.80 | ||||||
As of June 30, 2013, outstanding RSUs are as follows:
| Weighted- | ||||||||||||
| average | ||||||||||||
| Number of | remaining | Aggregate | ||||||||||
| Unvested | amortization | Intrinsic | ||||||||||
| Grant Date | Options | life (years) | Value | |||||||||
| January 12, 2012 | 144,309 | 0.79 | 196,260 | |||||||||
| December 7, 2012 | 402,896 | 1.69 | 547,939 | |||||||||
| 547,205 | 1.45 | 744,199 | ||||||||||
Upon vesting, the holder of an RSU will receive one common share, for no additional consideration, for each RSU held.
Warrants
The Company issued 25,000 warrants to purchase stock at $1.00 per share to its consultant EPOCH Financial Group Inc. on March 5, 2013. As discussed in note 11, the Company issued 4,294,167 warrants to RMBAH in June as a condition of the funding of the Loan Facility.
Activity with respect to warrants is summarized as follows:
| Weighted- | ||||||||
| average | ||||||||
| Warrants | exercise price | |||||||
| # | $ | |||||||
| Outstanding, December 31, 2012 | 150,000 | 1.13 | ||||||
| Granted | 4,319,167 | 1.20 | ||||||
| Outstanding, June 30, 2013 | 4,469,167 | 1.20 | ||||||
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Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
As of June 30, 2013, outstanding warrants are as follows:
| Weighted- | ||||||||||||||||||
| average | Aggregate | |||||||||||||||||
| Exercise | remaining | Intrinsic | ||||||||||||||||
| price | Number | contractual | Value | |||||||||||||||
| $ | of warrants | life (years) | $ | Expiry | ||||||||||||||
| 0.99 | 50,000 | 2.7 | 18,685 | September 4, 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| 1.20 | 100,000 | 2.8 | 16,000 | November 1, 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| 1.00 | 25,000 | 2.7 | 9,000 | March 5, 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| 1.20 | 4,294,167 | 5.0 | 687,067 | June 24, 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| 4,469,167 | 4.9 | 730,752 | ||||||||||||||||
Share-Based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation expense was $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively and $0.7 million and $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
As of June 30, 2013, there was approximately $0.5 million of total unrecognized compensation expense (net of estimated pre-vesting forfeitures) related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Option Plan and $0.3 million under the RSU Plan. The expenses are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.0 years and 1.2 years, respectively.
Cash received from stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2012 was less than $0.1 million. There were no options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2013.
Total share-based compensation included in capitalized construction cost for the six months ended June 30, 2013 is less than $0.1 million.
Fair Value Calculations
The fair value of options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
| 2013 | 2012 | |||||||
| Expected RSU life (years) | - | 2.00 | ||||||
| Expected warrant life (years) | 1.5-2.53 | - | ||||||
| Expected option life (years) | 3.41 | 3.29-3.30 | ||||||
| Expected volatility | 61-66 | % | 73-78 | % | ||||
| Risk-free interest rate | 1.0-1.3 | % | 1.0-1.3 | % | ||||
| Forfeiture rate (options) | 4.4 | % | 4.7-4.8 | % | ||||
| Expected dividend rate | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||
The Company estimates expected volatility using daily historical trading data of the Company’s common shares, because this method is recognized as a valid method used to predict future volatility. The risk-free interest rates are determined by reference to Canadian Treasury Note constant maturities that approximate the expected option term. The Company has never paid dividends and currently has no plans to do so.
Share-based compensation expense is recognized net of estimated pre-vesting forfeitures, which results in recognition of expense on options that are ultimately expected to vest over the expected option term. Forfeitures were estimated using actual historical forfeiture experience.
Although the estimated fair values of stock options are determined as outlined above, these estimates are based on assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables, including the Company’s stock price volatility over the expected terms of the awards, estimates of the expected option terms, including actual and expected option exercise behaviors and estimates of pre-vesting forfeitures. Changes in any of these assumptions could materially affect the estimated value of stock options and, therefore, the valuation methods used may not provide the same measure of fair value observed in a willing buyer/willing seller market transaction.
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Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
The fair value used for the RSUs issued in January 2012 was $0.91 per unit which was the closing price of the stock on the TSX as of the trading day immediately preceding the grant date.
| 15. | Financial instruments |
The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, marketable securities, amounts receivable, restricted cash, deposits, accounts payable and notes payable. The Company is exposed to risks related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and management of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. See the table in note 4 for the composition of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.
Credit risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, deposits and restricted cash. These assets include Canadian dollar and U.S. dollar denominated guaranteed investment certificates, certificates of deposits, money market accounts and demand deposits. They bear interest at annual rates ranging from 0.18% to 1.8% and mature at various dates up to February 5, 2014. These instruments are maintained at financial institutions in Canada and the United States. Of the amount held on deposit, approximately $0.9 million is covered by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities Investor Protection Corporation or the United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation leaving approximately $19.1 million at risk at June 30, 2013 should the financial institutions with which these amounts are invested be rendered insolvent. The Company does not consider any of its financial assets to be impaired as of June 30, 2013.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they come due.
The Company has financed its operations from its inception primarily through the issuance of equity securities and recently debt financing and has no source of cash flow from operations. The Company does not expect to generate any cash resources from operations until it is successful in commencing production from the Lost Creek Project. Construction and development of the Lost Creek Project commenced in October 2012 after receiving the Record of Decision from the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”).
Additional funding will be required in order to achieve production at Lost Creek and complete the acquisition of the Pathfinder Mines Corporation (“Pathfinder”) (note 9). As a result, the Company is currently in negotiations with certain financial sources to secure additional debt financing.
The Company is most actively pursuing funding, estimated at up to US$34 million, through the State of Wyoming’s Industrial Development Bond financing program. The Company is currently working with the State and Sweetwater County to advance documents for the closing of the loan facility.
To address its near-term liquidity requirements, the Company obtained on June 24, 2013, a US$20.0 million Loan Facility. The Loan Facility was intended to fund the acquisition and advancement of the Pathfinder assets in Wyoming but is being used to finance other interim Lost Creek development costs pending final approval of the Wyoming State Industrial Development Bond financing.
Should the necessary financing not be available to the Company on a timely basis, it may be necessary to defer certain discretionary expenditures to preserve working capital. A delay in funding may also impact the Company’s ability to complete the Pathfinder acquisition.
As at June 30, 2013, the Company’s financial liabilities consisted of trade accounts payable and accrued trade and payroll liabilities of $9.7 million which are due within normal trade terms of generally 30 to 60 days. In addition, the Company has $5.4 million due within one year as the current portion of notes payable.
Market risk
Market risk is the risk to the Company of adverse financial impact due to changes in the fair value or future cash flows of financial instruments as a result of fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. As the US$ is now the functional currency of U.S. operations, the currency risk has been significantly reduced.
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Ur-Energy Inc.
(an Exploration Stage Company)
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
Interest rate risk
Financial instruments that expose the Company to interest rate risk are its cash equivalents, short-term investments, deposits, restricted cash and debt financings. The Company’s objectives for managing its cash and cash equivalents are to maintain sufficient funds on hand at all times to meet day to day requirements and to place any amounts which are considered in excess of day to day requirements on short-term deposit with the Company's financial institutions so that they earn interest. When placing amounts of cash and cash equivalents on short-term deposit, the Company only uses financial institutions chosen by the Company for financial stability (measured by independent rating services and reviews of the entity’s financial statements, where appropriate) and approved by the Treasury and Investment Committee of the Board of Directors.
Currency risk
The Company maintains a balance of less than $0.1 million in foreign currency resulting in a low currency risk.
Sensitivity analysis
The Company has completed a sensitivity analysis to estimate the impact that a change in interest rates would have on the net loss of the Company. This sensitivity analysis shows that a change of +/- 100 basis points in interest rate would a $0.1 million impact for the six months ended June 30, 2013. This would impact the cost of construction as all interest on the Loan Facility was capitalized during this period. Subsequent to the construction period, the impact would have been on the net loss of the Company. This impact is primarily as a result of the Company having a loan facility whose interest rate is tied to a published LIBOR rate. The financial position of the Company may vary at the time that a change in interest rates occurs causing the impact on the Company’s results to differ from that shown above.
| 16. | Commitments |
In 2012, the Company entered into two construction contracts with Groathouse Construction, Inc. for the construction of a road through the Lost Creek property and the processing plant at the Lost Creek project. The contracts including change orders are for US$1.3 million and US$13.5 million, respectively, of which US$1.3 million and US$12.3 million, respectively, had been completed as of June 30, 2013. A total of US$12.4 million had been billed on both contracts through June 30, 2013 of which US$9.2 million was paid as of June 30, 2013. The road construction is substantially complete while the plant construction is scheduled to be completed by summer 2013. The remaining amounts to be billed under the contracts as of June 30, 2013 total $2.4 million.
As discussed in note 9, the Company executed a Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) to acquire Pathfinder. The transaction calls for the purchase of all issued and outstanding shares of Pathfinder from its sole shareholder, COGEMA Resources, Inc., an AREVA Mining affiliate, for US$13,250,000 and the assumption of the existing reclamation liabilities at the Shirley Basin site. The initial payment of US$1,325,000 was made upon execution of the SPA and will be held in escrow pending the receipt of all required governmental approvals. The balance of $11,925,000 will be due at closing.
The Company has agreed to a Contingency and Development Agreement with Sweetwater County for the improvement of a county road servicing the Lost Creek facility. Following all required final agency approvals, the Company’s portion of the cost will be $166,667 and will be due after the work is completed.
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