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URRE
Uranium Resources, Inc.

5/22/2013, 11:00 PM ET
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Uranium Resources, Inc. is a uranium exploration, mine development and production company. We were organized in 1977 to acquire and develop uranium mines in South Texas using the in-situ recovery mining process (ISR). Since its founding, URI has produced over 8 million pounds U3O8 from five Texas projects, two of which have been fully restored and returned to the land owners. The Company currently has two fully licensed ISR processing facilities in Texas: Kingsville Dome and Rosita. Since 1986, the Company has built a significant asset base in New Mexico that includes 101.4 million pounds U3O8 of in-place mineralized uranium material on 183,000 acres of uranium mineral holdings. We have also been issued a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license to build a 3 million pound U3O8 per year ISR processing facility at Crownpoint, New Mexico. As of March 12, 2010 we had 30 employees.

New Mexico Assets

URI holds a NRC source materials license to build and operate an ISR uranium processing facility on company-owned property at Crownpoint, New Mexico. The license allows for ISR mining at the Churchrock and Crownpoint projects that together hold nearly 34 million pounds U3O8 of in-place mineralized uranium material. The license allows for the production of up to 1 million pounds per year from Churchrock until a successful commercial demonstration of restoration is made; after which the quantity of production can be increased and mining on other properties can begin. Total production under the license is limited to 3 million pounds U3O8 per year. This project is currently being delayed due to depressed uranium prices and by a lawsuit to determine whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) or the State of New Mexico has the jurisdiction to issue the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program permits. The Company believes production could begin within 18 - 24 months after obtaining this permit assuming the market for uranium improves.

Overall in New Mexico, the Company owns 183,000 acres of mineral holdings that contain approximately 101.4 million pounds U3O8 of in-place mineralized uranium material that has been verified by an independent engineering firm. A substantial amount of our total acreage remains unexplored or currently has insufficient data to estimate in-place mineralized materials. These properties were acquired during the 1980s and 1990s along with a vast database of exploration logs and drill results that were developed by Conoco, Homestake Mining, Mobil Oil, Kerr-McGee, Phillips Petroleum, United Nuclear and Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Three of our properties were in various stages of being developed as conventional underground mines in the early 1980s with a total designed capacity to produce approximately 4.5 million pounds U3O8 per year. We also possess a 16.5% royalty interest on a partial section of the Mount Taylor Mine owned by Rio Grande Resources, a division of General Atomics.

Since 2007, we have digitized approximately 18,800 drill logs in order to secure the data and allow for easier analysis of drill hole information. These logs total nearly 23 million feet of hole drilled in the 1970s and 1980s with an estimated drilling and logging replacement cost of $700 million.

The Company plans to develop its uranium assets in New Mexico using the most economic and efficient method for each project and will be subject to improvements in uranium prices. These mining methods may include the use of ISR, old stope leaching, and conventional mining techniques.

Strategy

The Company has adopted a new strategic plan which emphasizes cash preservation as its priority. The Company is committed to seeking sources of near to mid-term sources of capital to provide sufficient working capital for the Company to maintain its liquidity through at least 2011. The strategic plan also includes the development of options for unlocking potential value for shareholders by utilizing the Companys current assets and by evaluating possible regional and structural synergies. Key operational points of the strategic plan for our Texas properties include (1) positioning the Company to return to production in Texas should the price of uranium return to a level sufficient to generate positive cash flow; (2) complete an analysis of the exploration potential in South Texas and enhance the Company’s exploration capabilities; (3) continue to maintain our restoration activities in South Texas in accordance with the Company’s existing agreements and regulatory requirements and (4) analyze any synergistic opportunities and potential asset monetization prospects in Texas.

In New Mexico, our strategic plan calls for continuing to advance our discussions with others in the region that also hold uranium assets, as well as with entities that would benefit from the production of the uranium. In addition, we will continue our communication efforts with the local communities, State and local governments and the Navajo Nation to address legacy issues while continuing education efforts on the safety of today’s uranium mining practices with the objective of bridging the gap that currently exists between uranium mining entities and others with stakeholder interests in the State.