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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012

OR

[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________________________ to _________________________

Commission file number: 001-32974

URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NEVADA	98-0365605
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
organization)
1701 East “E” Street, PO Box 50850
Casper, Wyoming	82605-0850
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(307) 265-8900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X]     No [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes[X]     No[   ]

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [   ]	Accelerated filer                   [X]
Non-accelerated filer   [   ]	Smaller reporting company [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
Yes [   ]     No[X]

Number of shares of issuer’s common stock outstanding at August 7, 2012: 77,163,074

INDEX

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011
	Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 and Accumulated from May 26, 1999 (date of inception) to June 30, 2012
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 and Accumulated from May 26, 1999 (date of inception) to June 30, 2012
	Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the six month period from January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012
	Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings
Item 1A.	Risk Factors
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosure
Item 5.	Other Information
Item 6.	Exhibits
SIGNATURES

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Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)

June 30, 2012

 

 

	Index
Consolidated Balance Sheets	F–1
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss	F–2
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	F–3
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity	F–4
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements	F–5

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Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in US dollars)

		June 30,			December 31,
		2012			2011
		$			$
		(Unaudited)			(Audited)
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash		19,252,923			34,644,745
Prepaid expenses and deposits (Note 6(a))		572,877			890,848
Other current assets		34,452			29,826
Total Current Assets		19,860,252			35,565,419
Prepaid Expenses and Deposits (Note 6(a))		990,254			816,016
Mineral Property Reclamation Surety Deposits		2,043,107			2,043,107
Property and Equipment (Note 3)		650,598			469,934
Construction in Progress (Note 4)		22,701,685			9,754,067
Total Assets		46,245,896			48,648,543
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable		2,041,317			1,507,968
Accrued liabilities (Note 6(b))		907,760			1,226,242
Due to related parties (Note 7)		33,439			71,340
Total Current Liabilities		2,982,516			2,805,550
Asset Retirement Obligation (Note 8)		769,980			339,564
Total Liabilities		3,752,496			3,145,114
Commitments (Note 10)
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock, 10,000,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value; No shares issued and outstanding		–			–
Common Stock, 750,000,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value; 77,163,074 and 77,086,774 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		77,163			77,087
Additional Paid-in Capital		144,105,063			143,876,826
Deficit Accumulated During the Exploration Stage		(101,842,227	)		(98,562,700	)
Total Stockholders’ Equity		42,339,999			45,391,213
Non-controlling Interest		153,401			112,216
Total Equity		42,493,400			45,503,429
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity		46,245,896			48,648,543

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements)

F-1

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Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements)

F-2

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Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)

		Accumulated From			For The			For The
		May 26, 1999			Six Months			Six Months
		(Date of Inception)			Ended			Ended
		to June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
		2012			2012			2011
		$			$			$
Operating Activities
Net loss		(104,888,998	)		(3,465,299	)		(9,673,287	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation		915,236			121,811			115,211
Accretion expense		19,506			16,988
Equity loss on investment		74,617			–			–
Gain on disposition of discontinued operations		(979,709	)		–			–
Gain on sale of investment securities		(79,129	)		–			–
Loss on settlement of debt		132,000			–			–
Non-cash mineral property option payment		(37,500	)		–			–
Shares issued to acquire mineral properties		19,105,000			–			–
Warrants issued for mineral property costs		1,258,000			–			–
Stock-based compensation		26,828,880			164,354			5,055,236
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and deposits		(1,556,895	)		143,732			(199,794	)
Other current assets		(34,426	)		(4,625	)		(47,919	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		666,568			(622,386	)		(136,427	)
Due to related parties		504,198			(37,901	)		(10,575	)
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities		(58,072,652	)		(3,683,326	)		(4,897,555	)
Investing Activities
Reclamation surety deposits		(2,043,107	)		–			–
Acquisition of subsidiary, net cash paid		(48	)		–			–
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities		20,548,664			–			–
Purchase of property and equipment		(20,900,334	)		(11,999,412	)		(823,163	)
Purchase of investment securities		(20,432,035	)		–			–
Disposition of subsidiary		905,092			–			–
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities		(21,921,768	)		(11,999,412	)		(823,163	)
Financing Activities
Repayment of loan payable		(98,414	)		–			–
Advances from related party		10,700			–			–
Contributions from non-controlling interest		3,200,173			226,957			221,878
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		100,642,022			63,959			13,938,873
Share issuance costs		(4,507,138	)		–			(24,643	)
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities		99,247,343			290,916			14,136,108
Increase (Decrease) In Cash		19,252,923			(15,391,822	)		8,415,390
Cash - Beginning of Period		–			34,644,745			36,437,370
Cash - End of Period		19,252,923			19,252,923			44,852,760
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities
Sale of 60% of subsidiary for interest in mineral property		774,216			–			–
Investment securities received as a mineral property option payment		37,500			–			–
Purchase of equipment with loan payable		98,414			–			–
Stock options issued for construction in progress		105,119			–			–
Common stock issued to settle debt		744,080			–			–
Warrants issued for mineral property costs		1,258,000
Common stock issued for mineral property costs		19,105,000			–			–
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest paid		12,184			–			424
Income taxes paid		–			–			–

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements)

F-3

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Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
For the Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2012
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements)

F-4

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Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2012
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)

1.	Nature of Operations
	Uranerz Energy Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada, U.S.A. on May 26, 1999. In 2005 the Company changed its name from Carleton Ventures Corp. to Uranerz Energy Corporation and commenced acquiring and developing uranium resources. The Company has mineral property interests and development projects in Wyoming, USA.
	The Company is an Exploration Stage Company, as defined by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 915, Development Stage Entities.
2.	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	a)	Basis of Presentation
		The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) instructions for companies filing Form 10-Q. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position as of June 30, 2012, and the results of operations and cash flows for the period then ended. The financial data and other information disclosed in the notes to the interim consolidated financial statements related to this period are unaudited. The results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter or the entire year ending December 31, 2012. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been condensed pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and regulations and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. Therefore, these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2011, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 14, 2012 with the SEC.
		These consolidated financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and are expressed in US dollars. These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the accounts of an unincorporated venture, Arkose Mining Venture (“Arkose”) in which the Company holds an 81% interest and maintains majority voting control. The Company’s fiscal year-end is December 31.
	b)	Cash and Cash Equivalents
		The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with maturities of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents.
	c)	Mineral Property Costs
		The Company is primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties with the objective of extracting minerals from these properties.
		Mineral property exploration costs are expensed as incurred. Costs for acquired mineral property databases are similarly capitalized and then impaired if the criteria for capitalization are not met. Capitalization of mine development costs that meet the definition of an asset commence once all operating mineralization is classified as proven and probable reserves, and a bankable feasibility study has been completed or the Company determines that a mine will be developed.
		Mineral property acquisition costs are capitalized and then impaired if the criteria for capitalization are not met and unless the Company determines a property can be economically developed as a result of establishing proven and probable reserves, a bankable feasibility study and reasonably securing all operating permits. In the event that a mineral property is acquired through the issuance of the Company’s shares, the mineral property is recorded at the fair value of the respective property or the fair value of common shares and other instruments issued, whichever is more readily determinable.
		When mineral properties are acquired under option agreements with future acquisition payments to be made at the sole discretion of the Company, those future payments, whether in cash, shares, or other instruments are recorded only when the Company has made or is obliged to make the payment or issue the shares or instruments.

F-5

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Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2012
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)

2.	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
	d)	Restoration and Reclamation Costs (Asset Retirement Obligations)
		United States regulatory authorities require the Company to restore and reclaim its mine area after mining is completed. Pursuant to ASC 410, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations, the fair value of asset retirement obligations is recognized in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. Upon initial recognition of a liability, the fair value of the liability is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset and this additional carrying amount is depreciated over the life of the asset. Future reclamation and remediation costs are accrued based on management's best estimate at the end of each period of the costs expected to be incurred to remediate each project.
		Estimations and assumptions used in applying the expected present value technique to determine fair values are reviewed periodically. Estimated site restoration costs for exploration activities are accrued when incurred. Costs for environmental remediation are estimated each period by management based on current regulations, actual expenses incurred, available technology and industry standards. Any change in these estimates is included in exploration expense during the period and the actual restoration expenditure incurred is charged to the accumulated asset retirement obligation provision as the restoration work is completed.
	e)	Income Taxes
		Potential benefits of income tax losses are not recognized in the accounts until realization is more likely than not. The Company has adopted ASC 740, Income Taxes as of its inception. Pursuant to ASC 740 the Company is required to compute tax asset benefits for net operating losses carried forward and mineral property acquisition, exploration and development costs. The potential benefits of net operating losses have not been recognized in these consolidated financial statements because the Company cannot be assured that it is more likely than not to utilize the net operating losses carried forward in future years.
	f)	Fair Value of Financial Instruments
		Financial instruments consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts payable. Pursuant to ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures and ASC 825, Financial Instruments the fair value of cash equivalents and marketable securities is determined based on “Level 1” inputs, which consist of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. The recorded values of all other financial instruments approximate their current fair values because of their nature and respective relatively short maturity dates or durations.
	g)	Recent Accounting Pronouncements
		The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
3.	Property and Equipment

									June 30,			December 31,
									2012			2011
						Accumulated			Net Carrying			Net Carrying
			Cost			Depreciation			Value			Value
			$			$			$			$
	Computers and office equipment		300,246			193,714			106,532			85,258
	Field equipment		1,265,587			721,521			544,066			384,676
			1,565,833			915,235			650,598			469,934

F-6

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Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2012
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)

4.	Construction in Progress
	The construction in progress consists of construction costs related to the construction of the plant and equipment for the Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project. Upon completion of construction and commissioning of the plant, these costs will be transferred to property and equipment and categorized for amortization based on the estimated useful life of the plant and the related ore deposits that the plant is expected to service.

5.	Mineral Properties
	On May 30, 2012, the Company, on behalf of the Arkose Mining Venture, leased thirteen acres of mineral properties within Arkose’s area of interest in Wyoming with a production royalty of six or eight per cent depending on the price of uranium concentrate.
6.	Balance Sheet Details

a)

The components of prepaid expenses and deposits are as follows:

			June 30,			December 31,
			2012			2011
			$			$
	Insurance		135,207			148,910
	Lease costs		110,535			324,800
	Reclamation bonding		107,744			209,183
	Surface use and damage costs		187,391			205,514
	Other		32,000			2,441
	Current prepaid expenses and deposits		572,877			890,848
	Deposits		29,589			29,417
	Power supply advance		674,200			674,200
	Surface use and damage costs		286,465			–
	Power supply deposit		–			112,399
	Non-current prepaid expenses and deposits		990,254			816,016

b)

The components of accrued liabilities are as follows:

			June 30,			December 31,
			2012			2011
			$			$
	Construction expenses		500,266			309,624
	Mineral exploration expenses		145,536			148,808
	Reclamation costs		54,390			50,160
	Registration fees		–			74,050
	Employee expense		134,186			72,200
	Executive compensation		–			500,000
	Professional fees		–			71,400
	Other		73,382			–
	Total accrued liabilities		907,760			1,226,242

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Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2012
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)

7.	Related Party Transactions / Balances
	a)	During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company incurred $528,312 (2011 - $513,334) for consulting services (included in general and administrative expenses) provided by officers. Other general and administrative expenses were reimbursed in the normal course of business. At June 30, 2012, consulting services and expenditures incurred on behalf of the Company of $33,439 (December 31, 2011 - $71,340) are owed to these officers, and these amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand.
	b)	During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company paid fees of $86,250 (2011 - $83,875) to non- executive directors of the Company for their services as directors. Other general and administrative expenses were reimbursed to the directors in the normal course of business.
	c)	During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company incurred bonuses to related party officers of $20,000 (2011 - $671,993) which are included in general and administrative expenses.
8.	Asset Retirement Obligations
	The following summary sets forth the period changes to the Company’s asset retirement obligation relating to the Company’s Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project in Wyoming:

	Balance at December 31, 2011	$	339,564
	Liabilities incurred		413,428
	Accretion expense		16,988
	Balance at June 30, 2012	$	769,980

	The current portion of reclamation and remediation are included in accrued liabilities as these remediation activities are conducted on a recurring basis (see Note 6).
9.	Stock-based Compensation
	The Company adopted a Stock Option Plan dated November 7, 2005 under which the Company is authorized to grant stock options to acquire up to a total of 10,000,000 shares of common stock. No options shall be issued under the Stock Option Plan at a price per share less than the defined Market Price. On June 11, 2008, the Company modified the Stock Option Plan to define Market Price as the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common shares for the five trading days before the date of grant on the Toronto Stock Exchange or American Stock Exchange, now the NYSE MKT, whichever has the greater trading volume. On June 15, 2011, the Company amended the 2005 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan from 10,000,000 to 30,000,000 and extend the plan termination date for an additional 10 years.
	During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded $164,354 for the vesting of previously granted stock options, as general and administrative expense.
	During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company granted 1,979,500 stock options with immediate vesting to directors, officers, employees and consultants to acquire 1,045,000 common shares at an exercise price of $3.98 per share expiring in 5 – 10 years, 884,500 common shares at an exercise price of $3.21 per share for 10 years, and 50,000 common shares at $2.87 per share for 2 years. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recorded stock-based compensation for the vested options of $5,055,236, as general and administrative expense.
	The fair values of stock options granted were estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option- pricing model and the weighted average grant date fair values of stock options granted and vested during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were $nil and $2.54 per share, respectively.

F-8

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Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2012
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)

9.	Stock-based Compensation (continued)
	The weighted average assumptions used for each of the six months ended June 30, are as follows:

			2012			2011
	Expected dividend yield		–			0%
	Risk-free interest rate		–			1.83%
	Expected volatility		–			98%
	Expected option life (in years)		–			4.43

The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 was $131,894, and $6,356,975, respectively.

The following table summarizes the continuity of the Company’s stock options:

									Weighted-
						Weighted			Average
						Average			Remaining			Aggregate
			Number of			Exercise			Contractual			Intrinsic
			Options			Price			Term (years)			Value
						$						$
	Outstanding, December 31, 2011		7,751,180			2.54			7.08			1,162,421
	Exercised		(76,300	)		0.84
	Expired		(45,000	)		3.05
	Outstanding, June 30, 2012		7,629,880			2.55			6.63			603,783
	Exercisable, June 30, 2012		7,148,380			2.60			6.43			603,783

A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2011, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2012 is presented below:

						Weighted Average
			Number of			Grant Date
	Non-vested stock options		Options			Fair Value
						$
	Non-vested at December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2012		481,500			1.37

	As at June 30, 2012, there was $478,612 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock option agreements. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.45 years.
10.	Commitments
	a)	The Company has employment or consulting services agreements with each of its executives. Officers with contracts for services have notice requirements which permit pay in lieu of notice and all officers are due a termination payment following a change in control of the Company.
	b)	On September 18, 2008, the Company signed two mining lease agreements which require ten annual payments of $75,000. The first four payments have been made.
	c)	On May 19, 2010, the Company signed an office premises lease for a period of three years commencing September 1, 2010. Rent is approximately $49,592 (Cdn$50,604) per annum.
	d)	On February 14, 2012 the Company signed an office lease for a primary term of two years, February 1, 2012 and ending January 31, 2014. Rent consideration is $141,258 per annum. The lease agreement may be renewed for two additional years.
	e)	The Company is party to a processing agreement under which it is committed to minimum annual payments of $450,000 for each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015.
	f)	The Company is committed under two sales agreements to supply triuranium octoxide (U3O8) over a five year period. One sales agreement has defined pricing each year and the second agreement has pricing which contains market referenced price, with combined spot and long term indicators, to set the sales price.
	g)	At June 30, 2012 the Company has construction purchase orders outstanding for approximately $2,500,000.

F-9

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Uranerz Energy Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2012
(Expressed in US dollars)
(Unaudited)

11.	Segment Disclosures
	The Company has two operating segments both involving the acquisition and exploitation of uranium and mineral resources. These operating segments consist of the Arkose Mining Venture (“Arkose”) and the Company’s remaining operations.
	Factors used to identify the Company’s reportable segments include the organizational structure of the Company and the financial information available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker in making decisions about how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s operating segments have been broken out based on similar economic and other qualitative criteria. The Company operates both reporting segments in one geographical area, the United States.
	The Chief Executive Officer is the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) as defined by ASC 280, Segment Reporting. The CODM allocates resources and assesses the performance of the Company based on the results of operations.
	Financial statement information by operating segment is presented below:

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report contains "forward-looking-statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements concern our anticipated results and developments in our operations in future periods, planned exploration and, if warranted, development of our properties, plans related to our business and other matters that may occur in the future. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management.

Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "estimates" or "intends", or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation:

• risks related to our limited operating history;
• risks related to the probability that our properties contain reserves;
• risks related to our past losses and expected losses in the near future;
• risks related to our need for qualified personnel for exploring for, starting and operating a mine;
• risks related to our lack of known reserves;
• risks related to the fluctuation of uranium prices;
• risks related to demand for uranium;
• risks related to environmental laws and regulations and environmental risks;
• risks related to using our in-situ recovery mining process;
• risks related to exploration and, if warranted, development of our properties;
• risks related to our ability to acquire necessary mining licenses or permits;
• risks related to our ability to make property payment obligations;
• risks related to the competitive nature of the mining industry;
• risks related to our dependence on key personnel;
• risks related to requirements for new personnel;
• risks related to securities regulations;
• risks related to stock price and volume volatility;
• risks related to dilution;
• risks related to our lack of dividends;
• risks related to our ability to access capital markets;
• risks related to security of our cash and investments;
• risks related to our issuance of additional shares of common stock;
• risks related to acquisition and integration issues; and
• risks related to defects in title to our mineral properties.

This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking statements. Some of the important risks and uncertainties that could affect forward-looking statements are described further under the section titled "Risk Factors " contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2012. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. We disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, except as required by law.

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General

We are a U.S.-based uranium company focused on achieving near-term commercial in-situ recovery (“ISR”) uranium production. ISR is a mining process that uses a “leaching solution” to dissolve uranium from sandstone uranium deposits; it is the generally accepted extraction technology used in the Powder River Basin area of Wyoming. Our management team has specialized expertise in the ISR uranium mining method, and a record of licensing, constructing, and operating ISR uranium projects.

Our Powder River Basin properties include:

• our 100% owned properties that totaled 20,781 acres as of June 30, 2012; and
• our 81% interest in Arkose Mining Venture properties that totaled 59,860 acres as of June 30, 2012.

Our 100% owned properties are comprised of unpatented mineral lode claims, state leases and fee (private) mineral leases, summarized as follows:

		Number of Claims/
Property Composition	Ownership Interest (1)	Leases	Acreage
Unpatented Lode Mining Claims	100%	839	16,780
State Leases	100%	36	1,360
Fee (private) Mineral Leases	100%	41	2,641
Total			20,781

(1) Subject to various royalties.

Our 100% owned properties in the Powder River Basin include the following property units:

Property	No. Claims	Acreage
Jane Dough	22	440
Collins Draw	32	640
North Rolling Pin	54	1,080
Hank	66	1,320
Nichols Ranch	36	720
Willow Creek	11	220
West North-Butte	125	2,500
East Nichols	44	880
North Nichols	107	2,140
Reno Creek	13	260
TOTAL	510	10,200

The Arkose Mining Venture properties are comprised of unpatented lode mining claims, state leases and fee (private) mineral leases, summarized as follows:

		Number of Claims/
Property Composition	Ownership Interest (1)	Leases	Acreage
Unpatented Lode Mining Claims	81%	2,641	43,207
State Leases	81%	3	2,080
Fee (private) Mineral Leases	81%	65	14,573
Total			59,860

(1) Subject to various royalties.

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Through a combination of claim staking, purchasing and leasing, we have also acquired interests in projects that lie within the Powder River Basin but outside of the project areas discussed above. These additional properties include the Verna Ann and Niles Ranch. However, due to our focus on other projects, we have not yet made any decisions on these projects.

Information regarding the location of and access to our Wyoming properties, together with the history of operations, present condition and geology of each of our properties, is presented in Item 2 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 under the heading "Description of Properties", previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2012.

We control a large strategic land position in the Pumpkin Buttes Uranium Mining District of the central Powder River Basin of Wyoming, U.S.A. and continually investigate other uranium opportunities as they arise. We are principally focused on the development of our properties in the Powder River Basin area into commercial ISR uranium mines. In anticipation of receiving all the approvals necessary to begin production at our Nichols Ranch ISR uranium Project ("Nichols Ranch"), we commenced a marketing program for conditional sales of uranium. In July of 2009 we announced that we entered into a sales agreement with Exelon Generation Company, LLC for the sale of uranium over a five year period at defined pricing. In August of 2009 we announced our second contract for the sale of uranium to a U.S. utility also over five years, with a pricing structure that contains references to both spot and long-term prices and includes floor and ceiling prices. These long-term contracts for the sale of uranium are with two of the largest nuclear utilities in the U.S. These two agreements do not individually represent a substantial portion of our targeted uranium production and our business is not substantially dependent on these agreements.

Our plan of operations for Nichols Ranch is to bring two properties into production, the Nichols Ranch and Hank units, together referred to as the Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project, and continue the exploration and development of our other Wyoming Powder River Basin properties.

A third project is in the license application preparation stage. In March 2010, we commenced preparation of the environmental permit and license applications for the Jane Dough unit, which is adjacent to the area currently being developed at the Nichols Ranch unit and will share its infrastructure. Jane Dough includes the Doughstick, South Doughstick and North Jane properties. Additional units may be added as we assess our geological data.

In December 2010 we received a Permit to Mine from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality- Land Quality Division ("WDEQ-WQD"). In July 2011 we received our Source Material License from the USA Nuclear Regulatory Commission and immediately began construction of Nichols Ranch with a target completion date of late 2012. The mine plan includes a central processing plant ("CPP") at our Nichols Ranch unit and a second ion exchange uranium concentrating facility at our Hank unit. In November 2011 we signed a processing agreement with Cameco Resources ("Cameco"), a wholly-owned Wyoming subsidiary of Cameco Corporation, the world's largest publicly-traded uranium company. Under the agreement we will deliver uranium-loaded resin produced from the Company's Nichols Ranch to Cameco's Smith Ranch Highland uranium mine for final processing into dried uranium concentrate packaged for shipping to a converter. Cameco's Smith Ranch Highland mine is located in the Powder River Basin approximately 25 air miles south of our Nichols Ranch. The Jane Dough unit is compatible with this plan.

During the last half of 2011 and the first six months of 2012 we continued construction of the CPP and Production Area #1 on the Nichols Ranch unit.

During the second quarter of 2012 we continued construction of the Nichols Ranch ISR:

• completed site earthwork and construction of buildings;
• received delivery of most equipment for the CPP;
• installed 23 production wells in Nichols Ranch Production Area #1;
• erected two header houses and commenced fusing of the wellfield trunkline;
• completed power supply lines;
• hired Permitting Coordinator, Radiation Safety Officer and Operations Manager;
• commenced installation of electrical and mechanical equipment;

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• continued preparation of permit applications for a third mining unit; and
• saw our Deep Disposal Well application go out for public comment and subsequent review by the WDEQ- WQD; a decision to approve is outstanding.

We also held our Annual General Meeting in June where Directors were elected and Auditors appointed, and continued a modest exploration program, drilling 47 holes in the Monument project area.

Our focus is on construction of a mine and exploration in the Powder River Basin, construction of a processing facility and installation of the environmental monitor and production wells for the first well field of the Nichols Ranch Unit. Up to three drilling rigs are engaged for installing monitor and production wells, and regulatory milestones are being pursued in order to meet startup requirements following completion of construction activities.

Subsequent Event

George Hartman our Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director announced his retirement (at the age of 72) effective September 15, 2012.

Financial Position

The Company's overall financial position is disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2012 and the unaudited consolidated Financial Statements at June 30, 2012 as provided herein under the section heading "Financial Statements" above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We are carrying out a mine development program and exploration in Wyoming with a budget of approximately $26,000,000 in 2012 as reported in Item 2 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 under the heading "Description of Properties", previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.. This plan anticipates completion of our Nichols Ranch Unit in late 2012, with production commencing shortly thereafter. Mineral property acquisitions, dependent upon opportunities that may arise, will be additional expenditures. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, operational expenditures incurred were $1,770,941 and $3,493,995 respectively and for the six months ended June 30, 2012 approximately $12,000,000 was incurred for Nichols Ranch Unit capital assets.

At June 30, 2012 we had cash and short term securities of $19,252,923 and working capital of $16,877,736, as compared to cash and short term securities of $34,644,745 and working capital of $32,759,869 as at December 31, 2011. Our cash is invested in bank guaranteed savings accounts which are available on demand.

Net cash used in operating activities was $3,683,326 for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $4,897,555 for the corresponding period in 2011, reduced somewhat as resources were redirected to capital activities. Net cash used to purchase property and equipment was $11,999,412 for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $823,163 used in the corresponding period in 2011. Asset acquisitions for Nichols Ranch Unit accounted for most of the 2012 investment in property and equipment.

Net cash provided by financing activities amounted to $290,916 for the six months ended June 30, 2012, from contributions from non-controlling interest in our Arkose Mining Venture and proceeds of issuance of common stock on the exercise of options, compared to $14,136,106 provided in the corresponding period in 2011. The decrease is attributable to the issuance of common stock in 2011.

During the twelve-month period following the date of this quarterly report, we anticipate that we will begin to generate a modest amount of revenue. The Nichols Ranch is expected to incur additional expenditures of approximately $13 million before the Nichols Ranch Unit is ready for production by late 2012, depending on the outcome of our application to drill two Deep Water Disposal Wells. Our exploration plans will be continually evaluated and modified as exploration and environmental results become available. General and administrative expenses, planning and environmental expenses are incurred throughout the year; most of our exploration expenditures are incurred during the drilling period of March through November. Modifications to our plans will be based on many factors including results of exploration, assessment of data, weather conditions, exploration costs, the price of uranium, the issuance of permits and available capital. Further, the extent of exploration programs that we undertake will be dependent upon the amount of financing available to us.

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To date, our primary source of funds has been equity financings, and this trend is expected to continue together with production related financing when we are in production. We believe we will have sufficient funds to continue the construction of Nichols Ranch Unit, continue our exploration and planning and to meet on-going operating expenses for the next twelve months as we scale our development and operations to the resources we have available. We anticipate that any additional funding may be in the form of equity financing from the sale of our common stock and the exercise of share purchase options or debt, depending on capital markets. Accordingly, in 2011, we filed a Form S 3 "shelf registration statement", including equity and/or debt, in the amount of $100 million.

Our current short term investments have not been devalued by the current stock market disruptions as these investments are primarily in low risk bearer deposit notes issued and guaranteed by Canadian Chartered Banks. Rates of return, however, are at historic lows. At the end of the investment period of these securities we plan on reinvesting the securities in similar short term instruments. Management and the board of directors periodically meet to review the status of these investments and determine investment strategies, taking into account current market conditions and the short and long term capital needs of the Company.

Results of Operations

Three-month period ended June 30, 2012 compared to three-month period ended June 30, 2011

Revenue and Operating Expenses

We have not earned any revenues to date and we anticipate that we may generate modest revenues during the twelve-month period following the date of this quarterly report.

We incurred total operating expenses of approximately $1,770,941 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2012, as compared to $4,357,570 for the corresponding period in 2011. The decrease of operating expenses in the amount of $2,586,329 was primarily attributable to a $2,118,481 decrease in stock-based compensation and a decrease in mineral property expenses of $258,005.

We had no significant financing expense for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. Our interest income of $12,562 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2012 was down from $22,132 in 2011 when investments were higher. This income resulted from short term investments which are periodically adjusted to market.

Net loss for the three-month period ended June 30, 2012 was approximately $1,758,379, as compared to approximately $4,412,577 for the corresponding period in 2011. The decrease in net loss was primarily attributable to the decrease in operating expenses resulting from a decrease in stock-based compensation and mineral property expenses.

Six-month period ended June 30, 2012 compared to six-month period ended June 30, 2011

We incurred total operating expenses of approximately $3,493,995 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, as compared to $9,714,374 for the corresponding period in 2011. The decrease of operating expenses in the amount of $6,220,379 was primarily attributable to a $4,890,882 decrease in stock-based compensation included in general and administrative expenses, a $1,013,095 decrease in other general and administrative expenses as resources were shifted to capital activities and by a $309,956 decrease in mineral property expenses.

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We had no significant financing expense for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. We earned $28,696 of interest income for the six month period ended June 30, 2012 as compared to $41,087 for the corresponding period in 2010. This decrease resulted from reduced short term investments.

Net loss for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 was approximately $3,465,299, as compared to approximately $9,673,287 for the corresponding period in 2011, a decrease of $6,207,988. The net loss was affected by the variation of operating expenses described above.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to stockholders except as disclosed in the unaudited Financial Statements at June 30, 2012. The Company has had no material changes to its off-balance sheet arrangements as disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2012 and the unaudited Financial Statements at June 30, 2012 as provided herein under the section heading "Financial Statements" above.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses in the reporting period. We regularly evaluate our estimates and assumptions related to the useful life and recoverability of long-lived assets, stock-based compensation and deferred income tax asset valuation allowances. We base our estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by us may differ materially and adversely from our estimates. To the extent there are material differences between our estimates and the actual results, our future results of operations will be affected.

We believe the following critical accounting policies require us to make significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

Mineral Property Costs

The Company is primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties with the objective of extracting minerals from these properties.

Mineral property exploration costs are expensed as incurred. Costs for acquired mineral property databases are similarly capitalized and then impaired if the criteria for capitalization are not met. Capitalization of mine development costs that meet the definition of an asset commence once all operating mineralization is classified as proven and probable reserves, and a bankable feasibility study has been completed or the Company determines that a mine will be developed.

Mineral property acquisition costs are capitalized and then impaired if the criteria for capitalization are not met and unless the Company determines a property can be economically developed as a result of establishing proven and probable reserves, a bankable feasibility study and reasonably securing all operating permits. In the event that a mineral property is acquired through the issuance of the Company’s shares, the mineral property is recorded at the fair value of the respective property or the fair value of common shares and other instruments issued, whichever is more readily determinable.

When mineral properties are acquired under option agreements with future acquisition payments to be made at the sole discretion of the Company, those future payments, whether in cash, shares, or other instruments are recorded only when the Company has made or is obliged to make the payment or issue the shares or instruments.

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Restoration and Reclamation Costs (Asset Retirement Obligations)

United States regulatory authorities require the Company to restore and reclaim its mine area after mining is completed. Pursuant to ASC 410, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations, the fair value of asset retirement obligation is recognized in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. Upon initial recognition of a liability, the fair value of the liability is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset and this additional carrying amount is depreciated over the life of the asset. Future reclamation and remediation costs are accrued based on management's best estimate at the end of each period of the costs expected to be incurred at each project.

Estimations and assumptions involved in using the expected present value technique to determine fair values are reviewed periodically.

Contractual Obligations

The Company has had no material changes to its contractual obligations as disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2012 and the unaudited Financial Statements at June 30, 2012 as provided herein under the section heading "Financial Statements" above.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our operations are not yet exposed to risks associated with commodity prices, interest rates and credit. Commodity price risk is defined as the potential loss that we may incur as a result of changes in the market value of uranium. Interest rate risk results from our debt and equity instruments that we issue to provide financing and liquidity for our business. Credit risk would arise from the extension of credit throughout all aspects of our business but is not yet significant. Industry-wide risks can, however, affect our general ability to finance exploration, and development of exploitable resources; such effects are not predictable or quantifiable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

At the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision of and with the participation of the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), Glenn Catchpole, and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), Benjamin Leboe, of the effectiveness of the design and operations of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a- 15(e) and Rule 15d- 15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, the CEO and the CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were adequately designed and effective in ensuring that: (i) information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms; and (ii) material information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow for accurate and timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our CEO and CFO, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During our most recently completed fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

The term “internal control over financial reporting” is defined as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the registrant's board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:

(a)	Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the registrant;
(b)	Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the registrant are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the registrant; and
(c)	Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the registrant's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

We currently are not a party to any material legal proceedings and, to our knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2012.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, no unregistered securities were sold.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.

Pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), issuers that are operators, or that have a subsidiary that is an operator, of a coal or other mine in the United States, and that is subject to regulation by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration under the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (“Mine Safety Act”), are required to disclose in their periodic reports filed with the SEC information regarding specified health and safety violations, orders and citations, related assessments and legal actions, and mining-related fatalities. During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s mineral properties were not subject to regulation by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration under the Mine Safety Act.

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Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are attached to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

Exhibit
Number	Description
3.1	Articles of Incorporation (1)
3.2	Bylaws, as amended (1)
3.3	Articles of Amendment filed July 5, 2005 (2)
3.4	Articles of Amendment filed August 8, 2008(3)
3.5	Articles of Amendment filed July 8, 2009(4)
3.6	Articles of Amendment filed August 8, 2011(5)
4.1	Share Certificate (1)
4.2	Form of Lock-up Agreement(6)
4.3	Warrant Indenture, dated October 27, 2009(7)
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension – Schema
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension – Calculations
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension – Definitions
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension – Labels

(1)	Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form SB-2 filed March 15, 2002
(2)	Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed April 14, 2006
(3)	Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 11, 2008
(4)	Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form S-3 filed July 9, 2009
(5)	Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed August 12, 2011
(6)	Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed October 22, 2009
(7)	Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed October 27, 2009

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION

By: /s/ Benjamin Leboe and	By: /s/ Glenn Catchpole
Benjamin Leboe, Senior Vice President, Finance and	Glenn Catchpole, President and Chief Executive
Chief Financial Officer	Officer, Director
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 8, 2012	Date: August 8, 2012

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