uranerz_s3-082011.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 25, 2011
SEC File No. 333-
 

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

FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
 
1081
 
98-0365605
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1701 East “E” Street, PO Box 50850
Casper, Wyoming 82605-0850

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 629-3400

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
 
Copies to:
Jason K. Brenkert, Esq.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80202
 
From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement

(Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public)

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  o

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  x

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  o

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  o


If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer x     Non-accelerated filer o    Small reporting company o


 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
Title of each class of
securities to be registered(1)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)
Amount of
registration fee(3)
 
Common Shares, par value $0.001
Debt Securities
Warrants
Subscription Receipts
Units
$100,000,000
$11,610
Total
$100,000,000
$11,610

(1)
Includes an indeterminate number of common shares, common share or debt securities purchase warrants, an indeterminate principal amount of debt securities, subscription receipts for any combination thereof or units of any combination thereof.  This registration statement also covers (i) common shares or debt securities that may be issued upon exercise of warrants and (ii) such indeterminate amount of securities as may be issued in exchange for, or upon conversion of, as the case may be, the securities registered hereunder.  No separate consideration will be received for any securities issued upon conversion or exchange.  In addition, any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with other securities registered hereunder. The securities which may be offered pursuant to this registration statement include, pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), such additional number of common shares of the Registrant that may become issuable as a result of any stock split, stock dividends or similar event.

(2)
Represents the initial offering price of all securities sold up to an aggregate public offering price not to exceed $100,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in foreign currencies, foreign currency units or composite currencies to the Registrant.

(3)
Pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act, the registration fee has been calculated on the basis of the maximum aggregate offering price and the number of securities being registered has been omitted.
 
 
 
 

 

 
The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
 
 
 
 

 
 
EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This registration statement contains two forms of prospectus: one to be used in connection with the offering of securities described herein in the United States (the “U.S. Prospectus”), and one to be used in connection with the offering of such securities in Canada (the “Canadian Prospectus”) pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system (“MJDS”). The U.S. Prospectus and the Canadian Prospectus are identical except that the Canadian Prospectus contains an MJDS prospectus which contains certain disclosure to qualify the U.S. Prospectus for use in Canada under the MJDS and other disclosure required by the laws of Canada.  The form of the U.S. Prospectus is included herein and is followed by the additional pages that comprise the MJDS prospectus to be used in the Canadian Prospectus. Each of the additional pages for the Canadian Prospectus included herein is labeled “Additional Page for Canadian Prospectus.”
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Subject To Completion: Dated August 25, 2011

 
URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION
 
 $100,000,000
Common Shares
Debt Securities
Warrants
Subscription Receipts
Units
 
 
 
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed.  We may not sell these securities until the Securities and Exchange Commission declares our registration statement effective.  This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 
We may offer and sell, from time to time, up to $100,000,000 aggregate initial offering price of our shares of common stock, par value $0.001 (“Common Shares”), debt securities (“Debt Securities”), warrants to purchase Common Shares or Debt Securities (“Warrants”), subscription receipts for Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants or any combination thereof (“Subscription Receipts”), or any combination of Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants or Subscription Receipts (“Units”) (collectively, the Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants, Subscription Receipts, and Units are referred to as the “Securities”) in one or more transactions under this prospectus (the “Prospectus”).

This Prospectus provides you with a general description of the Securities that we may offer. Each time we offer Securities, we will provide you with a prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) that describes specific information about the particular Securities being offered and may add, update or change information contained in this Prospectus. You should read both this Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, together with any additional information which is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.  This Prospectus may not be used to offer or sell securities without the Prospectus Supplement which includes a description of the method and terms of that offering.

We may sell the Securities on a continuous or delayed basis to or through underwriters, dealers or agents or directly to purchasers. The Prospectus Supplement, which we will provide to you each time we offer Securities, will set forth the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the sale of the Securities, and any applicable fee, commission or discount arrangements with them.  For additional information on the methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” in this Prospectus.

The Common Shares are traded on the NYSE Amex and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “URZ” and on the Frankfurt Exchange under the symbol “U9E”.  On August 24, 2011, the last reported sale price of the Common Shares on the NYSE Amex was $2.22 per Common Share, on the Toronto Stock Exchange was Cdn$2.19 per Common Share and on the Frankfurt Exchange was €1.51 per Common Share. There is currently no market through which the Securities, other than the Common Shares, may be sold and purchasers may not be able to resell the Securities, other than the Common Shares, purchased under this Prospectus.  This may affect the pricing of the Securities, other than the Common Shares, in the secondary market, the transparency and availability of trading prices, the liquidity of these Securities and the extent of issuer regulation.  See “Risk Factors”.

Investing in the Securities involves risks.  See “Risk Factors” on page 6.

These Securities have not been approved or disapproved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or any state securities commission nor has the SEC or any state securities commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus.   Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 
 
THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS _____, 2011.
 
 
 
 

 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS    1
   
SUMMARY    2
   
RISK FACTORS    6
   
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE  13
   
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS   14
   
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS  15
   
USE OF PROCEEDS  15
   
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES  15
   
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON SHARES  15
   
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES  16
   
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS  26
   
DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS  29
   
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS  32
   
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION  33
   
U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES  34
   
INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL  37
   
EXPERTS   38
   
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION  38
 

 
 
 

 

 
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This Prospectus is a part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC utilizing a “shelf” registration process.  Under this shelf registration process, we may sell any combination of the Securities described in this Prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of initial aggregate offering price of $100,000,000. This Prospectus provides you with a general description of the Securities that we may offer. The specific terms of the Securities in respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered will be set forth in a Prospectus Supplement and may include, where applicable: (i) in the case of Common Shares, the number of Common Shares offered, the offering price and any other specific terms of the offering; (ii) in the case of Debt Securities, the specific designation, aggregate principal amount, currency or the currency unit for which such Debt Securities may be purchased, maturity, interest provisions, authorized denominations, offering price, covenants, events of default, any redemption terms, any sinking fund provisions, any exchange or conversion terms, whether payment on the Debt Securities will be senior or subordinated to our other liabilities and obligations and any other specific terms; (iii) in the case of Warrants, the designation, number and terms of the Common Shares or Debt Securities purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants, any procedures that will result in the adjustment of those numbers, the exercise price, dates and periods of exercise, and the currency or the currency unit in which the exercise price must be paid and any other specific terms; (iv) in the case of Subscription Receipts, the designation, number and terms of the Common Shares, Warrants or Debt Securities receivable upon satisfaction of certain release conditions, any procedures that will result in the adjustment of those numbers, any additional payments to be made to holders of Subscription Receipts upon satisfaction of the release conditions, the terms of the release conditions, terms governing the escrow of all or a portion of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Subscription Receipts, terms for the refund of all or a portion of the purchase price for Subscription Receipts in the event the release conditions are not met and any other specific terms; and (v) in the case of Units, the designation, number and terms of the Common Shares, Warrants, Debt Securities or Subscription Receipts comprising the Units.  A Prospectus Supplement may include specific variable terms pertaining to the Securities that are not within the alternatives and parameters set forth in this Prospectus.
 
In connection with any offering of the Securities (unless otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement), the underwriters or agents may over-allot or effect transactions which stabilize or maintain the market price of the Securities offered at a higher level than that which might exist in the open market.  Such transactions, if commenced, may be interrupted or discontinued at any time.  See “Plan of Distribution”.

Please carefully read both this Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement together with the documents incorporated herein by reference under “Documents Incorporated by Reference” and the additional information described below under “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Owning securities may subject you to tax consequences in the United States.  This Prospectus or any applicable Prospectus Supplement may not describe these tax consequences fully.  You should read the tax discussion in any Prospectus Supplement with respect to a particular offering and consult your own tax advisor with respect to your own particular circumstances.

References in this Prospectus to “$” are to United States dollars. Canadian dollars are indicated by the symbol “Cdn$”.

You should rely only on the information contained in this Prospectus.  We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in this Prospectus.  The distribution or possession of this Prospectus in or from certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law.  This Prospectus is not an offer to sell these Securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these Securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted or where the person making the offer or sale is not qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is not permitted to make such offer or sale.  The information contained in this Prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this Prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this Prospectus or of any sale of the Securities.  Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

In this Prospectus and in any Prospectus Supplement, unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Uranerz”, “we”, “us”, “our” and the “Company” refer to Uranerz Energy Corporation.
 
 
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SUMMARY
 
The Company

Uranerz Energy Corporation was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on May 26, 1999. On July 5, 2005, we changed our name from Carleton Ventures Corp. to Uranerz Energy Corporation.   Our executive offices are located at 1701 East “E” Street, PO Box 50850, Casper, Wyoming 82605-0850, USA and our phone number there is 307-265-8900.

Our principal business office and our operations office is located at 1701 East “E” Street, PO Box 50850, Casper, Wyoming 82605-0850, USA and our phone number there is 307-265-8900.  We also maintain an administrative office located at Suite 1410 - 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2V6, and our telephone number there is 604-689-1659.
 
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 extract uranium from underground ore bodies; it is the generally accepted extraction technology used in the Powder River Basin area of Wyoming (ISR comprised 41% of world uranium production in 2010). 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. Our management team has specialized expertise in the ISR uranium mining method, and a record of licensing, constructing, and operating ISR uranium projects.

We are principally focused on the development of certain of our properties in the Powder River Basin area into commercial ISR uranium mines. Our plan of operations 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.

As at July 20, 2011 we have received the Permit to Mine from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division (“WDEQ”) and a Source Materials License from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) for the Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project. The Permit to Mine and the Source Materials License were the final authorizations required to allow us to begin construction of our Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project. At this Project we expect to take our Nichols Ranch and Hank units into production of uranium concentrate, which can be sold directly to utilities for processing into fuel used in nuclear electrical generating facilities.

We have completed the detailed engineering and design of our processing facility and first production well field  for the Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project. In July of 2011 we commenced construction of the facility and related infrastructure for our Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project.

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.

The mine plan for the Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project includes a central processing facility at our Nichols Ranch unit and a satellite ion exchange uranium concentrating facility at our Hank unit. The production level from these two units is planned to be in the range of 600,000 to 800,000 pounds per year (as U3O8). The central processing facility is licensed for a capacity of two million pounds per year of uranium (as U3O8) and it is intended that it will process uranium-bearing well field solutions from Nichols Ranch, as well as uranium-loaded resin transported from the Hank satellite facility, plus uranium-loaded resin from any additional satellite deposits that may be developed on our other Powder River Basin properties. The Jane Dough unit is compatible with this plan. We believe this centralized design enhances the economics of our potential additional satellite projects by maximizing production capacity while minimizing further capital expenditures on processing facilities.

We plan to use the ISR mining process whereby a ‘leaching’ agent, which contains an oxidant such as oxygen with sodium bicarbonate (commonly known as baking soda) and carbon dioxide, is added to the native groundwater and injected through wells into the ore body in a sandstone aquifer to dissolve minerals containing uranium. This solution is then pumped via other wells to the surface for processing into finished yellowcake product ready for sale to utilities requiring nuclear fuel for operations — resulting in a cost-efficient and, relative to other common mining methods, a more environmentally friendly mining process. The ISR mining process differs dramatically from
 
 
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conventional mining techniques in that ISR mining leaves the rock matrix in place. The ISR technique avoids the movement and milling of rock and ore as well as mill tailing waste associated with more traditional mining methods.

In anticipation of receiving all the approvals necessary to begin production, we commenced a marketing program for conditional sales of uranium from our Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project. 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 for 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 a floor and ceiling price. 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 Powder River Basin properties include:
 
our 100% owned properties that totaled 26,002 acres as of July 31, 2011; and
 
our 81% interest in Arkose Mining Venture properties that totaled 65,709 acres as of July 31, 2011.
 
Our 100% owned properties are comprised of unpatented mineral lode claims, state leases and fee (private) mineral leases, summarized as follows:
 
 
Property Composition
 
Ownership Interest (1)
Number of Claims/
Leases
 
Acreage
Unpatented Lode Mining Claims
100%
877
17,540
State Leases
100%
6
5,840
Fee (private) Mineral Leases
100%
39
2,622
Total
   
26,002

 
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%
2,857
46,763
State Leases
81%
3
2,080
Fee (private) Mineral Leases
81%
65
16,866
       
 
(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 properties include the Verna Ann and Niles Ranch projects. These projects are located in sandstone basins of Tertiary age with known uranium mineralization. However, due to our focus on other projects, we have not yet initiated exploration work 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, 2010 under the heading “Description of Properties”, previously filed with the SEC on March 15, 2011.
 
The Securities Offered under this Prospectus

We may offer the Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants, Subscription Receipts, or Units with a total value of up to $100,000,000 from time to time under this Prospectus, together with any applicable Prospectus Supplement and related free writing prospectus, at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of offering.  This Prospectus provides you with a general description of the Securities we may offer.  Each time we offer Securities, we will provide a Prospectus Supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and other important terms of the Securities, including, to the extent applicable:

designation or classification;
aggregate principal amount or aggregate offering price;
maturity, if applicable;
original issue discount, if any;
rates and times of payment of interest or dividends, if any;
redemption, conversion, exchange or sinking fund terms, if any;
conversion or exchange prices or rates, if any, and, if applicable, any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the conversion or exchange prices or rates and in the securities or other property receivable upon conversion or exchange;
ranking;
restrictive covenants, if any;
voting or other rights, if any; and
important United States federal income tax considerations.

A Prospectus Supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change information contained in this Prospectus or in documents we have incorporated by reference.  However, no Prospectus Supplement or free writing prospectus will offer a security that is not registered and described in this Prospectus at the time of the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part.

We may sell the Securities on a continuous or delayed basis to or through underwriters, dealers or agents or directly to purchasers. The Prospectus Supplement, which we will provide to you each time it offers Securities, will set forth the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the sale of the Securities, and any applicable fee, commission or discount arrangements with them.
 
Common Shares

We may offer Common Shares.  Holders of Common Shares are entitled to one vote per Common Share on all matters that require shareholder approval.  Holders of our Common Shares are entitled to dividends when and if declared by the Board of Directors of the Company.  Our Common Shares are described in greater detail in this Prospectus under “Description of Common Shares.”

Debt Securities

We may offer Debt Securities from time to time, in one or more series, as either senior or subordinated debt or as senior or subordinated convertible debt.  The Debt Securities will be issued under one or more documents called indentures, which are contracts between us and a trustee for the holders of the Debt Securities.  In this Prospectus, we have summarized certain general features of the Debt Securities under “Description of Debt Securities.” We urge you, however, to read any Prospectus Supplement and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be
 
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provided to you related to the series of Debt Securities being offered, as well as the complete indentures that contain the terms of the Debt Securities.  A form of indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part, and supplemental indentures and forms of Debt Securities containing the terms of Debt Securities being offered will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part, or incorporated by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC.
 
Warrants

We may offer Warrants for the purchase of Common Shares or Debt Securities, in one or more series, from time to time.  We may issue Warrants independently or together with Common Shares, Debt Securities, or Subscription Receipts, and the Warrants may be attached to or separate from such securities.

The Warrants will be evidenced by warrant certificates and may be issued under one or more warrant indentures, which are contracts between us and a warrant trustee for the holders of the Warrants.  In this prospectus, we have summarized certain general features of the Warrants under “Description of Warrants.”   We urge you, however, to read any Prospectus Supplement and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you related to the series of Warrants being offered, as well as the complete warrant indentures and warrant certificates that contain the terms of the Warrants.  Specific warrant indentures will contain additional important terms and provisions and will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part, or incorporated by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC.
 
Subscription Receipts

We may issue Subscription Receipts, which will entitle holders to receive upon satisfaction of certain release conditions and for no additional consideration, Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants or any combination thereof.  Subscription Receipts will be issued pursuant to one or more subscription receipt agreements, each to be entered into between us and an escrow agent, which will establish the terms and conditions of the Subscription Receipts.  Each escrow agent will be a financial institution organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or Canada or a province thereof and authorized to carry on business as a trustee.  A copy of the form of subscription receipt agreement will be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part, or will be incorporated by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC.
 
Units

We may offer Units consisting of Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants and/or Subscription Receipts to purchase any of such securities in one or more series.  In this Prospectus, we have summarized certain general features of the Units under “Description of Units.”  We urge you, however, to read any Prospectus Supplement and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you related to the series of Units being offered.  We may evidence each series of units by unit certificates that we will issue under a separate unit agreement with a unit agent. We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, the unit agreements that describe the terms of the series of Units we are offering before the issuance of the related series of Units.

THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO OFFER OR SELL ANY SECURITIES UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.

 
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RISK FACTORS

Investing in the Securities involves a high degree of risk.  Prospective investors in a particular offering of Securities should carefully consider the following risks, as well as the other information contained in this Prospectus, any applicable Prospectus Supplement, and the documents incorporated by reference herein before investing in the Securities.  If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business could be materially harmed.  The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face.  Additional risks and uncertainties, including those of which we are currently unaware or that we  deem immaterial, may also adversely affect the Company’s business.
 
Risks Related to Our Business
 
Our future performance is difficult to evaluate because we have a limited operating history.
 
We were incorporated in 1999 and we began to implement our current business strategy in the uranium industry in the beginning of 2005. Our operating cash flow needs have been financed primarily through issuances of our common stock. As a result, we have little historical financial and operating information available to help you evaluate our performance or an investment in our securities.
 
Because the probability of an individual prospect ever having reserves is remote, our properties may not contain any reserves, and any funds spent on exploration may be lost.
 
We have no uranium producing properties and have never generated any revenue from our operations. Because the probability of an individual prospect ever having reserves is remote, our properties may not contain any reserves, and any funds spent on exploration may be lost. Notwithstanding our disclosures to Canadian authorities under National Instrument 43-101, we do not know with certainty that economically recoverable uranium exists on any of our properties. We may never discover uranium in commercially exploitable quantities and any identified deposit may never qualify as a commercially mineable (or viable) reserve. We will continue to attempt to acquire the surface and mineral rights on lands that we think are geologically favorable or where we have historical information in our possession that indicates uranium mineralization might be present.
 
The exploration and development of mineral deposits involves significant financial and other risks over an extended period of time, which even a combination of careful evaluation, experience and knowledge may not eliminate. While discovery of a uranium, precious or base metal deposit may result in substantial rewards, few properties which are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. Major expenditures are required to establish reserves by drilling and to construct mining and processing facilities at a site. Our uranium properties are all at the exploration stage and do not contain any reserves at this time. It is impossible to ensure that the current or proposed exploration and development programs on properties in which the Company has an interest will result in the delineation of mineral deposits or in profitable commercial operations. Our operations are subject to the hazards and risks normally incident to exploration, development and production of uranium, precious and base metals, any of which could result in damage to life or property, environmental damage and possible legal liability for such damage. While we may obtain insurance against certain risks, the nature of these risks is such that liabilities could exceed policy limits or could be excluded from coverage. There are also risks against which we cannot insure or against which we may elect not to insure. The potential costs which could be associated with any liabilities not covered by insurance, or in excess of insurance coverage, or compliance with applicable laws and regulations may cause substantial delays and require significant capital outlays, adversely affecting our future earnings and competitive position and, potentially our financial viability.
 
We have a limited operating history and have losses which we expect to continue into the future. As a result, we may have to suspend or cease exploration activities.
 
We were incorporated in 1999 and are engaged in the business of mineral exploration. We have not realized any revenue from our operations. We have a relatively limited exploration history upon which an evaluation of our future success or failure can be made. We have incurred losses since inception. Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and positive cash flow is dependent upon:
 
our ability to locate a profitable mineral property;
our ability to generate revenues;
our ability to control costs.
 
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Based upon current plans, we expect to incur operating losses in future periods. This will happen because there are expenses associated with the research and exploration of our mineral properties plus development costs to produce saleable product. We cannot guarantee we will be successful in generating revenues in the future. Failure to generate revenues may cause us to go out of business.
 
Because some of our officers and directors do not have technical training or experience in exploring for, starting, and operating a mine, we may have to hire qualified personnel. If we can’t locate qualified personnel, we may have to suspend or cease exploration activity.
 
Some, but not all, of our officers and directors do have experience with exploring for, starting, and operating a mine. Because some of our officers and directors are inexperienced with exploring for, starting, and operating a mine, we may have to hire qualified persons to perform surveying, exploration, and water management of our properties. Some of our officers and directors have no direct training or experience in these areas and as a result may not be fully aware of many of the specific requirements related to working within the industry. Their decisions and choices would typically take into account standard engineering or managerial approaches mineral exploration companies commonly use. However, our exploration activities, earnings and ultimate financial success could suffer irreparable harm due to certain of management’s decisions. As a result we may have to suspend or cease exploration activities, or any future warranted development activities, which would likely result in the loss of your investment.
 
Our future profitability will be dependent on uranium prices.
 
Because a significant portion of our anticipated revenues are expected to be derived from the sale of uranium, our net earnings, if any, can be affected by the long- and short-term market price of U3O8. Uranium prices are subject to fluctuation. The price of uranium has been and will continue to be affected by numerous factors beyond our control. With respect to uranium, such factors include the demand for nuclear power, political and economic conditions in uranium producing and consuming countries, uranium supply from secondary sources, uranium production levels and costs of production. Spot prices for U3O8 were at $20.00 per pound U3O8 in December 2004, and then, to $35.25 per pound in December 2005 and $72.00 per pound in December 2006. During 2007 the spot price reached a high of $138.00 per pound. The spot price of U3O8 was approximately $90.00 per pound in December 2007. The spot price declined during 2008, reaching a low of $44.00 per pound in October. In 2009, the spot price of U3O8 had a high of $51.50 and a low of $42.00. In 2010 the spot price had a high of $62.50 and a low of $40.75. The spot price of U3O8 was approximately $50.50 per pound and the long term price was approximately $68.00 per pound as at August 15, 2011.
 
Our operations are subject to environmental regulation and environmental risks.
 
We are required to comply with applicable environmental protection laws and regulations and permitting requirements, and we anticipate that we will be required to continue to do so in the future. The material laws and regulations within the U.S. that the Company must comply with are the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), Atomic Energy Act, Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA), Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Federal Land Policy Management Act, National Park System Mining Regulations Act, and the State Mined Land Reclamation Acts or State Department of Environmental Quality regulations, as applicable.  We are required to comply with the Atomic Energy Act, as amended by UMTRCA, by applying for and maintaining a Source Material license from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Uranium operations must conform to the terms of such license, which include provisions for protection of human health and the environment from endangerment due to radioactive materials. The license encompasses protective measures consistent with the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. We intend to utilize specific employees and consultants in order to comply with and maintain our compliance with the above laws and regulations.
 
The uranium industry is subject not only to the worker health and safety and environmental risks associated with all mining businesses, but also to additional risks uniquely associated with uranium mining and processing. The possibility of more stringent regulations exists in the areas of worker health and safety, the disposition of wastes, the decommissioning and reclamation of exploration and in-situ recovery mining sites, and other environmental matters, each of which could have a material adverse effect on the costs or the viability of a particular project. We cannot predict what environmental legislation, regulation or policy will be enacted or adopted in the future or how future laws and regulations will be administered or interpreted. The recent trend in environmental legislation and regulation, generally, is toward stricter standards and this trend is likely to continue in the future. This recent trend includes, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to air and water quality, mine reclamation, waste handling and disposal, the protection of certain species and the preservation of certain lands. These regulations may require
 
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the acquisition of permits or other authorizations for certain activities. These laws and regulations may also limit or prohibit activities on certain lands. Compliance with more stringent laws and regulations, as well as potentially more vigorous enforcement policies or stricter interpretation of existing laws, may necessitate significant capital outlays, may materially affect our results of operations and business, or may cause material changes or delays in our intended activities.
 
Our operations may require additional analysis in the future including environmental and social impact and other related studies. Certain activities require the submission and approval of environmental impact assessments. Environmental assessments of proposed projects carry a heightened degree of responsibility for companies and directors, officers, and employees. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain or maintain all necessary permits that may be required to continue operations or exploration of properties or, if feasible, to commence development, construction or operation of mining facilities at such properties at economically justifiable costs.
 
We intend to extract uranium from our properties using the in-situ recovery mining process which may not be successful.
 
We intend to extract uranium from our properties using in-situ recovery mining, which is suitable for extraction of certain types of uranium deposits. This process requires in-situ recovery mining equipment and trained personnel. Competition and unforeseen limited sources of supplies in the industry could result in occasional spot shortages of supplies, and certain equipment such as drilling rigs and other equipment that we might need to conduct exploration and, if warranted, development. We will attempt to locate additional products, equipment and materials as needed. If we cannot find the products and equipment we need, we will have to suspend our exploration and, if warranted, development plans until we do find the products and equipment we need.
 
We face risks related to exploration and development, if warranted, on our properties.
 
Our level of profitability, if any, in future years will depend to a great degree on uranium prices and whether any of our exploration stage properties can be brought into production. The exploration for and development of mineral deposits involves significant risks. It is impossible to ensure that the current and future exploration programs and/or feasibility studies on our existing properties will establish reserves. Whether a uranium ore body will be commercially viable depends on a number of factors, including, but not limited to: the particular attributes of the deposit, such as size, grade and proximity to infrastructure; uranium prices, which cannot be predicted and which have been highly volatile in the past; mining, processing and transportation costs; perceived levels of political risk and the willingness of lenders and investors to provide project financing; labor costs and possible labor strikes; and governmental regulations, including, without limitation, regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, land use, importing and exporting materials, foreign exchange, environmental protection, employment, worker safety, transportation, and reclamation and closure obligations.
 
We are subject to the risks normally encountered in the mining industry, such as:
 
the discovery of unusual or unexpected geological formations;
accidental fires, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other natural disasters;
unplanned power outages and water shortages;
controlling water and other similar mining hazards;
operating labor disruptions and labor disputes;
the ability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment, or labor;
our liability for pollution or other hazards; and
other known and unknown risks involved in the conduct of exploration, the operation of mines and the market for uranium.
 
The development of mineral properties is affected by many factors, including, but not limited to: the cost of operations, variations in the grade of ore, fluctuations in metal markets, costs of extraction and processing equipment, availability of equipment and labor, labor costs and possible labor strikes, and government regulations, including without limitation, regulations relating to taxes, royalties, allowable production, importing and exporting of minerals, foreign exchange, employment, worker safety, transportation, and environmental protection. Depending on the price of uranium, we may determine that it is impractical to commence, or, if commenced, continue, commercial production. Such a decision would negatively affect our profits and may affect the value of your investment.
 
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Because we may be unable to meet property payment obligations or be able to acquire or maintain necessary mining licenses, we may lose interests in our exploration properties.
 
The agreements pursuant to which we acquired our interests in some of our properties provide that we must make a series of cash payments over certain time periods, expend certain minimum amounts on the exploration of the properties or contribute our share of ongoing expenditures. If we fail to make such payments or expenditures in a timely fashion, we may lose our interest in those properties. Further, even if we do complete exploration activities, we may not be able to obtain the necessary licenses to conduct mining operations on the properties, and thus would realize no benefit from our exploration activities on the properties.
 
Our mineral properties may be subject to defects in title.
 
We own, lease, or have under option, unpatented and patented mining claims, mineral claims or concessions and fee mineral leases which constitute our property holdings. The ownership and validity or title of unpatented mining claims and concessions are often uncertain and may be contested. We also may not have, or may not be able to obtain, all necessary surface rights to develop a property. We have not conducted title research in relation to many of our mining claims and concessions to ensure clean title. We cannot guarantee that title to our properties will not be challenged. Title insurance is generally not available for mineral properties and our ability to ensure that we have obtained secure claim to individual mineral properties or mining concessions may be severely constrained. Our mineral properties may be subject to prior unregistered agreements, transfers or claims, and title may be affected by, among other things, undetected defects. We may incur significant costs related to defending the title to our properties. A successful claim contesting our title to a property may cause us to compensate other persons or perhaps reduce our interest in the affected property or lose our rights to explore and, if warranted, develop that property. This could result in us not being compensated for our prior expenditures relating to the property. Also, in any such case, the investigation and resolution of title issues would divert our management's time from ongoing exploration and development programs.
 
Because we may be unable to secure access rights, we may be unable to explore and/or develop our properties.
 
Our mineral rights do not always include rights of access or use of the surface of lands. We require agreements with land owners for these rights which may be difficult to obtain and which may require cash payments.
 
Because mineral exploration and development activities are inherently risky, we may be exposed to environmental liabilities.
 
The business of mineral exploration and extraction involves a high degree of risk. Few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into production. At present, none of our properties has a known body of commercial ore. Unusual or unexpected formations, formation pressures, fires, power outages, labor disruptions, flooding, explosions and the inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment or labor are other risks involved in extraction operations and the conduct of exploration programs. Although we intend to carry liability insurance with respect to our mineral exploration operations, we may become subject to liability for damage to life and property, environmental damage or hazards against which we cannot insure or against which we may elect not to insure. Previous mining operations may have caused environmental damage at certain of our properties. It may be difficult or impossible to assess the extent to which such damage was caused by us or by the activities of previous operators, in which case, any indemnities and exemptions from liability may be ineffective. If any of our properties is found to have commercial quantities of ore, we would be subject to additional risks respecting any development and production activities. Most exploration projects do not result in the discovery of commercially mineable deposits of ore.
 
Because we have not put a mineral deposit into production before, we may have to acquire outside expertise. If we are unable to acquire such expertise we may be unable to put our properties into production.
 
Our Board of Directors includes six individuals, two of whom are in operational management, that have technical or financial experience in placing mining projects into production. However, we may also be dependent upon using the services of appropriately experienced personnel or entering into agreements with other companies that can provide such expertise.
 
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Acquisitions and integration issues may expose us to additional risks which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
 
Our business strategy includes making targeted acquisitions. Any acquisition that we make may be of a significant size, may change the scale of our business and operations, and may expose us to new geographic, political, operating, financial and geological risks. The success of our acquisition activities depends on our ability to identify suitable acquisition candidates, negotiate acceptable terms for any such acquisition and integrate the acquired operations successfully with our own. Any acquisitions would be accompanied by risks which could have a material adverse effect on our business. For example, there may be significant decreases in commodity prices after we have committed to complete the transaction and have established the purchase price or exchange ratio; a material ore body may prove to be below expectations; we may have difficulty integrating and assimilating the operations and personnel of any acquired companies, realizing anticipated synergies and maximizing the financial and strategic position of the combined enterprise and maintaining uniform standards, policies and controls across the organization; the integration of the acquired business or assets may disrupt our ongoing business and our relationships with employees, customers, suppliers and contractors; and the acquired business or assets may have unknown liabilities which may be significant. If we choose to use equity securities as consideration for such an acquisition, existing stockholders may suffer dilution. Alternatively, we may choose to finance any such acquisition with our existing resources. There can be no assurance that we would be successful in overcoming these risks or any other problems encountered in connection with such acquisitions.
 
The mining industry is highly competitive.
 
The business of the acquisition, exploration, and development of uranium properties is intensely competitive. We will be required to compete, in the future, directly with other corporations that may have better access to potential uranium resources, more developed infrastructure, more available capital, and better access to necessary financing, and more knowledgeable and available employees than us. We may encounter competition in acquiring uranium properties, hiring mining professionals, obtaining mining resources, such as manpower, drill rigs, and other mining equipment. Such competitors could outbid us for potential projects or produce minerals at lower costs. Increased competition could also affect our ability to attract necessary capital funding or acquire suitable producing properties or prospects for uranium exploration in the future.
 
Risks Related to Corporate and Financial Structure
 
We are dependent upon key management employees.
 
The success of our operations will depend upon numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including (i) our ability to enter into strategic alliances through a combination of one or more joint ventures, mergers or acquisition transactions; and (ii) our ability to attract and retain additional key personnel in sales, marketing, technical support and finance. We currently depend upon our management employees to seek out and form strategic alliances and find and retain additional employees. There can be no assurance of success with any or all of these factors on which our operations will depend. We have relied and may continue to rely, upon consultants and others for operating expertise.
 
Our growth will require new personnel, which we will be required to recruit, hire, train and retain.
 
We expect significant growth in the number of our employees if we determine that a mine at any of our properties is commercially feasible, we are able to raise sufficient funding and we elect to develop the property. This growth will place substantial demands on us and our management. Our ability to assimilate new personnel will be critical to our performance. We will be required to recruit additional personnel and to train, motivate and manage employees. We will also have to adopt and implement new systems in all aspects of our operations. This will be particularly critical in the event we decide not to use contract miners at any of our properties. We have no assurance that we will be able to recruit the personnel required to execute our programs or to manage these changes successfully.
 
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Legislation, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, may make it difficult for us to retain or attract officers and directors.
 
We may be unable to attract and retain qualified officers, directors and members of board committees required to provide for our effective management as a result of the recent and currently proposed changes in the rules and regulations which govern publicly-held companies. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has resulted in a series of rules and regulations by the Securities and Exchange Commission that increased responsibilities and liabilities of directors and executive officers. The increased personal risk associated with these changes may deter qualified individuals from accepting these roles.
 
Stock market price and volume volatility.
 
The market for our common stock may be highly volatile for reasons both related to the performance of the Company or events pertaining to the industry (i.e. mineral price fluctuation/high production costs/accidents) as well as factors unrelated to the Company or its industry. In particular, market demand for uranium fluctuates from one business cycle to the next, resulting in change of demand for the mineral and an attendant change in the price for the mineral. Our common stock can be expected to be subject to volatility in both price and volume arising from market expectations, announcements and press releases regarding our business, and changes in estimates and evaluations by securities analysts or other events or factors. In recent years, the securities markets in the United States have experienced a high level of price and volume volatility, and the market price of securities of many companies, particularly small-capitalization companies, have experienced wide fluctuations that have not necessarily been related to the operations, performances, underlying asset values, or prospects of such companies. For these reasons, the price of our common stock can also be expected to be subject to volatility resulting from purely market forces over which we will have no control.
 
Granting of options may negatively impact the value of our common shares.
 
Because the success of the Company is highly dependent upon its respective employees, we may in the future grant to some or all of our key employees, directors and consultants, options to purchase shares of our common stock as non-cash incentives. Those options may be granted at exercise prices equal to market prices at times when the public market is depressed. To the extent that significant numbers of such options may be granted and exercised, the interests of the other stockholders of the Company may be diluted.
 
The issuance of additional shares of common stock may negatively impact the trading price of our shares of common stock.
 
We have issued equity securities in the past and may continue to issue equity securities to finance our activities in the future, including to finance future acquisitions, or as consideration for acquisitions of businesses or assets. In addition, outstanding options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock may be exercised, resulting in the issuance of additional shares of common stock. The issuance by us of additional shares of common stock would result in dilution to our stockholders, and even the perception that such an issuance may occur could have a negative impact on the trading price of our shares of common stock.
 
The value of an investment in our shares of common stock could decline substantially.
 
The market price for shares of our common stock has been and can be expected to remain highly volatile. As a result, shareholders might experience an extreme variation in the value of their holdings. Trading prices of many exploration stage companies, including us, have experienced price and volume fluctuations which have, at times, been seemingly unrelated to the performance of the companies whose securities were affected.
 
We do not intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.
 
We have never paid a dividend to our shareholders, and we intend to retain our cash for the continued development of our business. We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. As a result, your return on investment will be solely determined by your ability to sell your shares in a secondary market.
 
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We depend on our ability to successfully access the capital and financial markets. Any inability to access the capital or financial markets may limit our ability to execute our business plan or pursue investments that we may rely on for future growth.
 
We rely on access to  capital markets as a source of liquidity for capital and operating requirements. If we are not able to access financial markets at competitive rates, our ability to implement our business plan and strategy may be affected. Certain market disruptions may increase our cost of borrowing or affect our ability to access one or more financial markets. Such market disruptions could result from:
 
adverse economic conditions;
adverse general capital market conditions;
poor performance and health of the uranium industry in general;
bankruptcy or financial distress of unrelated uranium companies or marketers;
significant decrease in the demand for uranium;
adverse regulatory actions that affect our exploration and development plans; and
terrorist attacks on our potential customers.
 
Recent market events and conditions, including disruptions in the U.S. and international credit markets and other financial systems and the deterioration of the U.S. and global economic conditions, could, among other things, impede access to capital or increase the cost of capital, which would have an adverse effect on our ability to fund our working capital and other capital requirements.
 
Beginning in late 2007, the U.S. credit markets began to experience serious disruption due to a deterioration in residential property values, defaults and delinquencies in the residential mortgage market (particularly, subprime and non-prime mortgages) and a decline in the credit quality of mortgage backed securities. These problems led to a slow-down in residential housing market transactions, declining housing prices, delinquencies in non-mortgage consumer credit and a general decline in consumer confidence. These negative conditions peaked in 2008, causing a loss of confidence in the broader U.S. and global credit and financial markets and resulting in the collapse of, and government intervention in, major banks, financial institutions and insurers and creating a climate of greater volatility, less liquidity, widening of credit spreads, a lack of price transparency, increased credit losses and tighter credit conditions. Various actions by the U.S. and foreign governments are targeting general conditions of the capital markets, financial instruments, banks, investment banks, insurers and other financial institutions to stabilize and improve the broader credit and stock markets. The general economic indicators, including low consumer sentiment, high unemployment and low economic growth indicate continued economic uncertainty.
 
These unprecedented disruptions in the current credit and financial markets have had a significant material adverse impact on a number of financial institutions and have limited access to capital and credit for many companies. These disruptions could, among other things, make it more difficult for us to obtain, or increase our cost of obtaining, capital and financing for our operations. Our access to additional capital may not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all.
 
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERNCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information it files with the SEC.  This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents.  Any information we reference in this manner is considered part of this Prospectus.  Information we file with the SEC after the date of this Prospectus will automatically update and, to the extent inconsistent, supersede the information contained in this Prospectus.  Copies of the documents incorporated by reference in this Prospectus may be obtained on written or oral request without charge from the Secretary of the Company at 1701 East “E” Street, P.O. Box 50850, Casper, Wyoming 82605-0850 (telephone: (307) 265-8900).
 
We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and future filings we make with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (excluding, unless otherwise provided therein or herein, information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 on any Current Report on Form 8-K) after the date of the initial filing of this registration statement on Form S-3 to which this Prospectus relates until the termination of the offering under this Prospectus.

 
(a)
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, which report contains our audited financial statements and the notes thereto as at December 31, 2010 and 2009 and for the three years ended December 31, 2010, together with the auditors’ report thereon, as filed on March 15, 2011;

 
(b)
our Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2010, as filed on June 27, 2011;

 
(c)
our Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, dated April 27, 2011, in connection with our June 15, 2011 annual general meeting of shareholders, as filed on May 6, 2011;

 
(d)
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, which report contains our unaudited financial statements and the notes thereto as at June 30, 2011 and for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, as filed on August 9, 2011;

 
(e)
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, which report contains our unaudited financial statements and the notes thereto as at March 31, 2011 and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, as filed on May 10, 2011;

 
(f)
our Current Reports on Form 8-K as filed August 12, 2011 and June 21, 2011;

 
(g)
the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, as filed on August 7, 2006, including any amendment or reports filed for purposes of updating such description; and

 
(h)
all other documents filed by us with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Prospectus but before the end of the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Prospectus.

We also hereby specifically incorporate by reference all filings filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of the initial registration statement on Form S-3 to which this Prospectus relates and prior to effectiveness of such registration statement.
 
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 CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference contain “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 its properties, plans related to its 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 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 sections titled “Risk Factors” of this Prospectus. 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.

We qualify all the forward-looking statements contained in this Prospectus by the foregoing cautionary statements.
 
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Filing of Canadian Prospectus

On August 25, 2011, we filed a prospectus pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system between the United States and Canada with the securities regulatory authorities in the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island, which upon final receipt, will permit us to offer and sell the Securities for gross proceeds of up to $100,000,000.  The Securities that may be sold in the provinces and territories of Canada named above, together with the Securities to be sold in the United States pursuant to this Prospectus, will not exceed $100,000,000.

USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the net proceeds from the sale of Securities will be used by us for acquisitions, exploration and development of existing or acquired mineral properties, working capital requirements, to repay indebtedness outstanding from time to time or for other general corporate purposes.  We may, from time to time, issue Common Shares or other securities otherwise than through the offering of Securities pursuant to this Prospectus.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
We did not have any fixed charges during the five fiscal years ending December 31, 2010.  Accordingly, we have no ratio of earnings to fixed charges to illustrate for such periods.
 
 
We have computed the ratio of earnings to fixed charges by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, “earnings” consist of income/(loss) from operations before income tax, minority interest adjustments and changes in accounting principles and fixed charges, and “fixed charges” consist of the interest portion of rental expense and interest incurred.

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON SHARES
 
Common Shares

We are authorized to issue 750,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company of which, as of August 25­, 2011, 76,953,074 are issued and outstanding.  The shares of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, including the election of directors. Except as otherwise required by law the holders of shares of common stock will possess all voting power. Generally, all matters to be voted on by stockholders must be approved by a majority (or, in the case of election of directors, by a plurality) of the votes entitled to be cast by all shares of common stock that are present in person or represented by proxy. Holders of shares of common stock representing 33 1/3% of our capital stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, are necessary to constitute a quorum at any meeting of our stockholders. A vote by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock is required to effectuate certain fundamental corporate changes such as liquidation, merger or an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation. Our Articles of Incorporation do not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors.

The holders of shares of common stock will be entitled to such cash dividends as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors from funds available therefor.

Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of shares of common stock will be entitled to receive pro rata all assets available for distribution to such holders.

In the event of any merger or consolidation with or into another company in connection with which shares of common stock are converted into or exchangeable for shares of stock, other securities or property (including cash), all holders of shares of common stock will be entitled to receive the same kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property (including cash).

Holders of shares of common stock have no pre-emptive rights or conversion rights and there are no redemption provisions applicable to our common stock.
 
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Preferred Stock

We are authorized to issue up to 10,000,000 of preferred stock of which, as of August 25, 2011, none was issued and outstanding.  The preferred stock may be divided into and issued in series. Our Board of Directors is authorized to divide the authorized shares of preferred stock into one or more series, each of which shall be so designated as to distinguish the shares thereof from the shares of all other series and classes. Our Board of Directors is authorized, within the limitations prescribed by law and its Articles of Incorporation, to fix and determine the designations, rights, qualifications, preferences, limitations and terms of the shares of any series of preferred stock.

We refer you to our Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and the applicable statutes of the State of Nevada for a more complete description of the rights and liabilities of holders of our securities.

Cash dividends

As of the date of this Prospectus, we have not paid any cash dividends to stockholders. The declaration of any future cash dividend will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon our earnings, if any, our capital requirements and financial position, our general economic conditions, and other pertinent conditions. It is our present intention not to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future, but rather to reinvest earnings, if any, in our exploration activities.
 
Warrants

As of August 25, 2011, we have issued and do have outstanding 2,000,000 warrants to purchase our shares of common stock  exercisable at $3.00 until June 30, 2014.

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

We may issue Debt Securities in one or more series under an indenture (the “Indenture”), to be entered into among us, Computershare Trust Company of Canada as Canadian trustee, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as U.S. trustee. The Indenture will be subject to and governed by the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). A copy of the form of the Indenture will be filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part and will be filed on SEDAR.  The following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the Debt Securities and is not intended to be complete. For a more complete description, prospective investors should refer to the Indenture and the terms of the Debt Securities. If Debt Securities are issued, we will describe in the applicable Prospectus Supplement the particular terms and provisions of any series of the Debt Securities and a description of how the general terms and provisions described below may apply to that series of the Debt Securities. Prospective investors should rely on information in the applicable Prospectus Supplement and not on the following information to the extent that the information in such Prospectus Supplement is different from the following information.  We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, any supplemental indenture describing the terms and conditions of Debt Securities we are offering before the issuance of such Debt Securities.

We may issue debt securities and incur additional indebtedness other than through the offering of Debt Securities pursuant to this Prospectus.
 
General

The Indenture will not limit the aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities that the Company may issue under the Indenture and will not limit the amount of other indebtedness that we may incur. The Indenture will provide that we may issue Debt Securities from time to time in one or more series and may be denominated and payable in U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars or any foreign currency. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Debt Securities will be unsecured obligations of the Company. The Indenture will also permit us to increase the principal amount of any series of the Debt Securities previously issued and to issue that increased principal amount.

The applicable Prospectus Supplement for any series of Debt Securities that we offer will describe the specific terms of the Debt Securities and may include, but is not limited to, any of the following:
 
the title of the Debt Securities;
 
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the aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities;
 
the percentage of principal amount at which the Debt Securities will be issued;
 
whether payment on the Debt Securities will be senior or subordinated to our other liabilities or obligations;
 
whether payment of the Debt Securities will be guaranteed by any other person;
 
the date or dates, or the methods by which such dates will be determined or extended, on which we may issue the Debt Securities and the date or dates, or the methods by which such dates will be determined or extended, on which we will pay the principal and any premium on the Debt Securities and the portion (if less than the principal amount) of Debt Securities to be payable upon a declaration of acceleration of maturity;
 
whether the Debt Securities will bear interest, the interest rate (whether fixed or variable) or the method of determining the interest rate, the date from which interest will accrue, the dates on which we will pay interest and the record dates for interest payments, or the methods by which such dates will be determined or extended;
 
the place or places we will pay principal, premium, if any, and interest and the place or places where Debt Securities can be presented for registration of transfer or exchange;
 
whether and under what circumstances we will be required to pay any additional amounts for withholding or deduction for Canadian taxes with respect to the Debt Securities, and whether and on what terms we will have the option to redeem the Debt Securities rather than pay the additional amounts;
 
whether we will be obligated to redeem or repurchase the Debt Securities pursuant to any sinking or purchase fund or other provisions, or at the option of a holder and the terms and conditions of such redemption;
 
whether we may redeem the Debt Securities prior to maturity and the terms and conditions of any such redemption;
 
the denominations in which we will issue any registered Debt Securities, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any multiple of $l,000 and, if other than denominations of $5,000, the denominations in which any unregistered debt security shall be issuable;
 
whether we will make payments on the Debt Securities in a currency or currency unit other than U.S. dollars or by delivery of our Common Shares or other property;
 
whether payments on the Debt Securities will be payable with reference to any index, formula or other method;
 
whether we will issue the Debt Securities as global securities and, if so, the identity of the depositary for the global securities;
 
whether we will issue the Debt Securities as unregistered securities, registered securities or both;
 
any changes or additions to events of default or covenants whether or not such events of default or covenants are consistent with the events of default or covenants in the Indenture;
 
the applicability of, and any changes or additions to, the provisions for defeasance described under “Defeasance” below;
 
whether the holders of any series of Debt Securities have special rights if specified events occur;
 
the terms, if any, for any conversion or exchange of the Debt Securities for any other securities;
 
 
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provisions as to modification, amendment or variation of any rights or terms attaching to the Debt Securities; and
 
any other terms, conditions, rights and preferences (or limitations on such rights and preferences) including covenants and events of default which apply solely to a particular series of the Debt Securities being offered which do not apply generally to other Debt Securities, or any covenants or events of default generally applicable to the Debt Securities which do not apply to a particular series of the Debt Securities.
 
Unless stated otherwise in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, no holder of Debt Securities will have the right to require us to repurchase the Debt Securities and there will be no increase in the interest rate if we become involved in a highly leveraged transaction or we have a change of control.

We may issue Debt Securities bearing no interest or interest at a rate below the prevailing market rate at the time of issuance, and offer and sell the Debt Securities at a discount below their stated principal amount. We may also sell any of the Debt Securities for a foreign currency or currency unit, and payments on the Debt Securities may be payable in a foreign currency or currency unit. In any of these cases, we will describe certain Canadian federal and U.S. federal income tax consequences and other special considerations in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.

We may issue Debt Securities with terms different from those of Debt Securities previously issued and, without the consent of the holders thereof, we may reopen a previous issue of a series of Debt Securities and issue additional Debt Securities of such series (unless the reopening was restricted when such series was created).
 
Ranking and Other Indebtedness

Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Debt Securities will be unsecured obligations and will rank equally with all of our other unsecured and other subordinated debt from time to time outstanding and equally with other Debt Securities issued under the Indenture. The Indenture will provide that the Debt Securities will be subordinated to and junior in right of payment to all present and future Senior Indebtedness.  “Senior Indebtedness” will be defined in the Indenture as: (a) all our indebtedness in respect of borrowed money, other than: (i) indebtedness evidenced by the Debt Securities; and (ii) indebtedness which, by the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing it, is expressed to rank in right of payment equally with or subordinate to the indebtedness evidenced by the Debt Securities; (b) all our obligations for the reimbursement of amounts paid pursuant to any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction; and (c) all obligations of the type referred to in paragraphs (a) through (b) above of other persons for the payment of which we are responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise.  For greater certainty, “Senior Indebtedness” will include all our indebtedness for borrowed money which is outstanding as at the date of the Indenture.

Our Board of Directors may establish the extent and manner, if any, to which payment on or in respect of a series of Debt Securities will be senior or will be subordinated to the prior payment of our other liabilities and obligations, other than Senior Indebtedness, and whether the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, will be guaranteed by any other person and the nature and priority of any security.
 
Debt Securities in Global Form
 
The Depositary and Book-Entry

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, a series of the Debt Securities may be issued in whole or in part in global form as a “global security” and will be registered in the name of or issued in bearer form and be deposited with a depositary, or its nominee, each of which will be identified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement relating to that series. Unless and until exchanged, in whole or in part, for the Debt Securities in definitive registered form, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary for such global security to a nominee of the depositary, by a nominee of the depositary to the depositary or another nominee of the depositary or by the depositary or any such nominee to a successor of the depositary or a nominee of the successor.

The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any portion of a particular series of the Debt Securities to be represented by a global security will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement relating to such series. We anticipate that the provisions described in this section will apply to all depositary arrangements.
 
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Upon the issuance of a global security, the depositary therefor or its nominee will credit, on its book entry and registration system, the respective principal amounts of the Debt Securities represented by the global security to the accounts of such persons, designated as “participants”, having accounts with such depositary or its nominee. Such accounts shall be designated by the underwriters, dealers or agents participating in the distribution of the Debt Securities or by us if such Debt Securities are offered and sold directly by us. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be limited to participants or persons that may hold beneficial interests through participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary therefor or its nominee (with respect to interests of participants) or by participants or persons that hold through participants (with respect to interests of persons other than participants). The laws of some states in the United States may require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form.

So long as the depositary for a global security or its nominee is the registered owner of the global security or holder of a global security in bearer form, such depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Debt Securities represented by the global security for all purposes under the Indenture. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security will not be entitled to have a series of the Debt Securities represented by the global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of such series of the Debt Securities in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the Indenture.

Any payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on global securities registered in the name of a depositary or securities registrar will be made to the depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the global security representing such Debt Securities. None of the Company, any trustee or any paying agent for the Debt Securities represented by the global securities will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of the global security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

We expect that the depositary for a global security or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, will credit participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of the global security as shown on the records of such depositary or its nominee. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a global security held through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers registered in “street name”, and will be the responsibility of such participants.
 
Discontinuance of Depositary’s Services

If a depositary for a global security representing a particular series of the Debt Securities is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or, if at any time the depositary for such series shall no longer be registered or in good standing under the Exchange Act, and a successor depositary is not appointed by us within 90 days, we will issue such series of the Debt Securities in definitive form in exchange for a global security representing such series of the Debt Securities. If an event of default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing, Debt Securities in definitive form will be printed and delivered upon written request by the holder to the appropriate trustee. In addition, we may at any time and in our sole discretion determine not to have a series of the Debt Securities represented by a global security and, in such event, will issue a series of the Debt Securities in definitive form in exchange for all of the global securities representing that series of Debt Securities.
 
Debt Securities in Definitive Form

A series of the Debt Securities may be issued in definitive form, solely as registered securities, solely as unregistered securities or as both registered securities and unregistered securities. Registered securities will be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 and unregistered securities will be issuable in denominations of $5,000 and integral multiples of $5,000 or, in each case, in such other denominations as may be set out in the terms of the Debt Securities of any particular series. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, unregistered securities will have interest coupons attached.

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Debt Securities (other than global securities) will be made at the office or agency designated by us, or at our option we can pay principal, interest, if any, and premium, if any, by cheque mailed or delivered to the address of the person entitled at the address appearing in the security register of the trustee or electronic funds wire or other transmission to an account of persons who meet certain thresholds set out in the Indenture who are entitled to receive payments by wire transfer. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, payment of interest, if any, will be made to the persons in whose name the Debt Securities are registered at the close of business on the day or days specified by us.
 
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At the option of the holder of Debt Securities, registered securities of any series will be exchangeable for other registered securities of the same series, of any authorized denomination and of a like aggregate principal amount. If, but only if, provided in an applicable Prospectus Supplement, unregistered securities (with all unmatured coupons, except as provided below, and all matured coupons in default) of any series may be exchanged for registered securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor. In such event, unregistered securities surrendered in a permitted exchange for registered securities between a regular record date or a special record date and the relevant date for payment of interest shall be surrendered without the coupon relating to such date for payment of interest, and interest will not be payable on such date for payment of interest in respect of the registered security issued in exchange for such unregistered security, but will be payable only to the holder of such coupon when due in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. Unless otherwise specified in an applicable Prospectus Supplement, unregistered securities will not be issued in exchange for registered securities.

The applicable Prospectus Supplement may indicate the places to register a transfer of the Debt Securities in definitive form. Service charges may be payable by the holder for any registration of transfer or exchange of the Debt Securities in definitive form, and the Company may, in certain instances, require a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection with these transactions.

We shall not be required to:

issue, register the transfer of or exchange any series of the Debt Securities in definitive form during a period beginning at the opening of 15 business days before any selection of securities of that series of the Debt Securities to be redeemed and ending on the relevant date of notice of such redemption, as provided in the Indenture;
 
register the transfer of or exchange any registered security in definitive form, or portion thereof, called for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any registered security being redeemed in part;
 
exchange any unregistered security called for redemption except to the extent that such unregistered security may be exchanged for a registered security of that series and like tenor; provided that such registered security will be simultaneously surrendered for redemption with written instructions for payment consistent with the provisions of the Indenture; or
 
issue, register the transfer of or exchange any of the Debt Securities in definitive form which have been surrendered for repayment at the option of the holder, except the portion, if any, of such Debt Securities not to be so repaid.
 
Merger, Amalgamation or Consolidation

The Indenture will provide that we may not amalgamate or consolidate with, merge into or enter into any statutory arrangement with any other person or, directly or indirectly, convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our properties and assets to another person, unless among other items:

the resulting, surviving or transferee person is organized and existing under the laws of Canada, or any province or territory thereof, the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or, if the amalgamation, merger, consolidation, statutory arrangement or other transaction would not impair the rights of holders, in any other country;
 
the resulting, surviving or transferee person, if other than the Company, assumes all of our obligations under the Debt Securities and the Indenture; and
 
immediately after the transaction, no default or event of default under the Indenture shall have happened and be continuing.
 
When such a successor person assumes our obligations in such circumstances, subject to certain exceptions, we shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under the Debt Securities and the Indenture.
 
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Additional Amounts

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, all payments made by or on our behalf under or with respect to the Debt Securities issued in Canada of any series will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other government charge (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto) imposed or levied by or on behalf of the Government of Canada or of any province or territory thereof or by any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax (“Canadian Taxes”), unless we are required to withhold or deduct Canadian Taxes by law or by the interpretation or administration thereof by the relevant government authority or agency.

If we are so required to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Canadian Taxes from any payment made under or with respect to the Debt Securities issued in Canada, we will pay, unless otherwise specified, as additional interest such additional amounts, (the “Additional Amounts”), as may be necessary so that the net amount received by a holder of the Debt Securities issued in Canada after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount such holder of the Debt Securities issued in Canada would have received if such Canadian Taxes had not been withheld or deducted (a similar payment will also be made to holders of the Debt Securities issued in Canada, other than excluded holders (as defined herein), that are exempt from withholding but required to pay tax under Part XIII of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Tax Act”), directly on amounts otherwise subject to withholding); provided, however, that no additional amounts will be payable with respect to a payment made to a holder (an “excluded holder”) if the Holder of the Debt Securities issued in Canada or the beneficial owner of some or all of the payment to the Holder:

does not deal at arm’s length with the Company (for purposes of the Tax Act) at the time of the making of such payment;
 
is subject to such Canadian Taxes by reason of the Debt Securities holder’s failure to comply with any certification, identification, information, documentation or other reporting requirement if compliance is required by law, regulation, administrative practice or an applicable treaty as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of, such Canadian Taxes;
 
is subject to such Canadian Taxes by reason of the Debt Securities holder being a resident, domicile or national of, or engaged in business or maintaining a permanent establishment or other physical presence in or otherwise having some connection with Canada or any province or territory thereof otherwise than by the mere holding of the Debt Securities or the receipt of payments thereunder; or
 
is subject to such Canadian Taxes because it is not entitled to the benefit of an otherwise applicable tax treaty by reason of the legal nature of such holder of the Debt Securities.
 
We will make such withholding or deduction and remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant authority as and when required in accordance with applicable law. We will pay all taxes, interest and other liabilities which arise by virtue of any failure of the Company to withhold, deduct and remit to the relevant authority on a timely basis the full amounts required in accordance with applicable law. We will furnish to the holder of the Debt Securities issued in Canada, within 60 days after the date the payment of any Canadian Taxes is due pursuant to applicable law, certified copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by us.

The foregoing obligations shall survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of the Indenture.
 
Tax Redemption

If and to the extent specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Debt Securities issued in Canada of a series will be subject to redemption at any time, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof together with accrued and unpaid interest to the date fixed for redemption, upon the giving of a notice, if (1) we determine that (a) as a result of any change in or amendment to the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of Canada or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein affecting taxation, or any change in position regarding application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after a date specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement if any date is so specified, we have or will become obligated to pay, on the next succeeding date on which interest is due, Additional Amounts with respect to any Debt Security issued in Canada of such series or (b) on or after a date specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, any action has been taken by any taxing authority of, or any decision has been rendered by a
 
 
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court of competent jurisdiction in, Canada or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, including any of those actions specified in (a) above, whether or not such action was taken or decision was rendered with respect to us, or any change, amendment, application or interpretation shall be proposed, which, in any such case, in the opinion of our counsel, will result in us becoming obligated to pay, on the next succeeding date on which interest is due, Additional Amounts with respect to any Debt Security issued in Canada of such series and (2) in any such case, we, in our business judgment, determine that such obligation cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to it; provided however, that (i) no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which we would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Debt Securities issued in Canada then due, and (ii) at the time such notice of redemption is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts remains in effect.

In the event that we elect to redeem the Debt Securities issued in Canada of such series pursuant to the provisions set forth in the preceding paragraph, we shall deliver to the trustees a certificate, signed by an authorized officer, stating that we are entitled to redeem the Debt Securities issued in Canada of such series pursuant to their terms.

Provision of Financial Information

We will file with the trustees, within 20 days after it files or furnishes them with the SEC, copies of our annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) which we are required to file or furnish with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

Notwithstanding that we may not remain subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, we will continue to provide the trustees:

within 20 days after the time periods required for the filing or furnishing of such forms by the SEC, annual reports on Form 10-K or any successor form, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or any successor form and current reports of Form 8-K or any successor form.
 
Events of Default

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular series of Debt Securities, the following is a summary of events which will, with respect to any series of the Debt Securities, constitute an event of default under the Indenture with respect to the Debt Securities of that series:

we fail to pay principal of, or any premium on, or any Additional Amounts in respect of, any Debt Security of that series when it is due and payable;
 
we fail to pay interest (including Additional Amounts) payable on any Debt Security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and such default continues for 30 days;
 
we fail to make any required sinking fund or analogous payment for that series of Debt Securities;
 
we fail to observe or perform any of its covenants or agreements in the Indenture that affect or are applicable to the Debt Securities of that series for 90 days after written notice to us by the trustees or to the Company and the trustees by holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of that series;
 
a default (as defined in any indenture or instrument under which we or one of ours subsidiaries has at the date of the Indenture or will thereafter have outstanding any indebtedness) has occurred and is continuing, or we or any of our subsidiaries has failed to pay principal amounts with respect to such indebtedness at maturity and such event of default or failure to pay has resulted in such indebtedness under such indenture or instrument being declared due, payable or otherwise being accelerated, in either event so that an amount in excess of the greater of $15,000,000 and 2% of our shareholders’ equity will be or become due, payable and accelerated upon such declaration or prior to the date on which the same would otherwise have become due, payable and accelerated (the “Accelerated Indebtedness”), and such acceleration will not be rescinded or annulled, or such event of default or failure to pay under such indenture or instrument will not be remedied or cured, whether by payment or otherwise, or waived by the holders of such Accelerated Indebtedness, then (i) if the Accelerated Indebtedness will be as a result of an event of default which is not 

 
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related to the failure to pay principal or interest on the terms, at the times, and on the conditions set out in any such indenture or instrument, it will not be considered an event of default for the purposes of the indenture governing the Debt Securities until 30 days after such indebtedness has been accelerated, or (ii) if the Accelerated Indebtedness will occur as a result of such failure to pay principal or interest or as a result of an event of default which is related to the failure to pay principal or interest on the terms, at the times, and on the conditions set out in any such indenture or instrument, then (A) if such Accelerated Indebtedness is, by its terms, non-recourse to us or our subsidiaries, it will be considered an event of default for purposes of the Indenture governing the Debt Securities; or (B) if such Accelerated Indebtedness is recourse to us or our subsidiaries, any requirement in connection with such failure to pay or event of default for the giving of notice or the lapse of time or the happening of any further condition, event or act under such indenture or instrument in connection with such failure to pay or event of default will be applicable together with an additional seven days before being considered an event of default for the purposes of the Indenture;
 
certain events involving our bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; and
 
any other event of default provided for in that series of Debt Securities.
 
A default under one series of Debt Securities will not necessarily be a default under another series.  A trustee may withhold notice to the holders of the Debt Securities of any default, except in the payment of principal or premium, if any, or interest, if any, if in good faith it considers it in the interests of the holders to do so and so advises us in writing.

If an event of default (except for events involving the Company’s bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization) for any series of Debt Securities occurs and continues, a trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of that series may require us to repay immediately:

the entire principal and interest of the Debt Securities of the series; or
 
if the Debt Securities are discounted securities, that portion of the principal as is described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
 
If an event of default relates to events involving our bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the principal of all Debt Securities will become immediately due and payable without any action by the trustee or any holder.

Subject to certain conditions, the holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of the affected series can rescind and annul an accelerated payment requirement. If Debt Securities are discounted securities, the applicable Prospectus Supplement will contain provisions relating to the acceleration of maturity of a portion of the principal amount of the discounted securities upon the occurrence or continuance of an event of default.

Other than its duties in case of a default, a trustee is not obligated to exercise any of the rights or powers that it will have under the Indenture at the request or direction of any holders, unless the holders offer the trustee reasonable security or indemnity. If they provide this reasonable security or indemnity, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of any series of Debt Securities may, subject to certain limitations, direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to a trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon a trustee, for any series of Debt Securities.

We will be required to furnish to the trustees a statement annually as to its compliance with all conditions and covenants under the Indenture and, if we are not in compliance, we must specify any defaults. We will also be required to notify the trustees as soon as practicable upon becoming aware of any event of default.

No holder of a Debt Security of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or a trustee, or for any other remedy, unless:

the holder has previously given to the trustees written notice of a continuing event of default with respect to the Debt Securities of the affected series;
 
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the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of the series affected by an event of default have made a written request, and the holders have offered reasonable indemnity, to the trustees to institute a proceeding as trustees; and
 
the trustees have failed to institute a proceeding, and have not received from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of the series affected by an event of default a direction inconsistent with the request, within 60 days after receipt of the holders’ notice, request and offer of indemnity.
 
However, such above-mentioned limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by the holder of a Debt Security for the enforcement of payment of the principal of or any premium, if any, or interest on such Debt Security on or after the applicable due date specified in such Debt Security.
 
Defeasance

When we use the term “defeasance”, it means discharge from its obligations with respect to any Debt Securities of or within a series under the Indenture. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, if we deposit with a trustee cash, government securities or a combination thereof sufficient to pay the principal, interest, if any, premium, if any, and any other sums due to the stated maturity date or a redemption date of the Debt Securities of a series, then at our option:

we will be discharged from the obligations with respect to the Debt Securities of that series; or
 
we will no longer be under any obligation to comply with certain restrictive covenants under the Indenture and certain events of default will no longer apply to us.
 
If this happens, the holders of the Debt Securities of the affected series will not be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture except for registration of transfer and exchange of Debt Securities and the replacement of lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Debt Securities. These holders may look only to the deposited fund for payment on their Debt Securities.

To exercise the defeasance option, we must deliver to the trustees:

an opinion of counsel in the United States to the effect that the holders of the outstanding Debt Securities of the affected series will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of a defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the defeasance had not occurred;
 
an opinion of counsel in Canada or a ruling from the Canada Revenue Agency to the effect that the holders of the outstanding Debt Securities of the affected series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Canadian federal, provincial or territorial income or other tax purposes as a result of a defeasance and will be subject to Canadian federal, provincial or territorial income tax and other tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case had the defeasance not occurred; and
 
a certificate of one of our officers and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for relating to defeasance have been complied with.
 
If we are to be discharged from its obligations with respect to the Debt Securities, and not just from our covenants, the U.S. opinion must be based upon a ruling from or published by the United States Internal Revenue Service or a change in law to that effect.

In addition to the delivery of the opinions described above, the following conditions must be met before we may exercise its defeasance option:

no event of default or event that, with the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, shall constitute an event of default shall have occurred and be continuing for the Debt Securities of the affected series;
 
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we are not an “insolvent person” within the meaning of applicable bankruptcy and insolvency legislation; and
 
other customary conditions precedent are satisfied.
 
Modification and Waiver

Modifications and amendments of the Indenture may be made by us and the trustees pursuant to one or more Supplemental Indentures (a “Supplemental Indenture”) with the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of each series affected by the modification. However, without the consent of each holder affected, no such modification may:

change the stated maturity of the principal of, premium, if any, or any installment of interest, if any, on any Debt Security;
 
reduce the principal, premium, if any, or rate of interest, if any, or change any obligation of the Company to pay any Additional Amounts;
 
reduce the amount of principal of a debt security payable upon acceleration of its maturity or the amount provable in bankruptcy;
 
change the place or currency of any payment;
 
affect the holder’s right to require us to repurchase the Debt Securities at the holder’s option;
 
impair the right of the holders to institute a suit to enforce their rights to payment;
 
adversely affect any conversion or exchange right related to a series of Debt Securities;
 
reduce the percentage of Debt Securities required to modify the Indenture or to waive compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture; or
 
reduce the percentage in principal amount of outstanding Debt Securities necessary to take certain actions.
 
The holders of a majority in principal amount of outstanding Debt Securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all Debt Securities of that series waive, insofar as only that series is concerned, past defaults under the Indenture and compliance by us with certain restrictive provisions of the Indenture. However, these holders may not waive a default in any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Debt Security or compliance with a provision that cannot be modified without the consent of each holder affected.

We may modify the Indenture pursuant to a Supplemental Indenture without the consent of any holders to:

evidence its successor under the Indenture;
 
add covenants or surrender any right or power for the benefit of holders;
 
add events of default;
 
provide for unregistered securities to become registered securities under the Indenture and make other such changes to unregistered securities that in each case do not materially and adversely affect the interests of holders of outstanding Debt Securities;
 
establish the forms of the Debt Securities;
 
appoint a successor trustee under the Indenture;
 
add provisions to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of the Debt Securities as long as there is no material adverse effect on the holders;

 
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cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent provision or make any other provisions in each case that would not materially and adversely affect the interests of holders of outstanding Debt Securities, if any;
 
comply with any applicable laws of the United States and Canada in order to effect and maintain the qualification of the Indenture under such laws to the extent they do not conflict with the applicable laws of the United States; or
 
change or eliminate any provisions of the Indenture where such change takes effect when there are no Debt Securities outstanding under the Indenture.
 
Governing Law

The Indenture and the Debt Securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except that discharge by the Canadian trustee of any of its rights, powers, duties or responsibilities hereunder shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable thereto.
 
The Trustees

Any trustee under the Indenture or its affiliates may provide other services to us in the ordinary course of their business.  If the trustee or any affiliate acquires any conflicting interest and a default occurs with respect to the Debt Securities, the trustee must eliminate the conflict or resign.
 
Resignation and Removal of Trustee

A trustee may resign or be removed with respect to one or more series of the Debt Securities and a successor trustee may be appointed to act with respect to such series.
 
Consent to Service

In connection with the Indenture, we will irrevocably designate and appoint CT Corporation System, 111 8th Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10011, as our authorized agent upon which process may be served in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Indenture or the Debt Securities that may be instituted in any U.S. federal or New York State court located in The Borough of Manhattan, in the City of New York, or brought by the trustees (whether in their individual capacity or in their capacity as trustees under the Indenture), and will irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts.
 
Enforceability of Judgments

Because all or substantially all of our assets, as well as the assets of certain of  our directors, are within the United States, any judgment obtained in Canada against the Company or certain of its directors, including judgments with respect to the payment of principal on the Debt Securities, may not be collectible within Canada.

We have been advised that there is doubt as to the enforceability in the United States, by a court in original actions or actions to enforce judgments of Canadian courts, of civil liabilities predicated solely upon Canadian federal or provincial securities laws.

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable Prospectus Supplements and free writing prospectuses, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the Warrants that we may offer under this Prospectus, which may consist of Warrants to purchase Common Shares or Debt Securities and may be issued in one or more series.  Warrants may be offered independently or together with Common Shares, Debt Securities or Subscription Receipts offered by any Prospectus Supplement, and may be attached to or separate from those Securities.  While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any Warrants that it may offer under this Prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of Warrants that it may offer in more detail in the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus.  The terms of any Warrants offered under a Prospectus Supplement may differ from the terms described below.
 
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General

Warrants may be issued under and governed by the terms of one or more warrant indentures (each a “Warrant Indenture”) between us and a warrant trustee (the “Warrant Trustee”) that we will name in the relevant Prospectus Supplement.  Each Warrant Trustee will be a financial institution organized under the laws of Canada or any province thereof and authorized to carry on business as a trustee.

This summary of some of the provisions of the Warrants is not complete.  The statements made in this Prospectus relating to any Warrant Indenture and Warrants to be issued under this Prospectus are summaries of certain anticipated provisions thereof and do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all provisions of the applicable Warrant Indenture.  Prospective investors should refer to the Warrant Indenture relating to the specific Warrants being offered for the complete terms of the Warrants.  We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, any Warrant Indenture describing the terms and conditions of Warrants we are offering before the issuance of such Warrants.

The applicable Prospectus Supplement relating to any Warrants offered by us will describe the particular terms of those Warrants and include specific terms relating to the offering.
 
Equity Warrants

The particular terms of each issue of equity warrants (“Equity Warrants”) will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. This description will include, where applicable:
 
the designation and aggregate number of Equity Warrants;
 
the price at which the Equity Warrants will be offered;
 
the currency or currencies in which the Equity Warrants will be offered;
 
the date on which the right to exercise the Equity Warrants will commence and the date on which the right will expire;
 
the number of Common Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of each Equity Warrant and the price at which and currency or currencies in which the Common Shares may be purchased upon exercise of each Equity Warrant;
 
the designation and terms of any Securities with which the Equity Warrants will be offered, if any, and the number of the Equity Warrants that will be offered with each Security;
 
the date or dates, if any, on or after which the Equity Warrants and the other Securities with which the Equity Warrants will be offered will be transferable separately;
 
whether the Equity Warrants will be subject to redemption and, if so, the terms of such redemption provisions;
 
whether we will issue the Equity Warrants as global securities and, if so, the identity of the depositary of the global securities;
 
whether the Equity Warrants will be listed on any exchange;
 
material United States and Canadian federal income tax consequences of owning the Equity Warrants; and
 
any other material terms or conditions of the Equity Warrants.
 
Debt Warrants

The particular terms of each issue of debt warrants (“Debt Warrants”) will be described in the related Prospectus Supplement. This description will include, where applicable:
 
the designation and aggregate number of Debt Warrants;
 
the price at which the Debt Warrants will be offered;
 
the currency or currencies in which the Debt Warrants will be offered;
 
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the date on which the right to exercise the Debt Warrants will commence and the date on which the right will expire;
 
the principal amount of Debt Securities that may be purchased upon exercise of each Debt Warrant and the price at which and currency or currencies in which that principal amount of Debt Securities may be purchased upon exercise of each Debt Warrant;
 
the designation and terms of any Securities with which the Debt Warrants will be offered, if any, and the number of the Debt Warrants that will be offered with each Security;
 
the date or dates, if any, on or after which the Debt Warrants and the other Securities with which the Debt Warrants will be offered will be transferable separately;
 
the terms and provisions of the Debt Securities issuable upon the exercise of the Debt Warrants;
 
the minimum or maximum amount of Debt Warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
 
whether the Debt Warrants will be subject to redemption, and, if so, the terms of such redemption provisions;
 
whether we will issue the Debt Warrants as global securities and, if so, the identity of the depositary of the global securities;
 
whether the Debt Warrants will be listed on any exchange;
 
material United States and Canadian federal income tax consequences of owning the Debt Warrants; and
 
any other material terms or conditions of the Debt Warrants.
 
Rights of Holders Prior to Exercise

Prior to the exercise of their Warrants, holders of Warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the Common Shares or Debt Securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
 
Exercise of Warrants

Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase the Securities that we specify in the applicable Prospectus Supplement at the exercise price that we describe therein.  Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, holders of the Warrants may exercise the Warrants at any time up to the specified time on the expiration date that we set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.  After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised Warrants will become void.

Holders of the Warrants may exercise the Warrants by delivering the Warrant Certificate representing the Warrants to be exercised together with specified information, and paying the required amount to the Warrant Trustee in immediately available funds, as provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.  We will set forth on the Warrant Certificate and in the applicable Prospectus Supplement the information that the holder of the Warrant will be required to deliver to the Warrant Trustee.

Upon receipt of the required payment and the Warrant Certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the Warrant Trustee or any other office indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, we will issue and deliver the securities purchasable upon such exercise.  If fewer than all of the Warrants represented by the Warrant Certificate are exercised, then we will issue a new Warrant Certificate for the remaining amount of Warrants.  If we so indicate in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, holders of the Warrants may surrender securities as all or part of the exercise price for Warrants.
 
Anti-Dilution

The Warrant Indenture will specify that upon the subdivision, consolidation, reclassification or other material change of the Common Shares or Debt Securities or any other reorganization, amalgamation, merger or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, the Warrants will thereafter evidence the right of the holder to receive the securities, property or cash deliverable in exchange for or on the conversion of or in respect of the Common Shares or Debt Securities to which the holder of a Common Share or Debt Security would have been entitled immediately after such event.  Similarly, any distribution to all or substantially all of the holders of Common Shares of rights, options, warrants, evidences of indebtedness or assets will result in an adjustment in the number of Common Shares to be issued to holders of Equity Warrants.
 
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Global Securities

We may issue Warrants in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities, which will be registered in the name of and be deposited with a depositary, or its nominee, each of which will be identified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.  The global securities may be in temporary or permanent form. The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe the terms of any depositary arrangement and the rights and limitations of owners of beneficial interests in any global security. The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe the exchange, registration and transfer rights relating to any global security.
 
Modifications

The Warrant Indenture, if any, will provide for modifications and alterations to the Warrants issued thereunder by way of a resolution of holders of Warrants at a meeting of such holders or a consent in writing from such holders.  The number of holders of Warrants required to pass such a resolution or execute such a written consent will be specified in the Warrant Indenture.

We may amend any Warrant Indenture and the Warrants, without the consent of the holders of the Warrants, to cure any ambiguity, to cure, correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent provision, or in any other manner that will not materially and adversely affect the interests of holders of outstanding Warrants.

 
DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS

We may issue Subscription Receipts, which will entitle holders to receive upon satisfaction of certain release conditions and for no additional consideration, Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants or any combination thereof.  Subscription Receipts will be issued pursuant to one or more subscription receipt agreements (each, a “Subscription Receipt Agreement”), each to be entered into between us and an escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), which will establish the terms and conditions of the Subscription Receipts.  Each Escrow Agent will be a financial institution organized under the laws of the United States or a state thereof or Canada or a province thereof and authorized to carry on business as a trustee.  We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, any Subscription Receipt Agreement describing the terms and conditions of Subscription Receipts we are offering before the issuance of such Subscription Receipts.

The following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of Subscription Receipts and is not intended to be complete.  The statements made in this Prospectus relating to any Subscription Receipt Agreement and Subscription Receipts to be issued thereunder are summaries of certain anticipated provisions thereof and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all provisions of the applicable Subscription Receipt Agreement and the Prospectus Supplement describing such Subscription Receipt Agreement.

The Prospectus Supplement relating to any Subscription Receipts we offer will describe the Subscription Receipts and include specific terms relating to their offering.  All such terms will comply with the requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE Amex relating to Subscription Receipts.  If underwriters or agents are used in the sale of Subscription Receipts, one or more of such underwriters or agents may also be parties to the Subscription Receipt Agreement governing the Subscription Receipts sold to or through such underwriters or agents.
 
General

The Prospectus Supplement and the Subscription Receipt Agreement for any Subscription Receipts we offer will describe the specific terms of the Subscription Receipts and may include, but are not limited to, any of the following:

the designation and aggregate number of Subscription Receipts offered;
 
the price at which the Subscription Receipts will be offered;
 
the currency or currencies in which the Subscription Receipts will be offered;
 
the designation, number and terms of the Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants or combination thereof to be received by holders of Subscription Receipts upon satisfaction of the release conditions, and the procedures that will result in the adjustment of those numbers;
 
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the conditions (the “Release Conditions”) that must be met in order for holders of Subscription Receipts to receive for no additional consideration Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants or a combination thereof;
 
the procedures for the issuance and delivery of Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants or a combination thereof to holders of Subscription Receipts upon satisfaction of the Release Conditions;
 
whether any payments will be made to holders of Subscription Receipts upon delivery of the Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants or a combination thereof upon satisfaction of the Release Conditions (e.g., an amount equal to dividends declared on Common Shares by us to holders of record during the period from the date of issuance of the Subscription Receipts to the date of issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement, or an amount equal to interest payable by us in respect of Debt Securities during the period from the date of issuance of the Subscription Receipts to the date of issuance of the Debt Securities pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement);
 
the terms and conditions under which the Escrow Agent will hold all or a portion of the gross proceeds from the sale of Subscription Receipts, together with interest and income earned thereon (collectively, the “Escrowed Funds”), pending satisfaction of the Release Conditions;
 
the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Escrow Agent will hold Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants or a combination thereof pending satisfaction of the Release Conditions;
 
the terms and conditions under which the Escrow Agent will release all or a portion of the Escrowed Funds to us upon satisfaction of the Release Conditions;
 
if the Subscription Receipts are sold to or through underwriters or agents, the terms and conditions under which the Escrow Agent will release a portion of the Escrowed Funds to such underwriters or agents in payment of all or a portion of their fees or commission in connection with the sale of the Subscription Receipts;
 
procedures for the refund by the Escrow Agent to holders of Subscription Receipts of all or a portion of the subscription price for their Subscription Receipts, plus any pro rata entitlement to interest earned or income generated on such amount, if the Release Conditions are not satisfied;
 
any entitlement of the Company to purchase the Subscription Receipts in the open market by private agreement or otherwise;
 
whether we will issue the Subscription Receipts as global securities and, if so, the identity of the depositary for the global securities;
 
whether we will issue the Subscription Receipts as bearer securities, registered securities or both;
 
provisions as to modification, amendment or variation of the Subscription Receipt Agreement or any rights or terms attaching to the Subscription Receipts;
 
the identity of the Escrow Agent;
 
whether the Subscription Receipts will be listed on any exchange;
 
material United States and Canadian federal tax consequences of owning the Subscription Receipts; and
 
any other terms of the Subscription Receipts.
 
In addition, the Prospectus Supplement and the Subscription Receipt Agreement for any Subscription Receipts we offer will describe all contractual rights of rescission that will be granted to initial purchasers of Subscription Receipts in the event this Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement under which the Subscription Receipts are issued or any amendment hereto or thereto contains a misrepresentation, as discussed further under the sub-paragraph entitled “Rescission” below.

The holders of Subscription Receipts will not be shareholders of the Company.  Holders of Subscription Receipts are entitled only to receive Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants or a combination thereof on exchange of their Subscription Receipts, plus any cash payments provided for under the Subscription Receipt Agreement, if the Release Conditions are satisfied.  If the Release Conditions are not satisfied, the holders of Subscription Receipts shall be entitled to a refund of all or a portion of the subscription price therefor and all or a portion of the pro rata share of interest earned or income generated thereon, as provided in the Subscription Receipt Agreement.
 
 
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Escrow

The Escrowed Funds will be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent, and such Escrowed Funds will be released to us (and, if the Subscription Receipts are sold to or through underwriters or agents, a portion of the Escrowed Funds may be released to such underwriters or agents in payment of all or a portion of their fees in connection with the sale of the Subscription Receipts) at the time and under the terms specified by the Subscription Receipt Agreement.  If the Release Conditions are not satisfied, holders of Subscription Receipts will receive a refund of all or a portion of the subscription price for their Subscription Receipts plus their pro rata entitlement to interest earned or income generated on such amount, in accordance with the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement.  Common Shares, Debt Securities or Warrants may be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent, and will be released to the holders of Subscription Receipts following satisfaction of the Release Conditions at the time and under the terms specified in the Subscription Receipt Agreement.
 
Anti-Dilution

The Subscription Receipt Agreement will specify that upon the subdivision, consolidation, reclassification or other material change of the Common Shares, Debt Securities or Warrants or any other reorganization, amalgamation, merger or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, the Subscription Receipts will thereafter evidence the right of the holder to receive the securities, property or cash deliverable in exchange for or on the conversion of or in respect of the Common Shares, Debt Securities or Warrants to which the holder of a Common Share, Debt Security or Warrant would have been entitled immediately after such event.  Similarly, any distribution to all or substantially all of the holders of Common Shares of rights, options, warrants, evidences of indebtedness or assets will result in an adjustment in the number of Common Shares to be issued to holders of Subscription Receipts whose Subscription Receipts entitle the holders thereof to receive Common Shares.  Alternatively, such securities, evidences of indebtedness or assets may, at our option, be issued to the Escrow Agent and delivered to holders of Subscription Receipts on exercise thereof.  The Subscription Receipt Agreement will also provide that if other actions of the Company affect the Common Shares, Debt Securities or Warrants, which, in the reasonable opinion of our directors, would materially affect the rights of the holders of Subscription Receipts and/or the rights attached to the Subscription Receipts, the number of Common Shares, Debt Securities or Warrants which are to be received pursuant to the Subscription Receipts shall be adjusted in such manner, if any, and at such time as our directors may in their discretion reasonably determine to be equitable to the holders of Subscription Receipts in such circumstances.
 
Rescission

The Subscription Receipt Agreement will also provide that any misrepresentation in this Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement under which the Subscription Receipts are offered, or any amendment thereto, will entitle each initial purchaser of Subscription Receipts to a contractual right of rescission following the issuance of the Common Shares, Debt Securities or Warrants to such purchaser entitling such purchaser to receive the amount paid for the Subscription Receipts upon surrender of the Common Shares, Debt Securities or Warrants, provided that such remedy for rescission is exercised in the time stipulated in the Subscription Receipt Agreement.  This right of rescission does not extend to holders of Subscription Receipts who acquire such Subscription Receipts from an initial purchaser, on the open market or otherwise, or to initial purchasers who acquire Subscription Receipts in the United States.
 
Global Securities

We may issue Subscription Receipts in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities, which will be registered in the name of and be deposited with a depositary, or its nominee, each of which will be identified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.  The global securities may be in temporary or permanent form. The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe the terms of any depositary arrangement and the rights and limitations of owners of beneficial interests in any global security. The applicable Prospectus Supplement also will describe the exchange, registration and transfer rights relating to any global security.
 
Modifications

The Subscription Receipt Agreement will provide for modifications and alterations to the Subscription Receipts issued thereunder by way of a resolution of holders of Subscription Receipts at a meeting of such holders or a consent in writing from such holders.  The number of holders of Subscriptions Receipts required to pass such a resolution or execute such a written consent will be specified in the Subscription Receipt Agreement.
 
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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable Prospectus Supplements, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the Units that we may offer under this Prospectus.  While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any Units that we may offer under this Prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of Units in more detail in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.  The terms of any Units offered under a Prospectus Supplement may differ from the terms described below.

The Company will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that the we file with the SEC, the form of any unit agreement (“Unit Agreement”) between us and a unit agent (“Unit Agent”) that describes the terms and conditions of the series of Units the Company is offering, and any supplemental agreements, before the issuance of the related series of Units.  The following summaries of material terms and provisions of the Units are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the Unit Agreement, if any, and any supplemental agreements applicable to a particular series of Units.  We urge you to read the applicable Prospectus Supplements related to the particular series of Units that we sell under this Prospectus, as well as the complete Unit Agreement, if any, and any supplemental agreements that contain the terms of the Units.
 
General

We may issue units comprising one or more of Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants and Subscription Receipts in any combination.  Each Unit will be issued so that the holder of the Unit is also the holder of each security included in the Unit.  Thus, the holder of a Unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security.  The Unit Agreement, if any, under which a Unit may be issued may provide that the securities included in the Unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date.

We will describe in the applicable Prospectus Supplement the terms of the series of Units, including:

the designation and terms of the Units and of the securities comprising the Units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;
 
any provisions of the governing Unit Agreement, if any, that differ from those described below; and
 
any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the Units or of the securities comprising the Units.
 
The provisions described in this section, as well as those described under “Description of Common Shares,” “Description of Debt Securities,” “Description of Warrants,” and “Description of Subscription Receipts” will apply to each Unit and to any Common Share, Debt Security, Warrant or Subscription Receipt included in each Unit, respectively.
 
Issuance in Series

We may issue Units in such amounts and in numerous distinct series as we determine.
 
Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Units

Each Unit Agent, if any, will act solely as our agent under the applicable Unit Agreement, if any, and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any Unit.  A single bank or trust company may act as Unit Agent for more than one series of Units.  A Unit Agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable Unit Agreement, if any, or Unit, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us.  Any holder of a Unit may, without the consent of the related Unit Agent or the holder of any other Unit, enforce by appropriate legal action its rights as holder under any security included in the Unit.

We, the Unit Agents, if any, and any of their agents may treat the registered holder of any Unit Certificate as an absolute owner of the Units evidenced by that certificate for any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights attaching to the Units so requested, despite any notice to the contrary.
 
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
General

We may offer and sell the Securities, separately or together: (a) to one or more underwriters or dealers; (b) through one or more agents; or (c) directly to one or more other purchasers. The Securities offered pursuant to any Prospectus Supplement may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions at: (i) a fixed price or prices, which may be changed from time to time; (ii) market prices prevailing at the time of sale; (iii) prices related to such prevailing market prices; or (iv) other negotiated prices.  We may only offer and sell the Securities pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement during the period that this Prospectus, including any amendments hereto, remains effective.  The Prospectus Supplement for any of the Securities being offered thereby will set forth the terms of the offering of such Securities, including the type of Security being offered, the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, the purchase price of such Securities, the proceeds to us from such sale, any underwriting commissions or discounts and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers.  Only underwriters so named in the Prospectus Supplement are deemed to be underwriters in connection with the Securities offered thereby.
 
By Underwriters

If underwriters are used in the sale, the Securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale.  Unless otherwise set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto, the obligations of underwriters to purchase the Securities will be subject to certain conditions, but the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the Securities offered by the Prospectus Supplement if any of such Securities are purchased.  We may offer the Securities to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or by underwriters without a syndicate.  We may agree to pay the underwriters a fee or commission for various services relating to the offering of any Securities.  Any such fee or commission will be paid out of our general corporate funds.  We may use underwriters with whom it has a material relationship.  We will describe in the Prospectus Supplement, naming the underwriter, the nature of any such relationship.
 
By Dealers

If dealers are used, and if so specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, we will sell such Securities to the dealers as principals.  The dealers may then resell such Securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by such dealers at the time of resale.  Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.  We will set forth the names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
 
By Agents

The Securities may also be sold through agents designated by us.  Any agent involved will be named, and any fees or commissions payable by us to such agent will be set forth, in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.  Any such fees or commissions will be paid out of our general corporate funds.  Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
 
Direct Sales

Securities may also be sold directly by us at such prices and upon such terms as agreed to by us and the purchaser.  In this case, no underwriters, dealers or agents would be involved in the offering.
 
General Information

Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of the Securities offered by this Prospectus may be deemed underwriters under the Securities Act, and any discounts or commissions they receive from us and any profit on their resale of the securities may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.

Underwriters, dealers or agents who participate in the distribution of Securities may be entitled under agreements to be entered into with us to indemnification by us against certain liabilities, including liabilities under Canadian provincial and territorial and United States securities legislation, or to contribution with respect to payments which such underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make in respect thereof.  Such underwriters, dealers or agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.
 
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We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this Prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable Prospectus Supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this Prospectus and the applicable Prospectus Supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third parties may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third parties in such sale transactions will be identified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.

One or more firms, referred to as “remarketing firms,” may also offer or sell the Securities, if the Prospectus Supplement so indicates, in connection with a remarketing arrangement upon their purchase. Remarketing firms will act as principals for their own accounts or as agents for us. These remarketing firms will offer or sell the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities. The Prospectus Supplement will identify any remarketing firm and the terms of its agreement, if any, with us and will describe the remarketing firm’s compensation. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters in connection with the Securities they remarket.

In connection with any offering of Securities, underwriters may over-allot or effect transactions which stabilize or maintain the market price of the Securities offered at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market.  Such transactions may be commenced, interrupted or discontinued at any time.
 
U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

The following is a general summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations related to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Common Shares acquired pursuant to this Prospectus.
 
This summary is for general information purposes only and does not purport to be a complete analysis or listing of all potential United States federal income tax consequences related to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Common Shares.  In addition, this summary does not take into account the individual facts and circumstances of any particular holder that may affect the United States federal income tax consequences to such holder.  Accordingly, this summary is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, legal or United States federal income tax advice with respect to any holder.  Each holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the United States federal, state and local, and foreign tax consequences related to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Common Shares.
 
No legal opinion from United States legal counsel or ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has been requested, or will be obtained, regarding the United States federal income tax consequences related to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Common Shares.  This summary is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS is not precluded from taking a position that is different from, and contrary to, the positions taken in this summary.
 
Scope of this Summary
 
Authorities
 
This summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Treasury Regulations (whether final, temporary, or proposed), published rulings of the IRS, published administrative positions of the IRS, and United States court decisions that are applicable and, in each case, as in effect and available, as of the date of this Prospectus.  Any of the authorities on which this summary is based could be changed in a material and adverse manner at any time, and any such change could be applied on a retroactive basis.  This summary does not discuss the potential effects, whether adverse or beneficial, of any proposed legislation that, if enacted, could be applied on a retroactive basis.
 
U.S. Holders
 
As used in this summary, the term "U.S. Holder" means a beneficial owner of Common Shares acquired pursuant to this Prospectus that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes: an individual who is a citizen or resident of the U.S.; a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation) organized under the laws of the U.S., any state thereof or the District of Columbia; an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or a trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the U.S. and the control of one or more U.S. persons for all substantial decisions or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

 
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Non-U.S. Holders
 
The term “Non-U.S. Holder” means any beneficial owner of Common Shares acquired pursuant to this Prospectus that is neither a U.S. Holder nor a partnership nor other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  A Non-U.S. Holder should review the discussion under the heading “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders of the Acquisition, Ownership and Disposition of Common Shares” below for more information.
 
U.S. Holders Subject to Special United States Federal Income Tax Rules Not Addressed
 
This summary deals only with persons or entities who hold our Common Shares as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").  This summary does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be applicable to holders in light of their particular circumstances or to holders subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax law, such as (without limitation):  banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions; dealers in securities or foreign currencies; regulated investment companies; traders in securities that mark to market; U.S. expatriates or former long-term residents of the U.S.; persons holding Common Shares as part of a straddle, appreciated financial position, synthetic security, hedge, conversion transaction or other integrated investment; persons holding Common Shares as a result of a constructive sale; persons holding Common Shares whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; persons who directly, indirectly, or by attribution own 10% or more of the Company’s outstanding equity interests; or entities that acquire Common Shares that are treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes and investors (i.e., partners) in such partnerships.  Holders that are subject to special provisions under the Code, including holders described immediately above, should consult their own tax advisor regarding the United States federal, state and local, and foreign tax consequences arising from and relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Common Shares.
 
If an entity treated as a partnership holds our Common Shares, the tax treatment of the partners and the partnership generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership holding our Common Shares you should consult your own tax advisor.
 
Tax Consequences Not Addressed
 
This summary does not address the United States state and local, United States federal estate and gift, United States federal alternative minimum tax, or foreign tax consequences to holders of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of Common Shares.  Each holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the United States state and local, United States federal estate and gift, United States federal alternative minimum tax, and foreign tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of Common Shares.
 
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders of the Acquisition, Ownership and Disposition of Common Shares
 
Distributions
 
Distributions made on our Common Shares generally will be included in a U.S. Holder’s income as ordinary dividend income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits (determined under U.S. federal income tax principles) as of the end of our taxable year in which the distribution occurs.  However, with respect to dividends received by individuals, for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011, such dividends are generally taxed at the lower applicable long-term capital gains rates, provided certain holding period requirements are satisfied.  Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of a U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Common Shares and thereafter as capital gain from the sale or exchange of such Common Shares.  Dividends received by a corporation may be eligible for a dividends received deduction, subject to applicable limitations.
 
Sale, Certain Redemptions or Other Taxable Dispositions of Common Shares
 
Upon the sale, certain qualifying redemptions, or other taxable disposition of our Common Shares, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between (i) the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received upon such taxable disposition and (ii) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Common Shares.  Such capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if a U.S. Holder’s holding period in the Common Shares is more than one year at the time of the taxable disposition.  Long-term capital gains recognized by certain non-corporate U.S. Holders (including individuals) will generally be subject to a maximum U.S. federal income tax rate of 15%, which maximum is currently scheduled to increase to 20% for dispositions occurring during taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011.  The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.  A U.S. Holder who sells Common Shares at a loss which, in the aggregate, exceeds certain thresholds may be required to file a disclosure statement with the IRS.
 
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Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
 
Information reporting requirements generally will apply to payments of dividends on our Common Shares and to the proceeds of a sale of Common Shares paid to a U.S. Holder unless the U.S. Holder is an exempt recipient (such as a corporation).  A backup withholding tax will apply to those payments if the U.S. Holder fails to provide its correct taxpayer identification number, or certification of exempt status, or if the U.S. Holder is notified by the IRS that it has failed to report in full payments of interest and dividend income.  Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is furnished in a timely manner to the IRS.
 
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders of the Acquisition, Ownership and Disposition of Common Shares
 
Dividends
 
Distributions on our Common Shares will constitute dividends for U.S. tax purposes to the extent paid from our current and accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles.  To the extent those distributions exceed our current and accumulated earnings and profits, they will constitute a return of capital and will first reduce a Non-U.S. Holder’s basis in our Common Shares, but not below zero, and then will be treated as gain from the sale of stock, which will be taxable according to rules discussed under the heading “Sale or Exchange of Common Shares,” below.  Any dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder with respect to our Common Shares generally will be subject to withholding tax at a 30% gross rate, subject to any exemption or lower rate under an applicable treaty if the Non-U.S. Holder provides us with a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN, unless the Non-U.S. Holder provides us with a properly executed IRS Form W-8ECI (or other applicable form) relating to income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the U.S.
 
Dividends that are effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the U.S. and includible in the Non-U.S. Holder’s gross income are not subject to the withholding tax (assuming proper certification and disclosure), but instead are subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at applicable graduated individual or corporate rates.  Any such effectively connected income received by a foreign corporation may, under certain circumstances, be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate, subject to any exemption or lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.
 
A Non-U.S. Holder of Common Shares who wishes to claim the benefit of an applicable treaty rate or exemption is required to satisfy certain certification and other requirements.  If a Non-U.S. Holder is eligible for an exemption from or a reduced rate of U.S. withholding tax pursuant to an income tax treaty, it may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld by timely filing an appropriate claim for refund with the IRS.
 
Sale or Other Taxable Disposition of Common Shares
 
In general, a Non-U.S. Holder of Common Shares will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on gain recognized from a sale, exchange, or other taxable disposition of such Common Shares, unless:
 
the gain is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business carried on by the Non-U.S. Holder (and, where an income tax treaty applies, is attributable to U.S. permanent establishment of the Non-U.S. Holder), in which case the Non-U.S. Holder will be subject to tax on the net gain from the sale at regular graduated federal income tax rates, and if the Non-U.S. Holder is a corporation may be subject to branch profits tax, as described below;
 
the Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who is present in the U.S. for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and certain other conditions are met, in which case the Non-U.S. Holder will be subject to a 30% tax on the gain from the sale, which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses; or
 
the Company is or has been a “U.S. real property holding corporation” ("USRPHC") for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of the Non-U.S. Holder’s holding period or the 5-year period ending on the date of disposition of Common Shares; provided, that as long as our shares of Common Shares are regularly traded on an established securities market (the “Regularly Traded Exception”), a Non-U.S. Holder would not be subject to taxation under this rule if the Non-U.S. Holder has not owned more than 5% of our Common Shares at any time during such 5-year or shorter period.  Certain attribution rules apply in determining ownership for this purpose.  Non-U.S. Holders should be aware that the Company has made no determination as to whether the Company is or has been a USRPHC, and the Company can provide no assurances that the Company is not and will not become a USRPHC in the future.  
 
 
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In addition, in the event that the Company is or becomes a USRPHC, Non-U.S. Holders should be aware that there can be no assurance that the Common Shares will meet the Regularly Traded Exception at the time a Non-U.S. Holder purchases Common Shares or sells, exchanges or otherwise disposes of such Common Share.  Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult with their own tax advisors regarding the consequences if we have been, are or will be a USRPHC.
 
If a Non-U.S. Holder is an individual described in the first bullet point above, he or she will be subject to tax on the net gain derived from the sale or other taxable disposition of our Common Shares under regular graduated U.S. federal income tax rates.  If a Non-U.S. Holder is a foreign corporation described in the first bullet point above, it will be subject to tax on its net gain from such a sale or other taxable disposition generally in the same manner as if it were a U.S. person as defined under the Code and, in addition, it may be subject to the branch profits tax at a gross rate equal to 30% of its effectively connected earnings and profits for that taxable year, subject to any exemption or lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.  If a Non-U.S. Holder is an individual described in the second bullet point above, such holder will be subject to tax at a rate of 30% (or subject to any exemption or lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on the gain derived from the sale or other taxable disposition of our Common Shares even though such holder is not considered a resident of the U.S.  The amount of such gain may be offset by the Non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. source capital losses.
 
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
 
Generally, we must report annually to the IRS and to Non-U.S. Holders the amount of dividends paid on our Common Shares to Non-U.S. Holders and the amount of tax, if any, withheld with respect to those payments. Copies of the information returns reporting such interest, dividends and withholding may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which a Non-U.S. Holder resides under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty.
 
In general, a Non-U.S. Holder will not be subject to backup withholding with respect to payments of dividends that we make, provided we receive a statement meeting certain requirements to the effect that the Non-U.S. Holder is not a U.S. person and we do not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the holder is a U.S. person, as defined under the Code, that is not an exempt recipient.  The requirements for the statement will be met if (1) the Non-U.S. Holder provides it’s name, address and U.S. taxpayer identification number, if any, and certifies, under penalty of perjury, that it is not a U.S. person (which certification may be made on IRS Form W-8BEN) or (2) a financial institution holding the instrument on behalf of the Non-U.S. Holder certifies, under penalty of perjury, that such statement has been received by it and furnishes us or our paying agent with a copy of the statement.  In addition, a Non-U.S. Holder will be subject to information reporting and, depending on the circumstances, backup withholding with respect to payments of the proceeds of a sale of our Common Shares within the U.S. or conducted through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries, unless the statement described above has been received, and we do not have actual knowledge or reason to know that a holder is a U.S. person, as defined under the Code, that is not an exempt recipient, or the Non-U.S. Holder otherwise establishes an exemption.  Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against a Non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is furnished timely to the IRS.
 
INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
 
None.
 
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR 

Our registrar and transfer agent for our common shares is Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc. located at 3200 Cherry Creek Dr. South, Suite 430, Denver, Colorado 80209.
 
LEGAL MATTERS 

The law firms of McMillan LLP and Dorsey & Whitney LLP have acted as our counsel by providing an opinion on the validity of the securities offered in this Prospectus and applicable Prospectus Supplements and counsel named in the applicable Prospectus Supplement will pass upon legal matters for any underwriters, dealers or agents.  Certain legal matters related to the Securities offered by this Prospectus will be passed upon on our behalf by McMillan LLP, with respect to matters of Nevada law, and Dorsey & Whitney LLP, with respect to matters of New York law.
 
 
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EXPERTS

Our consolidated balance sheets as at December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders' equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010 and accumulated from May 26, 1999 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2010 have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of Manning Elliott LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, given upon the authority of that firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.  Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.

This Prospectus is part of a registration statement and, as permitted by SEC rules, does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement.  Whenever a reference is made in this Prospectus to any of our contracts or other documents, the reference may not be complete and, for a copy of the contract or document, you should refer to the exhibits that are part of the registration statement.  You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information on the public reference rooms and their copy charges.   You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference rooms at:
 
100 F Street, N.E.
Room 1580
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
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THIS PRELIMINARY MJDS PROSPECTUS RELATING TO THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED IN IT HAS BEEN FILED IN THE PROVINCES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN, MANITOBA, ONTARIO, NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND  BUT HAS NOT YET BECOME FINAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF A DISTRIBUTION. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRELIMINARY MJDS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE COMPLETE AND MAY HAVE TO BE AMENDED. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED UNTIL A RECEIPT IS OBTAINED FOR THE MJDS PROSPECTUS.
 
This MJDS prospectus constitutes a public offering of these securities only in those jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered for sale and in those jurisdictions only by persons permitted to sell such securities. No securities commission or similar authority in Canada or the United States of America has in any way passed upon the merits of the securities offered by this preliminary MJDS prospectus and any representation to the contrary is an offence.
 
 
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST 25, 2011
 
MJDS PROSPECTUS

 
URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION
 
$100,000,000
Common Shares
Debt Securities
Warrants
Subscription Receipts
Units
 
 
Uranerz Energy Corporation (“we” or the “Company”) may offer and sell, from time to time, up to $100,000,000 aggregate initial offering price of:
 
shares of common stock, par value $0.001 (“Common Shares”),
 
debt securities (“Debt Securities”),
 
warrants to purchase Common Shares or Debt Securities (“Warrants”),
 
subscription receipts for Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants or any combination thereof (“Subscription Receipts”), or
 
 any combination thereof (“Units”)
 
(collectively, the Common Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants, Subscription Receipts, and Units are referred to as the “Securities”) in one or more transactions under this prospectus (the “Prospectus”).
 
This Prospectus provides you with a general description of the Securities that we may offer. Each time we offer Securities, we will provide you with a prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) that describes specific information about the particular Securities being offered and may add, update or change information contained in this Prospectus. You should read both this Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, together with any additional information which is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.  This Prospectus may not be used to offer or sell securities without the Prospectus Supplement which includes a description of the method and terms of that offering.
 
Investing in these securities involves certain risks. See “Risk Factors” on page 6 of the U.S. prospectus dated August 25, 2011 (the “U.S. prospectus”), filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
 
 
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Commission (“SEC”) and attached to this MJDS prospectus, as well as risk factors disclosed in other documents incorporated by reference.
 
This offering is being made by Uranerz Energy Corporation, a U.S. issuer, using disclosure documents prepared in accordance with U.S. securities laws. Purchasers should be aware that these requirements may differ from those of Canadian securities laws. The financial statements included or incorporated by reference in this MJDS prospectus have not been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and may not be comparable to financial statements of Canadian issuers.
 
These Securities have not been approved or disapproved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities commission nor has the SEC or any state securities commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus.   Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
Certain of the directors and officers of the issuer reside outside of Canada. The majority of the assets of these persons and the issuer may be located outside Canada. The issuer has appointed Lang Michener LLP, 1500 Royal Centre, 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4N7 as its agent for service of process in Canada, but it may not be possible for investors to effect service of process within Canada upon all of the directors, officers and experts referred to above. It may also not be possible to enforce against the issuer, its directors and officers judgments obtained in Canadian courts predicated upon the civil liability provisions of applicable securities laws in Canada.
 
All dollar amounts in this MJDS prospectus, unless otherwise specified, are expressed in U.S. dollars.
 
 
 
 
THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS AUGUST ___, 2011.
 
 
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ABOUT THIS MJDS PROSPECTUS
 
This document is called an MJDS prospectus and has been filed with securities regulators in the Provinces of  British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island under the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system (“MJDS”) in conjunction with the filing of the U.S. registration statement and prospectus that Uranerz Energy Corporation (the “Company”) filed with the SEC using a “shelf” registration or continuous offering process. Under this shelf process, we may, from time to time, offer, sell and issue any of the Securities or any combination of the Securities described in this MJDS prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of US$100,000,000.
 
Our Common Shares are traded on the NYSE Amex and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “URZ” and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “U9E”.  On August 24, 2011, the last reported sale price of the Common Shares on the NYSE Amex was $2.22 per share, on the Toronto Stock Exchange was Cdn$2.19 per share  and on the Frankfurt Exchange was €1.51 per shares. There is currently no market through which the Securities, other than the Common Shares, may be sold and purchasers may not be able to resell the Securities purchased under this Prospectus.  This may affect the pricing of the Securities, other than the Common Shares, in the secondary market, the transparency and availability of trading prices, the liquidity of these Securities and the extent of issuer regulation.  See “Risk Factors”.
 
This MJDS prospectus incorporates by reference the U.S. prospectus and the associated registration statement which was filed with the SEC on August 25, 2011 on Form S-3 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “registration statement”).  This MJDS prospectus does not include all of the information included in the registration statement. Each time we sell securities under the MJDS prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement containing specific information about the offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information in this MJDS prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in that prospectus supplement. You should read both this MJDS prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the heading “Documents Incorporated by Reference.”
 
The U.S. prospectus and registration statement, including the exhibits to the registration statement and documents incorporated by reference, provide information about us and the securities offered under this MJDS prospectus. The registration statement and U.S. prospectus, including the exhibits, can be read at the SEC website, www.sec.gov, or the website maintained by Canadian securities regulatory authorities, www.sedar.com, or at the SEC public reference room mentioned under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information”.
 
You should rely only on the information provided in this MJDS prospectus or incorporated by reference into this MJDS prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer or soliciting a purchase of these securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making the offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make the offer or solicitation. You should not assume that the information in this MJDS prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document.
 
We will not offer warrants for sale separately to any member of the public in Canada unless the offering is in connection with and forms a part of the consideration for an acquisition or merger transaction or unless the prospectus supplement containing specific terms of the warrants to be offered separately is first approved for filing by the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada where the warrants will be offered for sale.
 
This MJDS prospectus incorporates business and financial information about us that is not included or delivered with this document. You may request and obtain this information free of charge by writing or telephoning us at the following address or number: 1701 East “E” Street, PO Box 50850, Casper, Wyoming 82605-0850, USA, telephone 307-265-8900. Our website is at www.uranerz.com. Information contained on our website is not a prospectus and does not constitute part of this MJDS prospectus.
 
Unless we have indicated otherwise, in this prospectus references to “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” or similar terms are all references to Uranerz Energy Corporation.
 
 
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RISK FACTORS
 
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risk factors described under "Risk Factors" in the registration statement forming part of this MJDS prospectus and in our annual, quarterly and current reports filed with the SEC, each of which may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future.  Additional risks, including those that relate to any particular securities that we will offer, will be included in the applicable prospectus supplement.  Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risk factors.  The market or trading price of our securities could decline due to any of these risks.  In addition, please read “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the U.S. prospectus, where we describe additional uncertainties associated with our business and the forward-looking statements incorporated by reference in this MJDS prospectus.  Please note that additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business and operations. 
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
The Canadian securities regulators allow us to “incorporate by reference” in this MJDS prospectus the information in documents we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this MJDS prospectus and later information that we file with the SEC will update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and future filings we make with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (other than any portions of the respective filings that were furnished rather than filed, pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K (including exhibits related thereto) or other applicable SEC rules):
 

 
(a)
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, which report contains our audited financial statements and the notes thereto as at December 31, 2010 and 2009 and for the three years ended December 31, 2010, together with the auditors’ report thereon, as filed on March 15, 2011;

 
(b)
our Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2010, as filed on June 27, 2011;

 
(c)
our Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, dated April 27, 2011, in connection with our June 15, 2011 annual general meeting of shareholders, as filed on May 6, 2011;

 
(d)
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, which report contains our unaudited financial statements and the notes thereto as at June 30, 2011 and for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, as filed on August 9, 2011;

 
(e)
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, which report contains our unaudited financial statements and the notes thereto as at March 31, 2011 and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, as filed on May 10, 2011;

 
(f)
our Current Reports on Form 8-K as filed August 12, 2011 and June 21, 2011;

 
(g)
the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, as filed on August 7, 2006, including any amendment or reports filed for purposes of updating such description; and
 
 
(h)
all other documents filed by us with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Prospectus but before the end of the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Prospectus.
 
 
 
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The foregoing documents have been, and any future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act before the termination of this offering will be, filed with the securities commission or similar regulatory authority in each of the Provinces of Canada where this offering is made. Such documents may also be obtained from the web site maintained by Canadian securities regulatory authorities, www.sedar.com. Filing dates in Canada on SEDAR may vary slightly from the filing dates with the SEC. The Company is currently a reporting issuer in the Province of Ontario.  Pursuant to applicable securities legislation, the Company is permitted to satisfy the continuous disclosure requirements in the Province of Ontario essentially by:
 
complying with applicable requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex stock exchange and U.S. federal securities laws applicable to it;
 
filing its continuous disclosure documents with the securities commission or similar regulatory authority in each of the above Provinces in the manner and in the time required under U.S. federal securities laws; and
 
where applicable, sending the continuous disclosure documents to the Company’s securityholders having an address in any of the above Provinces.
 
We will provide a copy of the documents we incorporate by reference, at no cost, to any person who receives this MJDS prospectus. To request a copy of any or all of these documents, you should write or telephone us at: 1701 East “E” Street, PO Box 50850, Casper, Wyoming 82605-0850, USA, telephone 307-265-8900.
 
To obtain timely delivery, you must request the information from us no later than five days before you must make your investment decision.
 
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
 
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.  Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.
 
This Prospectus is part of a registration statement and, as permitted by SEC rules, does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement.  Whenever a reference is made in this Prospectus to any of our contracts or other documents, the reference may not be complete and, for a copy of the contract or document, you should refer to the exhibits that are part of the registration statement.  You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information on the public reference rooms and their copy charges.   You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference rooms at:
 
100 F Street, N.E.
Room 1580
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
We also file in Canada on SEDAR. You may read our public Canadian filings on the SEDAR Internet site at www.sedar.com and you can print them from that site.
 
PURCHASERS’ STATUTORY RIGHTS
 
Securities legislation in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island provides purchasers with the right to withdraw from an agreement to purchase securities within two business days after receipt or deemed receipt of a MJDS prospectus and any amendment. In several of the provinces of Canada, the securities legislation further provides a purchaser with remedies for rescission or, in some jurisdictions, damages if the MJDS prospectus and any amendment contains a misrepresentation or is not delivered to the purchaser, provided that such remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province. The purchaser should refer to the applicable provisions of the securities legislation of their province for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor. Rights and remedies also may be available to purchasers under U.S. law; purchasers may wish to consult with a U.S. legal advisor for particulars of these rights.
 
 
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
We hereby consent to the use of our reports dated March 11, 2011 on the consolidated balance sheets of Uranerz Energy Corporation (the “Company”) as at December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010 and accumulated from May 26, 1999 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2010 and also on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting that are included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 which is incorporated by reference in the Company’s MJDS Prospectus and also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in such Prospectus.
 

 
/s/ MANNING ELLIOTT LLP
 
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
 
Vancouver, Canada
 
August 25, 2011
 
 
 
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[ADDITIONAL PAGE FOR CANADIAN PROSPECTUS]
 
CERTIFICATE OF URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION
 
Dated:           August 25, 2011
 
This MJDS prospectus, together with the documents incorporated in this prospectus by reference, constitutes full, true and plain disclosure of all material facts relating to the securities offered by this MJDS prospectus as required by the securities laws of the Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island.

 

 
(Signed) GLENN CATCHPOLE
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Signed) BEN LEBOE
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 
On behalf of the Board of Directors
 

 
(Signed) DENNIS HIGGS
Director
(Signed) PAUL SAXTON
Director

 
 

 

 
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PROSPECTUS

 




URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION

 

 
 $100,000,000
Common Shares
Debt Securities
Warrants
Subscription Receipts
Units
 

 

 

 

 
August 25, 2011
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 14- OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
 
     
Amount
 
Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee
 
$
11,610
 
Legal Fees and Expenses*
   
50,000
 
Accounting Fees and Expenses*
   
5,000
 
Printing and Engraving Expenses*
   
2,500
 
Miscellaneous Expenses*
   
2,500
 
         Total
 
$
71,610
 
 * - Estimated

ITEM 15- INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The Company’s Bylaws provide as follows in regard to the indemnification of directors and officers:

The Company may indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law any person (the “Indemnitee”) made or threatened to be made a party to any proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or is or was serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of another entity at the request of the Company or any predecessor of the Company against judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid in settlement and costs, charges and expenses that he or she incurs in connection with such proceeding; provided that such indemnification may only be made if the Indemnitee is not liable under Section 78.138 of Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes or is determined to have acted in good faith and in a manner which the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company (and with respect to any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful).
 
To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding referred to in subsection (a), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the Company shall indemnify him or her against expenses actually incurred in connection with the defense.
 
The Company will, from time to time, reimburse or advance to any Indemnitee the funds necessary for payment of expenses incurred in connection with defending any proceeding for which he or she is indemnified by the Company, in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding; provided that the Company has received the undertaking of such director, officer, employee or agent to repay any such amount so advanced if it is ultimately determined by a final and unappealable judicial decision that the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses.
 
Any discretionary indemnification pursuant to subsection (a), unless ordered by a court or advanced pursuant to subsection (c), may be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances. The determination must be made (i) by the stockholders; (ii) by the Board of Directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the proceeding; (iii) if a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the proceeding so orders, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or (iv) if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion.
 
The Company’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance expenses to any Indemnitee who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or other entity will be reduced by any amount such Indemnitee may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other entity.
 
The rights conferred on any person by the Company’s Bylaws are not exclusive of any other right which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding office. The Company is specifically authorized to enter into individual contracts with any or all of its directors, officers, employees or agents respecting indemnification and advances, to the fullest extent not prohibited by Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
 
 
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ITEM 16- EXHIBITS

Other than contracts made in the ordinary course of business, the following are the material contracts and other material exhibits as of the date of this registration statement:

Exhibit
 
Number
Description
3.1
Articles of Incorporation (1)
3.2
Bylaws, as amended (1)
3.3
Articles of Amendment filed July 5, 2005 (3)
3.4
Articles of Amendment filed August 8, 2008(16)
3.5
Articles of Amendment filed July 8, 2009(17)
3.6
Articles of Amendment filed August 8, 2011(24)
4.1
Share Certificate(1)
4.2
Form of Lock-up Agreement(19)
4.3
Warrant Indenture, dated October 27, 2009(20)
4.4
Supplemental Warrant Indenture, dated December 8, 2009(21)
4.5
Shareholder Rights Plan, dated August 25, 2010(22)
4.6
Form of Indenture
4.7
Form of Senior Debt Security**
4.8
Form of Subordinate Debt Security**
4.9
Form of Warrant Indenture**
4.10
Form of Subscription Receipt Agreement**
4.11
Form of Unit Agreement**
5.1
Opinion of McMillan LLP
5.2
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP
10.1
Office and Administration Services Agreement between the Company and Senate Capital Group Inc. dated September 1, 2005 (2)
10.2
Agreement for Services between the Company and Highlands Capital, Inc. dated November 1, 2005 (2)
10.3
Financial Public Relations Agreement between the Company and Accent Marketing Ltd. dated November 1, 2005 (2)
10.4
Mineral Property Purchase Agreement between the Company and Ubex Capital Inc. dated April 26, 2005 (2)
10.5
Joint Venture Agreement between the Company and Triex Minerals Corporation dated November 4, 2005 (2)
10.6
Consulting Agreement between the Company and Ubex Capital Inc. for management and consulting services (2)
10.7
Consulting Agreement between Catchpole Enterprises and the Company (3)
10.8
Joint Venture Agreement between the Company and Bluerock Resources Ltd. (3)
10.9
Option and Purchase Agreement for federal mining claims in Wyoming (3)
10.10
Agreement to Purchase ten mining claims in Wyoming (3)
10.11
2005 Stock Option Plan as amended June 10, 2009 (17)
10.12
Mr. George Hartman letter agreement. (3)
10.13
Black Range Minerals Agreement dated June 7, 2006 (5)
10.14
Amendment to Joint Venture Agreement dated September 12, 2006 between the Company and Bluerock Resources Ltd. (6)
10.15
Agreement dated February 1, 2007 between the Company and Robert C. Shook to acquire three projects separate uranium projects located in northeast Wyoming, in central Powder River Basin (7) (8)
10.16
Consulting Agreement dated February 1, 2007 between the Company and O & M Partners, LLC (7) (8)
10.17
Christensen Ranch Agreement dated October 30, 2006 between the Company and George Hartman (9) (10)
10.18
Amendment Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between the Company and Ubex Capital Inc. (10)
10.19
Amendment Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between the Company and Catchpole Enterprises Inc. (10)
10.20
Amendment Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between the Company and Senate Capital Group Inc. (10)
10.21
Purchase and Sale Agreement with NAMMCO dated September 19, 2007, as amended (11) (12)
10.22
Venture Agreement with United Nuclear LLC dated January 15, 2008 (13)
10.23
Agreement with Independent Management Consultants of British Columbia
10.24
Subscription Agreement with Denison Mines dated March 27, 2008
 
 
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10.25
Agency Agreement with Haywood Securities and Cormark Securities Inc. dated April 15, 2008(14)
10.26
Amendment to Joint Venture Agreement dated March 20, 2008 between the Company and Bluerock Resources Ltd. (15)
10.27
Amended Hartman Letter Agreement effective January 1, 2008(18)
10.28
Sales Agreement with Haywood Securities, November 30, 2010 – Form 8K filed December 1, 2010(23)
23.1
Consent of Manning Elliott LLP, independent registered accountants
23.2
Consent of McMillan LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
23.3
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.2 hereto)
24.1
Powers of Attorney (contained on signature pages hereto)
25.1***
Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of Trustee under the Indenture
 

(1)
Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form SB-2 filed March 15, 2002
(2)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed November 21, 2005
(3)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed April 14, 2006
(4)
Filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on November 21, 2005.
(5)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed August 15, 2006
(6)
Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed November 13, 2006.
(7)
As reported in two separate Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2007.
(8)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed April 2, 2006
(9)
As in Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 2, 2006.
(10)
Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed August 14, 2007.
(11)
As reported and filed in Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 24, 2007.
(12)
As reported and filed in Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2008.
(13)
Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2008.
(14)
As reported and filed in Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 18, 2008.
(15)
Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 9, 2008.
(16)
Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 11, 2008.
(17)
Filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed July 9, 2009.
(18)
Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 10, 2009.
(19)
Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 22, 2009.
(20)
Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 27, 2009.
(21)
Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 8, 2009.
(22)
Form of Shareholder Rights Plan filed as an exhibit to our definitive proxy statement on Form 14A filed April 27, 2010.
(23)
Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K, filed December 1, 2010.
(24)
Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K, filed August 12, 2011.
 
** To be filed as an exhibit to a current report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein in connection with a specific offering of securities.
 
*** To be filed in accordance with the requirements of Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and Rule 5b-3 thereunder.
 
ITEM 17 – UNDERTAKINGS

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
 
(1)           To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
 
(i)           To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
 
(ii)           To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
 
 
 
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(iii)           To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
 
provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statements or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
 
(2)           That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(3)           To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
 
(4)           That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
 
(i)           Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
 
(ii)           Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus.  As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.  Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
 
(5)           That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:  (i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; (iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and (iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
 
(6)           That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
 
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(7)           That, to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.
 
(8)           Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Dated: August 25, 2011
Uranerz Energy Corporation
  (Registrant)
   
  /s/ Glenn Catchpole         
  Glenn Catchpole
  Chief Executive Officer and President
  (Principal Executive Officer
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the date indicated:

Per:
/s/ Glenn Catchpole
 
 
Glenn Catchpole, Chief Executive Officer and President, Director
 
 
Dated: August 25, 2011
 
     
     
Per:
/s/ Dennis Higgs
 
 
Dennis Higgs, Executive Chairman, Director  and Attorney in Fact
 
 
Dated: August 25, 2011
 
     
     
Per:
/s/ Gerhard Kirchner
 
 
Dr. Gerhard Kirchner, Director
 
 
Dated: August 25, 2011
 

Per:
/s/ George Hartman
 
 
George Hartman, Executive Vice President, Director
 
 
Dated: August 25, 2011
 
     
Per:
/s/ Peter Bell
 
 
Peter Bell, Director,
 
 
Dated: August 25, 2011
 
     
Per:
/s/ Paul Saxton
 
 
Paul Saxton, Director
 
 
Dated: August 25, 2011
 
     
Per:
/s/ Arnold Dyck
 
 
Arnold Dyck, Director
 
 
Dated: August 25, 2011
 
     
 Per: /s/ Benhamin Leboe  
 
Benjamin Leboe
 
  Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
 

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
 
Number
Description
3.1
Articles of Incorporation (1)
3.2
Bylaws, as amended (1)
3.3
Articles of Amendment filed July 5, 2005 (3)
3.4
Articles of Amendment filed August 8, 2008(16)
3.5
Articles of Amendment filed July 8, 2009(17)
3.6
Articles of Amendment filed August 8, 2011(24)
4.1
Share Certificate(1)
4.2
Form of Lock-up Agreement(19)
4.3
Warrant Indenture, dated October 27, 2009(20)
4.4
Supplemental Warrant Indenture, dated December 8, 2009(21)
4.5
Shareholder Rights Plan, dated August 25, 2010(22)
4.6
Form of Indenture
4.7
Form of Senior Debt Security**
4.8
Form of Subordinate Debt Security**
4.9
Form of Warrant Indenture**
4.10
Form of Subscription Receipt Agreement**
4.11
Form of Unit Agreement**
5.1
Opinion of McMillan LLP
5.2
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP
10.1
Office and Administration Services Agreement between the Company and Senate Capital Group Inc. dated September 1, 2005 (2)
10.2
Agreement for Services between the Company and Highlands Capital, Inc. dated November 1, 2005 (2)
10.3
Financial Public Relations Agreement between the Company and Accent Marketing Ltd. dated November 1, 2005 (2)
10.4
Mineral Property Purchase Agreement between the Company and Ubex Capital Inc. dated April 26, 2005 (2)
10.5
Joint Venture Agreement between the Company and Triex Minerals Corporation dated November 4, 2005 (2)
10.6
Consulting Agreement between the Company and Ubex Capital Inc. for management and consulting services (2)
10.7
Consulting Agreement between Catchpole Enterprises and the Company (3)
10.8
Joint Venture Agreement between the Company and Bluerock Resources Ltd. (3)
10.9
Option and Purchase Agreement for federal mining claims in Wyoming (3)
10.10
Agreement to Purchase ten mining claims in Wyoming (3)
10.11
2005 Stock Option Plan as amended June 10, 2009 (17)
10.12
Mr. George Hartman letter agreement. (3)
10.13
Black Range Minerals Agreement dated June 7, 2006 (5)
10.14
Amendment to Joint Venture Agreement dated September 12, 2006 between the Company and Bluerock Resources Ltd. (6)
10.15
Agreement dated February 1, 2007 between the Company and Robert C. Shook to acquire three projects separate uranium projects located in northeast Wyoming, in central Powder River Basin (7) (8)
10.16
Consulting Agreement dated February 1, 2007 between the Company and O & M Partners, LLC (7) (8)
10.17
Christensen Ranch Agreement dated October 30, 2006 between the Company and George Hartman (9) (10)
10.18
Amendment Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between the Company and Ubex Capital Inc. (10)
10.19
Amendment Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between the Company and Catchpole Enterprises Inc. (10)
10.20
Amendment Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between the Company and Senate Capital Group Inc. (10)
10.21
Purchase and Sale Agreement with NAMMCO dated September 19, 2007, as amended (11) (12)
10.22
Venture Agreement with United Nuclear LLC dated January 15, 2008 (13)
10.23
Agreement with Independent Management Consultants of British Columbia
10.24
Subscription Agreement with Denison Mines dated March 27, 2008
10.25
Agency Agreement with Haywood Securities and Cormark Securities Inc. dated April 15, 2008(14)
10.26
Amendment to Joint Venture Agreement dated March 20, 2008 between the Company and Bluerock Resources Ltd. (15)
10.27
Amended Hartman Letter Agreement effective January 1, 2008(18)
10.28
Sales Agreement with Haywood Securities, November 30, 2010 – Form 8K filed December 1, 2010(23)
23.1
Consent of Manning Elliott LLP, independent registered accountants
 
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23.2
Consent of McMillan LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
23.3
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.2 hereto)
24.1
Powers of Attorney (contained on signature pages hereto)
25.1***
Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of Trustee under the Indenture
 

(1)
Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Form SB-2 filed March 15, 2002
(2)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed November 21, 2005
(3)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed April 14, 2006
(4)
Filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on November 21, 2005.
(5)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed August 15, 2006
(6)
Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed November 13, 2006.
(7)
As reported in two separate Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2007.
(8)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed April 2, 2006
(9)
As in Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 2, 2006.
(10)
Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed August 14, 2007.
(11)
As reported and filed in Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 24, 2007.
(12)
As reported and filed in Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2008.
(13)
Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2008.
(14)
As reported and filed in Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 18, 2008.
(15)
Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 9, 2008.
(16)
Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 11, 2008.
(17)
Filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed July 9, 2009.
(18)
Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 10, 2009.
(19)
Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 22, 2009.
(20)
Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 27, 2009.
(21)
Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 8, 2009.
(22)
Form of Shareholder Rights Plan filed as an exhibit to our definitive proxy statement on Form 14A filed April 27, 2010.
(23)
Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8K filed December 1, 2010.
(24)
Filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K, filed August 12, 2011.
 
** To be filed as an exhibit to a current report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein in connection with a specific offering of securities.
 
*** To be filed in accordance with the requirements of Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and Rule 5b-3 thereunder.
 

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