Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Mineral Properties

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Mineral Properties
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Mineral Industries Disclosures [Abstract]  
Mineral Properties
8.
Mineral Properties
 
The Company’s mineral properties consist of the following:
 
 
 
 
 
USA
 
 
 
Canada
 
Total
 
 
 
Lost Creek
 
Pathfinder
 
Other US
 
Canadian
 
 
 
 
 
Property
 
Mines
 
Properties
 
Properties
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
$
 
$
 
$
 
$
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2013
 
23,686
 
15,317
 
13,210
 
489
 
52,702
 
Acquisition costs
 
-
 
42
 
-
 
-
 
42
 
Exchange rate adjustment
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(16)
 
(16)
 
Amortization
 
(1,295)
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(1,295)
 
 
 
.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, March 31, 2014
 
22,391
 
15,359
 
13,210
 
473
 
51,433
 
 
United States
 
Lost Creek Property
 
The Company acquired certain Wyoming properties when Ur-Energy USA Inc. entered into the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (“MIPA”) with New Frontiers Uranium, LLC in 2005.  Under the terms of the MIPA, the Company purchased 100% of NFU Wyoming, LLC.  Assets acquired in this transaction include the Lost Creek Project, other Wyoming properties and development databases.  NFU Wyoming, LLC was acquired for aggregate consideration of $20 million plus interest. Since 2005, the Company has increased its holdings adjacent to the initial Lost Creek acquisition through staking additional claims and additional property purchases and leases.
 
There is a royalty on each of the State of Wyoming sections under lease at the Lost Creek, LC West and EN Projects, as required by law.  Other royalties exist on certain mining claims at the LC South and EN Projects.  There are no royalties on the mining claims in the LC North, LC East or LC West Projects.
 
Pathfinder Mines
 
The Company acquired additional Wyoming properties when Ur-Energy USA, Inc. closed a Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with an AREVA Mining affiliate in December 2013.  Under the terms of the SPA, the Company purchased Pathfinder Mines Corporation (“Pathfinder”) to acquire additional mineral properties.  Assets acquired in this transaction include the Shirley Basin Mine, portions of the Lucky Mc mine, machinery and equipment, vehicles, office equipment and development databases.  Pathfinder was acquired for aggregate consideration of $6.7 million, a 5% production royalty under certain circumstances and the assumption of $5.7 million in estimated asset reclamation obligations. The purchase price allocation attributed $5.7 million to asset retirement obligations, $3.3 million to deferred tax liabilities, $15.3 million to mineral properties and the balance to the remaining assets and liabilities. We have performed a preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the underlying assets and liabilities acquired. These amounts are preliminary and adjustments may be necessary when the allocation is finalized.