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QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
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TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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DELAWARE
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91-0232000
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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o
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Large
accelerated filer
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Accelerated
filer
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x
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o
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Non-accelerated
filer
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(Do
not check if smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company
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o
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March 31,
2008
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December 31,
2007
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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79,312
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$
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78,371
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|||
Restricted
cash - Eureka Moly
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39,459
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—
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Deposits,
prepaid expenses and other current assets
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185
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360
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Total
Current Assets
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118,956
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78,731
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|||||
Mining
properties, land and water rights
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37,191
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29,578
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|||||
Deposits
on property, plant and equipment
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7,843
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490
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|||||
Restricted
cash held for reclamation bonds
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887
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777
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Property
and equipment, net
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794
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711
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Other
assets
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2,878
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—
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TOTAL
ASSETS
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$
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168,549
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$
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110,287
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LIABILITIES,
MINORITY INTEREST AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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$
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5,027
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$
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7,457
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Payable
to POS-Minerals
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2,878
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—
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Provision
for post closure reclamation and remediation costs
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90
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90
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Current
portion of long term debt
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75
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62
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Total
Current Liabilities
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8,070
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7,609
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Provision
for post closure reclamation and remediation costs, net of current
portion
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510
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422
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Long
term debt, net of current portion
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157
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151
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Total
Liabilities
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8,737
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8,182
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COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES - NOTE 9
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—
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—
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MINORITY
INTEREST
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50,000
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—
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|||||
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
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|||||||
Preferred
stock, Series A, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized,
no shares issued and outstanding
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—
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—
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 69,297,548
and 66,131,384 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
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69
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66
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Additional
paid-in capital
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172,752
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159,828
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Accumulated
deficit before exploration stage
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(213
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)
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(213
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)
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Accumulated
deficit during exploration and development stage
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(62,796
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)
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(57,576
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)
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Total
Stockholders’ Equity
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109,812
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102,105
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
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$
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168,549
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$
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110,287
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Three
Months Ended
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January 1, 2002
(Inception of
Exploration
Stage) to
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March 31,
2008
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March 31,
2007
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March 31,
2008
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REVENUES
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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—
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OPERATING
EXPENSES:
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Exploration
and evaluation
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2,525
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3,842
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33,560
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General
and administrative expense
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3,225
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5,399
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32,071
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TOTAL
OPERATING EXPENSES
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5,750
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9,241
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65,631
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LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
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(5,750
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)
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(9,241
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)
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(65,631
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)
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OTHER
INCOME
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Interest
and dividend income
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530
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168
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2,770
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Other
income
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—
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—
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65
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TOTAL
OTHER INCOME
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530
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168
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2,835
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LOSS
BEFORE TAXES
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(5,220
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)
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(9,073
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(62,796
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)
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INCOME
TAXES
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—
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—
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—
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NET
LOSS
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$
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(5,220
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)
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$
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(9,073
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)
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$
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(62,796
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)
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BASIC
AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER
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SHARE
OF COMMON STOCK
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$
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(0.08
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)
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$
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(0.21
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)
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WEIGHTED
AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC AND
DILUTED
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66,652
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43,796
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Three
Months Ended
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1-Jan-02
(Inception of
Exploration
Stage)
to
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March 31,
2008
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March 31,
2007
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March 31,
2008
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net
loss
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$
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(5,220
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)
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$
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(9,073
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)
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$
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(62,796
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)
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating
activities:
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Services
and expenses paid with common stock
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—
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304
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1,990
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Depreciation
and amortization
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72
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33
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330
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Equity
compensation for management and directors
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871
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3,131
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10,398
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Decrease
(increase) in deposits, prepaid expenses and other
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175
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(146
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)
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(227
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)
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Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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(2,430
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)
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1,166
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5,004
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(Decrease)
increase in post closure reclamation and remediation costs
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88
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—
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391
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Net
cash used by operating activities
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(6,444
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)
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(4,585
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(44,910
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CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Payments
for the purchase of equipment
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(155
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(110
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(998
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Purchase
of securities
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—
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—
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(137
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Purchase
and development of mining properties, land and water
rights
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(7,201
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(4,060
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(33,566
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Deposits
on property, plant and equipment
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(7,353
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—
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(7,843
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Decrease
(increase) in restricted cash held for reclamation bonds
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(110
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—
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(396
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Cash
provided by sale of marketable
securities
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—
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—
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246
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Net
cash used by investing activities
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(14,819
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(4,170
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(42,694
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)
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CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Proceeds
from issuance of stock, net of issuance costs
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11,644
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14,895
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156,174
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Cash
proceeds from Joint Venture Partner
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50,000
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—
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50,000
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(Increase)
in restricted cash - Eureka Moly
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(39,459
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)
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—
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(39,459
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Net
increase in debt
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19
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—
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155
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Net
cash provided by financing activities
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22,204
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14,895
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166,870
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Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
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941
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6,140
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79,266
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Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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78,371
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17,883
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46
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Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
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79,312
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$
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24,023
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$
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79,312
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NON-CASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Equity
compensation capitalized as development
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$
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412
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$
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—
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$
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2,216
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Restricted
cash held for reclamation bond acquired in an acquisition
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—
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491
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491
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Post
closure reclamation and remediation costs and accounts payable assumed
in
an acquisition
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—
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263
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263
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Common
stock and warrants issued for property and equipment
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—
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420
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1,586
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At
March 31,
2008
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At
December 31,
2007
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Mt. Hope
Project:
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Development
costs
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$
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14,261
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$
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7,989
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Mineral,
land and water rights
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10,253
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9,792
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Advance
Royalties
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1,980
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1,100
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Total
Mt. Hope Project
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26,494
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18,881
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Total
Liberty Property
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9,808
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9,808
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Other
Properties
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889
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889
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Total
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$
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37,191
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$
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29,578
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Number
of Shares
Under
Warrants
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Exercise
Price
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Balance
at January 1, 2007
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12,217,675
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$
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0.80
to $3.75
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Issued
in connection with private placements and other
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3,676,471
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$
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5.20
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Issued
as finders fee
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1,000,000
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$
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10.00 | ||||
Exercised
for cash
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(4,261,689
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)
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$
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0.80
to $3.75
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Exercised
in cashless exchange
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(542,000
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)
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$
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1.00
to $3.75
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Expired
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(10,000
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)
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$
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1.00
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Balance
at December 31, 2007
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12,080,457
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$
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0.80
to $10.00
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||||
Exercised
for cash
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(2,688,476
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)
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$
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0.80
to $5.20
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|||
Exercised
in cashless exchange
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(187,500
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)
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$
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3.75
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Balance
at March 31, 2008
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9,204,481
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$
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2.10
to $10.00
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||||
Weighted
average exercise price
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$
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4.67
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Number of
Securities to be
Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding Options
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Weighted Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options
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Number of
Securities
Remaining Available
for Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans
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||||||||
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
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1,282,500
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$
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1.33
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n/a
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||||||
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders:
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||||||||||
2006
Plan
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2,790,000
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5.51
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1,246,038
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|||||||
2003
Plan
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90,000
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1.55
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360,000
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|||||||
Total
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4,162,500
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$
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4.13
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1,606,038
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(1) |
The
aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant
to
awards granted under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan will not exceed
5,100,000, plus the number of shares that are ungranted and those
that are
subject to reversion under 2003 Stock Plan. Shares under the 2003
Plan
that become eligible for awards under the 2006 Plan may not be
granted
again under the 2003 Plan.
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Number of Shares
Under Options
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Weighted Average
Exercise Price
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||||||
Outstanding
January 1, 2007
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3,650,000
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$
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1.48
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||||
Granted
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2,730,000
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5.21
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|||||
Exercised
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(2,170,833
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)
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1.54
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||||
Forfeited
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(91,667
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)
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2.56
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Expired
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(50,000
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)
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3.20
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||||
Outstanding
December 31, 2007
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4,067,500
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$
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3.91
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Exercisable
at December 31, 2007
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2,350,832
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$
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2.38
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Weighted
Average Fair Value Granted During 2007
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$
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2.77
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|||||
Outstanding
January 1, 2008
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4,067,500
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$
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3.91
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||||
Granted
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160,000
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9.90
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|||||
Exercised
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(65,000
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)
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4.33
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||||
Outstanding
March 31, 2008
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4,162,500
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$
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4.13
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||||
Exercisable
at March 31, 2008
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2,645,832
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$
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2.48
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||||
Weighted
Average Fair Value Granted During 2008
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$
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5.45
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March 31,
2008
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December 31,
2007
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Operating
loss carry forward
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$
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40,858
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$
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39,755
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Unamortized
exploration expense
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11,567
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8,268
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|||||
Deductible
stock based compensation
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320
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1,914
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|||||
Net
operating loss carry forward
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$
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52,745
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$
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49,937
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Deferred
tax asset
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$
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18,461
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$
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17,478
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Deferred
tax asset valuation allowance
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$
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(18,461
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)
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$
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(17,478
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)
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Net
deferred tax asset
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$
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—
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$
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—
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Year
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Deferral
Fees
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Advance
Royalties
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Total
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|||||||
2008
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$
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350
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$
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1,320
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$
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1,670
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2009
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—
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18,200
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18,200
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|||||||
2010
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—
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500
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500
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|||||||
2011
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—
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—
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—
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|||||||
Thereafter
(1)
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—
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—
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—
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|||||||
Total
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$
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350
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$
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20,020
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$
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20,370
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(1) |
After
the first full year of production, Eureka Moly estimates that
the
Production Royalties will be in excess of the Annual Advance
Royalties for
the life of the project and, further, the Construction Royalty
Advance
will be fully recovered (credited against MHMI Production Royalties)
by
the end of 2012.
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Year
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Total
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|||
2008
(remainder)
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$
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24,457
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2009
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62,077
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|||
2010
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1,009
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|||
Total
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$
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87,543
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•
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our
dependence on the success of the Mt. Hope
Project;
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•
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the
ability to obtain all required permits and approvals for the Mt. Hope
Project and the Liberty Property;
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•
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issues
related to the management of the Mt. Hope Project pursuant to the
Mt. Hope Joint Venture;
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•
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risks
related to the failure of POS-Minerals to make contributions pursuant
to
the Mt. Hope Joint Venture;
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•
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fluctuations
in the market price of, and demand for, molybdenum and other
metals;
|
•
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the
estimation and realization of mineral reserves, if
any;
|
•
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the
timing of exploration, development and production activities and
estimated
future production, if any;
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•
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estimates
related to costs of production, capital, operating and exploration
expenditures;
|
•
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requirements
for additional capital and the possible sources of such
capital;
|
•
|
government
regulation of mining operations, environmental conditions and risks,
reclamation and rehabilitation
expenses;
|
•
|
title
disputes or claims; and
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•
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limitations
of insurance coverage.
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
of Exhibit
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2.1†
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Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated October 5, 2007 (Filed as Exhibit 99.1
to our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2007.)
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3.1†
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Certificate
of Incorporation (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed on October 5, 2007.)
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3.2†
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Bylaws
(Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
October
5, 2007.)
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4.1†
|
Form of
Security Purchase Agreement in connection with the private placement
completed February 15, 2006 (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on February 17,
2006.)
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4.2†
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Form of
Common Stock Purchase Warrant in connection with the private placement
completed February 15, 2006 (Filed as Exhibit 4.2 to our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on February 17,
2006.)
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4.3†
|
Form of
Common Stock Warrant Issued Pursuant to Placement Agent Agreement
in
connection with the private placement completed February 15, 2006
(Filed as Exhibit 4.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
February 17, 2006.)
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4.4†
|
Form of
Common Stock Purchase Warrant in connection with the private placement
completed January 10, 2006 (Filed as Exhibit 4.3 to our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on January 17,
2006.)
|
|
4.5†
|
Letter
#1 to Investors regarding Registration Rights dated January 6, 2006
in connection with the private placement completed January 10, 2006
(Filed as Exhibit 4.4 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
January 17, 2006.)
|
|
4.6†
|
Letter
#2 to Investors regarding Registration Rights dated January 6, 2006
in connection with the private placement completed January 10, 2006
(Filed as Exhibit 4.5 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
January 17, 2006.)
|
|
4.7†
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated March 28, 2007, for the private placement
completed in April 2007 (Filed as Exhibit 4.5 to our Registration
Statement on Form S-3 filed on May 14, 2007.)
|
|
4.8†
|
Form
of Warrant Agreement for the private placement completed in April
2007
(Filed as Exhibit 4.6 to our Registration Statement on Form S-3
filed on
May 14, 2007.)
|
|
Contribution
Agreement between Nevada Moly, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the
Company (“Nevada Moly”), Eureka Moly, LLC, and POS-Minerals
Corporation
|
||
Amended
and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Eureka Moly,
LLC
|
||
Guarantee
and Indemnity Agreement, dated February 26, 2008, by POSCO Canada
Ltd., in
favor of Nevada Moly, LLC and the Company.
|
||
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
||
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
||
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
||
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
||
† |
Previously
filed as indicated and incorporated herein by
reference.
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