UNITED STATES
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-K

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012
 
OR
 
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from              to
          

Commission file number: 000-53482
 
TEXAS RARE EARTH RESOURCES CORP.
 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Delaware
87-0294969
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
539 El Paso Avenue
 
Sierra Blanca, Texas
79851
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(915) 369-2133
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:   None

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:   Common Stock, par value $0.01

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Act.  Yes o No x

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

 
 

 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes   x   No   o

Indicate by checkmark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to the Form 10-K.   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.  See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer  o          Accelerated Filer o               Non-Accelerated Filer o    Smaller Reporting Company   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes o No x

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter:    As of February 28, 2012 the aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $21,250,572 based upon the closing sale price of the common stock as reported by the OTCQX Premier.

The number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding as of November 1, 2012 was 36,550,009

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
Portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with the 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference to Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
 
 
 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
   
Page
 
Glossary of Terms
4
 
Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
6
 
 
Part I
 
Item 1
Business
7
Item 1A
Risk Factors
13
Item 1B
Unresolved Staff Comments
23
Item 2
Properties
23
Item 3
Legal Proceedings
28
Item 4
Mine Safety Disclosure
28
 
Part II
 
Item 5
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
28
Item 6
Selected Financial Data
29
Item 7
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
29
Item 7A
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
35
Item 8
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
F-1
Item 9
Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
36
Item 9A
Controls and Procedures
36
Item 9B
Other Information
36
 
Part III
 
Item 10
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
36
Item 11
Executive Compensation
36
Item 12
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
36
Item 13
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence
37
Item 14
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
37
Item 15
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
37
   
Signatures
39
   

 
 
 

 
 
PRELIMINARY NOTES

As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”), references to “Texas Rare Earth”, “the Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us” mean Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. and its predecessors, as the context requires.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS
 
Alteration
Any physical or chemical change in a rock or mineral subsequent to its formation.
 
Breccia
A rock in which angular fragments are surrounded by a mass of fine-grained minerals.
 
Concession
A grant of a tract of land made by a government or other controlling authority in return for stipulated services or a promise that the land will be used for a specific purpose.
 
Core
The long cylindrical piece of a rock, about an inch in diameter, brought to the surface by diamond drilling.
 
Diamond drilling
A drilling method in which the cutting is done by abrasion using diamonds embedded in a matrix rather than by percussion.  The drill cuts a core of rock, which is recovered in long cylindrical sections.
 
Drift
A horizontal underground opening that follows along the length of a vein or rock formation as opposed to a cross-cut which crosses the rock formation.
 
Exploration
Work involved in searching for ore, usually by drilling or driving a drift.
 
Exploration expenditures
Costs incurred in identifying areas that may warrant examination and in examining specific areas that are considered to have prospects that may contain mineral deposit reserves.
 
Grade
The average assay of a ton of ore, reflecting metal content.
 
Host rock
The rock surrounding an ore deposit.
 
Intrusive
A body of igneous rock formed by the consolidation of magma intruded into other rocks, in contrast to lavas, which are extruded upon the surface.
 
Lode
A mineral deposit in solid rock.
 
Ore
The naturally occurring material from which a mineral or minerals of economic value can be extracted profitably or to satisfy social or political objectives. The term is generally but not always used to refer to metalliferous material, and is often modified by the names of the valuable constituent; e.g., iron ore.
 
Ore body
A continuous, well-defined mass of material of sufficient ore content to make extraction economically feasible.
 
Mine development
The work carried out for the purpose of opening up a mineral deposit and making the actual ore extraction possible.
 
Mineral
A naturally occurring homogeneous substance having definite physical properties and chemical composition, and if formed under favorable conditions, a definite crystal forms.
 
Mineralization
The presence of minerals in a specific area or geological formation.
 
 
 
 
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Mineral reserve
That part of a mineral deposit which could be economically and legally extracted or produced at the time of the reserve determination.  Reserves are customarily stated in terms of “Ore” when dealing with metalliferous minerals.
 
Probable (Indicated) reserves
 
Reserves for which quantity and grade and/or quality are computed from information similar to that used for proven (measured) reserves, but the sites for inspection, sampling, and measurement are farther apart or are otherwise less adequately spaced.  The degree of assurance, although lower than that for proven (measured) reserves, is high enough to assume continuity between points of observation.
 
Prospect
 
Proven (Measured) reserves
 
A mining property, the value of which has not been determined by exploration.
 
Reserves for which (a) quantity is computed from dimensions revealed in outcrops, trenches, workings or drill holes; grade and/or quality are computed from the results of detailed sampling and (b) the sites for inspection, sampling and measurement are spaced so closely and the geologic character is so well defined that size, shape, depth and mineral content of reserves are well-established.
 
Tonne
A metric ton which is equivalent to 2,200 pounds.
 
Trend
A general term for the direction or bearing of the outcrop of a geological feature of any dimension, such as a layer, vein, ore body, or fold.
 
Unpatented mining claim
A parcel of property located on federal lands pursuant to the General Mining Law and the requirements of the state in which the unpatented claim is located, the paramount title of which remains with the federal government. The holder of a valid, unpatented lode-mining claim is granted certain rights including the right to explore and mine such claim.
 
Vein
A mineralized zone having a more or less regular development in length, width, and depth, which clearly separates it from neighboring rock.


 




 
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Such forward-looking statements concern our anticipated results and developments in our operations in future periods, planned exploration and 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 in this prospectus include, but are not limited to:

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the progress, potential and uncertainties of our 2012-2013 rare-earth exploration program  at our Round Top Project (the “Round Top Project”);
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the success of getting the necessary permits for future drill programs and future project exploration;
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expectations regarding the ability to raise capital and to continue our exploration plans on its properties; and
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plans regarding anticipated expenditures at the Round Top Project.

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:
 
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risks associated with our history of losses and need for additional financing;
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risks associated with our limited operating history;
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risks associated with our properties all being in the exploration stage;
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risks associated with our lack of history in producing metals from our properties;
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risks associated with a shortage of equipment and supplies;
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risks associated with our need for additional financing to develop a producing mine, if warranted;
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risks associated with our exploration activities not being commercially successful;
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risks associated with ownership of surface rights at our Round Top Project;
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risks associated with increased costs affecting our financial condition;
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risks associated with a shortage of equipment and supplies adversely affecting our ability to operate;
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risks associated with mining and mineral exploration being inherently dangerous;
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risks associated with mineralization estimates;
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risks associated with changes in mineralization estimates affecting the economic viability of our properties;
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risks associated with uninsured risks;
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risks associated with mineral operations being subject to market forces beyond our control;
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risks associated with fluctuations in commodity prices;
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risks associated with permitting, licenses and approval processes;
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risks associated with the governmental and environmental regulations;
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risks associated with future legislation regarding the mining industry and climate change;
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risks associated with potential environmental lawsuits;
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risks associated with our land reclamation requirements;
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risks associated with rare earth and beryllium mining presenting potential health risks;
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risks related to title in our properties
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risks related to competition in the mining and rare earth elements industries;
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risks related to economic conditions;
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risks related to our ability to manage growth;
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risks related to the potential difficulty of attracting and retaining qualified personnel;
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risks related to our dependence on key personnel;
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risks related to our United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) filing history; and
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risks related to our securities.
 
This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking statements. Some of the important risks and uncertainties that could affect forward-looking statements are described further under the section headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this prospectus. Although we have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. 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. Except as required by law, 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 Annual Report by the foregoing cautionary statements .

 
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PART I
  ITEM 1.  BUSINESS

Corporate Organization and History

We were incorporated in the State of Nevada in 1970 as Standard Silver Corporation.  In July 2004, our Articles of Incorporation were amended and restated to increase the number of shares of common stock to 25,000,000, and in March 2007, we effected a 1 for 2 reverse stock split.  In September 2008,  we amended and restated our Articles of Incorporation to:  (i) increase of the number of shares of common stock from 25,000,000 to 100,000,000; and to (ii) authorize an additional 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, to be issued at management’s discretion.  In September 2010, we amended our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to change our name from Standard Silver Corporation to Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp.

On August 24, 2012, we changed our state of incorporation from the State of Nevada to the State of Delaware (the “Reincorporation”) pursuant to a plan of conversion dated August 24, 2012.   The Reincorporation was previously submitted to a vote of, and approved by, our stockholders at a special meeting of the stockholders held on April 25, 2012.

Our common stock is traded on the OTCQX U.S. operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. under the symbol “TRER.”  The market for our common stock on the OTCQX U.S. is extremely limited, sporadic and highly volatile. 

Our fiscal year-end is August 31.

Narrative Description of Business

We are a mining company engaged in the business of the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties.  We currently hold two nineteen year leases, executed in September 2011 and November 2011 respectively, to explore and develop a 950 acre rare earths project located in Hudspeth County, Texas known as the Round Top Project.  We are also prospecting permits covering 9,345 acres adjacent to the Round Top Project.  We also own unpatented mining claims in New Mexico.  Our principal focus is on developing a metallurgical process to concentrate or otherwise extract the metals from the Round Top rhyolite, although we will continue to examine other opportunities in the region as they develop. We currently have limited operations and have not established that any of our projects or properties contain any proven or probable reserves under SEC Industry Guide 7 (“Guide 7”).

On November 8, 2011, we announced that our supplementary operating plan to expand exploration activities at our Round Top Project had been approved by the Texas General Land Office (GLO); the expanded development and exploration drill plan called for an additional 40 drill holes and 4 diamond core holes for an estimated planned drilled footage of 20,000 feet. The program included 4,000 feet of Core drilling to establish a high level of confidence in the resource, provide physical engineering data and additional metallurgical sample.

On March 20, 2012, we submitted for approval an updated plan of operations.  The updated plan of operations consisted of the reclassification of the drilling program through the Feasibility Study into three phases.  Phase 1 consists of 25 drill locations, phase 2 consists of 41 drill locations and phase 3 consists of 27 drill locations all located on the Round Top Project.   The plan of operations also included two locations for 100 ton bulk sample collection for additional metallurgical tests. We have suspended this phase of physical exploration and development at the Round Top Project pending development of a metallurgical process to extract the potentially marketable metals.

In addition to the Round Top Project, we also own title to 12 unpatented mining claims, the Macho group, comprising 240 acres covering the Old Dude Mine, located in Sierra County, New Mexico. The Old Dude Mine has a production history of silver, lead, zinc and gold dating from the 1890s.  We also own  another 18 unpatented mining claims and fractional claims, the HA group, comprising 274 acres  covering an andesite hosted vein system similar to and 10 miles to the southwest of the Macho District. These claims surround another historic producer, the Graphic Mine. The geologic setting at the HA property is the same as the Macho. We do not intend to schedule any physical exploration such as drilling or geophysics at these properties but will actively seek joint development or sale of them.

On June 22, 2012, we filed our Preliminary Economic Assessment for our Round Top Project, entitled “NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment Round Top Project, Sierra Blanca, Texas,” dated June 22, 2012, effective as of May 15, 2012 (the “Report”), with securities regulatory authorities in Canada. On June 26, 2012, the Report was furnished to, not filed with, the SEC on a current report on Form 8-K to satisfy our “public disclosure” obligations under Regulation FD of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Cautionary Note to Investors: The mineral estimates in the Preliminary Economic Assessment have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the securities laws in effect in Canada, which differ from the requirements of the securities laws of the United States. The terms “mineral reserve”, “proven mineral reserve” and “probable mineral reserve” are Canadian mining terms as defined in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the “CIM”) - CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves , adopted by the CIM Council, as amended. These definitions differ from the definitions in SEC Industry Guide 7 under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Under Guide 7 standards, a “final” or “bankable” feasibility study is required to report reserves, the three-year historical average price is used in any reserve or cash flow analysis to designate reserves and the primary environmental analysis or report must be filed with the appropriate governmental authority. In addition, the terms “mineral resource”, “measured mineral resource”, “indicated mineral resource” and “inferred mineral resource” are defined in and required to be disclosed by NI 43-101; however, these terms are not defined terms under SEC Industry Guide 7 and are normally not permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. “Inferred mineral resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource exists or is economically or legally mineable. Disclosure of “contained ounces” in a resource is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations; however, the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute “reserves” by SEC Industry Guide 7 standards as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures.  Accordingly, information in the Preliminary Economic Assessment contains descriptions of our mineral deposits that may not be comparable to similar information made public by United States companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements under the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. Our Round Top Project as described in the Preliminary Economic Assessment currently does not contain any known proven or probable ore reserves under SEC Industry Guide 7 reporting standards.  U.S. investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in the Registrant’s latest reports and registration statements filed with the SEC. You can review and obtain copies of these filings at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml .

 
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U.S. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any defined resources in these categories will ever be converted into SEC Guide 7 compliant reserves.

On October 3, 2012, our management released updated economic projections related to various revisions to the proposed mine plan presented in the Preliminary Economic Assessment.

Current and Planned Exploration Activities

In April 2011, the Texas General Land Office approved our operation plan for the Round Top Project. The plan calls for the completion of approximately 50 drill holes totaling at least 12,000 feet of reverse circulation drilling.  We began exploratory drilling on the 50 drill whole sites in July 2011.  We expect the drill program to span the next three to six months while concurrent testing activities will be ongoing.

On November 8, 2011, we announced that our supplementary operating plan to expand exploration activities at our Round Top Project had been approved by the Texas General Land Office (GLO); the expanded development and exploration drill plan now calls for an additional 40 drill holes and 4 diamond core holes for an estimated planned drilled footage of 20,000 feet. The program included 4,000 feet of Core drilling to establish a high level of confidence in the resource, to provide physical engineering data and to provide an additional metallurgical sample.

On March 20, 2012, we submitted for approval an updated plan of operations.  The updated plan of operations consisted of the reclassification of the drilling program through the Feasibility Study into three phases.  Phase 1 consists of 25 drill locations, phase 2 consists of 41 drill locations and phase 3 consists of 27 drill locations all located on the Round Top Project.   The plan of operations also included two locations for 100 ton bulk sample collection for additional metallurgical tests.

Drilling on the Round Top Project was planned to twin certain of the historic drill holes, infill drill between existing holes and step out drill beyond the known area to better define the margins of the deposit. Coverage is planned to be adequate to begin block modeling of the deposit. A geologic model of the Round Top Project was developed by TRER and Gustavson as of March 20, 2012   and provided the basis for the PEA that was issued in Q2 2012. We have designated the sites for several holes on the adjacent Little Round Top Mountain, and several additional holes are planned to test the deeper potential. This drilling was expected to produce at least 150 tonnes of sample, all of which were to be stored and used for metallurgical testing.

We have suspended this phase of physical exploration and development at the Round Top Project pending development of a metallurgical process to extract the potentially marketable metals.

As announced on October 3, 2012, we intend to engage our independent experts to prepare twin updated studies on the project, including refinements to the Preliminary Economic Assessment 80,000 tonnes per day mine plan and a smaller “enhanced vat acid leach” at a staged ramp-up from 10,000 tonnes per day. While such a “twin study” may be presented as one document, it may include many dozens of refinements, new ideas, empirical tests or scientific experiments as we expect to challenge and retest many more items than the eleven changes discussed earlier to the 80,000 tonne per day economic model that we call a “first pass.” We estimate our independent experts will require a similar time frame to prepare an updated study of up to one year.

 
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Trends – Rare-Earth Market

Rare earth elements (or “REEs”) are a group of chemically similar elements that usually are found together in nature; they are referred to as the “lanthanide series.” These individual elements have a variety of characteristics that are important in a wide range of technologies, products, and applications and are critical inputs in existing and emerging applications including: computer hard drives, cell phones, clean energy technologies, such as hybrid and electric vehicles and wind power turbines; multiple high-tech uses, including fiber optics, lasers and hard disk drives; numerous defense applications, such as guidance and control systems and global positioning systems; and advanced water treatment technology for use in industrial, military and outdoor recreation applications. As a result, global demand for REE is projected to steadily increase due to continuing growth in existing applications and increased innovation and development of new end uses.  Interest in developing resources domestically has become a strategic necessity as there is limited production of these elements outside of China.  Our ability to raise additional funds in order to complete our plan of development at the Round Top Project may be impacted by future prices for REEs.

Sources and Availability of Raw Materials

We are currently in the exploration stage and as such we do not require any significant raw materials in order to carry out our primary operating activities. Our primary operating objective is to explore and develop the Round Top Project. For at least the next year, we expect to continue to require the use of contract drilling services in order to obtain additional geological information. In the past year we have been able to secure contract drilling services without excessive delay and costs. We except the contract drilling services will continue to be available over the next year.

The raw materials that our current operations rely on are gasoline and diesel fuel for the exploration vehicles and for the heavy equipment required to build roads and conduct drilling operations. Water is provided per service contract by Eagle Mountain Gang which is used for the drilling operations.

Seasonality

Seasonality in the State of Texas is not a material factor to our operations for our project.

Competition

The mining industry is highly competitive.  We will be competing with numerous companies, substantially all with greater financial resources available to them.  We therefore will be at a significant disadvantage in the course of acquiring mining properties and obtaining materials, supplies, labor, and equipment.  Additionally, we are and will continue to be an insignificant participant in the business of exploration and mineral property development.  A large number of established and well-financed companies are active in the mining industry and will have an advantage over us if they are competing for the same properties.  Nearly all such entities have greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than ourselves and, consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible mining properties and procuring the same.

China accounts for the vast majority of rare earth element production.  While rare earth element projects exist outside of China, very few are in actual production. Further, given the timeline for current exploration projects to come into production, if at all, it is likely that the Chinese will be able to dominate the market for rare earth elements into the future.  This gives the Chinese a competitive advantage in controlling the supply of rare earth elements and engaging in competitive price reductions to discourage competition.  Any increase in the amount of rare earth elements exported from other nations, and increased competition, may result in price reductions, reduced margins and loss of potential market share, any of which could materially adversely affect our profitability. As a result of these factors, we may not be able to compete effectively against current and future competitors.

Government Approvals

The exploration, drilling and mining industries operate in a legal environment that requires permits to conduct virtually all operations.  Thus permits are required by local, state and federal government agencies.   Local authorities, usually counties, also have control over mining activity.  The various permits address such issues as prospecting, development, production, labor standards, taxes, occupational health and safety, toxic substances, air quality, water use, water discharge, water quality, noise, dust, wildlife impacts, as well as other environmental and socioeconomic issues.

Prior to receiving the necessary permits to explore or mine, the operator must comply with all regulatory requirements imposed by all governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the project area.  Very often, in order to obtain the requisite permits, the operator must have its land reclamation, restoration or replacement plans pre-approved. Specifically, the operator must present its plan as to how it intends to restore or replace the affected area. Often all or any of these requirements can cause delays or involve costly studies or alterations of the proposed activity or time frame of operations, in order to mitigate impacts.  All of these factors make it more difficult and costly to operate and have a negative and sometimes fatal impact on the viability of the exploration or mining operation. Finally, it is possible that future changes in these laws or regulations could have a significant impact on our business, causing those activities to be economically reevaluated at that time.

 
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Effect of Existing or Probable Government and Environmental Regulations

Mineral exploration, including mining operations are subject to governmental regulation. Our operations may be affected in varying degrees by government regulation such as restrictions on production, price controls, tax increases, expropriation of property, environmental and pollution controls or changes in conditions under which minerals may be marketed. An excess supply of certain minerals may exist from time to time due to lack of markets, restrictions on exports, and numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include market fluctuations and government regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, allowable production and importing and exporting minerals. The effect of these factors cannot be accurately determined, and we are not aware of any probable government regulations that would impact the Company.  This section is intended as a brief overview of the laws and regulations described herein and is not intended to be a comprehensive treatment of the subject matter.
 
Overview.   Like all other mining companies doing business in the United States, we are subject to a variety of federal, state and local statutes, rules and regulations designed to protect the quality of the air and water, and threatened or endangered species, in the vicinity of its operations. These include “permitting” or pre-operating approval requirements designed to ensure the environmental integrity of a proposed mining facility, operating requirements designed to mitigate the effects of discharges into the environment during exploration, mining operations, and reclamation or post-operation requirements designed to remediate the lands affected by a mining facility once commercial mining operations have ceased.
 
Federal legislation in the United States and implementing regulations adopted and administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies—in particular, legislation such as the federal Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, the National Forest Management Act, the Wilderness Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act—have a direct bearing on domestic mining operations. These federal initiatives are often administered and enforced through state agencies operating under parallel state statutes and regulations.
 
The Clean Water Act.   The federal Clean Water Act is the principal federal environmental protection law regulating mining operations in the United States as it pertains to water quality.
 
At the state level, water quality is regulated by the Environment Department, Water and Waste Management Division under the Water Quality Act (state). If our exploration or any future development activities might affect a ground water aquifer, it will have to apply for a Ground Water Discharge Permit from the Ground Water Quality Bureau in compliance with the Groundwater Regulations. If exploration affects surface water, then compliance with the Surface Water Regulations is required.

The Clean Air Act .  The federal Clean Air Act establishes ambient air quality standards, limits the discharges of new sources and hazardous air pollutants and establishes a federal air quality permitting program for such discharges. Hazardous materials are defined in the federal Clean Air Act and enabling regulations adopted under the federal Clean Air Act to include various metals. The federal Clean Air Act also imposes limitations on the level of particulate matter generated from mining operations.
  
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) .  NEPA requires all governmental agencies to consider the impact on the human environment of major federal actions as therein defined.
 
Endangered Species Act (ESA) .  The ESA requires federal agencies to ensure that any action authorized, funded or carried out by such agency is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of their critical habitat. In order to facilitate the conservation of imperiled species, the ESA establishes an interagency consultation process. When a federal agency proposes an action that “may affect” a listed species, it must consult with the USFWS and must prepare a “biological assessment” of the effects of a major construction activity if the USFWS advises that a threatened species may be present in the area of the activity.
 
National Forest Management Act .  The National Forest Management Act, as implemented through title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, provides a planning framework for lands and resource management of the National Forests. The planning framework seeks to manage the National Forest System resources in a combination that best serves the public interest without impairment of the productivity of the land, consistent with the Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960.
 
Wilderness Act .  The Wilderness Act of 1964 created a National Wilderness Preservation System composed of federally owned areas designated by Congress as “wilderness areas” to be preserved for future use and enjoyment.
 
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) .  CERCLA imposes clean-up and reclamation responsibilities with respect to discharges into the environment, and establishes significant criminal and civil penalties against those persons who are primarily responsible for such discharges.
 
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) .  RCRA was designed and implemented to regulate the disposal of solid and hazardous wastes. It restricts solid waste disposal practices and the management, reuse or recovery of solid wastes and imposes substantial additional requirements on the subcategory of solid wastes that are determined to be hazardous. Like the Clean Water Act, RCRA provides for citizens’ suits to enforce the provisions of the law.
 
 
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National Historic Preservation Act .  The National Historic Preservation Act was designed and implemented to protect historic and cultural properties. Compliance with the Act is necessary where federal properties or federal actions are undertaken, such as mineral exploration on federal land, which may impact historic or traditional cultural properties, including native or Indian cultural sites.

In the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012, we incurred minimal costs in complying with environmental laws and regulations in relation to our operating activities.  Costs in the fiscal year ended August 31, 2013 will be substantially similar, but slightly lower due to our anticipated decreased drilling activities at our Round Top Project.

Employees

Including our executive officers, we currently have three employees.  We also retain qualified technical contractors through a third party administrator and utilize the services of qualified consultants with geological and mineralogical expertise.

Recent Corporate Developments

On October 27, 2011, we announced favorable results of our Phase I metallurgical testing and characterization that reconfirmed that the rare earth minerals are finely disseminated throughout the rhyolite host rock at our Round Top Project.
 
On November 8, 2011, we announced that our supplementary operating plan to expand exploration activities at our Round Top Project had been approved by the Texas General Land Office (GLO); the expanded development and exploration drill plan now calls for an additional 40 drill holes and 4 diamond core holes for an estimated planned drilled footage of 20,000 feet.
 
On November 10, 2011, we announced that Gustavson Associates, LLC, a subsidiary of Walsh Environmental Scientists and Engineers and its parent company, Ecology and Environment, Inc. (NASDAQ: EEI) had been contracted to perform the scoping study at the Round Top Project.
 
On December 31, 2011, Daniel Gorski retired as Chief Operating Officer of the Company.  

On February 1, 2012, we entered into a Director Appointment Agreement, effective January 25, 2012 , with Highline Capital Partners, L.P. and several of its affiliates pursuant to which we granted Highline Capital the right to instruct our board of directors to appoint one nominee to our board of directors during the term of the agreement.  That agreement has now expired pursuant to its terms without Highline exercising its right to appoint a director.
 
On February 12, 2012, our common stock began trading on the OTCQX U.S. Premier, the most prestigious tier of the over-the-counter marketplace for broker-dealers operated by OTC Markets Group Inc., under the symbol “TRER”.
 
On February 15, 2012, our stockholders approved an increase to the number of shares of common stock available under our Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Option Plan.

On March 29, 2012, we entered into an amended 19 year mining lease agreement (M-11317) with the GLO, thereby removing Restrictions on Development with the exception of No Hunting.

On May 16, 2012, we received a notice from OTC Markets, Inc. regarding its determination that the bid price of our shares of common stock, as quoted on the OTCQX U.S. Premier, has closed below $1.00 for more than 30 consecutive trading days and no longer met the Standards for Continued Qualification for the OTCQX U.S. Premier tier. Pursuant to Section 3.2(c) of the OTCQX Rules for U.S. Companies, we had a 180 calendar day grace period to regain compliance. Compliance can be regained by having the minimum bid price of our shares of common stock at the close of business be at least $1.00 for ten consecutive trading days.  As of November 8, 2012, we had not regained compliance and as a result the quotations for our shares of common stock moved from the OTCQX U.S. Premier to the OTCQX U.S. for continued quotation.
 
On June 12, 2012, three of our shareholders filed a Schedule 13D with the SEC to act together to explore their options concerning proposing and voting as a group on candidates for our board of directors, including potentially for the purpose of changing control of the Company.

On June 12, 2012, we announced that since March of 2012, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (the “Committee”) of our board of directors (the “Board”), which is composed entirely of independent directors, with the assistance of independent special counsel to the Committee, has been conducting an internal review and investigation of certain matters of corporate governance and compliance with federal securities laws (the “Internal Review”). As a result of the recent report of the independent counsel on such counsel’s findings of the Internal Review and a further review of the recommendations of independent counsel by the Committee and the Board, at the direction of the Board, the Company contacted the SEC on June 8, 2012, to report our findings.

On June 13, 2012, we announced that effective June 7, 2012, Mr. Anthony Marchese had stepped down as our non-executive Chairman of the Board, and that effective June 8, 2012, the Board has appointed Mr. James Graham, an independent director of the board of directors, as interim non-executive Chairman of the Board, to run our board of directors operations while the board of directors searches for a permanent non-executive Chairman of the Board. On June 15, 2012, we issued a press release regarding the results of our Preliminary Economic Assessment.

 
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On June 22, 2012, we filed our Preliminary Economic Assessment for our Round Top Project, entitled “NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment Round Top Project, Sierra Blanca, Texas,” dated June 22, 2012, effective as of May 15, 2012 (the “Report”), with securities regulatory authorities in Canada. On June 26, 2012, the Report was furnished to, not filed with, the SEC on a current report on Form 8-K to satisfy our “public disclosure” obligations under Regulation FD of the Exchange Act.

On July 5, 2012, the three shareholders who had filed a Schedule 13D on June 12, 2012 ( “Gorski Group”), filed a preliminary Schedule 14A with the SEC, regarding the solicitation of consents to four separate proposals to the shareholders: (i) to repeal any provision of our bylaws in effect on that date the proposal was adopted and that was not in the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Standard Silver Corporation (now known as Texas Rare Earth Resource Corporation) that became effective by written consent of the board of directors on September 8, 2008; (ii) to remove without cause the following directorships of: James Graham; Graham Karklin; Gregory Martin; and Marc LeVier; (iii) to amend section 4.06 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws to provide that any vacancies on the Board resulting from the removal of directors by the shareholders of the Company pursuant to the solicited consents be filled exclusively by the shareholders of the Company; and (iv) elect Dr. Philip Goodell, Dr. Nicholas Pingitore, John Tumazos, Cecil C. Wall and Dr. James R. Wolfe to serve as directors of the Company.

The Gorski Group stated that its reasons for seeking control of the Company included: (i) dissatisfaction with the progress on developing cost-effective metallurgical extraction process for our Round Top Project; (ii) the focus of current management on a mine project that would cost in excess of $2 billion ($3 billion life of mine capital costs) and would take six years to bring to production rather than focusing on a smaller mining project and advanced metallurgical testing; (iii) denying our directors access to technical data; (iv) declining market performance due to management’s failure to properly prioritize the work on the Round Top Project; (v) the failure of the Board to take action after Mr. Marc LeVier received only 31.2% of shareholder votes in his favor at the February 15, 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders; and (vi) concern in relation to control of overhead costs.

As a result, on July 18, 2012, James Graham, Graham Karklin and Gregory Martin resigned from the Board.  In addition, on July 24, 2012, Marc LeVier resigned from the Board and Marc LeVier resigned as Chief Executive Officer.  The resigning directors disagreed with the assessment of the Gorski Group made in our current report on Form 8-K dated June 12, 2012.  In addition, the resigning directors also disagreed with the Gorski Group’s statements regarding the proper course of the Company as detailed in the preliminary Schedule 14A filed by the Gorski Group on July 5, 2012.

Pursuant to the terms of their resignation, Messrs. Graham, Karklin and Martin retained their options in the Company and entered into resignation and release agreements which contain mutual releases of claims between the Company and the directors. 

On July 24, 2012, we entered into a Separation Agreement and Release (“Separation Agreement”) with Mr. Marc LeVier regarding his voluntary resignation from the Board and as our Chief Executive Officer.  Pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement, we agreed to pay Mr. LeVier the following consideration: (i) Mr. LeVier’s base salary through to the date of the Separation Agreement; (ii) a lump sum payment of $225,000 as a separation payment; and (iii) an additional amount of four weeks base salary, reflecting accrued but unpaid vacation pay.  Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Mr. LeVier surrendered all of his 2,500,000 stock options. The Separation Agreement also contains a mutual waiver and release of claims and a mutual non-disparagement agreement.

On July 30, 2012, Mr. Cecil C. Wall, Dr. Philip Goodell, Dr. Nicholas Pingitore, and Mr. James R. Wolfe were appointed to serve as  directors.  On  August 2, 2012, Mr. John Tumazos was appointed to serve as a director.  Mr. Tumazos was also appointed as non-executive Chairman of the Board.  We and Mr. Gorski have not entered into a formal written employment agreement in relation to Mr. Gorski’s compensation and employment terms as Chief Executive Officer.

In relation to Mr. Tumazos’ appointment as a director, we granted Mr. Tumazos two five-year options, each vesting 1/36 at the end of each month over a 36 month period, to purchase: (i) 1,000,000 of our shares of common, at an exercise price of $0.50 per share; and (ii) 900,000 of our shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $1.00 per share.

On July 30, 2012, Mr. Daniel Gorski was appointed to serve as our Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Gorski was previously our Interim Chief Executive Officer.   On August 16, 2012, we agreed to pay compensation to Mr. Gorski, in the amount of $120,000 annually.  

On August 24, 2012, we changed our state of incorporation from the State of Nevada to the State of Delaware (the “Reincorporation”) pursuant to a plan of conversion dated August 24, 2012.   The Reincorporation was previously submitted to a vote of, and approved by, our stockholders at a special meeting of the stockholders held on April 25, 2012.

On August 24, 2012, we and Mr. Garcia mutually agreed upon the resignation of Mr. Garcia as our Senior Vice President of Project Development and Engineering effective August 31, 2012.  In connection with Mr. Garcia’s resignation we entered into a Confidential Severance, Waiver and Release Agreement with Mr. Garcia, dated September 14, 2012, to be retroactive effective August 31, 2012, whereby in exchange for a full general release and waiver of any obligations owed by us to Mr. Garcia,  Mr. Garcia is entitled to receive:  (i) continuation of his current salary of $200,000, as of the time of termination, for a period of twelve months (minus applicable withholding), paid through our payroll practices; and (ii) continuation of health benefits through our payment of his COBRA premiums, if elected within the time period required by law, during the period from September 1, 2012 through February 28, 2013 (or such shorter period as Mr. Garcia is entitled to COBRA continuation coverage under the terms our insurance policies or plans).  

 
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In August 2012, we entered into a non-binding letter of intent with the Texas General Land Office to negotiate agreements for the following:

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potential ground water supply on GLO land in Red Light Draw;
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associated easements for the project;
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additional leasing of land as maybe reasonably necessary for the development of leased minerals; and
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use of an existing railroad spur.

On October 3, 2012, we announced a potential dividend of our Texas gold and silver properties.  We own two potentially higher grade properties. These include the beryllium-uranium “contact zone” at the base of Round Top mountain for which Cyprus Minerals prepared a historic feasibility study in 1988 posted on our web site, which is not complaint with Canadian NI 43-101standards or SEC Guide 7 standards. It contains a usable decline built to facilitate a bulk metallurgical sample, which has in place all the services necessary to resume work. We intend to contemplate the possibility of selling sell this project within our company to:  (i) utilize existing tax losses; and (ii) retain cash to develop gold and silver properties. We also own the “Macho” silver-lead-zinc property in New Mexico, which was our principal asset prior to the acquisition of the Round Top deposit. A one kilometer host structure contains galena veins, and historic shafts to 100, 300 and 525 feet from prior operations before the Second World War were filled. Management believes Macho is an exploration stage project.   There may be other opportunities to obtain small deposits suitable for 100 tonne per day mines, low cap ex, and simpler permitting that can earn favorable returns at recent gold and silver prices.  Any potential dividend of these assets to shareholders is subject to final board approval after consideration of the requirements of Delaware law for approval of dividends, completing necessary accounting and tax reviews and obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals.

Closure of Colorado Office and Reduction Of Expenses

We do not believe we can attract investor financing to maintain a large corporate staff during a lengthy pre-revenue period where most metallurgical, design, feasibility study, engineering and permitting activities will be led by outside consultants.

Further, our management policy is to shorten lines of communication, improve oversight and reduce travel expenses by moving our corporate headquarters to Sierra Blanca, Texas. Two of our directors are faculty at the University of Texas at El Paso, where we have in the past employed geology students to staff the drilling program. We expect our streamlined organization will be more effective.

Effective August 31, 2012, our offices at 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 365, Englewood, CO are to be phased out. Our Sierra Blanca, Texas office at 539 El Paso Street, Sierra Blanca, TX 79851 will become our official address and our principal operational office where Jamie May will continue as office manager. Our principal daytime contact number will be (915) 369- 2133. The El Paso warehouse located at 11459 Pellicano Dr., El Paso, Texas will also be phased out. We anticipate moving our accounting functions to our former office in Tyler, Texas under the supervision of our largest current shareholder and former CFO, G. W. McDonald. Our primary investor contacts are our chairman, John Tumazos at (732) 444-1083, and our President and CEO, Dan Gorski at (361) 790-5831.

The current management is shareholder-centric, and receives either no cash compensation or much less than previous management. We look to the share price to rise as the principal mechanism for wealth creation. We will require definitive scientific documentation, rigorous economic studies, consideration of a wide range of alternatives and meticulous oversight of any cash outlays of shareholder funds.
 
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
 
This investment has a high degree of risk. Before you invest you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below and the other information in this prospectus. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, operating results and financial condition could be harmed and the value of our stock could go down. This means you could lose all or a part of your investment.
 
Risk Related to Our Business
 
We have a history of losses and will require additional financing to fund exploration and, if warranted, development and production of our properties.  Failure to obtain additional financing could have a material adverse affect on our financial condition and results of operation and could cast uncertainty on our ability to continue as a going concern.
 
We had no revenues during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012.  For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012, our net loss was approximately $14,375,000. Our accumulated deficit at August 31, 2012 was approximately $22,817,000. At August 31, 2012, our cash position was approximately $6,518,000 and our working capital was approximately $6,114,000.  We have not commenced commercial production on any of our mineral properties. We have no revenues from operations and anticipate we will have no operating revenues until we place one or more of our properties into production. All of our properties are in the exploration stage.
 
We will need to raise additional funding to implement our business strategy.  Our management believes that based on our current working capital, we will be able to continue operations through the end of calendar year 2014 without raising additional capital.  During our fiscal year ending August 31, 2013, we plan to spend approximately $1,500,000 for metallurgical testing and flow sheet development, additional geologic and resource modeling and compliance costs associated with state governmental agencies and appropriate staff and consulting expenses.  The timing of these expenditures is dependent upon a number of factors, including the availability of drilling contractors. We estimate that general and administrative expenses during fiscal year ending August 31, 2013 will be approximately $1,900,000 to include payroll, investor relations, professional services, travel, and other expenses necessary to conduct our operations. We have reduced our staff, closed the Denver office and plan to reduce all other costs possible in order to accomplish our objectives without the necessity of raising additional capital.
 
 
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We currently do not have sufficient funds to fully complete exploration and development work on any of our properties, which means that we will be required to raise additional capital, enter into joint venture relationships or find alternative means to finance placing one or more of our properties into commercial production, if warranted. Failure to obtain sufficient financing may result in the delay or indefinite postponement of exploration and development or production on one or more of our properties and any properties we may acquire in the future or even a loss of property interests. This includes our leases over claims covering the principal deposits on our properties, which may expire unless we expend minimum levels of expenditures over the terms of such leases. We cannot be certain that additional capital or other types of financing will be available if needed or that, if available, the terms of such financing will be favorable or acceptable to us. Our ability to arrange additional financing in the future will depend, in part, on the prevailing capital market conditions as well as our business performance.
 
The most likely source of future financing presently available to us is through the sale of our securities. Any sale of common shares will result in dilution of equity ownership to existing shareholders. This means that if we sell common shares, more common shares will be outstanding and each existing shareholder will own a smaller percentage of the shares then outstanding.  Alternatively, we may rely on debt financing and assume debt obligations that require us to make substantial interest and capital payments.  Also, we may issue or grant warrants or options in the future pursuant to which additional common shares may be issued. Exercise of such warrants or options will result in dilution of equity ownership to our existing shareholders.
 
We have a limited operating history on which to base an evaluation of our business and properties.
Any investment in the Company should be considered a high-risk investment because investors will be placing funds at risk in an early stage business with unforeseen costs, expenses, competition, a history of operating losses and other problems to which start-up ventures are often subject. Investors should not invest in the Company unless they can afford to lose their entire investment.  Your investment must be considered in light of the risks, expenses, and difficulties encountered in establishing a new business in a highly competitive and mature industry.  Our operating history has been restricted to the acquisition and sampling of our Round Top Project and this does not provide a meaningful basis for an evaluation of our Round Top Project.  Other than through conventional and typical exploration methods and procedures, we have no additional way to evaluate the likelihood of whether our Round Top Project or our other mineral properties contain commercial quantities of mineral reserves or, if they do, that they will be operated successfully.  We anticipate that we will continue to incur operating costs without realizing any revenues during the period when we are exploring our properties.
 
All of our properties are in the exploration stage. There is no assurance that we can establish the existence of any mineral reserve on any of our properties in commercially exploitable quantities. Until we can do so, we cannot earn any revenues from these properties, and our business could fail.
 
We have not established that any of our properties contain any mineral reserve, nor can there be any assurance that we will be able to do so.  The probability of an individual prospect ever having a mineral reserve that meets the requirements of the SEC is extremely remote. Even if we do eventually discover a mineral reserve on one or more of our properties, there can be no assurance that they can be developed into producing mines and extract those minerals. Both mineral exploration and development involve a high degree of risk and few properties, which are explored, are ultimately developed into producing mines.
 
The commercial viability of an established mineral deposit will depend on a number of factors including, by way of example, the size, grade and other attributes of the mineral deposit, the proximity of the deposit to infrastructure such as a smelter, roads and a point for shipping, government regulation and market prices. Most of these factors will be beyond our control, and any of them could increase costs and make extraction of any identified mineral deposit unprofitable.
 
Even if commercial viability of a mineral deposit is established, it may take several years in the initial phases of drilling until production is possible, during which time the economic feasibility of production may change. Substantial expenditures are required to establish proven and probable reserves through drilling and bulk sampling, to determine the optimal metallurgical process to extract the metals from the ore and, in the case of new properties, to construct mining and processing facilities. Because of these uncertainties, no assurance can be given that our exploration programs will result in the establishment or expansion of a mineral deposit or reserves.
 
 
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We have no history of producing metals from our mineral properties.
 
We have no history of producing metals from any of our properties. Our properties are all exploration stage properties in various stages of exploration and evaluation. Our Round Top Project is an early exploration stage project, and our New Mexico properties are each early stage exploration projects that management does not consider material to our operations. Advancing properties from exploration into the development stage requires significant capital and time, and successful commercial production from a property, if any, will be subject to completing feasibility studies, permitting and construction of the mine, processing plants, roads, and other related works and infrastructure. As a result, we are subject to all of the risks associated with developing and establishing new mining operations and business enterprises including:
 
·   completion of feasibility studies to verify reserves and commercial viability, including the ability to find sufficient REE or gold reserves to support a commercial mining operation;
·   the timing and cost, which can be considerable, of further exploration, preparing feasibility studies, permitting and construction of infrastructure, mining and processing facilities;
·   the availability and costs of drill equipment, exploration personnel, skilled labor and mining and processing equipment, if required;
·   the availability and cost of appropriate smelting and/or refining arrangements, if required, and securing a commercially viable sales outlet for our products;
·   compliance with environmental and other governmental approval and permit requirements;
·   the availability of funds to finance exploration, development and construction activities, as warranted;
·   potential opposition from non-governmental organizations, environmental groups, local groups or local inhabitants which may delay or prevent development activities;
·   potential increases in exploration, construction and operating costs due to changes in the cost of fuel, power, materials and supplies; and
·   potential shortages of mineral processing, construction and other facilities related supplies.
 
The costs, timing and complexities of exploration, development and construction activities may be increased by the location of our properties and demand by other mineral exploration and mining companies. It is common in exploration programs to experience unexpected problems and delays during drill programs and, if warranted, development, construction and mine start-up. Accordingly, our activities may not result in profitable mining operations and we may not succeed in establishing mining operations or profitably producing metals at any of our properties.
 
If we establish the existence of a mineral reserve on any of our properties in a commercially exploitable quantity, we will require additional capital in order to develop the property into a producing mine. If we cannot raise this additional capital, we will not be able to exploit the reserve, and our business could fail.
 
If we do discover mineral reserves in commercially exploitable quantities on any of our properties, we will be required to expend substantial sums of money to establish the extent of the reserve, develop processes to extract it and develop extraction and processing facilities and infrastructure. We do not have adequate capital to develop necessary facilities and infrastructure and will need to raise additional funds.  Although we may derive substantial benefits from the discovery of a major mineral deposit, there can be no assurance that such a deposit will be large enough to justify commercial operations, nor can there be any assurance that we will be able to raise the funds required for development on a timely basis. If we cannot raise the necessary capital or complete the necessary facilities and infrastructure, our business may fail.
 
Our exploration activities may not be commercially successful. 
 
Our long-term success depends on our ability to identify mineral deposits on our existing properties and other properties we may acquire, if any, that we can then develop into commercially viable mining operations.  Our belief that our properties contain commercially exploitable minerals has been based solely on preliminary tests that we have conducted and data provided by third parties, including the data published in various third party reports, including but not limited to the GSA, Geological Society of America, Special Paper 246, 1990.  There can be no assurance that the tests and data upon which we have relied is correct or accurate.  Moreover, mineral exploration is highly speculative in nature, involves many risks and is frequently non-productive.  Unusual or unexpected geologic formations and the inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment or labor are risks involved in the conduct of exploration programs.  The success of mineral exploration and development is determined in part by the following factors:
 
·   the identification of potential mineralization based on analysis;
·   the availability of exploration permits;
·   the quality of our management and our geological and technical expertise; and
·   the capital available for exploration.
 
Substantial expenditures and time are required to establish existing proven and probable reserves through drilling and analysis, to develop metallurgical processes to extract metal, and to develop the mining and processing facilities and infrastructure at any site chosen for mining.  Whether a mineral deposit will be commercially viable depends on a number of factors, which include, without limitation, the particular attributes of the deposit, such as size, grade and proximity to infrastructure; metal prices, which fluctuate widely; and government regulations, including, without limitation, regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, land use, allowable production, importing and exporting of minerals and environmental protection.  Any one or a combination of these factors may result in us not receiving an adequate return on our investment capital.  The decision to abandon a project may have an adverse effect on the market value of our securities and our ability to raise future financing.
 
 
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We do not hold the surface rights adjacent to our Round Top Project and may experience difficulties in asserting our mining rights at the Round Top Project in utilizing the surface space to build our facilities.
 
We do not currently hold surface rights to the adjacent surfaces at our Round Top Project. GLO currently has adjacent properties under long-term lease agreements.  While the GLO, which owns both the surface and the mineral rights at the Round Top Project, has the overriding right to mine the minerals on the property and we believe that we will have the right to construct surface facilities pursuant to our rights under the leases we hold over the Round Top Project granted by the GLO, we and the GLO may experience difficulties in dealing with the current lease and private surface owners in enforcing our rights and developing the Round Top Project.  Currently, the surface owners hold rights pursuant to two leases with the GLO which cover areas on the east and west sides of the Round Top Project.  There can be no assurance that we will be able to resolve these potential issues and uncertainty may remain regarding our ability to develop and mine the Round Top Project.  If we are unable to resolve these potential issues, we may be unable to proceed with the development of a mine at the Round Top Project without becoming involved in a dispute with the holders of the surface rights, which may result in a substantial delay of the development of the Round Top Project or may prevent its development altogether.
 
Increased costs could affect our financial condition.
 
We anticipate that costs at our projects that we may explore or develop, will frequently be subject to variation from one year to the next due to a number of factors, such as changing ore grade, metallurgy and revisions to mine plans, if any, in response to the physical shape and location of the ore body. In addition, costs are affected by the price of commodities such as fuel, rubber, and electricity. Such commodities are at times subject to volatile price movements, including increases that could make production at certain operations less profitable. A material increase in costs at any significant location could have a significant effect on our profitability.
 
A shortage of equipment and supplies could adversely affect our ability to operate our business.
 
We are dependent on various supplies and equipment to carry out our mining exploration and, if warranted, development operations. The shortage of such supplies, equipment and parts could have a material adverse effect on our ability to carry out our operations and therefore limit or increase the cost of production.
 
Mining and mineral exploration is inherently dangerous and subject to conditions or events beyond our control, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and plans.
 
Mining and mineral exploration involves various types of risks and hazards, including:
 
·   environmental hazards;
·   power outages;
·   metallurgical and other processing problems;
·   unusual or unexpected geological formations;
·   personal injury, flooding, fire, explosions, cave-ins, landslides and rock-bursts;
·   inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment, or labor;
·   metals losses;
·   fluctuations in exploration, development and production costs;
·   labor disputes;
·   unanticipated variations in grade;
·   mechanical equipment failure; and
·   periodic interruptions due to inclement or hazardous weather conditions.
 
These risks could result in damage to, or destruction of, mineral properties, production facilities or other properties, personal injury, environmental damage, delays in mining, increased production costs, monetary losses and possible legal liability. We may not be able to obtain insurance to cover these risks at economically feasible premiums. Insurance against certain environmental risks, including potential liability for pollution or other hazards as a result of the disposal of waste products occurring from production, may be prohibitively expensive. We may suffer a material adverse effect on our business if we incur losses related to any significant events that are not covered by our insurance policies.
 
 
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The figures for our mineralization are estimates based on interpretation and assumptions and may yield less mineral production under actual conditions than is currently estimated.
 
Unless otherwise indicated, mineralization figures presented in this Annual Report and in our filings with securities regulatory authorities, press releases and other public statements that may be made from time to time are based upon estimates made by independent geologists and our internal geologists.  When making determinations about whether to advance any of our projects to development, we must rely upon such estimated calculations as to the mineral reserves and grades of mineralization on our properties.  Until ore is actually mined and processed, mineral reserves and grades of mineralization must be considered as estimates only.
 
Estimates can be imprecise and depend upon geological interpretation and statistical inferences drawn from drilling and sampling analysis, which may prove to be unreliable. We cannot assure you that:
 
·   these interpretations and inferences will be accurate;
·   mineralization estimates will be accurate; or
·   this mineralization can be mined or processed profitably.
 
Any material changes in mineralization estimates and grades of mineralization will affect the economic viability of placing a property into production and a property's return on capital.
 
Because we have not completed feasibility studies on any of our properties and have not commenced actual production, mineralization estimates for our properties may require adjustments or downward revisions. In addition, the grade of ore ultimately mined, if any, may differ from that indicated by our feasibility studies and drill results. Minerals recovered in small scale tests may not be duplicated in large scale tests under on-site conditions or in production scale.
 
The mineralization estimates contained in this Annual Report have been determined and valued based on assumed future prices, cut-off grades and operating costs that may prove to be inaccurate. But where done in accordance to Ni-43-101 standards. Extended declines in market prices for rare earth minerals may render portions of our mineralization estimates uneconomic and result in reduced reported mineralization or adversely affect the commercial viability determinations we reach. Any material reductions in estimates of mineralization, or of our ability to extract this mineralization, could have a material adverse effect on our share price and the value of our properties.
 
Our operations contain significant uninsured risks which could negatively impact future profitability as we maintain no insurance against our operations.
 
Our exploration of our mineral properties contains certain risks, including unexpected or unusual operating conditions including rock bursts, cave-ins, flooding, fire and earthquakes.  It is not always possible to insure against these risks. Should events such as these arise, they could reduce or eliminate our assets and shareholder equity as well as result in increased costs and a decline in the value of our securities.  We expect to maintain only general liability and director and officer insurance but no insurance against our properties or operations.  We may decide to take out this insurance in the future if it is available at economically viable rates.
 
Mineral operations are subject to market forces outside of our control which could negatively impact our operations .
 
The marketability of minerals is affected by numerous factors beyond our control including market fluctuations, government regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, allowable production, imports, exports and supply and demand.  One or more of these risk elements could have an impact on the costs of our operations and if significant enough, reduce the profitability of our operations.
 
We may be adversely affected by fluctuations in demand for, and prices of, rare earth products.
 
We expect to derive revenues, if any, from sale of rare earth and related minerals.  Changes in demand for, and the market price of, these minerals could significantly affect our profitability. The value and price of our common stock and our financial results may be significantly adversely affected by declines in the prices of rare earth minerals and products. Rare earth minerals and product prices may fluctuate and are affected by numerous factors beyond our control such as interest rates, exchange rates, inflation or deflation, fluctuation in the relative value of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies on the world market, global and regional supply and demand for rare earth minerals and products, and the political and economic conditions of countries that produce rare earth minerals and products.
 
A prolonged or significant economic contraction in the United States or worldwide could put further downward pressure on market prices of rare earth minerals and products. Protracted periods of low prices for rare earth minerals and products could significantly reduce revenues and the availability of required development funds in the future. This could cause substantial reductions to, or a suspension of, REO production operations, impair asset values and if reserves are established on our prospects, reduce our proven and probable rare earth ore reserves.
 
 
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In contrast, extended periods of high commodity prices may create economic dislocations that may be destabilizing to rare earth minerals supply and demand and ultimately to the broader markets. Periods of high rare earth mineral market prices generally are beneficial to our financial performance. However, strong rare earth mineral prices also create economic pressure to identify or create alternate technologies that ultimately could depress future long-term demand for rare earth minerals and products, and at the same time may incentivize development of otherwise marginal mining properties.
 
Permitting, licensing and approval processes are required for our operations and obtaining and maintaining these permits and licenses is subject to conditions which we may be unable to achieve.
 
Both mineral exploration and extraction require permits from various foreign, federal, state, provincial and local governmental authorities and are governed by laws and regulations, including those with respect to prospecting, mine development, mineral production, transport, export, taxation, labor standards, occupational health, waste disposal, toxic substances, land use, environmental protection, mine safety and other matters. Permits known to be required are (i) an operating plan for the conduct of exploration and development approved by the Texas General Land Office, (ii) an operating plan for production approved by the Texas General Land Office, (iii) various reporting to and approval by the Texas Railroad Commission regarding drilling and plugging of drill holes, and (v) reporting to and compliance with regulations of the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality.  If we recover uranium from our mineral prospects, we will be required to obtain a source material license from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  We may also be subject to the reporting requirements and regulations of the Texas Department of Health.
 
Such licenses and permits are subject to changes in regulations and changes in various operating circumstances.  Companies such as ours that engage in exploration activities often experience increased costs and delays in production and other schedules as a result of the need to comply with applicable laws, regulations and permits. Issuance of permits for our activities is subject to the discretion of government authorities, and we may be unable to obtain or maintain such permits.  Permits required for future exploration or development may not be obtainable on reasonable terms or on a timely basis.  There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain or maintain any of the permits required for the continued exploration or development of our mineral properties or for the construction and operation of a mine on our properties at economically viable costs. If we cannot accomplish these objectives, our business could face difficulty and/or fail.
 
We are subject to significant governmental regulations, which affect our operations and costs of conducting our business.
 
Our current and future operations are and will be governed by laws and regulations, including:
 
·   laws and regulations governing mineral concession acquisition, prospecting, development, mining and production;
·   laws and regulations related to exports, taxes and fees;
·   labor standards and regulations related to occupational health and mine safety;
·   environmental standards and regulations related to waste disposal, toxic substances, land use and environmental protection; and
·   other matters.
 
Companies engaged in exploration activities often experience increased costs and delays in production and other schedules as a result of the need to comply with applicable laws, regulations and permits. Failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations and permits may result in enforcement actions, including the forfeiture of claims, orders issued by regulatory or judicial authorities requiring operations to cease or be curtailed, and may include corrective measures requiring capital expenditures, installation of additional equipment or costly remedial actions. We may be required to compensate those suffering loss or damage by reason of our mineral exploration activities and may have civil or criminal fines or penalties imposed for violations of such laws, regulations and permits.
 
Existing and possible future laws, regulations and permits governing operations and activities of exploration companies, or more stringent implementation, could have a material adverse impact on our business and cause increases in capital expenditures or require abandonment or delays in exploration.
 
Legislation has been proposed that would significantly affect the mining industry.
 
Members of the U.S. Congress have repeatedly introduced bills which would supplant or alter the provisions of the Mining Law of 1872. If enacted, such legislation could change the cost of holding unpatented mining claims and could significantly impact our ability to develop mineralized material on unpatented mining claims. Such bills have proposed, among other things, to either eliminate or greatly limit the right to a mineral patent and to impose a federal royalty on production from unpatented mining claims. Although we cannot predict what legislated royalties might be, the enactment of these proposed bills could adversely affect the potential for development of unpatented mining claims and the economics of existing operating mines on federal unpatented mining claims. Passage of such legislation could adversely affect our financial performance.
 
 
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Regulations and pending legislation governing issues involving climate change could result in increased operating costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
 
A number of governments or governmental bodies have introduced or are contemplating regulatory changes in response to various climate change interest groups and the potential impact of climate change. Legislation and increased regulation regarding climate change could impose significant costs on us, our venture partners and our suppliers, including costs related to increased energy requirements, capital equipment, environmental monitoring and reporting and other costs to comply with such regulations. Any adopted future climate change regulations could also negatively impact our ability to compete with companies situated in areas not subject to such limitations. Given the emotion, political significance and uncertainty around the impact of climate change and how it should be dealt with, we cannot predict how legislation and regulation will affect our financial condition, operating performance and ability to compete. Furthermore, even without such regulation, increased awareness and any adverse publicity in the global marketplace about potential impacts on climate change by us or other companies in our industry could harm our reputation. The potential physical impacts of climate change on our operations are highly uncertain, and would be particular to the geographic circumstances in areas in which we operate. These may include changes in rainfall and storm patterns and intensities, water shortages, changing sea levels and changing temperatures. These impacts may adversely impact the cost, production and financial performance of our operations.
 
Our exploration and development activities are subject to environmental risks, which could expose us to significant liability and delay, suspension or termination of our operations.
 
The exploration, possible future development and production phases of our business will be subject to federal, state and local environmental regulation. These regulations mandate, among other things, the maintenance of air and water quality standards and land reclamation. They also set out limitations on the generation, transportation, storage and disposal of solid and hazardous waste. Environmental legislation is evolving in a manner which will require stricter standards and enforcement, increased fines and penalties for non-compliance, more stringent environmental assessments, and a heightened degree of responsibility for companies and their officers, directors and employees. Future changes in environmental regulations, if any, may adversely affect our operations. If we fail to comply with any of the applicable environmental laws, regulations or permit requirements, we could face regulatory or judicial sanctions. Penalties imposed by either the courts or administrative bodies could delay or stop our operations or require a considerable capital expenditure. Although we intend to comply with all environmental laws and permitting obligations in conducting our business, there is a possibility that those opposed to exploration and mining will attempt to interfere with our operations, whether by legal process, regulatory process or otherwise.
 
Environmental hazards unknown to us, which have been caused by previous or existing owners or operators of the properties, may exist on the properties in which we hold an interest.  It is possible that our properties could be located on or near the site of a Federal Superfund cleanup project. Although we will endeavor to avoid such sites, it is possible that environmental cleanup or other environmental restoration procedures could remain to be completed or mandated by law, causing unpredictable and unexpected liabilities to arise.
 
U.S. Federal Laws
 
The Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and comparable state statutes, impose strict, joint and several liability on current and former owners and operators of sites and on persons who disposed of or arranged for the disposal of hazardous substances found at such sites. It is not uncommon for the government to file claims requiring cleanup actions, demands for reimbursement for government-incurred cleanup costs, or natural resource damages, or for neighboring landowners and other third parties to file claims for personal injury and property damage allegedly caused by hazardous substances released into the environment. The Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and comparable state statutes, govern the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste and authorize the imposition of substantial fines and penalties for noncompliance, as well as requirements for corrective actions. CERCLA, RCRA and comparable state statutes can impose liability for clean-up of sites and disposal of substances found on exploration, mining and processing sites long after activities on such sites have been completed.
 
The Clean Air Act, as amended, restricts the emission of air pollutants from many sources, including mining and processing activities. Our mining operations may produce air emissions, including fugitive dust and other air pollutants from stationary equipment, storage facilities and the use of mobile sources such as trucks and heavy construction equipment, which are subject to review, monitoring and/or control requirements under the Clean Air Act and state air quality laws. New facilities may be required to obtain permits before work can begin, and existing facilities may be required to incur capital costs in order to remain in compliance. In addition, permitting rules may impose limitations on our production levels or result in additional capital expenditures in order to comply with the rules.
 
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to integrate environmental considerations into their decision-making processes by evaluating the environmental impacts of their proposed actions, including issuance of permits to mining facilities, and assessing alternatives to those actions. If a proposed action could significantly affect the environment, the agency must prepare a detailed statement known as an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, other federal agencies, and any interested third parties will review and comment on the scoping of the EIS and the adequacy of and findings set forth in the draft and final EIS. This process can cause delays in issuance of required permits or result in changes to a project to mitigate its potential environmental impacts, which can in turn impact the economic feasibility of a proposed project.
 
 
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The Clean Water Act (CWA), and comparable state statutes, imposes restrictions and controls on the discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States. The discharge of pollutants into regulated waters is prohibited, except in accordance with the terms of a permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or an analogous state agency. The CWA regulates storm water mining facilities and requires a storm water discharge permit for certain activities. Such a permit requires the regulated facility to monitor and sample storm water run-off from its operations. The CWA and regulations implemented thereunder also prohibit discharges of dredged and fill material in wetlands and other waters of the United States unless authorized by an appropriately issued permit. The CWA and comparable state statutes provide for civil, criminal and administrative penalties for unauthorized discharges of pollutants and impose liability on parties responsible for those discharges for the costs of cleaning up any environmental damage caused by the release and for natural resource damages resulting from the release.
 
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program promulgated thereunder, regulate the drilling and operation of subsurface injection wells. EPA directly administers the UIC program in some states and in others the responsibility for the program has been delegated to the state. The program requires that a permit be obtained before drilling a disposal or injection well. Violation of these regulations and/or contamination of groundwater by mining related activities may result in fines, penalties, and remediation costs, among other sanctions and liabilities under the SWDA and state laws. In addition, third party claims may be filed by landowners and other parties claiming damages for alternative water supplies, property damages, and bodily injury.
 
We could be subject to environmental lawsuits.
 
Neighboring landowners and other third parties could file claims based on environmental statutes and common law for personal injury and property damage allegedly caused by the release of hazardous substances or other waste material into the environment on or around our properties.  There can be no assurance that our defense of such claims will be successful.  A successful claim against us could have an adverse effect on our business prospects, financial condition and results of operation.
 
Land reclamation requirements for our properties may be burdensome and expensive.
 
Although variable depending on location and the governing authority, land reclamation requirements are generally imposed on mineral exploration companies (as well as companies with mining operations) in order to minimize long term effects of land disturbance.
 
Reclamation may include requirements to:
 
·   control dispersion of potentially deleterious effluents;
·   treat ground and surface water to drinking water standards; and
·   reasonably re-establish pre-disturbance land forms and vegetation.
 
In order to carry out reclamation obligations imposed on us in connection with our potential development activities, we must allocate financial resources that might otherwise be spent on further exploration and development programs. We plan to set up a provision for our reclamation obligations on our properties, as appropriate, but this provision may not be adequate. If we are required to carry out unanticipated reclamation work, our financial position could be adversely affected.     In accordance with our GLO lease/prospecting permits all the areas impacted by the surface operations shall be reclaimed upon completion of the activity such that: (a) Remove all trash, debris, plastic and contaminated soil by off-site disposal; and (b) Upon completion of surface grading, the soil surface shall be left in a roughened condition to negate wind and enhance water infiltration.
 
Rare earth and beryllium mining presents potential health risks.  Payment of any liabilities that arise from these health risks may adversely impact our Company.
 
Complying with health and safety standards will require additional expenditure on testing and the installation of safety equipment. Moreover, inhalation of certain minerals, such as beryllium can result in specific potential health risks ranging from acute pneumonitis, tracheobronchitis, and chronic beryllium disease to an increased risk of cancer.  Symptoms of these diseases may take years to manifest.  Failure to comply with health and safety standards could result in statutory penalties and civil liability.  We do not currently maintain any insurance coverage against these health risks. The payment of any liabilities that arise from any such occurrences would have a material, adverse impact on our Company.
 
There may be challenges to the title of our mineral properties.
 
We will acquire most of its properties by unpatented claims or by lease from those owning the property.  The lease of our Round Top property was issued by the State of Texas.  The validity of title to many types of natural resource property depends upon numerous circumstances and factual matters (many of which are not discoverable of record or by other readily available means) and is subject to many uncertainties of existing law and its application.  We cannot assure you that the validity of our titles to our properties will be upheld or that third parties will not otherwise invalidate those rights. In the event the validity of our titles are not upheld, such an event would have a material adverse effect on us.
 
 
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Increased competition could adversely affect our ability to attract necessary capital funding or acquire suitable producing properties or prospects for mineral exploration in the future.
 
The mining industry is intensely competitive. Significant competition exists for the acquisition of properties producing or capable of producing, REE, gold or other metals. We may be at a competitive disadvantage in acquiring additional mining properties because we must compete with other individuals and companies, many of which have greater financial resources, operational experience and technical capabilities than us. We may also encounter increasing competition from other mining companies in our efforts to hire experienced mining professionals. Competition for exploration resources at all levels is currently very intense, particularly affecting the availability of manpower, drill rigs, mining equipment and production equipment. Increased competition could adversely affect our ability to attract necessary capital funding or acquire suitable producing properties or prospects for mineral exploration in the future.
 
We compete with larger, better capitalized competitors in the mining industry.
 
The mining industry is competitive in all of its phases, including financing, technical resources, personnel and property acquisition. We will require significant capital, technical resources, personnel and operational experience to effectively compete in the mining industry. Because of the high costs associated with exploration, the expertise required to analyze a project's potential and the capital required to develop a mine, larger companies with significant resources may have a competitive advantage over us. We face strong competition from other mining companies, some with greater financial resources, operational experience and technical capabilities than us. As a result of this competition, we may be unable to maintain or acquire financing, personnel, technical resources or attractive mining properties on terms we consider acceptable or at all.
 
Current economic conditions and capital markets are in a period of disruption and instability which could adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets, and thus adversely affect our business and liquidity.
 
The current economic conditions and financial crisis have had, and will continue to have, a negative impact on our ability to access the capital markets, and thus have a negative impact on our business and liquidity. The shortage of liquidity and credit combined with substantial losses in worldwide equity markets could lead to an extended worldwide recession. We may face significant challenges if conditions in the capital markets do not improve. Our ability to access the capital markets has been and continues to be severely restricted at a time when we need to access such markets, which could have a negative impact on our business plans. Even if we are able to raise capital, it may not be at a price or on terms that are favorable to us. We cannot predict the occurrence of future financial disruptions or how long the current market conditions may continue.
 
Our resources may not be sufficient to manage our expected growth; failure to properly manage our potential growth would be detrimental to our business .
 
We may fail to adequately manage our anticipated future growth. Any growth in our operations will place a significant strain on our administrative, financial and operational resources, and increase demands on our management and on our operational and administrative systems, controls and other resources. We cannot assure you that our existing personnel, systems, procedures or controls will be adequate to support our operations in the future or that we will be able to successfully implement appropriate measures consistent with our growth strategy. As part of this growth, we may have to implement new operational and financial systems, procedures and controls to expand, train and manage our employee base, and maintain close coordination among our staff. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so, or that if we are able to do so, we will be able to effectively integrate them into our existing staff and systems.
 
If we are unable to manage growth effectively, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. As with all expanding businesses, the potential exists that growth will occur rapidly. If we are unable to effectively manage this growth, our business and operating results could suffer. Anticipated growth in future operations may place a significant strain on management systems and resources. In addition, the integration of new personnel will continue to result in some disruption to ongoing operations. The ability to effectively manage growth in a rapidly evolving market requires effective planning and management processes. We will need to continue to improve operational, financial and managerial controls, reporting systems and procedures, and will need to continue to expand, train and manage our work force.
 
We may experience difficulty attracting and retaining qualified management to meet the needs of our anticipated growth, and the failure to manage our growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
 
Competition for additional qualified management is intense, and we may be unable to attract and retain additional key personnel, or to attract and retain personnel on terms acceptable to us.  Management personnel are currently limited and they may be unable to manage our expansion successfully and the failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.  We have not entered into non-competition agreements.  As our business is substantially dependent upon the directors, executive officers and consultants, the lack of non-competition agreements poses a significant risk to us in the event such persons were to resign or be terminated from such positions.  Under such circumstances, such persons may provide confidential information and key contacts to our competitors and we may have difficulties in preventing the disclosure of such information.  Such disclosure would have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.
 
 
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Our operations are dependent upon key personnel, the loss of which would be detrimental to our business.
 
The nature of our business, including our ability to continue our exploration and development activities, depends, in large part, on the efforts of key personnel such as Daniel Gorski, our Chief Executive Officer.  The loss of Mr. Gorski could have a material adverse effect on our business.  We do not maintain “key man” life insurance policies on any of our officers or employees.
 
Our failure to timely file certain periodic reports with the SEC poses significant risks to our business, each of which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
 
We filed a Form 10 on October 30, 2008, pursuant to which we registered our common stock under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.  The Form 10 became effective by operation of law 60 days after it was filed.  Subsequent thereto, we did not timely file with the SEC our periodic reports, including our Forms 10-Q for the periods ended November 30, 2008 through November 30, 2010, and our Forms 10-K for the periods ended August 31, 2008, August 31, 2009 and August 31, 2010.  Consequently, we were not compliant with the periodic reporting requirements under the Exchange Act.  Our failure to timely file those and possibly future periodic reports with the SEC could subject us to enforcement action by the SEC and shareholder lawsuits.  Any of these events could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and our ability to register with the SEC public offerings of our securities for our benefit or the benefit of our security holders.  Additionally, our failure to file our past periodic reports and future periodic reports has resulted in and could result in investors not receiving adequate information regarding the Company with which to make investment decisions.
 
There are risks and uncertainties regarding the outcome of the matters which we self-reported to the SEC on June 8, 2012.
 
On June 12, 2012, we announced that since March of 2012, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (the “Committee”) of our board of directors, which is composed entirely of independent directors, with the assistance of independent special counsel to the Committee, has been conducting an internal review and investigation of certain matters of corporate governance and compliance with federal securities laws (the “Internal Review”). As a result of the recent report of the independent counsel on such counsel’s findings of the Internal Review and a further review of the recommendations of independent counsel by the Committee and our board of directors, at the direction of the board of directors, we contacted the SEC on June 8, 2012, to report our findings.  It is uncertain what actions, if any, the SEC will take in relation to the matters self-reported to the SEC and there is risk as to whether such actions, if any, would include reprimanding, fining or otherwise sanctioning us, which could negatively affect us.
 
Risks Relating to Our Securities
 
Our stock price is highly volatile .
 
The market price of our common stock has fluctuated and may continue to fluctuate.  These fluctuations may be exaggerated since the trading volume of its common stock is volatile, limited, and sporadic.  These fluctuations may or may not be based upon any business or operating results.  Our common stock may experience similar or even more dramatic price and volume fluctuations in the future.
 
The market for the common stock is limited, sporadic and volatile.  Any failure to develop or maintain an active trading market could negatively affect the value of our shares and make it difficult or impossible for you to sell your shares.
 
Our common stock is currently traded on the OTCQX U.S., a centralized quotation service maintained by OTC Markets Group Inc. that collects and publishes market maker quotes for over-the-counter securities. Although our common stock is traded on the OTCQX U.S., a regular trading market for our securities may not be sustained in the future. Quotes for stocks traded on the OTCQX U.S. generally are not listed in the financial sections of newspapers and newspapers often devote very little coverage to stocks quoted solely on the OTCQX U.S. Accordingly, prices for, and coverage of, securities quoted solely on the OTCQX U.S. may be difficult to obtain. In addition, stocks quoted solely on the OTCQX U.S. tend to have a limited number of market makers and a larger spread between the bid and ask prices than those listed on an exchange. All of these factors may cause holders of our common stock to be unable to resell their securities at any price. This limited trading also could decrease or eliminate our ability to raise additional funds through issuances of our securities.  There is no market for the Warrants.
 
Failure to develop or maintain an active trading market could negatively affect the value of our shares and make it difficult for you to sell your shares or recover any part of your investment in us.  Even if an active market for our common stock does develop, the market price of our common stock may be highly volatile.  In addition to the uncertainties relating to our future operating performance and the profitability of our operations, factors such as variations in our interim financial results, or various, as yet unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond our control, may have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock.  Accordingly, there can be no assurance as to the liquidity of any active markets that may develop for our common stock, the ability of holders of our common stock to sell our common stock, or the prices at which holders may be able to sell our common stock.
 
 
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The sale of substantial shares of our common stock or the issuance of shares upon exercise of our warrants will cause immediate and substantial dilution to our existing stockholders and may depress the market price of our common stock .
 
In order to provide capital for the operation of our business, we may enter into additional financing arrangements.  These arrangements may involve the issuance of new common stock, preferred stock that is convertible into common stock, debt securities that are convertible into common stock or warrants for the purchase of common stock.  Any of these items could result in a material increase in the number of shares of common stock outstanding which would in turn result in a dilution of the ownership interest of existing common shareholders.  In addition, these new securities could contain provisions, such as priorities on distributions and voting rights, which could affect the value of our existing common stock.
 
We have approximately 36.5 million shares of common stock outstanding.  In addition to our common stock, we have (i) warrants that may be exercised into 7,840,000 shares of common stock exercisable at $2.50 per share, (ii) warrants that may be exercised into 1,497,000 shares of common stock at $2.50 per share, (iii) warrants that may be exercised into 250,000 of common stock at $5.00 per share, (iv) warrants that may be exercised into 33,334 shares of common stock at $3.75 per share, and (v) options that may be exercised into 3,875,000 shares of common stock at $0.50 to $4.70 issued to Directors and Officers.  The issuance of shares upon exercise of these options and warrants may result in substantial dilution to the interests of other stockholders and may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
 
A low market price may severely limit the potential market for our common stock.
 
An equity security that trades below a certain price per share is subject to SEC rules requiring additional disclosures by broker-dealers.  These rules generally apply to any non-Nasdaq equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions (a “penny stock”).  Such rules require the delivery, prior to any penny stock transaction, of a disclosure schedule explaining the penny stock market and the risks associated therewith and impose various sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other than established customers and institutional or wealthy investors.  For these types of transactions, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and have received the purchaser's written consent to the transaction prior to the sale.  The broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions payable to the broker-dealer, current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock and, if the broker-dealer is the sole market maker, the broker-dealer must disclose this fact and the broker-dealer's presumed control over the market.  Such information must be provided to the customer orally or in writing before or with the written confirmation of trade sent to the customer.
 
Monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.  In the event our common stock trades at a price of less than $5.00 per share, the additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements could discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our common stock.
 
We do not currently intend to pay cash dividends.
 
We have not declared any dividends since incorporation and do not anticipate that we will do so in the foreseeable future.  Our present policy is to retain all available funds for use in our operations and the expansion of our business.  Payment of future cash dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects and other factors that our board of directors considers relevant. Accordingly, investors will only see a return on their investment if the value of our securities appreciates.
Control by current shareholders.
The current shareholders have elected the directors and the directors have appointed current executive officers to serve our Company.  The voting power of these shareholders could also discourage others from seeking to acquire control of us through the purchase of our common stock which might depress the price of our common stock.
Investment in our Company has a high degree of risk. Before you invest you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, operating results and financial condition could be harmed and the value of our stock could go down. This means you
 
ITEM 1B.  UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.
 
ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES

Executive and Field Offices

Our headquarters are now located at 539 El Paso, Sierra Blanca, Texas 79851. Effective August 31, 2012, our offices at 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 365, Englewood, CO are to be phased out. Our Sierra Blanca, Texas office at 539 El Paso Street, Sierra Blanca, TX 79851 will become our official address and our principal operational office where Jamie May will continue as office manager. Our principal daytime contact number will be 915-369- 2133. The El Paso warehouse located at 11459 Pellicano Dr., El Paso, Texas will also be phased out. We anticipate moving our accounting functions to our former office in Tyler, Texas under the supervision of our largest current shareholder and former CFO, G. W. McDonald.

 
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Overview of the Round Top Rare Earth-Uranium-Beryllium Project

We are currently in the exploration stage and have not established that our Round Top Project contains proven or probable reserves as defined under SEC Guide 7.

Description and Access

Round Top is a small mountain, one of a group of five that comprises the Sierra Blanca, located in Hudspeth County approximately eight miles northwest of the town of Sierra Blanca. The property is reached by truck on a private dirt road that turns north off Interstate 10 access road approximately one mile west of the town of Sierra Blanca.
 

Acquisition and Ownership

In November 2007, Standard Silver purchased the prospecting permits M-108543, M-108545, and M-108546 covering Sections 5, 7, 8, and 18 of Township 7, Block 71, and most of Sections 12 and 13 of Township 7, Block 72, Hudspeth County, Texas. In September 2009 this land position was expanded when the prospecting permits for Sections 3, 4, 9, 10, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 32 and 33 of Township 7, Block 71 were acquired.  

September 2011 Lease

On September 2, 2011, we entered into a new mining lease with the Texas General Land Office covering Sections 7 and 18 of Township 7, Block 71 and Section 12 of Block 72, covering approximately 860 acres at Round Top Mountain in Hudspeth County, Texas.  The mining lease issued by the Texas General Land Office gives us the right to explore, produce, develop, mine, extract, mill, remove, and market beryllium, uranium, rare earth elements, all other base and precious metals, industrial minerals and construction materials and all other minerals excluding oil, gas, coal, lignite, sulfur, salt, and potash.  The term of the lease is nineteen years so long as minerals are produced in paying quantities.

Under the lease, we will pay the State of Texas a lease bonus of $197,800, $35,000 of which was paid upon the execution of the lease, $65,000 which was paid in April 2011 when we submitted our initial plan of operations to conduct exploration, and $97,800 which will be due when we submit a supplemental plan of operations to conduct mining.  Upon the sale of minerals removed from Round Top, we will pay the State of Texas a $500,000 minimum advance royalty.

Thereafter, we will pay the State of Texas a production royalty equal to eight percent (8%) of the market value of uranium and other fissionable materials removed and sold from Round Top and six and one quarter percent (6 ¼%) of the market value of all other minerals removed and sold from Round Top.

 
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In August 2011 we paid the State of Texas a delay rental of $44,718.  Thereafter, assuming production of paying quantities has not been obtained, we may pay additional delay rental fees to extend the term of the lease for successive one (1) year periods pursuant to the following schedule:
   
Per Acre Amount
 
Total Amount
August 17, 2013 – 2014
 
$
50
   
$
44,718
 
August 17, 2015 – 2019
 
$
75
   
$
67,077
 
August 17, 2020 – 2024
 
$
150
   
$
134,155
 
August 17, 2025 – 2029
 
$
200
   
$
178,873
 

November 2011 Lease

On November 1, 2011, we entered into a mining lease with the State of Texas covering 90 acres, more or less, of land that we purchased in September 2011 near our Round Top site.  The deed was recorded with Hudspeth County on September 16, 2011. Under the lease, we paid the State of Texas a lease bonus of $20,700 which was paid upon the execution of the lease.  Upon the sale of minerals removed from Round Top, we will pay the State of Texas a $50,000 minimum advance royalty.  Thereafter, we will pay the State of Texas a production royalty equal to eight percent (8%) of the market value of uranium and other fissionable materials removed and sold from Round Top and six and one quarter percent (6 ¼%) of the market value of all other minerals sold from Round Top.

If production of paying quantities of minerals has not been obtained on or before November 1, 2012, we may pay the State of Texas a delay rental to extend the term of the lease in an amount equal to $4,500.  Thereafter, assuming production of paying quantities has not been obtained, we may pay additional delay rental fees to extend the term of the lease for successive one (1) year periods pursuant to the following schedule:

   
Per Acre Amount
   
Total Amount
 
November 1, 2013-2014
 
$
50
   
$
4,500
 
November 1, 2015 – 2019
 
$
75
   
$
6,750
 
November 1, 2020 – 2024
 
$
150
   
$
13,500
 
November 1, 2025 – 2029
 
$
200
   
$
18,000
 

Geology and Metallurgy

The Round Top Project area lies within the Texas Lineament Zone or Trans-Pecos Trend.  The lineament is a northwest trending structural zone where Laramide thrust faulting followed by basin and range normal faulting were active.  Tertiary igneous activity is also associated with the lineament zone, both intrusive and extrusive.

Locally the project area is characterized by five Tertiary microgranite bodies that intruded Cretaceous sedimentary rocks. The microgranites occur as laccoliths, mushroom-shaped bodies emplaced at relatively shallow depths.  At the current erosional levels, laccoliths form resistant peaks with relief up to 2,000 feet.  The microgranites, which are called rhyolites in the literature, are enriched with various metals which may or not be economical to recover.  The rare earth elements are located with-in the intrusive rhyolite body.

Tertiary Diorite which predate the microgranites are intruded the cretaceous section.  The diorites occur as sills, five to 100 feet thick and less frequently as dikes and plugs.  Sedimentary rocks exposed in the area are middle to upper Cretaceous limestones shales and sandstones.  The limestone, where it is in contact with the microgranites, is the host for Beryllium and uranium mineralization.

The Round Top Project was initially developed in the late 1980's as a beryllium resource. During the course of the beryllium exploration, approximately 200 drill holes penetrated varying thicknesses of the rhyolite volcanic rock that makes up the mass of Round Top Mountain and caps the beryllium-uranium deposits which occur in the underlying limestone; some 50 more holes were drilled on Little Round Top, Sierra Blanca and Little Blanca Mountains.

The Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, working with the project geologists, conducted an investigation of the rhyolite to better understand its rare metal content. This research shows that the rhyolite laccoliths at Sierra Blanca are enriched in a variety of REEs and other rare elements such as tantalum, niobium, thorium and lithium. They analyzed a series of samples from outcrop and drill holes and studied the geochemistry and mineralogy of the rhyolite. The results of their research were published in the GSA, Geological Society of America, Special Paper 246, 1990.  

 
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On October 27, 2011, we announced that we had completed Phase I of its metallurgical testing and characterization.  This mineralogical study was carried out by DCM Science Laboratory, Inc. at Wheat Ridge, Colo.,  under the supervision of by Mountain States Research and Development and reconfirmed that the rare earth minerals are finely disseminated throughout the rhyolite host rock. Based on the initial ore characterization, this testing reconfirms the simplistic rare earth element mineral associations, which suggests favorable metallurgical processing options. Phase I was followed by Phase II of the metallurgical characterization at Mountain States laboratory in Arizona. Phase II was focused on pre-concentration evaluation and other diagnostic testing including acid leaching of the rare earth minerals.  The results of this testing is described in the preliminary economic study (PEA) released June 22 2012. The Preliminary Economic Assessment is mentioned here for informational purposes only and is not incorporated herein reference. Metallurgical research is to be continued at Hazen Research, Inc. in Golden, Colo. and at the University of Texas at El Paso. The Round Top Project rhyolite requires further evaluation of its mineralogical makeup and economic modeling to determine the appropriate course for potential future commercial development.  However, the size of this rhyolite deposit, the high percentage (68-72%) of heavy rare earth elements to the total rare earth elements and the projected increase in HREE demand could result in Round Top becoming a reliable and long term domestic source for these increasingly strategic metals.

Project Exploration History

The Round Top rare earths and uranium-beryllium prospects were initially drilled in 1984 and 1985, during which time the ore body known as the "West End Ore Zone" was discovered by Cabot Corporation.  In subsequent years, Cyprus Minerals Corporation took over the exploration activities.  Cyprus drilled additional exploration holes and also put an adit into the ore zone where 1,115 feet of underground workings were driven.  Cyprus developed the underground workings in order to obtain bulk samples for pilot plant testing and beryllium oxide concentrate generation.  Cyprus ultimately put the project on hold as a result of poor beryllium market conditions.  Cyprus eventually allowed the lease with the state of Texas to lapse.

In March 2011, the Company completed an analysis of 1,103 drill samples from the 1984-88 drilling program initially conducted on the Round Top Project by third party operators. All or a portion of forty-six out of an estimated two hundred fifty existing drill holes have been re-logged and re-analyzed. The rare earth element and other metals are consistent with the original study by the Texas Bureau of Geology that was published in the Geological Society of America, Special Paper 246 in 1990. This study first described the rare metal content of the large mass of intrusive igneous rock that makes up the body of Round Top Mountain, and is the basis for our interest in this deposit. The nine drill holes cited below were selected because they are widely distributed and roughly define an area approximately six thousand feet by four thousand feet within the approximate seven thousand foot known diameter of the intrusive rhyolite body. They intersected the entire body of the rhyolite.

On October 27, 2011, we announced favorable results of our Phase I metallurgical testing and characterization that reconfirmed that the rare earth minerals are finely disseminated throughout the rhyolite host rock at our Round Top Project.
 
On November 8, 2011, we announced that our supplementary operating plan to expand exploration activities at our Round Top Project had been approved by the Texas General Land Office (GLO); the expanded development and exploration drill plan now calls for an additional 40 drill holes and 4 diamond core holes for an estimated planned drilled footage of 20,000 feet.
 
On November 10, 2011, we announced that Gustavson Associates, LLC, a subsidiary of Walsh Environmental Scientists and Engineers and its parent company, Ecology and Environment, Inc. (NASDAQ: EEI) had been contracted to perform the scoping study at the Round Top Project.  On June 15, 2012, we issued a press release regarding the results of our Preliminary Economic Assessment.

On June 22, 2012, we filed our Preliminary Economic Assessment for our Round Top Project, entitled “NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment Round Top Project, Sierra Blanca, Texas,” dated June 22, 2012, effective as of May 15, 2012 (the “Report”), with securities regulatory authorities in Canada. On June 26, 2012, the Report was furnished to, not filed with, the Commission on Form 8-K to satisfy our “public disclosure” obligations under Regulation FD of the Exchange Act.  The Preliminary Economic Assessment is mentioned here for informational purposes only and is not incorporated herein reference.

Cautionary Note to Investors: The mineral estimates in the Preliminary Economic Assessment have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the securities laws in effect in Canada, which differ from the requirements of United States securities laws. The terms “mineral reserve”, “proven mineral reserve” and “probable mineral reserve” are Canadian mining terms as defined in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the “CIM”) - CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves , adopted by the CIM Council, as amended. These definitions differ from the definitions in SEC Industry Guide 7 under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Under SEC Industry Guide 7 standards, a “final” or “bankable” feasibility study is required to report reserves, the three-year historical average price is used in any reserve or cash flow analysis to designate reserves and the primary environmental analysis or report must be filed with the appropriate governmental authority. In addition, the terms “mineral resource”, “measured mineral resource”, “indicated mineral resource” and “inferred mineral resource” are defined in and required to be disclosed by NI 43-101; however, these terms are not defined terms under SEC Industry Guide 7 and are normally not permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed with the SEC. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. “Inferred mineral resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource exists or is economically or legally mineable. Disclosure of “contained ounces” in a resource is permitted disclosure under Canadian regulations; however, the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute “reserves” by SEC Industry Guide 7 standards as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measures.  Accordingly, information in the Preliminary Economic Assessment contains descriptions of our mineral deposits that may not be comparable to similar information made public by United States companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements under the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. Our project as described in the Preliminary Economic Assessment currently does not contain any known proven or probable ore reserves under SEC Guide 7 reporting standards.  U.S. investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in the Registrant’s latest reports and registration statements filed with the SEC. You can review and obtain copies of these filings at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml .

 
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U.S. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any defined resources in these categories will ever be converted into SEC Guide 7 compliant reserves.

Exploration and Engineering Costs

To date we have incurred exploration costs at the Round Top Project of approximately $9.23 million.  In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2012 our total exploration costs were approximately $7.63 million.  We anticipate that our exploration costs for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2013 will be approximately $1.5 million, which will consist primarily of metallurgical expenses.

We do not expect to be able to “efficiently” advance the projects into 2014 as our share price fell. We do not intend to issue common stock below $2.50 per share, and do not intend to issue common stock to build the Round Top mine below $15 as such dilution would be value destructive in view of the project’s large estimated NPV per share of more than 100 times the stock price. We expect that North American or overseas rare earth, uranium,  or beryllium companies or financial investors may provide capital to advance the project more effectively, and we will engage a financial advisor after advancing its analyses. We expect that our $6.5 million in cash balances as of August 31, 2012 will be enough to continue our process development for over 30 months at estimated cash consumption near $135,000 per month.

Improvements, Equipment, Power and Water

The Round Top rare earth prospect was initially developed in the late 1980s as a beryllium resource.  As a result, several pieces of equipment were present at the property when we acquired the lease, some of which we have repaired as described below.  The previous operators had also built out several roads at the prospect site, which we believe are suitable for our current exploration plans.

There exists on the Round Top site a 1,115 foot, 10 foot by 10 foot decline from the surface into the Round Top prospect. There are steel sets every five feet, in some cases less, and the entire working is lagged with timber. There are “escape holes” at intervals to allow personnel to avoid equipment. The escape holes are all in good operating condition.  There is also a 36 foot steel ventilation line in place that runs for approximately 75 feet into the prospect. There is a 125 hp axial plane ventilation fan in place.  We have leveled the fan and rehabilitated the control panel, and have operated this ventilation system during the evaluation of the historic Cabot-Cyprus work. We intend to install a "soft start" motor starter switch for the vent fan in the future in order to be able to use a 100kw generator.

A bag house is also located on the property that will need its electronic controls rehabilitated and modernized and filters installed. There is a 6" Victaulic compressed air line extending from the compressor station outside to the faces. There are numerous valves at strategic locations underground. There is one 2' steel Victaulic water line for drill water and an additional partly plastic Victaulic water line for dust suppression sprayers, which also has sprayers in place.

There is electric cable from the portal to the face and a switch box underground. Some additional switching gear will need to be installed at the portal.  The mine portal has a sturdy locking steel door in place that we have reconditioned.

There is a 500 barrel (23,000 gal) water tank below the mine dump for water to be hauled in and stored. This tank appears to be in good shape. The water line from the tank to the mine portal is missing and will have to be replaced. The water system will need a submersible pump, switching gear and approximately 1000 ft of 2” poly line to render the water system serviceable.

Other Properties

In addition to the Round Top Project, we also own title to 12 unpatented mining claims, the Macho group, comprising 240 acres covering the Old Dude Mine, located in Sierra County, New Mexico. The Old Dude Mine has a production history of silver, lead, zinc and gold dating from the 1890’s.  Another 18 unpatented mining claims and fractional claims, the HA group,  comprising 274 acres  cover an andesite hosted vein system similar to and 10 miles to the southwest of the Macho District. These claims surround another historic producer, the Graphic Mine. The geologic setting at the HA property is the same as the Macho.

We do not consider these prospects to be material to our operations, and at the present time there is no exploration or development activity scheduled for these New Mexico properties.  These properties are in the exploration stage and do not contain any reserves under SEC Industry Guide 7 standards.
 
 
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ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, the Company may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business. No legal proceedings, government actions, administrative actions, investigations or claims are currently pending against us or involve the Company.  There are no proceedings in which any of the directors, officers or affiliates of the Company, or any registered or beneficial stockholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to that of the Company.
 
ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE S

Pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (The “Dodd-Frank Act”), issuers that are operators, or that have a subsidiary that is an operator, of a coal or other mine in the United States are required to disclose in their periodic reports filed with the SEC information regarding specified health and safety violations, orders and citations, related assessments and legal actions, and mining-related fatalities. During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012, our U.S. exploration properties were not subject to regulation by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the "Mine Act").

PART II
 
ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

Our common stock is listed for quotation on the OTCQX U.S. operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. under the symbol “TRER.” The market for our common stock on the OTCQX U.S. is limited, sporadic and highly volatile.  The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions.  The following table sets forth the range of high and low bid prices during the periods indicated.

Fiscal Year 2013
 
High
   
Low
 
             
Quarter ended November 30, 2012 (through November 1, 2012)
 
$
0.46
   
$
0.29
 
                 
Fiscal Year 2012
   
High 
     
Low
 
                 
Quarter ended August 31, 2012
 
$
0.80
   
$
0.30
 
Quarter ended May 31, 2012
 
$
1.35
   
$
0.27
 
Quarter ended February 29,2012
 
$
2.00
   
$
1.11
 
Quarter ended November 30, 2011
 
$
2.55
   
$
1.50
 
                 
Fiscal Year 2011
 
High
   
Low
 
             
Quarter ended August 31, 2011
 
$
8.20
   
$
1.80
 
Quarter ended May 31, 2011
 
$
10.00
   
$
2.85
 
Quarter ended February 28, 2011
 
$
3.99
   
$
2.70
 
Quarter ended November 30, 2010
 
$
3.05
   
$
0.65
 
                 
Fiscal Year 2010
 
High
   
Low
 
             
Quarter ended August 31, 2010
 
$
1.02
   
$
0.25
 
Quarter ended May 31, 2010
 
$
0.99
   
$
0.55
 
Quarter ended February 28, 2010
 
$
1.05
   
$
0.36
 
Quarter ended November 30, 2009
 
$
1.08
   
$
0.37
 
                 

The last bid price of our common stock on November 1, 2012 was $0.30 per share.
 
Holders
 
The approximate number of holders of record of our common stock as of November 1, 2012 was 511.
 
Dividends
 
We have not paid any cash dividends on our equity security and our board of directors has no present intention of declaring any cash dividends.  We are not prohibited from paying any dividends pursuant to any agreement or contract.

Repurchase of Securities

During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012, neither us nor any of our affiliates repurchased our common shares registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

 
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Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

In September 2008, the Board adopted our 2008 Stock Option Plan (the “2008 Plan”), which was also approved by our shareholders in September 2008.  In May 2011, the board of directors adopted an amendment to our 2008 Plan (the “Amended 2008 Plan”), which was also approved by our shareholders in August 2011. The Amended 2008 Plan increased the number of shares available for grant from 2,000,000 to up to 5,000,000 shares of our common stock for awards to our officers, directors, employees and consultants.  On February 15, 2012, our stockholders approved an increase of 2,000,000 of shares of common stock available for issuance under the amended 2008 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”).  As amended, the Plan provides for 7,000,000 shares of common stock for all awards.  Other provisions of the Amended 2008 Plan remain the same as under our 2008 Plan.  As of August 31, 2012, a total of 3,125,000 shares of our common stock remained available for future grants under the Amended 2008 Plan.  The following table sets forth certain information as of August 31, 2012 concerning our common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options or warrants or pursuant to purchases of stock under the Amended 2008 Plan:
 
Plan Category
(a)
Number of Securities to be Issued Upon the Exercise of Outstanding Options and Warrants
(b)
Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options and Warrants
(c)
Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a))
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders
3,875,000
$1.53
3,125,000
Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders
--
N/A
--
       
Total
3,875,000
$1.53
3,125,000
 
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities During Fiscal 2012
 
Outside of the below recent sales of unregistered securities, all other sales of unregistered securities during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012, were previously reported under our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.
 
 
Date
 
Description
 
Number
 
Purchaser
Proceeds
($)
 
Consideration
Exemption
(A)
December 2011/January 2012
Common Stock –
Exercise of warrants
1,943,749
Private Placement Investors
1,103,124
Cash
4(2)
             
(A)  
With respect to sales designated by “Section 4(2),” these shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act as privately negotiated, isolated, non-recurring transactions not involving any public offer or solicitation. Each purchaser represented that such purchaser’s intention to acquire the shares for investment only and not with a view toward distribution. We requested our stock transfer agent to affix appropriate legends to the stock certificate issued to each purchaser and the transfer agent affixed the appropriate legends. Each purchaser was given adequate access to sufficient information about us to make an informed investment decision. None of the securities were sold through an underwriter and accordingly, there were no underwriting discounts or commissions involved.

ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.  This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”  Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report

Overview

We are a mining company engaged in the business of the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties.  We currently hold two nineteen year leases, executed in September 2011 and November 2011, to explore and develop a 950 acre rare earths project located in Hudspeth County, Texas known as the Round Top Project and prospecting permits covering an adjacent 9,345 acres.  We also own unpatented mining claims in New Mexico.  Our principal focus will be on developing a metallurgical process to concentrate or otherwise extract the metals from the Round Top rhyolite, although we will continue to examine other opportunities in the region as they develop. We currently have limited operations and have not established that any of our projects or properties contain any proven or probable reserves under SEC Industry Guide 7.

 
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On November 8, 2011, we announced that our supplementary operating plan to expand exploration activities at our Round Top Project had been approved by the Texas General Land Office (GLO); the expanded development and exploration drill plan called for an additional 40 drill holes and 4 diamond core holes for an estimated planned drilled footage of 20,000 feet. The program included 4,000 feet of Core drilling to establish a high level of confidence in the resource, provide physical engineering data and additional metallurgical sample.

On March 20, 2012, we submitted for approval an updated plan of operations .  The updated plan of operations consisted of the reclassification of the drilling program through the Feasibility Study into three phases.  Phase 1 consists of 25 drill locations, phase 2 consists of 41 drill locations and phase 3 consists of 27 drill locations all located on round top.   The plan of operations also included two locations for 100 ton bulk sample collection for additional metallurgical tests. We have suspended this phase of physical exploration and development at Round Top pending development of a metallurgical process to extract the potentially marketable metals.

We were incorporated in the State of Nevada in 1970 as Standard Silver Corporation.  In July 2004, our Articles of Incorporation were amended and restated to increase the number of shares of common stock to 25,000,000, and in March 2007, we affected a 1-for-2 reverse stock split.  In September, 2008 we amended and restated our Articles of Incorporation to allow the increase of the number of shares of common stock from 25,000,000 to 100,000,000, and to authorize an additional 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, to be issued at management’s discretion.  In September 2010, we amended our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to change our name from Standard Silver Corporation to Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp.

On August 24, 2012, we changed our state of incorporation from the State of Nevada to the State of Delaware (the “Reincorporation”) pursuant to a plan of conversion dated August 24, 2012.   The Reincorporation was previously submitted to a vote of, and approved by, our stockholders at a special meeting of the stockholders held on April 25, 2012.

We currently do not have any producing properties and consequently, we have no current operating income or cash flow and have not generated any revenues.  Further exploration will be required before a final evaluation as to the economic and practical feasibility of any of our properties is determined.  We plan to raise additional capital to exploit current projects, including the Round Top Project, and to acquire, evaluate, and develop new properties.

Current Plan of Operations

Update Mineralization Calculations

On August 23, 2012, our management met with Gustavson Associates in Denver, who are presenting a proposal for an updated mineralization estimate to incorporate the final 30 drill holes and to incorporate uranium, thorium, niobium, tantalum, tin and gallium which were not included in the PEA.

The additional drilling has not resulted in values which vary significantly from the previous work. We believe it is “best practice” to incorporate all of the 65 drill holes completed during 2011 and all potential mineral products into our publicly disclosed information. We anticipate that these data will be disclosed as soon as we finish compiling them.

Metallurgical Studies

We intend to reevaluate the economics in our PEA.  Our re-optimization goals include but are not limited to the following metallurgical considerations:

#1 Conducting the metallurgical testing to establish the actual recoveries of all potentially economic commodities from this rock.

#2 Incorporating recovery of non-REE minerals as referenced in the May 16, 2011 press release in the second 3rd party mineralization calculation that we requested on August 23, 2012.

#3 Reducing unit capital costs by modifying or eliminating components from the mine and plant as described in the PEA.

#4 Reducing the absolute capital costs by evaluating smaller scale operations.

#5 Minimizing process risks that have caused startup delays to other mines. For example, high pressure grinding rolls and hydromet processes that have not met design standards in initial years at some other mines. A simplified process that bypasses such stages reduces risks to shareholders.

#6 Examining the feasibility of producing a concentrate either by physical or chemical methods to produce a marketable bulk product.

 
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#7 Minimizing environmental impacts in multiple ways, including (a) minimum water use, (b) maximum recovery rates to simplify tailings disposal, (c) minimum plant footprint, and (d) a low startup processing rate to reduce environmental impacts.

#8 Analyzing the risk-adjusted rates of return of each process phase.

We believe Round Top offers the highest rates of return from extraction and concentration, and potentially much less return from final refining if overseas traders or local partners offer reasonable terms to buy concentrates.

These considerations incorporate the twin goals of minimizing risk and improving returns. We believe that the highest standards of environmental protection minimize risks most importantly, as lengthy environmental permit delays prevent job creation, delay royalty and tax revenues to the benefit of the State of Texas and delays other benefits.

No future economic analysis will be reliable unless metallurgical recovery rates and the process flow chart have been documented to rigorous standards. For this reason our greatest efforts in the next year will be toward metallurgical process development. Our process design considerations involve many factors, and we will not rush any evaluation until we develop a high level of confidence that our scientists have unlocked the full values.

The “time line” slide #21 of our June 15, 2012 PEA presentation has become out of date. We contemplate a longer period of up
front research, comparisons and “validation testing” of metallurgical processes prior to any final decisions in plant design or “plan of operations” that may be submitted to environmental regulatory agencies. We are optimistic that a smaller scale of operation, potential higher process recovery rates for non-REE and better design will shorten and simplify permitting. We have no specific timetable and have no plans to communicate such until definitive metallurgical testing and flow chart design have been
completed.

Opportunities For Joint Development Of Exploration Potential Of The Round Top Property

Although we have no plans in the next 24 months to conduct more physical exploration, we do believe, as stated in our 2010 presentations, that there are untested exploration targets present. They are:

1. Uranium-beryllium mineralization at the lower contact of the rhyolite and the underlying sedimentary rock. This class of mineralization was the target of the successful exploration program conducted in the late 1980's by Cabot Corporation and Cyprus Exploration. It appears to be structurally controlled and associated with a later phase of hydrothermal or gas phase deposition that occurred sometime after the emplacement of the rhyolite. This fluorite-beryllium replacement mineralization in what is termed the West Side Fault under the north side of Round Top was the topic of a 1988 definitive feasibility study by Cyprus Minerals to historical standards (not NI 43-101 compliant under today’s Canadian regulations) to produce beryllium. This zone is the location of the intact decline and lateral mine workings developed by Cyprus Minerals in 1988-89. Sampling and analysis by TRER indicates the presence of uranium mineralization occurring adjacent to and likely associated with these beryllium bearing structures. This "Contact Zone" mineralization is not restricted to Round Top and is present under the Sierra Blanca rhyolite and there is some evidence in drill holes on Little Blanca that this style of mineralization may also be present there.

2. Uranium-beryllium-rare earth and other rare metals hosted as structurally controlled fluorite replacements in the limestones at depth below the known deposits. Geologic and geochemical conditions are thought to be condusive for the emplacement of replacement type deposits within the same fault zones that hosted the known beryllium-uranium deposits at depth where favorable host limestones are present. We believe that careful compilation and analysis of existing surface geologic mapping and of the drill data may better define these targets.

3. Additional tonnage of rhyolite containing rare earth and other rare metals. Round Top is one of four principal rhyolite bodies making up the group of mountains known as The Sierra Blanca. Two of them, Round Top and the smaller Little Round Top we believe are similar in rare metal content. Based on sparse data seen to date, Little Blanca appears to be similar but slightly lower in total metal content and is less enriched in the "heavy" rare earths. Little Blanca is thought to have a mass similar to Round Top. The large Sierra Blanca rhyolite intrusion, again based on sparse data, is thought to contain some thirty percent less rare earth and other metals and at a considerably lower "heavy" content. It should be noted that data points on these other rhyolite masses are few and any conclusions are highly speculative as to their size and content. However, should we be successful in developing a method to process the Round Top rhyolite, it is likely that this process would be applicable to the other mineralogically similar rhyolites masses. In addition, magnetic and gravity surveys indicate that there may be other rhyolite bodies in the subsurface that would have to be tested by later drilling.

We believe that using the existing data we can improve our understanding of the exploration potential of the area without resorting to such expensive techniques as drilling.

Our Board of Directors may invite and consider proposals from other companies to evaluate those additional zones.

Macho Silver Property

We will contact silver mining companies, a royalty company, direct investors and startup silver exploration companies to evaluate alternatives for the Macho silver-lead-zinc-gold property in Sierra County, New Mexico that was our primary asset prior to our leasing of the Round Top deposit in October 2010.

 
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The galena type silver-lead-zinc-gold veins have zones of high lead values, where an efficient operator skilled in narrow vein mining may be able to recover all costs from lead revenues where the silver revenues could benefit owners. Three historic shafts went to 100, 200 and 525 foot depths. A recent publication (McLemore,  2012, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources) describes three diamond drill holes, two drilled in 1983 by Nicor Minerals Ventures and another in 1997 by Toque de Oro Inc. The core and logs of the Nicor drilling are available at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, no data is available from the later 1997 drilling. One of the Nicor holes was drilled to a depth of 3795 feet and encountered weak silver-lead-zinc mineralization in the Silurian age Fusselman dolomite below its contact with the overlying Percha shale. This contact is known for being a favorable host of "bonanza" silver ore. We plan to review these data and update our evaluation of this prospect based on these new data.. There are no known reserves, resources or commercial studies to modern standards.

Our objective is to monetize the Macho property to help fund our 2014 or 2015 future activities.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of August 31, 2012, we had a working capital surplus of approximately $6,114,000. We will need to raise additional funding to implement our business strategy.  Our management believes that based on our current working capital, we will be able to continue operations through the end of calendar year 2014 without raising additional capital.  During our fiscal year ending August 31, 2013, we plan to spend over $1,500,000 for metallurgical  testing and flow sheer development, additional geologic and resource modeling and compliance costs associated with state governmental agencies and appropriate staff and consulting expenses.  The timing of these expenditures is dependent upon a number of factors, including the availability of drilling contractors. We estimate that general and administrative expenses during fiscal year ending August 31, 2013 will be approximately $1,900,000 to include payroll, investor relations, professional services, travel, and other expenses necessary to conduct our operations. We have reduced our staff, closed the Denver office and plan to reduce all other costs possible in order to accomplish our objectives without the necessity of raising additional capital.

We currently do not have sufficient funds to fully complete exploration and development work on any of our properties, which means that we will be required to raise additional capital, enter into joint venture relationships or find alternative means to finance placing one or more of our properties into commercial production, if warranted. Failure to obtain sufficient financing may result in the delay or indefinite postponement of exploration and development or production on one or more of our properties and any properties we may acquire in the future or even a loss of property interests. This includes our leases over claims covering the principal deposits on our properties, which may expire unless we expend minimum levels of expenditures over the terms of such leases. We cannot be certain that additional capital or other types of financing will be available if needed or that, if available, the terms of such financing will be favorable or acceptable to us. Our ability to arrange additional financing in the future will depend, in part, on the prevailing capital market conditions as well as our business performance.

Our policy will be not to issue common stock < $2.50 per share. If we cannot attract investment capital on favorable terms, we will evaluate other potential sources of financing that may include:

(1) early exercise of warrants by shareholders;

(2) sales of royalties on Macho Silver, REE or non-REE elements as may be subsequently documented;

(3) sale of the Macho Silver property;

(4) JV or sale of the “Contact Zone” enriched in beryllium and uranium that was the earlier subject of Cyprus Minerals 1988
historical definitive feasibility study; and

(5) based on our experience in operating "narrow vein" deposits, possible participation in other mining ventures as operators for
or partners with other investors or companies.

During the twelve months ended August 31, 2012, Class A Warrants to purchase 1,293,749 shares of our common stock and Class B warrants to purchase 650,000 shares of our common stock were exercised, resulting in $646,874 of proceeds being raised by the Company for the Class A warrants and $456,250 of proceeds being raised by the Company for the Class B Warrants.  Total proceeds to the Company for the issuance of 1,943,749 shares of our common stock as a result of the Class A and Class B Warrants exercise was $1,103,124.  The remaining outstanding warrants expired on December 31, 2011.

 
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During the twelve month period ending August 31, 2012, we invested an approximate net amount of $200,000 in mineral properties, including the purchase of land in the surrounding area of Round Top totaling approximately $200,000.  During the twelve months ending August 31, 2012, we pursued a small claim in Idaho for a total amount of approximately $90,000.  Later during the year ended August 31, 2012, management decided to abandon the pursuit of this small claim.  As a result, the accumulated costs and subsequent expense to the income statement was approximately $90,000.
  
During the twelve months ended August 31, 2012, we purchased furniture, equipment and mining software totaling approximately $68,500 and approximately $97,000 for 5 vehicles for our Round Top Project.  Also during the twelve months ended, we disposed of 3 of these vehicles with an approximate book value of $40,000.

Results of Operations

Fiscal Years ended August 31, 2012 and 2011

General & Revenue

We had no operating revenues during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and 2011.  We are not currently profitable.  As a result of ongoing operating losses, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $22,817,000 as of August 31, 2012.

Operating expenses and resulting losses from Operations .

We incurred exploration costs for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, in the amount of approximately $7,633,000 and $1,292,000, respectively.  The increase in expenditures for the twelve months ended August 31, 2012 over the twelve months ended August 31, 2011, was primarily due to increased drilling and related geological consulting fees as we intensified exploration in order to publish our PEA of our Round Top Project.  Also included in the current year’s expenses is approximately $462,000 of stock compensation amortization for one of our executive officers. The expenditures for the fiscal year ended 2011 were primarily for surveys, drilling and related geological consulting fees for our Round Top Project.  

Our general and administrative expenses for the twelve months ended August 31, 2012 were approximately $6,755,000.  This amount included non-cash expenses of approximately $2,103,000 of stock compensation amortization for two of our executive officers and one employee and a one-time charge of approximately $604,000 for 400,000 options granted to four of our Directors as continuing compensation for their service on the board, and a one-time charge of approximately $152,000 to four of our Directors as initial compensation for the acceptance of Board positions.  The remaining expenditures totaling approximately $3,896,000 were primarily for legal, accounting & professional fees, investor relations, payroll and related taxes and benefits, occupancy costs, information technology, travel and other general and administrative expenses necessary for our operations.  

Our general and administrative expenses for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2011 were approximately $5,755,000.  This amount included non-cash expenses of approximately $1,181,000 of stock compensation for Public Relations services, approximately $2,500,000 of stock compensation to members of our Board of Directors and approximately $880,000 of stock compensation to three of our executive officers.  The remaining expenditures totaling approximately $1,194,000 were primarily for investor relations, professional fees associated with the audits of our financial statements, payroll and related taxes and benefits, legal fees and other general and administrative expenses necessary for our operations.  

We had losses from operations for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and 2011 totaling approximately $14,388,000 and $7,047,000, respectively and net losses for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and 2011 totaling approximately $14,375,000 and $7,020,000, respectively.  We earned interest and other income in the net amount of approximately $13,000 and $26,000 for the fiscal year ended August 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Contractual Commitments

September 2011 Lease

On September 2, 2011, we entered into a new nineteen year mining lease with the Texas General Land Office covering Sections 7 and 18 of Township 7, Block 71 and Section 12 of Block 72, covering approximately 860 acres at Round Top Mountain in Hudspeth County, Texas.  The mining lease issued by the Texas General Land Office gives us the right to explore, produce, develop, mine, extract, mill, remove, and market beryllium, uranium, rare earth elements, all other base and precious metals, industrial minerals and construction materials and all other minerals excluding oil, gas, coal, lignite, sulfur, salt, and potash.  The term of the lease is nineteen years so long as minerals are produced in paying quantities.

On November 24, 2003, the State of Texas and the Southwest Range and Wildlife Foundation (the “Foundation”) entered into an agreement whereby certain restrictions were placed on mining operations on property under surface lease between the State of Texas and the Foundation.  On March 29, 2012, we entered into an amendment with the State of Texas whereby all restrictions were removed between the State of Texas and the Foundation except for the restriction that the Company agrees that in developing the leased minerals there will be no hunting on the property under our lease with the State of Texas.

Under the lease, we will pay the State of Texas a lease bonus of $142,518, $44,718 of which was paid upon the execution of the lease and $97,800 which will be due when we submit a supplemental plan of operations to conduct mining.  Upon the sale of minerals removed from Round Top, we will pay the State of Texas a $500,000 minimum advance royalty.

Thereafter, we will pay the State of Texas a production royalty equal to eight percent (8%) of gross revenue, less all operating costs with the exception of mining and primary crushing costs, derived from uranium and other fissionable materials removed and sold from Round Top and six and one quarter percent (6 ¼%) of gross revenue, less all operating costs with the exception of mining and primary crushing costs, derived from all other minerals removed and sold from Round Top.

 
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We paid a delay rental to the State of Texas upon execution of the lease in the amount of $44,718.  Thereafter, assuming production of paying quantities has not been obtained, we may pay additional delay rental fees to extend the term of the lease for successive one (1) year periods pursuant to the following schedule:

   
Per Acre Amount
 
Total Amount
September 2, 2012 – 2014
 
$
50
   
$
44,718
 
September 2,  2015 – 2019
 
$
75
   
$
67,077
 
September 2, 2020 – 2024
 
$
150
   
$
134,155
 
September 2, 2025 – 2029
 
$
200
   
$
178,873
 
 
 
November 2011 Lease

On November 1, 2011, we entered into a mining lease with the State of Texas covering approximately 90 acres of land that we purchased in September 2011 near our Round Top site.  The deed was recorded with Hudspeth County on September 16, 2011.

Under the lease, we paid the State of Texas a lease bonus of $20,700 which was paid upon the execution of the lease.  Upon the sale of minerals removed from Round Top, we will pay the State of Texas a $50,000 minimum advance royalty.  Thereafter, we will pay the State of Texas a production royalty equal to eight percent (8%) of gross revenue, less all operating costs with the exception of mining and primary crushing costs, derived from uranium and other fissionable materials removed and sold from Round Top and six and one quarter percent (6 ¼%) of gross revenue, less all operating costs with the exception of mining and primary crushing costs, derived from all other minerals removed and sold from Round Top.

If production of paying quantities of minerals has not been obtained on or before November 1, 2012, we may pay the State of Texas a delay rental to extend the term of the lease in an amount equal to $4,500.  Thereafter, assuming production of paying quantities has not been obtained, we may pay additional delay rental fees to extend the term of the lease for successive one (1) year periods pursuant to the following schedule:

   
Per Acre Amount
   
Total Amount
 
November 1, 2013 – 2014
 
$
50
   
$
4,500
 
November 1, 2015 – 2019
 
$
75
   
$
6,750
 
November 1, 2020 – 2024
 
$
150
   
$
13,500
 
November 1, 2025 – 2029
 
$
200
   
$
18,000
 

Other Contractual Commitments

From time to time, we may enter into employee agreements with certain key employees.  We currently have employment agreements with our CEO and CFO.

We currently have leases with landlords for our previous corporate headquarters in Englewood, Colorado, an office warehouse in El Paso, Texas and our new headquarters in Sierra Blanca.  These leases expire on dates from December 2012 through May 2014.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

For the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, we did not have any Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Fair value of Financial Instruments - The Company will be required to adopt ASC topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (ASC 820), formerly SFAS No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements,” effective September 1, 2009. ASC 820 defines “fair value” as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Management does not expect there to be any impact relating to the adoption of ASC 820 to our financial statements.
     
   
ASC 820 also describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
 
Level 1: Observable inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities traded in active markets.
 
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
 
Level 3: Inputs that are generally unobservable. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value.
 
 
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Financial instruments consist principally of cash, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities. The carrying amounts of such financial instruments in the accompanying balance sheets approximate their fair values due to their relatively short-term nature. It is management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to any significant currency or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

Accounting Standards Codification - In June 2009, the FASB issued ASC 105 Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles . The FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”) has become the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). All existing accounting standard documents are superseded by the Codification and any accounting literature not included in the Codification will not be authoritative. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC issued under the authority of federal securities laws, however, will continue to be the source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles for SEC registrants. Effective September 1, 2009, all references made to GAAP in our financial statements will include references to the new Codification. The Codification does not change or alter existing GAAP and, therefore, will not have an impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The Company does not expect the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flow.
 
Critical Accounting Estimates
 
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. Preparation of financial statements requires management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses, and the related disclosures of contingencies. Management bases its estimates on various assumptions and historical experience, which are believed to be reasonable; however, due to the inherent nature of estimates, actual results may differ significantly due to changed conditions or assumptions. On a regular basis, management reviews the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our financial statements are fairly presented in accordance with GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material. Management believes that the following critical accounting estimates and judgments have a significant impact on our financial statements; Valuation of options granted to Directors and Officers using the Black-Scholes model, and fair value of mineral properties. The accounting policies are described in greater detail in Note 2 to our audited annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012.
 
ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Not applicable.



 
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ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
 
 
LBB & ASSOCIATES LTD., LLP
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp
Sierra Blanca, Texas

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp (the “Company”) as of August 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related statements of operations, cash flows, and shareholders' equity for each of the years then ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits include consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. as of August 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


/S/ LBB & ASSOCIATES LTD., LLP
LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP

Houston, Texas
November 1, 2012

 
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Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp.
 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
             
   
August 31, 2012
   
August 31, 2011
 
             
             
ASSETS
       
             
CURRENT ASSETS
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 6,517,935     $ 16,886,066  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    74,149       37,579  
Total current assets
    6,592,084       16,923,645  
                 
Property and equipment, net
    250,909       217,519  
Mineral properties
    343,434       143,356  
Deposits
    102,840       16,525  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 7,289,267     $ 17,301,045  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
         
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 478,430     $ 579,807  
   Total current liabilities and total liabilities
    478,430       579,807  
                 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
               
                 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Preferred stock, par value $0.001; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of August 31, 2012 and  August 31, 2011, respectively
    -       -  
 
               
Common stock, par value $0.01; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 36,550,009 and 34,596,260 shares issued and outstanding as of    August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011, respectively
    365,501       345,964  
   Additional paid-in capital
    29,262,684       24,818,022  
   Accumulated deficit
    (22,817,348 )     (8,442,748 )
   Total shareholders' equity
    6,810,837       16,721,238  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 7,289,267     $ 17,301,045  
                 
                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements 

 
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TEXAS RARE EARTH RESOURCES CORP.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
   
 
 
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
 
 
August 31,
   
August 31,
 
 
 
2012
   
2011
 
 
           
 
           
OPERATING EXPENSES
           
   Exploration costs
  $ 7,633,368     $ 1,291,570  
   General and administrative expenses
    6,754,706       5,754,983  
 
               
Total operating expenses
    14,388,074       7,046,553  
 
               
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS
    (14,388,074 )     (7,046,553 )
 
               
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
               
Loss on sale of property and equipment
    (14,498 )     -  
Interest and other income
    28,306       27,705  
Interest expense
    (334 )     (1,266 )
Total other income (expense)
    13,474       26,439  
 
               
NET LOSS
  $ (14,374,600 )   $ (7,020,114 )
 
               
Net loss per share:
               
    Basic and diluted net loss per share
  $ (0.40 )   $ (0.25 )
 
               
Weighted average shares outstanding:
               
        Basic and diluted
    35,964,877       27,869,787  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
   
 
               
 
 
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TEXAS RARE EARTH RESOURCES CORP.
 
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2012 and 2011
 
                Additional           Total  
   
Preferred stock
   
Common Stock
   
Paid-in
   
Accumulated
   
Shareholders’
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Deficit
   
Equity
 
                                           
Balance at August 31, 2010
    -       -       23,670,260     $ 236,703     $ 1,220,391     $ (1,422,634 )   $ 34,460  
Shares issued for prior year compensation
    -       -       361,000       3,610       (3,610 )     -       -  
Shares issued for cash
    -       -       10,340,000       103,401       20,665,536       -       20,768,937  
Shares issued for services
    -       -       225,000       2,250       1,178,796       -       1,181,046  
Common stock options issued to officers and directors
    -       -       -       -       3,412,059       -       3,412,059  
Cash paid for placement fees
    -       -       -       -       (1,655,150 )     -       (1,655,150
Net loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (7,020,114 )     (7,020,114 )
Balance as of August 31, 2011
    -       -       34,596,260       345,964       24,818,022       (8,442,748 )     16,721,238  
                                                         

Shares issued for services
    -       -       10,000       100       19,100       -       19,200  
Shares issued for cash
    -       -       1,943,749       19,437       1,083,687       -       1,103,124  
Options issued to Officers and Directors
    -       -       -       -       3,341,875       -       3,341,875  
Net loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (14,374,600 )     (14,374,600 )
Balance as of August 31, 2012
    -       -       36,550,009     $ 365,501     $ 29,262,684     $ (22,817,348 )   $ 6,810,837  

 
 
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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TEXAS RARE EARTH RESOURCES CORP.
 
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
             
   
Year Ended
August
   
Year Ended
August
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
           
Net loss
  $ (14,374,600 )   $ (7,020,114 )
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash
               
   used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation expense
    84,838       19,996  
Loss on sale of property and equipment
    14,498       -  
Shares issued for services
    19,200       1,181,046  
Stock based compensation
    3,341,875       3,412,059  
 Changes in current assets and liabilities:
               
      Prepaid expenses and other assets
    (122,885 )     (54,104 )
      Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (101,377 )     560,582  
Net cash used in operating activities
    (11,138,451 )     (1,900,535 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
 Investment in mineral properties
    (200,078 )     (98,817 )
 Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    25,500       -  
 Purchase of property and equipment
    (158,226 )     (210,957 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (332,804 )     (309,774 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Net proceeds from sale of common stock
    -       19,113,787  
Repayment of notes payable to related parties
    -       (91,846 )
Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants
    1,103,124       -  
Net cash provided by financing activities
    1,103,124       19,021,941  
NET CHANGE IN CASH
    (10,368,131 )     16,811,632  
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    16,886,066       74,434  
CASH, END OF PERIOD
  $ 6,517,935     $ 16,886,066  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
               
    Interest paid
  $ 334     $ 18,936  
    Taxes paid
  $ -     $ -  
Non-cash Transactions
               
    Issuance of 131,250 shares of common stock for cash previously received
  $ -     $ 1,313  
    Issuance of 61,000 shares of common stock for services previously recorded
  $ -     $ 610  
    Issuance of 300,000 shares of common stock for director compensation
               
      previously recorded
  $ -     $ 3,000  
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
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TEXAS RARE EARTH RESOURCES CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUGUST 31, 2012 AND 2011

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS

Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada in 1970.  In July 2004, our articles of incorporation were amended and restated to increase the authorized capital to 25,000,000 common shares and, in April 2007, we effected a 1 for 2 reverse stock split.  In September 2008, our articles of incorporation were further amended and restated to increase the authorized capital to 100,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.01 per share and to authorize 10,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $0.001 per share.  Our fiscal year-end is August 31.

Effective September 1, 2010, we changed our name from “Standard Silver Corporation” to “Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp.”  We are now a mining company engaged in the business of the acquisition and development of mineral properties.  As of the date of this filing, we hold two nineteen year leases, executed in September and November of 2011, to explore and develop a 950 acre rare earths project located in Hudspeth County, Texas known as the Round Top Project and prospecting permits covering an adjacent 9,345 acres.  We also own unpatented mining claims in New Mexico. We are currently not evaluating any additional prospects, and intend to focus primarily on the development of our Round Top rare earth prospect.

On August 24, 2012, we changed our state of incorporation from the State of Nevada to the State of Delaware (the “Reincorporation”) pursuant to a plan of conversion dated August 24, 2012.   The Reincorporation was previously submitted to a vote of, and approved by, our stockholders at a special meeting of the stockholders held on April 25, 2012.

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

Our financial records are maintained on the accrual basis of accounting whereby revenues are recognized when earned and expenses are recorded when incurred, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) – United States.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We consider all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits at commercial banks.  We currently have cash deposits at financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits.

Property and Equipment

Our property and equipment consists primarily of vehicles, furniture and equipment, and are recorded at cost. Expenditures related to acquiring or extending the useful life of our property and equipment are capitalized. Expenditures for repair and maintenance are charged to operations as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over an estimated useful life of 3-20 years.

Lease Deposits

From time to time, the Company makes deposits in anticipation of executing leases.  The deposits are capitalized upon execution of the applicable agreements.

Long-lived Assets

The Company reviews the recoverability of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable through operations.  To determine if these costs are in excess of their recoverable amount, periodic evaluation of carrying value of capitalized costs and any related property and equipment costs are based upon expected future cash flows and/or estimated salvage value in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC 360”),   Property, Plant and Equipment.   We have not incurred any impairment losses and, therefore, no impairment is reflected in these financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been performed, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is probable. We have yet to generate any revenue.  

Mineral Exploration and Development Costs

All exploration expenditures are expensed as incurred. Costs of acquisition and option costs of mineral rights are capitalized upon acquisition. Mine development costs incurred to develop new ore deposits, to expand the capacity of mines, or to develop mine areas substantially in advance of current production are also capitalized once proven and probable reserves exist and the property is determined to be a commercially mineable property. Costs incurred to maintain current production or to maintain assets on a standby

 
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NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

basis are charged to operations. If the Company does not continue with exploration after the completion of the feasibility study, the mineral rights will be expensed at that time. Costs of abandoned projects are charged to mining costs including related property and equipment costs. To determine if these costs are in excess of their recoverable amount, periodic evaluation of carrying value of capitalized costs and any related property and equipment costs are based upon expected future cash flows and/or estimated salvage value in accordance with ASC 360-10-35-15,   Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. Exploration costs were approximately $7,633,000 and $1,292,000 for the years ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Share-based Payments

The Company estimates the fair value of share-based compensation using the Black-Scholes valuation model, in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718,   Stock Compensation and ASC 505, Share-Based Payments .  Key inputs and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options include the grant price of the award, the expected option term, volatility of our stock, the risk-free rate, and dividend yield.Estimates of fair value are not intended to predict actual future events or the value ultimately realized by the option holders, and subsequent events are not indicative of the reasonableness of the original estimates of fair value made by the Company.

Stock Option Plan

In September 2008, the Board adopted our 2008 Stock Option Plan (the “2008 Plan”), which was also approved by our shareholders in September 2008.  In May 2011, the Board adopted an amendment to our 2008 Plan (the “Amended 2008 Plan”), which was also approved by our shareholders in August 2011. The Amended 2008 Plan increased the number of shares available for grant from 2,000,000 to up to 5,000,000 shares of our common stock for awards to our officers, directors, employees and consultants.  On February 15, 2012, our stockholders approved an increase of 2,000,000 of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Amended 2008  Plan.  As amended, the Plan provides for 7,000,000 shares of common stock for all awards.  Other provisions of the Amended 2008 Plan remain the same as under our 2008 Plan.  As of August 31, 2012, a total of 3,125,000 shares of our common stock remained available for future grants under the Amended 2008 Plan.  

Income Taxes

Income taxes are computed using the asset and liability method, in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes .  Under the asset and liability method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and are measured using the currently enacted tax rates and laws.  A valuation allowance is provided for the amount of deferred tax assets that, based on available evidence, are not expected to be realized.

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share

The Company computes loss per share in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share , which requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share on the face of the Statements of Operations.  Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares during the period.  Diluted loss per share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period, including stock options and warrants using the treasury method.  Dilutive loss per share excludes all potential common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.  Management believes that these financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Fair Value Measurements

We account for assets and liabilities measured at fair value in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures .  ASC 820 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement.  Therefore, a fair value measurement should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.  As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified with Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy).The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

 
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Level 1: Observable inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities traded in active markets.
 
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
 
Level 3: Inputs that are generally unobservable.  These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value.
 
Our financial instruments consist principally of cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities.  The carrying amounts of such financial instruments in the accompanying financial statements approximate their fair values due to their relatively short-term nature.  It is management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to any significant currency or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.

In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820)-Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements , which enhances the usefulness of fair value measurements.  The amended guidance requires both the disaggregation of information in certain existing disclosures, as well as the inclusion of more robust disclosures about valuation techniques and inputs to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements.  The amended guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disaggregation requirement for the reconciliation disclosure of Level 3 measurements, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those years.  The Company adopted ASU 2010-06 effective December 31, 2009, and the adoption did not have a significant impact on our financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Pronouncements between August 31, 2012 and the date of this filing are not expected to have a significant impact on our operations, financial position, or cash flow, nor does the Company expect the adoption of recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

NOTE 3 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment consist of office furniture, equipment and vehicles.  The fixed assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful life of 3-20 years.  Our fixed assets consist of the following:

   
August 31, 2012
   
August 31, 2011
 
Furniture &office equipment
 
$
111,582
   
$
90,959
 
Vehicles
   
105,299
     
68,290
 
Computers & software
   
56,176
     
31,792
 
Field equipment
   
73,953
     
50,451
 
     Total cost basis
   
347,010
     
241,492
 
Less: Accumulated depreciation
   
(96,101
)
   
(23,973
)
     Property and equipment, net
 
$
250,909
   
$
217,519
 

Depreciation expense for the years ending August 31, 2012 and 2011 was $84,838 and $19,996, respectively.

NOTE 4– RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company has historically received periodic cash advances from our officers and relatives of our officers to fund operations.  The advances accrued interest at rates ranging from five percent (5%) to six percent (6%) per annum. In December 2010, the notes payable principal balance of $91,846 plus accrued interest for these advances was paid in full.

 
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NOTE 5 – MINERAL PROPERTIES

September 2011 Lease

On September 2, 2011, we entered into a new mining lease with the Texas General Land Office covering Sections 7 and 18 of Township 7, Block 71 and Section 12 of Block 72, covering approximately 860 acres at Round Top Mountain in Hudspeth County, Texas.  The mining lease issued by the Texas General Land Office gives us the right to explore, produce, develop, mine, extract, mill, remove, and market beryllium, uranium, rare earth elements, all other base and precious metals, industrial minerals and construction materials and all other minerals excluding oil, gas, coal, lignite, sulfur, salt, and potash.  The term of the lease is nineteen years so long as minerals are produced in paying quantities.

Under the lease, we will pay the State of Texas a lease bonus of $197,800, $35,000 of which was paid upon the execution of the lease, $65,000 which was paid in April 2011 when we submitted our initial plan of operations to conduct exploration, and $97,800 which will be due when we submit a supplemental plan of operations to conduct mining.  Upon the sale of minerals removed from Round Top, we will pay the State of Texas a $500,000 minimum advance royalty.

Thereafter, we will pay the State of Texas a production royalty equal to eight percent (8%) of the market value of uranium and other fissionable materials removed and sold from Round Top and six and one quarter percent (6 ¼%) of the market value of all other minerals removed and sold from Round Top.

In August 2011 we paid the State of Texas a delay rental of $44,718.  Thereafter, assuming production of paying quantities has not been obtained, we may pay additional delay rental fees to extend the term of the lease for successive one (1) year periods pursuant to the following schedule:

   
Per Acre Amount
 
Total Amount
August 17, 2013 – 2014
 
$
50
   
$
44,718
 
August 17, 2015 – 2019
 
$
75
   
$
67,077
 
August 17, 2020 – 2024
 
$
150
   
$
134,155
 
August 17, 2025 – 2029
 
$
200
   
$
178,873
 
 
November 2011 Lease

On November 1, 2011, we entered into a mining lease with the State of Texas covering 90 acres, more or less, of land that we purchased in September 2011 near our Round Top site.  The deed was recorded with Hudspeth County on September 16, 2011.
Under the lease, we paid the State of Texas a lease bonus of $20,700 which was paid upon the execution of the lease.  Upon the sale of minerals removed from Round Top, we will pay the State of Texas a $50,000 minimum advance royalty.  Thereafter, we will pay the State of Texas a production royalty equal to eight percent (8%) of the market value of uranium and other fissionable materials removed and sold from Round Top and six and one quarter percent (6 ¼%) of the market value of all other minerals sold from Round Top.

If production of paying quantities of minerals has not been obtained on or before November 1, 2012, we may pay the State of Texas a delay rental to extend the term of the lease in an amount equal to $4,500.  Thereafter, assuming production of paying quantities has not been obtained, we may pay additional delay rental fees to extend the term of the lease for successive one (1) year periods pursuant to the following schedule:

 
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NOTE 5 – MINERAL PROPERTIES (Continued)
 
   
Per Acre Amount
   
Total Amount
 
November 1, 2013-2014
 
$
50
   
$
4,500
 
November 1, 2015 – 2019
 
$
75
   
$
6,750
 
November 1, 2020 – 2024
 
$
150
   
$
13,500
 
November 1, 2025 – 2029
 
$
200
   
$
18,000
 

NOTE 6– INCOME TAXES

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the federal income tax for the year ended August 31, 2012 and 2011:

   
2012
   
2011
 
             
Loss before income taxes
  $ (14,374,600 )   $ (7,020,114 )
                 
Income tax benefit computed at statutory rates
  $ (4,887,364 )   $ (2,386,839 )
Increase in valuation allowance
    3,701,883       1,226,000  
Non-deductible stock compensation
    1,136,237       1,160,000  
Permanent differences, nondeductible expenses
    4,771       2,680  
Other
    44,473       (1,841 )
Tax benefit
  $ -     $ -  
 
The tax effects of the temporary differences between reportable financial statement income and taxable income are recognized as a deferred tax asset and liability.  Significant components of the deferred tax assets are set out below along with a valuation allowance to reduce the net deferred tax asset to zero.

In order to comply with generally accepted accounting principles, management has decided to establish a valuation allowance because of the potential that the tax benefits underlying deferred tax asset may not be realized.  Significant components of our deferred tax asset at August 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

Deferred tax assets (liability)
 
2012
   
2011
 
 Net operating loss carryfowards
  $ 2,248,448     $ 952,157  
 Stock compensation
    1,136,237       1,160,000  
Assets, exploration cost, depreciation and amortization
    2,843,950       414,595  
   Utilization of net operating loss carryforwards
    -       -  
   Less:  valuation allowance
    (6,228,635 )     (2,526,752 )
                 
   Net deferred tax assets
  $ -     $ -  

As a result of a change in control effective in April 2007, our net operating losses prior to that date may be partially or entirely unavailable, by law, to offset future income and, accordingly, are excluded from the associated deferred tax asset.

The net operating loss carryforward in the approximate amount of $6,613,000 will begin to expire in 2032.  We file income tax returns in the United States and in one state jurisdiction.  With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to United States federal income tax examinations for fiscal years ending before 2008, and is no longer subject to state tax examinations for years before 2007.
 
 
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NOTE 7– SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Capital Stock

Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, with a par value of $0.01 per share, and 10,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $0.001 per share.

All shares of common stock have equal voting rights and, when validly issued and outstanding, are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share in all matters to be voted upon by shareholders.  The shares of common stock have no pre-emptive, subscription, conversion or redemption rights and may be issued only as fully paid and non-assessable shares. Holders of the common stock are entitled to equal ratable rights to dividends and distributions with respect to the common stock, as may be declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available.  In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining available for distribution  to them after payment or provision for all liabilities and any preferential liquidation rights of any preferred stock then outstanding.

The Company received cash proceeds from the sale of its common stock and the exercise of Class A Warrants and Class B Warrants to purchase common stock during the years ended August 31, 2011 and 2012 as follows:

Description - 2011
 
Shares of Common Stock Issued
   
Cash Proceeds Received
 
2009-2010 Private Placement (issuances occurred in quarter ended November 30, 2010) (1)
    1,132,500     $ 453,000  
Exercise of Class A & B Warrants issued in connection with 2009 – 2010 Private Placement (1)
    1,236,250       715,938  
January 2011 Private Placement (issuance occurred in quarter ended February 28, 2011) (2)
    1,600,000       4,000,000  
Exercise of options issued in January 2011 Private Placement
    6,240,000       15,600,000  
Net offering costs
    -       (1,655,150 )
Total shares of common stock issued and net cash proceeds received from sale of common stock and from the exercise of Warrants during the twelve months (3)
      10,208,750     $ 19,113,788  

Description - 2012
 
Shares of Common Stock Issued
   
Cash Proceeds Received
 
Exercise of Class A & B Warrants issued in connection with 2009 – 2010 Private Placement (1)
    1,943,749     $ 1,103,124  
Total shares of common stock issued and net cash proceeds received from sale of common stock and from the exercise of Warrants during the twelve months (3)
      1,943,749     $ 1,103,124  

(1) See “2009-2010 Private Placement” below.
(2) See “January 2011 Private Placement” below.
(3) Does not include shares of common stock issued for services rendered during the twelve months ended August 31, 2011.  See “Other Equity Issues” below.

2009 – 2010 Private Placement

Between October 2009 and November 2010, we raised cash proceeds of $905,500 through the issuance of 2,263,750 shares of common stock and the issuance of Class A Warrants to purchase 2,263,750 shares of common stock and Class B Warrants to purchase 1,131,875 shares of common stock.  Of the $905,500 cash proceeds raised for this private placement, $452,500 was raised prior to September 1, 2010 and $453,000, representing the sale of 1,132,500 shares of common stock, was raised in September through November 2010. The final closing of this private placement was January 10, 2011.

During the year ended August 31, 2011, we issued 131,250 shares to two investors in connection with our 2009 – 2010 Private Placement that were paid for in a prior period.

During the year ended August 31, 2011, Class A Warrants to purchase 845,000 shares of our common stock and Class B warrants to purchase 391,250 shares of our common stock were exercised, resulting in $422,500 of proceeds being raised by us for the Class A warrants and $293,438 of proceeds being raised by us for the Class B Warrants.  Total proceeds to us as a result of the Class A and Class B Warrant exercise was $715,938.  

During the year ended August 31, 2012, Class A Warrants to purchase 1,293,749 shares of our common stock and Class B warrants to purchase 650,000 shares of our common stock were exercised, resulting in $646,874 of proceeds

 
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being raised by us for the Class A warrants and $456,250 of proceeds being raised by us for the Class B Warrants.  Total proceeds to us for the issuance of 1,943,749 shares of our common stock as a result of the Class A and Class B Warrant exercise was $1,103,124.  The remaining outstanding warrants expired on December 31, 2011.

January 2011 Private Placement

Between January and February 2011, we entered into a series of transactions with accredited investors pursuant to which we sold an aggregate of 1,600,000 shares of our common stock and five year warrants to purchase up to 1,600,000 s hares of common stock, exercisable at $2.50 per share, for gross proceeds of $4,000,000. We have determined these warrants to have an approximate relative fair value of $944,000. The Company paid cash commissions of $318,000 and issued five year warrants to purchase up to 305,000 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share in connection with the sale of its securities in the January 2011 Private Placement. We have determined these warrants to have an approximate fair value of $887,000. The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 1,600,000 and 305,000 warrants issued during the period, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 404%, and an expected life of 5 years.  The Company paid $65,150 in legal fees associated with the issuance of the shares associated with the January 2011 Private Placement.

In May and June 2011, certain investors participating in the January 2011 Private Placement exercised their options to purchase 6,240,000 shares of common stock resulting in gross proceeds to us in the amount of $15,600,000.  These investors were also issued five-year warrants to purchase up to 6,240,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at $2.50 per share.  We have determined these warrants to have an approximate relative fair value of $2,236.000. The Company paid a sales commission of $1,337,150 in cash and issued a five-year warrant to purchase up to 1,192,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share in connection with the exercise of these placement warrants. We have determined these warrants to have an approximate fair value of $2,980,000. The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 6,240,000 and 1,192,000 warrants issued during the period, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 380%, and an expected life of 5 years.

Other Equity Items

On June 27, 2011, our registration statement registering the resale of 8,908,125 shares of its common stock, which consists of (i) 4,738,750 shares of common stock, (ii) an aggregate of 1,336,250 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Class A Warrants, (iii) an aggregate of 678,125 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of Class B Warrants, (iv) an aggregate of 250,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable at $5.00 per share, and (v) 1,905,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants exercisable at $2.50 per share issued in the January 2011 private placement, was deemed effective by the Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
 
In September 2010, we issued 300,000 common shares to a director for compensation recorded in the prior year at a fair value on the date of grant of $249,000.

During the quarter ended November 30, 2010, we issued 61,000 shares of common stock to two external consultants as payment for services performed in a prior period.

In November 2010, we entered into a non-exclusive investment banking agreement with Sunrise Securities Corp. (“Sunrise”) pursuant to which we agreed to pay a sales commission with respect to certain financings effected, or alternative transactions entered into, by the Company through introductions by Sunrise.  We agreed to pay Sunrise a monthly fee of 5,000 shares of restricted common stock beginning in November 2010.  We have issued 50,000 shares totaling $96,150 of expense for the year ended August 31, 2011 related to this fee.

In November 2010, we also entered into a 24 month institutional public relations retainer agreement with Sunrise Financial Group, Inc., (“SFG”), an affiliate of Sunrise, pursuant to which it agreed to issue SFG five-year options to purchase 250,000 shares at $1.60 per share and 250,000 shares at $5.00 per share, with certain demand registration rights.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 500,000 options, assuming a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 425%, and an expected life of 5 years.  We have determined these options to have an approximate fair value of $960,000, which was recognized as an immediate expense during the nine months ended May 31, 2011 in accordance with FASB ASC 505-50-25.
 
In January 2011, we entered into a finders agreement with Aspenwood Capital (“Aspenwood”) under which Aspenwood would introduce potential investors to us.  We agreed to pay up to a 10% cash fee and to issue a five year warrant to purchase up to 10% of the number of shares sold to investors introduced to us by Aspenwood at an exercise price equal to 100% of the equity purchase price.  The warrant may be exercised on a cashless basis at any time subsequent to August 31, 2011 in the event that we do not

 
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maintain an effective registration statement on file with the SEC.  We  have paid $25,000 under this agreement.

In May 2011, we entered into an agreement with an investor relations firm that we subsequently terminated in July 2011.  In connection with the agreement, the investor relations firm had received $15,575 cash and a warrant to purchase 200,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $3.75 per share vesting over twelve months.  Upon termination of the agreement, the investor relations firm agreed to accept a vested warrant to purchase only 33,334 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $3.75 per share and no future cash payments. The remaining 166,666 warrants were cancelled in conjunction with the termination of the agreement.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 33,334 options, assuming a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 385%, and an expected life of 90 days.  We have determined these options to have an approximate fair value of $125,000, which was recognized as an immediate expense for the year ended August 31, 2011 in accordance with FASB ASC 505-50-25.

In June 2011, Sunrise Financial Group exercised a warrant to purchase 250,000 shares on a cashless basis resulting in the issuance of 175,000 shares of common stock.

Amended 2008 Stock Option Plan Issuances

In February 2011, we entered into a Director’s agreement with General Gregory Martin pursuant to which we issued to General Martin 5-year options to purchase 60,000 shares of our common stock at $2.50 per share as compensation for serving as a member of our board of directors.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 60,000 options issued during the period to this director, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 421%, and an expected life of 5 years. We have determined these options to have an approximate fair value of $150,000.  General Martin’s award immediately vests on the grant date and were awarded for services as a nonemployee director acting in his role as a member of the board of directors. Therefore, we have recorded the entire amount of this award on the grant date as an immediate expense for the year ended August 31, 2011 in accordance with FASB ASC 718.

In March 2011, we granted to Wm Chris Mathers, our chief financial officer, as a part of his employment arrangement, a five year option to purchase up to 400,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share.  These options vest 1/36 each month provided he is employed by us on the vesting dates.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 400,000 options issued during the period, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 376%, and an expected life of 5 years. We have determined these options to have an approximate fair value of $1,000,000.  Since Mr. Mathers’ award vests over a 36 month period, we are expensing approximately $28,000 monthly for this award over the 36 month vesting period in accordance with FASB ASC 718.

In March 2011, we entered into a Director’s agreement with Graham Karklin pursuant to which we issued to Mr. Karklin a 5-year option to purchase 60,000 shares of our common stock at $2.50 per share as compensation for serving as a member of our board of directors.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 60,000 options issued during the period to this director, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 325%, and an expected life of 5 years. We have determined these options to have an approximate fair value of $150,000.  Mr. Karklin’s award immediately vests on the grant date and were awarded for services as a nonemployee director acting in his role as a member of the board of directors. Therefore, we have recorded the entire amount of this award on the grant date as an immediate expense for the year ended August 31, 2011 in accordance with FASB ASC 718.

In March 2011, we issued Anthony Marchese a 5-year option to purchase 150,000 shares of our common stock at $2.50 per share as compensation for serving as a member of our board of directors.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 150,000 options issued during the period to this director, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 323%, and an expected life of 5 years. We have determined these options to have an approximate fair value of $375,000.  Mr. Marchese’s award immediately vests on the grant date and were awarded for services as a nonemployee director acting in his role as a member of the board of directors. Therefore, we have recorded the entire amount of this award on the grant date as an immediate expense for the year ended August 31, 2011 in accordance with FASB ASC 718.

In April 2011, we issued Cecil Wall a 5-year option to purchase 90,000 shares of our common stock at $4.70 per share as compensation for serving as a member of our board of directors.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 90,000 options issued during the period to this director, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 325%, and an expected life of 5 years. We have determined these options to have an approximate fair value of $423,000.  We have recorded the entire amount of this award on the grant date as an immediate expense for the year ended August 31, 2011 in accordance with FASB ASC 718.

In April 2011, we entered into a Director’s agreement with Jim Graham pursuant to which the Company issued to Mr. Graham a 5-year option to purchase 60,000 shares of our common stock at $4.00 per share as compensation for serving as a member of our board of directors.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 60,000 options issued during the period to this director, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 322%, and an expected life of 5 years. We have determined these options to have an approximate fair value of $240,000.  Mr. Graham’s award immediately vests on the grant date and were awarded for services as a nonemployee director
 
 
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acting in his role as a member of the board of directors. Therefore, we have recorded the entire amount of this award on the grant date as an immediate expense for the year ended August 31, 2011 in accordance with FASB ASC 718.
 
In May 2011, we issued Anthony Marchese a 5-year option to purchase 175,000 shares of our common stock at $4.15 per share as compensation for his appointment as non-executive Chairman of the Board.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 175,000 options issued during the period to this director, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 324%, and an expected life of 5 years. We have determined these options to have an approximate fair value of $726,000.  Mr. Marchese’s award immediately vests on the grant date and were awarded for services as a nonemployee director acting in his role as a member of the board of directors. Therefore, we have recorded the entire amount of this award on the grant date as an immediate expense for the year ended August 31, 2011 in accordance with FASB ASC 718.
 
In May 2011, we granted to K. Marc LeVier, our Chief Executive Officer, as a part of his employment arrangement, a five year option to purchase up to 2,500,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share.  These options vest 1/36 each month provided he is employed by us on the vesting dates.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 2,500,000 options issued during the period, using theassumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 376%, and an expected life of 5 years. We have determined these options to have an approximate fair value of $6,250,000.  Since Mr. LeVier’s award vests over a 36 month period, the Company is expensing approximately $174,000 monthly for this award over the 36 month vesting period in accordance with FASB ASC 718.  Mr. Levier’s options were surrendered in accordance with his separation agreement with the Company.

In July 2011, we issued 3.5 year options to purchase a total of 180,000 shares of our common stock at $2.60 per share as compensation to four independent directors for their service on select committees of the Board.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 180,000 options issued during the period to these directors, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 372%, and an expected life of 3.5 years. We have determined these options to have an approximate fair value of $468,000.  These awards immediately vest on the grant date and were awarded for services as a nonemployee director acting in his role as a member of the board of directors. Therefore, we have recorded the entire amount of this award on the grant date as an immediate expense for the year ended August 31, 2011 in accordance with FASB ASC 718.

On August 19, 2011, the Company granted to Anthony Garcia, its Senior Vice-President of Development, as a part of his employment arrangement, a five year option to purchase up to 750,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.85 per share.  These options vest 1/36 each month provided he is employed by the Company on the vesting dates.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 750,000 options issued during the period, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 361%, and an expected life of 5 years. We have determined these options to have an approximate fair value of $1,387,000.  Since Mr. Garcia’s award vests over a 36 month period, the Company is expensing approximately $38,500 monthly, beginning in September 2011, for this award over the 36 month vesting period in accordance with FASB ASC 718. Mr. Garcia’s options were surrendered in accordance with his separation agreement with the Company.

On November 1, 2011, the Company granted to Nadine Wakely, its Director of Investor Relations a five year option to purchase up to 50,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.81 per share.  These options vest 1/24 each month provided she is employed by the Company on the vesting dates.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 50,000 options issued during the period, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 353%, and an expected life of 5 years. We have determined these options to have an approximate fair value of $90,000.  Since Ms. Wakely’s award vests over a 24 month period, the Company is expensing approximately $3,800 monthly, beginning in November 2011, for this award over the 24 month vesting period in accordance with FASB ASC 718. The Company expensed approximately $34,666 as compensation expense for the twelve months ended August 31, 2012 for these options. Ms. Wakely’s options were surrendered in accordance with her separation agreement with the Company.
 
On December 30, 2011, the Company granted to four members of the Board of Directors, a ten year option to purchase up to 100,000 shares of common stock each at an exercise price of $1.51 per share.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 400,000 options issued during the period to these directors, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 348%, and an expected life of 10 years. We have determined these options to have a total approximate fair value of $604,000.  The Directors’ awards immediately vested on the grant date and were awarded for services as a nonemployee director acting in their role as a member of the board of directors. Therefore, we have recorded the entire amount of this award on the grant date as an immediate expense for the year ending August 31, 2012 in accordance with FASB ASC 718.

 
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NOTE 7– SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued)

In August of 2012, the Company granted to four new members of the Board of Directors, a ten year option to purchase up to 100,000 shares of common stock each at an exercise price of $1.00 per share.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 400,000 options issued during the period to these directors, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 333%, and an expected life of 10 years. We have determined these options to have a total approximate fair value of $152,000.  The Directors’ awards immediately vested on the grant date and were awarded for services as a nonemployee director acting in their role as a member of the board of directors. Therefore, we have recorded the entire amount of this award on the grant date as an immediate expense for the year ending  August 31, 2012 in accordance with FASB ASC 718.

In August 2012, the Company granted to John Tumazos, its Chairman of the Board of Directors, two five year options to purchase up to 1,000,000 and 900,000 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price of $0.50 and $1.00 per share, respectively.  These options vest 1/36 each month provided he remains as Chairman of the Board of Directors on the vesting dates.  The Black-Scholes pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 1,000,000 and 900,000 options issued during the period, using the assumptions of a risk free interest rate of 1.1%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 333%, and an expected life of 5 years. We have determined these options to have an approximate fair value of $380,000 and $342,000, respectively.  Since Mr. Tumazos’ award vests over a 36 month period, the Company is expensing a total of approximately $20,052 monthly, beginning in August 2012, for this award over the 36 month vesting period in accordance with FASB ASC 718.
 
As of August 31, 2012, the Company had 3,875,000 common stock options outstanding.
 
Warrants

The fair value of the warrants issued with our 2009 – 2010 Private Placement was estimated at the date of issue using the Black-Scholes valuation model, and the relative fair value of the Class A Warrants, Class B Warrants, and shares of common stock issued during the twelve months ended August 31, 2010 as part of the units was $0.82, $0.84, and $0.85, respectively.  The Company included the relative fair value of the warrants of $269,978 as additional paid-in capital (“APIC”).
 
No warrants from the 2009 – 2010 Private Placement were outstanding as of August 31, 2012.
 
The fair value of the 1,600,000 warrants issued in January 2011 with our 2011 Private Placement was estimated at the date of issue using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The Company included the relative fair value of the warrants of $944,000 as APIC.

The assumptions used are as follows:
 
   
August 31, 2011
Expected dividend yield
   
0
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
1.1
%
Expected volatility
   
404
%
Expected warrant life (in years)
   
5.00


 
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NOTE 7– SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued)

The following January 2011 Warrants are outstanding as of August 31, 2012:

Expiry Date
 
Exercise Price
   
August 31, 2012
 
January 31, 2016
 
$
2.50
     
1,600,000
 

The fair value of the 6,240,000 Option Warrants issued in May and June with our 2011 Private Placement was estimated at the date of issue using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The Company recorded the relative fair value of the warrants of $2,236,000 as Additional Paid In Capital.

The assumptions used are as follows:
 
   
August 31, 2011
Expected dividend yield
   
0
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
1.1
%
Expected volatility
   
380
%
Expected warrant life (in years)
   
5.00

The following January 2011 Option Warrants are outstanding as of August 31, 2012:

Expiry Date
 
Exercise Price
   
August 31, 2012
 
June 30, 2016
 
$
2.50
     
6,240,000
 
 
As of August 31, 2012, the Company had 9,620,334 common stock warrants outstanding.
 
 
 
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ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.
 
ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

At the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision of and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operations of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation the CEO and the CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that: (i) information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit to the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms and (ii) material information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow for accurate and timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

·
pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
 
·
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and
 
·
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detections of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2012. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth in the Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on our assessment, we have concluded that, as of August 31, 2012, our internal controls over financial reporting were effective based on those criteria.

Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm  

This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to Section 404(c) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, which provides that issuers that are not an “accelerated filer” or “large accelerated filer” are exempt from the requirement to provide an auditor attestation report.
 
Changes to Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have not been changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the year ended August 31, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B.  OTHER INFORMATION
 
None.
  
PART III
 
 
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
 
The information required by this Item will be included under the section entitled “Information on the Board of Directors and Executive Officers” in our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with the 2011 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Proxy Statement”), which information is incorporated by reference to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
Our Code of Business and Ethical Conduct can be found on our internet website located at www.trer.com under the heading "Corporate". Any stockholder may request a printed copy of such materials by submitting a written request to our Corporate Secretary. If the Company amends the Code of Business and Ethical Conduct or grants a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from the Code of Business and Ethical Conduct, the Company will disclose the information on its internet website. The waiver information will remain on the website for at least twelve months after the initial disclosure of such waiver.
 
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
The information required by this Item will be included under the section entitled “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A, which information is incorporated by reference to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
 
The information required by this Item will be included under the section entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in the Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A, which information is incorporated by reference to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
 
The information required by this Item will be included under the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Corporate Governance Matters” in the Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A, which information is incorporated by reference to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
 
The information required by this Item will be included under the section entitled “Principal Accountant Fees and Services” in the Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A, which information is incorporated by reference to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
 
PART IV
 
ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES

 
Documents filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or incorporated by reference:
 
 
(1)
The consolidated financial statements are listed on the “Index to Financial Statements” in Item 8.

 
(2)
Financial Statement Schedules (omitted because the Company is a smaller reporting issuer).

The following exhibits are attached hereto or are incorporated by reference:

Exhibit No.
Description
   
2.1
Plan of Conversion, dated August 24, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012.
3.1
Delaware Certificate of Conversion, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012.
3.2
Delaware Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012.
3.3
Delaware Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012.
4.1
Form of Common Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2011.
10.1
Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Form 10-Q for the period ended May 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on July 15, 2011.
10.2
Lease, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of our Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2011.
10.3
Form of Class A Warrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of our Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2011.
10.4
Form of Class B Warrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of our Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2011.
10.5
Form of Registration Rights Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of our Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2011.
10.6
Director’s Agreement by and between the Company and Anthony Marchese, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of our Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2011.
10.7
Form of Subscription Agreement for January 2011 Investment, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of our Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2011.
10.8
Form of Warrant for January 2011 Investment, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of our Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2011.
10.9
Form of Registration Rights Agreement for January 2011 Investment, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of our Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2011.
10.10
Shareholders’ Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of our Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2011.
10.11
Director’s Agreement by and between the Company and General Gregory Martin, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 23, 2011.
10.12
Director’s Agreement by and between the Company and Graham A. Karklin incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of our Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-172116) filed with the SEC on May 25, 2011.
10.13
Investment Banking Agreement by and between the Company and Sunrise Securities Corp. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of our Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-172116) filed with the SEC on May 25, 2011.
10.14
Finders Agreement by and between the Company and Aspenwood Capital incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of our Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-172116) filed with the SEC on May 25, 2011
10.15
Institutional Public Relations Retainer Agreement by and between the Company and Sunrise Financial Group, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of our Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-172116) filed with the SEC on May 25, 2011
 
 
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10.16
Summary of Dan Gorski Employment Arrangement incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of our Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-172116) filed with the SEC on May 25, 2011
10.17
Summary of Wm. Chris Mathers Employment Arrangement incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of our Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-172116) filed with the SEC on May 25, 2011
10.18
Summary of Stanley Korzeb Employment Arrangement incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of our Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-172116) filed with the SEC on May 25, 2011
10.19
Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Marc LeVier, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 9, 2011.
10.20
Director’s Agreement by and between the Company and Jim Graham, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 9, 2011.
10.21
Option Agreement for Wm. Chris Mathers incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of our Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-172116) filed with the SEC on May 25, 2011.
10.22
Form of Directors Option Agreement incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 of our Amendment No. 2 to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-172116) filed with the SEC on May 25, 2011.
10.23
Form of Registration Rights Agreement for May/June option exercises, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of our Form 10-Q for the period ended May 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on July 15, 2011.
10.24
Denver Colorado Facilities Lease, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of our Form 10-Q for the period ended May 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on July 15, 2011.
10.25(1)
Employment Agreement between the Company and Anthony Garcia date August 11, 2011
10.26
Director Appointment Agreement dated February 2, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 6, 2012
10.27
Separation Agreement and Release between the Company and Marc LeVier incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 24, 2012
10.28(1)
Severance, Waiver and Release Agreement between the Company and Anthony Garcia dated September 14, 2012
10.29(1)
Supplemental Agreement between the Company and Christopher Mathers dated September 26, 2012
31.1(1)
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act.
31.2(1)
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act.
32.1(1)
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2(1)
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS(2) (3)
  XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH(2) (3)
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension — Schema
101.CAL(2) (3)
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension — Calculations
101.DEF(2) (3)
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension — Definitions
101.LAB(2) (3)
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension — Labels
101.PRE(2) (3)
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension — Presentations
 

(1)
Filed herewith

(2)
Submitted Electronically Herewith. Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of Income/(Loss) and Comprehensive Income/(Loss) for the year ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets at August 31, 2012 and 2011, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended August 31, 2012 and 2011, and (iv) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(3)
Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability.

 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

TEXAS RARE EARTH RESOURCES CORP.

/s/ Daniel E Gorski
Daniel E Gorski, duly authorized officer
and Principal Executive Officer

DATED:   November 15, 2012

/s/ Wm. Chris Mathers
Wm. Chris Mathers, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

DATED:  November 15, 2012

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ Daniel E Gorski
Daniel E Gorski
Chief Executive Officer, Principal Executive Officer and Director
November 15, 2012
     
/s/ Wm. Chris Mathers
Wm. Chris Mathers
Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
November 15, 2012
     
/s/ John Tumazos
John Tumazos
Chairman of the Board
November 15, 2012
 
     
/s/ Anthony Marchese
Anthony Marchese
Director
November 15, 2012
     
/s/ Cecil C Wall
Cecil C Wall
Director
November 15, 2012
     
/s/ Philip Goodell
Philip Goodell
Director
November 15, 2012
     
/s/ Nicholas Pingitore
Nicholas Pingitore
Director
November 15, 2012
     
/s/ James R Wolfe
James R Wolfe
Director
November 15, 2012
 
 
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Exhibit 10.25
 

 
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is effective as of  August 15, 2011 (the "Effective Date"), by and between Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and Anthony Garcia ("Employee").

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to employ Employee and Employee wishes to be employed by the Company; and

WHEREAS, the Company and Employee desire to enter into an agreement reflecting the terms of the employment relationship, including the termination thereof;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties, and agreements contained herein, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1.   Employment . The Company hereby employs Employee, and Employee will hereby be employed by the Company, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Company will establish, maintain and pay for an office in the greater Denver metropolitan area, including the provision of necessary computer equipment and other facilities’ equipment.

2.   Term of Employment . Subject to the provisions for earlier termination provided in this Agreement, the term of this Agreement shall begin on August 1, 2011 and shall terminate on July 31, 2014.  The Term shall be extended for additional 1-year periods for two consecutive years (the initial Term, together with each one-year extension shall be referred to as the “Term”), provided that neither the Company nor Employee notify the other on or prior to 90 days before the expiration of such Term that either party does not intend to extend this Agreement.

3.   Employee’s Duties . During the Term, Employee shall serve as Senior Vice President of Development, with such duties and responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned to him by the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) and CEO, provided that such duties are consistent with the customary duties of such position. Employee agrees to devote his business time, skill and attention to the business and affairs of the Company and to use reasonable best efforts to perform faithfully and efficiently his duties and responsibilities. Employee shall not, either directly or indirectly, enter into any business or employment with or for any person, firm, association or corporation other than the Company during the Term; provided, however, that Employee shall not be prohibited from (i) engaging in charitable activities, educational mentoring, and community affairs, (ii) serving, with the prior approval of the Company’s Board, on the boards of a reasonable number of business entities, trade associations and charitable organizations, (iii)  managing his personal investments and affairs related to another business or companies (either as a principal, partner, shareholder, or member of such business), or (iv) any other such activity approved by the Board; provided that such activities do not either individually or in the aggregate materially interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder. Employee shall at all times observe and comply with all lawful directions and instructions of the Board.

 
 

 
4.   Compensation .
 
(a)   Stock Options .  As an inducement to Employee to enter into this Agreement, the Company  issued to Employee on August 19, 2011 5-year options to purchase up to 750,000 shares of Company common stock at an exercise price of $1.85 per share (“Options”), , which Options shall vest on a monthly basis over a three-year period measured from your date of hire.

(b)   Base Compensation . For services rendered by Employee under this Agreement, the Company shall pay to Employee a base salary of $200,000 per annum (“ Base Compensation ”). The Base Compensation is payable in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practices and subject to customary withholdings, including share withholdings as described in Section 14(b) hereof. The amount of Base Compensation shall be reviewed by the Board on an annual basis as of the close of each 12-month period of this Agreement and may be increased as the Board may deem appropriate. In the event the Board (or, if established, the compensation committee thereof) deems it appropriate to increase Employee’s annual base salary, said increased amount shall thereafter be the “Base Compensation.” Employee’s Base Compensation, as increased from time to time, may not thereafter be decreased unless agreed to in writing and signed by Employee. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Board from paying additional compensation to Employee in the form of bonuses or otherwise during the Term.
 
(c)   Signing Bonus .  As an inducement to Employee to enter into this Agreement, the Company paid to employee a signing bonus in the amount of $35,000 on or about August 19, 2011, and Employee acknowledges receipt of such signing bonus.

5.   Bonus . With respect to each full 12-month period during the Term, the Board in its sole discretion may grant the Employee a bonus (“ Bonus ”) in such amount (if any), in cash or stock, and upon satisfaction of such milestones as may be developed by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion.  Any bonus granted by the Board during the first calendar year of employment may be prorated based on the number of months employee is employed during such calendar year.

6.   Additional Benefits . In addition to the Base Compensation provided for in Section 5 herein, Employee shall be entitled to the following:

(a)   Expenses . The Company shall, in accordance with any rules and policies that it may establish from time to time for executive officers, reimburse Employee for business expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of his duties. It is understood that Employee is authorized to incur reasonable business expenses for promoting the business of the Company, including reasonable expenditures for travel, lodging, meals and client or business associate entertainment. Request for reimbursement for such expenses must be accompanied by appropriate documentation, and shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Company’s rules and policies as in effect from time to time and as set forth in Section 8(k)(iii) below.

 
 

 
 
(b)   Vacation . Employee shall be entitled to five weeks of vacation per year, without any loss of compensation or benefits. Employee shall not be entitled to compensation for, or to carry forward, any unused vacation time.

(c)   General Benefits . Employee shall be entitled to participate in the various employee benefit plans or programs, if any, provided to the officers of the Company in general, including but not limited to, health and dental, subject to the eligibility requirements with respect to each of such benefit plans or programs, and such other benefits or perquisites as may be approved by the Board during the Term. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to prohibit the Company from making any changes in any of the plans, programs or benefits described in this Section 6, provided the change similarly affects all executive officers of the Company similarly situated.

(d)   Corporate Change . Upon the occurrence of a “Corporate Change” as hereinafter defined, Employee shall be considered as immediately and totally vested in any and all Options or other similar equity or equity-based awards previously made to Employee by the Company or its subsidiaries under a “Long Term Incentive Plan” or other grant duly adopted by the Board or the Compensation Committee thereof (such Options or similar awards are hereinafter collectively referred to as “ Awards ”). For purposes of this Agreement, a “ Corporate Change ” shall occur if (i) the Company (A) shall not be the surviving entity in any merger, consolidation or other reorganization (or survives only as a subsidiary of an entity other than a previously wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) or (B) is to be dissolved and liquidated, and as a result of or in connection with such transaction, the persons who were directors of the Company before such transaction shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board, or (ii) any person or entity, including a “group” as contemplated by Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, acquires or gains ownership or control (including, without limitation, power to vote) of 50% or more of the outstanding shares of the Company’s voting stock (based upon voting power), and as a result of or in connection with such transaction, the persons who were directors of the Company before such transaction shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board, or (iii) the Company sells all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any other person or entity (other than a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) in a transaction that requires shareholder approval pursuant to applicable corporate law; or (iv) during a period of two consecutive calendar years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director(s) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office, who either were directors at the beginning of the two (2) year period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board; or (v) any other event that a majority of the Board, in its sole discretion, shall determine constitutes a Corporate Change hereunder.

(e)   Health Club Dues . The Company shall pay up to $300 per month for Employee’s health club dues.

7.   Confidential Information . Employee, during the Term, will have access to and become familiar with confidential information, secrets and proprietary information concerning the business and affairs of the Company, its controlled subsidiaries and other controlled entities, including customer information, and other technical information, resource valuations and reports, business strategies and pricing information, and other confidential and/or proprietary information (collectively, “ Confidential Information ”). Confidential Information shall not include any information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of Employee’s improper or unauthorized disclosure of such information in violation of this Agreement. As to such Confidential Information, Employee agrees as follows:

(a)   During the Term or at any time following the termination of this Agreement, Employee will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company (1) disclose or permit the disclosure of any such Confidential Information, or (2) use, reproduce or distribute, or make or permit any use, reproduction or distribution of, directly or indirectly, any such Confidential Information, except for any disclosure, use, reproduction or distribution that is required in the course of his employment with the Company, its controlled subsidiaries or other controlled entities.

 
 

 
(b)   If, during the Term or at any time following the termination of this Agreement, Employee is requested or required (by oral question or request for information or documents, in any legal proceeding, interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigative demand, or similar process) to disclose any Confidential Information, Employee agrees to notify the Company immediately in writing of the request or requirement so that the Company may seek an appropriate protection order or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section. If, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver under this Agreement, Employee is, on the advice of counsel, compelled to disclose any Confidential Information to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt, Employee may disclose such Confidential Information to the tribunal; provided, however, that Employee shall use his commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain a court order or other assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such Confidential Information.  To the extent Employee incurs legal fees or other expenses in seeking to protect Confidential Information for Company’s benefit, Company agrees to reimburse Employee for all such reasonably-incurred fees and expenses.

(c)   Upon termination of employment of Employee, for whatever reason, Employee shall surrender to the Company any and all documents, manuals, correspondence, reports, records and similar items then or thereafter coming into the possession of Employee which contain any Confidential Information of the Company or its controlled subsidiaries or other controlled entities.

(d)   Employee recognizes and acknowledges that the obligations of Employee contained in Section 7 of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company, and that any breach or violation of any of the provisions of such Section is likely to result in irreparable injury to the Company for which the Company would have no adequate remedy at law. Employee agrees that if Employee shall breach or violate Section 7 of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled, if it so elects, to institute and prosecute proceedings at law or in equity, including, but not limited to, a proceeding seeking injunctive relief, to obtain damages with respect to such breach or violation, to enforce the specific performance of Section 7 this Agreement by Employee, or to enjoin Employee from engaging in any activity in violation of Section 7 of this Agreement. Employee acknowledges that in the event of any such breach or violation, the Company shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of proving actual damages, and to an equitable accounting of all earnings, profits, and other benefits arising from any such breach or violation, which rights shall be cumulative and in addition to any other rights or remedies to which the Company may be entitled. Employee agrees that in the event of any such violation, an action may be commenced for preliminary or permanent injunctive relief and other equitable relief in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction.  Employee agrees that effective service of process may be made upon Employee under the notice provisions contained in Section 11 of this Agreement.

 
 

 
8.   Termination . This Agreement may be terminated prior to the end of the Term as set forth below:

(a)   Resignation (other than for Good Reason) . Employee may resign, including by reason of retirement, his position at any time by providing written notice of resignation to the Company in accordance with Section 11 hereof. In the event of such resignation, except in the case of resignation for Good Reason (as defined below), this Agreement shall terminate and Employee shall not be entitled to further compensation pursuant to this Agreement other than payment for (i) any unpaid Base Compensation or unpaid Bonus due and owing as of Employee’s employment termination date, and (ii) any unpaid reasonable business expenses incurred prior to Employee’s employment termination date, subject to the Company’s expense reimbursement rules and policies as in effect from time to time (the “ Accrued Amounts ”). Accrued Amounts, if any, shall be paid to Employee in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practices as in effect from time to time, but in no event later than fifteen (15) days following Employee’s termination of employment.

(b)   Death . If Employee’s employment is terminated due to his death, this Agreement shall terminate and the Company shall have no obligations to Employee or his estate, beneficiaries or legal representatives with respect to this Agreement other than payment of the Accrued Amounts, if any. Accrued Amounts, if any, shall be paid to Employee in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practices as in effect from time to time but in no event later than 15 days following Employee’s termination of employment on account of death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of his death, Employee shall be considered as immediately and totally vested in any and all outstanding Awards previously granted to Employee by Company or its subsidiaries. .

(c)   Discharge .

(i)   The Company may terminate Employee’s employment in the event of Employee’s Misconduct or Disability (both as defined below) only upon written notice thereof delivered to Employee in accordance with Section 8(f) and Section 11 hereof. In the event that Employee’s employment is terminated during the Term by the Company for any reason other than his Misconduct or Disability (both as defined below), then, (A) the Company shall continue to pay Employee his Base Salary in effect as of the Date of Termination for a period of [12] months following the Date of Termination, in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll procedures; provided, however, that payment shall not begin until the expiration of the revocation period for the Release (as defined below) has lapsed, in which case all regularly scheduled salary payments that were delayed in accordance with the preceding clause shall be paid in the payroll period immediately following the expiration of such revocation period; and (B) for six months following the Date of Termination, the Company, at its cost, shall provide or arrange to provide Employee (and, as applicable, Employee’s dependents) with accident and group health insurance benefits substantially similar to those which Employee (and Employee’s dependents) were receiving immediately prior to Employee’s termination (if any); provided , however , the benefits otherwise receivable by Employee pursuant to this clause (B) shall be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are actually received by Employee (and/or Employee’s dependents) during such period under any other employer’s plan(s) or program(s), with Employee being obligated to promptly disclose to the Company any such comparable benefits; and provided , further , however , that for the avoidance of doubt, the COBRA continuation period shall run concurrently with the period set forth in this Clause (B).  If the Company’s pre-tax payment of the premiums for such benefits would cause the Executive to be taxed on the Company’s actual cost of providing such accident and group health insurance benefits because such benefits are “self-insured,” the Company will instead pay such premiums on an after-tax basis so the premium amounts are included in the Employee’s taxable income. In addition to the aforementioned compensation and benefits, Employee shall be considered as immediately and totally vested in any and all Awards previously granted to Employee by Company or its subsidiaries.  The Company’s obligation to make the payments and provide the benefits described in this Section 8(c)(i) is conditioned expressly on Employee’s executing (and not revoking) a general release of any and all claims arising out of or relating to Employee’s employment and termination of employment in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the “ Release ”). If Employee fails to execute a Release within forty-five (45) days following the later of (i) the Date of Termination or (ii) the date Employee actually receives an execution copy of such Release (which shall be delivered to Employee no later than five (5) business days following Date of Termination), or if Employee revokes such Release within seven (7) days following execution, Employee shall forfeit all payments and benefits described hereunder.

 
 

 
(ii)   In the event Employee is terminated because of Misconduct, the Company shall have no obligations pursuant to this Agreement after the Date of Termination other than for payment of the Accrued Amounts, if any. As used herein, “ Misconduct ” means (A) the continued failure by Employee to substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Employee’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after the issuance of a Notice of Termination by Employee for Good Reason), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Employee by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that Employee has not substantially performed his duties, and the Employee fails to cure such failure within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such demand, (B) the engaging by Employee in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise (other than such conduct resulting from Employee’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated conduct after the issuance of a Notice of Termination by Employee for Good Reason), (C) Employee’s conviction for the commission of a felony, (D) action by Employee toward the Company involving dishonesty or (E) a failure to follow the Company’s policies and procedures regarding employment as constituting misconduct.  Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Board shall have the sole power and authority to terminate the employment of Employee on behalf of the Company.

(d)   Disability . If Employee shall have been absent from the full-time performance of Employee’s duties with the Company for ninety (90) consecutive calendar days as a result of Employee’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, Employee’s employment may be terminated by the Company for “ Disability ” and Employee shall not be entitled to further compensation pursuant to this Agreement, other than for payment of the Accrued Amounts, if any. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company due to Disability, Employee shall be considered as immediately and totally vested in any and all Awards previously granted to Employee by the Company or its subsidiaries.

Resignation for Good Reason . Employee shall be entitled to terminate his employment for Good Reason as defined herein. If Employee terminates his employment for Good Reason, he shall be entitled to the compensation and benefits provided in Section 8(c)(i) hereof in accordance with the terms therein, including, without limitation, the requirement that Employee execute and not revoke the Release contemplated in Section 8(c)(i). “ Good Reason ” shall mean the material breach of any of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement without Employee’s express written consent; provided , that , Employee has provided a Notice of Termination to the Company within fifteen (15) days after the initial occurrence of any such circumstance of Employee’s intention to terminate Employee’s employment for Good Reason, and the Company has failed to cure, to the extent curable, such circumstance within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Notice of Termination given in respect hereof.

(e)   Notice of Termination . Any purported termination of Employee’s employment by the Company under Sections 8(c)(ii) (Misconduct) or 8(d) (Disability), or by Employee under Section 8(e) (Good Reason), shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 11 hereof, which notice shall provide for a Date of Termination that is at least fifteen (15) days following the date the Notice of Termination is given. For purposes of this Agreement, a “ Notice of Termination ” shall mean a notice which, if by the Company and is for Misconduct or Disability, shall set forth in reasonable detail the reason for such termination of Employee’s employment, or in the case of resignation by Employee for Good Reason, said notice must specify in reasonable detail the basis for such resignation. A Notice of Termination given by Employee pursuant to Section 8(e) shall be effective even if given after the receipt by Employee of notice that the Board has set a meeting to consider terminating Employee for Misconduct. Any purported termination for which a Notice of Termination is required which is not effected pursuant to this Section 8(f) shall not be effective.

(f)   Date of Termination . “ Date of Termination ” shall mean the date of Employee’s “separation from service” from the Company and its “affiliates” as defined in Code Section 409A and Final Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h), including the default presumptions thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Employee is terminated for Misconduct, the Company may refuse to allow Employee access to the Company’s offices (other than to allow Employee to collect his personal belongings under the Company’s supervision) prior to the Date of Termination. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for purposes of this Agreement, “termination of employment” shall mean (i) any person or entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company and/or (ii) to the extent provided by the Board, any person or entity in which the Company has a significant interest. The term “ control ” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any person or entity, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person or entity, whether through the ownership of voting or other securities, by contract or otherwise; provided , however , with respect to any payment or benefit subject to Section 409A of the Code, the term “ affiliate ” shall mean any member of the Company’s control group within the meaning of Final Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h)(3), as such may be modified or amended from time to time, by applying the “at least 50 percent” provisions thereof.

 
 

 
(g)   Mitigation . Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 8 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor (except as set forth in Section 8(c)(i)(B)) shall the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned or benefits received by Employee as a result of employment by another employer, except that any severance amounts payable to Employee pursuant to the Company’s severance plan or policy for employees in general shall reduce the amount otherwise payable pursuant to Sections 8(c)(i) or 8(e).

(h)   Excess Parachute Payments . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any payment or benefit received or to be received by Employee hereunder in connection with the termination of Employee’s employment would, as determined by tax counsel selected by the Company, constitute an “Excess Parachute Payment” (as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code), the Company shall fully “gross-up” such payment so that Employee is in the same “net” after-tax position he would have been if such payment and gross-up payments had not constituted Excess Parachute Payments, and such “gross-up” payment shall be made no later than the end of Employee’s taxable year next following Employee’s taxable year in which he remits the taxes to which such gross-up payment relates. The Company shall reimburse any costs and expenses incurred by Employee, including without limitation, attorneys’ fees due to a tax audit or litigation in connection with any excise tax (including penalties and interest or other excise taxes thereon) under Code Section 4999 or Code Section 280G and any such reimbursement shall be made by the end of the Employee’s tax year following the tax year in which such taxes that are subject to the audit or litigation are remitted to the taxing authority, or where as a result of such audit or litigation no taxes are remitted, by the end of the Employee’s tax year following the tax year in which the audit is completed or there is a final nonappealable settlement or other resolution of the litigation. The Employee’s right to payment or reimbursement pursuant to this Section 8(i) shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.

(i)   Code Section 409A . Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 8 to the contrary, if all or any portion of the benefits provided in this Section 8 is determined to be “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Code Section 409A, and the Company determines that Employee is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code and the regulations and other guidance issued thereunder, then such benefits (or portion thereof) shall be accumulated and paid on the first day of the seventh month following Employee’s termination of employment. For purposes of this Agreement, whether Employee is a “specified employee” will be determined in accordance with the written procedures adopted by the Board.

(i)   All separately identifiable payments provided hereunder shall be deemed separate and distinct payments for purposes of Code Section 409A, and any series of payments made in installments shall likewise be deemed a series of separate payments for purposes of Code Section 409A.

 
 

 
(ii)   This payments and benefits provided hereunder are  intended to comply with or be exempt from the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, and this Agreement shall be interpreted and construed accordingly. The Company shall have the discretion and authority to amend this Agreement at any time to satisfy any requirements of Code Section 409A or guidance published thereunder; provided, however, any such amendment shall maintain as closely as possible the economic terms of this Agreement for the Employee. However, in no event will the Company have any liability for any failure of the Agreement to satisfy Code Section 409A, and the Company does not guarantee that the Agreement complies with Code Section 409A.

(iii)   The Company shall promptly reimburse Employee for eligible expenses under this Agreement that Employee incurs and properly reports to the Company in accordance with its expense reimbursement rules and policies. With respect to all taxable reimbursements that are not  exempt from Section 409A of the Code and to the extent not exempt: (A) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided during any calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided in any other calendar year, (B) the reimbursements for expenses for which Employee is entitled to be reimbursed shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable expense is incurred and (C) the right to payment or reimbursement or in-kind benefits hereunder may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit.

9.   Non-exclusivity of Rights . Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit Employee’s continuing or future participation in any benefit, bonus, incentive, or other plan or program provided by the Company or any of its affiliated companies and for which Employee may qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or otherwise adversely affect such rights as Employee may have under any Awards with the Company or any of its affiliated companies.

10.   Assignability . The obligations of Employee hereunder are personal and may not be assigned or delegated by him or transferred in any manner whatsoever, nor are such obligations subject to involuntary alienation, assignment or transfer. The Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement and to delegate all rights, duties and obligations hereunder, either in whole or in part, to any parent, affiliate, successor or subsidiary organization or company of the Company, so long as the obligations of the Company under this Agreement remain the obligations of the Company.

11.   Notice . For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the Company at its principal office address, directed to the attention of the Board with a copy to the Secretary of the Company, and to Employee at Employee’s residence address on the records of the Company or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 
 

 
12.   Validity . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

13.   Successors; Binding Agreement .

(a)   The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used herein, the term “Company” shall include any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which executes and delivers the Agreement provided for in this Section 13 or which otherwise becomes bound by all terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law.

(b)   This Agreement and all rights of Employee hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Employee’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If Employee should die while any amounts would be payable to him hereunder if he had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Employee’s devisee, legatee, or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to Employee’s estate.

14.   Withholding Taxes .

(a)   Tax Withholding . The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold from any benefits payable under this Agreement an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld.

(b)   Share Withholding . With respect to tax withholding required upon the upon the lapse of restrictions on any restricted common stock, or upon any other taxable event arising as a result of any stock awards pursuant to this Agreement, Employee may elect, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold shares having a fair market value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the minimum statutory total tax which could be imposed on the transaction. All such elections shall be made in writing, signed by the Employee, and shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations that the Company, in its discretion, deems appropriate. Any fraction of a share required to satisfy such obligation shall be disregarded and the Employee shall instead pay the amount due in cash.

 
 

 
15.   No Restraints . As an inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement, Employee represents and warrants that he is not a party to any other agreement or obligation for personal services, and that there exist no impediments or restraints, contractual or otherwise, on Employee’s powers right or ability to enter into this Agreement and to perform his duties and obligations hereunder.

16.   Miscellaneous . No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Employee and such officer as may be specifically authorized by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or in compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. This Agreement is an integration of the parties’ agreement; no agreement or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party, except those which are set forth expressly in this Agreement. THE VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION, CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

17.   Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

18.   Arbitration . Either party may elect that any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement be settled by arbitration in Houston, Texas in accordance with the Employment Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. If the parties cannot mutually agree on an arbitrator, then the arbitration shall be conducted by a three arbitrator panel, with each party selecting one arbitrator and the two arbitrators so selected selecting a third arbitrator. The findings of the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding, and judgment may be entered thereon in any court having jurisdiction. The findings of the arbitrator(s) shall not be subject to appeal to any court, except as otherwise provided by applicable law. The arbitrator(s) may, in his or her (or their) own discretion, award legal fees and costs to the prevailing party.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereby execute this Agreement on the dates set forth below.
 
TEXAS RARE EARTH RESOURCES CORP.

By:


/s/ K. Marc LeVier                                                                 12/9/2011
K. Marc LeVier, Executive Officer                                         Date



/s/ Anthony Garcia                                                                 12/9/2011
Anthony Garcia                                                                        Date


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
Exhibit 10.28
 
 
CONFIDENTIAL SEVERANCE, WAIVER AND RELEASE AGREEMENT
 
 
This Confidential Severance, Waiver and Release Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into between Anthony Garcia ("Employee") and Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp (the “Company”) (collectively Employee and the Company are referred to as the “Parties”).

WHEREAS, in connection with the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company effective August 31, 2012, without any admission of liability and expressly denying the same, the Parties wish to resolve any and all disputes, claims, complaints, actions, and demands that the Employee may have against the Company and any of the Company Releasees (as defined below) and that Company Releseasees may have against Employee, arising out of Employee’s employment with and termination of employment from the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Severance Pay described herein, and in consideration of the other mutual promises made herein, The Company and Employee hereby agree as follows:

A.
Employee’s Termination of Employment, and Acknowledgement Regarding Return of Property.   On August 31, 2012, Employee’s employment with the Company terminated.

Employee acknowledges and agrees that as of the date of termination, Employee has returned to the Company all of the property of the Company, any of its affiliates, any of its customers or any other third party, and that Employee has provided to the Company all passwords, keys, computers, disks, documents, data, Confidential Information (as that term is defined below), and any and all other items that Employee had access to or possession of as a result of Employee’s employment with the Company or as a result of any relationship with any of the Company’s affiliates.
 
 
B.
Employee’s Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Obligations.

1.  Confidentiality of Agreement:   Employee represents and agrees that Employee will not communicate (orally or in writing), or in any way disclose voluntarily to any other person or entity, including but not limited to any and all current or former employees of the Company, members of the greater El Paso, Hudspeth county and Denver communities at large, governmental or quasi-governmental agencies and/or the media or members of the media: (a) the existence, terms and conditions of this Agreement; (b) the negotiations regarding this Agreement; and/or (c) the dollar amount of the Severance Pay included in this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee may disclose such information to Employee’s attorney, Employee’s certified tax consultant or certified public accountant, and Employee’s spouse (if any), so long as they agree in writing to be bound by this Section.  If Employee discloses information that is required to be kept confidential to Employee’s spouse and Employee’s spouse subsequently discloses the information contrary to this Section, Employee will be required to return the Severance Pay provided for in this Agreement and shall be liable for a breach of this Section as if it were Employee’s own.
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
2.  Confidentiality of the Company’s Information.   Employee further acknowledges that by reason of Employee’s position with the Company, Employee has been given access to Confidential Information with respect to the business affairs of the Company, including its customers, vendors, and the communities in which it operates.  Employee represents that Employee has held all such Confidential Information confidential and will continue to do so, and in connection with such undertaking, will not engage in any conduct or activity reasonably related to Employee’s possession of Confidential Information which is likely to have an adverse effect on the operations of the Company, including with respect to its customers, vendors and the communities in which it operates.  Employee further agrees that Employee will not disclose, or cause to be disclosed in any way, any Confidential Information, including documents, obtained as a result of or in connection with Employee’s employment with the Company to any third person, without the express, written consent of the Company.  Employee agrees and represents that Employee has not retained any Confidential
Information, including documents, obtained as a result of or in connection with Employee’s employment with the Company.

The term “Confidential Information” shall include, but not be limited to, the whole of any portion or phase of (i) any confidential, or proprietary or trade secret, technical, business, marketing or financial information, whether pertaining to (1) The Company or the Company Releasees, (2) its or their clients and customers and vendors, or (3) any third party which the Company or the Company Releasees are under an obligation to keep confidential including, but not limited to, methods, know-how, techniques, systems, processes, software programs, works of authorship, customer lists, supplier lists, projects, plans, and proposals, and (ii) any software programs and programming prepared for the Company’s benefit whether or not developed, in whole or in part by Employee.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall include, but shall not be limited to, strategies, analysis, concepts, ideas, or plans; operating techniques; demographic and trade area information; prospective site locations know-how; improvements; discoveries, developments; designs, techniques, procedures; methods; machinery, devices; drawings; specifications; forecasts; new products; research data, reports, or records; customer information including, but not limited to, present or prospective customer lists, profiles, or preferences; marketing or business development plans, strategies, analysis, concepts or ideas; dealer agreements and information; contracts; general financial information about or proprietary to the Company, including, but not limited to, unpublished financial statements, budgets, projections, licenses, costs, and fees; pricing strategies and discounts; personnel information; and any and all other trade secrets, trade dress, or proprietary information, and all concepts or ideas in or reasonably related to the Company’s business.  All such Confidential Information is extremely valuable and is intended to be kept secret to the Company, and is the sole and exclusive property of the Company or the Company Releasees or its or their clients and customers.

The term Confidential Information shall not include any information generally available to the public or publicly disclosed by the Company (other than by the act or omission of Employee), information disclosed to Employee by a third party under no duty of confidentiality to the Company, or information required by law or court order to be disclosed by Employee (although such information may be maintained as confidential pursuant to a protective order).
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
3.  Non-disparagement:  Employee agrees that Employee will not defame, slander or otherwise disparage the Company or the Company Releasees, or their business, operations and products.     The Company agrees that it will not defame, slander or otherwise disparage the Employee.

4.  Breach of this Section:   If Employee breaches this confidentiality and non-disparagement Section, Employee agrees that such breach will cause the Company damage and that such damages will be difficult to ascertain; therefore, Employee agrees that upon any such breach, the Company shall have the right to immediately stop payment of any consideration described in Section C, below and Employee will be liable for any further damages directly or indirectly resulting from Employee’s breach. The Company may further initiate a civil action for breach of this Section and Employee agrees that if Employee breaches this Section, Employee will stipulate to the entry of a court injunction prohibiting Employee from engaging in any further breach.

Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict or preclude Employee from, or otherwise influence Employee in, testifying truthfully in any civil, criminal or administrative proceeding, as required by law or formal legal process.   If Employee is compelled to testify by law or formal legal process, concerning this Agreement or Employee’s employment with the Company, Employee will advise counsel for the Company immediately, but no later than three calendar days within receiving notice of such compulsion.

C.
Consideration for Employee.   Employee acknowledges and agrees that as of the date that Employee executes this Agreement, Employee has already been paid for:  that portion of Employee’s salary earned through the date of Employee’s termination of employment, Employee’s unused but accrued vacation time, if any; any approved expense reimbursements; and any amount accrued and arising from Employee’s participation in, or benefits accrued under any employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements, which amounts (if any) have been paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of such employee benefit plans,  programs or arrangements. Employee further acknowledges and agrees that (i) any and all stock options granted to employee shall expire, terminate, and be forfeited as of the date of termination (August 31, 2012), notwithstanding the vested or unvested nature of Employee’s stock options as of such date, or any post-termination exercise period that may otherwise be permitted under the terms and conditions of Employee’s stock option grant documentation, and (ii) no further payments or items of value of any kind are due to Employee, except as expressly provided below in this Section.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
1.  Severance Pay:   After Employee executes and does not revoke this Agreement, The Company will pay Employee the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) , less any deductions required by law including withholdings as Severance Pay and in consideration for the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to Employee’s waiver and release of the Company and the Company Releasees set forth below in Section E.  This Severance Pay amount is equivalent to twelve months of Employee’s base salary in effect on the date of Employee’s termination of employment.  The Severance Pay will be paid in equal installments on the Company’s regularly scheduled payroll dates over the twelve month period measured from the date of Employee’s termination; provided, however that any payments that would otherwise be made prior to the date on which Employee executes this Agreement and during the revocation period set forth in Section J(5) will be withheld and paid on the first regularly scheduled payroll date occurring after the date of Employee’s execution of this document and the lapse of such revocation period.  For purposes of clarity, Employee acknowledges and agrees that he will not be paid any Severance Pay if Employee has not executed this Agreement or if Employee revokes this Agreement pursuant to Section J(5) below.  The Severance Pay will be included in Employee’s W-2 for 2012.

Employee will indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any costs, liability or expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising from the taxation, if any, of the Severance Pay received by Employee pursuant to this Agreement, including but not limited to any penalties or administrative expenses.

2.    COBRA Continuation :  On the express condition that Employee has executed and not revoked this Agreement, and provided Employee timely elects continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended or similar state law, if applicable (“COBRA”), the Company shall pay, during the period from September 1, 2012 through February 28, 2012 (or such shorter period as Employee is entitled to COBRA continuation coverage under the terms of the Company’s insurance policies or plans), the premiums for the coverage elected by Employee.  Employee shall be solely responsible for the payment of all applicable premiums for the balance of the period (if any) during which Employee and Employee’s eligible dependents are eligible for coverage under COBRA.


 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
D.
Violation of Agreement .   If Employee breaches this Agreement, Employee agrees that such breach will cause the Company damage and that such damages will be difficult to ascertain; therefore, Employee agrees that upon any such breach, the Company shall have the right to immediately stop payment of any consideration described in Section C, above.  Nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company or the Company Releasees from pursuing any other remedies available to them in the event of a breach by Employee, including any equitable remedies that may be available to the Company or the Company Releasees.

E.
Full General Release and Waiver of Claims by Employee.   Employee agrees that the foregoing consideration represents settlement in full of all outstanding obligations owed to Employee by the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or affiliates or all affiliated companies, together with any of their current and former officers, directors, managers, employees, agents, investors, attorneys, shareholders, administrators, benefit plans, plan administrators, insurers, trustees, divisions, and subsidiaries and predecessor and successor corporations and assigns (collectively, the “Company Releasees”). Except as to the obligations of the Company arising under this Agreement, Employee, on Employee’s own behalf and on behalf of any of Employee’s companies, entities, heirs, family members, executors, agents, and assigns, hereby and forever releases the Company and the Company Releasees from, and agrees not to sue concerning, or in any manner to institute, prosecute, or pursue, any claim, complaint, duty, obligation, or cause of action relating to any matters of any kind, whether presently known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, that Employee may possess against the Company or any of the Company Releasees arising from any omissions, acts, facts, or damages that have occurred at any time whatsoever up until and including the date that Employee executes this Agreement,

including, without limitation:

(1)            any and all claims relating to or arising from Employee’s employment with the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or affiliates and the termination of that relationship;

(2)            any and all claims for wrongful discharge of employment; termination in violation of public policy; discrimination; harassment; retaliation; breach of contract, both express and implied; breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, both express and implied; promissory estoppel; negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress; fraud; negligent or intentional misrepresentation; negligent or intentional interference with contract or prospective economic advantage; unfair business practices; defamation; libel; slander; negligence; personal injury; assault; battery; invasion of privacy; false imprisonment; outrageous conduct; conversion; and disability benefits;

(3)            any and all claims for violation of any federal, state, or municipal statute or regulation, including, but not limited to, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Equal Pay Act; the Fair Labor Standards Act; the Fair Credit Reporting Act; the National Labor Relations Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the Rehabilitation Act; Executive Order 11246; the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act; the Colorado Wage Claim Act; all of the foregoing as amended, and any and all regulations under such laws;
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
(4)            any and all claims for violation of the federal or any state constitution;

(5)            any and all claims arising out of any other laws and regulations relating to employment or employment discrimination;

(6)           any and all claims for any loss, cost, damage, or expense with respect to Employee’s liability for taxes, penalties, interest or additions to tax on or with respect to any amount received from the Company or otherwise includible in Employee’s gross income; and

(7)            any and all claims for damages (including but not limited to claims for compensatory or punitive damages), injunctive relief, attorney’s fees and costs, and equitable relief.

(8)           any and all claims for compensation, including, but not limited to, claims under or with respect to any stock options that Employee may have received from the Company that are forfeited as of the date of Employee’s termination pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof.

Employee specifically acknowledges and agrees that by entering into this Agreement and in exchange for the consideration described above to which Employee otherwise would not be entitled, Employee is waiving and releasing any and all rights and claims that Employee may have against the Company and/or the Company Releasees.

Employee agrees not to bring any lawsuits against the Company or the Company Releasees relating to the claims that Employee has released and not to accept any damages pursued by any other entity or person on Employee’s behalf.

Except as to the obligations of the Employee arising under this Agreement, Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of any of its predecessors, successors, affiliates, principals and assigns hereby and forever releases the Employee from,  any claim, complaint, duty, obligation, or cause of action relating to any matters of any kind, whether presently known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, that Company may possess against the Employee arising from any omissions, acts, facts, or damages that have occurred at any time whatsoever up until and including the date that Employee executes this Agreement, other than those involving (i) fraud, or (ii) a violation of applicable law.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
F.
Reservation of Employee’s Rights.   This Agreement does not waive or release any rights Employee may have for unemployment or worker’s compensation or any other rights that Employee cannot waive or release pursuant to the law.
 
 
G.
Severability.   If any provision of this Agreement is declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which shall be fully severable, and given full force and effect.

H.
Governing Law and Venue.   This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado.  Any dispute regarding, relating to or arising under this Agreement or the facts giving rise to the Agreement shall be litigated in Colorado, and Employee expressly agrees to the personal and subject matter jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Colorado.
 
I.
Entire Agreement.   Employee and the Company understand and agree that this Agreement contains all the agreements between the Company and Employee relating to Employee’s employment with and termination by the Company.  Any other prior agreement or agreements between Employee and the Company (including but not limited to the Company’s affiliates) are expressly extinguished, declared null and void or of no further legal effect by virtue of this Agreement.

J.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.   Employee specifically acknowledges and agrees that by entering into this Agreement and in exchange for the consideration described in Section C above, including the Severance Pay, to which Employee otherwise would not be entitled, Employee is waiving and releasing any and all rights and claims that Employee may have arising from the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, which have arisen on or before the date of execution of this Agreement.

Employee further expressly acknowledges and agrees that:

 
1.
Employee has read and understands this Agreement and is entering this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily.

 
2.
Employee understands and agrees that, by signing this Agreement, Employee is giving up any right to file any legal proceedings ( i.e. , lawsuits) against the Company or the Company Releasees arising on or before the date of the Agreement.  Employee is not waiving (or giving up) rights or claims that may arise after the date the Agreement is executed or that Employee cannot waive or release pursuant to the law.
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
3.
EMPLOYEE IS HEREBY ADVISED IN WRITING BY THIS AGREEMENT TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT.  EMPLOYEE REPRESENTS THAT THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN FULLY EXPLAINED BY THE EMPLOYEE’S ATTORNEY, OR THAT EMPLOYEE HAS WAIVED CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY, CONTRARY TO THE COMPANY’S RECOMMENDATION.

 
4.
Employee understands and agrees that Employee has had forty-five (45) days from the day Employee received this Agreement, not counting the day upon which Employee received it, to consider whether Employee wishes to sign this Agreement.  Employee further acknowledges that if Employee signs this Agreement before the end of the forty-five (45) day period, it will be Employee’s personal, voluntary decision to do so and Employee has not been pressured to make a decision sooner.

 
5.
Employee further understands that Employee may revoke (that is, cancel) this Agreement for any reason within seven (7) calendar days after signing it.  Employee agrees that the revocation will be in writing and hand-delivered or mailed to the Company.  If mailed, the revocation must arrive at the Company within the seven (7) day period, properly addressed to Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp, Att’n: Wm Chris Mathers Chief Financial Officer, 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 365, Englewood, CO 80112.  Employee understands that Employee will not receive any Severance Pay under this Agreement if Employee revokes it, and in any event, Employee will not receive any Severance Pay until after the seven (7) day revocation period has expired.
 
 
6.
If Employee does not sign and return this Agreement to Company by the 45 th day after Employee’s date of termination, this Agreement shall be null and void, and the offer set forth herein shall be withdrawn as of such day.
 
 
7.
Employee has been advised and understands as follows:
 
 
a.
The eligibility factors for the Company’s severance program, the class, unit, or group of individuals covered by such program, and any time limits applicable to such program are as follows:
 
 
i.
The Company selected eligible individuals for this program based on the Company’s desire to close or significantly downsize its Denver office as a result of its current staffing needs and other financial considerations.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
ii.
The job titles and ages of the employees in the Denver office selected for the program are:
 
Nadine Wakely, Age 56 (Director of Investor Relations)
Tina Barreto, Age 48 (Investor Relations Associate)
Stanley Korzeb, Age 59 (Vice President of Exploration)
Anthony Garcia, Age 47 (Senior VP of Development)
Chris Mathers, Age 53 (Chief Financial Officer).
 
The job titles and ages of the other individuals in the same organizational unit not selected for the program are:  none.
 
K.
No Application.   Employee hereby agrees that Employee will not apply for an employment position or a contractor position with the Company or Company Releasees in the future and that no such applications are pending as of the effective date of this Agreement.
 
L.
Cooperation .   Employee agrees to cooperate with and assist the Company with any investigation, lawsuit, arbitration, or other proceeding to which the Company is subjected.  Employee will make Employee available for preparation for, and attendance of, hearings, proceedings or trial, including pretrial discovery and trial preparation.  Employee further agrees to perform all acts and execute any documents that may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section L.
 
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and may be delivered by facsimile or other electronic means, all of which shall be deemed to be originals, and which shall be deemed to constitute one document.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the respective dates set forth below.
 
I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE SIGNING IT, AND SIGN THIS AGREEMENT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY:
 
 
 
EMPLOYEE
   
 
 
DATED : 9/14/2012
/s/ Anthony Garcia
 
Anthony Garcia
 
 
   
   
   
 
TEXAS RARE EARTH RESOURCES CORP
 
 
 
 
DATED : 9/14/2012
/s/ Daniel E Gorski
 
By:   Daniel E Garski
 
Its: Chief Executive Officer


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Exhibit 10.29
 
SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT

This Supplemental Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is entered into effective September __, 2012 by and between Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), and Wm Chris Mathers (“ Employee ”).

Recitals

A.
Effective February 15, 2011, the Company and Employee entered into an employment agreement (the “ Employment Agreement ”) governing the terms and conditions of Employee’s employment as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
 
 
B.
The Company and Employee now wish to establish a framework under the Employment Agreement for Employee’s expected departure from the Company at the end of calendar year 2012.

Agreement

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties, and agreements contained herein, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follow:

1.
The Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall be unamended, except as specifically set forth herein.

2.
Employee shall continue to perform his services to the Company in accordance with the standards set forth in the Employment Agreement through December 31, 2012.  Such services shall include, but are not limited to, performing his day-to-day job duties and using his reasonable best efforts to (i) create a smooth transition to any successor to Employee, (ii) sublet the Company’s office space in Denver, Colorado, and (iii) perform such other duties as may be assigned to Employee in accordance with Section 3 of the Employment Agreement.

3.
In addition to, and not in limitation of, the foregoing, Employee shall complete the following tasks prior to December 31, 2012:

 
(i)
Preparation and timely filing of Form S-1 for the Company.
 
(ii)
Timely completion of the annual financial audit of the Company for FY 2012.
 
(iii)
Preparation and timely filing of Form 10-K for the Company for FY 2012.
 
(iv)
Timely completion of all required Sarbanes-Oxley compliance items due on or prior to December 31, 2012.
 
(v)
Preparation and timely completion of the Company’s Annual Report for FY 2012.

4.
In the event Employee satisfies the requirements set forth in Sections 2 and 3 above, the Company shall terminate Employee’s employment with the Company in accordance with Section 8(c)(i) of the Employment Agreement (i.e. for reasons other than Misconduct or Disability) on January 1, 2013, and Employee shall, upon satisfaction of the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement (including the requirement to timely sign a binding release of claims), be entitled to severance payments and benefits pursuant to Section 8(c)(i) of the Employment Agreement as a result of such termination.  The parties agree that the cash severance amount due pursuant to Section 8(c)(i) of the Employment Agreement as of January 1, 2013 shall be $240,000.

 
 

 
5.
Upon executing this Agreement, Employee acknowledges and agrees that the change in the composition of the Company’s Board between July 15 th and August 3 rd does not qualify as a “Corporate Change,” (as defined in the Employment Agreement), and that Employee may not terminate his employment for “Good Reason” under Section 8(e) of the Employment Agreement based on such change in Board composition.

6.
Upon executing this Agreement, the Company acknowledges and agrees that “Misconduct,” as previously defined in Section 8(c)(ii) of the Agreement, shall mean (A) the continued failure by Employee to substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Employee’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after the issuance of a Notice of Termination by Employee for Good Reason), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Employee by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that Employee has not substantially performed his duties, and the Employee fails to cure such failure within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such demand, (B) Employee’s conviction for the commission of a felony, or (C) any action or inaction by the Employee that is materially injurious to the Company and that involves fraud, embezzlement, theft, or similar dishonesty by Employee.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Supplemental Agreement effective as of the date set forth above.


TEXAS RARE EARTH RESOURCES CORP.


By:  /s/ Dan Gorski
Dan Gorski, Chief Executive Officer

Date:  9/26/2012


Wm Chris Mathers:
 
/s/ Wm Chris Mathers

Date:    9/26/2012
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
Exhibit 31.1.  Certification by Chief Executive Officer

I, Daniel E Gorski, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp.;
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
 
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Date: November 15, 2012

/s/ Daniel E Gorski
Daniel E Gorski, Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 
Exhibit 31.2.  Certification by Chief Financial Officer

I, Wm. Chris Mathers, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp.;
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
 
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Date: November 15, 2012

/s/ Wm. Chris Mathers
Wm. Chris Mathers, Chief Financial Officer

 
 

 
Exhibit 32.1.  Section 1350 Certification by Chief Executive Officer


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2012, as filed with the SEC on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Daniel E. Gorski, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief: (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Daniel E Gorski
Daniel E Gorski, Chief Executive Officer
November 15, 2012

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.



 
 





 
 

 
Exhibit 32.2.  Section 1350 Certification by Chief Financial Officer


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2012, as filed with the SEC on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Wm. Chris Mathers, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief: (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Wm. Chris Mathers
Wm. Chris Mathers, Chief Financial Officer
November 15, 2012

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.