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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024

OR

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

For the transition period from                  to

Commission file number: 001-34852

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RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

British Columbia

N/A

(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

P.O. Box 271049

Littleton, Colorado

80127

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(720) 278-2460

Not Applicable

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

   Yes     No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).      Yes      No

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

Large accelerated filer 

Accelerated filer 

Non-accelerated filer 

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

   Yes     No

Number of issuer’s common shares outstanding as of August 5, 2024: 511,111,557.

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Reporting Currency, Financial and Other Information

All amounts in this report are expressed in thousands of United States (“U.S.”) dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

Financial information is presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

References to “Rare Element,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” mean Rare Element Resources Ltd., our predecessors, and consolidated subsidiary, or any one or more of them, as the context requires.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”), including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 2 of Part I of this report, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to business prospects, predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions, projections, objectives, strategies, assumptions, future events, performance or exploration and development efforts using words or phrases (including negative and grammatical variations) such as, but not limited to, “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “estimates,” “intends,” “forecasts,” “likely,” “projects,” “believes,” “seeks,” or stating that certain actions, events or results “may,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved, are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Although we believe that our plans, intentions, and expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot be certain that these plans, intentions, and expectations will be achieved. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the following:

our business, prospects, and overall strategy;
progress in the development of our Demonstration Plant (as defined below) and the timing of that progress;
planned or estimated expenses and capital expenditures, including the Demonstration Plant’s expected costs of construction, operation, decommissioning, and the sources of funds to pay for such costs;
availability of liquidity and capital resources;
our Demonstration Plant team’s ability to achieve the full amount of funding support from the Department of Energy (“DoE”) through the remainder of the Demonstration Plant project;
our Demonstration Plant team’s ability to secure additional DoE funding, in addition to the awarded funding, on a cost-share basis relating to the Demonstration Plant project or any further initiatives that may be undertaken relating to the Demonstration Plant;
our ability to receive the full amount of funding in connection with the Wyoming Energy Authority grant for the Demonstration Plant;
our ability to complete and operate the Demonstration Plant, including in a manner to meet project objectives and to do so within the approved budget and estimated timeline;
our ability to progress the Demonstration Plant through the remaining DoE go/no-go decision point;
the source, quality, costs, and timing of materials, equipment, supplies and resources, including human resources, for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of the Demonstration Plant;
the plans for our projects or other interests, operations, or rights;
plans and strategies during and following the completion of operations of the Demonstration Plant, including the potential for further operation of the Demonstration Plant to meet additional objectives;
plans and strategies relating to the advancement of the Bear Lodge REE Project (as defined below);
our ability to secure further funding for our longer-term business plans, including the advancement of the Bear Lodge REE Project through permitting and licensing, and if feasible, ultimate construction and operations of a commercial mine and plant for processing and separation of rare earth elements; and
our ability to obtain, and the timing of, necessary governmental permits and approvals for our business and projects.

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Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions that are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, risks associated with:  

our majority shareholder’s significant influence on, or ability to control the outcome of, certain of our major corporate decisions, including our business strategies and financing options to meet our capital needs;
our ability to protect our intellectual property rights;
the ability of our Demonstration Plant to successfully operate and produce information that would support a decision by the Company to proceed with a potential commercial-scale production facility;
the uncertain nature of demand for and supply of and their effect on prices for rare earth products;
technological advancements, substitutes, and the establishment of new uses and markets for rare earth products;
risks related to the development of new, lower cost sources of supply of rare earth products;
development risks, operational hazards, and regulatory approvals;
our reliance on the skill and expertise of third-party service providers;
the ability of third-party service providers to meet their contractual obligations, including as a result of supply chain disruptions and the effects those disruptions could have on our timelines and costs;
government regulations and changes in legislation and regulations relating to the mining and rare earth industries, including environmental laws and regulations that impose material compliance costs and liabilities;
difficulty in obtaining necessary governmental permits, licenses, and approvals for our Bear Lodge REE Project;
governmental interventions in the mining and rare earth industries, including increases in barriers to domestic production and international trade;
uncertainties regarding our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity and attract sufficient capital resources to implement our projects and strategies;
our ability to attract and retain key personnel;
the impact of inflation on our business, including the costs of and our ability to complete the Demonstration Plant construction, operations and decommissioning and the Bear Lodge REE Project;
the impact of external financial sector factors including the security of our bank and investment account deposits;
risks and uncertainties inherent in estimates of future operating results;
changes in competitive factors, including the development or expansion of other projects that are competitive with ours;
China’s dominance of the rare earth supply chain and its ability to significantly impact market supply, demand, and prices;
our ability to complete financings and other transactions;
risks related to pandemics, epidemics or other disease outbreaks on supply chains and the resulting disease containment measures implemented by various governments;
risks relating to the availability and costs of goods and services we need to achieve our plans and goals resulting from military conflicts or wars such as in Russia/Ukraine and the Middle East;
information technology system and/or data disruptions, damage, theft, failures, or cyber-attacks;
risks and uncertainties associated with litigation matters and opposition to our plans and operations by third parties;
share price volatility;
whether we deregister our common shares under the Exchange Act and/or list our common shares on a securities exchange;
the impact of foreign and domestic government actions impacting the pricing for, or supply of, rare earth products, including changes in the actual or perceived supply and demand for rare earths due to foreign government export controls;
the OTCQB Venture Marketplace standards and the “penny stock” rules and the impact on trading volume and liquidity due to our trading on the OTCQB Venture Marketplace;
the consequences of Synchron, the Company’s majority shareholder, discontinuing its support for the Company;
risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023; and
other factors, many of which are beyond our control.

This list is not exhaustive of all the factors that may affect our forward-looking statements. Although we have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that could cause results, performance, or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated, intended, or expected. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions

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prove incorrect, actual results, performance, or achievements may vary, possibly materially, from those anticipated, estimated, intended, or expected. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation to revise or update 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 of the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report by the foregoing cautionary statements. We advise you to carefully review the reports and documents we file from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities, particularly our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. The reports and documents filed by us with the SEC are available at www.sec.gov and with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities under the Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except shares outstanding)

June 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

    

(unaudited)

    

(audited)

ASSETS:

 

  

 

  

CURRENT ASSETS

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

30,576

$

3,633

Grant receivable (Note 5)

2,000

Due from related party (Note 4)

192

179

Prepaid to related party (Note 4)

4,238

3,435

Prepaid expenses and other

 

220

 

503

Total Current Assets

 

35,226

 

9,750

Equipment, net

 

88

 

29

Restricted cash

190

186

Right of use asset (Note 6)

305

179

Investment in land (Note 8)

 

600

 

600

Total Assets

$

36,409

$

10,744

LIABILITIES:

 

  

 

  

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

  

 

  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

251

$

291

Repurchase option (Note 8)

1,681

1,539

Lease liability, current (Note 6)

164

111

Total Current Liabilities

 

2,096

 

1,941

Reclamation obligation

 

182

 

182

Lease liability, long-term (Note 6)

167

92

Other long-term liabilities

92

92

Total Liabilities

 

2,537

 

2,307

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)

 

  

 

  

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

  

 

  

Common shares, no par value – unlimited shares authorized; shares outstanding at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of 511,111,557 and 212,968,451, respectively

 

172,223

 

136,937

Additional paid in capital

 

29,094

 

29,140

Accumulated deficit

 

(167,445)

 

(157,640)

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

33,872

 

8,437

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

$

36,409

$

10,744

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30, 

Six Months Ended June 30, 

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

Operating expenses:

 

  

 

  

  

 

  

Exploration and evaluation (See Note 4 for related party costs)

$

(5,821)

$

(2,165)

$

(8,724)

$

(3,675)

Corporate administration

 

(623)

 

(613)

 

(1,322)

 

(1,355)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(38)

 

(26)

 

(66)

 

(51)

Total operating expenses

 

(6,482)

 

(2,804)

 

(10,112)

 

(5,081)

Non-operating income (expense):

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Interest income

 

371

 

139

 

452

 

261

Accretion expense

 

(71)

 

(71)

 

(142)

 

(142)

Interest expense

 

(9)

 

(8)

 

(15)

 

(16)

Gain on sale of equipment

 

12

 

 

12

 

12

Total non-operating income

 

303

 

60

 

307

 

115

Net loss

$

(6,179)

$

(2,744)

$

(9,805)

$

(4,966)

LOSS PER SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED

$

(0.01)

$

(0.01)

$

(0.02)

$

(0.02)

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING

 

439,278,102

 

256,932,144

 

439,278,102

 

256,876,646

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

For the six months ended June 30, 

2024

    

2023

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

  

 

  

Net loss

$

(9,805)

$

(4,966)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

  

 

  

Depreciation and accretion expense

 

147

 

143

Right of use asset amortization

 

61

 

50

Lease liability

 

(58)

 

(46)

Stock-based compensation

 

(46)

 

331

Other

242

(14)

 

(9,459)

 

(4,502)

Changes in working capital:

 

  

 

  

Due from related party

(816)

407

Grant receivable

2,000

Prepaid expenses and other

 

26

 

(3)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

(38)

 

26

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(8,287)

 

(4,072)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

  

 

  

Proceeds from the sale of equipment

12

12

Purchase of equipment

(64)

(16)

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

(52)

 

(4)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

  

 

  

Financing transaction, net (Note 7)

 

35,286

 

Stock option exercise

 

 

7

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

35,286

 

7

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

26,947

 

(4,069)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash- beginning of the period

 

3,819

 

15,523

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash- end of the period

$

30,766

$

11,454

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:

Cash paid for taxes

$

$

Cash paid for interest

$

$

As of June 30,

2024

    

2023

Reconciliation of amounts in the Balance Sheet to amounts in the Cash Flow Statement

Cash and cash equivalents

$

30,576

$

11,454

Restricted cash, long-term

190

Total of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period

$

30,766

$

11,454

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share amounts)

(unaudited)

Additional

Paid in

Accumulated

    

Common Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Deficit

    

Total

Balance, March 31, 2023

 

212,515,951

$

136,906

$

28,845

$

(150,866)

$

14,885

Stock option exercises

 

100,000

 

7

 

 

 

7

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

159

 

 

159

Common shares cancelled

(2,500)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(2,744)

 

(2,744)

Balance, June 30, 2023

 

212,613,451

$

136,913

$

29,004

$

(153,610)

$

12,307

Balance, March 31, 2024

511,111,557

172,223

29,158

(161,266)

40,115

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

(64)

 

 

(64)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(6,179)

 

(6,179)

Balance, June 30, 2024

 

511,111,557

$

172,223

$

29,094

$

(167,445)

$

33,872

Additional

Paid in

Accumulated

    

Number of Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Deficit

    

Total

Balance, December 31, 2022

 

212,515,951

$

136,906

$

28,673

$

(148,644)

$

16,935

Stock option exercise

100,000

7

7

Stock-based compensation

331

331

Common shares cancelled

(2,500)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(4,966)

 

(4,966)

Balance, June 30, 2023

 

212,613,451

$

136,913

$

29,004

$

(153,610)

$

12,307

Balance, December 31, 2023

212,968,451

$

136,937

$

29,140

$

(157,640)

$

8,437

2024 Rights Offering

298,106,831

35,286

35,286

Stock option exercises

 

36,275

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

(46)

 

 

(46)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(9,805)

 

(9,805)

Balance, June 30, 2024

 

511,111,557

$

172,223

$

29,094

$

(167,445)

$

33,872

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2024

(all amounts stated in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Rare Element Resources Ltd. (“we,” “us,” “Rare Element” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, on June 3, 1999.

Rare Element holds a 100% interest in the Bear Lodge rare earth elements project (the “Bear Lodge REE Project”) located near the town of Sundance in northeast Wyoming. The Bear Lodge REE Project consists of several large, disseminated rare earth elements (“REE”) deposits that comprise one of the highest-grade REE deposits identified in North America. The deposit has a favorable distribution of neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr), as well as a number of other critical rare earth elements. The Company has additionally developed and enhanced, along with General Atomics and its affiliates (as defined below), innovative and proprietary rare earth processing and separation capabilities for the processing of the Bear Lodge REE Project feed material and possibly feed materials from other sources.

If and when developed, the Bear Lodge REE Project will likely consist of the mine and a separation plant to produce a commercial NdPr product. As market conditions dictate, the Company will decide whether it is prudent to develop and put into production the mine and separation plant independent of each other or whether linking the two production processes into a single project is the more prudent path.

The Company also holds a 100% interest in the Sundance Gold Project that is adjacent to the Bear Lodge REE Project and contains a historical inferred mineral resource primarily composed of three gold targets within the area of the Bear Lodge property. Given the Company’s longstanding focus on the Bear Lodge REE Project and the current interest in REEs, the advancement of the Sundance Gold Project has been on hold since 2011 and will likely remain so for the foreseeable future.  

The Company is currently focused on the advancement of a rare earth processing and separation demonstration-scale plant (the “Demonstration Plant”) project. In January 2021, a consortium of companies, of which the Company is a part, received notice from the Department of Energy (“DoE”) that the consortium had been selected for negotiation of a potential financial award for the engineering, construction and operation of a rare earth separation and processing demonstration plant. The consortium of companies is led by General Atomics, an affiliate of Synchron, the Company’s majority shareholder, and includes certain of General Atomics’ affiliates, and LNV, an Ardurra Group, Inc. company, as engineering and construction subcontractor. A formal proposal was submitted by the consortium in response to a published Funding Opportunity Announcement in mid-2020 for the construction and operation of a rare earth separation and processing demonstration plant utilizing proprietary technology to produce commercial-grade products. The DoE finalized the award, and an agreement was executed by the DoE’s grants/agreement officer on September 27, 2021, with an effective date of October 1, 2021. The Company, as a subrecipient of the award, along with the other consortium members, commenced work on the planning and design of the Demonstration Plant project in November 2021, with the Company’s contractual arrangement with General Atomics finalized in December 2021. The DoE funding is in the amount of $21,900 and represents approximately one-half of the originally estimated costs for the Demonstration Plant. The Demonstration Plant will process already stockpiled high-grade sample materials from the Bear Lodge REE Project.

To address the Company’s funding needs, the Company completed rights offerings in December 2021 (the “2021 Rights Offering”) and March 2024 (the “2024 Rights Offering,” and together with the 2021 Rights Offering, the “Rights Offerings”) for gross proceeds of approximately $25,400 and $35,800, respectively. The previously noted $21,900 financial award from the DoE was expected to fund approximately one-half of the originally expected total cost of the Demonstration Plant project, with the balance of the required funding being provided by the Company utilizing the proceeds from the 2021 Rights Offering, the $4,400 grant from the Wyoming Energy Authority (the “WEA”) as discussed in Note 5, and other funding sources, as necessary. Due to inflationary pressures and design enhancements among other factors, the initial Demonstration Plant project cost estimate of $43,800 has increased, resulting in the need for the 2024 Rights Offering, which closed in March 2024, to fund, in part, the Demonstration Plant operations as well as for other general corporate purposes. Ultimately, in the event the Company cannot secure additional financial resources, or complete a strategic transaction in the longer term, the Company may need to curtail or suspend the development and commercialization of its Bear Lodge REE Project or other initiatives, or potentially liquidate its business interests, and investors may lose all or part of their investment.

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June 30, 2024

(all amounts stated in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company continued its work on the Demonstration Plant project. This work is planned to continue until the Demonstration Plant’s expected completion of operations in 2025. In December 2022, the Demonstration Plant achieved its final engineering design milestone, marking the DoE’s first go/no-go decision point. A second go/no-go gating milestone was achieved in December 2023 with the issuance by the DoE of a Project Continuation Notice, allowing for the construction of the Demonstration Plant. The completion of each of these milestones were gating events for the DoE’s continued funding, as provided for in the 2021 DoE award. With the completion of the second gating event, the Demonstration Plant’s construction has progressed, with completion expected during the second half of 2024. Operations to process the sample materials and recover the NdPr and other REEs are expected to follow the completion of the Demonstration Plant’s construction for up to an additional 12 months.

The Company has incurred losses since its inception, and further losses are anticipated in the development of its business. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $30,576. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, we consumed cash of $8,287 in our operating activities ($10,287 excluding the $2,000 received from the WEA during the period), of which approximately $8,500 was advanced for the payment of costs associated with the Demonstration Plant project, while the remainder was used for the payment of the Company’s general and administrative expenses and other ongoing costs of sustaining its properties.

2. BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AND PRESENTATION

In accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial statements, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include certain information and note disclosures that are normally included in annual financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2023, which were included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (which are of a normal, recurring nature) necessary to present fairly in all material respects the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2024, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 in conformity with U.S. GAAP on a going concern basis. These interim results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024 may not be indicative of the results that will be realized for the full year ending December 31, 2024.

Research & Development (“R&D”) Expenditures

Materials, equipment, and facilities acquired or constructed for R&D activities associated with the Company’s Demonstration Plant project are expensed as incurred. These materials, equipment and facilities are not expected to have an alternative future use beyond the end of the current Demonstration Plant project.

Restricted Cash

The Company periodically maintains cash deposits that are held and earmarked for a specific purpose.  At June 30, 2024, the Company had $190 in restricted cash for amounts held by a third party as security for a surety bond for our Demonstration Plant.

Loss per Share

Loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. In March 2024, the Company completed the 2024 Rights Offering (Note 7) whereby the Company offered existing shareholders the right to purchase additional common shares at $0.12 per share (the “Offer Price”).  Because the Offer Price was significantly lower than the market trading price of the common shares at that time, the discounted Offer Price was considered a bonus element similar in nature to a stock dividend. As a result, the earnings per share calculations have been retroactively adjusted for the bonus element for all periods presented.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2024

(all amounts stated in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

3. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price) and establishes a fair-value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value using the following definitions (from highest to lowest priority):

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
Level 3 — Prices or valuation techniques requiring inputs that are both significant to the fair-value measurement and unobservable.

Financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis and the level of inputs used in such measurements by major security type as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are presented in the following table:

Fair value at June 30, 2024

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets:

 

  

 

  

  

 

  

Money market funds

$

30,473

$

30,473

$

$

Related party receivables

192

192

Fair value at December 31, 2023

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets:

 

  

 

  

  

 

  

Money market funds

$

3,301

$

3,301

$

$

Grants and related party receivables

2,179

2,179

Money market funds are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. These amounts are included on the balance sheet in cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

4. RELATED PARTY

Cost Share Agreement with General Atomics

In January 2021, a consortium of companies, of which the Company is a party, received notice from the DoE that the consortium had been selected for negotiation of a potential financial award for the engineering, construction, and operation of the Demonstration Plant. This consortium of companies is led by General Atomics, an affiliate of Synchron (the Company’s majority shareholder), and includes certain of General Atomics’ affiliates, and LNV, an Ardurra Group, Inc. company, as engineering and construction subcontractor. A formal proposal was submitted by the consortium in response to a published Funding Opportunity Announcement in mid-2020 for the construction and operation of the Demonstration Plant utilizing proprietary technology to produce commercial-grade products. Under this original proposal, the DoE’s share of the Demonstration Plant project funding was estimated at $21,900 and represented approximately one-half of the total originally estimated costs for the project. The DoE agreement was executed by the DoE’s grants/agreement officer on September 27, 2021, with an effective date of October 1, 2021. The DoE award was finalized through a cooperative agreement dated October 1, 2021 (the “Cooperative Agreement”) that was awarded by the DoE for the Demonstration Plant.

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June 30, 2024

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(unaudited)

The Cooperative Agreement provides that up to approximately $43,800 in allowable costs for the Demonstration Plant are to be funded on a cost-share basis, 50% by the DoE and 50% by a non-federal entity.

On November 30, 2021, the Company and General Atomics entered into a Cost Share Funding Assumption Agreement (the “Cost Share Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to assume and pay for the 50% of the non-federal funds incurred by, and on behalf of, General Atomics for the design, construction, and operation of the Demonstration Plant under the Cooperative Agreement. The Demonstration Plant will process already stockpiled high-grade sample materials from the Bear Lodge REE Project.

On March 17, 2022, the Company executed a subcontract purchase order in the amount of $5,318 with General Atomics under which the Company agreed to provide certain services and materials to the Demonstration Plant project, including but not limited to providing the plant’s sample materials, engaging in site location leases and other logistics, providing operational support, and providing decommissioning, bonding and other Demonstration Plant support activities (“Subcontract Purchase Order”). In connection with the Subcontract Purchase Order, the Company submits monthly invoices to General Atomics for the subcontracted services performed, which are reimbursed by General Atomics with one half of the funds coming from funds advanced by the Company under the Cost Share Agreement and, up to the original Demonstration Plant budget, one-half of the funds from the DOE.

Due to inflationary cost pressures on labor, equipment, and consumables, as well as cost increases associated with certain optimized plant engineering and design parameters, General Atomics, on behalf of the consortium, has submitted to the DoE an updated Demonstration Plant project budget of approximately $53,600, which is approximately 21% higher than the original budget of approximately $43,800. The DoE has been asked to support the growth in this budget increase on the same 50% cost-share basis as previously agreed in the Cooperative Agreement. Irrespective of the DoE’s decision, the Company is prepared to cover the cost increases to ensure the Demonstration Plant can operate for a sufficient amount of time to gather the information necessary for a commercialization decision. The additional funding for the higher budget total and an additional contingency for expected additional budget adjustments that are not covered by the DoE will come from the proceeds generated by the 2024 Rights Offering.

On May 16, 2024, the Company and General Atomics entered into an extension agreement to the Cost Share Agreement (the “Extension Agreement”) under which the Company agreed to make additional cash advances, up to $2,500, to General Atomics while the parties progressed an amended project funding agreement covering the Company’s share of the additional non-federal project funding needed for the project’s completion. Pursuant to the terms of the Cost Share Agreement and Extension Agreement, the Company had advanced payments to General Atomics, as leader of the consortium, totaling $24,200 through June 30, 2024, the maximum amount of advances authorized under these agreements.

As of August 7, 2024, amendments to both the Cost Share Agreement and the Subcontract Purchase Order were still in the process of being finalized with General Atomics.

The following table summarizes transactions under the Cost Share Agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2024:

Balance of funds remaining on deposit with General Atomics as a prepaid expense at beginning of period

$

3,435

Funds transferred to General Atomics during the period

8,500

The Company's share of Demonstration Plant project costs incurred during the period

(7,697)

Balance of funds remaining on deposit with General Atomics as a prepaid expense at end of period

$

4,238

The following table summarizes related party receivables due from General Atomics for reimbursable costs incurred by the Company under the Subcontract Purchase Order during the six months ended June 30, 2024:

Balance of receivables due from General Atomics at beginning of period

$

179

Reimbursable costs incurred by the Company during the period

549

Reimbursements received from General Atomics during the period

(536)

Balance of receivables due from General Atomics at end of period

$

192

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June 30, 2024

(all amounts stated in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

5. WYOMING ENERGY AUTHORITY GRANT

In June 2023, the Company, and the WEA entered into a Funding Agreement (the “WEA Funding Agreement”) pursuant to which the WEA agreed to fund, subject to certain conditions, a $4,400 grant to the Company, the proceeds of which are to be used for the Demonstration Plant. Pursuant to the WEA Funding Agreement, the grant is to be paid upon the WEA’s receipt of invoices from the Company detailing its actual expenses relating to the Demonstration Plant (half of which funds will be allocated to two milestone periods during the development process), less a 10% (or $440) retainer, the payment of which is conditioned upon the WEA’s receipt, following the commencement of the Demonstration Plant’s operations, of an invoice and the Company’s final executive summary report in a form to be approved by the WEA. Pursuant to the WEA Funding Agreement, the funding for the Demonstration Plant will be provided to the WEA from the Energy Resources Council (the “ERC”) and is further conditioned upon the availability of government funds that are appropriated or allocated for the payment of the grant and which may be limited for any reason, including congressional, legislative, gubernatorial, or administration action.

The WEA Funding Agreement will terminate when the funding has been fully disbursed, but no later than December 31, 2025, unless terminated sooner by either party in accordance with the terms of the WEA Funding Agreement. The WEA Funding Agreement may be terminated (i) by either party if the WEA does not receive the requested funding from the ERC or if the grant funds are not allocated or available for the continued performance of the WEA Funding Agreement, or (ii) by the WEA immediately for cause if the Company fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the WEA Funding Agreement.  

The following table summarizes transactions under the WEA Funding Agreement for the six months ended June 30, 2024:

Grant receivable due from the WEA at beginning of period

$

2,000

Grant amounts invoiced to the WEA during the period

Grant reimbursements received from the WEA during the period

(2,000)

Grant receivable due from the WEA at end of period

$

The Company received payment in January 2024 of the $2,000 grant receivable balance at December 31, 2023. The remaining $2,400 of the $4,400 grant total, which is conditioned on the achievement of other future milestones will be invoiced to the WEA once those milestones have been achieved (expected in the fourth quarter of 2024).

6. LEASES

The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC 842 – Leases. This accounting standard requires all lessees to record the impact of leasing contracts on the balance sheet as a right to use asset and corresponding liability. This is measured by taking the present value of the remaining lease payments over the lease term and recording a right to use asset and corresponding lease obligation for lease payments. Rent expense is realized on a straight-line basis and the lease obligation is amortized based on the effective interest method. The amounts recognized reflect the present value of the remaining lease payments for all leases that have a lease term greater than 12 months. The discount rate used is an estimate of the Company’s incremental borrowing rate based on information available at lease commencement in determining the present value of lease payments.

In considering the lease asset value, the Company considers fixed or variable payment terms, prepayments, and options to extend, terminate or purchase. Renewal, termination, or purchase options affect the lease term used for determining lease asset value only if the option is reasonably certain to be exercised.

Effective September 21, 2021, the Company entered into a lease agreement for real property, including land and buildings in Upton, Wyoming for the Demonstration Plant (the “Property Lease”). The Property Lease is a 12-month lease with annual renewal terms. In June 2024, the Property Lease was renewed, extending the termination date to September 30, 2025. The Property Lease, which is

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June 30, 2024

(all amounts stated in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

classified as an operating lease, generally provides for base rent, and requires the Company to pay all insurance, personal property taxes on any structure or improvements made by the Company and other maintenance costs. The Property Lease provides for an annual cost of living adjustment, but contains no residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants. Pursuant to the Property Lease, the Company is obligated to remove certain Company completed property improvements; however, those items requiring removal, if any, will be confirmed with the lessor prior to the termination of the Property Lease.

On May 14, 2024, the Company entered into a second lease agreement for modular office units for use at its Demonstration Plant site in Upton, Wyoming (the “Office Lease”). The Office Lease is for an initial 12-month term and provides for monthly extension options thereafter. During the initial 12-month term, the Company, at its option, can terminate the Office Lease for convenience upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice and the payment of an early termination fee. The Office Lease, which is classified as an operating lease, generally provides for base rent, and requires the Company to pay all insurance, property taxes and other applicable costs, including the transportation charges to return the units to their original point of origin in an amount not to exceed $7.

For purposes of the following table, payments under the Property Lease and Office Lease are assumed to run through September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, respectively.  If the completion of the Demonstration Plant operations dictates further extensions beyond these dates, the Company may seek to extend the term of one or both lease agreements accordingly.  

Total future lease payments under the Company’s leases as of June 30, 2024 are as follows:

2024

$

96

2025

177

2026

96

Total lease payments

369

Less interest

(39)

Present value of lease payments

$

330

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, $58 was included in operating cash flows for amounts paid for operating leases.

As of June 30, 2024 the weighted average lease term for the Company’s operating leases was 1.75 years (including expected renewal options) and the weighted average discount rate was estimated at 12%.

7. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Stock-based compensation

As of June 30, 2024, the Company had 3,385,000 issued and outstanding stock options that were issued under the 10% Rolling Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated (the “2011 Plan”) and 1,020,000 issued and outstanding stock options that were issued under its 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”).

The 2011 Plan was replaced in 2022 by the 2022 Plan and, as such, no additional stock options can be granted under the 2011 Plan. The maximum term of any stock option grant under the 2011 Plan was 10 years.

Under the 2022 Plan, as approved by our shareholders at the annual meeting of shareholders on August 23, 2022, our Board of Directors is authorized to grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance stock units and other cash and share-based awards to eligible directors, officers, employees, or consultants up to a maximum of 17,236,689 common shares. The maximum term of any grant under the 2022 Plan is 10 years.

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June 30, 2024

(all amounts stated in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

The Company estimates the fair value of its stock option grants using the Black-Scholes option valuation model and the closing price of our common shares on the business day prior to the grant date. The Company did not grant any stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2024. The significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the 1,020,000 stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2023 were as follows:  

Risk-free interest rate

1.54

%

Expected volatility

123

%

Expected dividend yield

Nil

Expected term in years

8

The following table summarizes our stock option activity for each of the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

Six Months Ended June 30, 

2024

2023

Weighted

Weighted

Average

Average

Number of Stock

Exercise

Number of Stock

Exercise

    

Options

    

Price

    

Options

    

Price

Outstanding, beginning of period

 

4,725,000

$

1.18

 

4,160,000

$

1.26

Granted

 

$

 

1,020,000

$

0.38

Exercised

 

(50,000)

$

0.07

 

(100,000)

$

0.07

Cancelled/Expired

 

(270,000)

$

0.42

 

$

Outstanding, end of period

 

4,405,000

$

1.24

 

5,080,000

$

1.10

Exercisable, end of period

 

4,363,333

$

1.24

 

3,726,250

$

1.34

Non-vested, end of period

 

41,667

$

1.20

 

1,353,750

$

0.44

The 50,000 options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2024, resulted in the issuance of 36,275 common shares on a net settlement basis.

The following table summarizes the intrinsic value and weighted average remaining life for stock options as of June 30, 2024:

Weighted

Average

Remaining

As of June 30, 2024:

    

Intrinsic Value

Life (Years)

Stock options outstanding

$

6.5

Stock options exercisable

$

6.5

Stock options non-vested

$

7.7

Stock-based compensation expense is included in corporate administration expenses within the Company’s interim condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized negative stock-based compensation expense of $(64) and $(46), respectively, due to the forfeiture of certain stock options that resulted in the reversal of previously recognized stock-based compensation expense. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $159 and $331, respectively.

As of June 30, 2024, there was approximately $12 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to the 41,667 unvested stock options that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining vesting period of approximately nine months.

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June 30, 2024

(all amounts stated in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

2024 Rights Offering

On March 11, 2024, the Company completed the 2024 Rights Offering for gross proceeds of approximately $35,800 in which each holder of the Company’s common shares as of the record date of December 15, 2023 was eligible to participate. Terms of the 2024 Rights Offering included the issuance of one and four-tenth (or 1.4) subscription rights for each common share owned by each holder on the record date with each subscription right entitling the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at a subscription price of $0.12 per share (the “Basic Subscription Privilege”). For any holder exercising its Basic Subscription Privilege in full, the holder could also exercise an oversubscription privilege to purchase additional common shares that were unsubscribed for at the expiration of the 2024 Rights Offering, subject to availability and pro rata allocation of shares among persons exercising the oversubscription privilege. The 2024 Rights Offering, which generated $35,286 in net proceeds after deducting approximately $514 in transactions costs, resulted in the issuance of 298,106,831 common shares of the Company.

The net proceeds from the 2024 Rights Offering will be utilized to progress the Company’s business strategy to support the advancement of the Bear Lodge REE Project, which includes funding the operation of the Demonstration Plant for a period of time that is expected to be sufficient to support a commercialization decision, as well as for other general corporate purposes.

8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Potential environmental contingency

The Company’s exploration and development activities are subject to various federal and state laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations change from time to time and generally have become more restrictive. The Company conducts its operations to protect public health and the environment and believes that its operations are materially in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Company has made, and expects to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations. The ultimate amount of reclamation and other future site-restoration costs to be incurred for existing mining interests is uncertain.

Contract commitment – related party

Pursuant to the Cost Share Agreement between the Company and General Atomics as extended and as discussed in Note 4, the Company has agreed to assume and pay for approximately one-half of the allowable costs, under the original Demonstration Plant budget, incurred by General Atomics and the other consortium members for the design, construction, operation, and decommissioning of the Demonstration Plant.

Asset purchase agreement

On October 25, 2021, the Company and Whitelaw Creek LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company (“Whitelaw Creek”), entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the asset purchase agreement dated October 20, 2016 between the Company and Whitelaw Creek (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”).  The Amendment modified certain provisions of the Asset Purchase Agreement related to the terms and conditions of the Company’s option to repurchase (the “Repurchase Option”) approximately 640 acres of non-core real property located in Crook County, Wyoming, that is under consideration for a waste rock facility for the Bear Lodge REE Project. Pursuant to and subject to the terms of the Amendment, among other things, the term of the Repurchase Option (which was to expire on October 26, 2021) was extended for up to three additional years, subject to annual option extension payments from the Company to Whitelaw Creek of $25 in cash per year (each, a “Repurchase Option Extension Payment”); and the exercise price of the Repurchase Option was increased from $1,000 to a price to be determined by a mutually agreed upon real estate appraiser (the “Repurchase Price”), provided that (i) the Repurchase Price must not be less than $1,200 or greater than $1,850 and (ii) any Repurchase Option Extension Payments paid by the Company to Whitelaw Creek must be credited toward the Company’s payment of the Repurchase Price if the Repurchase

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June 30, 2024

(all amounts stated in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Option is later exercised. In October 2023, the Company made the $25 Repurchase Option Extension Payment to Whitelaw Creek to extend the term of the Repurchase Option through October 26, 2024.

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

None

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following management’s discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial results and condition of Rare Element Resources Ltd. (collectively, “we,” “us,” “our,” “Rare Element” or the “Company”) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, has been prepared based on information available to us as of August 7, 2024. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included herewith and the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Rare Element for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes thereto filed with our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Our actual results, performance, or achievements 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 elsewhere in this report. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

All currency amounts are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

Overview and Outlook

Our primary focus has been and continues to be the engineering, permitting, licensing, construction, and operation of the Demonstration Plant. If successful, this Demonstration Plant will show that our propriety extraction technology is able to process and separate certain REEs from high grade sample materials extracted from our Bear Lodge REE Project in a more efficient and economical manner than traditional REE processing methods and will serve as a precursor to inform the design and estimated cost for a future full-scale production facility.

During the first six months of 2024, the Company, along with the other consortium members, continued their work on the Demonstration Plant project, and this work is expected to continue until the project’s expected completion of operations in 2025. In December 2022, the Demonstration Plant achieved its final engineering design milestone, marking the completion of the DoE’s first go/no-go decision point. The completion of this milestone was a gating event for the DoE’s continued funding of the project, as provided for in the 2021 award grant. A second milestone was achieved with the completion of permitting activities in the fourth quarter of 2023, allowing for the Demonstration Plant’s construction, which is currently nearing completion. Operations to process and separate the REE from the stockpiled mineral sample are expected to follow the completion of the Demonstration Plant’s construction for a term of up to 12 months.

In June 2023, the Company entered into the WEA Funding Agreement for its previously announced award of a $4,400 grant from the WEA to be used toward the advancement of the Demonstration Plant. This award, along with funds contributed by the Company, will be used to fund the Company’s 50% share of the Demonstration Plant’s originally estimated cost of approximately $43,800 with the other fifty percent of the funding coming from the DoE. Through June 30, 2024, the Company had advanced a total of $24,200 toward its share of the expected cost of the Demonstration Plant (see Note 4 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion). As of December 31, 2023, the Company had met the conditions allowing for the invoicing of $2,000 of the $4,400 WEA grant total. This $2,000 was subsequently received on January 31, 2024. The remaining $2,400 of the $4,400 grant total, which is conditioned on the achievement of other, future milestones, will be invoiced to the WEA once those milestones have been achieved (expected in the fourth quarter of 2024).

Since inception, the General Atomics-led consortium has seen increases in the Demonstration Plant project costs, including expected final equipment costs, due to, among other factors, inflation. As a result of these cost pressures, General Atomics, on behalf of the consortium, has recently submitted to the DoE an updated Demonstration Plant construction and operations budget of approximately $53,600, which is approximately 21% higher than the original budget of approximately $43,800. The DoE has been asked to support the growth in this budget increase on the same 50% cost-share basis as previously agreed in the Cooperative Agreement. Irrespective of the DoE’s decision, the Company is prepared to cover the cost increases to ensure the Demonstration Plant can operate for a sufficient amount of time expected necessary for a commercialization decision.

In part to fund the Company’s share of these cost increases, the Company announced, during December 2023, its intention to launch the 2024 Rights Offering to raise approximately $36,000 in gross proceeds. In March 2024, the Company completed the 2024 Rights Offering for gross proceeds of approximately $35,800 in which each holder of the Company’s common shares as of the record date of December 15, 2023 was eligible to participate. The proceeds from the 2024 Rights Offering will be used to progress the Company’s business strategy to support commercialization, which includes funding the operation of the Demonstration Plant for a period of time

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that is expected to be sufficient to provide the information to support a commercialization decision, as well as for other general corporate purposes. Even with these funds, however, the Company will still require substantial additional funds for the permitting, development, and buildout of the Bear Lodge REE Project. Ultimately, in the event the Company cannot secure additional financial resources, or complete a strategic transaction in the longer term, the Company may need to curtail or suspend its operational plans regarding the Bear Lodge REE Project or other initiatives, or potentially liquidate its business interests, and investors may lose all or part of their investment.

Current External Factors Impacting our Business

During the first half of 2024, we continued to monitor the general U.S. political climate and actions taken by the U.S. government to secure a domestic, rare earth supply chain. Due to the dominance of China over the REE supply chain, the U.S. federal government issued two Presidential Executive Orders in 2017 to encourage and support the establishment of a domestic rare earth supply chain and to strengthen the defense industrial base with respect to critical minerals including rare earths. In June 2019, the Department of Commerce released its report entitled “Federal strategy to ensure secure and reliable supplies of critical minerals.” This was followed by four U.S. Presidential Determinations on July 22, 2019, directed to the Secretary of Defense. One Presidential Determination declared that “the domestic production capability for rare earth metals and alloys is essential to the national defense.” Since then, four more Presidential Determinations/Waivers have been signed that support the critical mineral industry, which include rare earth elements. The “Supply Chain Resilience (Waiver)” signed on February 27, 2023 allows funds to be directed towards industrial base supply chains critical to the Department of Defense, including rare earth mineral extraction, processing, and separation. These initiatives have increased the federal government’s level of interest in the rare earth industry and our potential rare earth products as a critical upstream segment of the supply chain, particularly considering China’s dominance in the global rare earth market.

In addition, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and other external influences (such as the Russia/Ukraine war and conflicts in the Middle East) have further focused the U.S. government on the importance of implementing secure domestic supply chains, including for rare earths, leading to a further Presidential Executive Order issued in February 2021 calling for an expedited 100-day review to address the strengthening of America’s supply chains, specifically requiring the Department of Defense to (i) submit a report identifying “risks in the supply chain of critical minerals and other strategic materials including rare earth elements” and (ii) make policy recommendations to address the risks. The 100-day review led to another Executive Order on June 8, 2021, calling for an investment in sustainable domestic and international production and processing of critical minerals, including a recommendation that Congress take actions to recapitalize and restore the National Defense Stockpile of critical minerals and materials. The Company monitors and participates in these initiatives as they are critical to the production of rare earth magnets used in the United States to support the manufacturing of, among other things, defense technologies, electric vehicles, wind turbines, consumer electronics, and oil refining equipment. In December 2023, China announced it had banned the export of technology to make rare earth magnets, adding to its previous export ban of critical material extraction and separation technology.

Results of Operations

Summary

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, we experienced net losses of $6,179 ($0.01 per share) and $9,805 ($0.02 per share), respectively, compared with net losses of $2,744 ($0.01 per share) and $4,966 ($0.02 per share) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. See our discussion below for the primary drivers of these changes. As an exploration stage company, we had no properties in production and generated no revenues during either period.

Exploration and Evaluation

Our exploration and evaluation costs increased by $3,656 over the comparative three-month period, rising from $2,165 for the three months ended June 30, 2023 to $5,821 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and by $5,049 over the comparative six-month period, rising from $3,675 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to $8,724 for the six months ended June 30, 2024. These increases were largely attributable to the activities associated with our Bear Lodge REE Project and the Demonstration Plant as work progressed under the Cost Share Agreement. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a more complete discussion of this Cost Share Agreement.

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Corporate Administration

Our corporate administrative costs remained relatively constant at $623 and $613 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively, and $1,322 and $1,355 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The majority of these expenses are associated with our costs of being a public company.

Interest Income

For the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company generated interest income of $371 and $139, respectively, and $452 and $261 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, from investments of its cash holdings. These increases from period to period were primarily the result of the higher average cash balances available for investment during the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 due to the funds raised from the 2024 Rights Offering.

Accretion Expense

We recorded accretion expense of $71 for each of the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, and $142 for each of the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023,in each case related to the Company’s option to repurchase approximately 640 acres of non-core real property in Wyoming for not less than $1,200 nor greater than $1,850 in the form of cash, or a combination of cash and common shares of the Company. Accretion expense is recorded each reporting period to increase the repurchase option liability to the maximum exercise price of $1,850, less any annual option payments of $25. See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the repurchase option.

Financial Position, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $8,287 for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared with $4,072 for the same period in 2023. This increase of $4,215 was largely attributable to a $5,500 increase in amounts advanced by the Company to General Atomics under the Cost Share Agreement for work on the Demonstration Plant, partially offset by the collection of the $2,000 WEA grant receivable balance.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities of $52 and $4 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, resulted from the purchase and sale of equipment during each period. 

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities of $35,286 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 stemmed from the receipt of the net proceeds from the 2024 Rights Offering.  Net cash provided by financing activities of $7 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 stemmed from the exercise of 100,000 stock options.

Financial Position, Liquidity and Capital Resources

At June 30, 2024, we had a working capital balance of $33,130 which represented an increase of $25,321 from our December 31, 2023 working capital balance of $7,809. This increase was largely the result of the $35,286 in net proceeds received from the 2024 Rights Offering, partially offset by amounts paid by the Company during the six months ended June 30, 2024 under the Cost Share Agreement and for the payment of other ongoing expenses.

In June 2023, the Company entered into the WEA Funding Agreement for its previously announced award of a $4,400 grant from the WEA to be used toward the advancement of the Demonstration Plant. Following the achievement of the first milestone under the WEA Funding Agreement, the Company received in January 2024 the first $2,000 of the $4,400 grant. The remaining $2,400, which is conditioned on the achievement of other, future milestones, will be invoiced to the WEA upon achievement of those milestones.

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Due to inflationary cost pressures on labor, equipment, and consumables, as well as cost increases associated with certain optimized plant engineering and design parameters, General Atomics, on behalf of the consortium, has recently submitted to the DoE an updated Demonstration Plant construction and operations budget of approximately $53,600, which is approximately 21% higher than the original budget of approximately $43,800. The DoE has been asked to support the growth in this budget increase on the same 50% cost-share basis as previously agreed in the Cooperative Agreement. Irrespective of the DoE’s decision, the Company is prepared to cover the cost increases to ensure the Demonstration Plant can operate for a sufficient amount of time to gather the information necessary for a commercialization decision. The additional funding for this revised budget and contingency for additional budget adjustments, if necessary, that are not covered by the DoE would come from the proceeds generated by the 2024 Rights Offering. Through June 30, 2024, the Company had advanced funds totaling $24,200 for costs related to the Demonstration Plant.

With the funds raised from the 2024 Rights Offering, the Company will have sufficient funds to complete construction and operation of the Demonstration Plant; however, even with these funds and the expected receipt of the remaining WEA grant monies, the Company will still require substantial additional funds to complete the permitting and licensing, and ultimate construction and operation of a commercial mine and plant for the Bear Lodge REE Project. Ultimately, in the event the Company cannot secure additional financial resources, or complete a strategic transaction in the longer term, the Company may need to curtail or suspend its operational plans regarding the Bear Lodge REE Project or other initiatives, or potentially liquidate its business interests, and investors may lose all or part of their investment.

Contractual Obligations

There were no material changes to the contractual obligations disclosed in Item 8 of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision of, and with the participation of 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) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that (i) information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2024, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not aware of any material pending or threatened litigation or of any proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities that are, or would be, likely to have a material adverse effect upon us or our operations, taken as a whole.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

During the three months ended June 30, 2024 there were no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

We consider health, safety, and environmental stewardship to be a core value for Rare Element Resources.

Pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, 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 under the regulation of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act”). During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company was not subject to regulation by MSHA under the Mine Act.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

Insider Trading Arrangements and Policies

During the quarter ended June 30, 2024, none of our directors or executive officers adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” (as those terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS  

Exhibit
Number

    

Description

10.1+

Extension to Cost Share Funding Assumption Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2024, by and between General Atomics and Rare Element Resources, Inc.

10.2*

Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2024, by and between Rare Element Resources, Inc. and Kelli Kast (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 2, 2024)

31.1+

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

31.2+

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

32.1++

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2++

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS+

Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

101.SCH+

XBRL Schema Document

101.CAL+

XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF+

XBRL Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB+

XBRL Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE+

XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101).

+

Filed herewith.

++

Furnished herewith.

* Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

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SIGNATURES

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

RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD.

 

 

By:

/s/ Ken Mushinski

Ken Mushinski

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date:

August 7, 2024

By:

/s/ Wayne E. Rich

Wayne E. Rich

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date:

August 7, 2024

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Exhibit 10.1

May 16, 2024

General Atomics

Attn: Kevin Downey

3550 General Atomics Court
San Diego, California 92121

RE:

Agreement Extension to the Cost Share Funding Assumption Agreement

Kevin,

This letter is to confirm the extension of the Cost Share Funding Assumption Agreement dated November 1, 2021, by and between General Atomics (GA) and Rare Element Resources, Inc. (RER) (together the “Parties) (the “Agreement”), until such time as the Parties engage in an amendment of the Agreement as set forth below (the “Agreement Extension”). Further, during the Agreement Extension, RER has agreed to provide additional cash advances to GA for the rare earth demonstration project (“Project”) as set forth below.

By GA’s acceptance of this letter agreement, the Parties agree as follows (certain defined terms not defined herein, are set forth in the Agreement):

1.Amended Cost Share Funding Assumption Agreement. The Parties agree to negotiate in good faith an agreement amendment to address the overall additional non-federal Project funding to be provided by RER as well as other key business terms relating to RER’s assumption of certain Project costs, to be completed no later than 60 days from the date of this letter agreement (“Agreement Amendment”).
2. Cash Advances. RER shall pay GA cash advances up to an additional $2,500,000 (“Cash Advances”) during the Agreement Extension. It being understood that a Cash Advance of $1,500,000 is being requested by GA before the end of May 2024, and the remainder cannot be advanced until the DOE has provided approval of the Budget Period 2 (BP2) modification request which is currently pending with the DOE.
3.Limitation on Cash Advances. In no event shall the Cash Advances, plus Agreement payments already advanced to GA, exceed the total RER Assumed Cost Share in the amount of $24,200,000.
4.Agreement Amendment Accounting of Cash Advances. GA shall account for the Cash Advances received toward the RER Assumed Costs in the Agreement Amendment.
5.Entire Agreement. This Agreement Extension constitutes the entire agreement as to the amendment of the Agreement intention and Cash Advances and does not alter, nor amend, any other term of the Agreement.
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PO Box 271049 Page 1P: 720-278-2460

Littleton, CO 80122


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Professional Regards,

/s/ Ken Mushinski

Ken Mushinski

President and Chief Executive Officer

Agreed to and accepted by:

General Atomics

Name: ___Alec Gordon______________

Title: ____________________________

Date: ___May 21, 2024______________

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PO Box 271049 Page 2P: 720-278-2460

Littleton, CO 80122


Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Ken Mushinski, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Rare Element Resources Ltd.;

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 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 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.

 

/s/ Ken Mushinski

Date: August 7, 2024

                                                     

Ken Mushinski

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)


Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Wayne Rich, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Rare Element Resources Ltd.;

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 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 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: August 7, 2024

/s/ Wayne Rich

Wayne Rich

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), the undersigned officer of Rare Element Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) does hereby certify, based on my knowledge, with respect to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2024 (the “Report”) that:

1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 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/ Ken Mushinski

Date: August 7, 2024

                                                    

Ken Mushinski

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

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).  It shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78r) or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.  It shall also not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.  


Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), the undersigned officer of Rare Element Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) does hereby certify, based on my knowledge, with respect to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2024 (the “Report”) that:

1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 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/ Wayne Rich

Date: August 7, 2024

                                                    

Wayne Rich

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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).  It shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78r) or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.  It shall also not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.  


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
CURRENT ASSETS    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 30,576 $ 3,633
Grant receivable (Note 5)   2,000
Prepaid expenses and other 220 503
Total Current Assets 35,226 9,750
Equipment, net 88 29
Restricted cash 190 186
Right of use asset (Note 6) 305 179
Investment in land (Note 8) 600 600
Total Assets 36,409 10,744
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 251 291
Repurchase option (Note 8) 1,681 1,539
Lease liability, current (Note 6) 164 111
Total Current Liabilities 2,096 1,941
Reclamation obligation 182 182
Lease liability, long-term (Note 6) 167 92
Other long-term liabilities 92 92
Total Liabilities 2,537 2,307
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8)
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:    
Common shares, no par value - unlimited shares authorized; shares outstanding at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of 511,111,557 and 212,968,451, respectively 172,223 136,937
Additional paid in capital 29,094 29,140
Accumulated deficit (167,445) (157,640)
Total Shareholders' Equity 33,872 8,437
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 36,409 10,744
Related Party    
CURRENT ASSETS    
Due from related party (Note 4) 192 179
Prepaid to related party (Note 4) $ 4,238 $ 3,435
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Dec. 31, 2023
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS    
Common shares, par value $ 0 $ 0
Common shares, authorized Unlimited Unlimited
Common shares, outstanding 511,111,557 212,968,451
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Operating expenses:        
Exploration and evaluation (See Note 4 for related party costs) $ (5,821) $ (2,165) $ (8,724) $ (3,675)
Corporate administration (623) (613) (1,322) (1,355)
Depreciation and amortization (38) (26) (66) (51)
Total operating expenses (6,482) (2,804) (10,112) (5,081)
Non-operating income (expense):        
Interest income 371 139 452 261
Accretion expense (71) (71) (142) (142)
Interest expense (9) (8) (15) (16)
Gain on sale of equipment 12   12 12
Total non-operating income 303 60 307 115
Net loss $ (6,179) $ (2,744) $ (9,805) $ (4,966)
LOSS PER SHARE - BASIC (in dollars per share) $ (0.01) $ (0.01) $ (0.02) $ (0.02)
LOSS PER SHARE - DILUTED (in dollars per share) $ (0.01) $ (0.01) $ (0.02) $ (0.02)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING, BASIC (in shares) 439,278,102 256,932,144 439,278,102 256,876,646
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING, DILUTED (in shares) 439,278,102 256,932,144 439,278,102 256,876,646
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:    
Net loss $ (9,805) $ (4,966)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:    
Depreciation and accretion expense 147 143
Right of use asset amortization 61 50
Lease liability (58) (46)
Stock-based compensation (46) 331
Other 242 (14)
Total adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities (9,459) (4,502)
Changes in working capital:    
Due from related party (816) 407
Grant receivable 2,000  
Prepaid expenses and other 26 (3)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (38) 26
Net cash used in operating activities (8,287) (4,072)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Proceeds from the sale of equipment 12 12
Purchase of equipment (64) (16)
Net cash provided by investing activities (52) (4)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Financing transaction, net (Note 7) 35,286  
Stock option exercise   7
Net cash provided by financing activities 35,286 7
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 26,947 (4,069)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash- beginning of the period 3,819 15,523
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash- end of the period $ 30,766 $ 11,454
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Jun. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Reconciliation of amounts in the Balance Sheet to amounts in the Cash Flow Statement        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 30,576 $ 3,633 $ 11,454  
Restricted cash, long-term 190 186    
Total of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period $ 30,766 $ 3,819 $ 11,454 $ 15,523
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Common Stock
Additional Paid in Capital
Accumulated Deficit
Total
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2022 212,515,951      
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022 $ 136,906 $ 28,673 $ (148,644) $ 16,935
Stock option exercises, shares 100,000     100,000
Stock option exercises, amount $ 7     $ 7
Stock-based compensation   331   $ 331
Common shares cancelled (2,500)     0
Net loss     (4,966) $ (4,966)
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2023 212,613,451      
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2023 $ 136,913 29,004 (153,610) 12,307
Beginning balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2023 212,515,951      
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2023 $ 136,906 28,845 (150,866) 14,885
Stock option exercises, shares 100,000      
Stock option exercises, amount $ 7     7
Stock-based compensation   159   159
Common shares cancelled (2,500)      
Net loss     (2,744) (2,744)
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2023 212,613,451      
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2023 $ 136,913 29,004 (153,610) 12,307
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2023 212,968,451      
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2023 $ 136,937 29,140 (157,640) 8,437
2024 Rights Offering, shares 298,106,831      
2024 Rights Offering, amount $ 35,286     $ 35,286
Stock option exercises, shares 36,275     50,000
Stock option exercises, amount       $ 0
Stock-based compensation   (46)   (46)
Net loss     (9,805) (9,805)
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2024 511,111,557      
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2024 $ 172,223 29,094 (167,445) 33,872
Beginning balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2024 511,111,557      
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2024 $ 172,223 29,158 (161,266) 40,115
Stock-based compensation   (64)   (64)
Net loss     (6,179) (6,179)
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2024 511,111,557      
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2024 $ 172,223 $ 29,094 $ (167,445) $ 33,872
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NATURE OF OPERATIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
NATURE OF OPERATIONS  
NATURE OF OPERATIONS

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Rare Element Resources Ltd. (“we,” “us,” “Rare Element” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, on June 3, 1999.

Rare Element holds a 100% interest in the Bear Lodge rare earth elements project (the “Bear Lodge REE Project”) located near the town of Sundance in northeast Wyoming. The Bear Lodge REE Project consists of several large, disseminated rare earth elements (“REE”) deposits that comprise one of the highest-grade REE deposits identified in North America. The deposit has a favorable distribution of neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr), as well as a number of other critical rare earth elements. The Company has additionally developed and enhanced, along with General Atomics and its affiliates (as defined below), innovative and proprietary rare earth processing and separation capabilities for the processing of the Bear Lodge REE Project feed material and possibly feed materials from other sources.

If and when developed, the Bear Lodge REE Project will likely consist of the mine and a separation plant to produce a commercial NdPr product. As market conditions dictate, the Company will decide whether it is prudent to develop and put into production the mine and separation plant independent of each other or whether linking the two production processes into a single project is the more prudent path.

The Company also holds a 100% interest in the Sundance Gold Project that is adjacent to the Bear Lodge REE Project and contains a historical inferred mineral resource primarily composed of three gold targets within the area of the Bear Lodge property. Given the Company’s longstanding focus on the Bear Lodge REE Project and the current interest in REEs, the advancement of the Sundance Gold Project has been on hold since 2011 and will likely remain so for the foreseeable future.  

The Company is currently focused on the advancement of a rare earth processing and separation demonstration-scale plant (the “Demonstration Plant”) project. In January 2021, a consortium of companies, of which the Company is a part, received notice from the Department of Energy (“DoE”) that the consortium had been selected for negotiation of a potential financial award for the engineering, construction and operation of a rare earth separation and processing demonstration plant. The consortium of companies is led by General Atomics, an affiliate of Synchron, the Company’s majority shareholder, and includes certain of General Atomics’ affiliates, and LNV, an Ardurra Group, Inc. company, as engineering and construction subcontractor. A formal proposal was submitted by the consortium in response to a published Funding Opportunity Announcement in mid-2020 for the construction and operation of a rare earth separation and processing demonstration plant utilizing proprietary technology to produce commercial-grade products. The DoE finalized the award, and an agreement was executed by the DoE’s grants/agreement officer on September 27, 2021, with an effective date of October 1, 2021. The Company, as a subrecipient of the award, along with the other consortium members, commenced work on the planning and design of the Demonstration Plant project in November 2021, with the Company’s contractual arrangement with General Atomics finalized in December 2021. The DoE funding is in the amount of $21,900 and represents approximately one-half of the originally estimated costs for the Demonstration Plant. The Demonstration Plant will process already stockpiled high-grade sample materials from the Bear Lodge REE Project.

To address the Company’s funding needs, the Company completed rights offerings in December 2021 (the “2021 Rights Offering”) and March 2024 (the “2024 Rights Offering,” and together with the 2021 Rights Offering, the “Rights Offerings”) for gross proceeds of approximately $25,400 and $35,800, respectively. The previously noted $21,900 financial award from the DoE was expected to fund approximately one-half of the originally expected total cost of the Demonstration Plant project, with the balance of the required funding being provided by the Company utilizing the proceeds from the 2021 Rights Offering, the $4,400 grant from the Wyoming Energy Authority (the “WEA”) as discussed in Note 5, and other funding sources, as necessary. Due to inflationary pressures and design enhancements among other factors, the initial Demonstration Plant project cost estimate of $43,800 has increased, resulting in the need for the 2024 Rights Offering, which closed in March 2024, to fund, in part, the Demonstration Plant operations as well as for other general corporate purposes. Ultimately, in the event the Company cannot secure additional financial resources, or complete a strategic transaction in the longer term, the Company may need to curtail or suspend the development and commercialization of its Bear Lodge REE Project or other initiatives, or potentially liquidate its business interests, and investors may lose all or part of their investment.

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company continued its work on the Demonstration Plant project. This work is planned to continue until the Demonstration Plant’s expected completion of operations in 2025. In December 2022, the Demonstration Plant achieved its final engineering design milestone, marking the DoE’s first go/no-go decision point. A second go/no-go gating milestone was achieved in December 2023 with the issuance by the DoE of a Project Continuation Notice, allowing for the construction of the Demonstration Plant. The completion of each of these milestones were gating events for the DoE’s continued funding, as provided for in the 2021 DoE award. With the completion of the second gating event, the Demonstration Plant’s construction has progressed, with completion expected during the second half of 2024. Operations to process the sample materials and recover the NdPr and other REEs are expected to follow the completion of the Demonstration Plant’s construction for up to an additional 12 months.

The Company has incurred losses since its inception, and further losses are anticipated in the development of its business. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $30,576. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, we consumed cash of $8,287 in our operating activities ($10,287 excluding the $2,000 received from the WEA during the period), of which approximately $8,500 was advanced for the payment of costs associated with the Demonstration Plant project, while the remainder was used for the payment of the Company’s general and administrative expenses and other ongoing costs of sustaining its properties.

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BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AND PRESENTATION
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AND PRESENTATION  
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AND PRESENTATION

2. BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AND PRESENTATION

In accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial statements, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include certain information and note disclosures that are normally included in annual financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2023, which were included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (which are of a normal, recurring nature) necessary to present fairly in all material respects the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2024, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 in conformity with U.S. GAAP on a going concern basis. These interim results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024 may not be indicative of the results that will be realized for the full year ending December 31, 2024.

Research & Development (“R&D”) Expenditures

Materials, equipment, and facilities acquired or constructed for R&D activities associated with the Company’s Demonstration Plant project are expensed as incurred. These materials, equipment and facilities are not expected to have an alternative future use beyond the end of the current Demonstration Plant project.

Restricted Cash

The Company periodically maintains cash deposits that are held and earmarked for a specific purpose.  At June 30, 2024, the Company had $190 in restricted cash for amounts held by a third party as security for a surety bond for our Demonstration Plant.

Loss per Share

Loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. In March 2024, the Company completed the 2024 Rights Offering (Note 7) whereby the Company offered existing shareholders the right to purchase additional common shares at $0.12 per share (the “Offer Price”).  Because the Offer Price was significantly lower than the market trading price of the common shares at that time, the discounted Offer Price was considered a bonus element similar in nature to a stock dividend. As a result, the earnings per share calculations have been retroactively adjusted for the bonus element for all periods presented.

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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS  
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

3. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price) and establishes a fair-value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value using the following definitions (from highest to lowest priority):

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
Level 3 — Prices or valuation techniques requiring inputs that are both significant to the fair-value measurement and unobservable.

Financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis and the level of inputs used in such measurements by major security type as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are presented in the following table:

Fair value at June 30, 2024

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets:

 

  

 

  

  

 

  

Money market funds

$

30,473

$

30,473

$

$

Related party receivables

192

192

Fair value at December 31, 2023

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets:

 

  

 

  

  

 

  

Money market funds

$

3,301

$

3,301

$

$

Grants and related party receivables

2,179

2,179

Money market funds are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. These amounts are included on the balance sheet in cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

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RELATED PARTY
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
RELATED PARTY  
RELATED PARTY

4. RELATED PARTY

Cost Share Agreement with General Atomics

In January 2021, a consortium of companies, of which the Company is a party, received notice from the DoE that the consortium had been selected for negotiation of a potential financial award for the engineering, construction, and operation of the Demonstration Plant. This consortium of companies is led by General Atomics, an affiliate of Synchron (the Company’s majority shareholder), and includes certain of General Atomics’ affiliates, and LNV, an Ardurra Group, Inc. company, as engineering and construction subcontractor. A formal proposal was submitted by the consortium in response to a published Funding Opportunity Announcement in mid-2020 for the construction and operation of the Demonstration Plant utilizing proprietary technology to produce commercial-grade products. Under this original proposal, the DoE’s share of the Demonstration Plant project funding was estimated at $21,900 and represented approximately one-half of the total originally estimated costs for the project. The DoE agreement was executed by the DoE’s grants/agreement officer on September 27, 2021, with an effective date of October 1, 2021. The DoE award was finalized through a cooperative agreement dated October 1, 2021 (the “Cooperative Agreement”) that was awarded by the DoE for the Demonstration Plant.

The Cooperative Agreement provides that up to approximately $43,800 in allowable costs for the Demonstration Plant are to be funded on a cost-share basis, 50% by the DoE and 50% by a non-federal entity.

On November 30, 2021, the Company and General Atomics entered into a Cost Share Funding Assumption Agreement (the “Cost Share Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to assume and pay for the 50% of the non-federal funds incurred by, and on behalf of, General Atomics for the design, construction, and operation of the Demonstration Plant under the Cooperative Agreement. The Demonstration Plant will process already stockpiled high-grade sample materials from the Bear Lodge REE Project.

On March 17, 2022, the Company executed a subcontract purchase order in the amount of $5,318 with General Atomics under which the Company agreed to provide certain services and materials to the Demonstration Plant project, including but not limited to providing the plant’s sample materials, engaging in site location leases and other logistics, providing operational support, and providing decommissioning, bonding and other Demonstration Plant support activities (“Subcontract Purchase Order”). In connection with the Subcontract Purchase Order, the Company submits monthly invoices to General Atomics for the subcontracted services performed, which are reimbursed by General Atomics with one half of the funds coming from funds advanced by the Company under the Cost Share Agreement and, up to the original Demonstration Plant budget, one-half of the funds from the DOE.

Due to inflationary cost pressures on labor, equipment, and consumables, as well as cost increases associated with certain optimized plant engineering and design parameters, General Atomics, on behalf of the consortium, has submitted to the DoE an updated Demonstration Plant project budget of approximately $53,600, which is approximately 21% higher than the original budget of approximately $43,800. The DoE has been asked to support the growth in this budget increase on the same 50% cost-share basis as previously agreed in the Cooperative Agreement. Irrespective of the DoE’s decision, the Company is prepared to cover the cost increases to ensure the Demonstration Plant can operate for a sufficient amount of time to gather the information necessary for a commercialization decision. The additional funding for the higher budget total and an additional contingency for expected additional budget adjustments that are not covered by the DoE will come from the proceeds generated by the 2024 Rights Offering.

On May 16, 2024, the Company and General Atomics entered into an extension agreement to the Cost Share Agreement (the “Extension Agreement”) under which the Company agreed to make additional cash advances, up to $2,500, to General Atomics while the parties progressed an amended project funding agreement covering the Company’s share of the additional non-federal project funding needed for the project’s completion. Pursuant to the terms of the Cost Share Agreement and Extension Agreement, the Company had advanced payments to General Atomics, as leader of the consortium, totaling $24,200 through June 30, 2024, the maximum amount of advances authorized under these agreements.

As of August 7, 2024, amendments to both the Cost Share Agreement and the Subcontract Purchase Order were still in the process of being finalized with General Atomics.

The following table summarizes transactions under the Cost Share Agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2024:

Balance of funds remaining on deposit with General Atomics as a prepaid expense at beginning of period

$

3,435

Funds transferred to General Atomics during the period

8,500

The Company's share of Demonstration Plant project costs incurred during the period

(7,697)

Balance of funds remaining on deposit with General Atomics as a prepaid expense at end of period

$

4,238

The following table summarizes related party receivables due from General Atomics for reimbursable costs incurred by the Company under the Subcontract Purchase Order during the six months ended June 30, 2024:

Balance of receivables due from General Atomics at beginning of period

$

179

Reimbursable costs incurred by the Company during the period

549

Reimbursements received from General Atomics during the period

(536)

Balance of receivables due from General Atomics at end of period

$

192

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WYOMING ENERGY AUTHORITY GRANT
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
WYOMING ENERGY AUTHORITY GRANT  
WYOMING ENERGY AUTHORITY GRANT

5. WYOMING ENERGY AUTHORITY GRANT

In June 2023, the Company, and the WEA entered into a Funding Agreement (the “WEA Funding Agreement”) pursuant to which the WEA agreed to fund, subject to certain conditions, a $4,400 grant to the Company, the proceeds of which are to be used for the Demonstration Plant. Pursuant to the WEA Funding Agreement, the grant is to be paid upon the WEA’s receipt of invoices from the Company detailing its actual expenses relating to the Demonstration Plant (half of which funds will be allocated to two milestone periods during the development process), less a 10% (or $440) retainer, the payment of which is conditioned upon the WEA’s receipt, following the commencement of the Demonstration Plant’s operations, of an invoice and the Company’s final executive summary report in a form to be approved by the WEA. Pursuant to the WEA Funding Agreement, the funding for the Demonstration Plant will be provided to the WEA from the Energy Resources Council (the “ERC”) and is further conditioned upon the availability of government funds that are appropriated or allocated for the payment of the grant and which may be limited for any reason, including congressional, legislative, gubernatorial, or administration action.

The WEA Funding Agreement will terminate when the funding has been fully disbursed, but no later than December 31, 2025, unless terminated sooner by either party in accordance with the terms of the WEA Funding Agreement. The WEA Funding Agreement may be terminated (i) by either party if the WEA does not receive the requested funding from the ERC or if the grant funds are not allocated or available for the continued performance of the WEA Funding Agreement, or (ii) by the WEA immediately for cause if the Company fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the WEA Funding Agreement.  

The following table summarizes transactions under the WEA Funding Agreement for the six months ended June 30, 2024:

Grant receivable due from the WEA at beginning of period

$

2,000

Grant amounts invoiced to the WEA during the period

Grant reimbursements received from the WEA during the period

(2,000)

Grant receivable due from the WEA at end of period

$

The Company received payment in January 2024 of the $2,000 grant receivable balance at December 31, 2023. The remaining $2,400 of the $4,400 grant total, which is conditioned on the achievement of other future milestones will be invoiced to the WEA once those milestones have been achieved (expected in the fourth quarter of 2024).

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LEASES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
LEASES  
LEASES

6. LEASES

The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC 842 – Leases. This accounting standard requires all lessees to record the impact of leasing contracts on the balance sheet as a right to use asset and corresponding liability. This is measured by taking the present value of the remaining lease payments over the lease term and recording a right to use asset and corresponding lease obligation for lease payments. Rent expense is realized on a straight-line basis and the lease obligation is amortized based on the effective interest method. The amounts recognized reflect the present value of the remaining lease payments for all leases that have a lease term greater than 12 months. The discount rate used is an estimate of the Company’s incremental borrowing rate based on information available at lease commencement in determining the present value of lease payments.

In considering the lease asset value, the Company considers fixed or variable payment terms, prepayments, and options to extend, terminate or purchase. Renewal, termination, or purchase options affect the lease term used for determining lease asset value only if the option is reasonably certain to be exercised.

Effective September 21, 2021, the Company entered into a lease agreement for real property, including land and buildings in Upton, Wyoming for the Demonstration Plant (the “Property Lease”). The Property Lease is a 12-month lease with annual renewal terms. In June 2024, the Property Lease was renewed, extending the termination date to September 30, 2025. The Property Lease, which is

classified as an operating lease, generally provides for base rent, and requires the Company to pay all insurance, personal property taxes on any structure or improvements made by the Company and other maintenance costs. The Property Lease provides for an annual cost of living adjustment, but contains no residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants. Pursuant to the Property Lease, the Company is obligated to remove certain Company completed property improvements; however, those items requiring removal, if any, will be confirmed with the lessor prior to the termination of the Property Lease.

On May 14, 2024, the Company entered into a second lease agreement for modular office units for use at its Demonstration Plant site in Upton, Wyoming (the “Office Lease”). The Office Lease is for an initial 12-month term and provides for monthly extension options thereafter. During the initial 12-month term, the Company, at its option, can terminate the Office Lease for convenience upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice and the payment of an early termination fee. The Office Lease, which is classified as an operating lease, generally provides for base rent, and requires the Company to pay all insurance, property taxes and other applicable costs, including the transportation charges to return the units to their original point of origin in an amount not to exceed $7.

For purposes of the following table, payments under the Property Lease and Office Lease are assumed to run through September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, respectively.  If the completion of the Demonstration Plant operations dictates further extensions beyond these dates, the Company may seek to extend the term of one or both lease agreements accordingly.  

Total future lease payments under the Company’s leases as of June 30, 2024 are as follows:

2024

$

96

2025

177

2026

96

Total lease payments

369

Less interest

(39)

Present value of lease payments

$

330

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, $58 was included in operating cash flows for amounts paid for operating leases.

As of June 30, 2024 the weighted average lease term for the Company’s operating leases was 1.75 years (including expected renewal options) and the weighted average discount rate was estimated at 12%.

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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

7. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Stock-based compensation

As of June 30, 2024, the Company had 3,385,000 issued and outstanding stock options that were issued under the 10% Rolling Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated (the “2011 Plan”) and 1,020,000 issued and outstanding stock options that were issued under its 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”).

The 2011 Plan was replaced in 2022 by the 2022 Plan and, as such, no additional stock options can be granted under the 2011 Plan. The maximum term of any stock option grant under the 2011 Plan was 10 years.

Under the 2022 Plan, as approved by our shareholders at the annual meeting of shareholders on August 23, 2022, our Board of Directors is authorized to grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance stock units and other cash and share-based awards to eligible directors, officers, employees, or consultants up to a maximum of 17,236,689 common shares. The maximum term of any grant under the 2022 Plan is 10 years.

The Company estimates the fair value of its stock option grants using the Black-Scholes option valuation model and the closing price of our common shares on the business day prior to the grant date. The Company did not grant any stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2024. The significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the 1,020,000 stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2023 were as follows:  

Risk-free interest rate

1.54

%

Expected volatility

123

%

Expected dividend yield

Nil

Expected term in years

8

The following table summarizes our stock option activity for each of the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

Six Months Ended June 30, 

2024

2023

Weighted

Weighted

Average

Average

Number of Stock

Exercise

Number of Stock

Exercise

    

Options

    

Price

    

Options

    

Price

Outstanding, beginning of period

 

4,725,000

$

1.18

 

4,160,000

$

1.26

Granted

 

$

 

1,020,000

$

0.38

Exercised

 

(50,000)

$

0.07

 

(100,000)

$

0.07

Cancelled/Expired

 

(270,000)

$

0.42

 

$

Outstanding, end of period

 

4,405,000

$

1.24

 

5,080,000

$

1.10

Exercisable, end of period

 

4,363,333

$

1.24

 

3,726,250

$

1.34

Non-vested, end of period

 

41,667

$

1.20

 

1,353,750

$

0.44

The 50,000 options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2024, resulted in the issuance of 36,275 common shares on a net settlement basis.

The following table summarizes the intrinsic value and weighted average remaining life for stock options as of June 30, 2024:

Weighted

Average

Remaining

As of June 30, 2024:

    

Intrinsic Value

Life (Years)

Stock options outstanding

$

6.5

Stock options exercisable

$

6.5

Stock options non-vested

$

7.7

Stock-based compensation expense is included in corporate administration expenses within the Company’s interim condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized negative stock-based compensation expense of $(64) and $(46), respectively, due to the forfeiture of certain stock options that resulted in the reversal of previously recognized stock-based compensation expense. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $159 and $331, respectively.

As of June 30, 2024, there was approximately $12 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to the 41,667 unvested stock options that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining vesting period of approximately nine months.

2024 Rights Offering

On March 11, 2024, the Company completed the 2024 Rights Offering for gross proceeds of approximately $35,800 in which each holder of the Company’s common shares as of the record date of December 15, 2023 was eligible to participate. Terms of the 2024 Rights Offering included the issuance of one and four-tenth (or 1.4) subscription rights for each common share owned by each holder on the record date with each subscription right entitling the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at a subscription price of $0.12 per share (the “Basic Subscription Privilege”). For any holder exercising its Basic Subscription Privilege in full, the holder could also exercise an oversubscription privilege to purchase additional common shares that were unsubscribed for at the expiration of the 2024 Rights Offering, subject to availability and pro rata allocation of shares among persons exercising the oversubscription privilege. The 2024 Rights Offering, which generated $35,286 in net proceeds after deducting approximately $514 in transactions costs, resulted in the issuance of 298,106,831 common shares of the Company.

The net proceeds from the 2024 Rights Offering will be utilized to progress the Company’s business strategy to support the advancement of the Bear Lodge REE Project, which includes funding the operation of the Demonstration Plant for a period of time that is expected to be sufficient to support a commercialization decision, as well as for other general corporate purposes.

v3.24.2.u1
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Potential environmental contingency

The Company’s exploration and development activities are subject to various federal and state laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations change from time to time and generally have become more restrictive. The Company conducts its operations to protect public health and the environment and believes that its operations are materially in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Company has made, and expects to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations. The ultimate amount of reclamation and other future site-restoration costs to be incurred for existing mining interests is uncertain.

Contract commitment – related party

Pursuant to the Cost Share Agreement between the Company and General Atomics as extended and as discussed in Note 4, the Company has agreed to assume and pay for approximately one-half of the allowable costs, under the original Demonstration Plant budget, incurred by General Atomics and the other consortium members for the design, construction, operation, and decommissioning of the Demonstration Plant.

Asset purchase agreement

On October 25, 2021, the Company and Whitelaw Creek LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company (“Whitelaw Creek”), entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the asset purchase agreement dated October 20, 2016 between the Company and Whitelaw Creek (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”).  The Amendment modified certain provisions of the Asset Purchase Agreement related to the terms and conditions of the Company’s option to repurchase (the “Repurchase Option”) approximately 640 acres of non-core real property located in Crook County, Wyoming, that is under consideration for a waste rock facility for the Bear Lodge REE Project. Pursuant to and subject to the terms of the Amendment, among other things, the term of the Repurchase Option (which was to expire on October 26, 2021) was extended for up to three additional years, subject to annual option extension payments from the Company to Whitelaw Creek of $25 in cash per year (each, a “Repurchase Option Extension Payment”); and the exercise price of the Repurchase Option was increased from $1,000 to a price to be determined by a mutually agreed upon real estate appraiser (the “Repurchase Price”), provided that (i) the Repurchase Price must not be less than $1,200 or greater than $1,850 and (ii) any Repurchase Option Extension Payments paid by the Company to Whitelaw Creek must be credited toward the Company’s payment of the Repurchase Price if the Repurchase

Option is later exercised. In October 2023, the Company made the $25 Repurchase Option Extension Payment to Whitelaw Creek to extend the term of the Repurchase Option through October 26, 2024.

v3.24.2.u1
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

None

v3.24.2.u1
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Net Income (Loss) $ (6,179) $ (2,744) $ (9,805) $ (4,966)
v3.24.2.u1
Insider Trading Arrangements
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual  
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
v3.24.2.u1
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AND PRESENTATION (Policies)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AND PRESENTATION  
Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash

The Company periodically maintains cash deposits that are held and earmarked for a specific purpose.  At June 30, 2024, the Company had $190 in restricted cash for amounts held by a third party as security for a surety bond for our Demonstration Plant.

Loss per Share

Loss per Share

Loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. In March 2024, the Company completed the 2024 Rights Offering (Note 7) whereby the Company offered existing shareholders the right to purchase additional common shares at $0.12 per share (the “Offer Price”).  Because the Offer Price was significantly lower than the market trading price of the common shares at that time, the discounted Offer Price was considered a bonus element similar in nature to a stock dividend. As a result, the earnings per share calculations have been retroactively adjusted for the bonus element for all periods presented.

v3.24.2.u1
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS  
Schedule of fair value of financial assets and liabilities on a recurring basis

Fair value at June 30, 2024

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets:

 

  

 

  

  

 

  

Money market funds

$

30,473

$

30,473

$

$

Related party receivables

192

192

Fair value at December 31, 2023

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Assets:

 

  

 

  

  

 

  

Money market funds

$

3,301

$

3,301

$

$

Grants and related party receivables

2,179

2,179

v3.24.2.u1
RELATED PARTY (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
RELATED PARTY  
Schedule of related party transactions

Balance of funds remaining on deposit with General Atomics as a prepaid expense at beginning of period

$

3,435

Funds transferred to General Atomics during the period

8,500

The Company's share of Demonstration Plant project costs incurred during the period

(7,697)

Balance of funds remaining on deposit with General Atomics as a prepaid expense at end of period

$

4,238

Schedule of related party receivables

Balance of receivables due from General Atomics at beginning of period

$

179

Reimbursable costs incurred by the Company during the period

549

Reimbursements received from General Atomics during the period

(536)

Balance of receivables due from General Atomics at end of period

$

192

v3.24.2.u1
WYOMING ENERGY AUTHORITY GRANT (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
WYOMING ENERGY AUTHORITY GRANT  
Schedule of grants transactions

The following table summarizes transactions under the WEA Funding Agreement for the six months ended June 30, 2024:

Grant receivable due from the WEA at beginning of period

$

2,000

Grant amounts invoiced to the WEA during the period

Grant reimbursements received from the WEA during the period

(2,000)

Grant receivable due from the WEA at end of period

$

v3.24.2.u1
LEASES (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
LEASES  
Schedule of total future minimum lease payments

Total future lease payments under the Company’s leases as of June 30, 2024 are as follows:

2024

$

96

2025

177

2026

96

Total lease payments

369

Less interest

(39)

Present value of lease payments

$

330

v3.24.2.u1
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  
Schedule of significant assumptions used to estimate fair value The significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the 1,020,000 stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2023 were as follows:  

Risk-free interest rate

1.54

%

Expected volatility

123

%

Expected dividend yield

Nil

Expected term in years

8

Schedule of stock option activity

Six Months Ended June 30, 

2024

2023

Weighted

Weighted

Average

Average

Number of Stock

Exercise

Number of Stock

Exercise

    

Options

    

Price

    

Options

    

Price

Outstanding, beginning of period

 

4,725,000

$

1.18

 

4,160,000

$

1.26

Granted

 

$

 

1,020,000

$

0.38

Exercised

 

(50,000)

$

0.07

 

(100,000)

$

0.07

Cancelled/Expired

 

(270,000)

$

0.42

 

$

Outstanding, end of period

 

4,405,000

$

1.24

 

5,080,000

$

1.10

Exercisable, end of period

 

4,363,333

$

1.24

 

3,726,250

$

1.34

Non-vested, end of period

 

41,667

$

1.20

 

1,353,750

$

0.44

Schedule of intrinsic value and weighted average remaining life for stock options

The following table summarizes the intrinsic value and weighted average remaining life for stock options as of June 30, 2024:

Weighted

Average

Remaining

As of June 30, 2024:

    

Intrinsic Value

Life (Years)

Stock options outstanding

$

6.5

Stock options exercisable

$

6.5

Stock options non-vested

$

7.7

v3.24.2.u1
NATURE OF OPERATIONS (Details)
$ in Thousands
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
USD ($)
item
Jun. 30, 2023
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Oct. 01, 2021
USD ($)
Nature of Operations            
Amount of potential DoE funding           $ 21,900
Percentage of total estimated cost for the project covered by DoE funding 0.50%         0.50%
Rights offering authorized amount     $ 35,800   $ 25,400  
Grants Receivable           $ 4,400
Amount of initial estimate for the Demonstration Plant           $ 43,800
Cash and cash equivalents $ 30,576 $ 11,454   $ 3,633    
Cash used in operating activities before grants 10,287          
Cash used in operations (8,287) $ (4,072)        
Payments for demonstration plant project costs 8,500          
Wyoming Energy Authority            
Nature of Operations            
Grants Receivable       $ 4,400    
Grant reimbursements received from WEA during the quarter $ 2,000          
Minimum            
Nature of Operations            
Additional period for operation processes from samples 12 months          
Bear Lodge REE Project            
Nature of Operations            
Ownership interest (as a percent) 100.00%          
Sundance Gold Project            
Nature of Operations            
Ownership interest (as a percent) 100.00%          
Number of gold targets | item 3          
v3.24.2.u1
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AND PRESENTATION (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2024
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 11, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING AND PRESENTATION        
Restricted cash $ 190     $ 186
Offer price per share   $ 0.12 $ 0.12  
v3.24.2.u1
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Fair Value (Details) - Recurring - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Money market funds    
Assets    
Money market funds $ 30,473 $ 3,301
Grants and related party receivables    
Assets    
Assets fair value 192 2,179
Level 1 | Money market funds    
Assets    
Money market funds 30,473 3,301
Level 1 | Grants and related party receivables    
Assets    
Assets fair value $ 192 $ 2,179
v3.24.2.u1
RELATED PARTY (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Oct. 01, 2021
Jun. 30, 2024
Mar. 17, 2022
Related Party      
Amount of potential DoE funding $ 21,900    
Percentage of total estimated cost for the project covered by DoE funding 0.50% 0.50%  
Allowable costs for planned demonstration funded on cost share basis $ 43,800    
Percentage of total cost of the demonstration plant funded by DoE 50.00%    
Percentage of total cost of the demonstration plant funded by non federal entity 50.00%    
General Atomics      
Related Party      
Commitment amount     $ 5,318
v3.24.2.u1
RELATED PARTY - Schedule of transactions - General Atomics (Details) - General Atomics - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Mar. 17, 2022
Related Party    
Balance of funds remaining on deposit with General Atomics as a prepaid expense at beginning of period $ 3,435  
Funds transferred to General Atomics during the period 8,500  
The Company's share of Demonstration Plant project costs incurred during the period (7,697)  
Balance of funds remaining on deposit with General Atomics as a prepaid expense at end of period $ 4,238  
Commitment amount   $ 5,318
v3.24.2.u1
RELATED PARTY - Schedule of Related Party Receivables - General Atomics (Details) - General Atomics
$ in Thousands
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
USD ($)
Related Party  
Balance of receivables due from General Atomics at beginning of period $ 179
Reimbursable costs incurred by the Company during the period 549
Reimbursements received from General Atomics during the period (536)
Balance of receivables due from General Atomics at end of period $ 192
v3.24.2.u1
WYOMING ENERGY AUTHORITY GRANT (Details)
$ in Thousands
1 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
USD ($)
Milestone
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Oct. 01, 2021
USD ($)
Grant receivable, current   $ 2,000  
Grants receivable     $ 4,400
Wyoming Energy Authority      
Grant receivable, current   2,000  
Grants receivable, noncurrent   2,400  
Grants receivable   $ 4,400  
Wyoming Energy Authority | Funding Agreement      
Grants receivable $ 4,400    
Number of milestones during development process | Milestone 2    
Percentage of actual expenses 10.00%    
Retainer amount $ 440    
v3.24.2.u1
WYOMING ENERGY AUTHORITY GRANT - Roll forward (Details)
$ in Thousands
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
USD ($)
Grant receivable due from the WEA at beginning of year $ 2,000
Wyoming Energy Authority  
Grant receivable due from the WEA at beginning of year 2,000
Grant reimbursements received from the WEA during the quarter $ (2,000)
v3.24.2.u1
LEASES - (Details)
$ in Thousands
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
USD ($)
LEASES  
Option to extend true
Term of contract 12 months
Operating lease payments $ 58
Weighted average lease term 1 year 9 months
Weighted average discount rate 12.00%
v3.24.2.u1
LEASES - Lease Payments (Details)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2024
USD ($)
Lease payments  
2024 $ 96
2025 177
2026 96
Total lease payments 369
Less interest (39)
Present value of lease payments $ 330
v3.24.2.u1
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Mar. 11, 2024
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Options outstanding   4,405,000 4,405,000 5,080,000   4,725,000 4,160,000
Option granted     0 1,020,000      
Compensation expense for stock option awards   $ (64) $ (46) $ 331      
Unrecognized compensation cost   $ 12 $ 12        
Unvested stock options   41,667 41,667 1,353,750      
Net proceeds $ 35,286   $ 35,286        
Number of non-transferable subscription right issued 1.4            
Number of subscription right to purchase 1            
Subscription price $ 0.12       $ 0.12    
Common shares issued 298,106,831            
Gross proceeds from rights offering $ 35,800            
Equity Incentive Plan 2022              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Shares issued     1,020,000        
Maximum share based awards   17,236,689 17,236,689        
Term of stock option     10 years        
10% Rolling Stock Option Plan              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Options outstanding   3,385,000 3,385,000        
Percentage of Vesting On Rolling Stock     10.00%        
Option granted     0        
Term of stock option     10 years        
v3.24.2.u1
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Fair value assumptions (Details)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  
Risk-free interest rate 1.54%
Expected volatility 123.00%
Expected dividend yield 0.00%
Expected term in years 8 years
v3.24.2.u1
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Stock option activity (Details)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
$ / shares
shares
Jun. 30, 2023
$ / shares
shares
Number of Stock Options    
Outstanding, beginning of period 4,725,000 4,160,000
Granted 0 1,020,000
Exercised (50,000) (100,000)
Cancelled/Forfeited/Expired (270,000)  
Outstanding, end of period 4,405,000 5,080,000
Exercisable, end of period 4,363,333 3,726,250
Non-vested, end of period 41,667 1,353,750
Common shares issued on a net settlement basis 36,275  
Weighted Average Exercise Price    
Outstanding, beginning of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 1.18 $ 1.26
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 0 0.38
Exercised (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 0.07 0.07
Cancelled/Forfeited/Expired (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 0.42  
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 1.24 1.10
Exercisable, end of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 1.24 1.34
Non-vested, end of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 1.20 $ 0.44
v3.24.2.u1
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Intrinsic value and weighted average remaining life for stock (Details)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  
Weighted Average Remaining life (Years) of Stock options outstanding 6 years 6 months
Weighted Average Remaining life (Years) of Stock options exercisable 6 years 6 months
Weighted Average Remaining life (Years) of Stock options non-vested 7 years 8 months 12 days
v3.24.2.u1
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)
$ in Thousands
1 Months Ended
Oct. 25, 2021
USD ($)
a
Oct. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2024
Oct. 01, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies        
Percentage of total estimated cost for the project covered by DoE funding     0.50% 0.50%
Amendment to Whitelaw Creek Asset Purchase Agreement        
Commitments and Contingencies        
Area of non core property | a 640      
Repurchase of option extension term 3 years      
Repurchase of option extension payment per annum $ 25      
Exercise price of repurchase option 1,000      
Payments for repurchase option extension   $ 25    
Amendment to Whitelaw Creek Asset Purchase Agreement | Minimum        
Commitments and Contingencies        
Exercise price of repurchase option 1,200      
Amendment to Whitelaw Creek Asset Purchase Agreement | Maximum        
Commitments and Contingencies        
Exercise price of repurchase option $ 1,850      

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