CHRISTENSEN RANCH AGREEMENT
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RANCH AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT made and entered into as of the 30 day of October, 2006.
BETWEEN: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, of 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, 00000,
X.X.X.
(herein
called “Xxxxxxx”)
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OF
THE FIRST PART
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AND: Uranerz
Energy Corporation, a company having an office at Xxxxx 0000, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, X.X., X0X 0X0
(herein
called “Uranerz”)
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OF
THE SECOND PART
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Whereas,
Xxxxxxx has certain geological reports including uranium deposit maps and
mineralization front locations, together with written data including project
summary charts of ore grade quantity and quality data, similar to that data
used
to acquire West North Butte and Reno Creek project areas which Uranerz now
holds
title to, amounting to a total of some five million pounds U3O8;
And
Whereas,
this latest area is known as the Xxxxxxxxxxx Ranch area which competent,
experienced geologists have estimated could hold up to 53.7 million pounds
U3O8
in all categories covering in excess of some 10,000 acres and an estimated
85
miles of chemical redox fronts as explained and delineated in the report;
And
Whereas,
It is recognized that Areva holds approximately 212 claims in this area and
has
ownership to a portion of this stated resource; And
Whereas,
Xxx Xxxxxx’x data file contains drill hole information on much of the area of
interest; And
Whereas,
Uranerz desires to increase its uranium resource position;
NOW
THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH THAT in consideration of the premises,
the
mutual covenants herein set forth and the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) of lawful
money of U.S. currency now paid by Uranerz to Xxxxxxx (the receipt whereof
is
hereby acknowledged), the Parties hereto do hereby mutually covenant and agree
as follows:
Xxxxxxx
will submit the report, tables and maps to Uranerz and Uranerz will immediately
begin an aggressive land acquisition program to stake the areas of interest
that
are not now held by Areva or others. (A recent search of the records reveals
no
other participants in this area at this time.)
As
staking is completed Uranerz will:
(A)
determine the measured and indicated uranium content by usual geological
procedures of planimetering the ore outline and applying the chart average
data
contained in the report. This task will be completed by a competent experienced
geologist (Xxxx Xxxxx, Xx Xxxxxxxx or equivalent). This was the method used
at
the Reno Creek area. Any mineralization held by third parties(Areva or others)
by using the same planimeter method will be deducted from the total figure.
Xxxxxxx reserves the right to have his own independent competent consultant
perform the same study and the two totals will be averaged.
(B)
in
the case of front-only information, a flat fee will be paid to Xxxxxxx (as
explained below) for each claim staked and registered which is not included
in
the claims included in the calculations in Item A above, and historical
information indicates Reox front within these claims.
In
exchange for the historic uranium mineralization information Uranerz agrees
to
pay Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx agrees to accept:
(A)Planimeter
method: a sum of $0.40 (forty cents) for each measured and indicated pound
staked, and ultimately owned by Uranerz, payable in shares of common stock
of
Uranerz Energy Corporation (the “URZ Shares”) as explained below; or
(B)
Reox
Front method: A fee of $750 for each claim registered with the Bureau of Land
management (the “BLM”) which is not included in the calculations in Item A
above, and historical information indicates the Reox front within the
claims.
Payment
for this geologic information and data (Items A and B above) will be made by
Uranerz in the form of URZ
Shares. For the calculation of URZ Shares payable, the value of the URZ Shares
will be set at US$2.50 per URZ Share.
The
URZ
Shares will be issued to Xxxxxxx after confirmation by Uranerz that after
staking of the claims, subject to the paramount title of the United States
(but
excepting those portions that may overlap adjacent fee lands), Uranerz is the
sole and only owner of the claims; that each of the unpatented claims included
in the staking has been validly located, filed and recorded in compliance with
the laws of the State of Wyoming and of the United States as they relate to
location and recordation of such claims including recording Affidavits and
Notices of Intent to Hold with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office; that
Uranerz has timely complied with all of the filing provisions of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act as they pertain to the unpatented claims included
within the staked claims and that said claims are valid and subsisting mining
claims.
The
URZ
Shares issued to Xxxxxxx shall have a registration right, such that the URZ
Shares issued to Xxxxxxx shall be included in the next registration statement
or
next amendment to a registration statement that is being conducted by Uranerz.
If the URZ Shares have not been registered and become eligible for re-sale
by
six months after the date that the URZ Shares were issued to Xxxxxxx, then
Uranerz shall pay a penalty of an additional 10% of the number of URZ Shares
issued to Xxxxxxx.
As
part
of determining the amount of measured and indicated resource under provision
(A)
and the amount of redox trend to claim stake under provision (B), Uranerz will
do an assessment as to the recoverability of uranium of these areas as
related to the water table of the mineralized sandstone aquifer and the
surface topography during the initial 30 day NOITL period. Subject to
a confidentiality agreement, consultants may be utilized to aide with the
aforementioned assessment. At Uranerz' discretion, those areas where
the mineralized aquifer is not water saturated, or the
topography deemed too steep for economic and practical ISR mining will be
excluded from this Agreement.
Notwithstanding
the calculation of the number of shares payable to Xxxxxxx based on items A
and
B above, the maximum number of URZ Shares that shall be issued pursuant to
this
Agreement shall be 5,000,000 URZ Shares.
The
issuing of any URZ Shares may be subject to regulatory approval, including
the
approval of the American Stock Exchange.
Each
of
the parties to this Agreement shall from time to time and at all times do all
such further acts and execute and deliver all further deeds and documents as
shall be reasonably required in order to fully perform and carry out the terms
and intent of this Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
the
Parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement effective as of the day and
year first above written.
Agreed
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Agreed_____________________________________
Uranerz
Energy Corporation