Current Report on Form 6-K dated Nov. 13, 2007
FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date: November 13, 2007
Commission File Number: 001-33414
Denison Mines Corp.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
Atrium on Bay, 595 Bay Street, Suite 402, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C2
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form
20-F or Form 40-F.
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Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
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submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
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Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o
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submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer
must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is
incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrants home country), or under the
rules of the home country exchange on which the registrants securities are traded, as long
as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not
been distributed to the registrants security holders, and, if discussing a material event,
has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant
is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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.
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Denison Mines Corp.
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/s/ Brenda Lazare
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Brenda Lazare |
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Canadian Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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Date: November 13, 2007
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description |
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Press release dated September 10, 2007 |
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Press release dated October 4, 2007 |
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Press release dated November 5, 2007 |
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Press release dated November 8, 2007 |
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Financial Statements for third quarter 2007 |
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Form F2-109F2 for each of Messrs. Farmer and Anderson |
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Managements Discussion and Analysis for nine months ended September 30, 2007 |
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Exhibit 1
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Denison Mines Corp.
Atrium on Bay, 595 Bay Street, Suit 402
Toronto, ON M5G 2C2
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Tel: 416 979-1991
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www.denisonmines.com |
PRESS RELEASE
DENISON RECEIVES PERMITS FOR TONY M MINE IN U.S.
Toronto, ON September 10, 2007... Denison Mines Corp. (Denison or the Company) (DML:TSX, DNN:
AMEX) is pleased to announce that it has received all of the necessary operating permits from the
U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the State of Utah for the Companys Tony M mine located within
the Henry Mountains Complex west of the Companys White Mesa conventional uranium mill.
Rehabilitation of the mine has been underway under an exploration permit since May of this year.
These efforts have enabled the Company to begin mining upon receipt of the operating permits.
Contract mining of the deposit has been awarded to Dynatec Corporation of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Henry Mountains is one of several uranium mining properties the Company holds in the U.S. This
long life mining operation comprises the Tony M and Bullfrog deposits. The Tony M deposit area
with its full mine infrastructure will facilitate access to the nearby undeveloped Bullfrog
resources. The Tony M deposit has historical indicated ore resources of 1.28 million tons grading
0.21% eU3O8 totaling 5.3 million lbs U3O8 (see Press
Release dated October 16, 2006 at www.sedar.com). Ore produced from the Henry Mountains Complex
will be processed at the Companys 100% owned White Mesa Mill.
Upon reaching full production by mid-2008, the Tony M mine is anticipated to produce 18,000 tons of
ore per month. Mining is also underway at four of the Companys uranium mines in the Colorado
Plateau District producing over 10,000 tons of ore per month. Currently, the ore is being
stockpiled at the White Mesa Mill. Processing is scheduled to commence in early 2008.
In addition to ore production from the Henry Mountains and Colorado Plateau districts, Denison is
anticipating ore production from its Arizona 1 mine on the Arizona Strip in north-eastern Arizona
to begin in mid-2008.
Annual production from Denisons U.S. operations is expected to be approximately 2.9 million lbs
U3O8 and 4.0 million lbs of vanadium in 2008. Total production from the
Companys U.S. and Canadian operations are anticipated to exceed 5.0 million lbs. by 2011.
Denison Mines Corp. is a premier intermediate uranium producer in North America, with mining assets
in the Athabasca Basin Region of Saskatchewan, Canada and the southwest United States including
Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Further, the Company has ownership interests in two of the four
uranium mills operating in North America today. The Company also has a strong exploration
portfolio with large land positions in the United States, Canada and Mongolia. Correspondingly, the
Company has one of the largest uranium exploration teams among intermediate uranium companies.
For further information, please contact:
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E. Peter Farmer
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(416) 979-1991 ext. 231
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Ron Hochstein
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(604) 689-7842 |
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James Anderson
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(416) 979-1991 ext. 372 |
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Cautionary Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and similar Canadian legislation, concerning the
business, operations and financial performance and condition of Denison Mines Corp. (Denison).
Forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to estimated
production; the expected effects of possible corporate transactions, the development potential of
Denisons properties; the future price of uranium; the estimation of mineral reserves and
resources; the realization of mineral reserve estimates; the timing and amount of estimated future
production; costs of production; capital expenditures; success of exploration activities;
permitting time lines and permitting, mining or processing issues; currency exchange rate
fluctuations; government regulation of mining operations; environmental risks; unanticipated
reclamation expenses; title disputes or claims; and limitations on insurance coverage. Generally,
these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such
as plans, expects or does not expect, is expected, budget, scheduled, estimates,
forecasts, intends, anticipates or does not anticipate, or believes, or variations of such
words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, might
or will be taken, occur or be achieved.
Forward looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date
such statements are made, and they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of
Denison to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements, including but not limited to risks related to: unexpected events during construction,
expansion and start-up; variations in ore grade, tonnes mined, crushed or milled; delay or failure
to receive board or government approvals; timing and availability of external financing on
acceptable terms; actual results of current exploration activities; conclusions of economic
evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of
uranium and vanadium; possible variations in ore reserves, grade or recovery rates; failure of
plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks
of the mining industry; delays in the completion of development or construction activities, as well
as those factors discussed in or referred to under the heading Risk Factors in Denisons Annual
Information Form dated March 27, 2007 available at www.sedar.com and its Form 40-F available at
www.sec.gov. Although management of Denison has attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there
may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Denison does not undertake
to update any forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein, except in
accordance with applicable securities laws. Mineral resources, which are not mineral reserves, do
not have demonstrated economic viability. Readers should refer to the Annual Information Form and
the Form 40-F of the Company for the fifteen month period ended December 31, 2006 and other
continuous disclosure documents filed since December 31, 2006 available at www.sedar.com, for
further information relating to their mineral resources and mineral reserves.
Cautionary Note to United States Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured, Indicated and Inferred
Resources: This news release uses the terms Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources.
United States investors are advised that while such terms are recognized and required by Canadian
regulations, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them.
Inferred Mineral Resources have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and as to
their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred
Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of
Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. United
States investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of Measured or Indicated Mineral
Resources will ever be converted into Mineral Reserves. United States investors are also cautioned
not to assume that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource exists, or is economically or
legally mineable.
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Exhibit 2
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Denison Mines Corp.
Atrium on Bay, 595 Bay Street, Suit 402
Toronto, ON M5G 2C2
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Tel: 416 979-1991
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www.denisonmines.com |
PRESS RELEASE
DENISON UPDATES ATHABASCA BASIN EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES
Toronto, ON October 04, 2007... Denison Mines Corp. (Denison or the Company) (DML:TSX, DNN:
AMEX) is pleased to provide an update on its summer exploration activities in the Athabasca Basin.
Denison has an active interest in a total of 35 projects in the Athabasca Basin and is the operator
of 23 of these projects. Drilling is currently being carried out on five properties with
twenty-five holes totalling 8,500 metres completed to date. Approximately 4,000 line kilometres of
AEROTEM survey, 200 line kilometres of TITAN DC Resistivity survey, 180 line kilometres of boulder
surveys and 354 lake sediment samples have also been carried out.
Drilling at the AREVA Resources Canada Inc. (ARC) operated Mae Zone on the Midwest lease
recommenced in early September, 2007 with 3,000 metres of drilling planned for this promising area.
Five holes have been completed to date. The second hole, MW-753, testing the west extension of
the Mae discovery, successfully confirmed a new, sandstone-hosted mineralized zone. As reported by
ARC, four zones of low-grade mineralization, based on a cut-off grade of 0.1% eU, were intersected
as follows:
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In addition, drill hole MW-755 was drilled 25 metres south west from MW-753, representing the
furthest west section to date, and intersected 21.9 metres of 2.71% eU (or 3.20 %
eU3O8). This mineralization potentially indicates a new high-grade zone
which is currently open to the southwest.
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At the Murphy Lake joint venture with Santoy Resources Ltd. (Santoy), three drill holes were
completed totalling 1,152 metres. ML-07-01 displayed weak silicification throughout the sandstone
and weak pyrite from 265 metres to holes end at 334 metres. Elevated radioactivity was intersected
at 226 metres. Three holes totalling 856 metres were also completed at the Hatchet Lake joint
venture with Santoy and evaluation of the results is continuing.
Two holes totalling 993 metres were drilled this summer on Denisons Park Creek option with Cameco
Corporation. The holes were targeted to follow up a previously unknown structure intersected in
2006. The second hole successfully intersected this structure. This new structure is considered
significant as a potential new target on the property.
At Wheeler River, a joint venture with Cameco and JCU Exploration (Canada) Limited, 2,329 metres
have been drilled in six holes to date. Evaluation of the drill program results is ongoing and
drilling will continue until early October. A TITAN Resistivity survey was also completed on the M
Zone and in the K Zone area.
Three holes, totalling 1,048 metres were drilled on the Crawford Lake and Brown Lake properties, on
which Denison is earning a 75% interest from Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. These holes were
a follow up to a historical showing discovered in 1979 having an intersection of 1.42%
U3O8 over 1.0 metre. The holes, although un-mineralized, intersected
favourable alteration and structure suggesting proximity to mineralization.
Denison has identified a new target at the Kirsch Lake property, where Denison is earning a 51%
interest from Consolidated Abaddon Resources Inc. A single hole was drilled to a depth of 811
metres on an untested geophysical anomaly. The hole intersected favourable graphitic pelites at a
depth shallower than expected. Expanded geophysical surveys are proposed before further drilling
can be undertaken.
Drilling is also underway on several of the Companys properties with JNR Resources Inc. (JNR).
Two holes totalling 906 metres have been drilled at Bell Lake and a third hole is planned for
completion prior to freeze up. Drilling has recently commenced at the JNR-operated Pendleton Lake
project, and mobilization is underway at Moore Lake for a 2,000 metre program to test geological
and TITAN Resistivity targets in the Maverick area.
One drill is presently working on our wholly owned Stevenson River project. Seven holes totalling
1,000 metres are proposed on geophysical targets in this area of shallow Athabasca cover. Three
holes totaling 462 metres have been completed to date.
The grades reported herein are equivalent U or U3O8 grades based on down hole
radiometric probing at a cut-off grade of 0.1% eU as reported by ARC; geochemical corroborative
assay results have not been completed at this time. All intersections and geological
interpretations are based on diamond drill core only and mineralized intervals may not represent
true thickness. For a description of the quality assurance program and quality control measures
applied by both ARC and Denison during the above described work, please see Denisons Annual
Information Form filed under the Companys profile on March 30, 2007 on the SEDAR website at
www.sedar.com.
The technical information contained in this press release relating to the above described
exploration activities is reported and verified by William C. Kerr, Denisons Vice-President,
Exploration, who is a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101.
Denison Mines Corp. is a premier intermediate uranium producer in North America, with mining assets
in the Athabasca Basin Region of Saskatchewan, Canada and the southwest United States including
Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Further, the Company has ownership interests in two of the four
uranium mills operating in North America today. The Company also has a strong exploration and
development portfolio with large land positions in the United States, Canada, Zambia and Mongolia.
Correspondingly, the Company has one of the largest uranium exploration teams among intermediate
uranium companies.
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For further information, please contact:
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E. Peter Farmer
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(416) 979-1991 ext. 231
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Ron Hochstein
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(604) 689-7842 |
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James Anderson
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(416) 979-1991 ext. 372 |
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Cautionary Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and similar Canadian legislation, concerning the
business, operations and financial performance and condition of Denison Mines Corp. (Denison).
Forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to estimated
production; exploration activities; the development potential of Denisons properties; the future
price of uranium; the estimation of mineral reserves and resources; the realization of mineral
reserve estimates; the timing and amount of estimated future production; costs of production;
capital expenditures; success of exploration activities; permitting time lines and permitting,
mining or processing issues; currency exchange rate fluctuations; government regulation of mining
operations; environmental risks; unanticipated reclamation expenses; title disputes or claims; and
limitations on insurance coverage. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by
the use of forward-looking terminology such as plans, expects or does not expect, is
expected, budget, scheduled, estimates, forecasts, intends, anticipates or does not
anticipate, or believes, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions,
events or results may, could, would, might or will be taken, occur or be achieved.
Forward looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date
such statements are made, and they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of
Denison to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements, including but not limited to risks related to: unexpected events during construction,
expansion and start-up; variations in ore grade, tonnes mined, crushed or milled; delay or failure
to receive board or government approvals; timing and availability of external financing on
acceptable terms; actual results of current exploration activities;; conclusions of economic
evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of
uranium and vanadium; possible variations in ore reserves, grade or recovery rates; failure of
plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks
of the mining industry; delays in the completion of development or construction activities, as well
as those factors discussed in or referred to under the heading Risk Factors in Denisons Annual
Information Form dated March 27, 2007 available at www.sedar.com and its Form 40-F available at
www.sec.gov. Although management of Denison has attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there
may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Denison does not undertake
to update any forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein, except in
accordance with applicable securities laws. Mineral resources, which are not mineral reserves, do
not have demonstrated economic viability. Readers should refer to the Annual Information Form and
the Form 40-F of the Company for the fifteen month period ended December 31, 2006 and other
continuous disclosure documents filed since December 31, 2006 available at www.sedar.com,
for further information relating to their mineral resources and mineral reserves.
Cautionary Note to United States Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured, Indicated and Inferred
Resources: This news release uses the terms Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources.
United States investors are advised that while such terms are recognized and required by Canadian
regulations, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them.
Inferred Mineral Resources have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and as to
their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred
Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of
Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. United
States investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of Measured or Indicated Mineral
Resources will ever be converted into Mineral Reserves. United States investors are also cautioned
not to assume that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource exists, or is economically or
legally mineable.
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Exhibit 3
Denison Mines Corp.
Atrium on Bay, 595 Bay Street, Suite 402
Toronto, ON M5G 2C2
Ph. 416-979-1991
Fx. 416-979-5893
www.denisonmines.com
PRESS RELEASE
Denison Mines Corp. Third Quarter
Conference Call Friday, November 9, 2007
Telephone Conference to be held on November 9 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time (ET).
November 5, 2007 (TSX: DML; AMEX: DNN) Denison Mines Corp. (Denison or the Company) announces
that the Company will hold a telephone conference with a webcast presentation at 11:00 am ET on
November 9, 2007 to discuss financial results for the Third Quarter ending September 30, 2007.
Please call in 5-10 minutes before the conference starts and stay on the line (an operator will be
available to assist you). The Call in number is (416) 641 6124.
To view the live presentation, please log on at www.denisonmines.com 10 minutes prior to the call.
Approximately two hours after the call:
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the presentation will be available at www.denisonmines.com. |
About Denison
Denison Mines Corp. is a premier intermediate uranium producer in North America, with mining assets
in the Athabasca Basin region of Saskatchewan, Canada and the southwest United States including
Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Further, the Company has ownership interests in two of the four
conventional uranium mills operating in North America today. The Company also has a strong
exploration portfolio with large land positions in the United States, Canada, Mongolia and Zambia.
Correspondingly, the Company has one of the largest uranium exploration teams among intermediate
uranium companies.
For further information, please contact:
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E. Peter Farmer
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(416) 979-1991 ext. 231
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Ron Hochstein
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(604) 689-7842 |
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James Anderson
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(416) 979-1991 ext. 372 |
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Exhibit 4
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Denison Mines Corp. |
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Atrium on Bay, 595 Bay Street, Suite 402 |
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Toronto, ON M5G 2C2 Ph. 416-979-1991 Fx. 416-979-5893
www.denisonmines.com |
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PRESS RELEASE
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Trading symbols: DML-T, DNN-A |
DENISON MINES CORP. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS
Toronto, ON November 8, 2007... Denison Mines Corp. (Denison or the Company) (DML: TSX, DNN:
AMEX) today reported its financial results for the three months and nine months ended September 30,
2007. All amounts in this release are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. For a more
detailed discussion of our financial results, see managements discussion and analysis (MD&A)
following this release.
Consolidated Results
Consolidated net loss was $11,721,000 or $0.06 per share for the three months ended September 30,
2007 compared with a consolidated net loss of $6,368,000 or $0.07 per share for the same period in
2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Companys consolidated net income was
$23,702,000 ($0.13 per share) compared with a consolidated net loss of $11,728,000 ($0.13 per
share) for the same period in 2006.
Net cash used in operations was $9,139,000 and $14,044,000 for the three months and nine months
ended September 30, 2007, respectively compared with $5,357,000 and $13,855,000 for the same
periods in 2006.
Revenue was $9,411,000 and $39,939,000 for the three months and nine months ended September 30,
2007 compared with $1,000 and $669,000 for the same periods in 2006.
The Company expenses exploration expenditures on mineral properties not sufficiently advanced to
identify their development potential. Exploration expenditures expensed totalled $8,385,000 for
the three months ended September 30, 2007 and $16,914,000 for the nine months ended September 30,
2007 compared to $3,950,000 and $9,266,000 for the same periods in 2006.
Significant events in the third quarter include:
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Denison sold 85,000 pounds U3O8 during the quarter at an average
price of $85.41 per pound from its Canadian production under the existing long-term
contract. Given the market conditions in the quarter, there were no sales from US
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Spot prices for U3O8 decreased from $136.00 per pound at June 30,
2007 to $75.00 per pound at October 1, 2007 as quoted by Ux Consulting, and increased to
$90.00 per pound at November 6, 2007. The long-term price for U3O8
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Denison completed the acquisition of OmegaCorp Limited. |
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Denison received all of the necessary operating permits from the U.S. Bureau of Land
Management and the State of Utah for the Companys Tony M mine located within the Henry
Mountains Complex west of the Companys White Mesa conventional uranium mill. |
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Denison entered into an agreement to sell 250,000 pounds U3O8 for
delivery in early December at a price equal to 96.6% of the average quoted spot price at
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Revenue
Uranium sales revenue for the third quarter totaled $7,396,000 from the sale of 85,000 pounds of
U3O8 from Canadian production at the McClean Lake joint venture at an average
price of $85.41. There were no sales of U.S. production in the quarter. Revenue also includes the
amortization of the fair value increment on sales contracts from the acquisition of Denison Mines
Inc. in the amount of $503,000 in the quarter.
Denison markets its uranium from the McClean Lake joint venture jointly with AREVA Resources Canada
Inc. (ARC). Generally, sales are made under several long-term contracts with nuclear utilities
with a variety of pricing mechanisms. Denisons share of current contracted sales volumes for
Canadian production is set out in the table below:
Current Contracted Sales Volumes for Canadian Production (Note 1)
(pounds U3O8 x 1000)
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1. Assumes customers take maximum quantities permitted by contract
Agreements with AREVA call for production to be allocated first to the market related contracts
with any surplus to be apportioned over the legacy contracts. The legacy base-escalated contracts
have pricing formulas that result in sales prices well below current market prices.
New contracts for sales of the Companys U.S. uranium inventory and production are expected to be
under market related contracts. One such contract was entered into with AREVA in March 2007 for
the sale of 17% of the White Mesa mill production commencing in 2008 up to a maximum of 6.5 million
pounds with a minimum of 2.5 million pounds by the end of 2011. The sales price is 95% of the
published long-term price for the month prior to delivery with a floor price of $45.00. No other
long-term sales contracts for our U.S. production are in place at this time.
The Company has entered into an agreement to sell 250,000 pounds of U3O8 for
delivery in early December, 2007 at a price equal to 96.6% of the average of the last spot price
published by Ux Consulting LLC and Trade Tech LLC in November 2007. It is expected that Denison
will also sell 140,000 pounds U3O8 from Canadian production at a price of
80-85% of average spot price for the quarter. As a result, revenue from U3O8
sales should approximate $32 million in the fourth quarter, assuming a U3O8
spot price of $90.00 and that the McClean production target (which is currently ahead of
schedule) is met.
During the quarter, the White Mesa mill completed a processing campaign of alternate feed materials
on which a processing fee is paid. Processing revenue for the quarter was $68,000 and for the nine
months totaled $2,479,000 (2006:$668,000). At September 30, 2007, approximately 10,000 tons of
these types of alternate feed materials remained in stockpile.
At September 30, 2007, the Company held approximately 320,000 pounds of uranium produced from
alternate feed with a value, based on the current spot price of uranium, of approximately
$28,800,000. The Company also continues to hold approximately 46,000 pounds of vanadium in
inventory, as vanadium pregnant liquor, for future sale.
Uranium Production
Total uranium production for the Company from its Canadian and U.S. operations for the three months
ended September 30, 2007 was 103,000 pounds and 416,000 pounds for the nine months ended September
30, 2007. The McClean Lake joint venture produced 385,000 pounds of uranium for the three months
ended September 30, 2007 and 1,169,000 pounds for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared
to production of 455,000 pounds and 1,121,000 pounds during the same periods in 2006. Denisons
22.5% share of the 2007 production totaled 87,000 pounds during the three months and 264,000 pounds
during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Uranium production at the White Mesa mill from
alternate feed milling was 16,000 pounds for the three months and 153,000 pounds for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007.
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Mining at the Sue E pit at McClean Lake in northern Saskatchewan is proceeding with completion of
mining of the deposit expected in the first quarter of 2008. Stripping of the Sue B overburden
commenced in June and the contractor completed this work in the third quarter. Mining of the Sue B
deposit will follow completion of Sue E.
U3O8 production at McClean Lake in 2007 is expected to be 1.8 million pounds
of which Denisons share is 405,000 pounds. The ore grade processed for the first nine months has
averaged 0.42% U3O8. Currently the ore being processed is a grade of 0.74%
U3O8. Production is expected to increase next year to approximately 3.2
million pounds with Denisons share being 720,000 pounds.
The Midwest deposit is currently scheduled to commence production in 2011 and production is planned
to ramp up to a rate of about 9 million pounds per year with Denisons share being about 2,265,000
pounds per year. The regulatory approval process is progressing. The Environmental Impact
Statement for Midwest was submitted for review in October. The feasibility study has been
completed and is in the approval process with the partners.
During the third quarter, the Company processed high-grade alternate feed materials at its White
Mesa mill under its contracts with Cameco Corporation. The Company does not receive a recycling
fee for these materials; however it is able to retain all of the proceeds received from the sale of
the uranium produced. Uranium production from this material was only 16,000 pounds for the three
months and 153,000 pounds for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. As of September 30, 2007,
there was over 100,000 pounds U3O8 in process which will be packaged in the
fourth quarter and there was approximately 3,650 tons of these high-grade materials at the mill to
be processed, containing approximately 110,000 pounds of uranium. Uranium production at the White
Mesa mill for 2007 from processing alternate feed material is anticipated to be about 300,000
pounds. The modernization program at the White Mesa mill is proceeding but completion is currently
about 45 days later than the original schedule due to changes in scope of the program. The revised
program includes modifications and upgrading of the mill process equipment, upgrading the entire
mill process control system, and relining of tailings cell 4A. Primarily as a result of the scope
changes, the projected cost of the mill modernization has increased from $15 to $21 million.
Mining operations are underway at four of the Companys U.S. uranium/vanadium mines in the Colorado
Plateau district and at the Tony M mine in the Henry Mountains Complex. Mined ore is being
stockpiled at the White Mesa mill with the milling of the ore scheduled to commence in late March
2008. Rehabilitation work has also begun at the Companys Arizona 1 mine on the Arizona Strip
located in northeastern Arizona. Ore production from this mine is anticipated by mid-2008. At
September 30, 2007, a total of 43,000 tons of ore had been shipped to the mill. Denison has
initiated an ore buying program at its White Mesa mill. It is anticipated that this program will
supply about 60,000 tons of ore to the mill production in 2008.
The level of ore production is currently behind anticipated levels due largely to delays in
permitting at Tony M and for completing ventilation shafts at the Colorado Plateau mines, as well
as the impact of inexperienced mining crews. We now expect to have approximately 130,000 tons of
material stockpiled before conventional ore production commences. While these issues are being
addressed, we anticipate having lower quantities of ore available for processing in 2008 which will
impact 2008 production. As a result, with conventional ore production commencing in March 2008, the
expectation that the uranium/vanadium ore from the Colorado Plateau will necessitate mill
throughput at 1,500 tons per day to ensure economic optimization of vanadium and uranium recoveries
and the timing of the mill refurbishment program, we now anticipate 2008 production to be 1.7 to
2.1 million pounds U3O8 and approximately 4 to 6 million pounds
V2O5 as compared to previous estimates of 2.9 million pounds
U3O8 and 4.0 million pounds V2O5
We expect to sell 2.2 million pounds of U3O8 including 1.5 million pounds
from U.S. production in 2008.
Uranium Exploration and Development
Athabasca Basin
In the Athabasca Basin, Denison is participating in 35 exploration projects, primarily located in
the productive southeast part of the Basin and within open pit depths and trucking distance of the
operating mills. Denison, together with ARC and Cameco Corporation, control the majority of the
highly favourable geology in the prolific southeastern sector of the Basin. The Companys projects
in the Basin represent a good balance of grass roots, mid- stage and developed projects. In the
third quarter 2007, $5,604,000 was spent by Denison on drilling and geological/geophysical work.
Near the McClean mill, joint venture partner ARC is operator of the Midwest, Wolly and McClean
projects. At the Wolly project Denison has earned an initial 6.5% in the project and is earning up
to a 22.5% interest in this project, which is one of the most prospective exploration projects in
the basin.
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Denison is participating in 13 major drill programs during the current drilling season in the
Basin. At the Midwest project where Denison maintains a 25.17% interest, operator ARC completed a
late summer drill program testing the west extension of the Mae Zone. Over 3,000 meters of
drilling was completed, and a new high-grade structure was intersected, as previously reported.
ARC is currently carrying out resource estimation work on the Mae Zone which is anticipated to be
finalized in the fourth quarter.
Denison is operator on the Wheeler River, Moore Lake, Park Creek, Huard-Kirsch, Bell Lake, North
Wedge and Crawford Lake joint ventures. On Denisons operated and non-operated projects, a total
of approximately 12,000 meters of drilling was carried out this year, most of it in this quarter.
The last hole of the 16-hole Wheeler River program, drilled at -75 degrees, intersected anomalous
mineralization approximately 500 meters along strike to the northeast from previously reported
mineralization in WR-214. Drill hole WR-242A intersected a 1.8 meter thick zone at the
unconformity, from 353.98 to 355.78 meters, with a grade of 0.265% eU308.
The location of this mineralization at this location is in a similar highly altered geological
setting as WR-214 and has both expanded and enhanced the potential of the west fault bounded side
of the quartzite ridge. Late in the summer, a drill crew was mobilized to the Moore Lake site. A
seven-hole program is currently underway to test targets at the Maverick Zone and to provide
further information for a focused winter 2008 drill program
Denisons exploration spending in 2007 in the Athabasca Basin is expected to total $15,500,000.
Southwest United States
In the United States, Denison is undertaking the permitting for an estimated 90,000 feet (28,000
meters) of drilling originally planned in 2007 to be carried out near existing operations.
Permitting for this program is on-going and it is expected that drilling will now commence in 2008.
Mongolia
In Mongolia, Denison maintains a majority interest the Haraat and Hairhan deposits and a large
number of exploration projects which have returned uraniferous intersections. A major 56,000 meter
drill program was recently completed, and several discoveries were made on a number of the
properties. The most significant was made at Hairhan, where a new zone of at least 5 meter
thickness was located at depth under the north half of the main Hairhan deposit by widely spaced
drilling on multiple holes in multiple profiles. Although generally lower grade, good permeable
sands indicate potential for upgrading. This will be a major target for infill drilling in 2008.
The resource at Hairhan currently stands at 7.9 million pounds U3O8 at grade
of 0.076% eU3O8 classified as Indicated Resources, and 3.5 million pounds
U3O8 at grade of 0.0867% eU3O8 classified as Inferred
Resources. (See Technical Report on the Uranium Exploration Properties in Mongolia dated
February 27, 2007 prepared by Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. available on the Companys
website or on SEDAR) Hydrological test work and pump well installations were installed late in the
year at both Hairhan and Haraat as a preliminary step in the characterization of the
hydrogeological regimes. The scoping study on the Haraat project will be completed by the end of
this month.
Australia
Energy Metals Limited (Energy Metals), an Australian listed company (ASX-EME), continues to
receive good results from its Bigrlyi joint venture near Alice Springs in Australia as announced by
it on July 25, 2007. Denison owns an 11% equity interest in Energy Metals and is looking to
further participate in advanced projects in Australia. Current JORC compliant resources on a 100%
basis (indicated and inferred 0.05% U3O8 cut-off) total 14.3 million pounds
U3O8 and 16.3 million pounds V2O5 mostly within 200m of
the surface and potentially accessible via open pit mining. The current drilling program is
identifying extensions to the known mineralization in addition to delineating new mineralized
zones. Results to date indicate that an upgrade to the existing resources can be confidently
expected.
Zambia
Denison completed its acquisition of Omega during the third quarter. Omega owns 100% of the Kariba
Uranium Project covering 1,893 km2 in Zambia. Denison has recently initiated
development drilling which is currently underway at the location of the proposed Dibwe open pit and
will subsequently move to Mutanga. In addition, an RC drill is anticipated to arrive shortly and
will commence a major 30,000 meter infill drilling and exploration program. An updated scoping
study is underway and expected to be completed by the end of this year.
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Liquidity
At September 30, 2007, Denison had cash and cash equivalents of $51,690,000 and portfolio
investments with a market value of $45,507,000.
Conference Call
Denison is hosting a conference call on November 9, 2007 starting at 11:00 A.M. (Toronto time) to
discuss the Third Quarter 2007 results. The webcast will be available live through a link on
Denisons website www.denisonmines.com and by telephone at 416-641-6124. A recorded
version of the conference call will be available by calling 416-695-5800 (password: 3240831#)
approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call. The presentation will also be available
at www.denisonmines.com.
Additional Information
Additional information on Denison is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the
Companys website at www.denisonmines.com.
About Denison
Denison Mines Corp. is the premier intermediate uranium producer in North America, with mining
assets in the Athabasca Basin Region of Saskatchewan, Canada and the southwest United States
including Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Further, the Company has ownership interests in two of the
four conventional uranium mills operating in North America today. The combination of a diversified
mining asset base with parallel ownership of milling infrastructure in highly politically stable
jurisdictions has uniquely positioned the Company for growth and development into the future. The
Company also has a strong exploration portfolio with large land positions in the United States,
Canada, Zambia and Mongolia. Correspondingly, the Company has one of the largest uranium
exploration teams among intermediate uranium companies.
For further information contact:
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E. Peter Farmer |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Ron Hochstein |
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(416) 979-1991 Extension 232 |
President and Chief Operating Officer |
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James R. Anderson |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Cautionary Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and similar Canadian legislation concerning the
business, operations and financial performance and condition of Denison.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to estimated
production, the expected effects of possible corporate transactions and the development potential
of Denisons properties; the future price of uranium and vanadium; the estimation of mineral
reserves and resources; the realization of mineral reserve estimates; the timing and amount of
estimated future production; costs of production; capital expenditures; success of exploration
activities; permitting time lines and permitting, mining or processing issues; currency exchange
rate fluctuations; government regulation of mining operations; environmental risks; unanticipated
reclamation expenses; title disputes or claims; and limitations on insurance coverage. Generally,
these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such
as plans, expects or does not expect, is expected, budget, scheduled, estimates,
forecasts, intends, anticipates or does not anticipate, or believes, or variations of such
words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, might
or will be taken, occur or be achieved.
Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date
such statements are made, and they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of
Denison to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements, including but not limited to risks related to: unexpected events during construction,
expansion and start-up; variations in ore grade, tonnes mined, crushed or milled; delay or failure
to receive board or government approvals; timing and availability of external financing on
acceptable terms; risks related to international operations; actual results of current
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exploration
activities; actual results of current reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations;
changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of uranium and
vanadium; possible variations in ore reserves, grade or recovery rates; failure of plant, equipment
or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining
industry; delays in the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those
factors discussed in or referred to in the Annual Information Form dated March 27, 2007 of the
Company filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and available at www.sedar.com
and the Companys Form 40-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission at
www.sec.gov. Although management of Denison has attempted to identify important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking
statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended.
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Denison does not undertake
to update any forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein, except in
accordance with applicable securities laws. Mineral resources, which are not mineral reserves, do
not have demonstrated economic viability. Readers should refer to the Annual Information Form
and the Form 40-F of Denison Mines Corp. for the 15 month months ended December 31, 2006 and other
continuous disclosure documents filed since those dates available at www.sedar.com and
www.sec.gov, for further information relating to their mineral resources and mineral
reserves.
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Concerning Estimates of Measured, Indicated and Inferred
Resources: This news release uses the terms Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources.
United States investors are advised that while such terms are recognized and required by Canadian
regulations, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission does not recognize them.
Inferred Mineral Resources have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and as to
their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred
Mineral Resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of
Inferred Mineral Resources may not form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies. U.S.
investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of Measured or Indicated Mineral
Resources will ever be converted into Mineral Reserves. U.S. investors are also cautioned not to
assume that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource exists, or is economically or legally
mineable.
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DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
INTRODUCTION
This Managements Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) of Denison Mines Corp. and its subsidiary
companies and joint venture interests (collectively, Denison or the Company) provides a
detailed analysis of the Companys business and compares its financial results with those of the
comparable period in the previous year. This MD&A is dated as of November 8, 2007 and should be
read in conjunction with the Companys unaudited consolidated financial statements for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and the Companys audited consolidated financial statements and
related notes for the fifteen months ended December 31, 2006. The financial statements are
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada. All dollar amounts
are expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.
Other continuous disclosure documents, including the Companys press releases, quarterly and annual
reports, Annual Information Form and Form 40-F are available through its filings with the
securities regulatory authorities in Canada at www.sedar.com and the United States at
www.sec.gov.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This MD&A contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and similar Canadian legislation, concerning the business,
operations and financial performance and condition of Denison.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to estimated
production, the expected effects of possible corporate transactions and the development potential
of Denisons properties; the future price of uranium and vanadium; the estimation of mineral
reserves and resources; the realization of mineral reserve estimates; the timing and amount of
estimated future production; costs of production; capital expenditures; success of exploration
activities; permitting time lines and permitting, mining or processing issues; currency exchange
rate fluctuations; government regulation of mining operations; environmental risks; unanticipated
reclamation expenses; title disputes or claims; and limitations on insurance coverage. Generally,
these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such
as plans, expects or does not expect, is expected, budget, scheduled, estimates,
forecasts, intends, anticipates or does not anticipate, or believes, or variations of such
words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, might
or will be taken, occur or be achieved.
Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date
such statements are made and they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of
Denison to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements, including but not limited to risks related to: unexpected events during construction,
expansion and start-up; variations in ore grade, tonnes mined, crushed or milled; delay or failure
to receive board or government approvals; timing and availability of external financing on
acceptable terms; risks related to international operations; actual results of current exploration
activities; actual results of current reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations;
changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of uranium and
vanadium; possible variations in ore reserves, grade or recovery rates; failure of plant, equipment
or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining
industry; delays in the completion of development or construction activities and other factors
listed under the heading RISK FACTORS in Denisons Annual Information Form available at
www.sedar.com and its Form 40-F available at www.sec.gov. Although management of
Denison has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, which only apply as of the date
hereof, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended.
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Denison does not undertake
to update any forward-looking statements that are included or incorporated by reference herein,
except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
OVERVIEW
Denison is a diversified, growth-oriented, intermediate uranium producer. With seven active
uranium mining projects in North America (five in the U.S. and two in Canada), Denison expects
estimated production of over 2.5 million pounds in 2008, increasing to over 5 million pounds of
uranium oxide in concentrates (U3O8) by 2011. Denisons assets include an
interest in two of the four licensed and operating conventional uranium mills in North America,
with its 100% ownership of the White Mesa mill in Utah and its 22.5% ownership of the McClean Lake
mill in Saskatchewan. Both mills are fully permitted, operating and undergoing expansion. The
Company also produces vanadium as a co-product from some of its mines in Colorado and Utah. The
Company is also in the business of recycling uranium-bearing waste materials, referred to as
alternate feed materials, for the recovery of uranium, alone or in combination with other metals,
at the Companys White Mesa mill.
Denison enjoys a global portfolio of world-class exploration projects, including properties in
close proximity to the Companys mills in the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan and in the
southwestern United States. Denison also has exploration and development stage properties in
Mongolia, Zambia and, indirectly through its investments, in Australia.
Denison is the manager of Uranium Participation Corporation (UPC), a publicly traded company
which invests in uranium oxide in concentrates and uranium hexafluoride. Denison is also engaged
in mine decommissioning and environmental services through its Denison Environmental Services
(DES) division.
Denison is a reporting issuer in all of the Canadian provinces. Denisons common shares are listed
on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the TSX) under the symbol DML and on the American Stock Exchange
(the AMEX) under the symbol DNN.
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following selected financial information was obtained directly from or calculated using the
Companys consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007
and 2006:
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
Results of Operations: |
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Total revenues |
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$ |
9,411,000 |
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$ |
1,000 |
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$ |
39,939,000 |
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$ |
669,000 |
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Net income (loss) |
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(11,721,000 |
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(6,368,000 |
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23,702,000 |
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(11,728,000 |
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Basic and diluted earnings (loss)
per share |
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(0.06 |
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(0.07 |
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0.13 |
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(0.13 |
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per share |
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(0.06 |
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(0.07 |
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0.12 |
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2006 |
Working capital |
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$ |
69,830,000 |
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$ |
93,743,000 |
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Long-term investments |
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45,507,000 |
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16,600,000 |
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Property, plant and equipment |
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719,414,000 |
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403,571,000 |
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Total assets |
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1,009,109,000 |
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659,348,000 |
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Total liabilities |
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216,763,000 |
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$ |
139,370,000 |
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DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
General
The Company recorded a net loss of $11,721,000 ($0.06 per share) for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 compared with a net loss of $6,368,000 ($0.07 per share) for the same period in
2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the company recorded net income of $23,702,000
($0.13 per share) compared with a loss of $11,728,000 ($0.13 per share) for the same period in
2006. The results for 2006 have been restated to reflect the change in accounting policy to
expense exploration costs as discussed in Note 3 of the Financial Statements for the period ended
December 31, 2006.
Revenues totaled $9,411,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and $39,939,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared with $1,000 and $669,000 for the same periods in
2006. Expenses totaled $21,251,000 for the three months and $56,921,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 period compared with $6,025,000 and $14,858,000 for the same periods in 2006.
Net other income (expense) totaled ($893,000) for the three month and $37,343,000 for the nine
month periods in 2007 compared with ($344,000) and $2,461,000 for 2006.
Revenues
Uranium sales revenue for the third quarter totaled $7,396,000. Sales revenue includes the sale of
85,000 pounds of U3O8 production from the McClean Lake joint venture at an
average sales price of $85.41 per pound and an adjustment to the amortization of the fair value
increment related to long-term sales contracts from the acquisition of DMI in the amount of
$503,000. Reported revenue is also impacted by the effect of foreign currency translations.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, uranium sales revenue totaled $30,951,000 consisting
of sales of 270,000 pounds of production from the McClean Lake joint venture at an average price of
$75.21 per pound and the amortization of the fair value increment related to long term sales
contracts from the acquisition of Denison Mines Inc. (DMI) in the amount of $1,512,000. Revenue
also includes the sale of 75,000 pounds of production at the White Mesa mill at $130.00 per pound.
Denison markets its uranium from the McClean Lake joint venture jointly with AREVA Resources Canada
Inc. (ARC). Generally, sales are made under several long-term contracts with nuclear utilities
with a variety of pricing mechanisms. Denisons share of current contracts sales volumes is set
out in the table below:
Current Contracted Sales Volumes (Note 1)
(pounds U3O8 x 1000)
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2007 |
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Market Related |
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590 |
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590 |
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440 |
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0 |
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Legacy Base Escalated |
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220 |
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220 |
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0 |
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0 |
|
|
$20.00 to $26.00 |
Legacy Market Related |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
210 |
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|
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0 |
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96% of Spot |
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1. |
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Assumes customers take maximum quantities permitted by contract |
Agreements with the AREVA Group call for production to be allocated first to the market related
contracts with any surplus to be apportioned over the legacy contracts. The legacy base-escalated
contracts have pricing formulas that result in sales prices well below current market prices.
These contracts have been fair valued at December 1, 2006 and a liability was recorded in the
amount of $14,848,000 which will be amortized through revenue over the life of the contracts.
New contracts for sales of the Companys U.S. uranium inventory and production are expected to be
under market related contracts. One such contract was completed with AREVA in March 2007, for the
sale of 17% of the White Mesa mill production commencing in 2008 up to a maximum of 6.5 million
pounds with a minimum of 2.5 million pounds by the end of 2011. The sales price is 95% of the
published long-term price for the month prior to delivery with a floor price of $45.00.
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DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
The Company has agreed to sell 250,000 pounds of U3O8 for delivery in early
December, 2007 at a price equal to 96.6% of the average of the last spot price published by Ux
Consulting LLC and Trade Tech LLC in November 2007. No other sales contracts are in place at this
time.
During the quarter, the White Mesa mill completed a processing campaign of alternate feed materials
on which a processing fee is paid. Processing revenue for the quarter was $68,000 and for the nine
months totaled $2,479,000 (2006:$668,000). At September 30, 2007, approximately 10,000 tons of
these types of alternate feed materials remained in stockpile.
At September 30, 2007, the Company held approximately 320,000 pounds of uranium produced from
alternate feed with a market value based on the current quoted spot price of uranium of
approximately $28,800,000
The Company continues to hold approximately 46,000 pounds of vanadium in inventory, as vanadium
pregnant liquor, for future sale.
Revenue from the environmental services division was $1,443,000 for the three months and $3,391,000
for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Revenue from the management contract with Uranium Participation Corporation was $504,000 for the
three months and $3,117,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Uranium Production
Total uranium production for the Company from its Canadian and U.S. operations was 103,000 pounds
for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 416,000 pounds for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007. The McClean Lake joint venture produced 385,000 pounds of uranium for the
three months ended September 30, 2007 and 1,169,000 pounds for the nine months ended September 30,
2007 compared to production of 455,000 pounds and 1,121,000 pounds during the same periods in 2006.
Denisons 22.5% share of the 2007 production totaled 87,000 pounds during the three months and
264,000 pounds during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Uranium production at the White
Mesa mill from alternate feed milling was 16,000 pounds for the three months and 153,000 pounds for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
In 2006, the Company recommenced active mining operations at a number of its U.S. uranium/vanadium
mines in the Colorado Plateau district. Currently mining is underway at four locations on the
Colorado Plateau and a fifth mine at the Henry Mountains complex. Mined ore is being stockpiled at
the White Mesa mill with the milling of the ore scheduled to commence early in 2008. As of the end
of September 30, 2007, a total of 43,000 tons of ore had been stockpiled at the mill.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for the three months were $9,206,000 and $28,906,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 as compared to $624,000 and $2,012,000 for the same periods in 2006. The
expenses for the nine months include $18,351,000 related to mining operations in Canada; $6,537,000
related to processing operations in the U.S. and $3,341,000 related to environmental services
expenses.
Sales Royalties and Capital Taxes
Sales royalties and capital taxes totaled $522,000 for the third quarter and $1,503,000 for the
nine months. Denison pays a Saskatchewan basic uranium royalty of 4% of gross uranium sales from
Saskatchewan production after receiving the benefit of a 1% Saskatchewan resource credit. Denison
also pays Saskatchewan capital taxes based on the greater of 3.6% of gross uranium sales and
capital tax otherwise computed under the Saskatchewan Corporation Capital Tax Act. For uranium
production after January 1, 2007, the factor applied to gross uranium sales for Saskatchewan
capital tax purposes was reduced to 3.3% with further reductions scheduled in 2007 and 2008. The
Saskatchewan government also imposes a tiered royalty which ranges from 6% to 15% of gross uranium
sales after recovery of mill and mine capital allowances which approximate capital costs. Denison
has not paid tiered royalties in the past and has sufficient mill and mine capital and expansion
allowances available or anticipated to shelter it from the tiered royalty at current uranium prices
for at least two years.
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DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
MINERAL PROPERTY EXPLORATION
Denison is engaged in uranium exploration, as both operator and non-operator of joint ventures and
also on a 100% basis in Canada and Mongolia. For the three months ended September 30, 2007
exploration expenditures totaled $8,385,000 and totaled $16,914,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 as compared to $3,950,000 and $9,266,000 for the corresponding periods in 2006.
A majority of the exploration expenditures during the period were spent in the Athabasca Basin
region of northern Saskatchewan. Denison is engaged in uranium exploration on advanced projects in
this region of Canada as part of the AREVA operated McClean and Midwest joint ventures. A
significant discovery, termed the Mae Zone and located northeast of the proposed Midwest open pit,
was drilled this past winter. Denison is also participating in a total of 33 other exploration
projects concentrating in the productive South East margin of the Athabasca basin. Denison is
operator of two mid stage projects, the Moore Lake and the Wheeler River Joint Ventures, included
in this portfolio. Denisons share of exploration spending on its Canadian properties totaled
$5,671,000 of which $5,605,000 was expensed in the statement of operations for the three months
ended September 30, 2007 and totaled $14,206,000 of which $13,602,000 was expensed in the statement
of operation for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Exploration expenditures of $2,598,000 for the three month period and $3,048,000 for the nine month
period ended September 30, 2007 were spent in Mongolia on the Companys joint venture and 100%
owned properties. The Company has a 70% interest in the Gurvan Saihan Joint Venture (GSJV) in
Mongolia. The other parties to the joint venture are the Mongolian government as to 15% and
Geologorazvedka, a Russian government entity, as to 15%. Additional expenditures for development
of the GSJVs Hairhan and Haraat uranium deposits have also been incurred. Development work
includes extensive resource delineation drilling, hydrological drilling, plant design and
environmental studies.
The remaining expenditures of $182,000 for the three month period and $264,000 for the nine month
period were spent on the Companys other properties.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses were $3,138,000 for the three months and $9,598,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared with $1,247,000 and $3,376,000 for the same periods
in 2006. The increase was primarily the result of the inclusion of Denison Mines Inc. (DMI)
effective December 1, 2006, a ramping up of the Companys operations and an increase in public
company expenses due to additional compliance costs. General and administrative expenses consist
primarily of payroll and related expenses for personnel, contract and professional services and
other overhead expenditures.
Other Income and Expenses
Other income (expense) totaled ($893,000) for the three months and $37,343,000 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 compared with ($344,000) and $2,461,000 for the same periods in 2006. The
net expense in the third quarter is primarily due to foreign exchange losses. The net other income
for the nine month period is primarily due to the disposition of portfolio investments.
Urizon Joint Venture
The Company has a 50% interest in a joint venture with Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) for the
pursuit of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) alternate feed program for the mill. This 50/50
joint venture is carried out through Urizon Recovery Systems, LLC (Urizon). The joint venture
currently expects that a decision will be made by the DOE as to how it intends to proceed on the
disposition of the material and that the joint venture will have an opportunity to propose the
Urizon Program as a suitable disposition option for this feedstock. The accounts of Urizon are
included in the Companys financial statements on a proportionate consolidation basis.
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DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
OUTLOOK FOR 2007
Mining and Production
Mining at the Sue E pit at McClean Lake in northern Saskatchewan is proceeding with completion of
mining of the deposit expected in the first quarter of 2008. Stripping of the Sue B overburden
commenced in June and the contractor completed this work in the third quarter. Mining of the Sue B
deposit will follow completion of Sue E.
U3O8 production levels at McClean Lake in 2007 is expected to be 1.8 million
pounds of which Denisons share is 405,000 pounds. The ore grade processed for the first nine
months has averaged 0.42% U3O8. Currently the ore being processed is a grade
of 0.74% U3O8. Production is expected to increase next year to approximately
3.2 million pounds with Denisons share being 720,000 pounds.
During the third quarter, the Company processed high-grade alternate feed materials at its White
Mesa mill under its contracts with Cameco Corporation. The Company does not receive a recycling
fee for these materials; however it is able to retain all of the proceeds received from the sale of
the uranium produced. Uranium production from this material was only 16,000 pounds for the three
months and 153,000 pounds for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. As of September 30, 2007,
there was over 100,000 pounds U3O8 in process which will be packaged in the
fourth quarter and there was approximately 3,650 tons of these high-grade materials at the mill to
be processed, containing approximately 110,000 pounds of uranium. Uranium production at the White
Mesa mill for 2007 from processing alternate feed material is anticipated to be about 300,000
pounds. The modernization program at the White Mesa mill is proceeding but completion is currently
about 45 days later than the original schedule due to changes in scope of the program. The revised
program includes modifications and upgrading of the mill process equipment, upgrading the entire
mill process control system, and relining of tailings cell 4A. Primarily as a result of the scope
changes, the projected cost of the mill modernization has increased from $15 to $21 million.
Mining operations on the Colorado Plateau are well underway with four mines in operation.
Production from the Sunday, Pandora, Topaz and St. Jude mines is running at about 300 tons per day.
At the Tony M mine within the Henry Mountains Complex, located in Utah, full operational permits
have been received and production from this mine is underway and will ramp up to 300 tons per day
in the first quarter of 2008. Rehabilitation work has begun at the Companys Arizona 1 mine on the
Arizona Strip located in northeastern Arizona. Ore production from this mine is anticipated by
mid-2008. Production from these mines is being hauled to Denisons White Mesa mill and is
currently being stockpiled. Milling of conventional ore is scheduled for the end of the first
quarter of 2008. At September 30, 2007, a total of 43,000 tons had been shipped to the mill.
The level of ore production is currently behind anticipated levels due largely to delays in
permitting at Tony M and for ventilation shafts at the Colorado Plateau mines, as well as the
impact of inexperienced mining crews. We now expect to have approximately 130,000 tons of material
stockpiled before conventional ore production commences. While these issues are being addressed we
anticipate having lower quantities of ore available for processing in 2008 which will impact 2008
production. As a result, with conventional ore production commencing in March 2008, the expectation
that the uranium/vanadium ore from the Colorado Plateau will necessitate mill throughput at 1,500
tons per day to ensure economic optimization of vanadium and uranium recoveries and the timing of
the mill refurbishment program, we now anticipate 2008 production to be 1.7 to 2.1 million pounds
U3O8 and approximately 4 to 6 million pounds V2O5 as
compared to previous estimates of 2.9 million pounds U3O8 and 4.0 million
pounds V2O5.
We expect to sell 2.2 million pounds of U3O8 including 1.5 million pounds
from U.S. production in 2008.
EXPLORATION
Athabasca Basin in Canada
In the Athabasca Basin, Denison is participating in 35 exploration projects, primarily located in
the productive southeast part of the Basin and within open pit depths and trucking distance of the
operating mills. Denison, together with ARC and Cameco Corporation, control the majority of the
highly favourable geology in the prolific southeastern sector of the Basin. The Companys projects
in the Basin represent a good balance of grass roots, mid- stage and developed projects.
Near the McClean mill, joint venture partner ARC is operator of the Midwest, Wolly and McClean
projects. At the Wolly project Denison has earned an initial 6.5% in the project and is earning up
to a 22.5% interest in this project, which is one of the most prospective exploration projects in
the basin.
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DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
Denison is participating in thirteen major drill programs during the current drilling season in the
Basin. At the Midwest project where Denison maintains a 25.17% interest, operator ARC completed a
late summer drill program testing the west extension of the Mae Zone. Over 3,000 meters of
drilling was completed, and a new high grade structure was intersected, as previously reported.
ARC is currently carrying out resource estimation work on the Mae Zone which is anticipated to be
finalized in the fourth quarter.
Denison is operator on the Wheeler River, Moore Lake, Park Creek, Huard-Kirsch, Bell Lake, North
Wedge and Crawford Lake joint ventures. On Denisons operated and non-operated projects, a total
of approximately 12,000 meters of drilling was carried out this year, most of it in this quarter.
The last hole of the sixteen hole Wheeler River program, drilled at -75 degrees, intersected
anomalous mineralization approximately 500 meters along strike to the northeast from previously
reported mineralization in WR-214. Drill hole WR-242A intersected a 1.8 meter thick zone at the
unconformity, from 353.98 to 355.78 meters, with a grade of 0.265% eU308. The location of this
mineralization at this location is in a similar highly altered geological setting as WR-214 and has
both expanded and enhanced the potential of the west fault bounded side of the quartzite ridge.
Late in the summer, a drill crew was mobilized to the Moore Lake site. A seven hole program is
currently underway to test targets at the Maverick Zone and to provide further information for a
focused winter 2008 drill program
Denisons exploration spending in 2007 in the Athabasca Basin is expected to total $15,500,000.
Southwest United States
In the United States, Denison is undertaking the permitting for an estimated 90,000 feet (28,000
meters) of drilling originally planned in 2007 to be carried out near existing operations.
Permitting for this program is on-going and it is expected that drilling will now commence in 2008.
Mongolia
In Mongolia, Denison maintains a majority interest the Haraat and Hairhan deposits and a large
number of exploration projects which have returned uraniferous intersections. A major 56,000 meter
drill program was recently completed, and several discoveries were made on a number of the
properties. The most significant was made at Hairhan, where a new zone of at least 5 meter
thickness was located at depth under the north half of the main Hairhan deposit by widely spaced
drilling on multiple holes in multiple profiles, Although generally lower grade, good permeable
sands indicate potential for upgrading. This will be a major target for infill drilling in 2008.
The resource at Hairhan currently stands at 7.9 million pounds U3O8 at grade
of 0.076% eU3O8 classified as Indicated Resources, and 3.5 million pounds
U3O8 at grade of 0.0867% eU3O8 classified as Inferred
Resources. (See Technical Report on the Uranium Exploration Properties in Mongolia dated
February 27, 2007 prepared by Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. available on the Companys
website or on SEDAR) Hydrological test work and pump well installations were installed late in the
year at both Hairhan and Haraat as a preliminary step in the characterization of the
hydrogeological regimes. The scoping study on the Haraat project will be completed by the end of
this month.
Australia
Energy Metals Limited (Energy Metals), an Australian listed company (ASX-EME), continues to
receive good results from its Bigrlyi joint venture near Alice Springs in Australia as announced by
it on July 25, 2007. Denison owns an 11% equity interest in Energy Metals and is looking to
further participate in advanced projects in Australia. Current JORC compliant resources on a 100%
basis (indicated and inferred 0.05% U3O8 cut-off) total 14.3 million pounds
U3O8 and 16.3 million pounds V2O5 mostly within 200m of
the surface and potentially accessible via open pit mining. The current drilling program is
identifying extensions to the known mineralization in addition to delineating new mineralized
zones. Results to date indicate that an upgrade to the existing resources can be confidently
expected.
Zambia
Denison completed its acquisition of Omega during the third quarter. Omega owns 100% of the Kariba
Uranium Project covering 1,893 km2 in Zambia. Denison has recently initiated
development drilling which is currently underway at the location of the proposed Dibwe open pit and
will subsequently move to Mutanga. In addition, an RC drill is anticipated to arrive shortly and
will commence a major 30,000 meter infill drilling and exploration program. An updated scoping
study is underway and expected to be completed by the end of this year.
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DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash and cash equivalents were $51,690,000 at September 30, 2007 compared with $177,758,000 at June
30, 2007, $105,027,000 at March 31, 2007 and $69,127,000 at December 31, 2006.
Cash flow generated from (used in) operating activities was ($9,139,000) for the three months and
($14,044,000) for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared with ($5,357,000) and
($13,855,000) during the same periods in 2006. Net cash provided by or used in operating
activities are comprised of net income or loss for the period, adjusted for non-cash items and for
changes in working capital items. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, significant
changes in working capital items include an increase of $6,175,000 in inventories (2006 period:
$1,183,000), and an increase of $5,040,000 in accounts payable and accrued liabilities (2006
period: decrease of $1,675,000). For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, significant changes
in working capital items include an increase of $9,641,000 in inventories (2006 period:
$3,612,000), an increase of $8,296,000 in accounts payable and accrued liabilities (2006 period:
$2,200,000).
Cash flow generated from (used in) investing activities was ($136,436,000) for the three months and
($148,712,000) for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared with ($3,340,000) and
($5,988,000) during the same periods in 2006. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, the
decrease was due primarily to the purchase of long-term investments of $121,962,000 and
expenditures on property, plant and equipment of $15,489,000. For the nine months ended September
30, 2007, the decrease was due primarily to the purchase of long-term investments of $171,728,000,
property, plant and equipment expenditures of $32,465,000, offset by proceeds from the sale of
long-term investments of $46,678,000.
Cash flow generated from financing activities was $3,000 for the three months and $107,097,000 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared with ($17,000) and $18,000 during the same
periods in 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 the increase in cash flow is due
primarily to the issuance of common shares for net proceeds of $107,131,000.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Uranium Participation Corporation
The Company is a party to a management services agreement with UPC. Under the terms of the
agreement, the Company will receive the following fees from UPC: a) a commission of 1.5% of the
gross value of any purchases or sales of U3O8 and UF6 completed at
the request of the Board of Directors of UPC; b) a minimum annual management fee of CDN$400,000
(plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses) plus an additional fee of 0.3% per annum based upon UPCs
net asset value between CDN$100,000,000 and CDN$200,000,000 and 0.2% per annum based upon UPCs net
asset value in excess of CDN$200,000,000; c) a fee of CDN$200,000 upon the completion of each
equity financing where proceeds to UPC exceed CDN$20,000,000; d) a fee of CDN$200,000 for each
transaction or arrangement (other than the purchase or sale of U3O8 and
UF6) of business where the gross value of such transaction exceeds CDN$20,000,000 (an
initiative); and e) an annual fee up to a maximum of CDN$200,000, at the discretion of the Board
of Directors of UPC, for on-going maintenance or work associated with an initiative.
In accordance with the management services agreement, all uranium investments owned by UPC are held
in accounts with conversion facilities in the name of DMI as manager for and on behalf of UPC.
The Company was also a party to a temporary revolving credit facility agreement with UPC (not to
exceed CDN$15,000,000). The credit facility terminated on the earlier of repayment or May 10, 2007
and was collateralized by the uranium investments of UPC. Interest under the credit facility was
based upon Canadian bank prime plus 1%. Standby fees also applied at a rate of 1% of the committed
facility amount. As at December 31, 2006, UPC had drawn CDN$11,000,000 under the facility. The
temporary credit facility was fully repaid and cancelled on April 10, 2007.
In June 2007, the Company sold 75,000 pounds of U3O8 to UPC at a price of
$130.00 per pound for total consideration of $9,750,000.
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DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
The following transactions were incurred with UPC for the periods noted:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30 |
|
|
September 30 |
|
|
September 30 |
|
|
September 30 |
|
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Uranium sales |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,750 |
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|
$ |
|
|
Management fees (including expenses) |
|
|
466 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,656 |
|
|
|
|
|
Commission fees on purchase and sale of uranium |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,462 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loan interest under credit facility |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
|
|
Standby fee under credit facility |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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$ |
511 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
13,074 |
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|
$ |
|
|
|
At September 30, 2007, accounts receivable includes $147,000 due from UPC with respect to the fees
indicated above.
Other
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company had the following additional related
party transactions:
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a) |
|
sold 16,562,500 shares of Fortress to a company associated with the Chairman of the
Company for gross proceeds of approximately CDN$20,703,000; |
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b) |
|
incurred management and administrative service fees of $147,000 (September 2006:
$143,000) with a company owned by the Chairman of the Company which provides corporate
development, office premises, secretarial and other services in Vancouver at a rate of
CDN$18,000 per month plus expenses. At September 30, 2007, an amount of $109,000 was due
to this company; and |
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c) |
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provided executive and administrative services to Fortress and charged an aggregate of
$56,000 (September 2006: $91,000) for such services. At September 30, 2007, an amount of
$9,000 was due from Fortress relating to this agreement. |
OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA
At November 8, 2007, there were 189,702,835 common shares issued and outstanding, 5,871,154 stock
options outstanding to purchase a total of 5,868,154 common shares and 3,321,151 warrants
outstanding to purchase a total of 9,564,915 common shares, for a total of 205,135,904 common
shares on a fully-diluted basis.
IMPACT OF ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Effective January 1, 2007, the company adopted CICA Handbook Section 1530: Comprehensive Income
which establishes standards for reporting comprehensive income, defined as a change in value of net
assets that is not due to owner activities, by introducing a new requirement to temporarily present
certain gains and losses outside of net income and adopted CICA Handbook Section 3855: Financial
Instruments Recognition and Measurement establishes standards for the recognition,
classification and measurement of financial instruments including the presentation of any resulting
gains and losses. Under this Standard, assets classified as available-for-sale securities are
revalued at the balance sheet date and gains and losses are included in other comprehensive income
(and not included in the income statement) until such time as the asset is disposed of or incurs a
decline in fair value that is other than temporary. At such time, any gains or losses will then be
realized and reclassified to the income statement. At September 30, 2007, the Company had certain
long-term investments that were classified as available-for-sale securities under this new standard
and an unrealized gain net of tax of $28,579,000 has been included in accumulated other
comprehensive income.
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DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
RISK FACTORS
There are a number of factors that could negatively affect Denisons business and the value of
Denisons securities, including the factors listed in the Companys Annual Information Form
available at www.sedar.com and Form 40-F available at www.sec.gov. The information
pertains to the outlook and conditions currently known to Denison that could have a material impact
on the financial condition of Denison. This information, by its nature, is not all-inclusive. It
is not a guarantee that other factors will not affect Denison in the future.
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DENISON MINES CORP.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
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At |
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At |
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September 30 |
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December 31 |
|
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2007 |
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2006 |
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ASSETS |
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|
|
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Current |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cash and equivalents |
|
$ |
51,690 |
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$ |
69,127 |
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Trade and other receivables |
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13,185 |
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|
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8,964 |
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Note receivable (Note 19) |
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|
276 |
|
|
|
9,439 |
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Inventories (Note 3) |
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|
32,028 |
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21,553 |
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Prepaid expenses and other |
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|
502 |
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786 |
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97,681 |
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109,869 |
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Long-term investments (Note 4) |
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45,507 |
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16,600 |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 5) |
|
|
719,414 |
|
|
|
403,571 |
|
Restricted investments (Note 6) |
|
|
17,418 |
|
|
|
15,623 |
|
Intangibles (Note 7) |
|
|
7,195 |
|
|
|
10,844 |
|
Goodwill (Note 8) |
|
|
121,894 |
|
|
|
102,841 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,009,109 |
|
|
$ |
659,348 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
$ |
16,621 |
|
|
$ |
6,737 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
2,113 |
|
|
|
3,839 |
|
Current portion of long-term liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post-employment benefits (Note 9) |
|
|
402 |
|
|
|
343 |
|
Reclamation and remediation obligations (Note 10) |
|
|
613 |
|
|
|
524 |
|
Other long-term liabilities (Note 11) |
|
|
8,102 |
|
|
|
4,683 |
|
|
|
|
|
27,851 |
|
|
|
16,126 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for post-employment benefits (Note 9) |
|
|
4,076 |
|
|
|
3,628 |
|
Reclamation and remediation obligations (Note 10) |
|
|
19,918 |
|
|
|
17,923 |
|
Other long-term liabilities (Note 11) |
|
|
6,761 |
|
|
|
9,489 |
|
Future income tax liability |
|
|
158,157 |
|
|
|
92,204 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
216,763 |
|
|
|
139,370 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share capital (Note 12) |
|
|
662,727 |
|
|
|
548,069 |
|
Share purchase warrants (Note 13) |
|
|
11,728 |
|
|
|
11,733 |
|
Contributed surplus (Notes 14 & 15) |
|
|
25,207 |
|
|
|
30,752 |
|
Deficit |
|
|
(38,376 |
) |
|
|
(62,078 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative foreign currency translation gain (loss) |
|
|
102,481 |
|
|
|
(8,498 |
) |
Unrealized gains on portfolio investments-net (Note 16) |
|
|
28,579 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
792,346 |
|
|
|
519,978 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,009,109 |
|
|
$ |
659,348 |
|
|
Contingent liabilities and commitments (Note 20)
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
Financial Statements
- 17 -
DENISON MINES CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Deficit and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except for per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Note 2) |
|
|
|
|
|
(Note 2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restated |
|
|
|
|
|
Restated |
|
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
REVENUES |
|
$ |
9,411 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
39,939 |
|
|
$ |
669 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
9,206 |
|
|
|
624 |
|
|
|
28,906 |
|
|
|
2,012 |
|
Sales royalties and capital taxes |
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,503 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mineral property exploration |
|
|
8,385 |
|
|
|
3,950 |
|
|
|
16,914 |
|
|
|
9,266 |
|
Mineral property write-downs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
204 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
3,138 |
|
|
|
1,247 |
|
|
|
9,598 |
|
|
|
3,376 |
|
|
|
|
|
21,251 |
|
|
|
6,025 |
|
|
|
56,921 |
|
|
|
14,858 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from operations |
|
|
(11,840 |
) |
|
|
(6,024 |
) |
|
|
(16,982 |
) |
|
|
(14,189 |
) |
Net other income (expense) (Note 17) |
|
|
(893 |
) |
|
|
(344 |
) |
|
|
37,343 |
|
|
|
2,461 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) for the period before taxes |
|
|
(12,733 |
) |
|
|
(6,368 |
) |
|
|
20,361 |
|
|
|
(11,728 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax recovery (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
|
1,685 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Future |
|
|
(673 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,391 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) for the period |
|
$ |
(11,721 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,368 |
) |
|
$ |
23,702 |
|
|
$ |
(11,728 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficit, beginning of period |
|
|
(26,655 |
) |
|
|
(53,303 |
) |
|
|
(62,078 |
) |
|
|
(47,943 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficit, end of period |
|
$ |
(38,376 |
) |
|
$ |
(59,671 |
) |
|
$ |
(38,376 |
) |
|
$ |
(59,671 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) for the period |
|
$ |
(11,721 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,368 |
) |
|
$ |
23,702 |
|
|
$ |
(11,728 |
) |
Other comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in foreign currency translation |
|
|
49,125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
110,979 |
|
|
|
|
|
Change in unrealized gain on investments net |
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,737 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income (loss) |
|
$ |
37,676 |
|
|
$ |
(6,368 |
) |
|
$ |
138,418 |
|
|
$ |
(11,728 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
|
$ |
(0.13 |
) |
Diluted |
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
(0.13 |
) |
|
|
Weighted-average number of shares
outstanding (in thousands): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
189,697 |
|
|
|
88,472 |
|
|
|
188,393 |
|
|
|
88,446 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
189,697 |
|
|
|
88,472 |
|
|
|
193,771 |
|
|
|
88,446 |
|
|
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
Financial Statements
- 18 -
DENISON MINES CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Note 2) |
|
|
|
|
|
(Note 2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restated |
|
|
|
|
|
Restated |
|
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) for the period |
|
$ |
(11,721 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,368 |
) |
|
$ |
23,702 |
|
|
$ |
(11,728 |
) |
Items not affecting cash: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depletion, depreciation, amortization and accretion |
|
|
3,114 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
8,498 |
|
|
|
468 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,030 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Net loss (gain) on sale of assets |
|
|
(1,307 |
) |
|
|
192 |
|
|
|
(39,970 |
) |
|
|
210 |
|
Equity in loss of Fortress Minerals Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
881 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,992 |
|
Dilution gain |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(298 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,663 |
) |
Mineral property write-downs and other non-cash |
|
|
1,691 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
1,691 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
Change in future income taxes |
|
|
673 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,391 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net change in non-cash working capital items |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade and other receivables |
|
|
(1,840 |
) |
|
|
(288 |
) |
|
|
(2,263 |
) |
|
|
(1,710 |
) |
Inventories |
|
|
(6,175 |
) |
|
|
(1,183 |
) |
|
|
(9,641 |
) |
|
|
(3,612 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
|
941 |
|
|
|
(347 |
) |
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
(271 |
) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
5,040 |
|
|
|
1,675 |
|
|
|
8,296 |
|
|
|
2,200 |
|
Post-employment benefits |
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(314 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Reclamation and remediation obligations |
|
|
(116 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(297 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,727 |
) |
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash from (used in) operating activities |
|
|
(9,139 |
) |
|
|
(5,357 |
) |
|
|
(14,044 |
) |
|
|
(13,855 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease (increase) in notes receivable |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,677 |
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of long-term investments (1) |
|
|
(121,962 |
) |
|
|
(195 |
) |
|
|
(171,728 |
) |
|
|
(1,110 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of long-term investments |
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,678 |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenditures on property, plant and equipment |
|
|
(15,489 |
) |
|
|
(2,740 |
) |
|
|
(32,465 |
) |
|
|
(4,214 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
330 |
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in restricted investments |
|
|
(445 |
) |
|
|
(405 |
) |
|
|
(1,204 |
) |
|
|
(664 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash from (used in) investing activities |
|
|
(136,436 |
) |
|
|
(3,340 |
) |
|
|
(148,712 |
) |
|
|
(5,988 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease in other long-term liabilities |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
Issuance of common shares for: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private placements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102,166 |
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise of stock options and warrants |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,965 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash from (used in) financing activities |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
107,097 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange effect on cash and equivalents |
|
|
19,504 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,222 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents |
|
|
(126,068 |
) |
|
|
(8,714 |
) |
|
|
(17,437 |
) |
|
|
(19,825 |
) |
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period |
|
|
177,758 |
|
|
|
32,808 |
|
|
|
69,127 |
|
|
|
43,919 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
51,690 |
|
|
$ |
24,094 |
|
|
$ |
51,690 |
|
|
$ |
24,094 |
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Includes the purchase of OmegaCorp Limited of $170,731,000 (net of cash acquired). |
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
Financial Statements
- 19 -
DENISON MINES CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited Expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted)
1. |
|
NATURE OF OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
Denison Mines Corp. is incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (OBCA).
Denison Mines Corp. and its subsidiary companies and joint ventures (collectively, the
Company) are engaged in uranium mining and related activities, including acquisition,
exploration and development of uranium bearing properties, extraction, processing, selling and
reclamation. The environmental services division of the Company provides mine decommissioning
and decommissioned site monitoring services for third parties. |
|
|
|
The Company has a 100% interest in the White Mesa mill located in Utah, United States and a
22.5% interest in the McClean Lake mill located in the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan, Canada.
The Company has interests in a number of nearby mines at both locations, as well as interests in
development and exploration projects located in Canada, the United States, Mongolia and Zambia,
some of which are operated through joint ventures. Uranium, the Companys primary product, is
produced in the form of uranium oxide concentrates (U3O8) and sold to
various customers around the world for further processing. Vanadium, a co-product of some of
the Companys mines is also produced. The Company is also in the business of recycling uranium
bearing waste materials, referred to as alternate feed materials. |
|
|
|
Denison Mines Inc. (DMI), a subsidiary of the Company is the manager of Uranium Participation
Corporation (UPC), a publicly-listed investment holding company formed to invest substantially
all of its assets in U3O8 and uranium hexafluoride (UF6).
The Company has no ownership interest in UPC but receives various fees for management services
and commissions from the purchase and sale of U3O8 and UF6
by
UPC. |
|
2. |
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
|
|
|
Basis of Presentation |
|
|
|
These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in U.S.
dollars, unless otherwise stated, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
Canada (Canadian GAAP) for interim financial statements. |
|
|
|
Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial
statements prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP have been condensed or excluded. As a
result, these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements do not contain all disclosures
required for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Companys
audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the 15 month period ended
December 31, 2006. |
|
|
|
All material adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for fair
presentation of the results of the interim periods have been reflected in these financial
statements. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. |
|
|
|
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are prepared following accounting
policies consistent with the Companys audited consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto for the 15 month period ended December 31, 2006, except for the changes noted under the
Accounting Policies section below. |
|
|
|
Principles of Consolidation and Accounting for Investments |
|
|
|
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Denison Mines Corp., its
subsidiaries and its share of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of jointly-controlled
companies and unincorporated ventures proportionate to the Companys percentage ownership or
participating interest. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been
eliminated on consolidation. |
|
|
|
The companies and ventures controlled by Denison Mines Corp. are consolidated using the full
consolidation method. Control is defined as the direct or indirect power to govern a companys
financial and operating policies in order to benefit from its activities. |
|
|
|
The companies and ventures jointly controlled by Denison Mines Corp. are consolidated using the
proportionate consolidation method. Joint control is deemed to exist when agreements exist that
require that material changes to the operating, investing and financing policies of such company
or venture be approved by a percentage of the participating interest sufficiently high enough to
prevent any one participant from exercising unilateral control. |
Financial Statements
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|
|
The companies and ventures in which Denison Mines Corp. exercises significant influence over
financial policy and management (associates) are accounted for using the equity method. In
determining whether significant influence exists, the Company evaluates a number of criteria
including the percentage of voting interest held, and representation on the board of directors
or in senior management. |
|
|
|
The Company substantially completed its acquisition of OmegaCorp Limited (Omega) during the
quarter and has determined that it exercises control over Omega. Accordingly, the Company is
consolidating the results of Omega (see note 4). |
|
|
|
The Company divested a majority of its investment in Fortress Minerals Corp. (Fortress) during
the second quarter of 2007. Accordingly, the Company is accounting for its remaining investment
in Fortress as a portfolio investment carried at fair value. Prior to the divestiture, the
Company used the equity method (see note 4). |
|
|
|
The following table sets forth the Companys ownership of its significant mining interests as at
September 30, 2007: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ownership |
|
|
Interest |
|
Through majority owned subsidiaries |
|
|
|
|
Arizona Strip (U.S.A) |
|
|
100.00 |
% |
Henry Mountains (U.S.A) |
|
|
100.00 |
% |
Colorado Plateau (U.S.A) |
|
|
100.00 |
% |
Sunday Mine (U.S.A) |
|
|
100.00 |
% |
Gurvan Saihan Joint Venture (Mongolia) |
|
|
70.00 |
% |
Kariba (Zambia) |
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
As interests in unincorporated joint ventures, or jointly controlled assets |
|
|
|
|
McClean Lake (Canada) |
|
|
22.50 |
% |
Midwest (Canada) |
|
|
25.17 |
% |
Moore Lake (Canada) |
|
|
75.00 |
% |
Wheeler (1) (Canada) |
|
|
60.00 |
% |
Wolly (2) (Canada) |
|
|
6.50 |
% |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
In October 2004, the Company entered into an option agreement with its joint venture
partners to earn a further 20% ownership interest in the Wheeler project by funding
CDN$7,000,000 in exploration expenditures over the next 6 years. As at June 30, 2007, the
Company had fulfilled its obligations under the option agreement and had increased its
ownership interest in the project from 40% to 60%. |
|
(2) |
|
In October 2004, the Company entered into an option agreement with its joint venture
partners to earn a 22.5% ownership interest in the Wolly project by funding CDN$5,000,000
in exploration expenditures over the next six years. As at September 30, 2007, the Company
has incurred a total of CDN$2,523,000 towards this option and has earned a 6.5% ownership
interest in the project under the phase-in ownership provisions of the agreement. |
|
|
Accounting Policies and New Accounting Standards |
|
|
|
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are prepared following accounting
policies consistent with the Companys audited consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto for the 15 month period ended December 31, 2006, except for the following changes in
accounting policies: |
|
|
|
Financial Instruments Recognition and Measurement |
|
|
|
On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of the Canadian Institute of Chartered
Accountants (CICA) Handbook Section 3855: Financial Instruments Recognition and Measurement.
Assets classified as available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value on the balance
sheet and the resulting revaluation gains and losses are included in other comprehensive income
(and not included in the income statement) until such time as the asset is disposed of or incurs
a decline in fair value that is other than temporary. At such time, any gains or losses will
then be realized and reclassified to the income statement. See Note 16 for the transitional
impacts of this adoption. |
|
|
|
New Accounting Standards not Adopted |
|
|
|
The CICA issued the following accounting standards effective for the fiscal years beginning on
or after October 1, 2007 and January 1, 2008: |
|
a) |
|
Accounting Standards Section 3031 Inventories provides guidance on the determination
of cost and its subsequent recognition as an expense, including any write-down to net
realizable value. It also provides guidance on the cost formulas that are used to assign
costs to inventories and is effective for the fiscal years beginning on or after January 1,
2008. |
Financial Statements
- 21 -
|
b) |
|
Accounting Standards Section 3862 Financial Instruments Disclosures requires
disclosures in the financial statements that will enable users to evaluate: the
significance of financial instruments for the companys financial positions and
performance; the nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments to which the
company is exposed during the period and at the balance sheet date; and how the company
manages those risks. This accounting standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on
or after October 1, 2007. |
|
|
The Company has not yet determined the impact of adopting the above accounting standards. |
|
|
|
Restatement of Comparative Numbers |
|
|
|
In 2006, the Company adopted the expensing of exploration expenditures on mineral properties not
sufficiently advanced to identify their development potential. Previously, including interim
periods during the 15 month period ended December 31, 2006, the Company had been capitalizing
such exploration expenditures as incurred which is permitted under Canadian GAAP, provided that
these exploration expenditures have the characteristics of property, plant and equipment and
that capitalization is appropriate under the circumstances. |
|
|
|
The primary purpose of this change in accounting policy is to align the accounting treatment of
exploration expenditures on mineral properties not sufficiently advanced to identify their
development potential, with those of the Companys producing peers in the resource industry. |
|
|
|
The Company has adopted this change in accounting policy on a retrospective basis with
restatement of the comparative periods presented. This change has also been applied to the
Companys recognition of its investment in Fortress Minerals Corp. |
Financial Statements
- 22 -
|
|
Results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006 have been restated to
reflect this change in accounting policy. The following table summarizes the effects of this
change: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As Previously |
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
Reported |
|
Adjustment |
|
As Restated |
|
Statement of Operations and Deficit for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
624 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
624 |
|
Mineral property exploration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,950 |
|
|
|
3,950 |
|
Mineral property write-downs |
|
|
2,312 |
|
|
|
(2,108 |
) |
|
|
204 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
1,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,247 |
|
Net other income (expense) |
|
|
478 |
|
|
|
(822 |
) |
|
|
(344 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) for the period |
|
$ |
(3,704 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,664 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,368 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement of Operations and Deficit for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
669 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
669 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
2,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,012 |
|
Mineral property exploration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,266 |
|
|
|
9,266 |
|
Mineral property write-downs |
|
|
2,312 |
|
|
|
(2,108 |
) |
|
|
204 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
3,376 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,376 |
|
Net other income (expense) |
|
|
4,925 |
|
|
|
(2,464 |
) |
|
|
2,461 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) for the period |
|
$ |
(2,106 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,622 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,728 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
$ |
(3,189 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,168 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,357 |
) |
Net cash from (used in) investing activities |
|
|
(5,311 |
) |
|
|
1,971 |
|
|
|
(3,340 |
) |
Net cash from (used in) financing activities |
|
|
(214 |
) |
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and equivalents |
|
$ |
(8,714 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(8,714 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
$ |
(6,916 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,939 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,855 |
) |
Net cash from (used in) investing activities |
|
|
(12,193 |
) |
|
|
6,205 |
|
|
|
(5,988 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash from (used in) financing activities |
|
|
(716 |
) |
|
|
734 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and equivalents |
|
$ |
(19,825 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(19,825 |
) |
|
Financial Statements
- 23 -
3. |
|
INVENTORIES |
|
|
|
The inventories balance consists of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30 |
|
At December 31 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Uranium and vanadium concentrates |
|
$ |
11,754 |
|
|
$ |
9,758 |
|
Inventory of ore in stockpiles |
|
|
17,058 |
|
|
|
8,817 |
|
Mine and mill supplies |
|
|
3,216 |
|
|
|
2,978 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
32,028 |
|
|
$ |
21,553 |
|
|
4. |
|
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS |
|
|
|
The long-term investments balance consists of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30 |
|
At January 1 |
|
At December 31 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Portfolio investments (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At cost |
|
|
$16,458 |
|
|
|
$10,249 |
|
|
|
$10,249 |
|
Excess of market value over cost |
|
|
29,049 |
|
|
|
25,008 |
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in affiliates (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fortress |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,351 |
|
|
|
6,351 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
45,507 |
|
|
$ |
41,608 |
|
|
$ |
16,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
For accounting purposes, effective January 1, 2007, portfolio investments are carried
at fair value on the balance sheet. The adjustments to fair value have been reflected in
other comprehensive income net of tax; |
|
(2) |
|
Investments in affiliates are those in which the Company exercises significant
influence. For accounting purposes, these investments are accounted for using the equity
method and are not carried at fair value. |
|
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
OmegaCorp Limited (Omega) |
|
|
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company acquired 151,777,030 common shares
of Omega and initiated compulsory acquisition proceedings for the remaining shares that it does
not yet own. The cost of this investment has been estimated at $179,352,000. The Company has
determined that it exercises control over Omega and is using the full consolidation method to
account for this investment effective August 1, 2007. Prior to this date, the investment was
being accounted for using the fair value method. |
|
|
|
The preliminary allocation of the purchase price for Omega is based on managements estimate of
the cost of the investment and is summarized below. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Omega |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
August 1, |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
Cash and equivalents |
|
$ |
8,621 |
|
Trade and other receivables |
|
|
243 |
|
Long-term investments |
|
|
3,022 |
|
Property, plant and equipment |
|
|
224,484 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
|
236,370 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
947 |
|
Future income tax liability |
|
|
56,071 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
57,018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets purchased |
|
$ |
179,352 |
|
|
Financial Statements
- 24 -
|
|
Omegas assets and liabilities were measured at their individual fair values as of August 1,
2007. In arriving at these preliminary fair values, management has made assumptions, estimates
and assessments at the time these financial statements were prepared. The future income tax
liability as a result of these fair value adjustments has been estimated based on the income tax
rates that management believes are most applicable to the operations acquired. |
|
|
|
Divestitures |
|
|
|
Energy Metals Corp (EMC) |
|
|
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company sold 1,152,000 common shares of EMC
for cash consideration of approximately CDN$18,754,000. The resulting gain has been included in
net other income in the statement of operations (see note 17). The Company no longer holds a
common share interest in EMC. |
|
|
|
Fortess Minerals Corp (Fortress) |
|
|
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company sold 26,398,750 common shares of
Fortress for cash consideration of approximately CDN$32,829,000. The resulting gain has been
included in net other income in the statement of operations (see note 17 and note 19). |
|
|
|
The Company holds 4,200,000 shares of Fortress at September 30, 2007 or approximately 5% of the
voting interest. As a result of the decrease in its ownership interest, the Company
discontinued the use of the equity method in accounting for this investment and used the fair
value method beginning in the second quarter of 2007. The appropriate portion of cumulative
equity accounting adjustments as at September 30, 2007 have been derecognized and included in
the gain referred to above. |
|
5. |
|
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment consist of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30 |
|
At December 31 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Cost, net of write-downs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mill infrastructure and mining related equipment |
|
$ |
114,504 |
|
|
$ |
84,133 |
|
Mineral properties |
|
|
618,046 |
|
|
|
326,331 |
|
Environmental services and other |
|
|
2,085 |
|
|
|
1,126 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
734,635 |
|
|
|
411,590 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mill infrastructure and mining related equipment |
|
|
8,496 |
|
|
|
7,001 |
|
Mineral properties |
|
|
6,389 |
|
|
|
996 |
|
Environmental services and other |
|
|
336 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,221 |
|
|
|
8,019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
$ |
719,414 |
|
|
$ |
403,571 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net book value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mill infrastructure and mining related equipment |
|
$ |
106,008 |
|
|
$ |
77,132 |
|
Mineral properties |
|
|
611,657 |
|
|
|
325,335 |
|
Environmental services and other |
|
|
1,749 |
|
|
|
1,104 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
719,414 |
|
|
$ |
403,571 |
|
|
|
|
Mineral Properties |
|
|
|
In August 2007, the Company acquired certain uranium deposits located in Zambia in conjunction
with its purchase of Omega. The purchase price allocation assigned a preliminary value of
$224,285,000 to the mineral properties acquired (see note 4). |
|
|
|
In March 2007, the Company acquired certain uranium deposits located in the Arizona Strip
district in northeastern Arizona for cash consideration of $5,500,000 (excluding deal costs)
plus a 1% royalty. |
Financial Statements
- 25 -
|
|
In January 2007, the Company completed a mineral property acquisition in the Henry Mountains
district by issuing an additional 103,000 shares at a value of $947,000 (see note 12). |
|
6. |
|
RESTRICTED INVESTMENTS |
|
|
|
The Company has certain restricted investments deposited to collateralize its reclamation and
certain other obligations. The restricted investments balance consists of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30 |
|
At December 31 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
U.S. mill and mine reclamation |
|
$ |
15,314 |
|
|
$ |
13,667 |
|
Elliot Lake reclamation trust fund |
|
|
2,104 |
|
|
|
1,541 |
|
Letter of credit collateral |
|
|
|
|
|
|
415 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
17,418 |
|
|
$ |
15,623 |
|
|
|
|
U.S. Mill and Mine Reclamation |
|
|
|
The Company has cash and cash equivalents as collateral for various bonds posted in favour of
state regulatory agencies in Utah, Colorado and Arizona for estimated reclamation costs
associated with its White Mesa mill and U.S. mining properties. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, the Company deposited an additional $982,000 into its collateral account. |
|
|
|
Elliot Lake Reclamation Trust Fund |
|
|
|
Pursuant to its Reclamation Funding Agreement with the Governments of Canada and Ontario, the
Company deposited an additional CDN$552,000 into the Elliot Lake Reclamation Trust Fund during
the nine months ended September 30, 2007. |
|
7. |
|
INTANGIBLES |
|
|
|
A continuity summary of other intangibles is presented below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Ended |
(in thousands) |
|
September 30, 2007 |
|
Other intangibles, beginning of period |
|
$ |
10,844 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value allocation adjustments |
|
|
(4,163 |
) |
Amortization |
|
|
(717 |
) |
Foreign exchange |
|
|
1,231 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other intangibles, end of period |
|
$ |
7,195 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other intangibles, by item: |
|
|
|
|
UPC management contract |
|
|
6,695 |
|
Urizon technology licenses |
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,195 |
|
|
|
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company adjusted the fair value of the UPC
management contract. The estimated useful life of the contract was reduced to 8 years from 13
years and the associated discounted cash flow stream was decreased by CDN$4,600,000. The fair
value adjustment (net of future tax effects) has been reclassified to goodwill. The intangible
asset is being amortized over its estimated life of 8 years. |
|
|
|
The Urizon intangible asset consists of technology licenses held in the Companys Urizon Joint
Venture. This license is being amortized over an estimated useful life of 12 years and
represents the Companys 50% interest in Urizons technology licenses. |
Financial Statements
- 26 -
8. |
|
GOODWILL |
|
|
|
A continuity summary of goodwill is presented below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Ended |
(in thousands) |
|
September 30, 2007 |
|
Goodwill, beginning of period |
|
$ |
102,841 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value allocation adjustments |
|
|
1,278 |
|
Foreign exchange |
|
|
17,775 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill, end of period |
|
$ |
121,894 |
|
|
|
|
Goodwill is not amortized and is tested annually for impairment. The goodwill has been
allocated to the McClean and Midwest joint ventures. |
|
|
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company finalized the purchase price
allocation associated with its acquisition of Denison Mines Inc. (DMI) resulting in an
increase in goodwill of $1,278,000. |
|
9. |
|
POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS |
|
|
|
A continuity summary of post-employment benefits is presented below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Ended |
(in thousands) |
|
September 30, 2007 |
|
Liability, beginning of period |
|
$ |
3,971 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits paid |
|
|
(314 |
) |
Interest cost |
|
|
157 |
|
Foreign exchange |
|
|
664 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability, end of period |
|
$ |
4,478 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post-employment benefits liability by duration: |
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
$ |
402 |
|
Non-current |
|
|
4,076 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,478 |
|
|
Financial Statements
- 27 -
10. |
|
RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION OBLIGATIONS |
|
|
|
A continuity summary of reclamation and remediation obligations is presented below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Ended |
(in thousands) |
|
September 30, 2007 |
|
Reclamation obligations, beginning of period |
|
$ |
18,447 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accretion |
|
|
951 |
|
Expenditures incurred |
|
|
(297 |
) |
Foreign exchange |
|
|
1,430 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reclamation obligations, end of period |
|
$ |
20,531 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Site restoration liability by location: |
|
|
|
|
U.S. Mill and Mines |
|
$ |
10,683 |
|
Elliot Lake |
|
|
8,278 |
|
McLean Lake and Midwest Joint Ventures |
|
|
1,570 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
20,531 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Site restoration liability : |
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
$ |
613 |
|
Non-current |
|
|
19,918 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
20,531 |
|
|
11. |
|
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
Other long-term liabilities consist of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30 |
|
At December 31 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Long-term debt: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital lease obligations |
|
$ |
100 |
|
|
$ |
100 |
|
Notes payable |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
Unamortized fair value of sales and
toll milling contracts |
|
|
14,705 |
|
|
|
13,987 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14,863 |
|
|
$ |
14,172 |
|
|
|
Other long-term liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
|
8,102 |
|
|
|
4,683 |
|
Non-current |
|
|
6,761 |
|
|
|
9,489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14,863 |
|
|
$ |
14,172 |
|
|
|
|
Line of Credit |
|
|
|
A Canadian chartered bank has provided DMI with a credit facility pursuant to a credit agreement
dated effective November 2, 2005. The credit facility is a revolving CDN$500,000 facility with
a one year term (subject to renewals) collateralized by all present and future assets of DMI and
its subsidiaries. Interest under the credit facility is incurred based on bankers acceptances
plus 2% or the lenders prime rate plus 1%. To date, the Company has not incurred any
indebtedness under the facility. |
Financial Statements
- 28 -
12. |
|
SHARE CAPITAL |
|
|
|
Denison is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares without par value. A
continuity summary of the issued and outstanding common shares and the associated dollar amounts
is presented below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
Common |
|
|
(in thousands except share amounts) |
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Balance at December 31, 2006 |
|
|
178,142,682 |
|
|
$ |
548,069 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issues for cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New issue gross proceeds |
|
|
10,114,995 |
|
|
|
105,419 |
|
New issue gross issue costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,253 |
) |
Exercise of stock options |
|
|
1,336,161 |
|
|
|
4,953 |
|
Exercise of share purchase warrants |
|
|
2,592 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
Issued for mineral property acquisition |
|
|
103,000 |
|
|
|
947 |
|
Fair value of stock options exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,575 |
|
Fair value of share purchase warrants exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
Other |
|
|
405 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,557,153 |
|
|
|
114,658 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2007 |
|
|
189,699,835 |
|
|
$ |
662,727 |
|
|
|
|
New Issues |
|
|
|
In April 2007, the Company completed a private placement of 1,104,295 flow-through common shares
at a price of CDN$16.30 per share for gross proceeds of $15,572,000 (CDN$18,000,000). |
|
|
|
In January 2007, the Company completed a private placement of 9,010,700 common shares at a price
of CDN$11.75 per share for gross proceeds of $89,847,000 (CDN$105,876,000). |
|
|
|
Mineral Property Acquisition |
|
|
|
In January 2007, the Company issued 103,000 common shares at a price of CDN$10.81 per share for
a total value of $947,000 (CDN$1,113,000) as part of the acquisition of a U.S. uranium property. |
|
|
|
Flow-Through Share Issues |
|
|
|
The Company finances a portion of its exploration programs through the use of flow-through share
issuances. Income tax deductions relating to these expenditures are claimable by the investors
and not by the Company. As at September 30, 2007, the Company estimates that it has spent
CDN$6,609,000 of the CDN$18,000,000 April 2007 flow-through share issue obligation. The Company
has not yet renounced the tax benefit of the shares. |
Financial Statements
- 29 -
13. SHARE PURCHASE WARRANTS
A continuity summary of the issued and outstanding share purchase warrants in terms of common shares of the company and the associated dollar amounts is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
Common Shares |
|
Fair Value |
(in thousands except share amounts) |
|
Issuable |
|
Amount |
|
Balance at December 31, 2006 |
|
|
9,567,507 |
|
|
$ |
11,733 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of share purchase warrants exercised |
|
|
(2,592 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2007 |
|
|
9,564,915 |
|
|
$ |
11,728 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance of common shares issuable by warrant series |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 2004 series (1) |
|
|
3,156,915 |
|
|
|
5,898 |
|
March 2006 series (2) |
|
|
6,408,000 |
|
|
|
5,830 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,564,915 |
|
|
$ |
11,728 |
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
The November 2004 series has an effective exercise price of CDN$5.21 per issuable share
(CDN$15.00 per warrant adjusted for the 2.88 exchange ratio associated with the Denison and
IUC merger) and expires on November 24, 2009; |
|
(2) |
|
The March 2006 series has an effective exercise price of CDN$10.42 per issuable share
(CDN$30.00 per warrant adjusted for the 2.88 exchange ratio associated with the Denison and
IUC merger) and expires on March 1, 2011; |
14. CONTRIBUTED SURPLUS
A continuity summary of contributed surplus is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
September 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
Balance, beginning of period |
|
$ |
30,752 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense (note 15) |
|
|
1,030 |
|
Fair value of stock options exercised |
|
|
(6,575 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, end of period |
|
$ |
25,207 |
|
|
15.
STOCK OPTIONS
On November 20, 2006, the Companys shareholders approved amendments to the Companys
stock-based compensation plan (the Plan). The Plan, as amended, provides for the granting of
stock options up to 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares at the time of grant,
subject to a maximum of 20 million common shares. As at September 30, 2007, an aggregate of
9,817,000 options have been granted (less cancellations) since the Plans inception in 1997.
Under the Plan, all stock options are granted at the discretion of the Companys board of
directors, including any vesting provisions if applicable. The term of any stock option granted
may not exceed ten years and the exercise price may not be lower than the closing price of the
Companys shares on the last trading day immediately preceding the date of grant. In general,
stock options granted under the Plan have a term of three years without vesting provisions,
except for grants to new employees which are subject to vesting provisions over a period of
approximately two years.
Financial Statements
- 30 -
The movement in stock options in terms of common shares of the Company granted under the Plan
for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise |
|
|
Number of |
|
Price per |
|
|
Common |
|
Share |
|
|
Shares |
|
(CDN $) |
|
Stock options outstanding, beginning of period |
|
|
6,648,315 |
|
|
$ |
6.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
559,000 |
|
|
|
11.42 |
|
Exercised |
|
|
(1,336,161 |
) |
|
|
4.20 |
|
Expired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options outstanding, end of period |
|
|
5,871,154 |
|
|
$ |
7.19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options exercisable, end of period |
|
|
5,418,672 |
|
|
$ |
6.89 |
|
|
A summary of stock options outstanding in terms of common shares of the Company at September 30,
2007 is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
Remaining |
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise |
Range of Exercise |
|
Contractual |
|
Number of |
|
Price per |
Prices per Share |
|
Life |
|
Common |
|
Share |
(CDN$) |
|
(Years) |
|
Shares |
|
(CDN $) |
|
Stock options outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$1.88 to $4.99 |
|
|
6.61 |
|
|
|
1,064,555 |
|
|
$ |
2.18 |
|
$5.00 to $7.53 |
|
|
7.52 |
|
|
|
2,237,599 |
|
|
|
5.29 |
|
$10.08 to $15.30 |
|
|
2.32 |
|
|
|
2,569,000 |
|
|
|
10.92 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options outstanding, end of period |
|
|
5.08 |
|
|
|
5,871,154 |
|
|
$ |
7.19 |
|
|
Outstanding options expire between January 2008 and October 2016.
The fair value of each option granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is
estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following
table outlines the range of assumptions used in the model for the period:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
September 30, 2007 |
|
Risk-free interest rate |
|
|
3.95% - 4.46 |
% |
Expected stock price volatility |
|
|
46.4% - 63.0 |
% |
Expected life |
|
2.1 3.5 years |
|
Expected dividend yield |
|
|
|
|
Fair value per share under options granted |
|
CDN$3.18 - CDN$5.32 |
|
|
Financial Statements
- 31 -
Stock-based compensation has been recognized in the consolidated statement of operations as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Restated) |
|
|
|
|
|
(Restated) |
|
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Mineral property exploration |
|
$ |
64 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
177 |
|
|
$ |
127 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
278 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
853 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
342 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,030 |
|
|
$ |
134 |
|
|
The fair values of stock options with vesting provisions are amortized on a straight-line basis
as stock-based compensation expense over the applicable vesting periods. At September 30, 2007,
the Company had an additional $963,000 in stock-based compensation expense to be recognized
periodically to December 2009.
16. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Unrealized gains on portfolio investments net
A continuity summary of unrealized gains on portfolio investments net is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
September 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
Balance, beginning of period |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains as at January 1, 2007, net of tax of $166 |
|
|
24,842 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in unrealized gains during the period, net of tax |
|
|
3,737 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, end of period, net of tax of $470 |
|
$ |
28,579 |
|
|
17. OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
The elements of net other income in the statement of operations is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Restated) |
|
|
|
|
|
(Restated) |
|
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Net interest income |
|
$ |
1,194 |
|
|
$ |
516 |
|
|
$ |
4,436 |
|
|
$ |
1,444 |
|
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange |
|
|
(3,612 |
) |
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
|
(7,257 |
) |
|
|
1,588 |
|
Gain (loss) on sale of land and equipment |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
Gain (loss) on sale of investments |
|
|
1,436 |
|
|
|
(192 |
) |
|
|
40,026 |
|
|
|
(210 |
) |
Equity gain (loss) of affiliates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(881 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,992 |
) |
Dilution gain (loss) of affiliates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
298 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,663 |
|
Other |
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net other income |
|
$ |
(893 |
) |
|
$ |
(344 |
) |
|
$ |
37,343 |
|
|
$ |
2,461 |
|
|
Financial Statements
- 32 -
18. SEGMENTED INFORMATION
Geographic Information
The following table sets forth revenue by geographic region based upon the location of the mill
involved in production activity in the case of uranium, vanadium and alternate feed mill
processing revenues and the location of the customer in the case of service and other revenues.
Geographic splits for property, plant and equipment and goodwill and other intangibles
(collectively long-lived assets) are based upon the location of the asset.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada |
|
$ |
9,129 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
25,941 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
United States |
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
12,229 |
|
|
|
669 |
|
Europe, Middle East and Africa |
|
|
214 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,769 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
9,411 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
39,939 |
|
|
$ |
669 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30 |
|
At December 31 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Long-lived assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada |
|
$ |
584,171 |
|
|
$ |
502,596 |
|
United States |
|
|
38,225 |
|
|
|
14,468 |
|
Europe, Middle East and Africa |
|
|
224,766 |
|
|
|
|
|
Asia |
|
|
1,341 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
848,503 |
|
|
$ |
517,256 |
|
|
Major Customers
The Companys business is such that, at any given time, it sells its uranium and vanadium
concentrates to and enters into process milling arrangements and other services with a
relatively small number of customers. In the nine months ended September 30, 2007, two
customers accounted for approximately 85% of total revenues.
19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Uranium Participation Corporation
The Company is a party to a management services agreement with UPC. Under the terms of the
agreement, the Company will receive the following fees from UPC: a) a commission of 1.5% of the
gross value of any purchases or sales of U3O8 and UF6
completed
at the request of the Board of Directors of UPC; b) a minimum annual management fee of
CDN$400,000 (plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses) plus an additional fee of 0.3% per annum
based upon UPCs net asset value between CDN$100,000,000 and CDN$200,000,000 and 0.2% per annum
based upon UPCs net asset value in excess of CDN$200,000,000; c) a fee of CDN$200,000 upon the
completion of each equity financing where proceeds to UPC exceed CDN$20,000,000; d) a fee of
CDN$200,000 for each transaction or arrangement (other than the purchase or sale of
U3O8 and UF6) of business where the gross value of such
transaction exceeds CDN$20,000,000 (an initiative); and e) an annual fee up to a maximum of
CDN$200,000, at the discretion of the Board of Directors of UPC, for on-going maintenance or
work associated with an initiative.
In accordance with the management services agreement, all uranium investments owned by UPC are
held in accounts with conversion facilities in the name of Denison Mines Inc. as manager for and
on behalf of UPC.
The Company was also a party to a temporary revolving credit facility agreement with UPC (not to
exceed CDN$15,000,000). The credit facility terminated on the earlier of repayment or May 10,
2007 and was collateralized by the uranium investments of UPC. Interest under the credit
facility was based upon Canadian bank prime plus 1%. Standby fees also applied at a rate of 1%
of the committed facility amount. As at December 31, 2006, UPC had drawn CDN$11,000,000 under
the facility. The temporary credit facility was fully repaid and cancelled on April 10, 2007.
Financial Statements
- 33 -
In June 2007, the Company sold 75,000 pounds of U3O8 to UPC at a price of
$130.00 per pound for total consideration of $9,750,000.
The following transactions were incurred with UPC for the periods noted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Uranium sales |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,750 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Management fees (including expenses) |
|
|
466 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,656 |
|
|
|
|
|
Commission fees on purchase and
sale of uranium |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,462 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loan interest under credit facility |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
|
|
Standby fee under credit facility |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
511 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
13,074 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
At September 30, 2007, accounts receivable includes $147,000 due from UPC with respect to the
fees indicated above.
Other
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company had the following additional
related party transactions:
|
a) |
|
sold 16,562,500 shares of Fortress to a company associated with the Chairman of the
Company for gross proceeds of approximately CDN$20,703,000; |
|
|
b) |
|
incurred management and administrative service fees of $147,000 (September 2006:
$143,000) with a company owned by the Chairman of the Company which provides corporate
development, office premises, secretarial and other services in Vancouver at a rate of
CDN$18,000 per month plus expenses. At September 30, 2007, an amount of $109,000 was due
to this company; and |
|
|
c) |
|
provided executive and administrative services to Fortress and charged an aggregate of
$56,000 (September 2006: $91,000) for such services. At September 30, 2007, an amount of
$9,000 was due from Fortress relating to this agreement. |
20. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Specific Legal Matters
Blue Hill, Maine
The Company was a defendant in an action filed by the State of Maine against Kerramerican, Inc.,
a subsidiary of Noranda Inc., Black Hawk Mining Ltd. and the Company, regarding potential
liability for clean-up costs at a zinc mining site in the state of Maine known as Blue Hill.
This matter has been settled by all parties and claims filed in the Maine and Ontario courts
have been dismissed.
Fisheries Act Charges
During the course of its monitoring of its closed Elliot Lake mines, Denison detected and
reported to the Joint Regulatory Group (JRG), a body comprised of federal and provincial
regulators responsible for the Elliot Lake mines, on a number of matters, including the levels
of acidity in the effluent run off from one area associated with one of its Elliot Lake mine
sites. In consultation with the JRG, the Company took steps to identify the source of and to
address the acidity, though the source of the acidity has to date not been determined. Despite
the Companys compliance with its CNSC license, cooperation with the JRG and compliance with a
Direction from Environment Canada that was not in accordance with a memorandum of agreement
between the CNSC and Environment Canada, on March 27, 2007 Environment Canada notified Denison
that it has been charged with allegedly violating the Fisheries Act (Canada). The Company is
disputing these charges.
Financial Statements
- 34 -
General Legal Matters
The Company is involved, from time to time, in various other legal actions and claims in the
ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the aggregate amount of any
potential liability is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial
position or results.
Third Party Indemnities
The Company has agreed to indemnify Calfrac Well Services against any future liabilities it may
incur related to the assets or liabilities transferred to the Company on March 8, 2004.
Others
The Company has detected some chloroform contamination at the White Mesa mill site that appears
to have resulted from the operation of a temporary laboratory facility that was located at the
site prior to and during the construction of the Mill facility, and septic drain fields that
were used for laboratory and sanitary wastes prior to construction of the Mills tailings cells.
In April 2003, the Company commenced an interim remedial program of pumping the
chloroform-contaminated water from the groundwater to the Mills tailings cells. This will
enable the Company to begin clean up of the contaminated areas and to take a further step
towards resolution of this outstanding issue. Although the investigations to date indicate that
this contamination appears to be contained in a manageable area, the scope and costs of final
remediation have not yet been determined and could be significant.
Financial Statements
- 35 -
Exhibit 5
DENISON MINES CORP.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At |
|
At |
|
|
September 30 |
|
December 31 |
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and equivalents |
|
$ |
51,690 |
|
|
$ |
69,127 |
|
Trade and other receivables |
|
|
13,185 |
|
|
|
8,964 |
|
Note receivable (Note 19) |
|
|
276 |
|
|
|
9,439 |
|
Inventories (Note 3) |
|
|
32,028 |
|
|
|
21,553 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other |
|
|
502 |
|
|
|
786 |
|
|
|
|
|
97,681 |
|
|
|
109,869 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term investments (Note 4) |
|
|
45,507 |
|
|
|
16,600 |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 5) |
|
|
719,414 |
|
|
|
403,571 |
|
Restricted investments (Note 6) |
|
|
17,418 |
|
|
|
15,623 |
|
Intangibles (Note 7) |
|
|
7,195 |
|
|
|
10,844 |
|
Goodwill (Note 8) |
|
|
121,894 |
|
|
|
102,841 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,009,109 |
|
|
$ |
659,348 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
$ |
16,621 |
|
|
$ |
6,737 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
2,113 |
|
|
|
3,839 |
|
Current portion of long-term liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post-employment benefits (Note 9) |
|
|
402 |
|
|
|
343 |
|
Reclamation and remediation obligations (Note 10) |
|
|
613 |
|
|
|
524 |
|
Other long-term liabilities (Note 11) |
|
|
8,102 |
|
|
|
4,683 |
|
|
|
|
|
27,851 |
|
|
|
16,126 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for post-employment benefits (Note 9) |
|
|
4,076 |
|
|
|
3,628 |
|
Reclamation and remediation obligations (Note 10) |
|
|
19,918 |
|
|
|
17,923 |
|
Other long-term liabilities (Note 11) |
|
|
6,761 |
|
|
|
9,489 |
|
Future income tax liability |
|
|
158,157 |
|
|
|
92,204 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
216,763 |
|
|
|
139,370 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share capital (Note 12) |
|
|
662,727 |
|
|
|
548,069 |
|
Share purchase warrants (Note 13) |
|
|
11,728 |
|
|
|
11,733 |
|
Contributed surplus (Notes 14 & 15) |
|
|
25,207 |
|
|
|
30,752 |
|
Deficit |
|
|
(38,376 |
) |
|
|
(62,078 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative foreign currency translation gain (loss) |
|
|
102,481 |
|
|
|
(8,498 |
) |
Unrealized gains on portfolio investments-net (Note 16) |
|
|
28,579 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
792,346 |
|
|
|
519,978 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,009,109 |
|
|
$ |
659,348 |
|
|
Contingent liabilities and commitments (Note 20)
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
Financial Statements
- 1 -
DENISON MINES CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Deficit and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except for per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Note 2) |
|
|
|
|
|
(Note 2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restated |
|
|
|
|
|
Restated |
|
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
REVENUES |
|
$ |
9,411 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
39,939 |
|
|
$ |
669 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
9,206 |
|
|
|
624 |
|
|
|
28,906 |
|
|
|
2,012 |
|
Sales royalties and capital taxes |
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,503 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mineral property exploration |
|
|
8,385 |
|
|
|
3,950 |
|
|
|
16,914 |
|
|
|
9,266 |
|
Mineral property write-downs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
204 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
3,138 |
|
|
|
1,247 |
|
|
|
9,598 |
|
|
|
3,376 |
|
|
|
|
|
21,251 |
|
|
|
6,025 |
|
|
|
56,921 |
|
|
|
14,858 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from operations |
|
|
(11,840 |
) |
|
|
(6,024 |
) |
|
|
(16,982 |
) |
|
|
(14,189 |
) |
Net other income (expense) (Note 17) |
|
|
(893 |
) |
|
|
(344 |
) |
|
|
37,343 |
|
|
|
2,461 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) for the period before taxes |
|
|
(12,733 |
) |
|
|
(6,368 |
) |
|
|
20,361 |
|
|
|
(11,728 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax recovery (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
|
1,685 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Future |
|
|
(673 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,391 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) for the period |
|
$ |
(11,721 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,368 |
) |
|
$ |
23,702 |
|
|
$ |
(11,728 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficit, beginning of period |
|
|
(26,655 |
) |
|
|
(53,303 |
) |
|
|
(62,078 |
) |
|
|
(47,943 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficit, end of period |
|
$ |
(38,376 |
) |
|
$ |
(59,671 |
) |
|
$ |
(38,376 |
) |
|
$ |
(59,671 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) for the period |
|
$ |
(11,721 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,368 |
) |
|
$ |
23,702 |
|
|
$ |
(11,728 |
) |
Other comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in foreign currency translation |
|
|
49,125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
110,979 |
|
|
|
|
|
Change in unrealized gain on investments net |
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,737 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income (loss) |
|
$ |
37,676 |
|
|
$ |
(6,368 |
) |
|
$ |
138,418 |
|
|
$ |
(11,728 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
|
$ |
(0.13 |
) |
Diluted |
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
(0.13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average number of shares
outstanding (in thousands): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
189,697 |
|
|
|
88,472 |
|
|
|
188,393 |
|
|
|
88,446 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
189,697 |
|
|
|
88,472 |
|
|
|
193,771 |
|
|
|
88,446 |
|
|
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
Financial Statements
- 2 -
DENISON MINES CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Note 2) |
|
|
|
|
|
(Note 2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restated |
|
|
|
|
|
Restated |
|
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN): |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) for the period |
|
$ |
(11,721 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,368 |
) |
|
$ |
23,702 |
|
|
$ |
(11,728 |
) |
Items not affecting cash: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depletion, depreciation, amortization and accretion |
|
|
3,114 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
8,498 |
|
|
|
468 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,030 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Net loss (gain) on sale of assets |
|
|
(1,307 |
) |
|
|
192 |
|
|
|
(39,970 |
) |
|
|
210 |
|
Equity in loss of Fortress Minerals Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
881 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,992 |
|
Dilution gain |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(298 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,663 |
) |
Mineral property write-downs and other non-cash |
|
|
1,691 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
1,691 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
Change in future income taxes |
|
|
673 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,391 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net change in non-cash working capital items |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade and other receivables |
|
|
(1,840 |
) |
|
|
(288 |
) |
|
|
(2,263 |
) |
|
|
(1,710 |
) |
Inventories |
|
|
(6,175 |
) |
|
|
(1,183 |
) |
|
|
(9,641 |
) |
|
|
(3,612 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
|
941 |
|
|
|
(347 |
) |
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
(271 |
) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
5,040 |
|
|
|
1,675 |
|
|
|
8,296 |
|
|
|
2,200 |
|
Post-employment benefits |
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(314 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Reclamation and remediation obligations |
|
|
(116 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(297 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,727 |
) |
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash from (used in) operating activities |
|
|
(9,139 |
) |
|
|
(5,357 |
) |
|
|
(14,044 |
) |
|
|
(13,855 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease (increase) in notes receivable |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,677 |
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of long-term investments (1) |
|
|
(121,962 |
) |
|
|
(195 |
) |
|
|
(171,728 |
) |
|
|
(1,110 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of long-term investments |
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,678 |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenditures on property, plant and equipment |
|
|
(15,489 |
) |
|
|
(2,740 |
) |
|
|
(32,465 |
) |
|
|
(4,214 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
330 |
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in restricted investments |
|
|
(445 |
) |
|
|
(405 |
) |
|
|
(1,204 |
) |
|
|
(664 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash from (used in) investing activities |
|
|
(136,436 |
) |
|
|
(3,340 |
) |
|
|
(148,712 |
) |
|
|
(5,988 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease in other long-term liabilities |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
Issuance of common shares for: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private placements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102,166 |
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise of stock options and warrants |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,965 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash from (used in) financing activities |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
107,097 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange effect on cash and equivalents |
|
|
19,504 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,222 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents |
|
|
(126,068 |
) |
|
|
(8,714 |
) |
|
|
(17,437 |
) |
|
|
(19,825 |
) |
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period |
|
|
177,758 |
|
|
|
32,808 |
|
|
|
69,127 |
|
|
|
43,919 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
51,690 |
|
|
$ |
24,094 |
|
|
$ |
51,690 |
|
|
$ |
24,094 |
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Includes the purchase of OmegaCorp Limited of $170,731,000 (net of cash acquired). |
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
Financial Statements
- 3 -
DENISON MINES CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited Expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted)
1. |
|
NATURE OF OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
Denison Mines Corp. is incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (OBCA).
Denison Mines Corp. and its subsidiary companies and joint ventures (collectively, the
Company) are engaged in uranium mining and related activities, including acquisition,
exploration and development of uranium bearing properties, extraction, processing, selling and
reclamation. The environmental services division of the Company provides mine decommissioning
and decommissioned site monitoring services for third parties. |
|
|
|
The Company has a 100% interest in the White Mesa mill located in Utah, United States and a
22.5% interest in the McClean Lake mill located in the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan, Canada.
The Company has interests in a number of nearby mines at both locations, as well as interests in
development and exploration projects located in Canada, the United States, Mongolia and Zambia,
some of which are operated through joint ventures. Uranium, the Companys primary product, is
produced in the form of uranium oxide concentrates (U3O8) and sold to
various customers around the world for further processing. Vanadium, a co-product of some of
the Companys mines is also produced. The Company is also in the business of recycling uranium
bearing waste materials, referred to as alternate feed materials. |
|
|
|
Denison Mines Inc. (DMI), a subsidiary of the Company is the manager of Uranium Participation
Corporation (UPC), a publicly-listed investment holding company formed to invest substantially
all of its assets in U3O8 and uranium hexafluoride (UF6).
The Company has no ownership interest in UPC but receives various fees for management services
and commissions from the purchase and sale of U3O8 and UF6 by
UPC. |
|
2. |
|
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
|
|
|
Basis of Presentation |
|
|
|
These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in U.S.
dollars, unless otherwise stated, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
Canada (Canadian GAAP) for interim financial statements. |
|
|
|
Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial
statements prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP have been condensed or excluded. As a
result, these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements do not contain all disclosures
required for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Companys
audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the 15 month period ended
December 31, 2006. |
|
|
|
All material adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for fair
presentation of the results of the interim periods have been reflected in these financial
statements. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. |
|
|
|
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are prepared following accounting
policies consistent with the Companys audited consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto for the 15 month period ended December 31, 2006, except for the changes noted under the
Accounting Policies section below. |
|
|
|
Principles of Consolidation and Accounting for Investments |
|
|
|
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Denison Mines Corp., its
subsidiaries and its share of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of jointly-controlled
companies and unincorporated ventures proportionate to the Companys percentage ownership or
participating interest. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been
eliminated on consolidation. |
|
|
|
The companies and ventures controlled by Denison Mines Corp. are consolidated using the full
consolidation method. Control is defined as the direct or indirect power to govern a companys
financial and operating policies in order to benefit from its activities. |
|
|
|
The companies and ventures jointly controlled by Denison Mines Corp. are consolidated using the
proportionate consolidation method. Joint control is deemed to exist when agreements exist that
require that material changes to the operating, investing and financing policies of such company
or venture be approved by a percentage of the participating interest sufficiently high enough to
prevent any one participant from exercising unilateral control. |
Financial Statements
- 4 -
|
|
The companies and ventures in which Denison Mines Corp. exercises significant influence over
financial policy and management (associates) are accounted for using the equity method. In
determining whether significant influence exists, the Company evaluates a number of criteria
including the percentage of voting interest held, and representation on the board of directors
or in senior management. |
|
|
|
The Company substantially completed its acquisition of OmegaCorp Limited (Omega) during the
quarter and has determined that it exercises control over Omega. Accordingly, the Company is
consolidating the results of Omega (see note 4). |
|
|
|
The Company divested a majority of its investment in Fortress Minerals Corp. (Fortress) during
the second quarter of 2007. Accordingly, the Company is accounting for its remaining investment
in Fortress as a portfolio investment carried at fair value. Prior to the divestiture, the
Company used the equity method (see note 4). |
|
|
|
The following table sets forth the Companys ownership of its significant mining interests as at
September 30, 2007: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ownership |
|
|
Interest |
|
Through majority owned subsidiaries |
|
|
|
|
Arizona Strip (U.S.A) |
|
|
100.00 |
% |
Henry Mountains (U.S.A) |
|
|
100.00 |
% |
Colorado Plateau (U.S.A) |
|
|
100.00 |
% |
Sunday Mine (U.S.A) |
|
|
100.00 |
% |
Gurvan Saihan Joint Venture (Mongolia) |
|
|
70.00 |
% |
Kariba (Zambia) |
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
As interests in unincorporated joint ventures, or jointly controlled assets |
|
|
|
|
McClean Lake (Canada) |
|
|
22.50 |
% |
Midwest (Canada) |
|
|
25.17 |
% |
Moore Lake (Canada) |
|
|
75.00 |
% |
Wheeler (1) (Canada) |
|
|
60.00 |
% |
Wolly (2) (Canada) |
|
|
6.50 |
% |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
In October 2004, the Company entered into an option agreement with its joint venture
partners to earn a further 20% ownership interest in the Wheeler project by funding
CDN$7,000,000 in exploration expenditures over the next 6 years. As at June 30, 2007, the
Company had fulfilled its obligations under the option agreement and had increased its
ownership interest in the project from 40% to 60%. |
|
(2) |
|
In October 2004, the Company entered into an option agreement with its joint venture
partners to earn a 22.5% ownership interest in the Wolly project by funding CDN$5,000,000
in exploration expenditures over the next six years. As at September 30, 2007, the Company
has incurred a total of CDN$2,523,000 towards this option and has earned a 6.5% ownership
interest in the project under the phase-in ownership provisions of the agreement. |
|
|
Accounting Policies and New Accounting Standards |
|
|
|
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are prepared following accounting
policies consistent with the Companys audited consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto for the 15 month period ended December 31, 2006, except for the following changes in
accounting policies: |
|
|
|
Financial Instruments Recognition and Measurement |
|
|
|
On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of the Canadian Institute of Chartered
Accountants (CICA) Handbook Section 3855: Financial Instruments Recognition and Measurement.
Assets classified as available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value on the balance
sheet and the resulting revaluation gains and losses are included in other comprehensive income
(and not included in the income statement) until such time as the asset is disposed of or incurs
a decline in fair value that is other than temporary. At such time, any gains or losses will
then be realized and reclassified to the income statement. See Note 16 for the transitional
impacts of this adoption. |
|
|
|
New Accounting Standards not Adopted |
|
|
|
The CICA issued the following accounting standards effective for the fiscal years beginning on
or after October 1, 2007 and January 1, 2008: |
|
a) |
|
Accounting Standards Section 3031 Inventories provides guidance on the determination
of cost and its subsequent recognition as an expense, including any write-down to net
realizable value. It also provides guidance on the cost formulas that are used to assign
costs to inventories and is effective for the fiscal years beginning on or after January 1,
2008. |
Financial Statements
- 5 -
|
b) |
|
Accounting Standards Section 3862 Financial Instruments Disclosures requires
disclosures in the financial statements that will enable users to evaluate: the
significance of financial instruments for the companys financial positions and
performance; the nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments to which the
company is exposed during the period and at the balance sheet date; and how the company
manages those risks. This accounting standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on
or after October 1, 2007. |
|
|
The Company has not yet determined the impact of adopting the above accounting standards. |
|
|
|
Restatement of Comparative Numbers |
|
|
|
In 2006, the Company adopted the expensing of exploration expenditures on mineral properties not
sufficiently advanced to identify their development potential. Previously, including interim
periods during the 15 month period ended December 31, 2006, the Company had been capitalizing
such exploration expenditures as incurred which is permitted under Canadian GAAP, provided that
these exploration expenditures have the characteristics of property, plant and equipment and
that capitalization is appropriate under the circumstances. |
|
|
|
The primary purpose of this change in accounting policy is to align the accounting treatment of
exploration expenditures on mineral properties not sufficiently advanced to identify their
development potential, with those of the Companys producing peers in the resource industry. |
|
|
|
The Company has adopted this change in accounting policy on a retrospective basis with
restatement of the comparative periods presented. This change has also been applied to the
Companys recognition of its investment in Fortress Minerals Corp. |
Financial Statements
- 6 -
|
|
Results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006 have been restated to
reflect this change in accounting policy. The following table summarizes the effects of this
change: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As Previously |
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
Reported |
|
Adjustment |
|
As Restated |
|
Statement of Operations and Deficit for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
624 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
624 |
|
Mineral property exploration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,950 |
|
|
|
3,950 |
|
Mineral property write-downs |
|
|
2,312 |
|
|
|
(2,108 |
) |
|
|
204 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
1,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,247 |
|
Net other income (expense) |
|
|
478 |
|
|
|
(822 |
) |
|
|
(344 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) for the period |
|
$ |
(3,704 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,664 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,368 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement of Operations and Deficit for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
669 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
669 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
2,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,012 |
|
Mineral property exploration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,266 |
|
|
|
9,266 |
|
Mineral property write-downs |
|
|
2,312 |
|
|
|
(2,108 |
) |
|
|
204 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
3,376 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,376 |
|
Net other income (expense) |
|
|
4,925 |
|
|
|
(2,464 |
) |
|
|
2,461 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) for the period |
|
$ |
(2,106 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,622 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,728 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
$ |
(3,189 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,168 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,357 |
) |
Net cash from (used in) investing activities |
|
|
(5,311 |
) |
|
|
1,971 |
|
|
|
(3,340 |
) |
Net cash from (used in) financing activities |
|
|
(214 |
) |
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and equivalents |
|
$ |
(8,714 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(8,714 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
$ |
(6,916 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,939 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,855 |
) |
Net cash from (used in) investing activities |
|
|
(12,193 |
) |
|
|
6,205 |
|
|
|
(5,988 |
) |
Net cash from (used in) financing activities |
|
|
(716 |
) |
|
|
734 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and equivalents |
|
$ |
(19,825 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(19,825 |
) |
|
Financial Statements
- 7 -
3. |
|
INVENTORIES |
|
|
|
The inventories balance consists of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30 |
|
At December 31 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Uranium and vanadium concentrates |
|
$ |
11,754 |
|
|
$ |
9,758 |
|
Inventory of ore in stockpiles |
|
|
17,058 |
|
|
|
8,817 |
|
Mine and mill supplies |
|
|
3,216 |
|
|
|
2,978 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
32,028 |
|
|
$ |
21,553 |
|
|
4. |
|
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS |
|
|
|
The long-term investments balance consists of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30 |
|
At January 1 |
|
At December 31 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Portfolio investments (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At cost |
|
$ |
16,458 |
|
|
$ |
10,249 |
|
|
$ |
10,249 |
|
Excess of market value over cost |
|
|
29,049 |
|
|
|
25,008 |
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in affiliates (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fortress |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,351 |
|
|
|
6,351 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
45,507 |
|
|
$ |
41,608 |
|
|
$ |
16,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
For accounting purposes, effective January 1, 2007, portfolio investments are carried
at fair value on the balance sheet. The adjustments to fair value have been reflected in
other comprehensive income net of tax; |
|
(2) |
|
Investments in affiliates are those in which the Company exercises significant
influence. For accounting purposes, these investments are accounted for using the equity
method and are not carried at fair value. |
|
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
OmegaCorp Limited (Omega) |
|
|
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company acquired 151,777,030 common shares
of Omega and initiated compulsory acquisition proceedings for the remaining shares that it does
not yet own. The cost of this investment has been estimated at $179,352,000. The Company has
determined that it exercises control over Omega and is using the full consolidation method to
account for this investment effective August 1, 2007. Prior to this date, the investment was
being accounted for using the fair value method. |
|
|
|
The preliminary allocation of the purchase price for Omega is based on managements estimate of
the cost of the investment and is summarized below. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Omega |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
August 1, |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
Cash and equivalents |
|
$ |
8,621 |
|
Trade and other receivables |
|
|
243 |
|
Long-term investments |
|
|
3,022 |
|
Property, plant and equipment |
|
|
224,484 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
|
236,370 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
947 |
|
Future income tax liability |
|
|
56,071 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
57,018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets purchased |
|
$ |
179,352 |
|
|
Financial Statements
- 8 -
|
|
Omegas assets and liabilities were measured at their individual fair values as of August 1,
2007. In arriving at these preliminary fair values, management has made assumptions, estimates
and assessments at the time these financial statements were prepared. The future income tax
liability as a result of these fair value adjustments has been estimated based on the income tax
rates that management believes are most applicable to the operations acquired. |
|
|
|
Divestitures |
|
|
|
Energy Metals Corp (EMC) |
|
|
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company sold 1,152,000 common shares of EMC
for cash consideration of approximately CDN$18,754,000. The resulting gain has been included in
net other income in the statement of operations (see note 17). The Company no longer holds a
common share interest in EMC. |
|
|
|
Fortess Minerals Corp (Fortress) |
|
|
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company sold 26,398,750 common shares of
Fortress for cash consideration of approximately CDN$32,829,000. The resulting gain has been
included in net other income in the statement of operations (see note 17 and note 19). |
|
|
|
The Company holds 4,200,000 shares of Fortress at September 30, 2007 or approximately 5% of the
voting interest. As a result of the decrease in its ownership interest, the Company
discontinued the use of the equity method in accounting for this investment and used the fair
value method beginning in the second quarter of 2007. The appropriate portion of cumulative
equity accounting adjustments as at September 30, 2007 have been derecognized and included in
the gain referred to above. |
|
5. |
|
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment consist of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30 |
|
At December 31 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Cost, net of write-downs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mill infrastructure and mining related equipment |
|
$ |
114,504 |
|
|
$ |
84,133 |
|
Mineral properties |
|
|
618,046 |
|
|
|
326,331 |
|
Environmental services and other |
|
|
2,085 |
|
|
|
1,126 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
734,635 |
|
|
|
411,590 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mill infrastructure and mining related equipment |
|
|
8,496 |
|
|
|
7,001 |
|
Mineral properties |
|
|
6,389 |
|
|
|
996 |
|
Environmental services and other |
|
|
336 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,221 |
|
|
|
8,019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
$ |
719,414 |
|
|
$ |
403,571 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net book value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mill infrastructure and mining related equipment |
|
$ |
106,008 |
|
|
$ |
77,132 |
|
Mineral properties |
|
|
611,657 |
|
|
|
325,335 |
|
Environmental services and other |
|
|
1,749 |
|
|
|
1,104 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
719,414 |
|
|
$ |
403,571 |
|
|
|
|
Mineral Properties |
|
|
|
In August 2007, the Company acquired certain uranium deposits located in Zambia in conjunction
with its purchase of Omega. The purchase price allocation assigned a preliminary value of
$224,285,000 to the mineral properties acquired (see note 4). |
|
|
|
In March 2007, the Company acquired certain uranium deposits located in the Arizona Strip
district in northeastern Arizona for cash consideration of $5,500,000 (excluding deal costs)
plus a 1% royalty. |
Financial Statements
- 9 -
|
|
In January 2007, the Company completed a mineral property acquisition in the Henry Mountains
district by issuing an additional 103,000 shares at a value of $947,000 (see note 12). |
|
6. |
|
RESTRICTED INVESTMENTS |
|
|
|
The Company has certain restricted investments deposited to collateralize its reclamation and
certain other obligations. The restricted investments balance consists of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30 |
|
At December 31 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
U.S. mill and mine reclamation |
|
$ |
15,314 |
|
|
$ |
13,667 |
|
Elliot Lake reclamation trust fund |
|
|
2,104 |
|
|
|
1,541 |
|
Letter of credit collateral |
|
|
|
|
|
|
415 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
17,418 |
|
|
$ |
15,623 |
|
|
|
|
U.S. Mill and Mine Reclamation |
|
|
|
The Company has cash and cash equivalents as collateral for various bonds posted in favour of
state regulatory agencies in Utah, Colorado and Arizona for estimated reclamation costs
associated with its White Mesa mill and U.S. mining properties. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2007, the Company deposited an additional $982,000 into its collateral account. |
|
|
|
Elliot Lake Reclamation Trust Fund |
|
|
|
Pursuant to its Reclamation Funding Agreement with the Governments of Canada and Ontario, the
Company deposited an additional CDN$552,000 into the Elliot Lake Reclamation Trust Fund during
the nine months ended September 30, 2007. |
|
7. |
|
INTANGIBLES |
|
|
|
A continuity summary of other intangibles is presented below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
September 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
Other intangibles, beginning of period |
|
$ |
10,844 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value allocation adjustments |
|
|
(4,163 |
) |
Amortization |
|
|
(717 |
) |
Foreign exchange |
|
|
1,231 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other intangibles, end of period |
|
$ |
7,195 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other intangibles, by item: |
|
|
|
|
UPC management contract |
|
|
6,695 |
|
Urizon technology licenses |
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,195 |
|
|
|
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company adjusted the fair value of the UPC
management contract. The estimated useful life of the contract was reduced to 8 years from 13
years and the associated discounted cash flow stream was decreased by CDN$4,600,000. The fair
value adjustment (net of future tax effects) has been reclassified to goodwill. The intangible
asset is being amortized over its estimated life of 8 years. |
|
|
|
The Urizon intangible asset consists of technology licenses held in the Companys Urizon Joint
Venture. This license is being amortized over an estimated useful life of 12 years and
represents the Companys 50% interest in Urizons technology licenses. |
Financial Statements
- 10 -
8. |
|
GOODWILL |
|
|
|
A continuity summary of goodwill is presented below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
September 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
Goodwill, beginning of period |
|
$ |
102,841 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value allocation adjustments |
|
|
1,278 |
|
Foreign exchange |
|
|
17,775 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill, end of period |
|
$ |
121,894 |
|
|
|
|
Goodwill is not amortized and is tested annually for impairment. The goodwill has been
allocated to the McClean and Midwest joint ventures. |
|
|
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company finalized the purchase price
allocation associated with its acquisition of Denison Mines Inc. (DMI) resulting in an
increase in goodwill of $1,278,000. |
|
9. |
|
POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS |
|
|
|
A continuity summary of post-employment benefits is presented below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
September 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
Liability, beginning of period |
|
$ |
3,971 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits paid |
|
|
(314 |
) |
Interest cost |
|
|
157 |
|
Foreign exchange |
|
|
664 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability, end of period |
|
$ |
4,478 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post-employment benefits liability by duration: |
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
$ |
402 |
|
Non-current |
|
|
4,076 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,478 |
|
|
Financial Statements
- 11 -
10. |
|
RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION OBLIGATIONS |
|
|
|
A continuity summary of reclamation and remediation obligations is presented below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
September 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
Reclamation obligations, beginning of period |
|
$ |
18,447 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accretion |
|
|
951 |
|
Expenditures incurred |
|
|
(297 |
) |
Foreign exchange |
|
|
1,430 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reclamation obligations, end of period |
|
$ |
20,531 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Site restoration liability by location: |
|
|
|
|
U.S. Mill and Mines |
|
$ |
10,683 |
|
Elliot Lake |
|
|
8,278 |
|
McLean Lake and Midwest Joint Ventures |
|
|
1,570 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
20,531 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Site restoration liability : |
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
$ |
613 |
|
Non-current |
|
|
19,918 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
20,531 |
|
|
11. |
|
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
Other long-term liabilities consist of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30 |
|
At December 31 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Long-term debt: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital lease obligations |
|
$ |
100 |
|
|
$ |
100 |
|
Notes payable |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
Unamortized fair value of sales and
toll milling contracts |
|
|
14,705 |
|
|
|
13,987 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14,863 |
|
|
$ |
14,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other long-term liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
|
8,102 |
|
|
|
4,683 |
|
Non-current |
|
|
6,761 |
|
|
|
9,489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14,863 |
|
|
$ |
14,172 |
|
|
|
|
Line of Credit |
|
|
|
A Canadian chartered bank has provided DMI with a credit facility pursuant to a credit agreement
dated effective November 2, 2005. The credit facility is a revolving CDN$500,000 facility with
a one year term (subject to renewals) collateralized by all present and future assets of DMI and
its subsidiaries. Interest under the credit facility is incurred based on bankers acceptances
plus 2% or the lenders prime rate plus 1%. To date, the Company has not incurred any
indebtedness under the facility. |
Financial Statements
- 12 -
12. |
|
SHARE CAPITAL |
|
|
|
Denison is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares without par value. A
continuity summary of the issued and outstanding common shares and the associated dollar amounts
is presented below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
Common |
|
|
(in thousands except share amounts) |
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Balance at December 31, 2006 |
|
|
178,142,682 |
|
|
$ |
548,069 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issues for cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New issue gross proceeds |
|
|
10,114,995 |
|
|
|
105,419 |
|
New issue gross issue costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,253 |
) |
Exercise of stock options |
|
|
1,336,161 |
|
|
|
4,953 |
|
Exercise of share purchase warrants |
|
|
2,592 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
Issued for mineral property acquisition |
|
|
103,000 |
|
|
|
947 |
|
Fair value of stock options exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,575 |
|
Fair value of share purchase warrants exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
Other |
|
|
405 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,557,153 |
|
|
|
114,658 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2007 |
|
|
189,699,835 |
|
|
$ |
662,727 |
|
|
|
|
New Issues |
|
|
|
In April 2007, the Company completed a private placement of 1,104,295 flow-through common shares
at a price of CDN$16.30 per share for gross proceeds of $15,572,000 (CDN$18,000,000). |
|
|
|
In January 2007, the Company completed a private placement of 9,010,700 common shares at a price
of CDN$11.75 per share for gross proceeds of $89,847,000 (CDN$105,876,000). |
|
|
|
Mineral Property Acquisition |
|
|
|
In January 2007, the Company issued 103,000 common shares at a price of CDN$10.81 per share for
a total value of $947,000 (CDN$1,113,000) as part of the acquisition of a U.S. uranium property. |
|
|
|
Flow-Through Share Issues |
|
|
|
The Company finances a portion of its exploration programs through the use of flow-through share
issuances. Income tax deductions relating to these expenditures are claimable by the investors
and not by the Company. As at September 30, 2007, the Company estimates that it has spent
CDN$6,609,000 of the CDN$18,000,000 April 2007 flow-through share issue obligation. The Company
has not yet renounced the tax benefit of the shares. |
Financial Statements
- 13 -
13. |
|
SHARE PURCHASE WARRANTS |
|
|
|
A continuity summary of the issued and outstanding share purchase warrants in terms of common shares of the company and the associated dollar amounts is presented below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
Common Shares |
|
Fair Value |
(in thousands except share amounts) |
|
Issuable |
|
Amount |
|
Balance at December 31, 2006 |
|
|
9,567,507 |
|
|
$ |
11,733 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of share purchase warrants exercised |
|
|
(2,592 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2007 |
|
|
9,564,915 |
|
|
$ |
11,728 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance of common shares issuable by warrant series |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 2004 series (1) |
|
|
3,156,915 |
|
|
|
5,898 |
|
March 2006 series (2) |
|
|
6,408,000 |
|
|
|
5,830 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,564,915 |
|
|
$ |
11,728 |
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
The November 2004 series has an effective exercise price of CDN$5.21 per issuable share
(CDN$15.00 per warrant adjusted for the 2.88 exchange ratio associated with the Denison and
IUC merger) and expires on November 24, 2009; |
|
(2) |
|
The March 2006 series has an effective exercise price of CDN$10.42 per issuable share
(CDN$30.00 per warrant adjusted for the 2.88 exchange ratio associated with the Denison and
IUC merger) and expires on March 1, 2011; |
14. |
|
CONTRIBUTED SURPLUS |
|
|
|
A continuity summary of contributed surplus is presented below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
September 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
Balance, beginning of period |
|
$ |
30,752 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense (note 15) |
|
|
1,030 |
|
Fair value of stock options exercised |
|
|
(6,575 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, end of period |
|
$ |
25,207 |
|
|
15. |
|
STOCK OPTIONS |
|
|
|
On November 20, 2006, the Companys shareholders approved amendments to the Companys
stock-based compensation plan (the Plan). The Plan, as amended, provides for the granting of
stock options up to 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares at the time of grant,
subject to a maximum of 20 million common shares. As at September 30, 2007, an aggregate of
9,817,000 options have been granted (less cancellations) since the Plans inception in 1997. |
|
|
|
Under the Plan, all stock options are granted at the discretion of the Companys board of
directors, including any vesting provisions if applicable. The term of any stock option granted
may not exceed ten years and the exercise price may not be lower than the closing price of the
Companys shares on the last trading day immediately preceding the date of grant. In general,
stock options granted under the Plan have a term of three years without vesting provisions,
except for grants to new employees which are subject to vesting provisions over a period of
approximately two years. |
Financial Statements
- 14 -
|
|
The movement in stock options in terms of common shares of the Company granted under the Plan
for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is presented below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise |
|
|
Number of |
|
Price per |
|
|
Common |
|
Share |
|
|
Shares |
|
(CDN $) |
|
Stock options outstanding, beginning of period |
|
|
6,648,315 |
|
|
$ |
6.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
559,000 |
|
|
|
11.42 |
|
Exercised |
|
|
(1,336,161 |
) |
|
|
4.20 |
|
Expired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options outstanding, end of period |
|
|
5,871,154 |
|
|
$ |
7.19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options exercisable, end of period |
|
|
5,418,672 |
|
|
$ |
6.89 |
|
|
|
|
A summary of stock options outstanding in terms of common shares of the Company at September 30,
2007 is presented below: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
Remaining |
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise |
Range of Exercise |
|
Contractual |
|
Number of |
|
Price per |
Prices per Share |
|
Life |
|
Common |
|
Share |
(CDN$) |
|
(Years) |
|
Shares |
|
(CDN $) |
|
Stock options outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$1.88 to $4.99 |
|
|
6.61 |
|
|
|
1,064,555 |
|
|
$ |
2.18 |
|
$5.00 to $7.53 |
|
|
7.52 |
|
|
|
2,237,599 |
|
|
|
5.29 |
|
$10.08 to $15.30 |
|
|
2.32 |
|
|
|
2,569,000 |
|
|
|
10.92 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options outstanding, end of period |
|
|
5.08 |
|
|
|
5,871,154 |
|
|
$ |
7.19 |
|
|
|
|
Outstanding options expire between January 2008 and October 2016. |
|
|
|
The fair value of each option granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is
estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following
table outlines the range of assumptions used in the model for the period: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
September 30, 2007 |
|
Risk-free interest rate |
|
|
3.95% - 4.46 |
% |
Expected stock price volatility |
|
|
46.4% - 63.0 |
% |
Expected life |
|
2.1 3.5 years |
Expected dividend yield |
|
|
|
|
Fair value per share under options granted |
|
CDN$3.18 - CDN$5.32 |
|
Financial Statements
- 15 -
|
|
Stock-based compensation has been recognized in the consolidated statement of operations as
follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Restated) |
|
|
|
|
|
(Restated) |
|
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Mineral property exploration |
|
$ |
64 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
177 |
|
|
$ |
127 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
278 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
853 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
342 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,030 |
|
|
$ |
134 |
|
|
|
|
The fair values of stock options with vesting provisions are amortized on a straight-line basis
as stock-based compensation expense over the applicable vesting periods. At September 30, 2007,
the Company had an additional $963,000 in stock-based compensation expense to be recognized
periodically to December 2009. |
|
16. |
|
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
|
|
|
Unrealized gains on portfolio investments net |
|
|
|
A continuity summary of unrealized gains on portfolio investments net is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
September 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
Balance, beginning of period |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains as at January 1, 2007, net of tax of $166 |
|
|
24,842 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in unrealized gains during the period, net of tax |
|
|
3,737 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, end of period, net of tax of $470 |
|
$ |
28,579 |
|
|
17. |
|
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES |
|
|
|
The elements of net other income in the statement of operations is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Restated) |
|
|
|
|
|
(Restated) |
|
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Net interest income |
|
$ |
1,194 |
|
|
$ |
516 |
|
|
$ |
4,436 |
|
|
$ |
1,444 |
|
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange |
|
|
(3,612 |
) |
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
|
(7,257 |
) |
|
|
1,588 |
|
Gain (loss) on sale of land and equipment |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
Gain (loss) on sale of investments |
|
|
1,436 |
|
|
|
(192 |
) |
|
|
40,026 |
|
|
|
(210 |
) |
Equity gain (loss) of affiliates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(881 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,992 |
) |
Dilution gain (loss) of affiliates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
298 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,663 |
|
Other |
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net other income |
|
$ |
(893 |
) |
|
$ |
(344 |
) |
|
$ |
37,343 |
|
|
$ |
2,461 |
|
|
Financial Statements
- 16 -
18. |
|
SEGMENTED INFORMATION |
|
|
|
Geographic Information |
|
|
|
The following table sets forth revenue by geographic region based upon the location of the mill
involved in production activity in the case of uranium, vanadium and alternate feed mill
processing revenues and the location of the customer in the case of service and other revenues.
Geographic splits for property, plant and equipment and goodwill and other intangibles
(collectively long-lived assets) are based upon the location of the asset. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada |
|
$ |
9,129 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
25,941 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
United States |
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
12,229 |
|
|
|
669 |
|
Europe, Middle East and Africa |
|
|
214 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,769 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
9,411 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
39,939 |
|
|
$ |
669 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30 |
|
At December 31 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Long-lived assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada |
|
$ |
584,171 |
|
|
$ |
502,596 |
|
United States |
|
|
38,225 |
|
|
|
14,468 |
|
Europe, Middle East and Africa |
|
|
224,766 |
|
|
|
|
|
Asia |
|
|
1,341 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
848,503 |
|
|
$ |
517,256 |
|
|
|
|
Major Customers |
|
|
|
The Companys business is such that, at any given time, it sells its uranium and vanadium
concentrates to and enters into process milling arrangements and other services with a
relatively small number of customers. In the nine months ended September 30, 2007, two
customers accounted for approximately 85% of total revenues. |
|
19. |
|
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
|
|
|
Uranium Participation Corporation |
|
|
|
The Company is a party to a management services agreement with UPC. Under the terms of the
agreement, the Company will receive the following fees from UPC: a) a commission of 1.5% of the
gross value of any purchases or sales of U3O8 and UF6 completed
at the request of the Board of Directors of UPC; b) a minimum annual management fee of
CDN$400,000 (plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses) plus an additional fee of 0.3% per annum
based upon UPCs net asset value between CDN$100,000,000 and CDN$200,000,000 and 0.2% per annum
based upon UPCs net asset value in excess of CDN$200,000,000; c) a fee of CDN$200,000 upon the
completion of each equity financing where proceeds to UPC exceed CDN$20,000,000; d) a fee of
CDN$200,000 for each transaction or arrangement (other than the purchase or sale of
U3O8 and UF6) of business where the gross value of such
transaction exceeds CDN$20,000,000 (an initiative); and e) an annual fee up to a maximum of
CDN$200,000, at the discretion of the Board of Directors of UPC, for on-going maintenance or
work associated with an initiative. |
|
|
|
In accordance with the management services agreement, all uranium investments owned by UPC are
held in accounts with conversion facilities in the name of Denison Mines Inc. as manager for and
on behalf of UPC. |
|
|
|
The Company was also a party to a temporary revolving credit facility agreement with UPC (not to
exceed CDN$15,000,000). The credit facility terminated on the earlier of repayment or May 10,
2007 and was collateralized by the uranium investments of UPC. Interest under the credit
facility was based upon Canadian bank prime plus 1%. Standby fees also applied at a rate of 1%
of the committed facility amount. As at December 31, 2006, UPC had drawn CDN$11,000,000 under
the facility. The temporary credit facility was fully repaid and cancelled on April 10, 2007. |
Financial Statements
- 17 -
|
|
In June 2007, the Company sold 75,000 pounds of U3O8 to UPC at a price of
$130.00 per pound for total consideration of $9,750,000. |
|
|
|
The following transactions were incurred with UPC for the periods noted: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Uranium sales |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,750 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Management fees (including expenses) |
|
|
466 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,656 |
|
|
|
|
|
Commission
fees on purchase and sale of uranium |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,462 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loan interest under credit facility |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
|
|
Standby fee under credit facility |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
511 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
13,074 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
At September 30, 2007, accounts receivable includes $147,000 due from UPC with respect to the
fees indicated above. |
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company had the following additional
related party transactions: |
|
a) |
|
sold 16,562,500 shares of Fortress to a company associated with the Chairman of the
Company for gross proceeds of approximately CDN$20,703,000; |
|
|
b) |
|
incurred management and administrative service fees of $147,000 (September 2006:
$143,000) with a company owned by the Chairman of the Company which provides corporate
development, office premises, secretarial and other services in Vancouver at a rate of
CDN$18,000 per month plus expenses. At September 30, 2007, an amount of $109,000 was due
to this company; and |
|
|
c) |
|
provided executive and administrative services to Fortress and charged an aggregate of
$56,000 (September 2006: $91,000) for such services. At September 30, 2007, an amount of
$9,000 was due from Fortress relating to this agreement. |
20. |
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
|
|
|
Specific Legal Matters |
|
|
|
Blue Hill, Maine |
|
|
|
The Company was a defendant in an action filed by the State of Maine against Kerramerican, Inc.,
a subsidiary of Noranda Inc., Black Hawk Mining Ltd. and the Company, regarding potential
liability for clean-up costs at a zinc mining site in the state of Maine known as Blue Hill.
This matter has been settled by all parties and claims filed in the Maine and Ontario courts
have been dismissed. |
|
|
|
Fisheries Act Charges |
|
|
|
During the course of its monitoring of its closed Elliot Lake mines, Denison detected and
reported to the Joint Regulatory Group (JRG), a body comprised of federal and provincial
regulators responsible for the Elliot Lake mines, on a number of matters, including the levels
of acidity in the effluent run off from one area associated with one of its Elliot Lake mine
sites. In consultation with the JRG, the Company took steps to identify the source of and to
address the acidity, though the source of the acidity has to date not been determined. Despite
the Companys compliance with its CNSC license, cooperation with the JRG and compliance with a
Direction from Environment Canada that was not in accordance with a memorandum of agreement
between the CNSC and Environment Canada, on March 27, 2007 Environment Canada notified Denison
that it has been charged with allegedly violating the Fisheries Act (Canada). The Company is
disputing these charges. |
Financial Statements
- 18 -
|
|
General Legal Matters |
|
|
|
The Company is involved, from time to time, in various other legal actions and claims in the
ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the aggregate amount of any
potential liability is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial
position or results. |
|
|
|
Third Party Indemnities |
|
|
|
The Company has agreed to indemnify Calfrac Well Services against any future liabilities it may
incur related to the assets or liabilities transferred to the Company on March 8, 2004. |
|
|
|
Others |
|
|
|
The Company has detected some chloroform contamination at the White Mesa mill site that appears
to have resulted from the operation of a temporary laboratory facility that was located at the
site prior to and during the construction of the Mill facility, and septic drain fields that
were used for laboratory and sanitary wastes prior to construction of the Mills tailings cells.
In April 2003, the Company commenced an interim remedial program of pumping the
chloroform-contaminated water from the groundwater to the Mills tailings cells. This will
enable the Company to begin clean up of the contaminated areas and to take a further step
towards resolution of this outstanding issue. Although the investigations to date indicate that
this contamination appears to be contained in a manageable area, the scope and costs of final
remediation have not yet been determined and could be significant. |
Financial Statements
- 19 -
Exhibit 6
FORM 52-109F2
CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS
I, E. Peter Farmer, Chief Executive Officer of Denison Mines Corp., certify that:
1. |
|
I have reviewed the interim filings (as this term is defined in Multilateral Instrument
52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers Annual and Interim Filings) of Denison Mines
Corp. (the issuer) for the interim period ending September 30, 2007; |
2. |
|
Based on my knowledge, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a
statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect
to the period covered by the interim filings; |
3. |
|
Based on my knowledge, the interim financial statements together with the other financial
information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date and
for the periods presented in the interim filings; |
4. |
|
The issuers other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting for the
issuer, and we have: |
|
(a) |
|
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused them to be designed
under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that material information
relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the interim
filings are being prepared; and |
|
|
(b) |
|
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused it 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 the issuers GAAP; and |
5. |
|
I have caused the issuer to disclose in the interim MD&A any change in the issuers internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the issuers most recent interim period
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuers
internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: November 8, 2007
Signed by E. Peter Farmer
|
|
|
Name:
|
|
E. Peter Farmer |
Title:
|
|
Chief Executive Officer |
FORM 52-109F2
CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS
I, James R. Anderson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Denison Mines Corp.,
certify that:
1. |
|
I have reviewed the interim filings (as this term is defined in Multilateral Instrument
52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers Annual and Interim Filings) of Denison Mines
Corp. (the issuer) for the interim period ending September 30, 2007; |
2. |
|
Based on my knowledge, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a
statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect
to the period covered by the interim filings; |
3. |
|
Based on my knowledge, the interim financial statements together with the other financial
information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date and
for the periods presented in the interim filings; |
4. |
|
The issuers other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting for the
issuer, and we have: |
|
(a) |
|
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused them to be designed
under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that material information
relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the interim
filings are being prepared; and |
|
|
(b) |
|
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused it 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 the issuers GAAP; and |
5. |
|
I have caused the issuer to disclose in the interim MD&A any change in the issuers internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the issuers most recent interim period
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuers
internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: November 8, 2007
Signed by James R. Anderson
|
|
|
Name:
|
|
James R. Anderson |
Title:
|
|
Executive Vice President and
Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 7
DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
INTRODUCTION
This Managements Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) of Denison Mines Corp. and its subsidiary
companies and joint venture interests (collectively, Denison or the Company) provides a
detailed analysis of the Companys business and compares its financial results with those of the
comparable period in the previous year. This MD&A is dated as of November 8, 2007 and should be
read in conjunction with the Companys unaudited consolidated financial statements for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and the Companys audited consolidated financial statements and
related notes for the fifteen months ended December 31, 2006. The financial statements are
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada. All dollar amounts
are expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.
Other continuous disclosure documents, including the Companys press releases, quarterly and annual
reports, Annual Information Form and Form 40-F are available through its filings with the
securities regulatory authorities in Canada at www.sedar.com and the United States at
www.sec.gov.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This MD&A contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and similar Canadian legislation, concerning the business,
operations and financial performance and condition of Denison.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to estimated
production, the expected effects of possible corporate transactions and the development potential
of Denisons properties; the future price of uranium and vanadium; the estimation of mineral
reserves and resources; the realization of mineral reserve estimates; the timing and amount of
estimated future production; costs of production; capital expenditures; success of exploration
activities; permitting time lines and permitting, mining or processing issues; currency exchange
rate fluctuations; government regulation of mining operations; environmental risks; unanticipated
reclamation expenses; title disputes or claims; and limitations on insurance coverage. Generally,
these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such
as plans, expects or does not expect, is expected, budget, scheduled, estimates,
forecasts, intends, anticipates or does not anticipate, or believes, or variations of such
words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, might
or will be taken, occur or be achieved.
Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date
such statements are made and they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of
Denison to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements, including but not limited to risks related to: unexpected events during construction,
expansion and start-up; variations in ore grade, tonnes mined, crushed or milled; delay or failure
to receive board or government approvals; timing and availability of external financing on
acceptable terms; risks related to international operations; actual results of current exploration
activities; actual results of current reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations;
changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of uranium and
vanadium; possible variations in ore reserves, grade or recovery rates; failure of plant, equipment
or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining
industry; delays in the completion of development or construction activities and other factors
listed under the heading RISK FACTORS in Denisons Annual Information Form available at
www.sedar.com and its Form 40-F available at www.sec.gov. Although management of
Denison has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, which only apply as of the date
hereof, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or
intended.
There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Denison does not undertake
to update any forward-looking statements that are included or incorporated by reference herein,
except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
- 1 -
DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
OVERVIEW
Denison is a diversified, growth-oriented, intermediate uranium producer. With seven active
uranium mining projects in North America (five in the U.S. and two in Canada), Denison expects
estimated production of over 2.5 million pounds in 2008, increasing to over 5 million pounds of
uranium oxide in concentrates (U3O8) by 2011. Denisons assets include an
interest in two of the four licensed and operating conventional uranium mills in North America,
with its 100% ownership of the White Mesa mill in Utah and its 22.5% ownership of the McClean Lake
mill in Saskatchewan. Both mills are fully permitted, operating and undergoing expansion. The
Company also produces vanadium as a co-product from some of its mines in Colorado and Utah. The
Company is also in the business of recycling uranium-bearing waste materials, referred to as
alternate feed materials, for the recovery of uranium, alone or in combination with other metals,
at the Companys White Mesa mill.
Denison enjoys a global portfolio of world-class exploration projects, including properties in
close proximity to the Companys mills in the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan and in the
southwestern United States. Denison also has exploration and development stage properties in
Mongolia, Zambia and, indirectly through its investments, in Australia.
Denison is the manager of Uranium Participation Corporation (UPC), a publicly traded company
which invests in uranium oxide in concentrates and uranium hexafluoride. Denison is also engaged
in mine decommissioning and environmental services through its Denison Environmental Services
(DES) division.
Denison is a reporting issuer in all of the Canadian provinces. Denisons common shares are listed
on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the TSX) under the symbol DML and on the American Stock Exchange
(the AMEX) under the symbol DNN.
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following selected financial information was obtained directly from or calculated using the
Companys consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007
and 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months |
|
Three Months |
|
Nine Months |
|
Nine Months |
|
|
ended |
|
ended |
|
ended |
|
ended |
|
|
September 30, |
|
September 30, |
|
September 30, |
|
September 30, |
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
Results of Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
9,411,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
39,939,000 |
|
|
$ |
669,000 |
|
Net income (loss) |
|
|
(11,721,000 |
) |
|
|
(6,368,000 |
) |
|
|
23,702,000 |
|
|
|
(11,728,000 |
) |
Basic and diluted earnings (loss)
per share |
|
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
0.13 |
|
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
Diluted earnings (loss)
per share |
|
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
|
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
0.12 |
|
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As at Sept. 30, |
|
As at Dec. 31, |
Financial Position: |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
Working capital |
|
$ |
69,830,000 |
|
|
$ |
93,743,000 |
|
Long-term investments |
|
|
45,507,000 |
|
|
|
16,600,000 |
|
Property, plant and equipment |
|
|
719,414,000 |
|
|
|
403,571,000 |
|
Total assets |
|
|
1,009,109,000 |
|
|
|
659,348,000 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
$ |
216,763,000 |
|
|
$ |
139,370,000 |
|
|
- 2 -
DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
General
The Company recorded a net loss of $11,721,000 ($0.06 per share) for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 compared with a net loss of $6,368,000 ($0.07 per share) for the same period in
2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the company recorded net income of $23,702,000
($0.13 per share) compared with a loss of $11,728,000 ($0.13 per share) for the same period in
2006. The results for 2006 have been restated to reflect the change in accounting policy to
expense exploration costs as discussed in Note 3 of the Financial Statements for the period ended
December 31, 2006.
Revenues totaled $9,411,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and $39,939,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared with $1,000 and $669,000 for the same periods in
2006. Expenses totaled $21,251,000 for the three months and $56,921,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 period compared with $6,025,000 and $14,858,000 for the same periods in 2006.
Net other income (expense) totaled ($893,000) for the three month and $37,343,000 for the nine
month periods in 2007 compared with ($344,000) and $2,461,000 for 2006.
Revenues
Uranium sales revenue for the third quarter totaled $7,396,000. Sales revenue includes the sale of
85,000 pounds of U3O8 production from the McClean Lake joint venture at an
average sales price of $85.41 per pound and an adjustment to the amortization of the fair value
increment related to long-term sales contracts from the acquisition of DMI in the amount of
$503,000. Reported revenue is also impacted by the effect of foreign currency translations.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, uranium sales revenue totaled $30,951,000 consisting
of sales of 270,000 pounds of production from the McClean Lake joint venture at an average price of
$75.21 per pound and the amortization of the fair value increment related to long term sales
contracts from the acquisition of Denison Mines Inc. (DMI) in the amount of $1,512,000. Revenue
also includes the sale of 75,000 pounds of production at the White Mesa mill at $130.00 per pound.
Denison markets its uranium from the McClean Lake joint venture jointly with AREVA Resources Canada
Inc. (ARC). Generally, sales are made under several long-term contracts with nuclear utilities
with a variety of pricing mechanisms. Denisons share of current contracts sales volumes is set
out in the table below:
Current Contracted Sales Volumes (Note 1)
(pounds U3O8 x 1000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2009 |
|
2010 |
|
Pricing |
Market Related |
|
|
590 |
|
|
|
590 |
|
|
|
440 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
80% to 85% of Spot |
Legacy Base Escalated |
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
$ |
20.00 to $26.00 |
|
Legacy Market Related |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
96% of Spot |
|
|
|
1. |
|
Assumes customers take maximum quantities permitted by contract |
Agreements with the AREVA Group call for production to be allocated first to the market related
contracts with any surplus to be apportioned over the legacy contracts. The legacy base-escalated
contracts have pricing formulas that result in sales prices well below current market prices.
These contracts have been fair valued at December 1, 2006 and a liability was recorded in the
amount of $14,848,000 which will be amortized through revenue over the life of the contracts.
New contracts for sales of the Companys U.S. uranium inventory and production are expected to be
under market related contracts. One such contract was completed with AREVA in March 2007, for the
sale of 17% of the White Mesa mill production commencing in 2008 up to a maximum of 6.5 million
pounds with a minimum of 2.5 million pounds by the end of 2011. The sales price is 95% of the
published long-term price for the month prior to delivery with a floor price of $45.00.
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DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
The Company has agreed to sell 250,000 pounds of U3O8 for
delivery in early
December, 2007 at a price equal to 96.6% of the average of the last spot price published by Ux
Consulting LLC and Trade Tech LLC in November 2007. No other sales contracts are in place at this
time.
During the quarter, the White Mesa mill completed a processing campaign of alternate feed materials
on which a processing fee is paid. Processing revenue for the quarter was $68,000 and for the nine
months totaled $2,479,000 (2006:$668,000). At September 30, 2007, approximately 10,000 tons of
these types of alternate feed materials remained in stockpile.
At September 30, 2007, the Company held approximately 320,000 pounds of uranium produced from
alternate feed with a market value based on the current quoted spot price of uranium of
approximately $28,800,000
The Company continues to hold approximately 46,000 pounds of vanadium in inventory, as vanadium
pregnant liquor, for future sale.
Revenue from the environmental services division was $1,443,000 for the three months and $3,391,000
for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Revenue from the management contract with Uranium Participation Corporation was $504,000 for the
three months and $3,117,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Uranium Production
Total uranium production for the Company from its Canadian and U.S. operations was 103,000 pounds
for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 416,000 pounds for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007. The McClean Lake joint venture produced 385,000 pounds of uranium for the
three months ended September 30, 2007 and 1,169,000 pounds for the nine months ended September 30,
2007 compared to production of 455,000 pounds and 1,121,000 pounds during the same periods in 2006.
Denisons 22.5% share of the 2007 production totaled 87,000 pounds during the three months and
264,000 pounds during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Uranium production at the White
Mesa mill from alternate feed milling was 16,000 pounds for the three months and 153,000 pounds for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
In 2006, the Company recommenced active mining operations at a number of its U.S. uranium/vanadium
mines in the Colorado Plateau district. Currently mining is underway at four locations on the
Colorado Plateau and a fifth mine at the Henry Mountains complex. Mined ore is being stockpiled at
the White Mesa mill with the milling of the ore scheduled to commence early in 2008. As of the end
of September 30, 2007, a total of 43,000 tons of ore had been stockpiled at the mill.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for the three months were $9,206,000 and $28,906,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 as compared to $624,000 and $2,012,000 for the same periods in 2006. The
expenses for the nine months include $18,351,000 related to mining operations in Canada; $6,537,000
related to processing operations in the U.S. and $3,341,000 related to environmental services
expenses.
Sales Royalties and Capital Taxes
Sales royalties and capital taxes totaled $522,000 for the third quarter and $1,503,000 for the
nine months. Denison pays a Saskatchewan basic uranium royalty of 4% of gross uranium sales from
Saskatchewan production after receiving the benefit of a 1% Saskatchewan resource credit. Denison
also pays Saskatchewan capital taxes based on the greater of 3.6% of gross uranium sales and
capital tax otherwise computed under the Saskatchewan Corporation Capital Tax Act. For uranium
production after January 1, 2007, the factor applied to gross uranium sales for Saskatchewan
capital tax purposes was reduced to 3.3% with further reductions scheduled in 2007 and 2008. The
Saskatchewan government also imposes a tiered royalty which ranges from 6% to 15% of gross uranium
sales after recovery of mill and mine capital allowances which approximate capital costs. Denison
has not paid tiered royalties in the past and has sufficient mill and mine capital and expansion
allowances available or anticipated to shelter it from the tiered royalty at current uranium prices
for at least two years.
- 4 -
DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
MINERAL PROPERTY EXPLORATION
Denison is engaged in uranium exploration, as both operator and non-operator of joint ventures and
also on a 100% basis in Canada and Mongolia. For the three months ended September 30, 2007
exploration expenditures totaled $8,385,000 and totaled $16,914,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 as compared to $3,950,000 and $9,266,000 for the corresponding periods in 2006.
A majority of the exploration expenditures during the period were spent in the Athabasca Basin
region of northern Saskatchewan. Denison is engaged in uranium exploration on advanced projects in
this region of Canada as part of the AREVA operated McClean and Midwest joint ventures. A
significant discovery, termed the Mae Zone and located northeast of the proposed Midwest open pit,
was drilled this past winter. Denison is also participating in a total of 33 other exploration
projects concentrating in the productive South East margin of the Athabasca basin. Denison is
operator of two mid stage projects, the Moore Lake and the Wheeler River Joint Ventures, included
in this portfolio. Denisons share of exploration spending on its Canadian properties totaled
$5,671,000 of which $5,605,000 was expensed in the statement of operations for the three months
ended September 30, 2007 and totaled $14,206,000 of which $13,602,000 was expensed in the statement
of operation for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Exploration expenditures of $2,598,000 for the three month period and $3,048,000 for the nine month
period ended September 30, 2007 were spent in Mongolia on the Companys joint venture and 100%
owned properties. The Company has a 70% interest in the Gurvan Saihan Joint Venture (GSJV) in
Mongolia. The other parties to the joint venture are the Mongolian government as to 15% and
Geologorazvedka, a Russian government entity, as to 15%. Additional expenditures for development
of the GSJVs Hairhan and Haraat uranium deposits have also been incurred. Development work
includes extensive resource delineation drilling, hydrological drilling, plant design and
environmental studies.
The remaining expenditures of $182,000 for the three month period and $264,000 for the nine month
period were spent on the Companys other properties.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses were $3,138,000 for the three months and $9,598,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared with $1,247,000 and $3,376,000 for the same periods
in 2006. The increase was primarily the result of the inclusion of Denison Mines Inc. (DMI)
effective December 1, 2006, a ramping up of the Companys operations and an increase in public
company expenses due to additional compliance costs. General and administrative expenses consist
primarily of payroll and related expenses for personnel, contract and professional services and
other overhead expenditures.
Other Income and Expenses
Other income (expense) totaled ($893,000) for the three months and $37,343,000 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 compared with ($344,000) and $2,461,000 for the same periods in 2006. The
net expense in the third quarter is primarily due to foreign exchange losses. The net other income
for the nine month period is primarily due to the disposition of portfolio investments.
Urizon Joint Venture
The Company has a 50% interest in a joint venture with Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) for the
pursuit of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) alternate feed program for the mill. This 50/50
joint venture is carried out through Urizon Recovery Systems, LLC (Urizon). The joint venture
currently expects that a decision will be made by the DOE as to how it intends to proceed on the
disposition of the material and that the joint venture will have an opportunity to propose the
Urizon Program as a suitable disposition option for this feedstock. The accounts of Urizon are
included in the Companys financial statements on a proportionate consolidation basis.
- 5 -
DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
OUTLOOK FOR 2007
Mining and Production
Mining at the Sue E pit at McClean Lake in northern Saskatchewan is proceeding with completion of
mining of the deposit expected in the first quarter of 2008. Stripping of the Sue B overburden
commenced in June and the contractor completed this work in the third quarter. Mining of the Sue B
deposit will follow completion of Sue E.
U3O8 production levels at McClean Lake in 2007 is expected to be
1.8 million
pounds of which Denisons share is 405,000 pounds. The ore grade processed for the first nine
months has averaged 0.42% U3O8. Currently the ore being processed is a grade
of 0.74% U3O8. Production is expected to increase next year to approximately
3.2 million pounds with Denisons share being 720,000 pounds.
During the third quarter, the Company processed high-grade alternate feed materials at its White
Mesa mill under its contracts with Cameco Corporation. The Company does not receive a recycling
fee for these materials; however it is able to retain all of the proceeds received from the sale of
the uranium produced. Uranium production from this material was only 16,000 pounds for the three
months and 153,000 pounds for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. As of September 30, 2007,
there was over 100,000 pounds U3O8 in process which will be packaged in the
fourth quarter and there was approximately 3,650 tons of these high-grade materials at the mill to
be processed, containing approximately 110,000 pounds of uranium. Uranium production at the White
Mesa mill for 2007 from processing alternate feed material is anticipated to be about 300,000
pounds. The modernization program at the White Mesa mill is proceeding but completion is currently
about 45 days later than the original schedule due to changes in scope of the program. The revised
program includes modifications and upgrading of the mill process equipment, upgrading the entire
mill process control system, and relining of tailings cell 4A. Primarily as a result of the scope
changes, the projected cost of the mill modernization has increased from $15 to $21 million.
Mining operations on the Colorado Plateau are well underway with four mines in operation.
Production from the Sunday, Pandora, Topaz and St. Jude mines is running at about 300 tons per day.
At the Tony M mine within the Henry Mountains Complex, located in Utah, full operational permits
have been received and production from this mine is underway and will ramp up to 300 tons per day
in the first quarter of 2008. Rehabilitation work has begun at the Companys Arizona 1 mine on the
Arizona Strip located in northeastern Arizona. Ore production from this mine is anticipated by
mid-2008. Production from these mines is being hauled to Denisons White Mesa mill and is
currently being stockpiled. Milling of conventional ore is scheduled for the end of the first
quarter of 2008. At September 30, 2007, a total of 43,000 tons had been shipped to the mill.
The level of ore production is currently behind anticipated levels due largely to delays in
permitting at Tony M and for ventilation shafts at the Colorado Plateau mines, as well as the
impact of inexperienced mining crews. We now expect to have approximately 130,000 tons of material
stockpiled before conventional ore production commences. While these issues are being addressed we
anticipate having lower quantities of ore available for processing in 2008 which will impact 2008
production. As a result, with conventional ore production commencing in March 2008, the expectation
that the uranium/vanadium ore from the Colorado Plateau will necessitate mill throughput at 1,500
tons per day to ensure economic optimization of vanadium and uranium recoveries and the timing of
the mill refurbishment program, we now anticipate 2008 production to be 1.7 to 2.1 million pounds
U3O8 and approximately 4 to 6 million pounds V2O5 as
compared to previous estimates of 2.9 million pounds U3O8 and 4.0 million
pounds V2O5.
We expect to sell 2.2 million pounds of U3O8 including
1.5 million pounds
from U.S. production in 2008.
EXPLORATION
Athabasca Basin in Canada
In the Athabasca Basin, Denison is participating in 35 exploration projects, primarily located in
the productive southeast part of the Basin and within open pit depths and trucking distance of the
operating mills. Denison, together with ARC and Cameco Corporation, control the majority of the
highly favourable geology in the prolific southeastern sector of the Basin. The Companys projects
in the Basin represent a good balance of grass roots, mid- stage and developed projects.
Near the McClean mill, joint venture partner ARC is operator of the Midwest, Wolly and McClean
projects. At the Wolly project Denison has earned an initial 6.5% in the project and is earning up
to a 22.5% interest in this project, which is one of the most prospective exploration projects in
the basin.
- 6 -
DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
Denison is participating in thirteen major drill programs during the current drilling season in the
Basin. At the Midwest project where Denison maintains a 25.17% interest, operator ARC completed a
late summer drill program testing the west extension of the Mae Zone. Over 3,000 meters of
drilling was completed, and a new high grade structure was intersected, as previously reported.
ARC is currently carrying out resource estimation work on the Mae Zone which is anticipated to be
finalized in the fourth quarter.
Denison is operator on the Wheeler River, Moore Lake, Park Creek, Huard-Kirsch, Bell Lake, North
Wedge and Crawford Lake joint ventures. On Denisons operated and non-operated projects, a total
of approximately 12,000 meters of drilling was carried out this year, most of it in this quarter.
The last hole of the sixteen hole Wheeler River program, drilled at -75 degrees, intersected
anomalous mineralization approximately 500 meters along strike to the northeast from previously
reported mineralization in WR-214. Drill hole WR-242A intersected a 1.8 meter thick zone at the
unconformity, from 353.98 to 355.78 meters, with a grade of 0.265% eU308. The location of this
mineralization at this location is in a similar highly altered geological setting as WR-214 and has
both expanded and enhanced the potential of the west fault bounded side of the quartzite ridge.
Late in the summer, a drill crew was mobilized to the Moore Lake site. A seven hole program is
currently underway to test targets at the Maverick Zone and to provide further information for a
focused winter 2008 drill program
Denisons exploration spending in 2007 in the Athabasca Basin is expected to total $15,500,000.
Southwest United States
In the United States, Denison is undertaking the permitting for an estimated 90,000 feet (28,000
meters) of drilling originally planned in 2007 to be carried out near existing operations.
Permitting for this program is on-going and it is expected that drilling will now commence in 2008.
Mongolia
In Mongolia, Denison maintains a majority interest the Haraat and Hairhan deposits and a large
number of exploration projects which have returned uraniferous intersections. A major 56,000 meter
drill program was recently completed, and several discoveries were made on a number of the
properties. The most significant was made at Hairhan, where a new zone of at least 5 meter
thickness was located at depth under the north half of the main Hairhan deposit by widely spaced
drilling on multiple holes in multiple profiles, Although generally lower grade, good permeable
sands indicate potential for upgrading. This will be a major target for infill drilling in 2008.
The resource at Hairhan currently stands at 7.9 million pounds U3O8 at grade
of 0.076% eU3O8 classified as Indicated Resources, and 3.5 million pounds
U3O8 at grade of 0.0867% eU3O8 classified as Inferred
Resources. (See Technical Report on the Uranium Exploration Properties in Mongolia dated
February 27, 2007 prepared by Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. available on the Companys
website or on SEDAR) Hydrological test work and pump well installations were installed late in the
year at both Hairhan and Haraat as a preliminary step in the characterization of the
hydrogeological regimes. The scoping study on the Haraat project will be completed by the end of
this month.
Australia
Energy Metals Limited (Energy Metals), an Australian listed company (ASX-EME), continues to
receive good results from its Bigrlyi joint venture near Alice Springs in Australia as announced by
it on July 25, 2007. Denison owns an 11% equity interest in Energy Metals and is looking to
further participate in advanced projects in Australia. Current JORC compliant resources on a 100%
basis (indicated and inferred 0.05% U3O8 cut-off) total 14.3 million pounds
U3O8 and 16.3 million pounds V2O5 mostly within 200m of
the surface and potentially accessible via open pit mining. The current drilling program is
identifying extensions to the known mineralization in addition to delineating new mineralized
zones. Results to date indicate that an upgrade to the existing resources can be confidently
expected.
Zambia
Denison completed its acquisition of Omega during the third quarter. Omega owns 100% of the Kariba
Uranium Project covering 1,893 km2 in Zambia. Denison has recently initiated
development drilling which is currently underway at the location of the proposed Dibwe open pit and
will subsequently move to Mutanga. In addition, an RC drill is anticipated to arrive shortly and
will commence a major 30,000 meter infill drilling and exploration program. An updated scoping
study is underway and expected to be completed by the end of this year.
- 7 -
DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash and cash equivalents were $51,690,000 at September 30, 2007 compared with $177,758,000 at June
30, 2007, $105,027,000 at March 31, 2007 and $69,127,000 at December 31, 2006.
Cash flow generated from (used in) operating activities was ($9,139,000) for the three months and
($14,044,000) for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared with ($5,357,000) and
($13,855,000) during the same periods in 2006. Net cash provided by or used in operating
activities are comprised of net income or loss for the period, adjusted for non-cash items and for
changes in working capital items. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, significant
changes in working capital items include an increase of $6,175,000 in inventories (2006 period:
$1,183,000), and an increase of $5,040,000 in accounts payable and accrued liabilities (2006
period: decrease of $1,675,000). For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, significant changes
in working capital items include an increase of $9,641,000 in inventories (2006 period:
$3,612,000), an increase of $8,296,000 in accounts payable and accrued liabilities (2006 period:
$2,200,000).
Cash flow generated from (used in) investing activities was ($136,436,000) for the three months and
($148,712,000) for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared with ($3,340,000) and
($5,988,000) during the same periods in 2006. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, the
decrease was due primarily to the purchase of long-term investments of $121,962,000 and
expenditures on property, plant and equipment of $15,489,000. For the nine months ended September
30, 2007, the decrease was due primarily to the purchase of long-term investments of $171,728,000,
property, plant and equipment expenditures of $32,465,000, offset by proceeds from the sale of
long-term investments of $46,678,000.
Cash flow generated from financing activities was $3,000 for the three months and $107,097,000 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared with ($17,000) and $18,000 during the same
periods in 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 the increase in cash flow is due
primarily to the issuance of common shares for net proceeds of $107,131,000.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Uranium Participation Corporation
The Company is a party to a management services agreement with UPC. Under the terms of the
agreement, the Company will receive the following fees from UPC: a) a commission of 1.5% of the
gross value of any purchases or sales of U3O8 and UF6
completed at
the request of the Board of Directors of UPC; b) a minimum annual management fee of CDN$400,000
(plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses) plus an additional fee of 0.3% per annum based upon UPCs
net asset value between CDN$100,000,000 and CDN$200,000,000 and 0.2% per annum based upon UPCs net
asset value in excess of CDN$200,000,000; c) a fee of CDN$200,000 upon the completion of each
equity financing where proceeds to UPC exceed CDN$20,000,000; d) a fee of CDN$200,000 for each
transaction or arrangement (other than the purchase or sale of U3O8 and
UF6) of business where the gross value of such transaction exceeds CDN$20,000,000 (an
initiative); and e) an annual fee up to a maximum of CDN$200,000, at the discretion of the Board
of Directors of UPC, for on-going maintenance or work associated with an initiative.
In accordance with the management services agreement, all uranium investments owned by UPC are held
in accounts with conversion facilities in the name of DMI as manager for and on behalf of UPC.
The Company was also a party to a temporary revolving credit facility agreement with UPC (not to
exceed CDN$15,000,000). The credit facility terminated on the earlier of repayment or May 10, 2007
and was collateralized by the uranium investments of UPC. Interest under the credit facility was
based upon Canadian bank prime plus 1%. Standby fees also applied at a rate of 1% of the committed
facility amount. As at December 31, 2006, UPC had drawn CDN$11,000,000 under the facility. The
temporary credit facility was fully repaid and cancelled on April 10, 2007.
In June 2007, the Company sold 75,000 pounds of U3O8 to UPC
at a price of
$130.00 per pound for total consideration of $9,750,000.
- 8 -
DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
The following transactions were incurred with UPC for the periods noted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
|
September 30 |
(in thousands) |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Uranium sales |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,750 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Management fees (including expenses) |
|
|
466 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,656 |
|
|
|
|
|
Commission fees on purchase and
sale of uranium |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,462 |
|
|
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Other income (expense): |
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Loan interest under credit facility |
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6 |
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197 |
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Standby fee under credit facility |
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9 |
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$ |
511 |
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$ |
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$ |
13,074 |
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$ |
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At September 30, 2007, accounts receivable includes $147,000 due from UPC with respect to the fees
indicated above.
Other
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company had the following additional related
party transactions:
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sold 16,562,500 shares of Fortress to a company associated with the Chairman of the
Company for gross proceeds of approximately CDN$20,703,000; |
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incurred management and administrative service fees of $147,000 (September 2006:
$143,000) with a company owned by the Chairman of the Company which provides corporate
development, office premises, secretarial and other services in Vancouver at a rate of
CDN$18,000 per month plus expenses. At September 30, 2007, an amount of $109,000 was due
to this company; and |
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c) |
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provided executive and administrative services to Fortress and charged an aggregate of
$56,000 (September 2006: $91,000) for such services. At September 30, 2007, an amount of
$9,000 was due from Fortress relating to this agreement. |
OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA
At November 8, 2007, there were 189,702,835 common shares issued and outstanding, 5,871,154 stock
options outstanding to purchase a total of 5,868,154 common shares and 3,321,151 warrants
outstanding to purchase a total of 9,564,915 common shares, for a total of 205,135,904 common
shares on a fully-diluted basis.
IMPACT OF ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Effective January 1, 2007, the company adopted CICA Handbook Section 1530: Comprehensive Income
which establishes standards for reporting comprehensive income, defined as a change in value of net
assets that is not due to owner activities, by introducing a new requirement to temporarily present
certain gains and losses outside of net income and adopted CICA Handbook Section 3855: Financial
Instruments Recognition and Measurement establishes standards for the recognition,
classification and measurement of financial instruments including the presentation of any resulting
gains and losses. Under this Standard, assets classified as available-for-sale securities are
revalued at the balance sheet date and gains and losses are included in other comprehensive income
(and not included in the income statement) until such time as the asset is disposed of or incurs a
decline in fair value that is other than temporary. At such time, any gains or losses will then be
realized and reclassified to the income statement. At September 30, 2007, the Company had certain
long-term investments that were classified as available-for-sale securities under this new standard
and an unrealized gain net of tax of $28,579,000 has been included in accumulated other
comprehensive income.
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DENISON MINES CORP.
Managements Discussion and Analysis
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, Unless Otherwise Noted)
RISK FACTORS
There are a number of factors that could negatively affect Denisons business and the value of
Denisons securities, including the factors listed in the Companys Annual Information Form
available at www.sedar.com and Form 40-F available at www.sec.gov. The information
pertains to the outlook and conditions currently known to Denison that could have a material impact
on the financial condition of Denison. This information, by its nature, is not all-inclusive. It
is not a guarantee that other factors will not affect Denison in the future.
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