Orica Nitrogen

Located in Watkins, Colo., Orica USA is a part of the Orica, which is one of the leading publicly owned companies worldwide. It operates a variety of businesses, including mining services, consumer products, Chemnet and chemical services. The company is a supplier of chemicals, services and technology to the water treatment, mining, chemical and industrial chemical markets. It manufactures and markets various consumer product brands, including Dulux, Berger, British Paints, Levene, Walpamur, Cabot s, Feast Watson, Intergrain, Acratex, Selleys, Rota Cota, Poly, Turtle Wax, Yates, Thrive, Zero and Dynamic Lifter. Orica is headquartered in Australia and has offices in more than 50 countries worldwide. Its chemical division offers more than 10,000 products and markets to over 15,000 customers.

Uranium Resources is one of the oldest uranium in situ leach, or ISL, companies in the United States. The company s technology has been used as a model by other ISL operators in Nebraska, Wyoming, Texas and Australia. Its ISL uranium property inventory and accompanying database in the States of Texas and New Mexico is some of the highest quality known in the U.S. that is amenable to the ISL with known resources of 100 mm-pounds U3O8. Uranium Resources has obtained and maintains all of the associated exploration and development data banks, results and documentation. In New Mexico, the company s properties are in the advanced stages of permitting and licensing. Headquartered in Lewisville, Texas, Uranium Resources is a publicly owned company that employs nearly 50 people.