UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.
(Name of issuer)
Common Stock, $.001 par value per share
(Title of class of securities)
916901309
(CUSIP NUMBER)
May 5, 1997
(Date of Event which requires filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
schedule is filed:
(_) Rule 13d-1 (b)
(X) Rule 13d-1 (c)
(_) Rule 13d-1 (d)
WITH COPIES TO:
TIMOTHY J. SCHMIT, ESQ. MAUREEN BRUNDAGE, ESQ.
NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY WHITE & CASE
1700 LINCOLN STREET 1155 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
DENVER, CO 80203 NEW YORK, NY 10036
303-863-7414 212-819-8200
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(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES
AND COMMUNICATIONS)
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CUSIP No. 916901309 13G Page 2 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Newmont Mining Corporation
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) (_)
(b) (_)
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY *
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------
EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH --------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
*
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON *
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (_)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) *
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO
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* Newmont Mining Corporation may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the
shares of Uranium Resources, Inc. common stock reported herein through its
indirect ownership of shares of common stock of Santa Fe Pacific Gold
Corporation. Such shares of Uranium Resources, Inc. are not included above so as
to avoid double counting.
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CUSIP No. 916901309 13G Page 3 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Newmont Gold Company
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) (_)
(b) (_)
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY *
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------
EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH --------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
*
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON *
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (_)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) *
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO
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* Newmont Gold Company may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of
Uranium Resources, Inc. common stock reported herein through its ownership of
shares of common stock of Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corporation. Such shares of
Uranium Resources, Inc. are not included above so as to avoid double counting.
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CUSIP No. 916901309 13G Page 4 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corporation
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) (_)
(b) (_)
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 1,200,000
OWNED BY ------ -----------------------------------------
EACH REPORTING 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,200,000
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,200,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (_)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
9.97%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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ITEM 1(A). NAME OF ISSUER:
Uranium Resources Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Issuer").
ITEM 1(B). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
The Issuer has its principal executive offices at 12750 Merit Drive,
Suite 1020, Dallas, Texas 75251.
ITEM 2(A). NAME OF PERSON FILING:
This statement is filed on behalf of Newmont Mining Corporation
("NMC"), Newmont Gold Company ("NGC") and Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corporation
("SFPGC").
ITEM 2(B). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
The principal place of business of each of NMC, NGC and SFPGC is 1700
Lincoln Street, Denver, CO 80203.
ITEM 2(C). CITIZENSHIP:
The place of organization of each of NMC, NGC and SFPGC is the State
of Delaware.
ITEM 2(D). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
The title of the securities is common stock, $.001 par value (the
"Common Stock").
ITEM 2(E). CUSIP NUMBER:
The CUSIP number of the Common Stock is 916901309.
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B), OR
13D-2(B) OR (C), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) (_) Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act;
(b) (_) Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
(c) (_) Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of
the Act;
(d) (_) Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940;
(e) (_) An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1
(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) (_) An employee benefit plan, or endowment fund in
accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) (_) A parent holding company or control person in
accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) (_) A savings association as defined in section 3(b) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
(i) (_) A church plan that is excluded from the definition of
an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940;
(j) (_) Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(J).
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1 (c), check
this box. (X)
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.
(A) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED:
SFPGC beneficially owns the number of shares of the Common
Stock set forth in item 9 on the applicable cover page (the
"Shares"). As a result of NGC's ownership of SFPGC, NGC may also
be deemed the beneficial owner of such Shares. As a result of
NMC's ownership of NGC, NMC may also be deemed the beneficial
owner of such Shares.
(B) PERCENT OF CLASS:
SFPGC owns the percentage of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock as set forth in item 11 on the applicable cover
page, which is based upon the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997. As a result of NGC's
ownership of SFPGC, NGC may also be deemed the beneficial owner
of such percentage of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. As
a result of NMC's ownership of NGC, NMC may also be deemed to be
the beneficial owner of such percentage of the outstanding Shares
of Common Stock.
(C) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:
(I) SOLE POWER TO VOTE OR TO DIRECT THE VOTE:
SFPGC has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote
of the Shares. As a result of NGC's ownership of SFPGC, NGC
may also be deemed to have such power to vote or to direct
the vote of the Shares. As a result of NMC's ownership of
NGC, NMC may also be deemed to have such power to vote or to
direct the vote of the Shares.
(II) SHARED POWER TO VOTE OR TO DIRECT THE VOTE:
None.
(III) SOLE POWER TO DISPOSE OR TO DIRECT THE
DISPOSITION OF:
SFPGC has the sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of the Shares. As a result of NGC's ownership of
SFPGC, NGC may also be deemed to have such power to dispose
or to direct the disposition of the Shares. As a result of
NMC's ownership of NGC, NMC may also be deemed to have such
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the Shares.
(IV) SHARED POWER TO DISPOSE OR TO DIRECT THE
DISPOSITION OF:
None.
Under the definition of "beneficial ownership" in Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, it is also possible that the individual
directors or executive officers of the foregoing entities might be deemed the
"beneficial owners" of some or all of the securities to which this Schedule
relates in that they might be deemed to share the power to direct the voting or
disposition of such securities. Neither the filing of this Schedule nor any of
its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any of such
individual is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the securities to
which this Schedule relates, and such beneficial ownership is expressly
disclaimed.
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
Not applicable.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
COMPANY.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: April 6, 1998
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
By: /s/Joy E. Hansen
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Name: Joy E. Hansen
Title: Vice President & General Counsel
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: April 6, 1998
NEWMONT GOLD COMPANY
By: /s/Joy E. Hansen
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Name: Joy E. Hansen
Title: Vice President & General Counsel
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: April 6, 1998
SANTA FE PACIFIC GOLD CORPORATION
By: /s/Linda K. Wheeler
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Name: Linda K. Wheeler
Title: Controller
