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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K


(Mark One)

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 000-50071

LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada 90-0175540
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
   
   
5610 E Sutler Lane, Tucson, Arizona 85712
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number (520) 731-8786

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
Nil Nil

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, par value $0.00001
(Title of class)

Check whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act     Yes [ ]     No [ X ]

Check whether the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.      [ ]

Note: Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from their obligations under those Sections.

Check whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.      Yes [X]     No [ ]

Check whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months.      Yes[ ]      No[X]


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Check if there is disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.      [ ]

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

Large accelerated filer      [ ] Non-accelerated filer      [ ]
Accelerated filer      [ ] Smaller reporting company      [ X ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).      Yes[ ]     No[X]

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

Note: If determining whether a person is an affiliate will involve an unreasonable effort and expense, the issuer may calculate the aggregate market value of the common equity held by non-affiliates on the basis of reasonable assumptions, if the assumptions are stated.

432,597,157(1) shares of Common Stock @ $0.021 (1) = $9,084,540
(1) Adjusted for retroactive effect of 1 for 4 reverse stock split on September 1, 2009. Closing price on July 30, 2010 was $0.021.

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date.

602,411,882 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of April 28, 2011.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Not applicable.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I Page
     
Item 1. Description of Business 4
Item 1A.  Risk Factors 6
Item 2. Description of Property 9
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 11
Item 4. (Removed and Reserved) 12
     
PART II  
     
Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters 12
Item 6. Selected Financial Data 14
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 14
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 16
Item 8. Financial Statements 16
Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 34
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 34
Item 9B. Other Information 34
     
PART III  
   
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 34
Item 11. Executive Compensation 38
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 41
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 42
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 42
  Exhibits 43
  Signatures 45

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled "Risk Factors", that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

Our consolidated financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this annual report.

As used in this annual report, the terms "we", "us", the “Company” and "Liberty Star" mean Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. and our subsidiaries Big Chunk Corp. and Redwall Drilling Inc., unless otherwise indicated. All dollar amounts refer to U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.


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PART I

Item 1. Description of Business.

Business development

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. was formerly Liberty Star Gold Corp. and formerly Titanium Intelligence, Inc. (“Titanium”). Titanium was incorporated on August 20, 2001 under the laws of the State of Nevada. On February 5, 2004 we commenced operations in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties business. Big Chunk Corp. (“Big Chunk”) is our wholly owned subsidiary and was incorporated on December 14, 2003 in the State of Alaska. Big Chunk is engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties business in the State of Alaska. Redwall Drilling Inc. (“Redwall”) was our wholly owned subsidiary and was incorporated on August 31, 2007 in the State of Arizona. Redwall performed drilling services on our mineral properties. Redwall ceased drilling activities in July 2008 and was dissolved on March 30, 2010. In April 2007, we changed our name to Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. to reflect our current concentrated efforts on uranium exploration. We are considered to be an exploration stage company, as we have not generated any revenues from operations.

In December 2006, we entered into a joint venture agreement (“Elle Venture”) with XState Resources Limited (“XState”). We hold a 50% interest in the Elle Venture, a general partnership with XState that was formed to explore and, if warranted, develop certain US Federal lode mining claims within the North Pipes Super Project area on the Colorado Plateau Province of Northern Arizona (the “Arizona Strip”). The Elle Venture ceased exploration activities in 2008 and has been inactive since that time.

Our current business

We are an exploration stage company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in the States of Arizona and Alaska. Claims in the State of Alaska are held in the name of our wholly-owned subsidiary, Big Chunk Corp. Claims in the State of Arizona are held in the name of Liberty Star. We use the term “Super Project” to indicate a project in which numerous mineral targets have been identified, any one or more of which could potentially contain commercially viable quantities of minerals. Our significant projects are described below.

North Pipes Super Project (“North Pipes” and “NPSP”): Located in Northern Arizona on the Arizona Strip, we plan to ascertain whether the NPSP claims possess commercially viable deposits of uranium. We have not identified any ore reserves to date.

Big Chunk Super Project (“Big Chunk”): Located in the Iliamna region of Southwestern Alaska, we plan to ascertain whether the Big Chunk claims possess commercially viable deposits of copper, gold, molybdenum, silver and zinc. We have not identified any ore reserves to date.

Bonanza Hills Project (“Bonanza Hills”): Located in the Iliamna region of Southwestern Alaska, we plan to ascertain whether the Bonanza Hills claims possess commercially viable deposits of gold and silver. We have not identified any ore reserves to date.

Tombstone Porphyry-Precious Metals Project (“Tombstone”): Located in Cochise County, Arizona, we plan to ascertain whether the Tombstone claims possess commercially viable deposits of copper, molybdenum, gold, silver, lead and zinc. We have not identified any ore reserves to date.

Title to mineral claims involves certain inherent risks due to difficulties of determining the validity of certain claims as well as potential for problems arising from the frequently ambiguous conveyancing history characteristic of many mineral properties. We have investigated title to all the Company’s mineral properties and, to the best of its knowledge, title to all properties are in good standing.

The mineral resource business generally consists of three stages: exploration, development and production. Mineral resource companies that are in the exploration stage have not yet found mineral resources in commercially exploitable quantities, and are engaged in exploring land in an effort to discover them. Mineral resource companies that have located a mineral resource in commercially exploitable quantities and are preparing to extract that resource are in the development stage, while those engaged in the extraction of a known mineral resource are in the production stage. We are in the exploration stage – as we have not found any mineral resources in commercially exploitable quantities.

There is no assurance that a commercially viable mineral deposit exists on any of our properties, and further exploration is required before we can evaluate whether any exist and, if so, whether it would be economically feasible to develop or exploit those resources. Even if we complete our current exploration program and we are successful in identifying a mineral deposit, we would be required to spend substantial funds on further drilling and engineering studies before we could know whether that mineral deposit will constitute an ore reserve (an ore reserve is a commercially viable mineral deposit). Please refer to the section entitled "Risk Factors" for additional information about the risks of mineral exploration.


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To date, we have not generated any revenues and we remain in the exploration stage. Our ability to pursue our business plan and generate revenues is subject to our ability to obtain additional financing, and we cannot give any assurance that we will be able to do so.

Competition

We are a mineral resource exploration stage company engaged in the business of mineral exploration. We compete with other mineral resource exploration stage companies for financing from a limited number of investors that are prepared to make investments in mineral resource exploration stage companies. The presence of competing mineral resource exploration stage companies may impact our ability to raise additional capital in order to fund our property acquisitions and exploration programs if investors are of the view that investments in competitors are more attractive based on the merit of the mineral properties under investigation and the price of the investment offered to investors.

We also compete for mineral properties of merit with other exploration stage companies. Competition could reduce the availability of properties of merit or increase the cost of acquiring additional mineral properties.

Many of the resource exploration stage companies with whom we compete may have greater financial and technical resources than we do. Accordingly, these competitors may be able to spend greater amounts on acquisitions of properties of merit and on exploration of their properties. In addition, they may be able to afford greater geological expertise in the targeting and exploration of resource properties. This competition could result in our competitors having resource properties of greater quality and interest to prospective investors who may finance additional exploration and to senior exploration stage companies that may purchase resource properties or enter into joint venture agreements with junior exploration stage companies. This competition could adversely impact our ability to finance property acquisitions and further exploration.

Compliance with Government Regulation

We will be required to comply with all regulations, rules and directives of governmental authorities and agencies applicable to the exploration of minerals in the States of Arizona and Alaska.

We are required to perform annual assessment work in order to maintain the Big Chunk and Bonanza Hills Alaska State mining claims. If annual assessment work is not performed we must pay the assessment amount in cash in order to maintain the claims. Completion of annual assessment work in the amount of $400 per 1/4 section (160 acre) claim or $100 per 1/16 section (40 acre) claim extends the claims for a one year period. Assessment work performed in excess of the required amount may be carried forward for up to 4 years to reduce future obligations for assessment work. We estimate that the required annual assessments to maintain the claims will be approximately $260,600.

The annual state rentals for the Big Chunk and Bonanza Hills Alaska State mining claims vary from $70 to $280 per mineral claim. The rental period begins at noon September 1st through the following September 1st and annual rental payments are due on November 30th of each year. Annual rent is due in full within 45 days of staking a new claim and covers the period from staking until the next September 1st. The estimated state rentals due by November 30, 2011 for the period from September 1, 2011 through September 1, 2012 are $174,580. Alaska State production royalty is three percent of net income. State law prescribes that after a 3.5 -year exemption from state taxes a metal mine is liable for a 15% state licensing tax on net income from the mine.

Our North Pipes claims are Federal lode mining claims located on U.S. Federal Lands and administered by the Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management. The Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) is preparing an environmental impact statement addressing potential effects of withdrawing Federal lands from locatable mineral exploration and mining near the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Nearly 1 million acres of land managed by the BLM and the Forest Service were segregated in July 2009 by the Secretary of Interior. The segregation stops the location of any new mining claims for two years. In that period, the land will be evaluated for withdrawal for up to 20 additional years. We are required to pay annual rentals to maintain our Federal lode mining claims in good standing. The rental period begins at noon on September 1st through the following September 1st and rental payments are due by the first day of the rental period. The annual rental is $140 per claim. Additional fees of $45 per claim are due in the first year of filing a Federal lode mining claim along with the first year’s rent. The annual rentals required to maintain the North Pipes claims are $60,340. There is no requirement for annual assessment or exploration work on the Federal lode mining claims. There are no royalties associated with the Federal lode mining claims.

Additional approvals and authorizations may be required from other government agencies, depending upon the nature and scope of the proposed exploration program. The amount of these costs is not known at this time as we do not know the size, quality of any resource or reserve at this time, and it is extremely difficult to assess the impact of any capital expenditures on earnings or our competitive position.


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Personnel

Currently we employ one full time geologist who is also our President and CEO, James Briscoe. We employ two full time executives and one part-time accountant. We hire consultants for investor relations, exploration and administrative functions on an as needed basis.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

Much of the information included in this annual report includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other "forward-looking statements". Such forward-looking statements include any projections or estimates made by us and our management in connection with our business operations. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein.

Such estimates, projections or other "forward-looking statements" involve various risks and uncertainties as outlined below. We caution the reader that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future, could materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in any such estimates, projections or other "forward-looking statements".

Risks related to our business

Because of the speculative nature of the exploration of natural resource properties, there is substantial risk that this business will fail.

There is no assurance that any of the claims we explore or acquire will contain commercially exploitable reserves of minerals. Exploration for natural resources is a speculative venture involving substantial risk. Hazards such as unusual or unexpected geological formations and other conditions often result in unsuccessful exploration efforts. We may also become subject to significant liability for pollution or hazards, which we cannot insure or which we may elect not to insure. There is substantial risk that our business will fail.

If we cannot compete successfully for financing and for qualified managerial and technical employees, our exploration program may suffer.

Our competition in the mining industry includes large established mining companies with substantial capabilities and with greater financial and technical resources than we have. As a result of this competition, we may be unable to acquire additional financing on terms we consider acceptable because investors may choose to invest in our competitors instead of investing in us. We also compete with other mining companies in the recruitment and retention of qualified managerial and technical employees. Our success will be largely dependent on our ability to hire and retain highly qualified personnel. These individuals are in high demand and we may not be able to attract the personnel we need. We may not be able to afford the high salaries and fees demanded by qualified personnel, or may lose such employees after they are hired. If we are unable to successfully compete for financing or for qualified employees, our exploration program may be slowed down or suspended.

Exploration and exploitation activities are subject to comprehensive regulation which may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated causing an adverse effect on our company.

Exploration and exploitation activities are subject to federal, state, and local laws, regulations and policies, including laws regulating the removal of natural resources from the ground and the discharge of materials into the environment. Exploration and exploitation activities are also subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations which seek to maintain health and safety standards by regulating the design and use of drilling methods and equipment.

Various permits from government bodies are required for drilling operations to be conducted; no assurance can be given that such permits will be received. Environmental and other legal standards imposed by federal, state, or local authorities may be changed and any such changes may prevent us from conducting planned activities or increase our costs of doing so, which would have material adverse effects on our business. Moreover, compliance with such laws may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated, thus causing an adverse effect on us. Additionally, we may be subject to liability for pollution or other environmental damages which we may not be able to or elect not to insure against due to prohibitive premium costs and other reasons. Any laws, regulations or policies of any government body or regulatory agency may be changed, applied or interpreted in a manner which will alter and negatively affect our ability to carry on our business.

There are no known reserves of minerals on our mineral claims and we cannot guarantee that we will find any commercial quantities of minerals.


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We have not found any mineral reserves on our claims and there can be no assurance that any of our mineral claims contain commercial quantities of any minerals. Even if we identify commercial quantities of minerals in any of our claims, there can be no assurance that we will be able to exploit the reserves or, if we are able to exploit them, that we will do so on a profitable basis.

Because the probability of an individual prospect ever having reserves is extremely remote, any funds spent on exploration will probably be lost.

The probability of an individual prospect ever having reserves is extremely remote. In all probability our properties do not contain any reserves. As such, any funds spent on exploration will probably be lost which would most likely result in a loss of your investment.

Risks related to our company

We have a limited operating history and as a result there is no assurance we can operate on a profitable basis.

We have a limited operating history and must be considered in the exploration stage. Our operations will be subject to all the risks inherent in the establishment of an exploration stage enterprise and the uncertainties arising from the absence of a significant operating history. Potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by mineral exploration companies and the high rate of failure of such enterprises, especially those with a limited operating history. The likelihood of success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays encountered in connection with the exploration of the mineral properties that we plan to undertake. These potential problems include, but are not limited to, unanticipated problems relating to exploration, and additional costs and expenses that may exceed current estimates. The expenditures to be made by us in the exploration of the mineral claim may not result in the discovery of mineral deposits. Problems such as unusual or unexpected formations of rock or land and other conditions are involved in mineral exploration and often result in unsuccessful exploration efforts. If the results of our exploration do not reveal viable commercial mineralization, we may decide to abandon our claim and acquire new claims for new exploration or cease operations. The acquisition of additional claims will be dependent upon us possessing capital resources at the time in order to purchase such claims. If no funding is available, we may be forced to abandon our operations. No assurance can be given that we will ever operate on a profitable basis.

If we do not obtain additional financing, our business will fail and our investors could lose their investment.

We had cash in the amount of $1,100,315 and negative working capital of $(2,193,786) as of January 31, 2011. We currently do not generate revenues from our operations. Our business plan calls for substantial investment and cost in connection with the acquisition and exploration of our mineral properties currently under lease and option. Any direct acquisition of any of the claims under lease or option is subject to our ability to obtain the financing necessary for us to fund and carry out exploration programs on the subject properties. The requirements are substantial. We do not currently have any arrangements for financing in addition to the Northern Dynasty Secured Convertible Note (as described in Item 5, Part II of this annual report) and private placements of our securities. There is no assurance that we will be able to maintain operations at a level sufficient for an investor to obtain a return on their investment in our common stock. Further, we may continue to be unprofitable. Obtaining additional financing would be subject to a number of factors, including market prices for minerals, investor acceptance of our properties, contractual restrictions on our ability to enter into further financing arrangements, and investor sentiment. These factors may make the timing, amount, terms or conditions of additional financing unavailable to us and our business could fail.

Because there is no assurance that we will generate revenues, we face a high risk of business failure.

We have not earned any revenues as of the date of this filing and have never been profitable. We do not have an interest in any revenue generating properties. We were incorporated on August 20, 2001 and took over our current business on February 5, 2004. To date we have been involved primarily in organizational and exploration activities. We will incur substantial operating and exploration expenditures without realizing any revenues. We therefore expect to incur significant losses into the foreseeable future. We have limited operating history upon which an evaluation of our future success or failure can be made. Our net loss from inception to January 31, 2011 is $(58,969,802). We recognize that if we are unable to generate significant revenues from our activities, we will not be able to earn profits or continue operations. Based upon current plans, we also expect to incur significant operating losses in the future. We cannot guarantee that we will be successful in raising capital to fund these operating losses or generate revenues in the future. We can provide investors with no assurance that we will generate any operating revenues or ever achieve profitable operations. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks, our business will most likely fail and our investors could lose their investment.

Our independent registered public accounting firm’s report states that there is a substantial doubt that we will be able to continue as a going concern.

Our independent registered public accounting firm, Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP, state in their audit report attached to our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 that since we are an exploration stage company, have no established source of revenue and are dependent on our ability to raise capital from shareholders or other sources to sustain operations, there is a substantial doubt that we will be able to continue as a going concern.


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The existence of our mining claims depends on our ability to fund exploratory activity or to pay fees.

Our mining claims, which are the central part of our business, require that we either pay fees, or incur certain minimum development costs annually, or the claims will be forfeited. Due to our current financial situation we may not be able to meet these obligations and we could therefore lose our claims. This would impair our ability to raise capital and would negatively impact the value of the Company.

Risks related to our common stock

Because we will likely issue additional shares of our common stock, investment in our company could be subject to substantial dilution.

Investors’ interests in our company will be diluted and investors may suffer dilution in their net book value per share when we issue additional shares. Our constating documents authorize the issuance of up to 200,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001. At our shareholder meeting held on May 27, 2009 the shareholders voted to increase the number of authorized shares to 10,000,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001. We filed a certificate of amendment on June 4, 2009 to increase the number of authorized shares to 5,000,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001. On September 1, 2009 we completed a one for four reverse stock split of our authorized and outstanding common stock resulting in a decrease in authorized shares to 1,250,000,000 with a par value of $0.00001. As of January 31, 2011, there were 602,411,882 of our common shares issued and outstanding. We anticipate that all or at least some of our future funding, if any, will be in the form of equity financing from the sale of our common stock. If we do sell more common stock, investors’ investment in our company will likely be diluted. Dilution is the difference between what you pay for your stock and the net tangible book value per share immediately after the additional shares are sold by us. If dilution occurs, any investment in our company’s common stock could seriously decline in value.

The sale of our stock under the convertible notes and the common share purchase warrants could encourage short sales by third parties, which could contribute to the future decline of our stock price.

In many circumstances, the provision of financing based on the distribution of equity for companies that are traded on the OTC Bulletin Board has the potential to cause a significant downward pressure on the price of common stock. This is especially the case if the shares being placed into the market exceed the market’s ability to take up the increased stock or if we have not performed in such a manner to show that the equity funds raised will be used to grow our business. Such an event could place further downward pressure on the price of our common stock. Regardless of our activities, the opportunity exists for short sellers and others to contribute to the future decline of our stock price. If there are significant short sales of our common stock, the price decline that would result from this activity will cause the share price to decline more, which may cause other shareholders of the stock to sell their shares, thereby contributing to sales of common stock in the market. If there are many more shares of our common stock on the market for sale than the market will absorb, the price of our common shares will likely decline.

Trading in our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board is limited and sporadic making it difficult for our shareholders to sell their shares or liquidate their investments.

Our common stock is currently listed for public trading on the OTC Bulletin Board. The trading price of our common stock has been subject to wide fluctuations. Trading prices of our common stock may fluctuate in response to a number of factors, many of which will be beyond our control. The stock market has generally experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies with no current business operation. There can be no assurance that trading prices and price earnings ratios previously experienced by our common stock will be matched or maintained. These broad market and industry factors may adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted. Such litigation, if instituted, could result in substantial costs for us and a diversion of management's attention and resources.

Our By-laws contain provisions indemnifying our officers and directors against all costs, charges and expenses incurred by them.

Our By-laws contain provisions with respect to the indemnification of our officers and directors against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, actually and reasonably incurred by him, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment in a civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which he is made a party by reason of his being or having been one of our directors or officers.


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Our By-laws do not contain anti-takeover provisions which could result in a change of our management and directors if there is a take-over of our company.

We do not currently have a shareholder rights plan or any anti-takeover provisions in our By-laws. Without any anti-takeover provisions, there is no deterrent for a take-over of our company, which may result in a change in our management and directors. This could result in a disruption to the activities of our company, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations.

We do not intend to pay dividends on any investment in the shares of stock of our company and any gain on an investment in our company will need to come through an increase in our stock’s price, which may never happen.

We have never paid any cash dividends and currently do not intend to pay any dividends for the foreseeable future. To the extent that we require additional funding currently not provided for in our financing plan, our funding sources may prohibit the payment of a dividend. Because we do not intend to declare dividends, any gain on an investment in our company will need to come through an increase in the stock’s price. This may never happen and investors may lose all of their investment in our company.

Because our securities are subject to penny stock rules, you may have difficulty reselling your shares.

Our shares as penny stocks, are covered by Section 15(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker/dealers who sell our company's securities including the delivery of a standardized disclosure document; disclosure and confirmation of quotation prices; disclosure of compensation the broker/dealer receives; and, furnishing monthly account statements. These rules apply to companies whose shares are not traded on a national stock exchange or on the Nasdaq system, trade at less than $5.00 per share, or who do not meet certain other financial requirements specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission. These rules require brokers who sell "penny stocks" to persons other than established customers and "accredited investors" to complete certain documentation, make suitability inquiries of investors, and provide investors with certain information concerning the risks of trading in such penny stocks. These rules may discourage or restrict the ability of brokers to sell our shares of common stock and may affect the secondary market for our shares of common stock. These rules could also hamper our ability to raise funds in the primary market for our shares of common stock.

Item 2. Description of Property.

Our offices

We rent the premises for our principal office located at 5610 E Sutler Lane, Tucson, Arizona 85712. We rent this office space which is located in the home of our President and CEO for $522 per month plus a pro rata share of taxes and maintenance. We rent other office space located at 2980 N Swan Road, Suite 222, Tucson, Arizona 85712. We rent this office space for $2,280 per month. Our part-time employees work either from our principal office or from offices maintained in their homes.

We believe that our existing office facilities are adequate for our needs through the end of the year ended January 31, 2012. Should we require additional space at that time, or prior thereto, we believe that such space can be secured on commercially reasonable terms.

Our mineral claims

We have investigated titles to all of our mineral properties and, to the best of our knowledge, titles to all properties are in good standing as of January 31, 2011.

North Pipes Super Project (“North Pipes” and “NPSP”):

We hold a 100% interest in 431 Federal lode mining claims strategically placed on the Arizona Strip. The 431 Federal lode mining claims include breccia pipe targets (“Pipes”). Breccia pipes are cylindrical formations in the earth’s crust identified by a surface depression and contain a high concentration of fragmented rock “breccia” cemented by uranium and other minerals. We plan to ascertain whether our North Pipes claims possess commercially viable deposits of uranium.

Our NPSP claims are undeveloped. There are neither open-pit nor underground mines, nor is there any mining plant or equipment located on the properties. There is no power supply to the properties. We have not found any mineral resources on any of our claims. The Arizona Strip was an active exploration district in the 1970’s and 1980’s with multiple producing uranium mines. No evidence of actual development work has been found on any of our properties and no significant exploration activities have been performed on our NPSP claims since 2008 as a result of cash flow constraints. Below is a summary of prior exploration activities performed on our NPSP claims:

Geophysics: We have completed PEM (Pulse Electro-magnetic) geophysical surveys on our North Pipes Super Project claims. Two types of PEM surveys were conducted in 2007: Downhole PEM and In-Loop PEM.


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Stereoscopic geologic color air photo interpretation (photo-geology): Stereoscopic geologic interpretation of 1:24,000 (1 inch = 2,000 feet) high resolution color air photographs was contracted and completed by Edward Ulmer, a Registered Professional Geologist who worked on the Arizona Strip in the mid to late 1970s.

Geologic field mapping on the surface: Geological field mapping was conducted in 2007 and 2008 by our staff geologists as well as contracted geologists. Approximately 180 of the breccias pipe target areas have been mapped in detail 1:5,000 (1 inch = 417 feet). Several detailed measured stratigraphic sections have also been completed.

Geochemical sampling: A comprehensive soil geochemical survey was completed in 2007. We have collected approximately 14,000 soil samples and a strict chain of custody procedures were followed and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) samples were inserted regularly into the sample stream. The samples were assayed for 63 elements. Assay analyses were conducted by a Certified Assay Lab, Acme Analytical Laboratories of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Drilling: In 2007 a drilling program was undertaken using both rotary drilling and core drilling. Rotary drilling was contracted by Boyart Longyear. Diamond core drilling was completed by Redwall Drilling Inc., a former wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Star. A total of 22 holes were drilled for a total of 16,226 feet of drilling. We did not intersect any ore mineralization during the drilling program.

Bonanza Hills Project (“Bonanza Hills”):

We hold 56 mineral claims covering approximately 13.5 square miles in Southwestern Alaska, located approximately 40 miles northeast of the northern boundary of the Big Chunk claims. We plan to ascertain whether the Bonanza Hills claims possess commercially viable deposits of gold and silver.

Our Bonanza Hills claims are undeveloped. The claims are located in a remote area of Southwestern Alaska where limited exploration and development activity has occurred. The area is largely covered by glacial debris, soil, and tundra. There are no open-pit or underground mines, nor is there any mining plant or equipment located on the properties. There is no power supply to the properties. There is no road access to the properties. Little geologic, geochemical or geophysical data is available, and that which is available is of a general nature and of low quality. Anaconda and Cominco Alaska conducted some minor tests on our Bonanza Hills claims in the past. The work they conducted consisted of surface sampling and a small geophysical survey. We are not aware of any other exploration that occurred there before we began our exploration there. We have not found any mineral resources on any of our claims.

Big Chunk Super Project (“Big Chunk”):

We hold a 100% interest in 612 mineral claims covering approximately 177 square miles in the Iliamna region of Southwestern Alaska, located on the north side of the Cook Inlet, approximately 265 miles southwest of the city of Anchorage, Alaska. We plan to ascertain whether the Big Chunk claims possess commercially viable deposits of copper, gold, molybdenum, silver and zinc.

Our Big Chunk claims are undeveloped. The claims are located in a remote area of Southwestern Alaska where limited exploration and development activity has occurred. The area is largely covered by glacial debris, soil, and tundra. There are no open-pit or underground mines, nor is there any mining plant or equipment located on the properties. There is no power supply to the properties. There is no road access to the properties. Little geologic, geochemical or geophysical data is available, and that which is available is of a general nature and of low quality. We are unaware of any previous claim ownership anywhere on our Big Chunk claims in Alaska. No historical mineral resources or reserves are in the published literature concerning the property. Other than minor exploration that was conducted by Teck Cominco Alaska, Anaconda Mining Inc. and the United States Geological Survey, we are not aware of any prior exploration that was conducted on our Big Chunk claims in Alaska prior to January 10, 2004, when our aerial survey of the magnetic fields began.

Technical Studies on the Big Chunk Super Project: We hired Geotech Ltd to perform 1D and 2D ZTEM geophysical surveys in 2009. The surveys covered 315.2 sq kilometers (121.7 sq miles) and consisted of north-south lines spaced 250 meters apart on our Big Chunk Super Project mineral claims. In May 2010 Liberty Star received feedback from Geotech Ltd. that its interpretation showed at least 6 to 7 signatures that are consistent with porphyry copper responses. The 2D model shows a typical low responsive area, which could correspond to an ore mineral core zone with a surrounding responsive cylinder representing a pyrite halo typical of porphyry systems.

We have not found any mineral resources on any of our claims.

Letter Agreement and Secured Convertible Note with Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. With Respect to Big Chunk

On July 15, 2010 we issued a secured convertible promissory note (the “Convertible Note”) to Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd (“Northern Dynasty”). The original advanced amount is $4,000,000 and bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum compounded monthly (the “Loan”). On August 17, 2010 we transferred 95 of our Alaska State mineral claims from the Big Chunk Super Project to Northern Dynasty for consideration of $1,000,000 of the original advanced amount under the Convertible Note, leaving $3,000,000 of the loan amount outstanding. No interest accrued on the $1,000,000 of the original advanced amount.


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As part of the transaction noted above, subject to negotiating and signing a definitive earn-in option and joint venture agreement, Northern Dynasty can earn a 60% interest in our Big Chunk and Bonanza Hills projects in Alaska (the “Joint Venture Claims”) by spending $10,000,000 on those properties over six years. The outstanding Loan amounts from Northern Dynasty may be applied as part of Northern Dynasty’s earn-in requirements. Northern Dynasty’s minimum annual expenditures under the earn-in would be the minimum level necessary to keep the Joint Venture Claims in good standing. Northern Dynasty may elect to abandon the earn-in at any time on 30 days’ notice, so long as sufficient annual labor is performed, or a cash payment in lieu of labor is made, in order to fulfill the annual labor requirements for the Joint Venture Claims for a minimum of 12 months after termination of the earn-in.

Tombstone Porphyry-Precious Metals Project (“Tombstone”):

We hold an option to explore 33 standard Federal lode mining claims located due east and southeast of the town of Tombstone, Arizona. The mineral claims are owned by JABA US Inc., a corporation in which two of our directors are owners. We plan to ascertain whether the Tombstone claims possess commercially viable deposits of copper, gold, molybdenum, silver and zinc.

The Tombstone claims are undeveloped. In mid March, 2011 Liberty Star contracted SRK Consulting to prepare a mineral report in a form similar to mineral reports prescribed under Canadian National Instrument 43-101-Standards of Disclosure form Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”). Members of SRK’s engineering/scientific staff supervised by a Qualified Person as defined under NI 43-101 and SRK’s Tucson Office Principle Geologist, Corolla Hoag, and geologist Dr. Jan Rasmussen have visited the Tombstone property. This information will be combined with the previously gathered geochemical, geophysical and computer modeling data and undergo a thorough technical analysis. We have not found any mineral resources on any of our claims.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

Wintrode Settlement:

On January 26, 2010 we were named in a lawsuit filed with the clerk of the Superior Court of Arizona in the County of Pima by our former landlord B&D Ventures LLC. The former landlord was seeking to obtain damages in the amount of $48,909 from our termination of our lease obligation before the end of the lease term. We vacated the premises in January 2009 and the lease end date was November 30, 2010. On May 13, 2010 a judgment was issued in this case in favor of B&D Ventures LLC for $48,909 plus interest accruing at 10% until paid. On November 12, 2010 we settled the outstanding balance with B&D Ventures for a payment of $25,000 and we have been released from all other liability related to this judgment.

Alpha and Platinum Settlement:

On August 26, 2010, Platinum Long Term Growth VI LLC (“Platinum”) and Alpha Capital Anstalt (“Alpha”), two former lenders of the Company (the “Plaintiffs”), filed lawsuit in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, against Liberty Star and James Briscoe, our President and CEO. The Plaintiffs sought to require Liberty Star to honor outstanding warrants held by the Plaintiffs at an exercise price of $0.002 (two tenths of one cent) per share and to issue to the Plaintiffs ten times the number of warrants that Liberty Star had on record, or in the alternative monetary damages. The claim was based on a provision in the warrant agreements that would permit a “ratchet down” of price and a multiplication of number of warrants in the event of certain share issuances by Liberty Star.

The Plaintiffs claimed that Platinum was entitled to 201,053,015 warrants and that Alpha was entitled to 240,919,010 warrants all exercisable at $0.002 per share. These warrants all contained a cashless exercise feature, permitting issuance of shares without payment of any cash to the Company. The Plaintiffs also claimed monetary damages for non-compliance with what they claimed were the terms of the warrants, costs and attorney fees incurred in the action.

On September 15, 2010 we entered into a settlement agreement with Platinum and Alpha whereby we agreed to amend the warrants issued to Platinum and Alpha on August 14, 2009 as follows: Platinum’s warrant was increased to 70,368,557 common stock purchase warrants exercisable at $0.002 per common share until August 14, 2015. Alpha’s warrant was increased to 84,321,650 common stock purchase warrants exercisable at $0.002 per common share until August 14, 2015. These warrants may still be exercised using a cashless exercise feature, however, the holders of the warrants are not permitted to own or have beneficial ownership in excess of 4.99% of our outstanding common stock.

In addition to the amendment of the August 14, 2009 warrants, we agreed to issue to Platinum and Alpha common stock purchase warrants of 10,052,651 and 12,045,950, respectively, exercisable at $0.10 per common share expiring three years from the date of issuance with no cashless exercise provision.

We also agreed that the warrants issued to Platinum and Alpha in May 2007 will be modified so as not to permit the holders to own or have beneficial ownership in excess of 4.99% of our outstanding common stock.


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Harborview and Brio Settlement:

On October 15, 2010 we settled a threatened lawsuit by two of our August 2009 common stock purchase warrant holders Harborview Master Fund LP (“Harborview”) and Brio Capital LP (“Brio”). These two warrant holders were seeking to require Liberty Star to honor outstanding warrants at an exercise price of $0.002 (two tenths of one cent) per share and to issue to them 10 times the number of warrants that Liberty Star had on record. The claim was based on a provision in the warrant agreements that would permit a “ratchet down” of price and a multiplication of number of warrants in the event of certain share issuances by Liberty Star. We agreed to amend the warrants issued to Harborview and Brio on August 14, 2009 as follows: Harborview’s warrant was increased to 23,054,100 common stock purchase warrants exercisable at $0.002 per common share. Brio’s warrant was increased to 13,275,591 common stock purchase warrants exercisable at $0.002 per common share. Pursuant to the settlement, these warrants were immediately exercised using the cashless exercise provision and we issued 22,293,234 common shares to Harborview and 12,837,452 common shares to Brio.

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)

PART II

Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.

Our common stock was listed and commenced trading on the OTC Bulletin Board on July 15, 2003 when our corporate name was Titanium Intelligence Inc. On February 3, 2004, we merged with our subsidiary and changed our name to Liberty Star Gold Corp. and traded under the symbol "LBTS.OB". On April 16, 2007 we again changed our name to Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. and our stock changed its trading symbol to “LBSU.OB”. On September 1, 2009 we effected a one for four reverse stock split of our authorized and issued and outstanding common stock. As a result our authorized capital decreased to 1,250,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.00001. Our stock is traded under a new symbol LBSR as of the opening of trading on September 1, 2009.

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low bid prices for our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board:

OTC Bulletin Board (1)

Quarter Ended

High

Low
January 31, 2011 $0.081 $0.036
October 31, 2010 $0.19 $0.00
July 31, 2010 $0.0325 $0.0012
April 30, 2010 $0.0025 $0.001
January 31, 2010 $0.007 $0.0018
October 31, 2009 $0.01 $0.00
July 31, 2009 $0.0099 $0.0016
April 30, 2009 $0.004 $0.0013

  (1)

These bid prices were taken from OTC Bulletin Board quarterly trade and quote summary report. Such over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

Our common stock is issued in registered form. The Nevada Agency and Trust Company, of Suite 880 Bank of America, 50 West Liberty Street, Reno, Nevada 89501 USA (telephone: 775.322.0626; facsimile 775.322.5632) is the registrar and transfer agent for our common stock.

On January 31, 2011, the shareholders' list for our common stock showed 602,411,882 shares issued and outstanding with 75 registered stockholders and an unknown number of unregistered stockholders whose shares are held in their brokerage accounts. The closing sale price for our common stock on April 21, 2011, as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board, was $0.0315.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

We issued convertible promissory notes in private placements of our securities to institutional investors pursuant to exemptions from registration set out in Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”). The convertible notes were issued in May 2007, August 2008, May 2009 and August 2009. In July 2010 the notes were paid in full. We issued 187,127,678 shares of common stock as repayment of $227,455 principal portion and $47,522 interest portion of the monthly payments on theses convertible notes during the year ended January 31, 2011.


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On July 15, 2010 the Company issued a secured convertible promissory note (the “Convertible Note”) to Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd (“Northern Dynasty”). The original advanced amount is $4,000,000 and bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum compounded monthly (the “Loan”). The Company transferred 95 of its Alaska State mineral claims to Northern Dynasty for consideration of $1,000,000 of the original advanced amount under the Convertible Note, leaving $3,000,000 of the loan amount outstanding. Northern Dynasty is not a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the 1933 Act). In issuing this Convertible Note to Northern Dynasty, we relied on the registration exemption provided for in Regulation S and/or Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act.

Provided a minimum of $1,000,000 has been expended by Northern Dynasty on earn in expenses, the Loan will be convertible until repaid or deemed repaid, into common shares of our company at the 5 day volume weighted average trading price immediately prior to Northern Dynasty giving a notice of conversion less the maximum allowable discount applicable as if our company’s shares were listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. To date Northern Dynasty has not expended the minimum of $1,000,000 earn in expenses.

On September 15, 2010 we issued 22,098,601 common stock purchase warrants exercisable at $0.10 through September 15, 2013 pursuant to a settlement agreement with two of our warrant holders. We also amended the August 2009 common stock purchase warrants for four of our warrant holders pursuant to a settlement agreement. The warrants were increased by 134,712,799 warrants and the exercise price was reduced from $0.02 per common share to $0.002 per common share. The Company recognized settlement expense of $13,241,020 related to these settlement agreements and is reported under settlement expense on our financial statements. We issued these warrants pursuant to an exemption from registration set out in Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act.

We issued 135,848,741 shares of common stock upon exercise of August 2009 common stock purchase warrants for no cash proceeds as all exercises were completed pursuant to the cashless exercise provisions of the August 2009 common stock purchase warrants. We issued these shares pursuant to an exemption from registration set out in Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act.

On October 20, 2010, we sold 25,000,000 units at a price of $0.04 per unit to one investor for net proceeds of $999,980. Each unit consisted of one common share of our company and one non-transferable common stock purchase warrant. Each common stock purchase warrant entitles the investor to purchase one additional common share of our company at a price of $0.056 until October 20, 2013. The securities were issued to an accredited investor pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D.

On November 12, 2010, we sold 5,465,114 units at a price of $0.043 per unit to four investors for net proceeds of $234,701. Each unit consisted of one common share of our company and one non-transferable share purchase warrant. Each share purchase warrant entitles the investor to purchase one additional common share of our company at a price of $0.06 until November 12, 2013. The securities were issued to accredited investors pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D.

On January 12, 2011, we sold 1,313,370 units at a price of $0.038 per unit to one investor for net proceeds of $50,000. Each unit consisted of one common share of our company and one non-transferable common stock purchase warrant. Each common stock purchase warrant entitles the investor to purchase one additional common share of our company at a price of $0.06 until January 12, 2014. The securities were issued to an accredited investor pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D.

All proceeds will be used for working capital and exploration expenses.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

As of January 31, 2011 we had three compensation plans in place, entitled "2004 Stock Option Plan", “2007 Stock Option Plan” and “2010 Stock Option Plan”. These plans have been approved by our security holders. These plans have been given retroactive effect of the 1 for 4 reverse stock split on September 1, 2009.




Plan


Total number of
securities authorized
Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options
as at January 31, 2011
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options as
at January 31, 2011
Number of securities
remaining available for
further issuance as at
January 31, 2011
2004 Stock Option Plan 962,500 451,375 $4.51 511,125
2007 Stock Option Plan 2,500,000 212,500 $0.88 2,287,500
2010 Stock Option Plan 95,500,000 95,500,000 $0.038 0


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On August 10, 2010 we granted incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options to certain of our directors, officers, employees and consultants to purchase an aggregate of 95,500,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.038 per share for a term expiring on August 10, 2015. The options were fully vested upon granting.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

Not applicable.

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated audited financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this annual report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. We refer you to the cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements included at the beginning of this annual report. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this annual report, particularly in the section entitled "Risk Factors" included in this annual report.

Our consolidated audited financial statements are stated in United States Dollars and are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Overview

We are an exploration stage company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in the States of Arizona and Alaska. Claims in the State of Alaska are held in the name of our wholly-owned subsidiary, Big Chunk Corp. Claims in the State of Arizona are held in the name of Liberty Star. We use the term “Super Project” to indicate a project in which numerous mineral targets have been identified, any one or more of which could potentially contain commercially viable quantities of minerals.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We had cash and cash equivalents in the amount of $1,100,315 as of January 31, 2011. We had negative working capital of $(2,193,786) as of January 31, 2011. We had cash inflows from financing activities of $1,632,267 for the year ended January 31, 2011. In February 2010 we sold substantially all of our drilling assets owned by Redwall and raised net cash inflows of $269,601 most of which has been used to pay off the loans secured by the drilling assets and our accounts payable. We received $466,217 of net proceeds from the issuance of a secured convertible promissory note and sale of mineral claims to Northern Dynasty. The remaining proceeds of $3,533,783 were used to pay off the May 2007, August 2008, May 2009 and August 2009 secured convertible notes that were in default. We received $1,284,681 of proceeds from the private placements of our securities. We plan to use these proceeds over the next twelve months to pay annual rentals on our mineral claims, to perform limited exploration activities and for working capital.

Letter Agreement and Secured Convertible Note with Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.

On July 15, 2010 we issued a secured convertible promissory note (the “Convertible Note”) to Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd (“Northern Dynasty”). The original advanced amount is $4,000,000 and bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum compounded monthly (the “Loan”). On August 17, 2010 we transferred 95 of our Alaska State mineral claims to Northern Dynasty for consideration of $1,000,000 of the original advanced amount under the Convertible Note, leaving $3,000,000 of the loan amount outstanding. No interest accrued on the $1,000,000 of the original advanced amount.

As part of the transaction noted above, subject to negotiating and signing a definitive earn-in option and joint venture agreement, Northern Dynasty can earn a 60% interest in our Big Chunk and Bonanza Hills projects in Alaska (the “Joint Venture Claims”) by spending $10,000,000 on those properties over six years. The outstanding Loan amounts from Northern Dynasty may be applied as part of Northern Dynasty’s earn-in requirements. Northern Dynasty’s minimum annual expenditures under the earn-in would be the minimum level necessary to keep the Joint Venture Claims in good standing. Northern Dynasty may elect to abandon the earn-in at any time on 30 days’ notice, so long as sufficient annual labor is performed, or a cash payment in lieu of labor is made, in order to fulfill the annual labor requirements for the Joint Venture Claims for a minimum of 12 months after termination of the earn-in.

The Loan is secured against substantially all of our company’s assets. The Loan is due for repayment 45 days after the earlier to occur of: (i) Northern Dynasty’s completion of its earn-in to the Joint Venture Claims unless it has elected to deem the entire outstanding balance of the Loan (including interest thereon) to be part of the earn-in expenditure requirements and (ii) termination of Northern Dynasty’s earn-in right by voluntary abandonment provided that $1,000,000 in expenditures has been made; or (iii) termination of Northern Dynasty’s earn-in right on account of a superior third party joint venture offer.


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Provided a minimum of $1,000,000 has been expended by Northern Dynasty on earn in expenses, the Loan will be convertible until repaid or deemed repaid, into common shares of our company at the 5 day volume weighted average trading price immediately prior to Northern Dynasty giving a notice of conversion less the maximum allowable discount applicable as if our shares were listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. To date Northern Dynasty has not yet expended the $1,000,000 earn in expenses. The Loan may be prepaid by our company without penalty at any time on 10 days prior notice during which time Northern Dynasty’s conversion rights are unaffected.

Results of Operations for the year ended January 31, 2011

We had a net loss of ($19,865,419) for the twelve-month period ended January 31, 2011 compared to a net loss of ($2,809,843) for the twelve-month period ended January 31, 2010. The increase in net loss of approximately $17 million is mainly due to the following factors:

  1)

Increase in settlement expense of approximately $13.2 million due to the settlement of actual and threatened lawsuits from four warrant holders. We amended some of the existing warrants that were outstanding to these holders as well as issuing new warrants to two of these holders. The black-scholes valuation model was used to estimate the fair market value of these modifications and new warrants.

     
  2)

Increase of $3.7 million loss on change in the fair value of warrants. The change in fair value of warrants was most greatly impacted by large fluctuations in our stock trading prices over the past fiscal year.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to stockholders.

Presentation of Financial Information

Our consolidated financial statements for the period ended January 31, 2011 reflect financial information for the twelve month period ending January 31, 2011, as well as from inception through January 31, 2011 and for the twelve-month period ended January 31, 2010.

Since we have not generated any revenue, we have included a reference to our ability to continue as a going concern in connection with our consolidated financial statements for the years ended January 31, 2011 and 2010. Our accumulated stockholders’ equity (deficit) at January 31, 2011, was ($2,049,659) and the net loss for the twelve-month period ended January 31, 2011 was ($19,865,419). All of our exploration costs are expensed as incurred.

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that adequate sources of financing will be obtained as required and that our assets will be realized, and liabilities settled in the ordinary course of business. Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability of assets and classification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

In order to continue as a going concern, we require additional financing. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available to us when needed or, if available, that it can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. If we are not able to continue as a going concern, we would likely be unable to realize the carrying value of our assets reflected in the balances set out in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

The consolidated financial statements of Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 in the Form 10-K. The critical accounting policies adopted by our company are as follows:

Going Concern

Since we have not generated any revenue, we have negative cash flows from operations, and negative working capital we have included a reference to the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern in connection with our consolidated financial statements for the period ended January 31, 2011. Our total stockholders’ equity (deficit) at January 31, 2011 was $(2,049,659).


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These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that adequate sources of financing will be obtained as required and that our assets will be realized, and liabilities settled in the ordinary course of business. Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability of assets and classification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

Mineral claims

We account for costs incurred to acquire, maintain and explore mineral properties as charged to expense in the period incurred until the time that a proven mineral resource is established at which point development of the mineral property would be capitalized. Currently, we do not have any proven mineral resources on any of our mineral properties.

Convertible promissory notes

We reviewed the convertible promissory notes and the related subscription agreements to determine the appropriate reporting within the financial statements. We report convertible promissory notes as liabilities at their carrying value less unamortized discounts in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance. We bifurcate conversion options and detachable common stock purchase warrants and report them as liabilities at fair value at each reporting period when required in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance. No gain or loss is reported when the notes are converted into shares of our common stock in accordance with the note’s terms.

Common stock purchase warrants

We report common stock purchase warrants as equity unless a condition exists which requires reporting as a derivative liability at fair market value. For common stock purchase warrants reported as a derivative liability, as well as new and modified warrants reported as equity, we utilize the Black-Scholes valuation method in order to determine fair market value.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Financial Statements.

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The following consolidated financial statements are filed as part of this annual report:

  Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
   
  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 2011 and 2010
   
  Consolidated Statements of Operations for the twelve months ended January 31, 2011, the twelve months ended January 31, 2010 and the period from inception (August 20, 2001) to January 31, 2011
   
  Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for the period from inception (August 20, 2001) to January 31, 2011
   
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the twelve months ended January 31, 2011, the twelve months ended January 31, 2010 and for the period from inception (August 20, 2001) to January 31, 2011
   
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. (an exploration stage company) as of January 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended and for the cumulative period from inception (August 20, 2001) through January 31, 2011. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of internal control over financial reporting. Our audits include consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of January 31, 2011 and 2010, and the results of its operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit), and its cash flows for the years then ended, and for the cumulative period from inception (August 20, 2001) through January 31, 2011, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company is in the exploration stage, has suffered recurring losses from operations, and requires additional funds for further exploratory activity prior to attaining a revenue generating status. In addition, the Company may not find sufficient ore reserves to be commercially mined. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 16. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.



/s/ Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
Dated: May 2, 2011



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS  
             
    January 31, 2011     January 31, 2010  
Current:            
   Cash and cash equivalents $  1,100,315   $  20,522  
   Prepaid expenses and supplies   8,060     136,715  
     Total current assets   1,108,375     157,237  
             
Property and equipment, net   163,151     409,631  
Certificates of deposit   3,000     3,000  
Deferred financing charges, net   -     19,690  
             
Total assets $  1,274,526   $  589,558  
             
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)  
             
Current:            
   Current portion of long-term debt $  3,763   $  95,881  
   Convertible promissory notes, net of discounts   3,000,000     3,004,772  
   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   40,315     266,478  
   Accrued wages to related party   93,700     99,500  
   Accrued interest   164,383     316,233  
      Total current liabilities   3,302,161     3,782,864  
             
Long-term debt, net of current portion   22,024     22,750  
Warrant liability   -     30,422  
             
Total liabilities   3,324,185     3,836,036  
             
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)            
Common stock - $.00001 par value; 1,250,000,000 shares 
         authorized; 602,411,882 and 247,656,979 issued and outstanding
 
6,024
   
2,476
 
 Additional paid-in capital   45,714,119     24,655,429  
 Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage   ( 47,769,802 )   ( 27,904,383 )
     Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)   ( 2,049,659 )   ( 3,246,478 )
             
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) $  1,274,526   $  589,558  

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Consolidated Financial Statements



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                Cumulative from  
                date of inception  
    For the twelve     For the twelve     (August 20, 2001)  
    months ended     months ended     to  
    January 31, 2011     January 31, 2010     January 31, 2011  
Revenues $  -   $  -   $ -  
                   
Expenses:                  
   Geological and geophysical costs   1,526,572     773,802     13,152,020  
   Salaries and benefits   1,314,732     160,730     3,482,207  
   Accounting and auditing   93,258     108,687     1,042,808  
   Public relations   35,881     14,937     724,042  
   Depreciation   61,129     225,305     815,222  
   Legal   192,096     45,239     829,192  
   Professional services   -     -     143,992  
   General and administrative   107,228     167,972     1,713,132  
   Travel   53,280     613     191,489  
   Settlement expense   13,241,020     -     13,241,020  
   Impairment loss   -     185,370     16,092,870  
Net operating expenses   16,625,196     1,682,655     51,427,994  
                   
Loss from operations   ( 16,625,196 )   ( 1,682,655 )   ( 51,427,994 )
                   
Other income (expense):                  
   Interest income   776     41     197,755  
   Interest expense   ( 673,405 )   ( 1,110,176 )   ( 5,559,472 )
   Gain (loss) on sale of assets   7,795     ( 24,980 )   ( 42,453 )
   Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liability   ( 3,700,389 )   7,927     ( 3,692,462 )
   Debt conversion expense   -     -     ( 103,437 )
   Other income   1,125,000     -     1,350,390  
   Income from Elle Venture   -     -     300,000  
   Foreign exchange gain   -     -     505  
Gain on settlement of debt to related party   -     -     7,366  
Total other income (expense)   ( 3,240,223 )   ( 1,127,188 )   ( 7,541,808 )
                   
Loss before income taxes   ( 19,865,419 )   ( 2,809,843 )   ( 58,969,802 )
                   
Income tax expense   -     -     -  
                   
Net loss $  ( 19,865,419 ) $ ( 2,809,843 ) $ ( 58,969,802 )
                   
Basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock $  ( 0.04 ) $ ( 0.03 ) $ ( 0.93 )
                   
Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding   444,262,699     82,937,096     63,603,934  

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Consolidated Financial Statements



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

                    Deficit
accumulated
    Total  
              Additional     during     stockholders’  
  Common stock     paid-in     the exploration     equity  
  Shares     Amount     capital     stage     (deficit)  
Balance, August 20, 2001 (Date of inception) -   $  -   $  -   $  -   $   -  
   Common stock issued for cash 5,000,000     50     99,950     -     100,000  
   Net loss for the period from inception, August 20, 2001, to January 31, 2004 -     -     -     (132,602 )   (132,602 )
Balance, January 31, 2004 5,000,000     50     99,950     (132,602 )   (32,602 )
   Acquisition, February 3, 2004 4,375,000     44     15,924,956     -     15,925,000  
   Issuance of common stock and warrants private placement 650,000     7     2,999,993     -     3,000,000  
   Options issued for services -     -     94,350     -     94,350  
   Return of shares (1,750,000 )   (18 )   (11,199,982 )   11,200,000     -  
   Net loss for the year ended January 31, 2005 -     -     -     (18,392,024 )   (18,392,024 )
Balance, January 31, 2005 8,275,000     83     7,919,267     (7,324,626 )   594,724  
   Issuance of common stock and warrants private placement 972,172     10     5,052,722     -     5,052,732  
   Net loss for the year ended January 31, 2006 -     -     -     (4,627,965 )   (4,627,965 )
Balance, January 31, 2006 9,247,172     93     12,971,989     (11,952,591 )   1,019,491  
   Issuance of common stock private placement 990,596     10     2,545,985     -     2,545,995  
   Issuance of common stock for services 37,500     -     93,000     -     93,000  
   Expenses of common stock issuance -     -     (320,000 )   -     (320,000 )
   Options granted to consultants and employees -     -     832,343     -     832,343  
   Net loss for the year ended January 31 2007 -     -     -     (3,267,948 )   (3,267,948 )
Balance, January 31, 2007 10,275,268     103     16,123,317     (15,220,539 )   902,881  
   Issuance of common stock private placement 429,700     4     1,074,413     -     1,074,417  
   Issuance of common stock for services 28,000     -     54,540     -     54,540  
   Issuance of common stock for conversion of promissory note 99,884     1     259,698     -     259,699  
   Options granted to employees and consultants -     -     358,646     -     358,646  
   Issuance of common stock purchase warrants -     -     1,421,538     -     1,421,538  
   Beneficial conversion feature of convertible promissory notes -     -     1,842,734     -     1,842,734  
   Net loss for the year ended January 31, 2008 -     -     -     (5,697,935 )   (5,697,935 )
Balance, January 31, 2008 10,832,852     108     21,134,886     (20,918,474 )   216,520  
   Issuance of common stock for conversion or payment of promissory note 37,646,325     376     1,839,135     -     1,839,511  
   Issuance of common stock for inducement to convert promissory note 7,500     -     9,000     -     9,000  
   Reduction of conversion price for inducement to convert promissory note -     -     94,437     -     94,437  
   Stock based compensation -     -     576,244     -     576,244  
   Common stock purchase warrants exercise price reduction -     -     67,700     -     67,700  
   Net loss for the year ended January 31, 2009 -     -     -     (4,176,066 )   (4,176,066 )
Balance, January 31, 2009 48,486,677     484     23,721,402     (25,094,540 )   (1,372,654 )
Issuance of common stock for conversion or payment of promissory note 199,170,302     1,992     603,661     -     605,653  
   Discounts on convertible promissory notes for beneficial conversion feature and detachable purchase warrants -     -     330,366     -     330,366  
   Net loss for the year ended January 31, 2010 -     -     -     (2,809,843 )   (2,809,843 )
Balance, January 31, 2010 247,656,979     2,476     24,655,429     (27,904,383 )   (3,246,478 )
   Issuance of common stock for conversion or payment of promissory note 187,127,678     1,872     273,105     -     274,977  
   Issuance of common stock and warrants private placement, net 31,778,484     318     1,284,363     -     1,284,681  
   Exercise of common stock purchase warrants 135,848,741     1,358     1,880,588     -     1,881,946  
   Issuance and modification of common stock purchase warrants -     -     15,089,884     -     15,089,884  
   Stock based compensation -     -     2,530,750     -     2,530,750  
   Net loss for the year ended January 31, 2011 -     -     -     (19,865,419 )   (19,865,419 )
Balance, January 31, 2011 602,411,882   $  6,024   $  45,714,119   $  (47,769,802 ) $ (2,049,659 )

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Consolidated Financial Statements



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                Cumulative from  
                date of inception  
    For the twelve     For the twelve     (August 20, 2001)
    months ended     months ended     to  
    January 31, 2011     January 31, 2010     January 31, 2011  
Net change in cash and cash equivalents                  
Cash flows from operating activities:                  
   Net loss $  ( 19,865,419 ) $  ( 2,809,843 ) $  ( 58,969,802 )
   Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:            
       Depreciation   61,129     225,305     816,233  
       Amortization of deferred financing charges   19,690     110,023     542,716  
       Amortization of discount on convertible promissory notes   205,185     640,821     3,632,995  
       Mineral claim costs   -     -     343,085  
       Impairment loss   -     185,370     16,092,870  
       (Gain) loss on sale of fixed assets   ( 7,795 )   24,980     42,453  
       (Gain) loss on change in fair value of warrant liability   3,700,389     (7,927 )   3,692,462  
       Share based compensation   2,530,750     -     4,297,983  
       Share and warrant based payments   13,241,020     -     13,795,973  
       Interest paid through issuance of debt   282,569     -     282,569  
       Non-cash other income from sale of mineral claims   ( 1,000,000 )   -     (1,000,000 )
       Changes in assets and liabilities:                  
             Prepaid expenses and supplies   128,655     10,769     34,387  
             Other current assets   -     -     ( 7,875 )
             Certificates of deposit   -     -     ( 11,435 )
             Other assets   -     -     ( 25,000 )
             Accounts payable and accrued expenses   ( 226,163 )   222,259     34,300  
             Accrued wages related party   ( 5,800 )   57,000     93,700  
             Accrued interest   164,383     335,735     572,584  
Net cash used in operating activities   ( 771,407 )   ( 1,005,508 )   ( 15,739,802 )
                   
Cash flows from investing activities:                  
   Proceeds from the sale of fixed asset   269,601     76,640     407,327  
   Proceeds from redemption of certificate of deposit   -     -     213,232  
   Purchase of certificate of deposit   -     -     ( 204,797 )
   Purchase of equipment   ( 50,668 )   -     ( 1,149,618 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   218,933     76,640     ( 733,856 )
                   
Cash flows from financing activities:                  
   Principal activity on long-term debt   ( 118,631 )   ( 39,231 )   ( 496,553 )
   Principal activity on capital lease obligation   -     -     ( 39,298 )
   Principal activity on convertible promissory notes   -     -     ( 286,227 )
   Net repayments from related parties   -     1,888     -  
   Proceeds from the issuance of common stock, net of expenses   1,284,681     -     12,424,755  
   Proceeds from the sale of convertible promissory notes   466,217     923,483     5,772,371  
   Proceeds from long-term debt   -     -     198,925  
Net cash provided by financing activities   1,632,267     886,140     17,573,973  
                   
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents for period   1,079,793     ( 42,728 )   1,100,315  
                   
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   20,522     63,250     -  
                   
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $  1,100,315   $  20,522   $  1,100,315  
                   
Interest paid during the period $  1,579   $  23,596   $  200,635  
                   
Income taxes paid $  -   $  -   $  -  

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Consolidated Financial Statements



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 – Organization

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. (the “Company” or “We” or “Liberty Star”) was formerly Liberty Star Gold Corp. and formerly Titanium Intelligence, Inc. (“Titanium”). Titanium was incorporated on August 20, 2001 under the laws of the State of Nevada. On February 5, 2004 we commenced operations in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties business. Big Chunk Corp. (“Big Chunk”) is our wholly owned subsidiary and was incorporated on December 14, 2003 in the State of Alaska. Big Chunk is engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties business in the State of Alaska. Redwall Drilling Inc. (“Redwall”) was our wholly owned subsidiary and was incorporated on August 31, 2007 in the State of Arizona. Redwall performed drilling services on our mineral properties. Redwall ceased drilling activities in July 2008 and was dissolved on March 30, 2010. In April 2007, we changed our name to Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. to reflect our current concentrated efforts on uranium exploration. We are considered to be an exploration stage company, as we have not generated any revenues from operations.

In December 2006, we entered into a joint venture agreement (“Elle Venture”) with XState Resources Limited (“XState”). We hold a 50% interest in the Elle Venture, a general partnership with XState that was formed to explore and, if warranted, develop certain US Federal lode mining claims within the North Pipes Super Project area on the Arizona strip, Northern Arizona. The Elle Venture ceased exploration activities in 2008 and has been inactive since that date.

These consolidated financial statements include the results of operations and cash flows of Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Big Chunk and Redwall, from the dates of acquisition. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions were eliminated upon consolidation.

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America with the on-going assumption that we will be able to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities in the normal course of business. However, certain conditions noted below currently exist which raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Our operations have primarily been funded by the issuance of common stock and debt. Continued operations are dependent on our ability to complete equity financings or generate profitable operations in the future. Management’s plan in this regard is to secure additional funds through future equity financings, joint venture agreements or debt. Such financings may not be available, or may not be available on reasonable terms.

NOTE 2 – Summary of significant accounting policies

The summary of significant accounting policies presented below is designed to assist in understanding the Company's consolidated financial statements. Such consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are the representations of the Company’s management, who is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP") in all material respects, and have been consistently applied in preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The significant accounting policies adopted by the Company are as follows:

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The valuation of stock-based compensation, valuation of common stock purchase warrants, value of embedded conversion options, value of beneficial conversion features, valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, the determination of useful lives and recoverability of depreciable assets, accruals, and contingencies are significant estimates made by management. It is at least reasonably possible that a change in these estimates may occur in the near term.

Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Big Chunk and Redwall, from the date of acquisition, February 5, 2004 and August 31, 2007, respectively. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

NOTE 2 – Summary of significant accounting policies - continued

Cash and cash equivalents

We consider cash held at banks and all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents. We maintain our cash in bank deposit accounts which, for periods of time, may exceed federally insured limits. At January 31, 2011 and 2010, we had cash in bank deposit accounts that exceeded federally insured limits of $751,000 and $0, respectively.

Mineral claim costs

Mineral claim costs of carrying, retaining and developing properties are charged to expense in the period incurred in our geological and geophysical costs.

Property and equipment

Property and equipment is stated at cost. We capitalize all purchased equipment over $500 with a useful life of more than one year. Depreciation is calculated using the straight line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are stated at cost and are amortized over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is shorter. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred while betterments or renewals are capitalized. Property and equipment is reviewed periodically for impairment. The estimated useful lives range from 2 to 7 years.

Convertible promissory notes

We report convertible promissory notes as liabilities at their carrying value less unamortized discounts, which approximates fair value. We bifurcate conversion options and detachable common stock purchase warrants and report them as liabilities at fair value at each reporting period when required in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance. When convertible promissory notes are converted into shares of our common stock in accordance with the debt’s terms, no gain or loss is recognized. We account for inducements to convert as an expense in the period incurred, included in debt conversion expense.

Common stock purchase warrants

We report common stock purchase warrants as equity unless a condition exists which requires reporting as a derivative liability at fair market value. For common stock purchase warrants reported as a derivative liability, as well as new and modified warrants reported as equity, we utilize the Black-Scholes valuation method in order to estimate fair market value.

Accounting for the impairment of long-lived assets and long-lived assets to be disposed of

We review property and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

Environmental expenditures

Our operations have been and may in the future be affected from time to time in varying degree by changes in environmental regulations, including those for future removal and site restoration costs. The likelihood of new regulations and their overall effect upon us are not predictable. We provide for any reclamation costs in accordance with the accounting standards codification section 360-35. It is management’s opinion that we are not currently exposed to significant environmental and reclamation liabilities and has recorded no reserve for environmental and reclamation expenditures at January 31, 2011 and 2010.



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

NOTE 2 – Summary of significant accounting policies - continued

Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities:

The Company measures and discloses certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value. Authoritative guidance defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Authoritative guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Income taxes

Income taxes are recorded using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Future tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply when the asset is realized or the liability settled. The effect on future tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that enactment occurs. To the extent that the Company does not consider it more likely than not that a future tax asset will be recovered, it provides a valuation allowance against the excess. Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits, if any, are classified as additional income taxes in the statement of operations. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local examinations by tax authorities for years before 2009.

Net loss per share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The calculation of basic loss per share gives retroactive effect to an eight for one forward stock split on January 6, 2004 which resulted in 20,000,000 common shares outstanding. The calculation of basic loss per share gives retroactive effect to a one for four reverse stock split on September 1, 2009 which resulted in 67,261,764 common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share takes into consideration shares of common stock outstanding (computed under basic loss per share) and potentially dilutive shares of common stock that are not anti-dilutive. At January 31, 2011 and 2010, there were 204,639,535 and 62,260,338, respectively, potentially dilutive instruments outstanding. Additionally, at January 31, 2011 and 2010 if settlement of the Convertible Promissory Notes were completed by the issuance of common shares there would be 83,846,926 and 2,021,513,000 additional shares, respectively. At January 31, 2011 and 2010 there are 1,250,000,000 common shares authorized. These instruments were not included in the determination of diluted loss per share as their effect was anti-dilutive.

Recently issued accounting standards

With the exception of those discussed below, there have been no recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the twelve months ended January 31, 2011, that are of significance, or potential significance, to us.

In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-06 (“ASU 2010-06”) on improving disclosure of fair value measurements. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2009 except for disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity of Level 3 fair value measurements which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. This guidance did not have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations.



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

NOTE 3– Mineral claims

At January 31, 2011 the Company held a 100% interest in 431 standard Federal lode mining claims on the Colorado Plateau Province of Northern Arizona (the “North Pipes Claims”).

At January 31, 2011 the Company held an option to explore 59 standard Federal lode mining claims located at the East Silver Bell and Tombstone region of Arizona. The mineral claims are owned by JABA US Inc, an Arizona Corporation in which two directors of the Company are owners.

At January 31, 2011 the Company held a 100% interest in 612 Alaska State mining claims in the Iliamna region of Southwestern Alaska, located on the north side of the Cook Inlet, approximately 200 miles southwest of the city of Anchorage, Alaska (the “Big Chunk Claims”).

At January 31, 2011 the Company held a 100% interest in 56 Alaska State mining claims in the Iliamna region of Southwestern Alaska, located on the north side of the Cook Inlet approximately 60 miles north of Lake Iliamna (the “Bonanza Hills Claims”).

Title to mineral claims involves certain inherent risks due to difficulties of determining the validity of certain claims as well as potential for problems arising from the frequently ambiguous conveyancing history characteristic of many mineral properties. The Company has investigated titles to all its mineral properties and, to the best of its knowledge, titles to all properties are in good standing as of January 31, 2011.

NOTE 4 – Property and equipment

The balances of our major classes of depreciable assets are:

    January 31, 2011     January 31, 2010  
Geology equipment $  327,105   $  315,805  
Drilling equipment   -     459,297  
Vehicles and transportation equipment   50,180     122,655  
Office furniture and equipment   74,572     68,425  
    451,857     966,182  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization   (288,706 )   (556,551 )
  $  163,151   $  409,631  

NOTE 5 – Long-term debt

Note payable to Ford Credit payable in monthly installments of $544 including interest at a fixed rate of 9.49% through maturity in February 2016. Principal balance at January 31, 2011 and 2010 is $25,787 and $0, respectively. Carrying amount of a vehicle that serves as collateral is $36,966 and $0 at January 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Notes payable to Chase Bank payable in aggregate monthly installments of $1,302 including interest at fixed rates of 8.9% maturing at various dates through February 2013, secured by liens on vehicles. Principal balances at January 31, 2011 and 2010 are $0 and $37,742, respectively. Carrying amount of vehicles that serve as collateral is $0 and $27,923 at January 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Note payable to Atlas Copco payable in monthly installments of $5,436 including interest at a fixed rate of 9% through maturity in September 2010, secured by a lien on equipment. Principal balance at January 31, 2011 and 2010 is $0 and $80,889, respectively. Carrying amount of equipment that serves as collateral is $0 and $220,445 at January 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The following is a summary of the principal maturities of long-term debt during the next five years:

For the twelve months ended January 31,

               2012 $  3,763  
               2013   4,631  
               2014   5,090  
               2015   5,594  
               2016   6,149  
               Thereafter   560  
      25,787  
  Less current maturities   (3,763 )
    $  22,024  



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

NOTE 6 – Convertible promissory notes

We issue convertible promissory notes in private placements of our securities to institutional investors pursuant to exemptions from registration set out in Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933. The convertible notes issued in May 2007, August 2008, May 2009 and August 2009 were paid in full on July 15, 2010. Principal balance of these notes at January 31, 2010 was $3,004,772.

On July 15, 2010 we issued a secured convertible promissory note to Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd (“Northern Dynasty”). The original advanced amount is $4,000,000 and bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum compounded monthly. On August 17, 2010 we transferred 95 of our Alaska State mineral claims to Northern Dynasty for consideration of $1,000,000 of the original advanced amount under the secured convertible promissory note. No interest accrued on the $1,000,000 of the original advanced amount.

As part of the transaction noted above, subject to negotiating and signing a definitive earn-in option and joint venture agreement, Northern Dynasty can earn a 60% interest in our Big Chunk and Bonanza Hills projects in Alaska (the “Joint Venture Claims”) by spending $10,000,000 on those properties over six years. The borrowings from Northern Dynasty may be applied as part of Northern Dynasty’s earn-in requirements. Northern Dynasty’s minimum annual expenditures under the earn-in would be the minimum level necessary to keep the Joint Venture Claims in good standing. Northern Dynasty may elect to abandon the earn-in at any time on 30 days’ notice, so long as sufficient annual labor is performed, or a cash payment in lieu of labor is made, in order to fulfill the annual labor requirements for the Joint Venture Claims for a minimum of 12 months after termination of the earn-in.

The Loan is a secured convertible loan, secured against substantially all of our company’s assets. The Loan is due for repayment 45 days after the earlier to occur of: (i) Northern Dynasty’s completion of its earn-in to the Joint Venture Claims unless it has elected to deem the entire outstanding balance of the Loan (including interest thereon) to be part of the earn-in expenditure requirements and (ii) termination of Northern Dynasty’s earn-in right by voluntary abandonment provided that $1,000,000 in expenditures has been made; or (iii) termination of Northern Dynasty’s earn-in right on account of a superior third party joint venture offer.

Provided a minimum of $1,000,000 has been expended by Northern Dynasty on earn in expenses, the Loan will be convertible until repaid or deemed repaid, into common shares of our company at the 5 day volume weighted average trading price immediately prior to Northern Dynasty giving a notice of conversion less the maximum allowable discount applicable as if our shares were listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. At January 31, 2011 Northern Dynasty has not yet expended the $1,000,000 earn in expenses.

The Loan may be pre-paid by our company without penalty at any time on 10 days prior notice during which time Northern Dynasty’s conversion rights are unaffected.

If settlement of all of the Convertible Notes occurred on January 31, 2011 we would have been obligated to pay $3,000,000 in principal and $164,383 of accrued interest. If the settlement were completed by the issuance of common shares the conversion price at January 31, 2011 would have been $0.03774 per share for a total of 83,846,926 shares required to convert the note.

We have classified the entire amount as a current liability as the joint venture agreement has not been finalized at January 31, 2011 and as a result the note can be called by Northern Dynasty.

NOTE 7 – Common stock

The common shares of the Company are all of the same class, are voting and entitle stockholders to receive dividends as defined. Upon liquidation or wind-up, stockholders are entitled to participate equally with respect to any distribution of net assets or any dividends that may be declared.

As of January 31, 2011, there were 108,475,660 whole share purchase warrants outstanding and exercisable. The warrants have a weighted average remaining life of 3.56 years and a weighted average exercise price of $0.04 per whole warrant for one common share. Whole share purchase warrants outstanding at January 31, 2011 are as follows:



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – continued

NOTE 7 – Common stock – continued

    Number of whole share     Weighted average exercise  
    purchase warrants     price per share  
Outstanding, January 31, 2009   2,262,763   $  1.59  
Issued   58,917,700     0.02  
             
Outstanding, January 31, 2010   61,180,463   $  0.08  
Issued   188,589,884     0.02  
Exercised   (140,808,847 )   0.002  
Expired   (485,840 )   6.00  
             
Outstanding, January 31, 2011   108,475,660   $  0.04  
Exercisable, January 31, 2011   108,475,660   $  0.04  

On September 15, 2010 we issued 22,098,601 common stock purchase warrants exercisable at $0.10 through September 15, 2013 pursuant to a settlement agreement with two of our warrant holders. We also amended the August 2009 common stock purchase warrants for the same two warrant holders pursuant to a settlement agreement. The warrants were increased by 110,493,005 warrants and the exercise price was reduced from $0.02 per common share to $0.002 per common share. On October 15, 2010 we amended the August 2009 common stock purchase warrants for two additional warrant holders pursuant to a settlement agreement. The warrants were increased by 24,219,794 warrants and the exercise price was reduced from $0.02 per common share to $0.002 per common share. We recognized settlement expense of $13,241,020 related to these settlement agreements which is reported under settlement expense on our financial statements. We estimated the fair value of the amended warrants and the new warrants using the Black-Scholes valuation model. We used the following assumptions to estimate the fair value of stock purchase warrants issued and amended pursuant to the settlement agreements:

Warrant Issuance & Amendment Expected volatility Expected dividend yield Expected term Risk-free interest rate
September 15, 2010 90% 0% 4.9 years 1.46%
October 15, 2010 90% 0% 4.9 years 1.20%

During the year ended January 31, 2011 investors exercised 140,808,847 common stock purchase warrants using the cashless exercise provision of the August 2009 common stock purchase warrants. The cashless exercise provision allows the investor, if the fair market value of one share of common stock is greater than the exercise price, to elect to receive shares equal to the value of the warrant less a portion of the warrant that is cancelled using a specific formula. We issued 135,848,741 shares of common stock and cancelled 4,960,106 common stock purchase warrants pursuant to the cashless exercise provision. No cash proceeds were received.

We issued 187,127,678 shares of common stock as repayment of $227,455 principal portion and $47,522 interest portion of the monthly payments on the May 2007, August 2008, May 2009 and August 2009 convertible notes.

On October 20, 2010, we sold 25,000,000 units at a price of $0.04 per unit to one investor for net proceeds of $999,980. Each unit consisted of one common share of our company and one non-transferable common stock purchase warrant. Each common stock purchase warrant entitles the investor to purchase one additional common share of our company at a price of $0.056 until October 20, 2013. The securities were issued to an accredited investor pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D.

On November 12, 2010, we sold 5,465,114 units at a price of $0.0429 per unit to investors for net proceeds of $234,701. Each unit consisted of one common share of our company and one non-transferable common stock purchase warrant. Each common stock purchase warrant entitles the investor to purchase one additional common share of our company at a price of $0.06 until November 12, 2013. The securities were issued to accredited investors pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D.

On January 12, 2011, we sold 1,313,370 units at a price of $0.038 per unit to one investor for net proceeds of $50,000. Each unit consisted of one common share of our company and one non-transferable common stock purchase warrant. Each common stock purchase warrant entitles the investor to purchase one additional common share of our company at a price of $0.06 until January 12, 2014. The securities were issued to an accredited investor pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D.



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – continued

NOTE 8 – Share-based compensation

The 2010 Stock Option Plan was approved and adopted by the Board of Directors on August 10, 2010. The plan allows for up to 95,500,000 shares to be granted to key employees and non-employee consultants after specific objectives are met. The 2007 Stock Option Plan was approved and adopted by the Board of Directors on December 10, 2007. The plan allows for up to 2,500,000 shares to be granted to key employees and non-employee consultants after specific objectives are met. The 2004 Stock Option Plan was approved and adopted by the Board of Directors on December 27, 2004. The plan allows for up to 962,500 shares to be granted to key employees and non-employee consultants after specific objectives are met. Employees can receive incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options while non-employee consultants can receive only non-qualified stock options. The options granted vest under various provisions using graded vesting, not to exceed four years. The options granted have a term not to exceed ten years from the date of grant or five years for options granted to more than 10% stockholders. The option price set by the Plan Administration shall not be less than the fair market value per share of the common stock on the grant date or 110% of the fair market value per share of the common stock on the grant date for options granted to greater than 10% stockholders. There are no options remaining available for grant under the 2010 Stock Option Plan at January 31, 2011 and 2010. Options remaining available for grant under the 2007 Stock Option Plan at January 31, 2011 and 2010 are 2,287,500 and 2,056,250, respectively. Options remaining available for grant under the 2004 Stock Option Plan at January 31, 2011 and 2010 are 511,125 and 326,375, respectively.

On August 10, 2010 we granted incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options to certain of our directors, officers, employees and consultants to purchase an aggregate of 95,500,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.038 per share for a term expiring on August 10, 2015. The options were fully vested upon granting.

The following tables summarize the Company’s stock option activity during the year ended January 31, 2011.

Incentive stock options to employees outstanding at January 31, 2011 are as follows:

                Weighted        
                average        
          Weighted average     remaining life     Aggregate  
    Number of options     exercise price     (years)     intrinsic value  
Outstanding, January 31, 2010   632,625   $  2.26              
Granted   95,000,000     0.038              
Vested, Cancelled   (247,250 )   1.93              
                         
Outstanding and exercisable,                        
   January 31, 2011   95,385,375   $  0.048     4.53   $  -  

Non-qualified stock options to non-employee consultants outstanding at January 31, 2011 are as follows:

                Weighted        
          Weighted     average        
          average exercise     remaining life     Aggregate  
    Number of options     price     (years)     intrinsic value  
Outstanding, January 31, 2010   447,250   $  3.29              
Granted   500,000     0.038              
Expired   (62,500 )   1.80              
Vested, Cancelled   (106,250 )   0.88              
                         
Outstanding and exercisable, January 31, 2011   778,500   $  1.65     4.73   $  -  

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated based on the January 31, 2011 stock price of $0.03612 per share.

As of January 31, 2011 there were no nonvested stock options. During the year ended January 31, 2011 the stock options granted were immediately fully vested. The weighted average grant date fair value of options vested during the year ended January 31, 2011 was $0.0265. The Company estimates the fair value of option awards on the grant date using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The Company uses historical volatility, disregarding identifiable periods of time in which share price was extraordinarily volatile due to certain events that are not expected to recur during the expected term, as its method to estimate expected volatility. The Company used the following assumptions to estimate the fair value of stock option grants:



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

NOTE 8 – Share-based compensation – continued

    Expected dividend   Risk-free interest  
Grant date Expected volatility yield Expected term rate Forfeiture rate
August 10, 2010 90% 0% 5 years 1.46% 0%

The weighted average grant date fair value of the options granted during the year ended January 31, 2011 was $0.0265 per option. There were no options exercised during the year ended January 31, 2011.

Share-based compensation expense is reported in our statement of operations as follows:

                From inception  
                (August 20, 2001) to
    January 31, 2011     January 31, 2010     January 31, 2011  
Geological and geophysical costs $  1,391,250   $  -   $  2,537,298  
Salaries and benefits   1,126,250     -     1,789,285  
Investor relations   13,250     -     65,750  
                   
  $  2,530,750   $  -   $  4,392,333  

At January 31, 2011 there is no unrecognized share-based compensation for all share-based awards outstanding.

NOTE 9 – Income taxes

As of January 31 the Company’s deferred tax asset is as follows:

      January 31, 2011     January 31, 2010  
  Net operating loss carryforwards $  8,484,000   $  8,560,000  
  Temporary book and tax depreciation differences   (1,000 )   (15,000 )
  Temporary accrued expense differences   60,000     61,000  
  Temporary non-qualified stock option expense differences   307,000     332,000  
  Less valuation allowance   (8,850,000 )   (8,938,000 )
    $  -     -  

Management has elected to provide a deferred tax asset valuation allowance equal to the potential benefit due to the Company’s history of losses. If the Company demonstrates the ability to generate taxable income, management will re-evaluate the allowance. The change in the valuation allowance of $(88,000) and $925,000 in the years ended January 31, 2011 and 2010 primarily represents the benefit of the change in net operating loss carry-forwards during the period.

Internal Revenue Code Section 382 limits the ability to utilize net operating losses is a 50% change in ownership occurs over a three year period. Such limitation of the net operating losses may have occurred but the Company has not analyzed it at this time as the deferred tax asset is fully reserved. The Company has federal and state net operating loss carry-forwards that are available to offset future taxable income. The schedule below shows the amounts and expiration dates for the net operating loss carry-forwards.

      January 31, 2011     January 31, 2010  
Federal net operating loss carry-forwards:            
  Expiring January 31, 2025 $  313,895   $  313,895  
  Expiring January 31, 2026   2,785,529     2,785,529  
  Expiring January 31, 2027   4,652,642     4,652,642  
  Expiring January 31, 2028   3,285,552     3,285,552  
  Expiring January 31, 2029   5,314,524     5,314,524  
  Expiring January 31, 2030   3,639,090     3,639,090  
  Expiring January 31, 2031   2,551,567     2,551,567  
  Expiring January 31, 2032   357,144     -  
               
  Total Federal net operating loss carry-forwards $  22,899,943   $  22,542,799  



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – continued

NOTE 9 – Income taxes – continued

  Arizona net operating loss carry-forwards:            
    Expiring January 31, 2011 $  -   $  4,652,642  
    Expiring January 31, 2012   3,047,057     3,047,057  
    Expiring January 31, 2013   5,510,233     5,510,233  
    Expiring January 31, 2014   3,639,611     3,639,611  
    Expiring January 31, 2015   2,551,517     2,551,517  
    Expiring January 31, 2016   357,094     -  
                 
    Total Arizona net operating loss carry-forwards $  15,105,512   $  19,401,060  

A reconciliation between the provision for income taxes and the expected tax benefit using the federal statutory rate of 34% for the years ended January 31, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

      January 31, 2011     January 31, 2010  
               
  Income tax benefit at federal statutory rate $  (6,281,000 ) $  (878,000 )
  State income tax benefit, net of effect on federal taxes   (1,391,000 )   (197,000 )
  Permanent differences and other (federal)   6,082,000     (37,000 )
  Permanent differences and other (state)   1,678,000     187,000  
  Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance   (88,000 )   925,000  
               
  Income tax expenses (benefit) $  -   $  -  

NOTE 10 – Related party transactions

The Company entered into the following transactions with related parties during the year ended January 31, 2011:

Paid or accrued $5,888 in rent. We rented an office from Jim Briscoe, our President and CEO, on a month-to-month basis for $459 per month through July 2010 and $522 per month beginning in August 2010.

We sold a trailer to Jim Briscoe, our President and CEO, for $3,000 and purchased a vehicle from Jim Briscoe for $11,000.

Accrued $93,700 of unpaid wages to Jim Briscoe, our President and CEO.

We included $3,165 in accounts payable to Larry Liang and Eddie Othon for expense reimbursements for travel that occurred before January 31, 2011. Mr. Liang is our Executive Vice President and Director. Mr. Othon is our Vice President of Global Business Development and Director.

We recognized $2,451,250 of compensation expense for stock options granted to officers and directors of our company.

The Company entered into the following transactions with related parties during the year ended January 31, 2010:

Paid or accrued $5,512 in rent. We rented an office from an officer on a month-to-month basis for $459 per month.

Accrued $99,500 of unpaid wages to Jim Briscoe, our President and CEO.

NOTE 11 – Commitments

The Company is required to perform annual assessment work in order to maintain the Big Chunk and Bonanza Hills Alaska State mining claims. If annual assessment work is not performed the Company must pay the assessment amount in cash in order to maintain the claims. Completion of annual assessment work in the amount of $400 per ¼ section (160 acre) claim or $100 per ¼ -¼ section (40 acre) claim extends the claims for a one-year period from the staking of claims. Assessment work performed in excess of the required amount may be carried forward for up to four years to satisfy future obligations. The Company estimates that the required annual assessments to maintain the claims will be approximately $260,600. We have been informed by Northern Dynasty Minerals Inc. that sufficient funds have been expended by them to maintain the claims until August 31, 2011 (unaudited).



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

NOTE 11 – Commitments – continued

The annual state rentals for the Big Chunk and Bonanza Hills Alaska State mining claims vary from $70 to $280 per mineral claim. The rental period begins at noon September 1st through the following September 1st and annual rental payments are due on November 30th of each year. The estimated state rentals due by November 30, 2011 for the period from September 1, 2011 through September 1, 2012 are $174,580. Alaska State production royalty is three percent of net income. State law prescribes that after a 3.5 -year exemption from state taxes a metal mine is liable for a 15% state licensing tax on net income from the mine.

The Company is required to pay annual rentals for its Federal lode mining claims for the North Pipes project in the State of Arizona. The rental period begins at noon on September 1st through the following September 1st and rental payments are due by the first day of the rental period. The annual rentals are $140 per claim. The estimated rentals due by September 1, 2011 for the period from September 1, 2011 through September 1, 2012 are $60,340.

In December 2010 we entered into a 12 month non-cancellable operating lease for office space. The lease calls for monthly payments of rent plus sales tax of $2,280. We have the option to extend the lease for one additional twelve month term at current market rates. We recognized rent expense of $3,089 during the year ended January 31, 2011 pursuant to this lease. Future minimum lease payments pursuant to this lease total $24,269 payable during the fiscal year ending January 31, 2012.

NOTE 12 – Supplemental disclosures with respect to cash flows

The significant non-cash investing and financing transactions for the twelve month period ended January 31, 2011 were as follows:

We issued 187,127,678 shares of common stock as repayment of $227,455 principal portion and $47,522 interest portion of the monthly payments on the convertible notes.

We issued $4,000,000 secured convertible promissory note to Northern Dynasty in exchange for $466,217 cash received and payoff of principal and interest on the May 2007, August 2008, May 2009 and August 2009 secured convertible promissory notes totaling $3,533,783.

We issued 22,098,601 common stock purchase warrants exercisable at $0.10 through September 15, 2013 pursuant to a settlement agreement with two of our warrant holders. We also amended the August 2009 common stock purchase warrants for four of our warrant holders pursuant to a settlement agreement. The warrants were increased by 134,712,799 warrants and the exercise price was reduced from $0.02 per common share to $0.002 per common share. The company recognized settlement expense of $13,241,020 related to these settlement agreements which is reported under settlement expense on our financial statements.

We issued 135,848,741 shares of common stock upon exercise of common stock purchase warrants for no cash proceeds as all exercises were completed pursuant to the cashless exercise provisions of the August 2009 common stock purchase warrants.

We recognized a $3,730,810 loss on the change in warrant liability fair value.

We recognized $2,530,750 of compensation expense related to the granting of 95,500,000 incentive and non-qualified stock options to officers, employees and consultants.

We transferred 95 of our mineral claims in the state of Alaska to Northern Dynasty in exchange for a $1,000,000 reduction of the principal of our secured convertible promissory note.

We purchased a vehicle with a long-term note payable of $25,787.

The significant non-cash investing and financing transactions for the twelve month period ended January 31, 2010 were as follows:

We issued 199,170,302 shares of common stock as repayment of $513,685 principal portion and $91,968 interest portion of the monthly payments on the convertible notes.

We issued 58,917,700 detachable common stock purchase warrants to the investors who purchased the August 2009 convertible notes recorded at fair value as a discount on convertible promissory notes of $38,349.

Deferred financing charges of $42,437 were deducted from the proceeds we received on the sale of August 2009 Convertible Notes.

We recorded $330,366 of discounts on convertible promissory notes for beneficial conversion features.



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

NOTE 13 – Segment information

The Company's operations were conducted in one reportable segment, being the acquisition and exploration of mineral claims, in the United States of America.

NOTE 14 – Fair value of financial instruments

Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, convertible notes payable, notes payable, and warrant liability. It is management's opinion that we are not exposed to significant interest, currency or credit risks arising from these financial instruments. The fair value of these financial instruments approximates their carrying values. Gains and losses recognized on changes in fair value of financial instruments are reported in other income (expense) as gain (loss) on change in fair value. We estimate the fair value of level 3 inputs using the Black-Scholes valuation model. We use historical volatility as its method to estimate expected volatility. At January 31, 2011 we had no financial instruments outstanding that were estimated using level 1, level 2 or level 3 inputs.

      Fair value measurements using significant  
      unobservable inputs (Level 3):
Description     Warrant liability  
Beginning balance, January 31, 2010   $  30,422  
         Total (gains) or losses     3,700,389  
         Purchases, issuances and settlements     10,238,696  
         Transfers in or out of Level 3     (13,969,507 )
Ending balance, January 31, 2011   $  -  

We used the following assumptions to estimate the fair value of the warrant liability during the year ended January 31, 2011:

Expected volatility Expected dividend yield Expected term Risk-free interest rate
90% 0% 0.54 to 4.9 years 0.25% to 1.46%

NOTE 15 – Litigation

We currently have no pending or threatened litigation at January 31, 2011 that is deemed material by the Company. During the year ended January 31, 2011 we settled three litigation actions against us.

Wintrode Settlement:

On January 26, 2010 we were named in a lawsuit filed with the clerk of the Superior Court of Arizona in the County of Pima by our former landlord B&D Ventures LLC. The former landlord was seeking to obtain damages in the amount of $48,909 from our termination of our lease obligation before the end of the lease term. We vacated the premises in January 2009 and the lease end date was November 30, 2010. On May 13, 2010 a judgment was issued in this case in favor of B&D Ventures LLC for $48,909 plus interest accruing at 10% until paid. On November 12, 2010 we settled the outstanding balance with B&D Ventures for a payment of $25,000 and we have been released from all other liability related to this judgment.

Alpha and Platinum Settlement:

On August 26, 2010, Platinum Long Term Growth VI LLC (“Platinum”) and Alpha Capital Anstalt (“Alpha”), two former lenders of the Company (the “Plaintiffs”), filed lawsuit in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, against Liberty Star and James Briscoe, our President and CEO. The Plaintiffs sought to require Liberty Star to honor outstanding warrants held by the Plaintiffs at an exercise price of $0.002 (two tenths of one cent) per share and to issue to the Plaintiffs ten times the number of warrants that Liberty Star had on record, or in the alternative monetary damages. The claim was based on a provision in the warrant agreements that would permit a “ratchet down” of price and a multiplication of number of warrants in the event of certain share issuances by Liberty Star.

The Plaintiffs claimed that Platinum was entitled to 201,053,015 warrants and that Alpha was entitled to 240,919,010 warrants all exercisable at $0.002 per share. These warrants all contained a cashless exercise feature, permitting issuance of shares without payment of any cash to the company. The Plaintiffs also claimed monetary damages for non-compliance with what they claimed were the terms of the warrants, costs and attorney fees incurred in the action.



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LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – continued

NOTE 15 – Litigation – continued

On September 15, 2010 we entered into a settlement agreement with Platinum and Alpha whereby we agreed to amend the warrants issued to Platinum and Alpha on August 14, 2009 as follows: Platinum’s warrant was increased to 70,368,557 common stock purchase warrants exercisable at $0.002 per common share until August 14, 2015. Alpha’s warrant was increased to 84,321,650 common stock purchase warrants exercisable at $0.002 per common share until August 14, 2015. These warrants may still be exercised using a cashless exercise feature, however, the holders of the warrants are not permitted to own or have beneficial ownership in excess of 4.99% of our outstanding common stock.

In addition to the amendment of the August 14, 2009 warrants, we agreed to issue to Platinum and Alpha common stock purchase warrants of 10,052,651 and 12,045,950, respectively, exercisable at $0.10 per common share expiring three years from the date of issuance with no cashless exercise provision.

We also agreed that the warrants issued to Platinum and Alpha in May 2007 will be modified so as not to permit the holders to own or have beneficial ownership in excess of 4.99% of our outstanding common stock.

Harborview and Brio Settlement:

On October 15, 2010 we settled a threatened lawsuit by two of our August 2009 common stock purchase warrant holders Harborview Master Fund LP (“Harborview”) and Brio Capital LP (“Brio”). These two warrant holders were seeking to require Liberty Star to honor outstanding warrants at an exercise price of $0.002 (two tenths of one cent) per share and to issue to them 10 times the number of warrants that Liberty Star had on record. The claim was based on a provision in the warrant agreements that would permit a “ratchet down” of price and a multiplication of number of warrants in the event of certain share issuances by Liberty Star. We agreed to amend the warrants issued to Harborview and Brio on August 14, 2009 as follows: Harborview’s warrant was increased to 23,054,100 common stock purchase warrants exercisable at $0.002 per common share. Brio’s warrant was increased to 13,275,591 common stock purchase warrants exercisable at $0.002 per common share. Pursuant to the settlement, these warrants were immediately exercised using the cashless exercise provision and we issued 22,293,234 common shares to Harborview and 12,837,452 common shares to Brio.

NOTE 16 – Going concern

The Company is in the exploration stage, has incurred losses from operations, requires additional funds for further exploratory activity and to maintain its claims prior to attaining a revenue generating status. There are no assurances that a commercially viable mineral deposit exists on any of our properties. In addition, the Company may not find sufficient ore reserves to be commercially mined. As such, the Company's auditors have expressed an uncertainty about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern in their opinion attached to our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011.

Management is working to secure additional funds through the exercise of stock warrants already outstanding, equity financings or joint venture agreements. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.


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Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

During the two most recent fiscal years, and in the subsequent interim periods, there were no disagreements with Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope and procedures which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP would have caused Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP to make reference to the matter in their report.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, our management has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures at January 31, 2011, which is the end of the period covered by this report. This evaluation was carried out by our management with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, Mr. James Briscoe. Based on this evaluation, our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, concluded that the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by our company in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by our company in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management of our company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the company, as such term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Our principal financial officer and principal executive officer, Mr. James Briscoe, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2011 as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-15(c). In making this assessment, our principal financial officer and principal executive officer used the criteria set forth in the framework in “Internal Control –Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the evaluation conducted under the framework in “Internal Control – Integrated Framework” our principal financial officer and principal executive officer concluded that our company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective, as of January 31, 2011, in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

This report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our company’s independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC that permit our company to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting or in other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting in our most recent fiscal quarter.

Item 9B. Other Information.

None.

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

All directors of our company hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders or until their successors have been elected and qualified. The officers of our company are appointed by our board of directors and hold office until their death, resignation or removal from office. Our directors, executive officers and significant employees, their ages, positions held, and duration as such, are as follows:


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Name
Position Held with the
Company

Age
Date First Elected
or Appointed


James Briscoe
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, Chairman of the Board
and Director


69


February 3, 2004
Gary Musil Secretary and Director 59 October 23, 2003
John Guilbert Director 78 February 5, 2004
Keith Brill Director 33 December 23, 2009
Larry Liang Director, Executive Vice President 31 December 29, 2009

Eduardo Othon
Director, Vice President Global Business
Development

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January 27, 2011
Charles Vollmer Director 63 February 15, 2011

James Briscoe - Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Chairman of the Board and Director

Mr. Briscoe was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman and a director on February 3, 2004. Mr. Briscoe became the interim Chief Financial Officer on July 31, 2008. Mr. Briscoe is a Registered Professional Geologist in the states of Arizona and California. From 1996 to April 2005, Mr. Briscoe was the Vice President of Exploration, and Chairman of the Board of JABA Exploration Inc., a TSX Venture Exchange Canadian public company. Mr. Briscoe was also the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Geologist of JABA (US) Inc. and President of Compania Minera JABA, S.A. de C.V. in Mexico. Compania Minera JABA, S.A. de C.V. is no longer active and is in the process of dissolution. During the periods of time indicated below, Mr. Briscoe served in the positions listed for the following two Canadian public companies:

Company Title From To
       
1. Excellon VP Exploration April 1994 January 1996
2. JABA Inc. CEO January 1980 April 2005

We believe Mr. Briscoe is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his knowledge of our company’s history and current operations, which he gained from working for our company as described above, in addition to his education and business experience as described above.

Gary Musil – Secretary and Director

Mr. Gary Musil was appointed as one our directors on October 23, 2003 and is presently our corporate Secretary. Mr. Musil was our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer from October 23, 2003 to February 3, 2004. Mr. Musil has more than 30 years of management and financial consulting experience. Mr. Musil has served as an officer and director on numerous public mining companies since 1988. This experience has resulted in his overseeing exploration projects in Peru, Chile, Eastern Europe (Slovak Republic), British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick (Canada). Prior to this, he was employed for 15 years with Dickenson Mines Ltd. and Kam-Kotia Mines Ltd. as a controller for the producing silver/lead/zinc mine in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. Mr. Musil currently serves as an officer/director of four TSX Venture Exchange public companies in Canada. Mr. Musil has been the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and a director of International Montoro Resources Inc., a TSX Venture company and a reporting issuer in Canada, since February 1999. Mr. Musil has been the chief financial officer and secretary and a director of Belmont Resources Inc., a TSX Venture company and a reporting issuer in Canada, since August 1992. Mr. Musil has been the chief financial officer and a director of Megastar Development Corp, a TSX Venture company and a reporting issuer in Canada, since July 2006. Mr. Musil has been the Chief Financial Officer and secretary of Highbank Resources Ltd., a TSX Venture company and a reporting issuer in Canada, since December 1988.

We believe Mr. Musil is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his knowledge of our company’s history and current operations, which he gained from working for our company as described above, in addition to his education and business experience as described above.


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John Guilbert – Director

Dr. Guilbert was appointed as one of our directors on February 5, 2004. Dr. Guilbert is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona and is a world-renowned geologist and author and a co-developer of the Lowell-Guilbert porphyry copper model and recipient of two mining awards, the R.A.F. Penrose Medal and the D.C. Jackling Award. Dr. Guilbert has served as a director of Excellon Inc. a Vancouver Stock Exchange listed company from 1992 – 1996. Dr. Guilbert has served as a Board Chairman and director for JABA Inc., an Alberta Stock Exchange (later CDNX then TSX) listed company from 1996 – 2002.

We believe Dr. Guilbert is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his knowledge of our company’s history and current operations, which he gained from working for our company as described above, in addition to his education and business experience as described above.

Keith Brill – Director

Mr. Brill was appointed as one of our directors on December 23, 2009. Mr. Brill received an International Master of Business Administration (IMBA) from the Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina in May 2005. He graduated from the South Carolina Honors College, University of South Carolina in May 2003 with a Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, major in Economics and Finance, minor in Spanish. Mr. Brill has been a management consultant with PA Consulting Group, Inc., a leading global consulting firm, since 2004. He has provided multinational Fortune 500 companies with consulting advice on topics including cost reduction, operational efficiency, and IT strategy. Mr. Brill has extensive experience in conducting ROI analysis, developing business cases, and providing strategic financial advice on major business transformation programs.

We believe Mr. Brill is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his knowledge of our company’s history and current operations, which he gained from working for our company as described above, in addition to his education and business experience as described above.

Larry Liang – Director & Executive Vice President

Mr. Liang has a strong background in international business development both in China and the United States. As a banker and real estate broker, Mr. Liang has negotiated multi-million dollar transactions for Chinese, American and other international clients. His current focus is on entrepreneurial projects that will utilize his expertise in public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances. Previously, Mr. Liang had practiced corporate law for the Tian Lun Law Firm, one of southern China ’s largest law firms. He holds law degrees from the Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Chong Qing, China and from the James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

We believe Mr. Lang is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his knowledge of our company’s history and current operations, which he gained from working for our company as described above, in addition to his education and business experience as described above.

Eduardo Othon – Director & Vice President Global Business Development

Mr. Othon joined Liberty Star in January 2010 as an executive focused on developing the Company's contacts in Mexico. In January 2011 Mr. Othon was named Vice President, Global Business Development and appointed to the Liberty Star board of directors reflecting his activities on behalf of the Company in the Middle East. He is the founder and President of Global Solutions LLC, a Tucson-based business development consulting firm and has participated in numerous transactions between international clients and Mexican mining concerns. Mr. Othon is a dual citizen of the US and Mexico. He holds a Bachelor of Art in Psychology from the University of Arizona.

Charles Vollmer – Director

Mr. Vollmer joined the board February 15, 2011. Mr. Vollmer has significant experience and numerous contacts in the Middle East. From 1999 to 2007, Mr. Vollmer was under contract to the US government to assist moderate Arab and Muslim leaders to develop strategies and operational concepts for coalition building. In this capacity, Mr. Vollmer developed several hundred US/Arab strategy and policy documents and held twelve Mideast Air Chief and Cross-Cultural Symposia attended by leaders of a dozen nations in the Arab Gulf, Europe and the US. He is involved in Israel and Palestinian security issues and has extensive knowledge of the Israeli and Arab security establishments. US officials and war colleges reviewed a detailed analysis of Iran authored by Mr. Vollmer. He lectures on the Middle East, Islam and Arabs.


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Family Relationships

There are no family relationships among our directors or officers.

Board and Committee Meetings

The board of directors of our company held four formal meetings in the year ended January 31, 2011 and one formal meeting in the year ended January 31, 2010. All proceedings of the board of directors were conducted by resolutions consented to in writing by all the directors and filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the directors. Such resolutions consented to in writing by the directors entitled to vote on that resolution at a meeting of the directors are, according to the Nevada General Corporate Law and the By-laws of our company, as valid and effective as if they had been passed at a meeting of the directors duly called and held.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which our shareholders may recommend nominees to our board of directors during the year ended January 31, 2011. Shareholders may contact our President, Jim Briscoe, to recommend nominees to our board of directors.

For the year ended January 31, 2011 our only standing committee of the board of directors was our audit committee. We do not have a nominating committee or a compensation committee.

Audit Committee

Currently our audit committee consists of our entire board of directors. We do not have a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act.

During fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2010, there were no special meetings held by this committee. The business of the Audit Committee was conducted by resolutions consented to in writing by all the members of the board and filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board.

Audit Committee Financial Expert

Our board of directors has determined that it does not have a member of its board of directors or audit committee that qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K, or who is "independent" as the term is used in Item 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

We believe that the members of our board of directors are collectively capable of analyzing and evaluating our consolidated financial statements and understanding internal controls and procedures for financial reporting. In addition, we believe that retaining an independent director who would qualify as an "audit committee financial expert" would be overly costly and burdensome and is not warranted in our circumstances given the early stages of our development and the fact that we have not generated any material revenues to date.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

Our directors and executive officers have not been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:

1.

any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;

   
2.

any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offences);

   
3.

being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;

   
4.

being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated.



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5.

being the subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of: (i) any federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation; or (ii) any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease- and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or (iii) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or,

   
6.

being the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self- regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock, to file reports regarding ownership of, and transactions in, our securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to provide us with copies of those filings. Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms received by us, or written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that during the year ended January 31, 2011, all filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors and greater than 10% percent beneficial owners were complied with.

Code of Ethics

Effective March 15, 2004, our company's board of directors adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to, among other persons, our company's president and secretary (being our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer), as well as persons performing similar functions. As adopted, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics sets forth written standards that are designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:

1.

honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

   
2.

full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with, or submit to, the Securities and Exchange Commission and in other public communications made by us;

   
3.

compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;

   
4.

the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; and

   
5.

accountability for adherence to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics requires, among other things, that all of our company's Senior Officers commit to timely, accurate and consistent disclosure of information; that they maintain confidential information; and that they act with honesty and integrity.

In addition, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics emphasizes that all employees, and particularly Senior Officers, have a responsibility for maintaining financial integrity within our company, consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, and federal and state securities laws. Any Senior Officer who becomes aware of any incidents involving financial or accounting manipulation or other irregularities, whether by witnessing the incident or being told of it, must report it to our company. Any failure to report such inappropriate or irregular conduct of others is to be treated as a severe disciplinary matter. It is against our company policy to retaliate against any individual who reports in good faith the violation or potential violation of our company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by another.

Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2004 as Exhibit 14.1 to our annual report. We will provide a copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to any person without charge, upon request. Requests can be sent to: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp., 5610 E Sutler Ln, Tucson, Arizona 85712.

Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

Following are the particulars of all compensation paid or accruing to our named executive officers for the last two fiscal years ended.


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Summary Compensation Table



Name and Principal
Position



Year


Salary
(US$)


Bonus
(US$)

Stock
Awards
(US$)


Option Awards
(US$)
Nonequity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
(US$)
Non-qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings (US$)

All Other
Compensation
(US$)(1)



Total (US$)
James Briscoe
Principal Executive Officer, President, CEO, Chairman and Director




2011
2010




115,500
63,000




6,800
Nil




Nil
Nil




1,391,250 (3)
Nil




Nil
Nil




Nil
Nil




Nil
68,754(2)




$1,513,550
$131,754
Larry Liang
Director & Executive Vice President


2011
2010


17,500
Nil


Nil
Nil


Nil
Nil


66,250 (4)
Nil


Nil
Nil


Nil
Nil


Nil
Nil


$83,750
$0
Eduardo Othon
Director & Vice President Global Business Development



2011
2010



27,901
Nil



Nil
Nil



Nil
Nil



66,250 (5)
Nil



Nil
Nil



Nil
Nil



Nil
Nil



$94,151
$0

(1)

The value of perquisites and other personal benefits, securities and property for the officers that do not exceed the lesser of $10,000 or 10% of the total of the annual salary and bonus and is not reported herein.

   
(2)

Mr. Briscoe’s other compensation represents accrued and unpaid wages during the twelve months ended January 31, 2010 and unused paid time off paid out to Mr. Briscoe of $11,754.

   
(3)

Mr. Briscoe was awarded 52,500,000 incentive stock options on August 10, 2010 with a grant date fair value of $0.0265 per share. The assumptions used to determine the grant date fair value can be found in Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

   
(4)

Mr. Liang was awarded 2,500,000 incentive stock options on August 10, 2010 with a grant date fair value of $0.0265 per share. The assumptions used to determine the grant date fair value can be found in Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

   
(5)

Mr. Othon was awarded 2,500,000 incentive stock options on August 10, 2010 with a grant date fair value of $0.0265 per share. The assumptions used to determine the grant date fair value can be found in Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table sets forth for each named executive officer certain information concerning the outstanding equity awards as of January 31, 2011.

Option Awards   Stock Awards











Name






Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable






Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable


Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options









Option
Exercise
Price









Option
Expiration
Date






Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock that
Have Not
Vested







Market Value
of Shares or
Units of Stock
that Have Not
Vested


Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards :
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights that
Have Not
Vested

Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards :
Market or
Payout Value
of Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights that
Have Not
Vested
James Briscoe 52,500,000 Nil Nil $0.038 8/10/2015 Nil Nil Nil Nil
James Briscoe 75,000 Nil Nil $0.06 5/21/2018 Nil Nil Nil Nil
Larry Liang 2,500,000 Nil Nil $0.038 8/10/2015 Nil Nil Nil Nil
Eduardo Othon 2,500,000 Nil Nil $0.038 8/10/2015 Nil Nil Nil Nil


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COMPENSATION PLANS

As of January 31, 2011 we had three compensation plans in place, entitled "2004 Stock Option Plan", “2007 Stock Option Plan” and “2010 Stock Option Plan”. These plans have been approved by our security holders. These plans have been given retroactive effect of the 1 for 4 reverse stock split on September 1, 2009.




Plan


Total number of
securities authorized
Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options
as at January 31, 2011
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options as
at January 31, 2011
Number of securities
remaining available for
further issuance as at
January 31, 2011
2004 Stock Option Plan 962,500 451,375 $4.51 511,125
2007 Stock Option Plan 2,500,000 212,500 $0.88 2,287,500
2010 Stock Option Plan 95,500,000 95,500,000 $0.038 0

On August 10, 2010 we granted incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options to certain of our directors, officers, employees and consultants to purchase an aggregate of 95,500,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.038 per share for a term expiring on August 10, 2015. The options were fully vested upon granting.

Long-Term Incentive Plans

There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers, except that our directors and executive officers receive stock options at the discretion of our Board. We do not have any material bonus or profit sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers, except that stock options may be granted at the discretion of our Board.

We have no plans or arrangements in respect of remuneration received or that may be received by our executive officers to compensate such officers in the event of termination of employment (as a result of resignation, retirement, change of control) or a change of responsibilities following a change of control, where the value of such compensation exceeds $60,000 per executive officer.

Employment Contracts

We have not entered into any written employment agreements or compensation arrangements with any of our named executive officers. We have entered into a verbal agreement with James Briscoe, CEO and Director for annual salary of $120,000.

Compensation of Directors

We have no formal plan for compensating our directors for their service in their capacity as directors, although such directors are expected in the future to receive stock options to purchase common stock as awarded by our board of directors or (as to future stock options) a compensation committee which may be established. Directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our board of directors. Our board of directors may award special remuneration to any director undertaking any special services on our behalf other than services ordinarily required of a director. No director received and/or accrued any compensation for their services as a director, including committee participation and/or special assignments.

Incentive stock options were granted to directors during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011. There was no compensation paid or accruing to any director, unless such director is also a named executive officer, during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010.





Name




Year
Fees
Earned or
Paid in
Cash
(US$)


Stock
Awards
(US$)


Option
Awards
(US$)
Nonequity
Incentive
Plan
Compensatio
n (US$)
Non-qualified
Deferred
Compensatio
n Earnings
(US$)


All Other
Compensation
(US$)(1)



Total
(US$)
John Guilbert 2011 Nil Nil 397,500(2) Nil Nil Nil $397,500
Gary Musil 2011 Nil Nil 198,750(3) Nil Nil Nil $198,750
Keith Brill 2011 Nil Nil 66,250(4) Nil Nil Nil $66,250


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(1)

The value of perquisites and other personal benefits, securities and property for the officers that do not exceed the lesser of $10,000 or 10% of the total of the annual salary and bonus and is not reported herein.

   
(2)

Mr. Guilbert was awarded 15,000,000 options on August 10, 2010 with a grant date fair value of $0.0265 per share. The assumptions used to determine the grant date fair value can be found in Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

   
(3)

Mr. Musil was awarded 7,500,000 options on August 10, 2010 with a grant date fair value of $0.0265 per share. The assumptions used to determine the grant date fair value can be found in Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

   
(4)

Mr. Brill was awarded 2,500,000 options on August 10, 2010 with a grant date fair value of $0.0265 per share. The assumptions used to determine the grant date fair value can be found in Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial statements.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

We have set forth in the following table certain information regarding our common stock beneficially owned on January 31, 2011 for (i) each shareholder we know to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of our outstanding common stock, (ii) each of our executive officers and directors, and (iii) all executive officers and directors as a group. In general, a person is deemed to be a "beneficial owner" of a security if that person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of such security, or the power to dispose or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which the person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. All percentages are calculated based upon a total number of 602,411,882 shares of common stock issues and outstanding as of January 31, 2011, plus, in the case of the individual or entity for which the calculation is made, that number of options or warrants owned by such individual or entity that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.


Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
Percentage
of Class(1)
James Briscoe
5610 E Sutler Lane
Tucson AZ 85712
USA



54,762,500 (2) (3)



8.36%
Gary Musil
3577 Marshall Street
Vancouver BC V5N 4S2
Canada



7,547,000(3)



1.24%
John Guilbert
961 E Linda Vista Blvd.
Tucson AZ 85727
USA



15,052,500(3)



2.44%
Keith Brill
250 Central Ave Apt B204
New York, NY 11559
USA



2,500,000(3)



0.41%
Larry Liang
6651 N Campbell Ave #254
Tucson, AZ 85718
USA



2,500,000(3)



0.41%
Eddie Othon
6025 S 6th Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85706
USA



2,500,000(3)



0.41%
Charles Vollmer
1645 White Pine Drive
Vienna, VA 22182
USA



Nil



0%


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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
Percentage
of Class(1)
Cede & Company
PO Box 20
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274



568,298,672



94.3%
Directors and Executive Officers as a Group 84,862,000 12.39%

(1)

Based on 602,411,882 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2011. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the beneficial owners of the common stock listed above, based on information furnished by such owners, have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject to community property laws where applicable.

   
(2)

There are 2,187,500 shares that are held by Alaska Star Minerals LLC. James Briscoe beneficially owns 100% of the membership interest in Alaska Star Minerals LLC. There are 52,575,000 incentive stock options granted to James Briscoe under the 2004, 2007 and 2010 stock option plans that are exercisable at January 31, 2011.

   
(3)

Includes incentive stock options granted under the 2004, 2007 and 2010 stock option plans that are exercisable at January 31, 2011.

Changes in Control

At January 31, 2011 we had 602,411,882 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. At January 31, 2011 if the settlement of the Convertible Promissory Notes was completed by the issuance of common shares there would be 83,846,926 shares required to convert the notes. Therefore, it is possible that if the holders of our Convertible Promissory Notes were to settle their debt through the issuance of common shares it would cause a change in control.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

We have not been a party to any transaction, proposed transaction, or series of transactions in which the amount involved exceeds $60,000, and in which, to our knowledge, any of our directors, officers, five percent beneficial security holder, or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons has had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

Director Independence

We have no directors who meet the definition set forth in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Listing Rules of the NASDAQ, which defines an “independent director” generally as a person other than an executive officer or employee of the company, or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

Item 14. Principal Accountants Fees and Services.

Audit Fees

For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, the aggregate fees billed by Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-K and for the reviews of our consolidated financial statements included in Forms 10-Q were $68,854. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, the aggregate fees billed by Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-K and for the reviews of our consolidated financial statements included in Forms 10-Q were $80,823.

Audit Related Fees

For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services by Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP relating to the performance of the audit of our consolidated financial statements which are not reported under the caption "Audit Fees" above, was $0. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010, the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services by Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP relating to the performance of the audit of our consolidated financial statements which are not reported under the caption "Audit Fees" above, was $0.


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Tax Fees

For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 and 2010, the aggregate fees billed by Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP for other non-audit professional services, other than those services listed above, totalled $0 in both years.

All Other Fees

We do not use Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP for financial information system design and implementation. These services, which include designing or implementing a system that aggregates source data underlying the financial statements or generates information that is significant to our consolidated financial statements, are provided internally or by other service providers. We do not engage Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP to provide compliance outsourcing services.

Effective May 6, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules that require that before Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP is engaged by us to render any auditing or permitted non-audit related service, the engagement be:

  • approved by our audit committee (which consists of our entire board of directors); or

  • entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by the board of directors, provided the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular service, the board of directors is informed of each service, and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of the board of directors' responsibilities to management.

The board of directors pre-approves all services provided by our independent auditors. All of the above services and fees were reviewed and approved by the board of directors before the respective services were rendered.

The board of directors has considered the nature and amount of fees billed by Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP and believes that the provision of services for activities unrelated to the audit is compatible with maintaining Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP's independence.

Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number

Description of Exhibit
3.1 Articles of Incorporation(1)
3.2 Bylaws(2)
3.3 Certificate of Change to Authorized Capital(3)
3.4 Articles of Merger(3)
10.10 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement for May 11, 2007 Senior May 2007 Convertible Notes (4)
10.11 Form of Convertible Promissory Note for May 11, 2007 Senior May 2007 Convertible Notes (4)
10.12 Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant for May 11, 2007 Senior May 2007 Convertible Notes (4)
10.13 List of Subscribers for May 11, 2007 Senior May 2007 Convertible Notes (4)
10.14 Form of Subscription Agreement for August 28, 2008 Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (5)
10.15 Form of Secured Convertible Promissory Notes dated August 28, 2008 (5)
10.16 Form of Security Agreement for August 28, 2008 Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (5)
10.17 Form of Subscription Agreement for May 21, 2009 Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (6)
10.18 Form of Secured Convertible Promissory Notes dated May 21, 2009 (6)
10.19 Form of Guarantee dated May 21, 2009 of Big Chunk Corp for May 21, 2009 Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (6)


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Exhibit
Number

Description of Exhibit
10.20 Form of Lock Up Agreement for May 21, 2009 Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (6)
10.21 Form of Escrow Agreement for May 21, 2009 Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (6)
10.22 Form of Subscription Agreement for August 14, 2009 Secured Convertible Promissory Notes(7)
10.23 Form of Secured Convertible Promissory Notes dated August 14, 2009(7)
10.24 Form of Escrow Agreement for August 14, 2009 Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (7)
10.25 Form of Lock Up Agreement for August 14, 2009 Secured Convertible Promissory Notes(7)
10.26 Form of Warrant dated August 14, 2009(7)
10.27 Form of Guarantee dated August 14, 2009 of Big Chunk Corp for August 14, 2009 Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (7)
10.28 Form of Extension and Modification Agreement of Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (8)
10.29 Code of Ethics(3)
10.30 Subsidiaries: Big Chunk Corp.
10.31 Form of Letter Agreement with Northern Dynasty Minerals, Ltd dated June 29, 2010 (9)
10.32 Form of Subscription Agreement for private placement of securities issued October 20, 2010 and November 12, 2010.(10)
10.33 Form of Subscription Agreement for private placement of securities issued January 12, 2011 (11)
31.1* Section 302 Certification under Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of James Briscoe
32.1* Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of James Briscoe

(1) Filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form SB-2, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2002.
   
(2) Files as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB, filed with the SEC on December 14, 2007.
   
(3) Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 1, 2009.
   
(4) Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2007.
   
(5) Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 3, 2008.
   
(6) Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 26, 2009.
   
(7) Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2009.
   
(8) Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 3, 2010.
   
(9) Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 29, 2010.
   
(10) Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 15, 2010.
   
(11) Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 12, 2011.
   
* Filed herewith.


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SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.



By: /s/ James Briscoe  
   
James A. Briscoe  
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director  
Chief Financial Officer  
(Principal Executive Officer)  
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)  
Dated: May 2, 2011  

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /s/ James Briscoe  
   
James A. Briscoe  
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director  
Chief Financial Officer  
(Principal Executive Officer)  
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)  
Dated: May 2, 2011  

By: /s/ Gary Musil   By: /s/ Keith Brill
     
Gary Musil   Keith Brill
Secretary and Director   Director
Dated: May 2, 2011   Dated: May 2, 2011
     
By: /s/ Larry Liang   By: /s/ Eduardo Othon
     
Larry Liang   Eduardo Othon
Director   Director
Dated: May 2, 2011   Dated: May 2, 2011