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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2015
OR
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 000-53482

TEXAS RARE EARTH RESOURCES CORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		87-0294969
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

539 West El Paso Street
Sierra Blanca, Texas		79851
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(915) 369-2133

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 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 o

Indicate by check mark 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 (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

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 definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o	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 o No x

Number of shares of issuer’s common stock outstanding at January 11, 2016: 45,115,516

Table of Contents

	Part I	Page

Item 1	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3
Item 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	9
Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	14
Item 4	Controls and Procedures	14

	Part II
Item 1	Legal Proceedings	14
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	14
Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	14
Item 3	Defaults upon Senior Securities	15
Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosures	15
Item 5	Other Information	15
Item 6	Exhibits	15

Signatures		16

Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp
BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)


	November 30, 2015			August 31,2015

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	563,267		$	2,938
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		35,841			27,420
Total current assets		599,108			30,358

Property and equipment, net		39,171			47,352
Mineral properties		1,753,447			1,738,447
Deposits		29,710			29,710

TOTAL ASSETS	$	2,421,436		$	1,845,867

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	244,134		$	127,172
Accounts payable - related party		242,296			111,064
Current portion of note payable		370,845			370,845
Total current liabilities		857,275			609,081
Note payable - net of current portion and discount		-			-
Total liabilities		857,275			609,081

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, par value $0.001; 10,000,000 shares authorized, no
shares issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2015 and
August 31, 2015, respectively		-			-
Common stock, par value $0.01; 100,000,000 shares authorized,
41,368,015 and 41,368,015 shares issued and outstanding as of
November 30, 2015 and August 31, 2015, respectively		413,681			413,681
Additional paid-in capital		32,715,902			32,106,023
Accumulated deficit		(31,565,422	)		(31,282,918	)
Total shareholders' equity		1,564,161			1,236,786

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	2,421,436		$	1,845,867

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

TEXAS RARE EARTH RESOURCES CORP
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2015			2014

OPERATING EXPENSES
Exploration costs	$	4,848		$	66,074
General and administrative expenses		273,308			307,719

Total operating expenses		278,156			373,793

LOSS FROM OPERATIONS		(278,156	)		(373,793	)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest and other income		55			206
Interest and other expense		(4,403	)		(3,750	)
Total other income (expense)		(4,348	)		(3,544	)

NET LOSS	$	(282,504	)	$	(377,337	)

Net loss per share:
Basic and diluted net loss per share	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.01	)

Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted		41,368,015			37,036,916

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

TEXAS RARE EARTH RESOURCES CORP
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended November 30
	2015			2014


CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss	$	(282,504	)	$	(377,337	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in operating activities:
Depreciation expense		8,181			10,282
Stock based compensation		47,879			47,880
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(8,421	)		35,251
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		116,962			(30,963	)
Accounts payable related party		131,232			-
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		13,329			(314,887	)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investment in mineral properties		(15,000	)		(15,160	)
Purchase of fixed assets		-			-
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(15,000	)		(15,160	)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Units subscribed		562,000			-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		562,000			-
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		560,329			(330,047	)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD		2,938			387,841
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$	563,267		$	57,794


SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Interest paid	$	4,404		$	-
Taxes paid	$	-		$	-

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp

Notes to Interim Financial Statements

November 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. (“we”, “us”, “our”, the “Corporation”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in our annual report on Form 10-K, for the year ended August 31, 2015, dated November 30, 2015 as filed with the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year ended August 31, 2015 as reported in our annual report on Form 10-K, have been omitted.

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Company will not be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. The Company has incurred losses since inception resulting in an accumulated deficit of $31,565,422 as of November 30, 2015 and further losses are anticipated in the development of its business raising substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company generating profitable operations in the future and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management intends to finance operating costs over the next twelve months with existing cash on hand and or private placement of common stock.

NOTE 2 – MINERAL PROPERTIES

September 2011 Lease

On September 2, 2011, we entered into a new mining lease with the Texas General Land Office covering Sections 7 and 18 of Township 7, Block 71 and Section 12 of Block 72, covering approximately 860 acres at Round Top Mountain in Hudspeth County, Texas. The mining lease issued by the Texas General Land Office gives us the right to explore, produce, develop, mine, extract, mill, remove, and market beryllium, uranium, rare earth elements, all other base and precious metals, industrial minerals and construction materials and all other minerals excluding oil, gas, coal, lignite, sulfur, salt, and potash. The term of the lease is nineteen years so long as minerals are produced in paying quantities.

Under the lease, we will pay the State of Texas a lease bonus of $142,518; $44,718 of which was paid upon the execution of the lease, and $97,800 which will be due when we submit a supplemental plan of operations to conduct mining. Upon the sale of minerals removed from Round Top, we will pay the State of Texas a $500,000 minimum advance royalty.

Thereafter, we will pay the State of Texas a production royalty equal to eight percent (8%) of the market value of uranium and other fissionable materials removed and sold from Round Top and six and one quarter percent (61/4%) of the market value of all other minerals removed and sold from Round Top.

Thereafter, assuming production of paying quantities has not been obtained, we may pay additional delay rental fees to extend the term of the lease for successive one (1) year periods pursuant to the following schedule:

	Per Acre Amount		Total Amount
September 2, 2013 – 2014	$	50	$	44,718
September 2, 2015 – 2019	$	75	$	67,077
September 2, 2020 – 2024	$	150	$	134,155
September 2, 2025 – 2029	$	200	$	178,873

In August 2015, we paid a delay rental to the State of Texas in the amount of $67,077.

November 2011 Lease

On November 1, 2011, we entered into a mining lease with the State of Texas covering 90 acres, more or less, of land that we purchased in September 2011 near our Round Top site. The deed was recorded with Hudspeth County on September 16, 2011. Under the lease, we paid the State of Texas a lease bonus of $20,700 which was paid upon the execution of the lease. Upon the sale of minerals removed from Round Top, we will pay the State of Texas a $50,000 minimum advance royalty. Thereafter, we will pay the State of Texas a production royalty equal to eight percent (8%) of the market value of uranium and other fissionable materials removed and sold from Round Top and six and one quarter percent (6 1/4%) of the market value of all other minerals sold from Round Top.

If production of paying quantities of minerals has not been obtained on or before November 1, 2012, we may pay the State of Texas a delay rental to extend the term of the lease in an amount equal to $4,500. Thereafter, assuming production of paying quantities has not been obtained, we may pay additional delay rental fees to extend the term of the lease for successive one (1) year periods pursuant to the following schedule:

	Per Acre Amount		Total Amount
November 1, 2013-2014	$	50	$	4,500
November 1, 2015 – 2019	$	75	$	6,750
November 1, 2020 – 2024	$	150	$	13,500
November 1, 2025 – 2029	$	200	$	18,000

In August 2015, we paid a delay rental to the State of Texas of $6,750.

March 2013 Lease

On March 6, 2013, we entered into a lease assignment (the “Lease Assignment Agreement”) with Southwest Range & Wildlife Foundation, Inc., a Texas non-profit corporation (the “Foundation”), pursuant to which the Foundation agreed to assign to us a surface lease identified with the State of Texas as Surface Lease SL20040002 (the “West Lease”), which covers 54,990.11 acres in Hudspeth County, Texas. In exchange for the West Lease, we agreed to: (i) pay the Foundation $500,000 in cash; (ii) issue 1,063,830 of our common shares, par value $0.01 (the “Common Shares”); and (iii) make ten (10) payments to the Foundation of $45,000 each. The first payment was made in June 2013, and the nine (9) subsequent payments due on or before June 1 of each of the following years, such payments to be used by the Foundation to support conservation efforts within the Rio Grande Basin. The Lease Assignment Agreement contains standard representations, warranties and covenants. The closing of the transaction contemplated by the Lease Assignment Agreement was completed on March 8, 2013.

October 2014 Surface Option

In October 2014, we executed an agreement with the Texas General Land Office securing the option to purchase the surface rights covering the potential Round Top project mine and plant areas.

The option to purchase the surface rights covers approximately 5,670 acres over the mining lease and the additional acreage adequate to site all potential heap leaching and processing operations as currently anticipated by the Company. We may exercise the option for all or part of the option acreage at any time during the sixteen year primary term of the mineral lease. The option can be kept current by an annual payment of $10,000. The purchase price will be the appraised value of the surface at the time of exercising the option.

NOTE 3 – NOTE PAYABLE

In relation to the Foundation lease discussed in Note 2 the Company recorded a note payable for an amount for the initial $45,000 due upon signing of lease and the nine (9) future payments due of $45,000 which has been recorded at its present value discounted with an imputed interest rate of 5% for a total note payable of $364,852. As of November 30, 2015 we had not made the third installment that was due in May 2015. Therefore, the entire balance of the note payable has been classified as a current liability. On December 7, 2015 in connection with our private placement, we entered into a settlement agreement with the Foundation as described below in NOTE 6 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS.

On August 26, 2015 we issued promissory notes to two individuals for $40,000 each for total loan proceeds of $80,000, due on November 24, 2015 (due on demand upon default), non-interest bearing, and unsecured. As additional consideration for the loan, we issued 80,000 common stock purchase warrants to each individual. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.20 and term of five years. The promissory note has a relative fair value of $56,766 and the warrants has a relative fair value of $23,234 at the date of issuance determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The assumptions used to calculate the fair market value are as follows: (i) risk-free interest rate of 1.49% (ii) estimated volatility of 198% (iii) dividend yield of 0.00% and (iv) expected life of the warrants of five years. On December 7, 2015 in connection with our private placement, we entered into a note settlement agreement with these two individuals as described below in NOTE 6 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS.

NOTE 4 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Capital Stock

Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, with a par value of $0.01 per share, and 10,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $0.001 per share.

All shares of common stock have equal voting rights and, when validly issued and outstanding, are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share in all matters to be voted upon by shareholders. The shares of common stock have no pre-emptive, subscription, conversion or redemption rights and may be issued only as fully paid and non-assessable shares. Holders of the common stock are entitled to equal ratable rights to dividends and distributions with respect to the common stock, as may be declared by our Board of Directors (our “Board”) out of funds legally available. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment or provision for all liabilities and any preferential liquidation rights of any preferred stock then outstanding.

We have 41,368,015 shares of our common stock outstanding as of November 30, 2015.

During the period ended November 30, 2015 the Company received $562,000 in cash for a private placement. The units were issued on December 7, 2015 as part of the subsequent event as disclosed in NOTE 6 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS.

NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company had accounts payable to related parties in the amount of $242,296 at November 30, 2015.

The Company rents office space on a month to month basis of $1,600 from a director. This space is currently subleased to a tenant.

NOTE 6 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On December 7, 2015, we closed a private placement (the “Offering”) of the Company’s units (the “Units”) with 12 accredited investors (each a “Subscriber” and collectively, the “Subscribers”) for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $659,500. Each Unit issued in the Offering consists of: (i) one share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (each a “Common Share”) and (ii) two common stock purchase warrants (each a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share (each a “Warrant Share”) at a price of $0.35 per Warrant Share until December 7, 2020.

In connection with the Offering, we entered into Subscription Agreements (collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”) by and between us and each Subscriber in which we issued to the Subscribers an aggregate of 3,297,500 Units at a per Unit purchase price of $0.20. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, we agreed to use our reasonable commercial efforts to prepare and file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission within sixty (60) calendar days from the closing of the Offering a registration statement to cover the resale, from time to time, of the Common Shares and the Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants.

The sale and issuance of the Units, the Common Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares issuable upon the conversion or exercise therein were issued or will be issued pursuant to the exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering, in which the investors are accredited and have acquired the securities for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof. Such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

Note Settlement Agreements

In connection with our offering of Units, on December 7, 2015, we entered into two separate note settlement agreements with Leo E Mindel Non-GST Exempt Family Trust and Sunny Mindel (collectively, the “Holders”), respectively (the “Note Settlement Agreements”). Pursuant to the Note Settlement Agreements, each Holder agreed that in exchange for each $40,000 principal amount unsecured note of the Company due November 24, 2015 (each a “Note”) held by each Holder, that each Holder would reinvest the amounts due and payable under the Notes into the Offering and the amounts due and payable thereunder would be settled by issuing Units. In connection with the Offering and the Note Settlement Agreements, we issued 200,000 Units to each Holder for the exchange and cancellation of each Note and the amounts due and payable thereunder held by each Holder.

Settlement Agreement

In connection with the offering of Units, on December 7, 2015, we entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Southwest Range & Wildlife Foundation (“Southwest”). On March 3, 2013, we entered into a lease assignment agreement (the “Lease Agreement”) pursuant to which Southwest assigned to the Company its surface lease covering property located in Hudspeth County, Texas in exchange for the Company agreeing, in part, to pay Southwest ten (10) payments of $45,000 each, payable on June 1 each year beginning June 1, 2013 . The Company has not yet paid the $45,000 payment due and payable to Southwest on June 1, 2015. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Southwest agreed to invest $10,000 of the amounts due and payable under the Lease Agreement into Units issued the Offering. In connection with the Settlement Agreement, we issued 50,000 Units to Southwest in exchange for the investment of $10,000 of the amounts due and payable under the Lease Agreement into Units issued in the Offering.

Incentive Stock Options

On January 8, 2016, the Compensation Committee awarded incentive stock options to members of the board to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock ranging from 5,000 to 250,000 shares at a price of $0.20 per share. These shares will be valued in the second quarter of this fiscal year using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The Committee also repriced all outstanding management and Board of Director stock options to $0.20 per share.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless the context requires otherwise, references to “Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp,” "the Corporation" “we,” “our” or “us” refer to Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may also contain statistical data and estimates we obtained from industry publications and reports generated by third parties. Although we believe that the publications and reports are reliable, we have not independently verified their data.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the exhibits attached hereto contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Such forward-looking statements concern our anticipated results and developments in our operations in future periods, planned exploration and development of our properties, plans related to our business and other matters that may occur in the future. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “plans”, “estimates” or “intends”, or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, include, but are not limited to:

the progress, potential and uncertainties of our 2015-2016 rare-earth exploration plans at our Round Top project in Hudspeth County, Texas (the “Round Top Project”);

timing for a completed feasibility study for our Round Top Project;

the success of getting the necessary permits for future drill programs and future project development;

expectations regarding our ability to raise capital and to continue our exploration plans on our properties;

plans regarding anticipated expenditures at the Round Top Project; and

plans outlined under the section heading “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Plan of Operation”.

Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation:

risks associated with our history of losses and need for additional financing;

risks associated with our limited operating history;

risks associated with our properties all being in the exploration stage;

risks associated with our lack of history in producing metals from our properties;

risks associated with our need for additional financing to develop a producing mine, if warranted;

risks associated with our exploration activities not being commercially successful;

risks associated with increased costs affecting our financial condition;

risks associated with a shortage of equipment and supplies adversely affecting our ability to operate;

risks associated with mining and mineral exploration being inherently dangerous;

risks associated with mineralization estimates;

risks associated with changes in mineralization estimates affecting the economic viability of our properties;

risks associated with uninsured risks;

risks associated with mineral operations being subject to market forces beyond our control;

risks associated with fluctuations in commodity prices;

risks associated with permitting, licenses and approval processes;

risks associated with the governmental and environmental regulations;

risks associated with future legislation regarding the mining industry and climate change;

risks associated with potential environmental lawsuits;

risks associated with our land reclamation requirements;

risks associated with rare earth and beryllium mining presenting potential health risks;

risks related to title in our properties

risks related to competition in the mining and rare earth elements industries;

risks related to economic conditions;

risks related to our ability to manage growth;

risks related to the potential difficulty of attracting and retaining qualified personnel;

risks related to our dependence on key personnel;

risks related to our United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) filing history; and

risks related to our securities.

This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking statements. Some of the important risks and uncertainties that could affect forward-looking statements are described further under the section heading “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on November 30, 2015. Although we have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. We qualify all the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report by the foregoing cautionary statements.

Overview

We are a mining company engaged in the business of the acquisition, exploration and, if warranted, development of mineral properties. We currently hold two nineteen year leases, executed in September 2011 and November 2011, to explore and develop a 950 acre rare earths project located in Hudspeth County, Texas known as the Round Top Project and prospecting permits covering an adjacent 9,345 acres. Our principal focus will be on developing a metallurgical process to concentrate or otherwise extract the metals from the Round Top rhyolite, although we will continue to examine other opportunities in the region as they develop. We currently have limited operations and have not established that any of our projects or properties contain any Proven or Probable Reserves under SEC Industry Guide 7. Our operations are exploratory in nature.

We currently do not have any producing properties and consequently, we have no current operating income or cash flow and have not generated any revenues. Further exploration will be required before a final evaluation as to the economic and practical feasibility of any of our properties is determined.

On December 23, 2013, we published a revised version of the June 2012 Preliminary Economic Assessment (the “Revised PEA”) on the Round Top Project based on a 20,000 tonne per day heap leach operation using a conventional element separation plant. The mineralized material estimate was recalculated to include uranium, niobium, tantalum and tin. The revised PEA assesses the potential economic viability of the simplified and "scaled down” operation which we believe is a much better fit with the present rare earth market.

On September 8, 2014, we announced that we had completed an internal analysis suggesting that there is a reasonable possibility to adapt a lower volume staged growth approach to development of our Round Top project. The analysis indicated that an operation designed to produce a selected group of separated REE products in the range of 350-450 tonnes per year range, could potentially yield favorable mine economics. The goal of the proposed staged approach would be to increase mining rates if and when our products gained acceptability. The analysis suggested that capital needs in the Revised PEA could be proportionally reduced in relation to the lower volume initial stage. We are currently conducting a more detailed analysis of the relative capital expenses and operating expenses requirements of a scaled down processing plant with both solvent extraction and ion exchange processes under evaluation. We believe the lower capital requirements of a staged startup could offset any marginal increase in unit operating costs.

Our current management and Board are stockholder-centric, and receive either no cash compensation or much less than previous management. We will require definitive scientific documentation, rigorous economic studies, consideration of a wide range of alternatives and meticulous oversight of any cash outlays of stockholder funds.

Current Plan of Operations

Continued Work Program on Round Top Project

Metallurgical research done leading to the publication of our Revised PEA of December 2013 has shown the possibility of heap leaching at the Round Top Project. This first step of "dissolving" the REE bearing mineral is the critical factor in the determination to develop REE projects. The type of solvent, its strength and other conditioning necessary to render the elements soluble is, in our opinion, what most affects the ultimate feasibility of a project. TRER has been able to extract a high percentage of the REE and other elements from the mineralized rock at the Round Top Project, and test work to date also indicates it can be done easily and at projected low operating costs.

In late 2014, we addressed and completed the ion exchange purification of the pregnant leach solution part of Stage 1 as outlined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. as filed on November 30, 2015. This was to demonstrate process to remove the rare earth elements from an impure, relatively high flow rate pregnant leach solution (LLS) and produce a solution with a high concentration of rare earth, low impurities and low flow rate feedstock to be fed to the final element separation plant. As announced on December 9, 2014, we have, at bench scale, employing ion exchange been able to process a low grade solution containing approximately 30 to 1 impurities over rare earth elements and produce a feed stock solution with approximately .5 to 1 impurities to rare earth elements.

Our Stage 1 bench scale testing to produce separate high purity individual rare earth elements is in progress at this time.

This will be followed by Stage 2 which will be pilot plant scale testing to define the operating parameters, capital costs and operating cost of the removal of the rare earth from the pls and the process to produce the high purity separated rare earth products for sale. Stage 2 will also design the process to separate and purify such by-product and potential by-products as uranium and thorium. Stage 3 will be the engineering and design work necessary to bring the processing plant to full feasibility with completed engineering, design, tables of organization and equipment and the required permitting and regulatory approvals.

Following our recent financing in December 2015, we are advancing Stage 2 however we currently do not have sufficient funds to complete Stage 2 pilot plant scale testing and will need to raise additional financing to fund our ongoing operations and future exploration activities. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.

See “Properties – Current and Planned Metallurgical Activities” in our Annual Report as filed with the SEC on November 30, 2015 for a more detailed description of our current work activities and budget for the Round Top Project.

Exploration Potential of the Round Top Property

Although we have no plans in the next 24 months to conduct more physical exploration, we do believe, as stated in our 2010 presentations, that there are untested exploration targets present. They are:

Uranium-beryllium mineralization at the lower contact of the rhyolite and the underlying sedimentary rock. This class of mineralization was the target of the successful exploration program conducted in the late 1980's by Cabot Corporation and Cyprus Exploration. It appears to be structurally controlled and associated with a later phase of hydrothermal or gas phase deposition that occurred sometime after the emplacement of the rhyolite. This fluorite-beryllium replacement mineralization in what is termed the West Side Fault under the north side of Round Top was the topic of a 1988 in-house feasibility study by Cyprus Minerals to historical standards (not NI 43-101 compliant under today’s Canadian regulations, not an SEC Industry Guide 7 compliant feasibility study) to produce beryllium. This zone is the location of the intact decline and lateral mine workings developed by Cyprus Minerals in 1988-89. Sampling and analysis by TRER indicates the presence of uranium mineralization occurring adjacent to and likely associated with these beryllium bearing structures. This "Contact Zone" mineralization is not restricted to Round Top and is present under the Sierra Blanca rhyolite and there is some evidence in drill holes on Little Blanca that this style of mineralization may also be present there.

Uranium-beryllium-rare earth and other rare metals hosted as structurally controlled fluorite replacements in the limestones at depth below the known deposits. Geologic and geochemical conditions are thought to be conducive for the emplacement of replacement type deposits within the same fault zones that hosted the known beryllium-uranium deposits at depth where favorable host limestones are present. We believe that careful compilation and analysis of existing surface geologic mapping and of the drill data may better define these targets.

We believe that using the existing data we can improve our understanding of the exploration potential of the area without resorting to such expensive techniques such as drilling.

Actively Seeking Project Partners

In addition to pursuing the exploration of our Round Top Project, we are actively seeking industry partners to assist the Company in financing the exploration and, if warranted, development of the Round Top Project. While we do not currently have any agreements and do not anticipate any agreements in the near future, we are actively engaged in pursuing partners for the Round Top Project for a range of participation, including but not limited to, joint-venture arrangements, project sale, significant investment in the Company, back-end processing and product sales arrangements and other financing arrangements to assist in the Round Top Project.

Amended Reetech Agreements

On October 18, 2015, Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. (“TRER”) entered into an amendment agreement (the “Amendment”), effective August 27, 2015, with K-Technologies, Inc. (“K-Tech”), regarding certain amendments to the limited liability company agreement (the “Agreement”) for Reetech, LLC (“Reetech”), TRER’s joint-venture with K-Tech for the purposes of developing, refining and marketing K-Tech’s Continuous Ion Exchange (“CIX”) and Continuous Ion Chromatography (“CIC”) technology as it applies to the extraction of rare earth elements from native ores and other related products of value (the “Technology”). Concurrently with the execution of the Amendment, TRER, K-Tech and Reetech entered into amendments to the two licenses which are referenced in the Agreement, one between K-Tech and Reetech, licensing the Technology to Reetech (the “Amended Reetech License”), and one between Reetech and TRER, regarding the future licensing of the Technology to TRER (the “Amended TRER License”).

Pursuant to the Amendment, K-Tech has agreed to amend the Agreement to change the conditions upon which TRER may earn its 49.9% membership percentage interest in Reetech through special capital contributions. Principally, before the Amendment, TRER could only earn additional membership percentage interests through cash expenditures to advance the development of the Technology upon the occurrence of certain milestones as set forth in the Agreement. The Amendment provides that TRER may now earn additional membership percentage interests in Reetech, up to the maximum percentage interest of 49.9%, through both (i) the cash contributions towards development of the Technology upon the occurrence of certain development milestones (same as in the Agreement prior to Amendment) and (ii) by TRER being the procuring cause of third-party business for Reetech, in which case TRER will be credited with capital contributions on a dollar-for-dollar basis for the revenue generated by such third-party business. To be the “procuring cause” of business, Reetech and the third-party business client must have been brought together and the third-party business client must have become a client of Reetech as the result of the continuous efforts of TRER. Upon the receipt of either (i) any additional cash contribution from TRER upon reaching each milestone or (ii) revenue generated from third-party businesses of which TRER was the procuring cause, Reetech shall automatically adjust the units of Reetech owned by TRER by amending Schedule A of the Agreement such that TRER owns a percentage ownership in the units that is calculated as the sum of the amounts of (i) capital contributed to Reetech to that point by TRER, and (ii) revenue generated from third-party business procured by TRER, up to a maximum aggregate total of $7.0 million, divided by $7.0 million and then multiplied by 0.499. TRER continues to have no obligation to make any additional cash contributions to Reetech pursuant to the Agreement if Phase 1 milestones as set forth in the Agreement are not met to TRER’s satisfaction.

In consideration of the expansion of TRER’s right to earn additional membership percentage interests in Reetech, TRER and K-Tech have further amended the Agreement to provide the following:

• Whereas the Agreement currently contemplates that the three managers of Reetech shall be appointed one by K-Tech, one by TRER and one by mutual agreement, the Amendment provides that until such time as TRER has been credited with the cumulative contribution to Reetech of either (i) $2.0 million in capital contributions made by TRER, (ii) $3.5 million in collected revenue from third-party business clients of which TRER was the procuring cause (as defined in the Amendment), or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii) that total $3.5 million, one manager shall be appointed by TRER and the remaining two managers shall be appointed by K-Tech. Following such contribution conditions being met, the Agreement will revert back to its original manager appointment provisions.

• The Agreement has been amended to provide that until such time as TRER shall have earned its 49.9% interest in Reetech, K-Tech shall supervise the business of Reetech and K-Tech shall be the sole recipient of any profits realized from the business of Reetech.

• The Agreement has been amended to add a definition of “Rare Earths”, define “Third-Party JV Business” as business conducted for Reetech for or on behalf of a person or entity that is not K-Tech or TRER, and change the definition of “Field of Use” and “JV Business” relating to the agreed business scope of Reetech to be limited to: the primary extraction/impurity rejection; group separation of Rare Earths; and further separation and purification for the production of individual purified Rare Earths or mixed purified Rare Earths oxides or carbonates, as well as other products of value, including but not limited to any type of species of value derived from Rare Earths mining and/or beneficiation operations that are generally subjected to acid, alkali, or alkaline leaching.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of November 30, 2015, we had a working capital deficit of approximately $258,000 and a cash balance of approximately $563,000. We will need to raise additional funding to implement our business strategy

Our management believes that based on our current working capital, we will be able to continue operations only through the first half of calendar year 2016 without raising additional capital. During our fiscal year ending August 31, 2016, we plan to minimize spending for metallurgical testing and flow sheer development, additional geologic and resource modeling and compliance costs associated with state governmental agencies and appropriate staff and consulting expenses until such time we raise additional capital or secure a strategic partner. The timing of these expenditures is dependent upon a number of factors, including the availability of third party contractors.

During the current fiscal year ending August 31, 2016, we plan to complete Stage 1of our metallurgical activities as discussed in the section heading “ITEM 2. PROPERTIES” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on November 30, 2015. Our budget for the metallurgical component of Stage 1 activity is approximately $241,000. To date we have expended approximately $134,000 of the budgeted amount on the Stage 1 metallurgical activities. Stage 1 is not yet complete.

As of November 30, 2015, we had not paid the third installment of our surface lease in the amount of $45,000 to the Southwest Wildlife Foundation. As a result the full amount of the note payable has been classified as currently due. Pursuant to a Settlement Agreement with the Foundation on December 7, 2015, the Foundation agreed to invest $10,000 of the amounts due and payable under the Lease Agreement into Units issued the Offering. In connection with the Settlement Agreement, we issued 50,000 Units to Southwest in exchange for the investment of $10,000 of the amounts due and payable under the Lease Agreement into Units issued in the Offering.

The audit opinion and notes that accompany our financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015, disclose a ‘going concern’ qualification to our ability to continue in business. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that we will continue as a going concern. We are an exploration stage company and we have incurred losses since our inception. We do not have sufficient cash to fund normal operations and meet debt obligations for the next 12 months without deferring payment on certain current liabilities and raising additional funds. We believe that the going concern condition cannot be removed with confidence until the Company has entered into a business climate where funding of its activities is more assured.

We currently do not have funds to pursue exploration or development work on any of our properties, which means that we will be required to raise additional capital, enter into joint venture relationships, or find alternative means to finance our properties in order to place them into commercial production, if warranted, or evaluate the possibility of selling one or more of our projects or the Company in its entirety. Failure to obtain sufficient financing may result in the delay or indefinite postponement of exploration and, if warranted, development or production on one or more of our properties and any properties we may acquire in the future or even a loss of property interests. This includes our leases over claims covering the principal deposits on our properties, which may expire unless we expend minimum levels of expenditures over the terms of such leases. We cannot be certain that additional capital or other types of financing will be available if needed or that, if available, the terms of such financing will be favorable or acceptable to us. Our ability to arrange additional financing in the future will depend, in part, on the prevailing capital market conditions as well as our business performance.

Results of Operations

Three months ended November 30, 2015 and November 30, 2014

General & Revenue

We had no operating revenues during the three months ended November 30, 2015 and November 30, 2014. We are not currently profitable. As a result of ongoing operating losses, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $31.6 million as of November 30, 2015.

Operating expenses and resulting losses from Operations.

We incurred exploration costs for the three months ended November 30, 2015 and November 30, 2014, in the amount of approximately $5,000 and $66,000, respectively. Expenditures for the three months ended November 30, 2015 and November 30, 2014 were primarily for metallurgical testing and related laboratory fees for our Round Top project.

Our general and administrative expenses for the three months ended November 30, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively, were approximately $273,000 and $308,000. For the three months ended November 30, 2015, this amount included approximately $48,000 in stock-based compensation to directors and consultants. The remaining expenditures totaling approximately $225,000 were primarily for payroll and related taxes and benefits, professional fees and other general and administrative expenses necessary for our operations. Our general and administrative expenses for the three months ended November 30, 2014 included approximately $48,000 in stock-based compensation to directors and consultants. The remaining expenditures totaling approximately $260,000 were primarily for payroll and related taxes and benefits, professional fees and other general and administrative expenses necessary for our operations.

We had losses from operations for the three months ended November 30, 2015 and November 30, 2014 totaling approximately $278,000 and $374,000, respectively, and net losses for the three months ended November 30, 2015 and November 30, 2014 totaling approximately $283,000 and $377,000, respectively. We accrued interest for the three months ended November 30, 2015 and November 30, 2014 totaling approximately $4,000 and $4,000, respectively. We accrued interest and other income of $55 and $206, respectively.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues, and results of operations, liquidity or capital resources.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. Preparation of financial statements requires management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses, and the related disclosures of contingencies. Management bases its estimates on various assumptions and historical experience, which are believed to be reasonable; however, due to the inherent nature of estimates, actual results may differ significantly due to changed conditions or assumptions. On a regular basis, management reviews the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our financial statements are fairly presented in accordance with GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material. Management believes that the following critical accounting estimates and judgments have a significant impact on our financial statements; Valuation of options granted to Directors, Officers and consultants using the Black-Scholes model.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

At the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision of and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operations of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a – 15(e) and Rule 15d – 15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation the CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that: (i) information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit to the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms and (ii) material information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow for accurate and timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially effect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2015 as filed with the SEC on November 30, 2015.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Except as set forth below, all unregistered sales of equity securities during the period covered by this Quarterly Report were previously disclosed in our current reports on Form 8-K or quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

Date	Description	Number	Purchaser	Proceeds ($)	Consideration	Exemption (C)
September 30, 2015	Common Stock Purchase Options	10,000(A)	Consultant	$Nil	Advisory Services	Sec. 4(a)(2)
October 31, 2015	Common Stock Purchase Options	10,000(A)	Consultant	$Nil	Advisory Services	Sec. 4(a)(2)
November 30, 2015	Common Stock Purchase Options	10,000(A)	Consultant	$Nil	Advisory Services	Sec. 4(a)(2)

(A)

Common Stock Purchase Options were issued pursuant to a consulting agreement. Options vested immediately. Each option is exercisable for a 5 year term at an exercise price of $0.30. The options were issued outside of the Company’s 2008 Stock Incentive Plan.

(B)

With respect to sales designated by “Sec. 4(a)(2),” these shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as privately negotiated, isolated, non-recurring transactions not involving any public offer or solicitation. Each purchaser represented that such purchaser’s intention to acquire the shares for investment only and not with a view toward distribution. None of the securities were sold through an underwriter and accordingly, there were no underwriting discounts or commissions involved.

We did not repurchase any of our securities during the quarter covered by this report.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure

Pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (The “Dodd-Frank Act”), issuers that are operators, or that have a subsidiary that is an operator, of a coal or other mine in the United States are required to disclose in their periodic reports filed with the SEC information regarding specified health and safety violations, orders and citations, related assessments and legal actions, and mining-related fatalities. During the quarter ended November 30, 2013, our U.S. exploration properties were not subject to regulation by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are attached hereto or are incorporated by reference:

Exhibit Number	Description

2.1	Plan of Conversion, dated August 24, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012.
3.1	Delaware Certificate of Conversion, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012.
3.2	Delaware Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012.
3.3	Delaware Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012.
4.1	Form of Common Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our Form 10-K for the period ended August 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2011.
4.2	Form of Rights Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of our Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on December 10, 2014.
4.3	Form of Warrant Indenture, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of our Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on December 10, 2014.
4.4	Form of Class A Warrant, included as Schedule A in Exhibit 4.3
4.5	Form of Class B Warrant, included as Schedule B in Exhibit 4.3

10.1	Amendment Number One to the Reetech Operating Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on November 30, 2015

10.2	Amendment Number One to the Reetech License, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on November 30, 2015

10.3	Amendment Number One to the TRER License, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on November 30, 2015

31.1(1)	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
31.2 (1)	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
32.1(1)	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2(1)	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS(1)	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH(1)	XBRL Taxonomy Extension — Schema
101.CAL(1)	XBRL Taxonomy Extension — Calculations
101.DEF(1)	XBRL Taxonomy Extension — Definitions
101.LAB(1)	XBRL Taxonomy Extension — Labels
101.PRE(1)	XBRL Taxonomy Extension — Presentations

(1)	Submitted Electronically Herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

TEXAS RARE EARTH RESOURCES CORP.

Date: January 14, 2016

/s/ Daniel E. Gorski

Daniel E. Gorski, duly authorized officer

Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer

Date: January 14, 2016

/s/ G. Mike McDonald

G. Mike McDonald, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Texas Mineral Resources Corp. - FORM 10-Q - January 14, 2016

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