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Texas Mineral Resources Corp.

OTC:TMRC
US$0.810Close 10 Aug 2026 · delayed

Past year: ▼ 30%(61.0c – 1.16 USD)

Market cap
A$101m
Shares on issue
88.3m
Story beats
21 since 2011
Last event
20 Aug 2026

History

A Texas rare earths explorer funded Round Top through small raisings, handed control to partner USA Rare Earth, and was absorbed by it in August 2026.

2011-2013: Funding Round Top

The company, then called Texas Rare Earth Resources, set out to advance its Round Top project in Hudspeth County, Texas. In February 2011 it closed a $2.0 million private placement, bringing that round to $4 million, and gave an investor a four-month option to buy up to 3,200,000 more shares at $2.50. Investors exercised options for 3,040,000 shares on May 31, raising $7,600,000, and for a further 3,200,000 shares on June 9, raising $8,000,000. Together the exercises brought in $15,600,000 and left 33,836,259 shares outstanding. The company said this covered its expected $16-18 million of needs through 2012 and let it speed up drilling and metallurgical testing (lab work on extracting the metals). Each exercise also came with new five-year warrants, which meant more potential dilution.

In June 2012 it furnished a Preliminary Economic Assessment for Round Top, an early study of the project's potential. The excerpt gave no figures. In March 2013 it took over a state surface lease covering 54,990.11 acres in Hudspeth County from Southwest Range & Wildlife Foundation. The price was $500,000 cash, 1,063,830 shares and ten annual $45,000 payments for Rio Grande Basin conservation. An updated assessment followed in December 2013, again with no figures stated in the filing.

2014-2015: Small raisings and a technology bet

The record for 2014 is quiet. In January 2015 the company closed a rights offering, selling 4,272,270 units at $0.22 for about $940,000. Each unit carried one share and two warrants, intended for the Round Top hydrometallurgy plan (extracting metals using liquids) and general costs.

In July 2015 it formed a joint venture, ReeTech, LLC, with K-Technologies to develop an ion exchange method of extracting rare earths. The company held 2.79% after paying $391,000 and could earn up to 49.9% by contributing up to $7.0 million. In December 2015 it raised about $659,500 from 3,297,500 units at $0.20, and settled two $40,000 notes and $10,000 of lease payments by issuing units. The filing said the June 2015 $45,000 payment to Southwest had not been paid.

2016-2021: Handing over Round Top

The record is quiet for most of these years, and the beats do not explain the later share growth. The ReeTech venture's fate is not stated after 2015. In May 2021 the Round Top assets were placed into Round Top Mountain Development, LLC, owned 80% by USA Rare Earth (successor to Morzev, which held the 2018 option) and 20% by the company. USA Rare Earth was to contribute about $3,761,750 in cash and the Pilot Plant, and owed the company $3 million if it exercised its option for a further 10%. The company would be diluted if it failed to fund cash calls.

In November 2021 its subsidiary Standard Silver Corp. signed an agreement with Santa Fe Gold to explore a silver property of about 1,300 acres in Grant County, New Mexico. Greentech Minerals Holdings agreed to fund an exploration and feasibility study estimated at about $6.5 million in return for a share of the joint venture.

2022-2026: Final years and the merger

In June 2023 the Round Top agreement was amended so that if the company missed its cash calls, USA Rare Earth could cover the gap and the company's stake would shrink, though not below 3%. In May 2024 the silver agreement was widened to about 1,600 acres, and a drilling permit application was reported with about 55 holes planned. The filing did not mention Greentech.

In February 2025 the company borrowed $1,098,000 through interest-free convertible notes, partly from directors and their relatives, with warrants attached. By early August 2025 all the notes had converted into 3,660,000 shares at $0.30. In February 2026 the remaining 8,880,000 warrants were exercised without cash payment, producing 6,187,472 shares.

On March 4, 2026 the company agreed to be acquired by USA Rare Earth, Inc., its Round Top partner. Shareholders were called to vote on July 28, 2026. The merger closed on August 7, 2026: each share became 0.043279843 of a USA Rare Earth share, based on 88,339,693 fully diluted shares and 3,823,328 USAR shares in total. The company was merged into DyTb, LLC, a USA Rare Earth subsidiary, and its directors and officers stepped down. The Santa Fe silver agreement was terminated, and the shares left the OTCQB. By August 20, 2026 the company had deregistered its securities, ending its duty to report to the SEC. It no longer exists as an independent company.

Written from the 21 story beats below (2011 to 20 Aug 2026), which come from the company's own announcements and filings.

Beat by beat

The events that changed the company's story, in plain English, each written against everything known about the company at the time. The dot shows whether it was good, bad or neutral for shareholders.

shares on issue market cap (log scale)

202688.3m shares · US$71.6m market cap

  1. 20 Aug

    Texas Mineral Resources Corp. deregistered its securities, ending its obligation to file reports with the SEC.

    listing compliance notice

    88.3m shUS$71.6m
  2. 14 Aug

    The USAR merger closed on August 7, 2026. Each TMRC share was converted into 0.043279843 of a USAR share (3,823,328 USAR shares divided by 88,339,693 fully diluted TMRC shares), with cash paid for fractions. TMRC was merged into DyTb, LLC (formerly Hamer Merger Sub, LLC), a USAR subsidiary, and its directors and officers stepped down. The Santa Fe Gold silver option agreement was terminated, TMRC shares were withdrawn from the OTCQB, and a Form 15 is planned to end SEC reporting. This resolves the merger thread and ends the Santa Fe silver JV thread.

    business combination

    88.3m shUS$71.6m
  3. 29 June

    The final proxy statement, dated June 29, 2026, calls a virtual stockholder meeting for July 28, 2026 (record date June 2) to vote on the USAR merger. Approval needs a majority of outstanding TMRC shares, the board recommends voting for it, and closing is expected by the third quarter of 2026. Each TMRC share converts into a fraction of a USAR share equal to 3,823,328 divided by fully diluted TMRC shares at closing; USAR closed at $24.64 on June 18, 2026. This continues the merger thread; the deal is not yet completed in this filing.

    business combination

    88.3m shUS$90.1m
  4. 5 Mar

    On March 4, 2026 TMRC agreed to be acquired by USA Rare Earth, Inc. (USAR), its partner in the Round Top venture, through two mergers. TMRC shares would be cancelled and swapped for a pro rata share of 3,823,328 USAR shares in total, so the per-share amount depends on TMRC's share count at closing. It needs a TMRC stockholder vote and other conditions, including transferring certain assets to CEO Daniel Gorski to pay off debt between him and a TMRC subsidiary. A $3,250,000 termination fee can be payable by TMRC in some cases, and directors and officers signed voting support agreements. This is a pending deal, not yet completed.

    business combination

    88.2m shUS$80.3m
  5. 23 Feb

    Between February 17 and 23, 2026, holders of the remaining 8,880,000 February 2025 warrants exercised them without paying cash and received 6,187,472 shares; no warrants from that deal remain. This closes the warrant thread but adds shares to the count, with no cash coming in. The company also issued 111,729 shares to directors in lieu of fees on January 5, 2026.

    capital raising announcement

    81.4m shUS$77.4m

202575.0m shares · US$55.5m market cap

  1. 11 Aug

    All $1,098,000 of the February 2025 convertible notes were converted into 3,660,000 shares at $0.30 (conversions between July 28 and August 9, 2025), so the notes are extinguished before their Aug 10, 2025 maturity. This resolves the repayment question; the 10,980,000 warrants stay outstanding, and the company also issued 164,327 shares to directors in lieu of cash fees on July 22, 2025.

    capital raising announcement

    75.0m shUS$55.5m
  2. 20 Feb

    The $848,000 loan closed on Feb 20, 2025, with the notes and warrants issued as described in the Feb 12 filing. TMRC also entered a further identical loan on Feb 18 for $250,000 from two investors (one is Mr. Wall's son-in-law, lending $50,000), with notes convertible into up to 833,333 shares and warrants for 2,500,000 shares at $0.30. Total borrowing is now $1,098,000, all due Aug 10, 2025, with added potential dilution.

    capital raising announcement

    74.8m shUS$23.9m
  3. 12 Feb

    TMRC agreed on Feb 10, 2025 to borrow $848,000 from thirteen investors through interest-free unsecured notes due Aug 10, 2025, convertible at $0.30 per share (up to 2,826,667 shares). The lenders also get warrants for up to 8,480,000 shares at $0.30, exercisable to Feb 10, 2030. Proceeds are for general corporate purposes including general and administrative expenses. Directors lend $203,000 in total (Marchese $100,000, Wall $75,000, Gorski $20,000, Malhotra $8,000) and Marchese's family members lend $225,000, so conversion and warrant exercise would dilute existing shareholders.

    capital raising announcement

    74.8m shUS$23.9m

202473.9m shares · US$25.9m market cap

  1. 30 May

    Standard Silver amended its 2021 agreement with Santa Fe Gold, widening the project area from 80 acres to about 1,600 acres. The feasibility study is redefined as one the parties will pursue by mutual best efforts toward a financing facility, and Santa Fe gave Standard Silver a right of first refusal if it sells its claims. The press release says a drilling permit application has been submitted to New Mexico and that about 55 holes are planned. The JV is still only potential, and the filing does not mention Greentech.

    material agreement

    73.9m shUS$25.9m

202373.7m shares · US$67.1m market cap

  1. 27 June

    TMRC and USA Rare Earth amended the agreement governing Round Top Mountain Development, LLC (TMRC 20%, USARE 80%). If TMRC does not fund its share of monthly cash calls, USARE can cover the shortfall and TMRC's stake is reduced by the shortfall divided by TMRC's market capitalisation, but not below 3%. USARE would also get a priority distribution to be repaid for any shortfall that would have taken TMRC below 3%. This sets out the dilution mechanism that was an open thread for TMRC's Round Top stake.

    material agreement

    73.7m shUS$67.1m

202171.9m shares · US$152m market cap

  1. 10 Nov

    TMRC's new subsidiary Standard Silver Corp. signed an agreement with Santa Fe Gold to explore a silver property in the Black Hawk Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico (about 1,300 acres). If exploration and a feasibility study succeed, a joint venture would follow with TMRC as operator owning 50.5% and Santa Fe 49.5%. Greentech Minerals Holdings agreed to fund the initial exploration and feasibility study, estimated at about $6.5 million, and in return could receive 20% of TMRC's initial JV equity (about 10.1% of the JV), plus another 20% if it funds roughly $15 million of project capital spending. This is a new silver project separate from Round Top.

    material agreement

    71.9m shUS$152m
  2. 21 May

    On May 17, 2021, the company and USA Rare Earth (successor to Morzev, which held the 2018 option on Round Top) put the Round Top assets into Round Top Mountain Development, LLC, owned 80% by USA Rare Earth and 20% by the company. This carries out the option: USA Rare Earth contributes about $3,761,750 in cash (the balance of the $10 million spending requirement) and the Pilot Plant, and owes the company $3 million on exercising its option for the extra 10%. USA Rare Earth manages the venture; the company has one of three committee seats (Dan Gorski) and will be diluted if it does not fund cash calls.

    material agreement

    71.7m shUS$157m

201541.4m shares · US$9.1m market cap

  1. 11 Dec

    The company closed a private placement of 3,297,500 units at $0.20 with 12 investors for about $659,500; each unit has one share and two $0.35 warrants expiring December 7, 2020. Two unsecured $40,000 notes that were due November 24, 2015 were settled by issuing 200,000 units each, and Southwest Range & Wildlife Foundation took 50,000 units for $10,000 of lease payments owed. The filing says the June 1, 2015 $45,000 payment to Southwest had not been paid, which is a missed payment under the 2013 lease deal.

    capital raising announcement

    41.4m shUS$9.1m
  2. 21 July

    The company formed a joint venture, ReeTech, LLC, with K-Technologies to develop K-Tech's ion exchange technology for extracting rare earths. K-Tech holds 97.21% and the company 2.79% for a $391,000 cash payment; the company can earn up to 49.9% by contributing up to $7.0 million on milestones, with the first phase about $2 million and no further obligation if phase one milestones are missed. The company would also owe a one-time $5 million fee at start-up of its first processing plant to use the technology.

    material agreement

    41.4m shUS$12.2m
  3. 27 Jan

    The company closed its rights offering, raising about $940,000 gross from 4,272,270 units at $0.22. Each unit has one share, a $0.35 five-year Class A warrant and a $0.50 five-year Class B warrant, and a warrant agreement was signed January 21, 2015. The stated uses are the Round Top hydrometallurgy plan and general corporate expenses; more shares and warrants add dilution.

    material agreement

    37.0m shUS$7.8m

201337.0m shares · US$19.3m market cap

  1. 23 Dec

    The company received an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment for its Round Top rare earth project (effective November 30, 2013, dated December 20, 2013), prepared by Gustavson Associates and Resource Development, Inc., and furnished it as an exhibit. This updates the June 2012 assessment. The filing text does not state any figures from the assessment, so its results are not known from this filing.

    resource reserve update

    37.0m shUS$19.3m
  2. 12 Mar

    The company took an assignment of a state surface lease (SL20040002) covering 54,990.11 acres in Hudspeth County, Texas from Southwest Range & Wildlife Foundation; closing was March 8, 2013. In return it pays $500,000 cash, issues 1,063,830 shares, and makes ten annual $45,000 payments starting by June 1, 2013 for Rio Grande Basin conservation, so there is some dilution and a long-term payment obligation.

    asset acquisition disposition

    36.0m shUS$14.4m

201236.6m shares · US$23.8m market cap

  1. 26 June

    The company furnished its Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Round Top project (dated June 22, 2012, effective May 15, 2012), the report flagged in the earlier chairman filing. The excerpt provided is truncated before any resource, cost or economic figures, so none are stated here; the filing cautions that inferred resources are highly uncertain and not reserves. The signature block names Midway Gold Corp., apparently a template error (inference).

    resource reserve update

    36.6m shUS$23.8m

2011

  1. 10 June

    On June 9, 2011 investors funded the exercise of the remaining options for 3,200,000 shares at $2.50, bringing $8,000,000 and an aggregate of $15,600,000 across the May and June exercises. Shares outstanding are now 33,836,259, and new five-year warrants for 3,200,000 shares were issued. The company says this funds its expected $16-18 million capital needs through 2012 and lets it speed up work at Round Top (drilling, metallurgical testing); this completes the option round begun in February. Broker commissions were $160,000 plus warrants for 128,000 shares. Marc LeVier is named CEO in the press release.

    capital raising announcement

  2. 6 June

    On May 31, 2011 investors exercised options to buy 3,040,000 shares at $2.50, giving the company $7,600,000. This follows through on the option granted in the early-2011 placements. The investors also received five-year warrants for 3,040,000 shares at $2.50 (up to $7.6 million more if exercised), and brokers got a 10% cash commission plus warrants for 608,000 shares, so existing holders are diluted.

    capital raising announcement

  3. 15 Feb

    Texas Rare Earth Resources closed a further $2.0 million private placement on February 9, 2011 with an institutional investor: 800,000 shares at $2.50 plus a five-year warrant for 800,000 shares at $2.50. The investor also got a four-month option to buy up to 3,200,000 more shares at $2.50 with matching warrants, which could add more shares later. Total raised in this round reaches $4 million, to be used mainly for the Round Top project in Hudspeth County, Texas; a $120,000 finders' fee and a 136,000-share warrant were also agreed.

    capital raising announcement