UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT
TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of
report (Date of earliest event reported): July 25, 2007
IDAHO
GENERAL MINES, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Idaho
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-50539
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91-0232000
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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1726
Cole Blvd., Suite 115, Lakewood, CO
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80401
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(303)
928-8599
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see
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Instruction A.2. below):
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240.14a-12)
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240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other Events
On
July
25, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company issued a press release
announcing the adoption of a comprehensive set of corporate governance
guidelines designed to incorporate many best practices in current corporate
governance, including the adoption of a “majority voting” provision for the
election of directors. The Board also voted, subject to shareholder approval,
to
accelerate the termination date of the Company’s shareholder rights agreement
and to reincorporate the Company in Delaware. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference
herein.
On
July
26, 2007, the Company issued a press release to announce plans to increase
mill
throughput capacity at Mt. Hope from 44,000 short tons per day (40,000 metric
tons) to an average of approximately 60,000 short tons per day (55,000 metric
tons), with actual annual throughput dependant on ore characteristics and other
factors. The increased throughput capacity is expected to expand average annual
molybdenum production during the first ten years of operations to 37 million
pounds from the Company’s prior estimates of approximately 31 million pounds. A
copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated
by reference herein.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
99.1 Press
Release issued by Idaho General Mines, Inc. dated July 25, 2007.
99.2 Press
Release issued by Idaho General Mines, Inc. dated July 26, 2007.
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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IDAHO
GENERAL MINES, INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
July 31, 2007
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By:
/s/
David A.
Chaput
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David A. Chaput
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Chief Financial Officer
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