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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000101594-10-000004
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100106
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100106

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			US ENERGY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000101594
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				830205516
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-06814
		FILM NUMBER:		10511072

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		877 NORTH 8TH WEST
		STREET 2:		GLEN L LARSEN BLDG
		CITY:			RIVERTON
		STATE:			WY
		ZIP:			82501
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3078569271

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		877 NORTH 8TH WEST
		CITY:			RIVERTON
		STATE:			WY
		ZIP:			82501

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WESTERN STATES MINING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19851229
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Energy Corp. published a press release on January 6, 2010 announcing that the
January 1, 2010 $1 million option payment was paid by Thompson Creek Metals
Company on December 31, 2009 on behalf of Mt. Emmons Moly Company pursuant to
the Exploration, Development and Mine Operating Agreement that was signed in
August 2008 and announcing 2010 project budget approval.</font></div>
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provided in this report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) may contain
statements relating to current expectations, estimates, forecasts and
projections about future events that are "forward-looking statements" as defined
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.&#160;&#160;These
forward-looking statements generally relate to the Company's plans, objectives
and expectations for future operations, including Thompson Creek&#8217;s planned
expenditures on the Mt. Emmons project in 2010, and are based upon management's
current estimates and projections of future results or trends. Actual future
results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks
and uncertainties such as changes in plans at Thompson Creek, future trends in
molybdenum prices, governmental regulatory issues, availability of capital and
competitive factors.&#160;&#160;For further discussion of these and other risks
and uncertainties, see the "Risk Factors" disclosures in the Company's Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2009, and
subsequent Forms 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.</font></div>
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duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.</font></div>
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North 8th West,&#160;Riverton, WY&#160; 82501 USA, Ph: (307) 856-9271, Fx: (307)
857-3050, www. usnrg.com<br></div>
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ENERGY CORP. RECEIVES ANNUAL OPTION PAYMENT FROM THOMPSON CREEK METALS COMPANY
INC. AND ANNOUNCES 2010 PROJECT BUDGET APPROVAL</font></div>
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2010</font> &#8211; U.S. Energy Corp. (NASDAQ Capital Market: USEG) (&#8220;USE&#8221; or the
&#8220;Company&#8221;), a natural resources exploration and development company with
interests in oil and gas, molybdenum, geothermal, and real estate assets, today
announced that the January 1, 2010 $1 million option payment was paid by
Thompson Creek Metals Company USA on December 31, 2009 on behalf of the Mt.
Emmons Moly Company pursuant to the Exploration, Development and Mine Operating
Agreement that was signed in August 2008.&#160;&#160;The Company also announced
that Thompson Creek expects to spend approximately $7 to $9 million for the
project in 2010, which is inclusive of the $1 million option
payment.</font></div>
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pleased with Thompson Creek&#8217;s progress and continued involvement and oversight
of the project,&#8221; stated Keith Larsen, CEO of U.S. Energy Corp.&#160;&#160;&#8220;We
continue to support and work closely with them as they work to complete the
baseline studies and advance the overall project,&#8221; he added.</font></div>
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            <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">January
6, 2010</font></div>
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U.S. Energy Corp.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">U.S.
Energy Corp. is a diversified natural resource company with interests in oil and
gas, molybdenum, geothermal and real estate assets.&#160;&#160;The Company is
headquartered in Riverton, Wyoming, and its common stock is listed on The NASDAQ
Capital Market under the symbol &#8220;USEG&#8221;.</font></div>
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Regarding Mineral Resources Under SEC and Canadian Regulations; and
Forward-Looking Statements</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
Company owns or may come to own stock in companies which are traded on foreign
exchanges, and may have agreements with some of these companies to acquire
and/or develop the Company&#8217;s mineral properties.&#160;&#160;An example is Sutter
Gold Mining Inc.&#160;&#160;These other companies are subject to the reporting
requirements of other jurisdictions.</font></div>
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States residents are cautioned that some of the information available about our
mineral properties, which is reported by the other companies in foreign
jurisdictions, may be materially different from what the Company is permitted to
disclose in the United States.</font></div>
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news release includes statements which may constitute &#8220;forward-looking&#8221;
statements, usually containing the words &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221;
&#8220;expect," or similar expressions.&#160;&#160;Forward looking statements in this
release relate to, among other things, USE&#8217;s drilling of wells pursuant to the
terms of the DPA, its ownership interests in those wells and the costs it
expects to incur in drilling those wells.&#160;&#160;There is no assurance that
any of the wells USE drills under the terms of the DPA with Brigham will have
results similar to those referenced in this press release or that any of the
wells drilled with Brigham will be productive at all.&#160;&#160;In addition,
initial production rates may not be indicative of future or long-term production
rates.&#160;&#160;These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995.&#160;&#160;Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements.&#160;&#160;Factors that would cause or contribute to
such differences include, but are not limited to, future trends in mineral
prices, the availability of capital, competitive factors, and other risks
including those described in the Company&#8217;s filings with the SEC, which are
incorporated herein by reference.&#160;&#160;By making these forward-looking
statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for
revision or changes after the date of this release.</font></div>
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further information on the differences between the reporting limitations of the
United States, compared to reports filed in foreign jurisdictions, and also
concerning forward-looking statements, please see the Company&#8217;s Form 10-K
(&#8220;Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements&#8221;; &#8220;Disclosure Regarding
Mineral Resources under SEC and Canadian Regulation&#8221;; and &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221;); and
similar disclosures in the Company&#8217;s Forms 10-Q.</font></div>
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