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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 23pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="5">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="5">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="4">AUGUSTA RESOURCE CORPORATION</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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                        <p style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Canada</font></b></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">N/A</font></b><br>
                        <font size="2">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></p>
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                        <b><font size="2">400 &ndash; 837 West Hastings Street</font></b></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3N6</font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 95%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">AUGUSTA RESOURCE CORPORATION STOCK OPTION PLAN, AMENDED AND <br>
        RESTATED AS OF JUNE 11, 2009</font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 95%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AND RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN FOR DESIGNATED <br>
        PARTICIPANTS OF AUGUSTA RESOURCE CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES, <br>
        ADOPTED WITH EFFECT FROM JUNE 11, 2009</font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">CT Corporation</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">111 Eight Avenue, 13<sup>th</sup> Floor</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">New York, NY 10011</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">(212) 894-8940</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">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 definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer&rdquo; and &ldquo;smaller reporting company&rdquo; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</font></p>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<img src="ballot.jpg"></font></p>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 80%; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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                        <font size="2">Title of Each Class of</font><br>
                        <font size="2">Securities to be Registered<sup>(1)</sup></font></p>
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                        <font size="2">Amount to</font><br>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br>
                        <font size="2">Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share</font></p>
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                        <font size="2">Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</font></p>
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                        <font size="2">Amount of Registration Fee</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to Equity Compensation Awards to be granted under the Plans</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">2,040,720<sup>(1)</sup></font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">US$2.615<sup>(2)</sup></font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br>
                        <font size="2">US$5,336,482.80</font></p>

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                        <font size="2">US$297.78</font></p>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="1">Common Shares, without par value, available for issuance by the Registrant pursuant to the Plans described herein; based on 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Registrant minus those Common Shares already registered on Form S-8, as calculated as of November 16, 2009.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="1">The proposed maximum offering price per share and the registration fee were calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) based on the average of the high and low prices (US$2.81 and US$2.42</font><font size="2">,</font> <font size="1">respectively) for the Registrant&rsquo;s Common Shares on November 9, 2009, as quoted on the NYSE Amex.</font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">EXPLANATORY NOTES</font></b></p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">On March 12, 2009, Augusta Resource Corporation (the &ldquo;</font><i><font size="2">Registrant</font></i><font size="2">&rdquo;) filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (SEC File No. 333-157887) (the &ldquo;</font><i><font size="2">Initial S-8</font></i><font size="2">&rdquo;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;</font><i><font size="2">SEC</font></i><font size="2">&rdquo;).
            The Initial S-8 registered 8,714,806 common shares, without par value, of the Registrant (&ldquo;</font><i><font size="2">Common Shares</font></i><font size="2">&rdquo;) to be issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted or to be granted under the Augusta Resource Corporation Stock Option Plan, adopted as of May 3, 2004, and as amended and restated as of June 1, 2007. </font></p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">On June 11, 2009, the Registrant&rsquo;s shareholders approved the amended and restated Augusta Resource Corporation Stock Option Plan, amended and restated as of June 11, 2009 (the &ldquo;</font><i><font size="2">Option Plan</font></i><font size="2">&rdquo;). On June 11, 2009, the Registrant&rsquo;s shareholders also approved the adoption of the Restricted Share Unit and Restricted Share Plan for
            Designated Participants of Augusta Resource Corporation and its Affiliates, effective as of June 11, 2009 (the &ldquo;</font><i><font size="2">Share Plan</font></i><font size="2">&rdquo;, together with the Option Plan, the &ldquo;Plans&rdquo;).</font></p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Pursuant to Section 6 of the Option Plan, the maximum number of Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options (&ldquo;</font><i><font size="2">Stock Options</font></i><font size="2">&rsquo;) granted pursuant to the Option Plan, when taken together with any Common Shares issuable under any other security based compensation arrangements of the Registrant, shall be a maximum of 10% of the
            issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Registrant from time to time. Pursuant to Section 4.4(a) of the Share Plan, the maximum number of Common Shares issuable upon redemption of restricted share units (&ldquo;</font><i><font size="2">Restricted Share Units</font></i><font size="2">&rdquo;) and upon vesting of restricted shares (&ldquo;</font><i><font size="2">Restricted Shares</font></i><font size="2">&rdquo;, together with Stock Options and Restricted Share Units,
            &ldquo;</font><i><font size="2">Equity Compensation Awards</font></i><font size="2">&rdquo;) granted pursuant to the Share Plan, when taken together with any Common Shares issuable under any other security based compensation arrangements of the Registrant, shall be a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Registrant from time to time. </font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">As of November 16, 2009, the Registrant had 106,555,261 Common Shares issued and outstanding and consequently 10,655,526 Common Shares may now be issued pursuant to the exercise, redemption or vesting of Equity Compensation Awards, as applicable, under the Plans. Of these 10,655,526 Common Shares, 8,714,806 Common Shares were registered by the Registrant under the Initial S-8 and since the filing of
            the Initial S-8, 100,000 Common Shares have been issued upon the exercise of Stock Options outstanding under the Option Plan. Accordingly, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers an additional 2,040,720 Common Shares issuable pursuant to the to the exercise, redemption or vesting of Equity Compensation Awards, as applicable, under the Plans. </font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">The contents of the Initial S-8 (File No. 333-157887), as filed with the SEC on March 12, 2009, are incorporated by reference herein. </font></p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">EXHIBITS</font></b></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><u><b><font size="2">Exhibit</font></b></u></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">4.1</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Augusta Resource Corporation Stock Option Plan, adopted May 3, 2004, amended and restated as of June 11, 2009</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">4.2</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Restricted Share Unit and Restricted Share Plan for Designated Participants of Augusta Resource Corporation and its Affiliates, adopted with effective from June 11, 2009</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">5.1</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Opinion of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">23.1</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Consent of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">23.2</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">24.1</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Power of Attorney (see page 4 of this Registration Statement)</font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.43in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><u><font size="2">The Registrant</font></u><font size="2">. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Vancouver,
            Province of British Columbia, on this 17th day of November, 2009.</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b><font size="2">AUGUSTA RESOURCE CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 3in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">(Registrant)</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2"><u>/s/ Gil Clausen &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> </font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Gil Clausen</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Title: </font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 3.44in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">(Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 3in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2"><u>/s/ Raghunath Reddy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> </font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 3in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Name: Raghunath Reddy</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 3.44in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</font></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.44in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Raghunath Reddy his attorney-in-fact, with the power of substitution, for them in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and
            confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>

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            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.43in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.</font></p>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">/</font><font size="2">s/ Gil Glausen</font></p>

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                                <font size="2">Gil Clausen</font>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">November 17, 2009</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">/<font size="2">s/ Donald Clark</font></font></p>

                            <div style="BORDER-TOP: black 1pt solid">
                                <font size="2">Donald Clark</font>
                            </div>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="6">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="276">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Vice President of Administration and Director</font></p>
                        </td>

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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="113">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">November 17, 2009</font></p>
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                        <td valign="bottom" width="6">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="276">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="13">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="113">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">/<font size="2">s/ Richard W. Warke</font></font></p>

                            <div style="BORDER-TOP: black 1pt solid">
                                <font size="2">Richard W. Warke</font>
                            </div>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="6">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="276">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Director and Executive Chairman</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="13">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="113">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">November 17, 2009</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="6">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="276">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="bottom" width="13">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="113">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">/<font size="2">s/ Tim C. Baker</font></font></p>

                            <div style="BORDER-TOP: black 1pt solid">
                                <font size="2">Tim C. Baker</font>
                            </div>
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                        <td valign="bottom" width="6">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="276">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="13">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="113">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">November 17, 2009</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="bottom" width="6">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="276">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="bottom" width="13">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="113">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">/<font size="2">s/ W. Durand Eppler</font></font></p>

                            <div style="BORDER-TOP: black 1pt solid">
                                <font size="2">W. Durand Eppler</font>
                            </div>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="6">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="276">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Lead Director</font></p>
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                        <td valign="bottom" width="13">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="113">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">November 17, 2009</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="bottom" width="6">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="276">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="13">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="113">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <div style="BORDER-TOP: black 1pt solid">
                                <font size="2">Christopher Jennings </font>
                            </div>
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                        <td valign="bottom" width="6">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="276">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="bottom" width="13">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="113">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">November 17, 2009</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="bottom" width="6">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
                        </td>

                        <td valign="top" width="276">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="bottom" width="13">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="113">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <div style="BORDER-TOP: black 1pt solid">
                                <font size="2">Michael A. Steeves</font>
                            </div>
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                        <td valign="bottom" width="6">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="276">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
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                        <td valign="bottom" width="13">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <td valign="top" width="113">
                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">November 17, 2009</font></p>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">/<font size="2">s/ Robert Wares</font></font></p>

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                                <font size="2">Robert Wares</font>
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                            <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AUGUSTA RESOURCE CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Canada
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)
N/A
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
400 – 837 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3N6
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
AUGUSTA RESOURCE CORPORATION STOCK OPTION PLAN, AMENDED AND
RESTATED AS OF JUNE 11, 2009
RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AND RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN FOR DESIGNATED
PARTICIPANTS OF AUGUSTA RESOURCE CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES,
ADOPTED WITH EFFECT FROM JUNE 11, 2009
(Full title of the plans)
CT Corporation
111 Eight Avenue, 13
th
Floor
New York, NY 10011
(212) 894-8940
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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 definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
(1)
Amount to
be Registered
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to Equity Compensation Awards to be granted under the Plans
2,040,720
(1)
US$2.615
(2)
US$5,336,482.80
US$297.78
(1)
Common Shares, without par value, available for issuance by the Registrant pursuant to the Plans described herein; based on 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Registrant minus those Common Shares already registered on Form S-8, as calculated as of November 16, 2009.
(2)
The proposed maximum offering price per share and the registration fee were calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) based on the average of the high and low prices (US$2.81 and US$2.42
,
respectively) for the Registrant's Common Shares on November 9, 2009, as quoted on the NYSE Amex.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
On March 12, 2009, Augusta Resource Corporation (the "
Registrant
") filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (SEC File No. 333-157887) (the "
Initial S-8
") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
SEC
").
            The Initial S-8 registered 8,714,806 common shares, without par value, of the Registrant ("
Common Shares
") to be issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted or to be granted under the Augusta Resource Corporation Stock Option Plan, adopted as of May 3, 2004, and as amended and restated as of June 1, 2007.
On June 11, 2009, the Registrant's shareholders approved the amended and restated Augusta Resource Corporation Stock Option Plan, amended and restated as of June 11, 2009 (the "
Option Plan
"). On June 11, 2009, the Registrant's shareholders also approved the adoption of the Restricted Share Unit and Restricted Share Plan for
            Designated Participants of Augusta Resource Corporation and its Affiliates, effective as of June 11, 2009 (the "
Share Plan
", together with the Option Plan, the "Plans").
Pursuant to Section 6 of the Option Plan, the maximum number of Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options ("
Stock Options
') granted pursuant to the Option Plan, when taken together with any Common Shares issuable under any other security based compensation arrangements of the Registrant, shall be a maximum of 10% of the
            issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Registrant from time to time. Pursuant to Section 4.4(a) of the Share Plan, the maximum number of Common Shares issuable upon redemption of restricted share units ("
Restricted Share Units
") and upon vesting of restricted shares ("
Restricted Shares
", together with Stock Options and Restricted Share Units,
            "
Equity Compensation Awards
") granted pursuant to the Share Plan, when taken together with any Common Shares issuable under any other security based compensation arrangements of the Registrant, shall be a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Registrant from time to time.
As of November 16, 2009, the Registrant had 106,555,261 Common Shares issued and outstanding and consequently 10,655,526 Common Shares may now be issued pursuant to the exercise, redemption or vesting of Equity Compensation Awards, as applicable, under the Plans. Of these 10,655,526 Common Shares, 8,714,806 Common Shares were registered by the Registrant under the Initial S-8 and since the filing of
            the Initial S-8, 100,000 Common Shares have been issued upon the exercise of Stock Options outstanding under the Option Plan. Accordingly, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers an additional 2,040,720 Common Shares issuable pursuant to the to the exercise, redemption or vesting of Equity Compensation Awards, as applicable, under the Plans.
The contents of the Initial S-8 (File No. 333-157887), as filed with the SEC on March 12, 2009, are incorporated by reference herein.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4.1
Augusta Resource Corporation Stock Option Plan, adopted May 3, 2004, amended and restated as of June 11, 2009
4.2
Restricted Share Unit and Restricted Share Plan for Designated Participants of Augusta Resource Corporation and its Affiliates, adopted with effective from June 11, 2009
5.1
Opinion of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
23.1
Consent of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 4 of this Registration Statement)
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant
. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Vancouver,
            Province of British Columbia, on this 17th day of November, 2009.
AUGUSTA RESOURCE CORPORATION
(Registrant)
/s/ Gil Clausen
Name:
Gil Clausen
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Raghunath Reddy
Name: Raghunath Reddy
Title:
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Raghunath Reddy his attorney-in-fact, with the power of substitution, for them in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and
            confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/
s/ Gil Glausen
Gil Clausen
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
November 17, 2009
/
s/ Donald Clark
Donald Clark
Vice President of Administration and Director
November 17, 2009
/
s/ Richard W. Warke
Richard W. Warke
Director and Executive Chairman
November 17, 2009
/
s/ Tim C. Baker
Tim C. Baker
Director
November 17, 2009
/
s/ W. Durand Eppler
W. Durand Eppler
Lead Director
November 17, 2009
Christopher Jennings
Director
November 17, 2009
Michael A. Steeves
Director
November 17, 2009
/
s/ Robert Wares
Robert Wares
Director
November 17, 2009
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