UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

|   | £ | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                                                                                                                                   | 
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|   | Q | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007                                                                                                | 
|OR
|   | £ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                                                                                                                                         | 
|OR
|   | £ | SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of event requiring this shell company report
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For the transition period from ____________ to
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Commission file number 001-32475

BIRCH MOUNTAIN RESOURCES LTD.(Exact name or Registrant as specified in its charter)

Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrants name into English)

Alberta, Canada(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Suite 300, 250 - 6th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2P 3H7(Address of principal executive offices)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

NoneSecurities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common shares, without par value and Shareholders Rights(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes of capital stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.84,180,737 Common Shares

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes£NoQ

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes
    £No
    Q

Note  Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those sections.

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 preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes
    QNo
    £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer. An accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accredited filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

Large accelerated filer
    £Accelerated filer
    QNon-accelerated
filer
    £

Indicated by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

Item 17
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If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

|TABLE OF CONTENTS                                     | 2                                                        
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|GLOSSARY & ABBREVIATIONS                              | 4                                                        
|SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD
    LOOKING STATEMENTS | 6                                                        
|REPORTING CURRENCY AND FINANCIAL
    INFORMATION      | 6                                                        
|ITEM 1                                                | IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR
    MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS
|ITEM 2                                                | OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED
    TIMETABLE              
|ITEM 3                                                | KEY INFORMATION                                          
|                                                      | A.                                                       
|                                                      | B.                                                       
|                                                      | C.                                                       
|                                                      | D.                                                       
|ITEM 4                                                | INFORMATION ON BIRCH                                     
|                                                      | A.                                                       
|                                                      | B.                                                       
|                                                      | C.                                                       
|                                                      | D.                                                       
|ITEM 4A                                               | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS                                
|ITEM 5                                                | OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW
    AND PROSPECTS         
|                                                      | A.                                                       
|                                                      | B.                                                       
|                                                      | C.                                                       
|                                                      | D.                                                       
|                                                      | E.                                                       
|                                                      | F.                                                       
|ITEM 6                                                | DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND
    EMPLOYEES           
|                                                      | A.                                                       
|                                                      | B.                                                       
|                                                      | C.                                                       
|                                                      | D.                                                       
|                                                      | E.                                                       
|ITEM 7                                                | MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED
    PARTY TRANSACTIONS    
|                                                      | A.                                                       
|                                                      | B.                                                       
|                                                      | C.                                                       
|ITEM 8                                                | FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                    
|                                                      | A.                                                       
|                                                      | B.                                                       
|ITEM 9                                                | THE OFFER AND LISTING                                    
|                                                      | A.                                                       
|                                                      | B.                                                       
|                                                      | C.                                                       
|                                                      | D.                                                       
|                                                      | E.                                                       
|                                                      | F.                                                       
|ITEM 10                                               | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                   
|                                                      | A.                                                       
|                                                      | B.                                                       
|                                                      | C.                                                       

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|         | D.                                                                              | Exchange Controls               | 52
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|         | E.                                                                              | Taxation                        | 54
|         | F.                                                                              | Dividends and Paying
    Agents | 59
|         | G.                                                                              | Statement by Experts            | 59
|         | H.                                                                              | Documents on Display            | 59
|         | I.                                                                              | Subsidiary Information          | 60
|ITEM 11  | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK                      | 60                             
|ITEM 12  | DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES                          | 60                             
|ITEM 13  | DEFAULTS,
    DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES                             | 60                             
|ITEM 14  | MATERIAL
    MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITYHOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 61                             
|ITEM 15  | CONTROLS
    AND PROCEDURES                                                     | 61                             
|ITEM 16  | RESERVED
    BY THE SEC                                                         | 63                             
|ITEM 16A | AUDIT
    COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT                                            | 63                             
|ITEM 16B | CODE OF
    CONDUCT                                                             | 63                             
|ITEM 16C | PRINCIPAL
    ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES                                      | 64                             
|ITEM 16D | EXEMPTIONS
    FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEE                   | 64                             
|ITEM 16E | PURCHASES
    OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS      | 64                             
|ITEM 17  | FINANCIAL
    STATEMENTS                                                        | 65                             
|ITEM 18  | FINANCIAL
    STATEMENTS                                                        | 65                             
|ITEM 19  | EXHIBITS                                                                        | 102                            

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GLOSSARY & ABBREVIATIONS

Certain terms and their usage used throughout this Form 20-F are defined below.

|ABCA                              | The Business Corporations Act (Alberta).                                                                                                                                                               
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|Aggregate                         | A granular material composed of gravel or crushed rock and containing less than 50% sand.                                                                                                              
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|Asphalt                           | A mixture of crushed rock, gravel or sand and bitumen residues from oil and gas refining that is used in paving and roofing applications.                                                              
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|Assay or fire assay               | A high-temperature process involving the melting of a rock to determine its precious metal content.                                                                                                    
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|AMEX                              | The American Stock Exchange.                                                                                                                                                                           
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|Basement                          | The part of the Earths crust that occurs beneath a cover of sedimentary rocks.                                                                                                                        
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|Birch or Company                  | Birch Mountain Resources Ltd., its predecessors and subsidiaries.                                                                                                                                      
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|Carbonate                         | A sedimentary rock composed of minerals containing carbon and oxygen in the form of carbonate (CO3); for example, limestone.                                                                           
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|CERI                              | Canadian Energy Research Institute.                                                                                                                                                                    
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|Coke                              | A solid residue of impure carbon obtained as a residual product of hydrocarbon upgrading or refining.                                                                                                  
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|Cretaceous                        | The geological time period between about 135 and 65 million years ago.                                                                                                                                 
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|Devonian                          | The geological time period between about 410 and 360 million years ago.                                                                                                                                
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|Evaporite                         | A sedimentary rock containing minerals formed from the evaporation of marine and/or non-marine waters.                                                                                                 
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|Extraction                        | A chemical or physical process by which a metal or mineral is separated and removed from a host rock.                                                                                                  
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|Fault                             | A discrete surface separating two rock masses which have moved past one another.                                                                                                                       
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|Flue Gas Desulphurization or FGD  | A process by which gaseous sulphur compounds, including sulphur (SO2)and sulphur trioxide(SO3) are removed from flue gases produced by burning sulphur-bearing fossil fuels.                           
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|Formation or Geological Formation | A body of rock having easily recognizable boundaries and properties that allows it to be identified in the field without resorting to microscopic or chemical analyses.                                
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|Grade                             | The relative quantity of ore-mineral content in a mineralized body, e.g. grams of gold per t of rock or percent of copper.                                                                             
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|Glacial Gravels                   | Surface gravels deposited by glaciers.                                                                                                                                                                 
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|Hammerstone Project               | The project to develop and commercialize limestone mineral reserves on Birchs mineral leases in the Fort McMurray region of northeast Alberta, which encompasses the initial starter quarry (the MVQ).
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|Igneous                           | A rock that has cooled and solidified from a melt.                                                                                                                                                     
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|Industrial Mineral                | A non-metallic mineral or rock that is used for industrial purposes.                                                                                                                                   
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|Kiln                              | A large fire-brick lined furnace for making quicklime.                                                                                                                                                 
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|Limestone                         | A rock predominantly composed of the mineral calcite (calcium carbonate (CaCO3)).                                                                                                                      
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|Microparticle                     | A particle of 0.1 to 100 micrometres in size.                                                                                                                                                          
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|Mineral Lease                     | A metallic and industrial mineral lease issued by the Province of Alberta that conveys the right to develop and produce metallic and industrial minerals.                                              

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|Mineral Permit              | A metallic and industrial mineral permit issued by the Province of Alberta that conveys the right to explore for metallic and industrial minerals.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|Mineral                     | A naturally occurring homogeneous substance having fixed physical properties and chemical composition and a defined crystal form.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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|Mineral Property            | Any form of title or right to explore and/or mine granted by a government pursuant to one or more of: a claim, contract of work, special exploration permit, mineral lease or mineral permit.                                                                                                                                                                       
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|Mineral Reserve             | That part of a mineral deposit that could be economically and legally extracted or produced at the time of the reserve determination.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|Mineralization              | Generically refers to (i) the process of formation of minerals in a specific area or geological formation, or (ii) an occurrence of potentially valuable minerals.  The term has no economic implications.                                                                                                                                                          
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|Mineralized Material        | A mineralized body that has been delineated by appropriately spaced drilling and/or underground sampling to support a sufficient tonnage and average grade of materials.  Such a deposit does not qualify as a reserve until a comprehensive evaluation based upon unit cost, grade, recoveries and other material factors concludes legal and economic feasibility.
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|MVQ                         | The initial limestone aggregate quarry called the Muskeg Valley Quarry.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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|Nanoparticle or nanocluster | A particle of 0.1 to 100 nanometres in size.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|NI 43-101                   | National Instrument 43-101 prepared by the Canadian Securities Regulators and which governs the public disclosure of mining information in Canada.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|NRCB                        | Natural Resources Conservation Board.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|Oil Sands Deposit           | A porous body of sand containing liquid hydrocarbons or bitumen.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|Prairie Gold Model          | An exploration model postulating the origin of precious and non-precious metals microparticles observed in rocks from the Athabasca region of Alberta and the Dawson Bay area of Manitoba.                                                                                                                                                                          
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|Precambrian Era             | The major period of geologic time before 570 million years ago.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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|Precious Metals             | A group of unoxidizable metals of relatively high economic value; includes silver, gold, platinum and palladium, amongst others.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|Quaternary                  | The geological time period from roughly 1.8 million years ago to the present.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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|Quicklime                   | Calcium oxide or CaO produced by heating limestone at white heat in a kiln.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|RMWB                        | Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|Sedimentary Rock            | A rock originating from the weathering of pre-existing rocks that is deposited in layers on the Earths surface by air, water or ice.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|Structure                   | The physical arrangement of rock related to its deformation by, for example, faulting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|Tailings                    | The material removed from the milling circuit after separation of the valuable metals, minerals or in the case of oil sands, bitumen.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|TSX                         | The Toronto Stock Exchange Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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|TSXV                        | The TSX Venture Exchange and its predecessors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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|US                          | The United States of America.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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|CONVERSION FACTORS: | 1 tonne      | = | 1 t, 1.1023 short tons, 1,000 kilograms or 2,204.6 pounds
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|                    | 1 Hectare    | = | 2.4710 Acres                                             
|                    | 1 Kilometre  | = | 0.6214 Miles                                             
|                    | 1 Micrometre | = | 0.000001 metre                                           
|                    | 1 Nanometre  | = | 0.000000001 metre                                        
|                    |              |   |                                                          
|SYMBOLS:            | $ or Cdn$    | = | Canadian dollar                                          
|                    | t            | = | Metric tonne                                             
|                    | Kt           | = | Kilotonnes (thousands of metric tonnes)                  
|                    | Km           | = | Kilometre                                                

In this Form 20-F, the Company may provide cross-references relevant to the information being provided.  These cross-references are provided for ease of reference only and are not meant to be exclusionary to other relevant information in this Form 20-F, which may relate to the disclosure in question.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

The information presented in or incorporated by reference in this Form 20-F includes both historical information and forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) relating to the future results of Birch (including projections and business trends), which involve risks and uncertainties.

Numerous factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation, continuing production by oil sands companies in the Companys market area, development of new competing or replacement technology, lack of market acceptance or insufficient demand, declining commodity prices, specifically the price of oil, inability of the Company to execute the business plan, failure to protect intellectual property, unsuccessful exploration of mineral properties and related activities, unfavourable changes in the regulatory environment including environmental, tax, land tenure or other regulatory regimes, the inability to finance future development, the dependence upon the abilities and continued participation of certain key employees or consultants of Birch and the failure to obtain regulatory approval for the Hammerstone application.  Although the Company believes the Hammerstone application will be approved, there can be no assurances that the application will be approved. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, no assurance can be given as to future results, levels of activity and achievements.

Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and should not infer that there has been no change in the affairs of Birch since the date of this report that would warrant any modification of any forward-looking statement made in this document or other documents filed periodically with securities regulators.  All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Birch or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice.  Except as required by law, Birch disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

REPORTING CURRENCY AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Currency and Exchange Rates

Financial information in this Form 20-F is expressed in Canadian dollars; therefore, unless otherwise noted, references to Cdn$ or $ are to Canadian dollars.  The following tables sets forth the period-end exchange rate, the average of the period, and the high and low exchange rates in the period, for the Canadian dollar in exchange for United States dollars, based upon the inverse of exchange rates reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at the noon buying rates in New York City for cable transfers payable in Canadian dollars as certified for customs purposes.  As of December 31, 2007, the noon rate of exchange, as reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the conversion of United States dollars into Canadian dollars was US $1.0120 (US $1.00 = CDN $0.9881).  As of March 20, 2008 the noon rate of exchange, as reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the conversion of United States dollars into Canadian dollars was US $0.9742 (US $1.00 = CDN $1.0265).

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|                           | Twelve Months Ended December 31
|-------------------------- | -------------------------------
|                           | 2007                           
|Rate at End of Period      | $1.0120                        
|Average Rate During Period | 0.9309                         
|High Rate During Period    | 1.0908                         
|Low Rate During Period     | 0.8437                         

The following table sets forth the period-end exchange rate, the average of the period, and the high and low exchange rates in the period for the Canadian dollar in exchange for United States dollars, for each month during the previous six months, based upon the inverse of exchange rates reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at the noon buying rates in New York city for cable transfers payable in Canadian dollars as certified for customs purposes.

|                           | February 
  2008 | January 
  2008 | December 
  2007 | November 
  2007 | October 
  2007 | September 
  2007
|-------------------------- | ---------------- | --------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | --------------- | -----------------
|Rate at End of Period      | $1.0208          | $0.9982         | $1.0120          | $0.9993          | $1.0531         | $1.0041          
|Average Rate During Period | 1.0014           | 0.9902          | 0.9979           | 1.0351           | 1.0255          | 0.9754           
|High Rate During Period    | 1.0291           | 1.0096          | 1.0221           | 1.0908           | 1.0531          | 1.0041           
|Low Rate During Period     | 0.9815           | 0.9714          | 0.9789           | 0.9993           | 0.9998          | 0.9482           

ITEM 1

IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS

This item is not applicable.

ITEM 2

OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

This item is not applicable.

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ITEM 3

KEY INFORMATION

A.

Selected Financial Information

The following selected consolidated financial data for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, and 2003 are derived from the audited consolidated financial statements for the periods indicated and should be read in conjunction therewith.

|Twelve Months Ended December 31 (audited) All amounts are expressed as thousands of Canadian dollars (except per share data in Canadian dollars)
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|Canadian GAAP(1)                                                                                                                                
|Sales                                                                                                                                           
|Interest income                                                                                                                                 
|Expenses                                                                                                                                        
|Loss before income taxes                                                                                                                        
|Loss for the year                                                                                                                               
|Loss per common share(2)                                                                                                                        
|Total assets                                                                                                                                    
|Liabilities                                                                                                                                     
|Shareholders equity                                                                                                                            
|Total common shares outstanding(3)                                                                                                              
|US GAAP (4)                                                                                                                                     
|Sales                                                                                                                                           
|Interest income                                                                                                                                 
|Expenses                                                                                                                                        
|Loss before income taxes                                                                                                                        
|Loss for the year                                                                                                                               
|Loss per common share(2)                                                                                                                        
|Total assets                                                                                                                                    
|Liabilities                                                                                                                                     
|Shareholders equity                                                                                                                            
|Total common shares outstanding(3)                                                                                                              

Notes:

(1)

Refers to Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

(2)

The loss per common share was calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period indicated.

(3)

Based on the number of common shares outstanding at the end of the year indicated.  Excludes common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and any other outstanding convertible securities.

(4)

Refers to US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Neither Birch nor its predecessors have declared or paid dividends on its common shares during the last five fiscal years.  Any future decision to declare dividends on common shares will be made by the Board of Directors depending upon the financial requirements to finance growth, the financial condition of Birch and other factors that the Board of Directors may consider appropriate in the circumstances.  Birch anticipates that future earnings will be retained for the development of its business and does not anticipate the payment of dividends to shareholders for the foreseeable future.

B.

Capitalization and Indebtedness

This item is not applicable.

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C.

Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds

This item is not applicable.

D.

Risk Factors

Capital

Birch currently has insufficient revenue to meet its yearly operating and capital requirements.  Historically, the Company has successfully raised funds necessary to develop its leases and permits, to prepare for and plan operations and to conduct its corporate affairs primarily through public and private placements of common stock or debt financing. As required in the future or as advantageous to the Company, financing may be available through joint venture or partnering agreements, through additional issuance of equity or by obtaining project debt financing.  Although these are alternatives the Company will investigate, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in raising the capital it needs to continue its business.

Birch is an Early Stage Production Company

Birch opened the MVQ, the initial quarry situated within the Hammerstone Project, in December 2005, under the regulatory approvals and operating permits received in July 2005.  The MVQ is fully operational, producing and selling a range of limestone aggregate and reagent products.  First commercial sales occurred in the second quarter of 2006.

In May 2006, Birch filed an Application with the provincial regulatory authorities for the remainder of the Hammerstone Project, to integrate the existing MVQ with an expanded quarry and aggregate plant, as well as a limestone processing complex to produce limestone-based reagent products.

There is a risk that the operations at MVQ may have delays, interruptions or increased costs or that the Hammerstone Project may not commence at all, due to many factors, including, without limitation:

- breakdown or failure of equipment or processes;
- production performance falling below expected levels of output or efficiency;
- design errors;
- contractor or operator errors;
- non-performance by third-party contractors;
- labour disputes, disruptions or declines in productivity;
- increases in materials or labour costs;
- inability to attract sufficient numbers of qualified workers;
- delays in obtaining, or conditions imposed by, regulatory approvals;
- changes in the scope of the development or operations;
- markets for products not developing as expected;
- violation of permit requirements;
- disruption of energy supply; and
- catastrophic events such as fires, earthquakes, storms or explosions.

The current construction and operations schedules may not proceed as planned, there may be delays and the operation of the MVQ and the development of the Hammerstone Project may not be achieved on time or on budget.  Any such delays may increase or decrease the costs and may require additional financing, which may not be available.  Actual costs to operate the MVQ or to construct and develop the Hammerstone Project will vary from estimates and such variances may be significant. Given the stage of development of the Hammerstone Project, various changes may be made prior to completing construction.  Based on current scheduling, the Hammerstone Project is not expected to start commercial quicklime operations before late 2009.

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The information contained herein, including, without limitation, reserve and economic evaluations, is conditional upon receipt of all regulatory approvals and no material changes being made to the planned MVQ operations and the Hammerstone Project.

Regulatory and Environmental Requirements May Impact the Companys Ability to Operate

The Company operates in areas that are subject to government provisions regulating operations and development of mineral resources.  Birch may be constrained or forbidden to develop its plans and mandated operating guidelines may adversely affect the economic viability of the projects.  The Company holds metallic and industrial mineral permits and leases issued by the Government of Alberta.

Birch is required by regulation to operate under environmental approval conditions that are issued by the Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada.  Additionally, public expectation of industrys environmental performance is high. Birch has established environmental policies, procedures and management systems and has operated the quarry in full compliance with all environmental conditions since quarry operations began in 2006.  Birch has and will continue to work with regulators and local communities to address public environmental concerns.

Competitive Risk May Reduce the Corporations Ability to Operate

Birch must develop its mineral reserves and there is no assurance the type or amount of the mineral reserves will produce the economic results expected.  Additionally, the Company must negotiate sales arrangements with its customers and demonstrate that its products are reliable and suitable for use in the oil sands industry.  Although the Company believes that competing aggregate companies in the Fort McMurray region are limited in both size and quality and, as a result, high market share assumptions have been made, Birch may have to compete with larger companies that have greater assets and financial and human resources, and which may be able to sustain lower margins than the Company to develop business.  Birch and the economic viability of the MVQ and the Hammerstone Project may be negatively impacted if new sources of aggregates and/or industrial minerals are located and developed.

Independent Reviews Provide No Assurance of Future Results

Although third parties have prepared reviews, reports and projections relating to the viability and expected performance of the MVQ and the Hammerstone Project, it cannot be assured that these reports, reviews and projections and the assumptions on which they are based will, over time, prove to be accurate. Birch gained regulatory approval for the MVQ in 2005 and beginning in 2006, operated the quarry and successfully extracted, processed and sold quality limestone aggregate products. The ability of Birch to obtain the necessary approvals, to secure adequate operating and capital financing to move forward with the next phase of quarry expansion and the construction and operation of the quicklime plant, and to operate profitably in the future are uncertain.

Customer Dependency May Reduce the Flexibility of the Company to Operate

For the sale of aggregate and less so for the sale of reagent products, Birch is dependent on customers located geographically near the limestone quarry and production facilities.  Costs of transportation of aggregate are high relative to its cost of production and tend to be prohibitive to customers who ship the product over longer distances.  As a result, Birch plans to market products to the oil sands industry in the Fort McMurray region in Northern Alberta.  With market concentration based on geography, Birch is dependant on production and expansion in the local area.  There are no guarantees that oil sands companies will continue to require the Companys products in sufficient quantities to ensure profitable operations.

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Personnel Risks May Impact the Companys Ability to Carry Out its Operational Plans

The Company currently employs 31 fulltime and part time employees.  In 2007, operations, maintenance and technical personnel were hired to operate the quarry 24 hours per day, seven days per week, producing and shipping up to 20,000 tonnes per day.  In Northern Alberta, skilled labour and technical services are in high demand and there is uncertainty surrounding the ability to obtain the workforce required to implement the future stages of the Hammerstone Project, which includes the construction and operation of the quicklime plants.  Should the Company not be able to secure sufficient personnel, the project may not become operational or economically viable.

Alternate Technologies May Reduce the Demand for the Companys Products

The use of limestone for aggregates and the use of quicklime as a product for desulphurization of air emissions and water treatment could be replaced by alternate technologies as the oil sands industry looks at more cost-effective and efficient methods.  The rate of development and adoption of new technologies and the impact of these technologies on the Companys business cannot be determined.

Revenue and Earnings May Fluctuate Which Could Affect Our Common Share Price

Our revenues and earnings may vary from quarter to quarter as a result of a number of factors, including:

- Concentration in our customer base
- The timing of substantial orders
- Seasonal fluctuations in demand
- Delays in the manufacture or shipment of
products
- Our ability to obtain payment from our
customers on a timely basis
- Our ability to manage inventory levels
given the volatility in our sales, the length of the sales cycle and the
variable and unpredictable nature of demand in the region

As a result, quarter-to-quarter and seasonal comparisons of our revenues and earnings may not be meaningful. It is also possible that these quarterly fluctuations could result in our operating results falling below the expectations of investors and securities analysts in one or more future quarters. As a result, these quarterly fluctuations in our revenues and earnings may affect the market price of Common Shares.

Birch Will Require Additional Regulatory Approvals and Operating Permits

In the ordinary course of business, mining companies are required to seek regulatory approvals and operating permits from the federal, provincial and local governments for expansion of existing operations and the commencement of new operations.  Obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals and operating permits is a complex and time-consuming process involving numerous agencies and often involving public hearings and costly undertakings on the part of the Company.  The duration and success of regulatory and permitting efforts are contingent upon many variables outside the Companys control. Environmental protection permitting, including the approval of reclamation plans, may increase costs and cause delays depending on the nature of the activity to be permitted and the interpretation of applicable requirements implemented by the permitting authority.  There can be no assurance that all regulatory approvals and operating permits will be obtained and, if obtained, that the costs involved will not exceed those previously estimated by the Company.  It is possible that the costs and delays associated with the compliance with such standards and regulations could become such that the Company could not proceed with the development or operation of the Hammerstone Project.  All regulatory approvals and operating permits for the MVQ were received in July 2005.

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Title Risks May Result in Title Claims or Disputes

Birch is satisfied that it has good and proper right, title and interest in and to the mineral properties that are currently under development or in production.

Aboriginal peoples have claimed aboriginal title and rights to a substantial portion of western Canada.  Certain aboriginal peoples have filed a claim against the Government of Canada, the Province of Alberta, certain governmental entities and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB), which includes the City of Fort McMurray, Alberta claiming, among other things, aboriginal title to large areas of lands surrounding Fort McMurray, including the lands on which the MVQ and the Hammerstone Project and most of the oil sands operations in Alberta are located.  Such claims, if successful, could have a significant adverse effect on the oil sands bitumen producers and on Birch, the MVQ and/or the Hammerstone Project.

Abandonment and Reclamation Costs and Regulations May Change

Birch is responsible for complying with terms and conditions of environmental and regulatory approvals and all laws and regulations regarding the abandonment of the site and reclamation of its lands at the end of its economic life, which abandonment and reclamation costs may be substantial.  A breach of such legislation and/or regulations may result in the imposition of fines and penalties, including an order for cessation of operations at the site until satisfactory remedies are made.  Abandonment and reclamation costs are estimates and since they will be a function of regulatory requirements at the time, costs of goods and services at the time and the value of the salvaged equipment may be more or less than the abandonment and reclamation costs. Birch is required to post bond or a letter of credit with Alberta Environment annually in an amount sufficient to reclaim the lands disturbed, thus managing the long-term reclamation liability.

Birch is Subject to Certain Mining Hazards

The business of mining is subject to certain types of risks and hazards, including environmental hazards, and industrial accidents.  Such occurrences could result in damage to, or destruction of, mineral properties or production facilities, personal injury or death, environmental damages, delays in mining, monetary losses and possible legal liability.  Any payments made with regards to such liabilities may have a material adverse effect on Birchs financial position.  The Company carries insurance to protect itself against certain risks of mining and processing to the extent that it is economically feasible but which may not be adequate.

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There is a Possibility of Dilution to Present and Prospective Shareholders

Any transaction involving the issuance of additional Birch shares or securities may result in dilution, possibly substantial, to present and prospective holders of Common Shares.

Enforcement of Civil Liabilities by Present and Prospective Shareholders May be Adversely Affected

The enforcement by investors of civil liabilities under the federal securities laws of the US may be affected adversely by the fact that the Company is incorporated under the laws of Alberta, Canada; that the independent auditors who have audited the Companys financial statements and some or all of the Companys directors and officers may be residents of Canada or elsewhere, and that all or a substantial portion of the Companys assets and said persons are located outside the US.  As a result, it may be difficult for holders of the Common Shares to effect service of process within the US upon people who are not residents of the US or to realize in the US upon judgments of courts of the US predicated upon civil liabilities under the federal securities laws of the US.

ITEM 4

INFORMATION ON BIRCH

A.

History and Development of Birch

Birch is an Alberta corporation formed under the provisions of the Alberta Business Corporations Act (ABCA), by amalgamation of one of Birchs predecessors, also named Birch Mountain Resources Ltd., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Birch Mountain Minerals Ltd., on December 31, 1995.

Birchs head office and registered office are located at Suite 300, 250 - Sixth Avenue S.W., Bow Valley Square 4, Calgary, Alberta T2P 3H7, phone: (403) 262-1838, and Suite 1000, 400 Third Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 4H2, phone: (403) 232-9500, respectively.

Birch was founded in 1995 as a junior mineral exploration company.  Prior to 2000, it explored for precious metals, base metals and diamonds on properties in western Canada, the Yukon and Kalimantan, Indonesia.  Since 2000, the Company has expanded beyond conventional mineral exploration to include industrial minerals as well as research and development on naturally occurring precious and non-precious metal microparticles and nanoparticles.  Currently, Birch is only active in Alberta, Canada.

From early 2000 to 2002, the Companys work led to the development of methods to isolate and image, using high-resolution transmission electron microscopes, naturally occurring base and precious metal nanoparticles in rocks and process residues from the Athabasca region of northeast Alberta.  The commercial significance of these findings has not been determined.  A reliable method for measuring precious metal concentration has not yet been developed nor have independently verified and commercial methods of extraction been developed.  In December 2002, Birch was awarded US patent 6,494,932 entitled, Recovery of Natural Nanoclusters and the Nanoclusters Isolated Thereby, which covers processes for the recovery of natural nanoparticles from geological materials and their processed counterparts.

In June 2002, the Industrial Minerals Division was established to pursue opportunities arising from growing demand for industrial minerals in the Athabasca region of northeast Alberta.  The mineral rights held by the Company offer a compelling business opportunity due to their location close to current and planned oil sands facilities and the forecast increase in demand for aggregate and quicklime products from the oil sands industry and local infrastructure requirements.  Consequently, management has focused on this business opportunity over the past several years.

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Principal Capital Expenditures

The Company has invested principally in its mineral properties in the Athabasca region since 2002.  Over the past five years, $55 million has been invested in the MVQ and the Hammerstone Project and $23 million has been invested in mining equipment, software, hardware, leasehold improvements and miscellaneous office equipment.  There have been no significant divestitures or disposals over the past several years.

B.

Business Overview

Birch is in the industrial minerals business producing and selling limestone aggregate products. Birchs principal operations are located north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, where the Company holds metallic and industrial mineral rights over an extensive portion of the Athabasca region in the heart of Albertas expanding oil sands industry.  Birch does not own the mineral rights to the geological formations that contain the oil sands, but owns the mineral rights to the rocks that lie geologically beneath the oil sands. Since 2002, Birch has worked to commercialize the industrial mineral potential of limestone deposits that occur on its mineral holdings in the Athabasca region.

Birch operates the MVQ, an early production stage limestone quarry that produces limestone aggregate products for sale to customers in the Athabasca oil sands region of northeastern Alberta. The MVQ produces various products from limestone rock and crushed limestone rock in the form of aggregate or reagent limestone. The Company is engaged in the regulatory approval process for the Hammerstone Project which will expand the production capability of the MVQ and add an integrated limestone processing complex to provide manufactured limestone based products such as quicklime, as well as related services such as spent lime recalcining.

The Company operates separate divisions for industrial minerals, and mineral exploration and technology and the consolidated financial statements provide segmented information to identify expenditures in each. See Item 17 - Financial Statements.

Industrial Minerals

Muskeg Valley Quarry

In 2004, Birch applied to license a limestone quarry called the Muskeg Valley Quarry (MVQ), situated within the Hammerstone Project.  The original application was to develop a starter quarry to supply crushed limestone aggregate to the local market.

In February 2004, Birch released an independent technical report on the MVQ project entitled, Muskeg Valley Project, Alberta  Independent Qualified Persons Review and Technical Report(the 2004 Technical Report).  The 2004 Technical Report was a preliminary assessment of the aggregate and calcinable limestone potential of the proposed MVQ.  It included a mineral resource estimate for calcinable and aggregate grade limestone, and a preliminary financial model. The 2004 Technical Report concluded that additional studies directed towards the construction and operation of a combined aggregate and quicklime facility were justified.

In March 2004, Birch filed an application and the supporting Environmental Impact Assessment (the MVQ Application) with the NRCB to develop, operate and reclaim a quarry and aggregate plant on its mineral leases adjacent to the Muskeg River. The Company received Approval NR-2005-1 from the NRCB on July 14, 2005, as authorized by an Order in Council from the Alberta Government the previous day, to construct and operate the MVQ and an aggregate plant.  During the last two quarters of 2005, site preparation work was completed that provided access to the MVQ.  Trees and overburden were cleared and a two-kilometre commercial access road was established.  The Company extracted limestone from surface exposures of its own limestone and used it in building the access road.  During the second quarter of 2006, aggregate meeting various product specifications was produced and the first sales from the MVQ were made.

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Quarry development continued through 2006 in order to create the space necessary to operate efficiently and to provide access to the four limestone rock units present in the quarry.  Overburden was removed and pit materials were excavated and trucked to stockpiles.

Birch had a modest start to 2007 due to weather related slowdowns and began building up deliveries during the summer with the quarry having its highest performance month in June, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week and shipping up to 20,000 tonnes per day.

After the strong sales in the second quarter, the Company expected that July and August orders would continue since the construction season in Ft. McMurray, Alberta is relatively short and most of the projects are constructed during the summer.  However, the Company observed a general slowdown in the supply of aggregates for site preparation and infrastructure projects.  The Company believes four factors contributed to the lack of sales:

A.

Oil sand project cost over-runs.

B.

Labour shortages in the oil sands industry  especially on the construction side.

C.

Alberta Royalty Review process.

D.

The use of gravel deposits by oil sand operators on their existing oil sand leases.

As a consequence, the Company believes that customers site preparation and construction project work was deferred.

As it became apparent that deliveries were slowing substantially in July 2007, operations were scaled back to day shift only. Quarry staff was then reduced further to critical skills levels in October.  Equipment and personnel were scaled back to the minimum levels necessary to initiate a timely response to new orders.

Birch submitted a bid for a significant order during the third quarter with anticipated delivery in September 2007.  In early October 2007, the Company was informed that the order was awarded to a competitive lower bidder. Equipment and personnel that had been retained to fill this anticipated quote were immediately returned or laid off.  With the Birch-owned Andreas crushing spread operational and fully reliable, the rental crushing spread was returned and the number of pieces of rented mobile equipment reduced further.

Birch exhibited at the Oil Sands Trade Show in September 2007. The trade show was held in Edmonton for the first time and had record attendance. Trade show attendees expressed interest in both aggregate and reagent products. The Company is focusing on developing relationships with key oil sands and infrastructure contacts and entering into additional long-term sales agreements.

During the fourth quarter of 2007, discretionary spending was halted, Calgary office staff was reduced, directors fees were forfeited and senior executives took a voluntary salary reduction. These measures remain in place in early 2008.  In addition, the Calgary office was restructured to place the emphasis strategically on sales and marketing and cost containment. A Business Development group was established with a technical sales team and a Senior Vice President was reassigned to take charge of marketing.  A new Operations Manager was appointed to increase the focus on efficiency and cost containment at the quarry. Expenditures on the regulatory application for the Hammerstone Project were managed, while ensuring no delay in the critical approval process.

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In December 2007, Birch signed a two year agreement with Albian Sands Energy Inc. (Albian Sands) for royalty sales of off-quarry limestone uncovered beneath the oil sands in Albian Sands Muskeg River Mine. These off-quarry arrangements are a no-cost opportunity for the Company to increase market share because the Company believes that the anticipated one-half to one million tonnes to be used would normally be filled by surface gravels from competing pits at Susan Lake and elsewhere.

In the fourth quarter of 2007, Birch delivered its first order for reagent limestone. Although the order was relatively small, it is a positive development in the reagent products side of the business and the Company believes it confirms the quality of the Birch limestone. Ordering and delivery of limited quantities of reagent limestone has continued in 2008.

The priorities for the Company in 2008 are sales and marketing, cost containment and achieving regulatory approval for the Hammerstone Project.  The Business Development Group will focus on increasing exposure of the Birch Mountain brand, building solid relationships with key clients and improving customers understanding regarding the quality advantages of limestone.  A third multi-year limestone use agreement was signed in 2008 with Petro-Canada Oil Sands Inc., on behalf of Fort Hills Energy L.P., further enhancing Birchs market position with expanding use of our limestone in the region.

The Company had an excellent safety performance during the year with no lost time or serious incidents occurring at the quarry. The Company hired a health and safety coordinator during the year to bring this critical expertise in-house. The health and safety coordinator is working with all levels of the Company to develop materials, processes, and policies to support and build upon the Companys safety culture.

The Hammerstone Project

As geological evaluation of the proposed MVQ progressed, testing of core samples from a 1996 drill hole and from new holes drilled in late 2002 and early 2003 confirmed the presence of high-calcium limestone suitable for producing quicklime. Quicklime is used in a range of industrial and environmental applications including flue gas desulphurization (FGD), which removes sulphur, mercury and other contaminants from atmospheric emissions from bitumen upgrading, and in treating water used in producing bitumen from Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) in-situ projects.  Birch has determined that a number of oil sands operators are interested in a local source of quicklime and intends to pursue the business opportunity to establish a quicklime plant on its proposed quarry site.

In December 2004, the Company filed a Public Disclosure Document for the Hammerstone Project, a project involving a southward expansion of the MVQ and construction and operation of a quicklime plant.  The footprint of the starter MVQ lies wholly within and is continuous with the Hammerstone Project. Subsequently, in March 2005, Birch released a report conforming to NI 43-101 prepared by AMEC entitled Hammerstone Project Alberta:  Independent Qualified Persons Review and Technical Report(the 2005 Technical Report).  The 2005 Technical Report was based on AMECs prefeasibility study of the Hammerstone Project.  Both the 2005 and 2006 Technical Report are available on SEDAR at its website,
www.sedar.com.

In February 2006, Birch filed a Project Update for the Proposed Hammerstone Project(the 2006 Project Update), describing an expanded limestone processing facility producing, in addition to quicklime: hydrated lime, milk of lime, recycled spent lime, cement and reagent limestone.   The update outlines the long-term development plan for the Hammerstone Project, which will include an initial lime plant and a cement plant constructed sequentially for more efficient use of project resources and alignment to local demand.  As the oil sands region expands, the Company will add additional lime kilns and product offerings to service the local demand requirements.  Birchs vision is to provide full-cycle products and services such as re-calcining spent lime and utilization of the gypsum by-product of flue gas desulphurization in site remediation.

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In May 2006, Birch filed an application and environmental impact assessment with Alberta regulatory authorities for the Hammerstone Project (the Hammerstone Application). The area of the Hammerstone Application includes areas outside the area of the original MVQ Application. The proposed Hammerstone Project integrates the existing MVQ into an expanded quarry and aggregate plant, and adds a limestone-processing complex to produce limestone-based reagent products such as quicklime, hydrated lime and cement, as well as facilities for recycling spent lime and reclaiming solid residues generated when reagent limestone or lime are used to capture sulphur.

In August 2006, an updated independent NI 43-101 technical report entitled Hammerstone Project, Alberta: Qualified Persons Review and Technical Report (the 2006 Technical Report) was released, based on an update of the pre-feasibility study. The 2006 Technical Report was authored by AMEC Americas Limited and Phoenix Process Engineering, Inc.

The 2006 Technical Report describes and values the Hammerstone Project, which will ultimately cover an area of 1,608 hectares (4,408 acres). Aggregate processing facilities within the quarry will supply the needs of the oil sands industry, local infrastructure and municipal demand, as well as providing feedstock for the proposed limestone-processing complex. Limestone aggregate and reagent product average yearly sales are projected to reach an ultimate level of 19 Mt. The limestone-processing complex includes a quicklime plant that will be built in stages, projected to reach a production capacity of 1 Mt per year. Some of the quicklime will be further processed into hydrated lime in a plant with an ultimate capacity of 400,000 tonnes per year.

The Company filed an Application update on February 27, 2007 (the 2007 Hammerstone Project Update). The purpose of the 2007 Hammerstone Project Update was to inform stakeholders of Birchs optimized development plan for the Hammerstone Project. The 2007 Hammerstone Project Update incorporates new environmental data, plus a number of engineering efficiencies, and incorporates flash calciners as the startup strategy. Birch confirmed during 2007 that quicklime can be produced using modular flash calciners.  Adopting flash calciners will allow the Company to enter the quicklime market at a significantly lower capital cost than forecasted previously and will provide the ability to stage early production to meet market demand.  The new staged plant capacities and capital expenditures are designed to better align the build-up of production capacity with current demand projections; the ultimate productive capacity is consistent with the 2006 Technical Report.  The Company submitted its responses to supplementary questions in support of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Hammerstone Project in the fourth quarter of 2007. This is a normal part of the regulatory approval process and involved the expenditure of significant technical, engineering staff and consultant hours, consistent with meeting the regulators schedule. The Company anticipates regulatory approval in 2008.

Details of the Muskeg Valley Quarry and the Hammerstone Project

Location and Mineral Interests

The Hammerstone Project, which encompasses the MVQ, is located within Birchs Athabasca mineral property, approximately 60 km north of the City of Fort McMurray near the hamlet of Fort McKay, Alberta.  The Athabasca mineral property is described in greater detail in Section 4(D) of this Form 20-F.  The Companys mineral leases convey the rights to develop and produce metallic and industrial minerals, including limestone, while the mineral permits allow the Company to explore for these same minerals.

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The Hammerstone Project is located at a site favourable for development, where limestone occurs at surface or is overlain by only thin layers of muskeg and overburden.  The development boundaries have been determined from geological, environmental, and economic considerations.  The western boundary is set back 200 metres from the Muskeg River, consistent with setbacks for wildlife habitat on adjacent oil sands leases.  The southern boundary is an area where limestone is known from the Companys geological mapping to be at or near surface. The eastern boundary has been placed where the overlying Cretaceous and Quaternary sediments are more than 20 metres thick, making commercial development less attractive due to the requirement to remove increasing amounts of materials overlying the limestone.  To the north, the limestone deepens beneath increasingly thick oil sands.

Future expansion of the Hammerstone Project is only possible to the south because in this area limestone lies at or near surface.  The Quarry of the Ancestors, the site of an ancient stone quarry, was discovered by Birch during its fieldwork.  This northeast corner of the project area has been set aside as an archaeological exclusion zone and due to it historical significance is under protective notation by the Government of Alberta.

In some areas, Birchs mineral leases overlap with oil sands leases of Shell Canada Ltd. (leases 90 and 13) and Syncrude Canada Ltd. (leases 22 and 30). These companies own the mineral and hydrocarbon rights to the oil sands but not to the underlying Devonian limestone. Birch has co-development agreements with Syncrude Canada Ltd. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited and cooperation and information sharing agreements with Albian Sands Energy Inc. (a joint venture between Shell Canada Ltd., Chevron Canada, and Western Oil Sands Inc.), and Fort Hills Energy (operated by Petro Canada) that provide for cooperative exploration, environmental planning, development, extraction, and production activities in areas of the overlapping leases.

Exploration

Birch has conducted mineral exploration of the Hammerstone Project since 1995, as described in the 2006 Technical Report.  Industrial minerals exploration began in 2002 and since this time Birch has conducted geological mapping and sampling, core drilling, geochemical analyses, bulk sampling, calcine testing and aggregate testing of limestone from the Hammerstone Project area.  Birch interprets the results of its surface and subsurface exploration programs to confirm that limestone from the Hammerstone Project is suitable for producing construction aggregates, quicklime, cement and other products used by the oil sands industry and in municipal and infrastructure construction.

Mineralization

Limestone is exposed at surface across the Hammerstone Project area or is present beneath a thin layer of muskeg or glacial overburden. The four limestone units selected for quarrying are accessible from surface and all together are up to 45 metres thick; additional limestone units are present below the lowest unit. The 2005 Technical Report identifies construction aggregate, concrete rock and quicklime as products to be made from limestone quarried at the Hammerstone Project.  Other products including reagent limestone, hydrated lime, milk of lime and cement were identified in the 2006 Technical Report.

Drilling

Birch has conducted drill programs within and near the Hammerstone Project, drilling five holes in 1996, nine holes in 2002/2003 and ten holes in 2004.  Additional drilling was done for hydrogeological testing in late 2005 and early 2006, but these holes were not cored. In 2006, Birch drilled fourteen core holes at thirteen locations. Twelve development holes were within MVQ and one exploration hole was drilled off-site at Poplar Creek, north of Fort McMurray. All core was logged by Birch staff. The MVQ drill results show continuity of stratigraphy with other drill data from across the Hammerstone Project. The 2006 drill core information was not available to be included in the 2006 Technical Report.

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Sampling and Analysis

Birch conducted industrial mineral sampling programs across the Hammerstone Project area from 2002 to 2006; a total of 205 samples were collected and submitted for multi-element geochemical analyses.  In 2004, one 300 tonne bulk sample was collected from a surface pit for aggregate testing.  In 2005, drill core and excavated samples were tested to determine suitability for producing aggregate products. Drill core samples were taken over selected intervals and submitted for some or all of: aggregate testing, multi-element geochemical analyses and calcine testing. Birch concluded the results of its surface and drill core sampling programs demonstrated that construction aggregates, concrete rock and quicklime can be produced from the Hammerstone Projects.

Development of the Hammerstone Project

Quarry and Aggregate Plant Development and Operations

The MVQ was opened in December 2005; production began in the first quarter of 2006 with the first sale recorded in June 2006. Site preparation at the MVQ required clearing of trees and stripping and stockpiling of organic soils and overburden, construction of access roads, water diversion structures and wash ponds, and installation of a weigh scale and office. The quarry operates as a conventional drill-blast-crush operation.  Primary crushing plants are to be located near the rock face and fed by excavators or wheel loaders.  In-pit conveyors move rock from the primary crushers to secondary crushing plants.  Birch contracted a local quarry operator to operate the quarry in 2006, but has since assumed control of all quarry operations.

Inventory includes blasted, unexcavated rock, work-in-progress rock as well as processed aggregate stockpiles meeting Alberta Department of Transportation specifications.  Processed aggregate inventories are produced and stockpiled to assure the ability to supply the spot market for aggregates.  In the aggregate industry, inventory is manufactured to meet existing and anticipated orders in advance of customers expected delivery dates.  This ensures the Company produces the aggregates to the necessary specifications and is able to meet the delivery schedule required by the customer.  The Company holds this processed aggregate in inventory and a sale is not recorded until the customer takes delivery.

The Birch Andreas crushing and screening plant was fully commissioned in the third quarter of 2007. Construction and commissioning delays were due to difficulties in obtaining skilled labour and making modifications required to meet changes to the mine electrical safety code.  In the absence of large orders, small batches of aggregates were run to establish the performance of the plant and verify the quality of the aggregate products. As the Andreas plant was operated, development changes were made to optimize its performance and work was conducted to assure operational safety and protection of critical parts that could be damaged by rocks or spills. Work on the electrical, instrumentation and control systems was also carried out including installing cameras to assist operators in maintaining consistently high plant productivity. The Company worked with the equipment supplier on the sharing of the costs incurred during the commissioning.

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The Company had an excellent safety performance during the year with no lost time or serious incidents occurring at the quarry. The Company hired a health and safety coordinator during the year to bring this critical expertise in-house. The health and safety coordinator is working with all levels of the Company to develop materials, processes, and policies to support and build upon the Companys safety culture.

Hammerstone Limestone Processing Complex

The current development plan for the Hammerstone Project was presented in the 2007 Hammerstone Project Update, filed with Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB), Alberta Environment and the Alberta Board on February 27, 2007. The purpose of the 2007 Project Update was to inform regulators and regional stakeholders of Birch's optimized development plan for the Hammerstone Project, completed subsequent to filing the 2006 Technical Report in August 2006. The 2007 Project Update contains a revised start-up plan and staged capital expenditures that better align production capacity with demand projections. Quarry and aggregate plant operations for the Hammerstone Project remain unchanged from the 2006 Technical Report; however, plans for the limestone processing facilities have been revised and the early capital requirements reduced.

The capital savings are due to the adoption of flash calciners for initial quicklime production, beginning on-schedule in 2009. The modular flash calciners reduce project risk and enhance flexibility because they are less expensive and can be brought on stream as the market grows. Commissioning of the first rotary kiln is now scheduled for 2012, when projected quicklime and hydrated lime sales require its construction. Additional kilns for producing activated limestone and quicklime are scheduled for construction post-2012, as they are required to meet projected sales.

South Haul Road

The Company received approval from Alberta regulatory authorities on April 2, 2007 to construct the 12 kilometre South Haul Road (SHR), south from the MVQ, along the eastern side of the proposed Hammerstone Project. The road will connect with the proposed East Athabasca Highway (EAH). The SHR will be a critical link north and south with the EAH running west to east.  The EAH is an industry-led initiative to provide 54 kilometres of all-weather highway and a new bridge to serve the new and expanding oil sands developments east of the Athabasca River. The new highway will improve access from the MVQ to potential customers located south, east and west of the MVQ.

During the second quarter of 2007, initial tree clearing was done on the SHR. In the third and fourth quarters, the Company continued working with the developers towards concluding a suitable arrangement related to the SHR use and access, as well as supply of aggregate materials for the project. The developers of the EAH project are awaiting regulatory approvals and further construction will commence after all of the approvals and agreements are in place.

Capital Cost

The revised capital plan for Hammerstone presented in the 2007 Project Update was prepared using the quarry and aggregate plant information contained in the 2006 Technical Report, and new information and cost estimates prepared by Phoenix Process Engineering, Inc. for the limestone-processing complex.  The total capital cost estimate over the life of the project is now estimated to be $457 million (down from $536 million in 2006), which covers the direct field costs of four crushing plants, two flash calciners, one activation plant, three calcining plants, and the indirect costs associated with design, construction and commissioning.  Based on the 2007 Project Update, the estimated capital spending requirements for 2007 to 2011 are $108 million, down from the $229 million estimate in the 2006 Technical Report.  Interest and financing costs during construction are excluded. The 2007 capital cost estimates for the Hammerstone Project are summarized in Table 4-1.

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Table 4-1.  Hammerstone Development Capital ($ million): 2007 Project Update.

|Component                  | 2007 to 2011 | 2012 to 2016 | 2016 to 2060 | Total
|-------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ------------ | -----
|Quarry and Aggregate Plant | 11.9         | 11.3         |              | 23.2 
|Flash Calciner -1          | 24.0         |              |              | 24.0 
|Flash Calciner -2          | 30.0         |              |              | 30.0 
|Quicklime -1               | 42.0         | 42.0         |              | 84.0 
|Quicklime -2               |              | 74.0         |              | 74.0 
|Activation -1              |              | 74.0         |              | 74.0 
|Quicklime -3               |              |              | 148.0        | 148.0
|Total Capital Cost         | 107.9        | 201.3        | 148.0        | 457.2

Operating Costs

The operating cost estimate is based on an owner-operated quarry, aggregate plant, and limestone processing complex, as described in the 2006 Technical Report. Costs have been calculated for the four main areas of mining, aggregate processing, calcining, hydrating, and site general and administration. Costs have been developed from data considered applicable to the Fort McMurray area. Table 4-2 shows the overall average operating cost anticipated for the Hammerstone Project over its planned 55-year life.  This estimate is categorized as Class 4, Prefeasibility Study level, with a nominal expected accuracy of +25%/-25%, as defined by the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering Cost Estimate Classification System.

Table 4-2.  Estimated Average Operating Cost for the Hammerstone Project from the 2006 Technical Report.

|Area                       | Cost per Tonne Product ($) | 
|-------------------------- | -------------------------- | 
|Quarrying and rock haulage | 1.88                       | 
|Aggregate plant processing | 1.66                       | 
|Activation plant           | 9.48                       | 
|Calcining plant processing | 36.40                      | 
|Hydration plant costs      | 15.22                      | 
|General and administration | 0.30                       | 

Financial Analysis

In the 2006 Technical Report, AMEC performed an independent financial analysis on the Hammerstone Project using a discounted cash flow approach that assumed 100% equity financing using first quarter 2006 Canadian dollars. Projections for annual revenues and costs are based on data developed for the limestone quarry, aggregate and limestone processing plants, capital expenditures and operating costs. Estimated project cash flows were used to determine the pre- and after-tax net present value (NPV) and pre- and after-tax internal rate of return (IRR).

The pre-tax NPV of the Hammerstone Project presented in the 2006 Technical Report is C$1,669 million and the corresponding after-tax NPV is C$1,099 million (see Table 4-3), using a discount rate of 7.5%. The projects pre-tax IRR is estimated to be 36.3% and after-tax IRR is estimated to be 31.2%. The payback period is estimated at 5.9 years from first production in January 2006. The base-case quarry life is 55 years.

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Table 4-3.  Variation in NPV ($ million) with Discount Rate and IRR from the 2006 Technical Report.

|                  | 0%      | 2.5%  | 5%    | 7.5%  | 8%    | 10%   | 12.5% | 15%
|----------------- | ------- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ---
|Pre-tax NPV       | $12,891 | 5,874 | 2,987 | 1,669 | 1,500 | 1,005 | 640   | 424
|Pre-tax IRR (%)   | 36.3%   |       |       |       |       |       |       |    
|After-tax NPV     | $8,613  | 3,913 | 1,981 | 1,099 | 986   | 655   | 411   | 266
|After-tax IRR (%) | 31.2 %  |       |       |       |       |       |       |    

Sensitivity analysis was performed by varying quarrying cost, process cost, product price and capital expenditure across a range of minus 20% to plus 20%. The cash flow model is most sensitive to changes in reagent limestone and aggregate product price, significantly less sensitive to mining costs, processing cost, and capital costs, and least sensitive to lime plant fuel cost.

Regulatory Status

On June 14, 2005, Birch received a decision report from the NRCB recommending approval of the MVQ. All final operating permits for the MVQ were received in the third quarter of 2005.

The Companys Hammerstone Application was filed on May 24, 2006 with an Application update filed in February 2007. The Company submitted its responses to supplementary questions in support of the EIA for Hammerstone in the fourth quarter of 2007. This is a normal part of the regulatory approval process and involved the expenditure of significant technical, engineering staff and consultant hours, consistent with meeting the regulators schedule. The Company anticipates regulatory approval in 2008.

Industry Overview

The Hammerstone Project is centrally located among numerous existing and planned bitumen extraction and upgrading projects in the Athabasca oil sands region of Alberta.  These projects and the associated infrastructure and municipal development, are expected to be the primary sources of demand for aggregate and reagent limestone products in the Fort McMurray region.

Demand for aggregate and reagent limestone products changes between the construction and production phases of bitumen extraction and upgrading projects. The construction phase requires a range of aggregate products including sub-base, base and construction aggregates for building roads and production facilities. In addition, asphalt aggregate is required for road building, concrete rock for building bridges, foundations and other structures, and low permeability pond liner to construct impermeable liners and surface water control structures. There is little or no demand for reagent limestone during the construction phase of oil sands projects.

Oil sands bitumen production facilities also require aggregate products for on-going mine and in situ project development, facilities maintenance and support, but in lower amounts than for construction.  Demand for reagent limestone products is driven by oil sands production where they are used for boiler feed-water treatment and for the control of sulphur emissions (desulphurization) where alternative fuels containing sulphur are used instead of natural gas. The reagent limestone products used for desulphurization are crushed limestone with a high calcium carbonate content for flue gas desulphurization (FGD) or fluidized bed combustion (FBC), and quicklime for FGD. Hydrated lime is used for water treatment at in-situ extraction and upgrading projects.

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Supply and Demand  Aggregate

Current supplies of glacial aggregates in the Fort McMurray region are limited in both size and quality.  Poplar Creek is a gravel pit near Fort McMurray that has recently reached total depletion.  Susan Lake is another gravel pit that is believed to have about five years supply.  Although additional deposits have been found more recently, they are typically small and inadequate to assure a long-lived supply for construction and operation of oil sands mining and in situ projects.  Typically, aggregate deposits remaining in the region are sand-rich and contain ironstone, rendering them inappropriate for use in manufacturing concrete.

Based on information reported in the 2003 and 2004 Athabasca Regional Issues Working Group (RIWG) aggregate surveys, the average annual demand for road quality aggregate over the period 2003 to 2004 was 7.7 million tonnes and for concrete rock, 0.8 million tonnes. However, the RIWG aggregate surveys did not consider limestone, which was then being used by two major oil sands producers. The average annual limestone use for aggregate by these companies for 2001 to 2005 was 2.2 Mt.  Therefore, based on historical limestone aggregate use and RIWG reported data, the average aggregate demand was estimated in 2006 to be 10.7 Mt annually, of which 8.5 Mt is estimated to come from glacial gravels.

Supply and Demand  Reagent Limestone and Quicklime

Quicklime and hydrated lime are not currently produced in the region and must be trucked in from plants located elsewhere. Competing sources of quicklime, their respective capacities and approximate road distances from the location of the proposed Hammerstone limestone processing complex are listed in Table 4-4.

Table 4-4.Competing Quicklime Plants, Canadian Prairies and Northern US Plains

|Plant1       | Location | Province/State | Capacity (tonnes/yr) | Distance (km)
|------------ | -------- | -------------- | -------------------- | -------------
|Exshaw       | Exshaw   | Alberta        | 180,000              | 900          
|Summit       | Coleman  | Alberta        | 50,000               | 1,050        
|Faulkner     | Faulkner | Manitoba       | 117,000              | 1,500        
|Indian Creek | Townsend | Montana        | 300,000              | 2,000        

1Data from government and industry sources.

Crushed limestone for FGD is used at the Tar Island power plant operated by TransAlta Utilities Ltd. on behalf of Suncor Energy Inc.  This limestone is believed to be obtained from Waterways Formation limestone exposed at the base of Suncors original pit located on the west side of the Athabasca River, north of the Tar Island complex. No commercial sources of limestone, including high-calcium reagent grade limestone, currently exist in the region, other than Birchs MVQ and Hammerstone Project. Although precise figures are not publicly available, Birch estimates that current use of reagent grade limestone in neutralizing sulphur emissions in the region amounts to approximately 250,000 to 300,000 tonnes per year.

No independent information has been found on the consumption of quicklime by the oil sands industry or other industries in the region.  Quicklime is used as a reagent in existing industrial and municipal water treatment facilities and by the pulp-and-paper industry.  Some information has been obtained from public disclosure of chemical reagents used in the oil sands industry.  Birch estimates that the current total market for quicklime and hydrated lime in northeast Alberta is 50,000 to 100,000 tonnes per year.  Much of the current demand is believed to be in the Cold Lake region, where water treatment is required for in situ steam-assisted recovery of bitumen from the oil sands.

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Long-Term Demand and Sales Forecast

The long-term demand for limestone products in the Fort McMurray region is dominated by the construction and production requirements of the oil sands industry.  As described in the 2006 Technical Report, Birch contracted the Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) of Calgary, and Dr. Graham Davis, a mineral economist and professor at the Colorado School of Mines, to update the oil sands bitumen supply model developed be CERI and used in the 2005 Technical Report. The updated CERI/Davis model projected oil sands construction activity and bitumen production and upgrading from 2006 to 2070 and this formed the basis of Birchs most recent long-term demand and sales projections. The CERI/Davis model predicts that oil sands bitumen supply will continuously increase over the period 2006 to 2070, reaching nearly 12 million barrels per day by 2070.

Demand factors were derived for each of the limestone aggregate and reagent products scheduled for production at the Hammerstone Project. The demand factors are estimates of how much of each product is required for each barrel-per-day of oil sands capacity added by construction or production capacity. Demand factors for aggregate and hydrated lime were independently derived from engineering design considerations. Demand factors for reagent limestone and quicklime were calculated using assumptions regarding the types and amounts of alternative sulphur-bearing fuels used by the oil sands industry over the period 2006 to 2060.

Forecast sales for limestone products were estimated by multiplying the CERI/Davis forecast oil sands construction and production figures by the demand parameters and Birchs estimates of future market share.  For aggregate, market share estimates were adjusted to reflect competition from other known gravel deposits.  For quicklime and reagent limestone, market share estimates were made by distance weighting market share based on the closest alternative supplier at Exshaw, Alberta.

Competitive Landscape

Studies by RIWG and the Alberta provincial government indicate that currently known sources of glacial gravels are insufficient to meet the long-term growth requirements of the oil sands industry.  Although additional deposits have been found recently, Birch believes they are small and inadequate to assure a long-lived supply for the construction and operation of oil sands mining and in-situ projects. Birch believes most aggregate deposits remaining in the region are sand-rich and contain abundant ironstone, rendering them inappropriate for use in making concrete and asphalt.

Based on all available information, Birch believes there will be little competition in the region for high value aggregates suitable for making concrete and asphalt. There is however more competition for lower grades of aggregate.  The prefeasibility study shows that competing sources of concrete rock are in limited supply and may be exhausted by 2011 and competing sources of construction and base grade aggregates may be exhausted by 2030.  However, Birch believes that as these competing deposits are depleted, operating costs to produce them will rise and, in the face of a long-term stable supply of aggregate from the MVQ and the Hammerstone Project, these deposits are likely to be shut-in before becoming totally exhausted.

Continuing Development of the Hammerstone Project

The Hammerstone prefeasibility update study, upon which the 2006 Technical Report is based, defined the geological, engineering, process, and financial criteria necessary to develop a quarry plan and mineral reserve estimate for the Hammerstone Project. The quarry will include and expand upon the existing MVQ and grow to cover an area of 1,608 hectares with a projected life of approximately 55 years. Quarrying will progress from north to south exposing the rock units required for production as needed. In the Hammerstone Application filed in May 2006, Birch is also seeking regulatory approval to construct and operate facilities to produce cement, recycle spent lime and store the solid by-product gypsum that is generated when limestone and/or lime are used to capture sulphur in combustion of alternative fuels.

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The Company filed an Application update to the Hammerstone Application on February 27, 2007. The purpose of the 2007 Project Update was to inform stakeholders of Birchs optimized development plan for the Hammerstone Project. The 2007 Project Update incorporates new environmental data, plus a number of engineering efficiencies, and incorporates flash calciners as the startup strategy.  The new staged plant capacities and capital expenditures are designed to better align the build-up of production capacity with current demand projections; the ultimate productive capacity is consistent with the 2006 Technical Report.

C.

Organizational Structure

The work activities of the Birch are organized under two main divisions:  Industrial Minerals and Mineral Exploration and Technology.  Birch also has two inactive, wholly owned subsidiaries, Dawson Bay Minerals Inc., incorporated pursuant to the Corporations Act (Manitoba) and Muskeg Valley Minerals Inc., incorporated pursuant to the Alberta Business Corporation Act (ABCA).

The Company also has a 49% interest in a joint venture partnership operating as Hammerstone Products Ltd.  The other joint venture partner is the Fort McKay First Nation who owns the remaining 51% interest.  Hammerstone Products Ltd. provides a marketing service and receives a limestone marketing fee on all limestone product sold from MVQ and the Hammerstone Project.

D.

Property, Plants and Equipment

Office Space

Birch maintains its head office in Calgary, Alberta.  Executive, administrative and support staff work in the 7,972 square foot office space.  The rental commitment is $403,836 per year.

Plant and Equipment

Birch owns office and computer equipment and small laboratory equipment in its offices and laboratory.  The Company purchased a Hitachi EX1800 hydraulic shovel which is being used for selective excavation of limestone and should reduce the amount of blasting required.  Erection of a custom designed crushing and screening spread was completed during 2007.

The Company purchased three used rotary kilns, two pre-heaters and associated equipment in the second quarter of 2006 from a company in Addy, Washington and successfully dismantled and shipped all of the equipment to a laydown area cleared within the MVQ. All of the equipment will be stored at the quarry until the company receives regulatory approval to commence construction and operation of the limestone processing facilities.

Intellectual Property

In December 2002, Birch was granted US patent number 6,494,932 entitled, Recovery of natural nanoclusters and the nanoclusters isolated thereby.  Birch has also filed a similar patent application for protection under the International Patent Cooperation Treaty.  A divisional patent derived from the original patent application has been filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

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Mineral Properties

Birchs mineral properties are located in northeast Alberta and they are collectively called the Athabasca mineral property. In 2002, Birchs Industrial Minerals Division began exploration of the Athabasca mineral property and in 2006 began commercial limestone production.

Mineral Tenure in Alberta

Mineral Permits

Birch holds mineral permits issued by the Alberta Department of Energy.  Mineral permits have a 14-year term and convey the right to explore for metallic and industrial minerals.  Mineral exploration or assessment costs must be filed with the government every two years against an escalating work requirement ranging from $5.00 to $15.00 per hectare (approximately $2.00 to $6.00 per acre) for each 2-year assessment period.  Birch owns a 100% working interest in all of its mineral permits held in Alberta.  Some mineral permits are subject to a production royalty payable to the original mineral permit holder; Birch has the option to purchase most of these royalties for a fixed price.  A small minority convey a royalty right to the original mineral permit holder or its designees, with no right to purchase the royalty.  Mineral permits held in good standing may be converted to mineral leases any time prior to the expiry of their term.

Mineral Leases

Birch also holds mineral leases issued by the Alberta Department of Energy.  Mineral leases convey the right to develop and produce metallic and industrial minerals, subject to meeting development approvals.  Mineral leases have a renewable fifteen-year term, subject to payment of an annual rent of $3.50 per hectare ($1.42 per acre).  Mineral leases under production are automatically renewed at the end of their 15-year term.

In addition to Alberta mineral leases, Birch holds one Mineral Lease Agreement issued by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (Table 4-5). This agreement conveys the mineral rights, including limestone, on lands included as part of a Treaty Settlement agreement between Canada and the Fort McKay First Nation.  The term of the agreement is 12 years.

Metallic and Industrial Mineral Permit-to-Lease Conversions

Birch has applied to have parts of certain permits that have reached the end of their respective terms converted to mineral leases.  The Province of Alberta formally recognizes their applications as permit-to-lease conversions.

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Overlapping Mineral Rights

Ownership of minerals within the area of the Athabasca Oil Sands Mining Area, as defined by the Government of Alberta, is split between oil sands leaseholders and mineral lease or permit holders.  The Athabasca Oil Sands Mining Area covers all of Birchs mineral leases and many of Birchs mineral permits and permit-to-lease conversions.  Within this area, the oil sands leaseholders own the rights to all minerals that occur within the geological formations mined for oil.  Oil sands leaseholders do not own metallic or industrial mineral rights to either the overlying sedimentary rocks or the underlying Devonian limestone, which rights are owned by the metallic and industrial mineral permit or lease holders such as Birch.

Athabasca Mineral Property

As of December 31, 2007, Birchs Athabasca mineral property covered 317,626 hectares (784,851 acres). Annual rental payments on mineral leases of the Athabasca mineral property were $461,851 in 2007. Lease rental permits will increase if the Company elects to acquire new mineral leases or decrease if existing low priority leases are allowed to expire. The Company continues its exploration and anticipates that the extent of its mineral properties will be reduced in the future to areas Birch believes to be the most prospective.

Rock Formations and Mineralization

Limestone is the principal exploration target on the Athabasca mineral property. The geology of the Athabasca mineral property is relatively simple, and is characterized by Precambrian basement overlain by about 300 meters of shallow westward dipping sedimentary rocks chiefly of Devonian and Cretaceous age. The Devonian rocks are predominantly marine dolostones, limestones and evaporites while overlying Cretaceous rocks are predominantly sandstones and shales, including oil-bearing sandstone, or oil sands, of the McMurray Formation. Structurally, the property is underlain by complexly folded and faulted Precambrian basement rocks, but the sedimentary rocks are largely undeformed, although fault zones with limited offset are present.  A large structure, the Bitumount Graben, has resulted in an estimated total downdrop of up to 200 meters of both sedimentary and basement rocks along numerous structures in the north-central part of the Athabasca mineral property.

Location and Access

The Athabasca mineral property is located in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) in northeast Alberta, Canada.  The City of Fort McMurray is the urban and economic center of RMWB.  While the region covers 61,566 square km (23,771 square miles), most of itsresidents live in Fort McMurray, which has a population of 64,441. The total population of RMWB is 79,810 including an estimated 10,000 persons living in work camps located close to major oil sands construction projects. The First Nation community of Fort McKay is located in the central part of Birchs Athabasca mineral property.

Fort McMurray is located 435 km northeast of the provincial capital of Edmonton and can be reached by paved highways 2 and 63 or by regularly scheduled airline flights and bus service from Calgary and Edmonton. Fort McMurray is situated at the confluence of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers. The larger oil sands mining plants are located approximately 45 to 100 km north of Fort McMurray.  Infrastructure north of Fort McMurray, in the vicinity of Fort McKay, is very good due to the presence of the large oil sands mining operations.  Fort McKay and the oil sands operations are accessed from Fort McMurray by provincial highway 63.  All major services, including goods and accommodation, air and helicopter service, vehicle and heavy equipment servicing and expediting can be obtained in Fort McMurray.  Infrastructure development is ongoing in Fort McMurray and the Athabasca Oil Sands Mining Area.

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Near the Athabasca River, between Fort McMurray and Fort McKay, road access is good; once away from the river and further north, the number and condition of the roads decreases. A winter road exists from the northern end of Highway 63 to Fort Chipewyan.  The Athabasca mineral property is accessible by road or all terrain vehicles. A high voltage power distribution line and high-pressure natural gas pipeline cross the Athabasca mineral property. Exploration activities are curtailed on certain exploration permits during moose and caribou calving season; this restriction occurs during spring break-up, which precludes land access for exploration activities at this time. Additionally, large tree area clearing is prohibited from May 1st to August 15th under the federal Migratory Birds Convention Act.

Mineral Title

Birchs currently active Athabasca mineral permits, permit-to-lease conversions and leases were either originally acquired from the Province of Alberta, or were acquired by purchase or option from other companies or individuals.  One mineral lease was obtained from Canada. At March 20, 2008 the Athabasca mineral property covered 317,626 hectares (784,851 acres), as outlined in Table 4-5 below:

Table 4-5. Athabasca mineral property: mineral permits, permit-to-lease conversions and leases.

Year Issued
  Term Expiry
  Number
  Area (hectares)
  Area (acres)Mineral Permits - Alberta1998
  2012
  2
  8,448
  20,8752003
  2017
  1
  1,680
  4,1512006
  2020
  5
  36,784
  90,8932007
  2021
  5
  8,816
  21,784Subtotal
  
  13
  55,728
  137,703Mineral Leases - Alberta1994
  2009
  2
  1,991
  4,9201999
  2014
  2
  1,216
  3,0052000
  2015
  23
  43,610
  107,7602003
  2018
  4
  4,742
  11,7172004
  2019
  36
  81,336
  200,9812006
  2021
  1
  112
  277Subtotal
  
  68
  133,007
  328,660Permit-to-Lease Conversions - Alberta60
  125,510
  310,134Subtotal
  60
  125,510
  310,134Mineral Lease - Federal2006
  2018
  1
  3,381
  8,354Subtotal
  1
  3,381
  8,354GRAND TOTAL
  317,626
  784,851


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Previous Exploration

Birch and others have previously explored the Athabasca mineral property for precious metals, diamonds and limestone.  Comprehensive details of all known prior exploration are included in the 2003 Technical Report. The 2003 Technical Report, filed in May 2003 in Canada and on June 3, 2003 as an exhibit to a Form 6-K filed with the SEC and is available in the Companys public documents at
www.sedar.com  and
www.sec.gov.

In the period from 1993 to 1995, Birch and others explored for precious metals in areas that are now part of Birchs Athabasca mineral property.  Birch is unaware of any current precious metals exploration in the area.

In 1997-98, Birch explored with a joint venture partner for diamonds on its Athabasca mineral property.  No potentially diamond-bearing rocks were found during this exploration program.

Industrial Mineral Reserves

Mineral Reserves

Canadian and US regulations on disclosure of mineral reserves differ.  In Canada, mineral resources and reserves disclosure must conform to NI 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Regulators. In the US, Industry Guide 7 (Guide 7) of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) governs the disclosure of mineral reserves.

The limestone mineral resources and reserves for Hammerstone were first defined in the 2005 Technical Report under NI 43-101 in Canada. At that time the Canadian mineral reserves did not conform to the Guide 7 requirements. Subsequently, Birch brought the quarry into production and since the second quarter of 2006 has sold limestone aggregates from the quarry at market prices. On May 24, 2006, Birch submitted the Hammerstone Application containing all applications for required approvals of the Hammerstone Project that Birch reasonably expects will be received in late 2008. By establishing commercial viability through sales of aggregates to various end-users at market prices and with expectation of regulatory approval, the Hammerstone mineral reserves met Guide 7 requirements for US purposes for qualification as a reserve as of May 24, 2006. The Hammerstone mineral reserves were updated in the 2006 Technical Report released in August 2006.

Limestone reserves are defined for each of the four geological units present in the proposed Hammerstone Quarry (2006 Technical Report). Aggregate resources and reserves are classified based on Canadian Standards Association (CSA) specifications for Concrete Materials (CSA Standard A23.1), Alberta Department of Transportation (AT) Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, and local oil sands industry specifications. For aggregates, tests included Los Angeles Abrasion (LAA) and Plasticity Index (PI). For concrete rock, test included the LAA and Magnesium Sulphate Soundness (MSS). Calcinable limestone reserves were defined based on the results of geochemical analyses of Unit 2, which contains an average 95.4% calcium carbonate and produces quicklime meeting user requirements (2006 Technical Report).

Limestone reserve estimates from the 2006 Technical Report are summarized in Table 4-6. The reserves listed meet the sales forecast feed requirements for the estimated 55-year life of the quarry.

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Table 4-6. Hammerstone Project limestone reserves reconciliation table (figures rounded; see Notes to Table 4-6, following).

|                |                                             | CANADA          | UNITED STATES  
|--------------- | ------------------------------------------- | --------------- | ---------------
|                |                                             | Mineral Reserve | Mineral Reserve
|Geological Unit | Product(s)                                  | Proven          | Probable       
|Unit 1          | Aggregate, reagent limestone                | 181.1           | 172.0          
|Unit 2          | Reagent limestone, quicklime                | 59.9            | 58.0           
|Unit 3A         | Aggregate, concrete rock, reagent limestone | 0.8             | 22.4           
|Units 3B, 3C    | Sub-base, shale liner                       | 211.7           | 282.6          
|Unit 4          | Reagent limestone, quicklime, concrete rock | 5.6             | 4.5            
|Total           |                                             | 459.2           | 539.5          

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Notes to Table 4-6:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Mineral reserves for Canada listed in this table conform to definitions of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), in Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves Definitions and Guidelines adopted by the CIM Council on August 20, 2000, and incorporated into NI 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Regulators.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|CANADIAN MINING DEFINITIONS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|A Mineral Resource is a concentration or occurrence of natural, solid, inorganic or fossilized organic material in or on the Earths crust in such form and quantity and of such a grade or quality that it has reasonable prospects for economic extraction.  The location, quantity, grade, geological characteristics and continuity of a Mineral Resource are known, estimated or interpreted from specific geological evidence and knowledge.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|An Indicated Mineral Resource is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics, can be estimated with a level of confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters, to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. The estimate is based on detailed and reliable exploration and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that are spaced closely enough for geological and grade continuity to be reasonably assumed.                                    
|A Measured Mineral Resource is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape, physical characteristics are so well established that they can be estimated with confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters, to support production planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit.  The estimate is based on detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that are spaced closely enough to confirm both geological and grade continuity.               
|A Mineral Reserve is the economically mineable part of a Measured or Indicated Mineral Resource demonstrated by at least a Preliminary Feasibility Study. This Study must include adequate information on mining, processing, metallurgical, economic and other relevant factors that demonstrate, at the time of reporting, that economic extraction can be justified.  A Mineral Reserve includes diluting materials and allowances for losses that may occur when the material is mined.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|A Probable Mineral Reserve is the economically mineable part of an Indicated, and in some circumstances a Measured Mineral Resource demonstrated by at least a Preliminary Feasibility Study.  This study must include adequate information on mining, processing, metallurgical, economic, and other relevant factors that demonstrate, at the time of reporting, that economic extraction can be justified.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|A Proven Mineral Reserve is the economically mineable part of a Measured Mineral Resource demonstrated by at least a Preliminary Feasibility Study. This study must include adequate information on mining, processing, metallurgical, economic, and other relevant factors that demonstrate, at the time of reporting, that economic extraction is justified.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|A Preliminary Feasibility Study or Prefeasibility Study is a comprehensive study of the viability of a mineral project that has advanced to a stage where the mining method, in the case of underground mining, or the pit configuration, in the case of an open pit, has been established, and where an effective method of mineral processing has been determined. This study must include a financial analysis based on reasonable assumptions of technical, engineering, operating, and economic factors and evaluation of other relevant factors that are sufficient for a Qualified Person acting reasonably, to determine if all or part of the Mineral Resource may be classified as a Mineral Reserve.
|US MINING DEFINITIONS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|The SEC Guide 7 defines a Mineral Reserve as, That part of a mineral deposit which could be economically and legally extracted or produced at the time of the reserve determination. According to interpretations by SEC staff of mining industry disclosure standards, such terms may not be used by SEC registrants unless the registrant has proven economic feasibility and all applicable permits are in place or expected imminently.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

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ITEM 4A

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None

ITEM 5

OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

General

This discussion should be read in conjunction with Birchs audited consolidated financial statements.  Birchs consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP, which differ from US GAAP.  For a discussion of these differences, see the notes to Birchs consolidated financial statements in Item 17 - Financial Statements.

A.

Operating Results

Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Prior to 2002, the Company focused on precious metals, base metals and diamond exploration and minerals technology development.  In 2002, the Company identified a business opportunity to develop a limestone quarry for aggregate sales and the manufacturing of quicklime for use by the oil sands industry.  As a result, since 2002 the Company has focused on advancing this limestone business opportunity and deferred funding for precious metal exploration and further technology development.  Birch intends to continue research and development of precious metals in the future.

The Company incurred a loss of $24.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2007 (2006$10.2 million; 2005$4.6 million) and at December 31, 2007, had an accumulated deficit of $42.0 million.

Income

The Company earned revenues from limestone and trucking sales of $7,698,389 (2006 - $1,540,564) and cost of sales of $13,669,241 (2006 - $2,195,868).  The Company did not have any sales in 2005.

The Company earned interest income in 2007 of $169,696 and $498,028 in 2006.  In 2005, the Companys only source of revenue was interest income of $332,568.

Expenses

In 2007, expenses totalled $18,706,956.

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|Expenses                                                                                                                       | 2007         | 2006         | 2005       
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ------------ | -----------
|Accretion of Unamortized Debenture Discount                                                                                    | $ 1,151,948  | $ 76,930     | -          
|Accretion of Financing Fees                                                                                                    | 933,678      | -            | -          
|Amortization of Property, Plant and Equipment, Amortization of Mineral Properties and Accretion of Asset Retirement Obligation | 779,436      | 285,577      | 63,424     
|Interest, Bank Charges and Foreign Exchange (gain)/loss                                                                        | 835,046      | 196,939      | 4,746      
|Long Term Interest                                                                                                             | 2,563,596    | 168,578      | -          
|Mineral Exploration Costs                                                                                                      | 522,306      | 858,964      | 540,481    
|Office                                                                                                                         | 637,911      | 458,806      | 937,756    
|Professional Fees                                                                                                              | 1,338,942    | 1,474,021    | 746,377    
|Indirect Quarry Costs                                                                                                          | 4,714,098    | 1,337,572    | -          
|Salaries, Wages and Benefits                                                                                                   | 1,696,332    | 1,052,387    | 597,714    
|Shareholder Services and Marketing                                                                                             | 963,488      | 1,281,427    | 838,466    
|Stock-based Compensation                                                                                                       | 2,570,175    | 2,845,797    | 1,245,422  
|Total Expenses                                                                                                                 | $ 18,706,956 | $ 10,036,998 | $ 4,974,386

Total expenses increased by $8.7 million or 86% relative to 2006.

- Accretion of the unamortized discount on the two debentures totaled $1,151,948 which was a $1,075,018 increase over 2006 when the Company had only one debenture issued in December 2006.
- Accretion of financing fees in 2007 relate to the March 2007 loan facility and were fully charged to expense instead of amortized over the life of the loan when the facility was closed and repaid in December 2007.
- Amortization of property, plant and equipment; amortization of mineral properties and accretion of the asset retirement obligation increased approximately $494,000 as the largest pieces of quarry equipment were not operational in 2006.  The Andreas crushing plant was commissioned during 2007 and was not depreciated until it was operational in the third quarter.  Accretion and depletion increased on the capitalized mineral properties due to production at the quarry which occurred throughout 2007 but had only been in production for the last six months of 2006.
- Interest and bank charges have increased $638,107 in 2007 as a result of interest paid on the credit facility.
- Long term interest has increased $2,395,018 in 2007 as a result of $2.2 million interest paid and accrued on the convertible debentures.  Additionally, interest expense of approximately $0.4 million was paid on the equipment loan.
- Mineral exploration costs have decreased by approximately $336,000 as the Company focused on quarry operations during 2007 with less spending on exploration activities as compared to 2006.
- Office costs increased by approximately $179,000, as a result of higher head office rental costs for the existing Calgary office space.
- Professional fees decreased by approximately $135,000 largely due to decreased accounting, tax and audit fees in 2007 as the Company utilized special tax assistance in 2006 with respect to flow through shares and external consultants were used for the Companys initial Sarbanes Oxley work.
- Indirect quarry costs have increased by $3.4 million over 2006 due to travel and accommodation, an increase of approximately $1 million, salaries, wages and benefits, an increase of approximately $1 million and increased costs for regulatory and environmental monitoring.
- Salaries and benefits increased by approximately $644,000 as a result of increases in corporate salaries, wages and benefits resulting from additional staff in 2007 in the areas of sales and marketing and health safety and environment, plus increases at the quarry for management and support staff.
- Shareholder services and marketing decreased by approximately $318,000 as the Company focused on operations and customer relations.
- Stock based compensation decreased by approximately $275,000 due to lower Black Scholes valuations for stock options issued over the past two years.

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Cost of Sales and Indirect Quarry Costs

In 2007, the Company reviewed the presentation of cost of goods sold and expenses and decided that it would be a better representation to reclassify some of the indirect quarry costs to cost of sales. The tables below outline the reclassification of cost of goods sold and expenses included in each area and the 2006 comparative figures are also provided.  In each case, the amount by which indirect quarry costs were lowered was added to the cost of sales figures.  The total loss and loss per common share amounts have not been effected.

|Quarterly Results     | 2007 (as reclassified) | 2007 (original)
|--------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------
|Three months ended    | Dec 31                 | Sept 30        
|Cost of sales         | $ 3,808,407            | $ 3,120,237    
|Indirect quarry costs | 1,231,204              | 1,336,900      



|Quarterly Results     | 2006 (as reclassified) | 2006 (original)
|--------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------
|Three months ended    | Dec 31                 | Sept 30        
|Cost of sales         | $ 812,235              | $ 1,231,626    
|Indirect quarry costs | 426,880                | 378,156        

As Birch gains production experience there may be additional changes in the classifications, but the preference is to include as many costs as appropriate as direct operating costs.  It is apparent from 2007 results that the Company must continue to improve its operating practices and increase sales and quarry efficiencies in order to generate a positive gross margin.

|Cost of Sales                                                                        | 2007         | 2006         | 2005
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ------------ | ----
|Clearing, Stripping and Oversize Breaking                                            | $ 30,061     | $ -          | $ - 
|Direct Labour and Equipment                                                          | 6,583,666    | 931,700      | -   
|Drilling and Blasting                                                                | 36,640       | -            | -   
|Equipment  rentals, fuel, repairs and maintenance, mobilization and de-mobilization | 4,318,852    | 1,140,321    | -   
|In Quarry Loading and Hauling                                                        | 2,252,516    | 66,135       | -   
|Royalties                                                                            | 178,142      | 57,712       | -   
|Write-down of inventory                                                              | 269,364      | -            | -   
|Cost of Sales                                                                        | $ 13,669,241 | $  2,195,868 | $ - 

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In 2007, the Company had cost of sales of $13,669,241 (2006-$2,195,868) and spent a total of $4,714,098 (2006-$1,337,572) on indirect quarry costs.  The Company had no sales or indirect quarry costs in 2005.

Cost of sales remained high as the Company continued with early operations at the MVQ. The Company had a significant sales order to deliver during the second quarter of 2007 and retained most of the equipment on site in readiness for future orders under discussion. The Company was unsuccessful winning the future orders and incurred stand-by rental charges.  The Company incurred higher than normal costs for in-quarry material handling as the crushing spread could not be placed in proximity to the rock face due to space limitations and equipment size.  Continuing quarry development, for the planned production levels, amounted to approximately $2.25 million of material handling costs within the quarry which is not capitalized under current accounting guidelines.  These are costs to move and expose the different units of limestone rock that feed the crushers that are characteristic of early quarrying and mining developments.  As quarry development continues and the deepest limestone rock is exposed, the crusher will be relocated to the quarry bottom and these in-quarry handling costs should decline substantially.

Indirect Quarry Costs

In 2007, the Company spent a total of $4,714,098 on indirect quarry costs.

|Indirect Quarry Costs                                                                                    | 2007        | 2006         | 2005
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ----
|Quarry Maintenance  road maintenance, grading, snow removal and dewatering                              | $ 658,779   | $ 305,787    | $ - 
|General Contractors  security, quality control, supervisors                                             | 792,956     | 192,665      | -   
|Environmental Monitoring  independent consultant monitoring of air, water, fish, noise and wildlife (i) | 442,938     | 213,883      | -   
|Equipment  rentals, fuel, repairs and maintenance                                                       | 53,363      | -            | -   
|General Costs  site office, supplies                                                                    | 314,589     | 120,624      | -   
|Travel and Accommodation  supervisor and non-production staff air, vehicle, hotel, camp and meals       | 1,077,501   | 104,859      | -   
|Salaries, Wages and Benefits  supervisor and non-production staff salaries and benefits                 | 1,329,002   | 399,754      | -   
|Scale House  personnel and supplies                                                                     | 44,970      | -            | -   
|Indirect Quarry Costs                                                                                    | $ 4,714,098 | $  1,337,572 | $ - 

(1) as required by regulatory and environmental approvals

The largest increases related to travel and accommodation, an increase of approximately $1 million, and salaries, wages and benefits, an increase of approximately $1 million.

Travel and accommodation expenses increased primarily due to camp costs for quarry staff as the quarry had transitioned from a sub-contracted operation to an owner-operated quarry.

Salaries, wages and benefits have increased due to the production levels in 2007 as compared to 2006 and the transition from a sub-contracted operation to an owner-operated quarry.  A base number of the quarry employees such as the quarry manager, quarry administrator, the health and safety coordinator and maintenance employees, plus any head office staff working on quarry planning, sales and business development are indirect to production and are not included in inventory costs.

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Professional Fees

In 2007, the Company spent a total of $1,338,942 on professional fees compared to $1,474,021 in 2006.

|Professional Fees                | 2007        | 2006         | 2005     
|-------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ---------
|Accounting, Tax and Audit        | $ 587,082   | $ 660,368    | $ 244,563
|Financing Fees on Long Term Debt | 151,330     | 290,988      | -        
|Information Technology           | 121,179     | 93,855       | 106,660  
|Legal and Recruiting Fees        | 297,572     | 285,346      | 194,680  
|Stock Based Compensation         | 178,231     | 96,739       | 197,114  
|Other                            | 3,548       | 46,725       | 3,360    
|Total Professional Fees          | $ 1,338,942 | $  1,474,021 | $ 746,377

Total professional fees decreased $135,079 or 9% as compared to 2006.  Accounting, tax and audit fees decreased as special tax assistance was used in 2006 with respect to flow through shares and external consultants were used for the Companys initial Sarbanes Oxley work. In 2007, the Company incurred additional fees for the required auditor attestation for the Sarbanes Oxley report but, wherever possible, documentation and testing was performed by internal resources to reduce costs.  The Company spent additional fees for information technology services in 2007 to upgrade the email server and network capabilities. Legal and recruiting fees increased as a result of legal fees paid for contract reviews and head hunter fees for the recruitment of new staff.

Shareholder Services and Marketing

In 2007, the Company spent a total of $963,488 on shareholder services compared to $1,281,427 in 2006.

|Shareholder Services and Marketing                                                 | 2007      | 2006         | 2005     
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------ | ---------
|Annual General Meeting  catering, printing, rentals and mailing of proxy circular | $ 87,219  | $ 119,222    | $ 24,666 
|General Services  transfer agent, press releases and general investor mailing     | 83,365    | 123,863      | 91,607   
|Investor Relations                                                                 | 72,922    | 102,384      | 96,027   
|Investor Relations Stock Compensation                                              | 222,114   | -            | -        
|Marketing Fee                                                                      | 100,000   | 15,000       | -        
|Marketing  advertising, promotion and marketing fees                              | 69,931    | 220,504      | 159,002  
|Stock Exchange Costs  listing and filing fees                                     | 154,262   | 317,449      | 204,650  
|Travel and Accommodation  - executive and board travel                             | 173,675   | 263,783      | 262,514  
|Total Shareholder Services                                                         | $ 963,488 | $  1,281,427 | $ 838,466

Total shareholder service and marketing costs decreased $317,939 or 25% as compared to 2006. The Company reduced spending on the annual general meeting, general services, investor relations, marketing and travel and accommodation, all resulting from less activity in 2007, as compared to 2006, for investor road shows, printing of investor packages and less promotion. During 2007, stock compensation expense of $222,114 was recorded for stock options granted to an investment advisor to the Company.  The large decrease in stock exchange costs was the result of a one-time base listing fee of $150,943 paid in 2006 when the Company moved to the Toronto Stock Exchange. Marketing fees payable to Hammerstone Products Ltd. of $100,000 were accrued based on sales for the year as compared to $15,000 for 2006.

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Mineral Development Costs

In 2007, the Company spent a total of $10.8 million (2006 - $33 million; 2005 - $10.8 million) of which $10.3 million (2006 - $32.1 million; 2005 - $10.3 million) was capitalized.

|Mineral Development Costs (before depletion) | 2007          | 2006          | 2005           
|-------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------------
|Asset Retirement Obligation                  | $ 553,485     | $ 680,656     | 335,000        
|Administration                               | 230,683       | 106,041       | 731,754        
|Land Lease and Permit                        | 5,641,548     | 268,772       | 9,278          
|Materials, Services and Drilling             | 912,228       | 7,807,571     | 2,591,643      
|Site Preparation                             | 1,362,217     | 19,376,720    | 5,941,256      
|Stripping Costs                              | 221,780       | 1,750,000     | -              
|Salaries, Wages and Benefits                 | 1,360,154     | 1,878,885     | 478,755        
|Travel and Accommodations                    | 35,256        | 259,982       | 191,920        
|Subtotal Mineral Development Costs           | 10,317,351    | 32,128,627    | 10,279,606     
|Mineral Exploration Costs                    | 522,306       | 858,964       | 540,481        
|Total Mineral Expenditures                   | $  10,839,657 | $  32,987,591 | $    10,820,087

Mineral Development Costs

Total spending on mineral development decreased as early operations were underway.  During 2006, the Company focused most of its resources on opening the quarry site, stripping over-burden, building roads and exposing the rock in a pre-production phase.  As the Company moved into production, more spending was focused on operations and less on development.  As a result, some costs that were capitalized during the development phase of the company are now expensed and this has accentuated the change in costs from mineral development costs to operation costs.  These decreases were offset by a $5.6 million increase in land lease and permit costs, resulting from an accounting reclassification.  The Company reclassified $5.6 million from prepaids and deposits to mineral properties for certain mineral exploration permits purchased in 2006.  Discussions with interested parties indicated strong interest in using the land for a new town development closer to the oil sands projects and it is believed that the land will eventually be developed, in which case, the Company expects to receive a refund of its permit acquisition costs.  As a result of the uncertainty involved with this type of transaction, the amount was reclassified from current deposits to the land costs of mineral properties. As compared to 2006, mineral development costs decreased $18 million for site preparation, $1.5 million for stripping costs and $6.9 million for materials, services and drilling in 2007.

Mineral Exploration Costs

Mineral exploration costs in 2007 were $522,306 as compared to $858,964 in 2006 and $540,481 in 2005.  The majority of these costs were land lease and permit payments to hold mineral rights. In 2006, Birch Mountain initiated a surface evaluation of a metallic and industrial mineral lease further north of the Hammerstone Project adjacent to an announced oil sands development project. In 2007, further exploration was deferred as the Company concentrated on the quarry operations and cost containment.

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B.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Birch is in early operations and currently has insufficient revenue to meet its yearly operating and capital requirements. The Company has historically raised funds necessary to conduct its business primarily through issuance of equity or debt.  The Company has incurred operating losses since its inception in 1995, and as of December 31, 2007, has an accumulated deficit of $42.0 million (2006 - $17.5 million).  Losses are from costs incurred in the early operation and development of the MVQ and the Hammerstone Project, exploration of mineral opportunities and mineral technology research.  Results of operations have fluctuated from period to period and are expected to do so in the future. Future operating losses may occur as a result of the continued operation of the MVQ and development of the Hammerstone Project.

The Company had a working capital balance at December 31, 2007 of $7.6 million, a decrease of approximately $1.5 million from December 31, 2006.

In 2007, the Company completed a $31.5 million debenture financing for net proceeds, after costs of financing, of $30.3 million.  The proceeds were used to repay and replace the existing senior, secured bridge facility provided by Brookfield Bridge Lending Fund Inc. and to fund ongoing operations.  As the Company develops its limestone reserve, constructs the SHR and builds plant facilities, additional funds may be required.

The current estimates for capital for the MVQ and the initial phases of the Hammerstone Project, from 2008 to 2011, are $108 million, down from the $229 million in the 2006 Technical Report. The revised 2007 capital cost estimate for the Hammerstone Project was based on the following factors:

- A revised project schedule that deferred construction of higher cost quicklime and activation kilns.
- A revised capital plan that utilized lower cost flash calciners for initial quicklime production.
- A new capital cost estimate for the flash calciners.
- The existing capital cost estimates for all other components are from the August 2006 NI 43-101 Technical Report.

During the year, Birch received $1.6 million (2006 - $0.4 million) from the exercise of stock options.

At present, the Company does not have sufficient working capital or cash flows to continue operations through 2008, without significant cash receipts from product and limestone royalty sales or short term financing through debt and/or equity.  The Company is actively pursuing sales opportunities.  The Company formally engaged RBC Capital Markets to assist in the evaluation of strategic alternatives, which includes discussing debt and equity strategies for its immediate and medium term capital needs.  To the extent the Company raises additional capital by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, ownership dilution to shareholders will result.  These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern.

In December 2007, the Company issued a senior secured convertible debenture having a face value of $31.5 million.  The debentures were issued in a private offering in connection with the refinancing of an existing credit facility and mature on June 30, 2012.  With certain restrictions on conversion ability, the debenture is convertible into common shares of the Company at any time prior to maturity at the option of the debenture holder at a conversion price of $0.80 per share.   During the period up to December 31, 2008, the holder may only convert in event of a change of control or event of default by the holder according to the terms of the agreement.  Additionally, until such time as shareholder approval is obtained, which is expected at the next annual general meeting, the holder is restricted from converting principal amounts that would result in the holder owning 20% or more of the total outstanding common shares of the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2007 no debentures were converted into shares. The debentures bear interest at prime rate plus 4%, calculated daily, compounded and payable monthly.  Assuming no conversions, interest expense relating to the debentures will be approximately $3.2 annually.

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In December 2006, the Company issued convertible unsecured subordinated debentures having a face value of $34.5 million.  The debentures were issued pursuant to a public offering and mature on December 31, 2011.  The debentures are convertible into common shares of the Company at any time prior to maturity at the option of the debenture holder at a conversion price of $3.30 per share.  During the year ended December 31, 2007 no debentures were converted into shares. The debentures bear interest at 6% and interest is payable semi-annually.  Assuming no conversions, interest expense relating to the debentures will be approximately $2,070,000 annually.

The Company financed a crushing and screening plant with the Canadian Western Bank in 2006.  The original loan amount was $7,337,373 with an interest rate of 6.02%.  The loan is to be paid off over five years based on blended principal and interest payments of $1,379,184 per year.

On-going commitments for capital resources relate largely to the maintenance of the mineral permits and leases granted to the Company by the Government of Alberta plus general operating leases and long term debt repayments.  At December 31, 2007, the Company held mineral leases, mineral permits and mineral permits for which applications have been filed for conversion to leases, in the Athabasca region, covering an area of 317,626 hectares (784,851 acres).  Lease payments, along with associated fees in 2008 and years beyond, will be approximately $460,851annually if Birch continues to hold all of its mineral leases into the future and will increase once current lease conversion applications are approved.  Mineral permits are maintained in good standing by making allowable exploration assessment expenditures, although there is no obligation to do so.  Birch continuously evaluates its mineral permit holdings, relinquishing and/or acquiring permits as dictated by financial considerations as well as exploration and strategic priorities.

The Company is required to reclaim any land disturbances, as detailed in its environmental approvals for the MVQ.  The Company estimated, based on costs provided by independent reclamation specialists to the Company, the costs for third parties to return the MVQ to its reclaimed status as at December 31, 2007, would be $3 million.  For financial statement purposes, these costs have been discounted to $1.7 million.  Based on a preliminary estimate, the Company issued a letter of credit to Alberta Environment for $2 million for this reclamation work.  The Company re-evaluates this annually as required in its approval process and, the Company believes it will be required to post $1 million additional security with Alberta Environment in June 2008.  Also in connection with land disturbances, the Company was required to pay timber damage fees for immature trees removed, which had not reached commercial value.  The Company paid fees based on the permitted area of the MVQ even though not all the trees have been cut.  A long-term asset of $137,294 has been recorded for the balance of amounts prepaid and this will be reduced as trees are actually cleared and sold for processing.

The Company estimated a future liability for the indemnification of shareholders for flow-through shares issued in 2003 and 2004, for which the Company was not able to incur qualifying expenditures.  The estimated liability and potential income taxes payable in the amount of $2.4 million has been accrued as an other current liability.  During 2006, the Company amended its tax filing position and has reported the impact to the subscribers.  The actual liability will not be known until the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) reassesses each affected subscriber and the amounts are known by the Company.  The payment of the liability may stretch over many future years and the Company believes that this liability could vary by up to fifteen percent.  During 2007, the CRA instructed the Company to continue working with its affected shareholders to re-file their tax returns.

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C.

Research and Development, Patent and Licenses

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, the Company commenced research in novel mineral technology applications.  The research resulted in the filing of US and international patent applications.  It is the Companys policy that costs associated with such research are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.  During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2006 and 2007 the Company did not incur any related expenses.

Late in 2002, Birch was granted US patent number 6,494,932 entitled Recovery of Natural Nanoclusters and the Nanoclusters Isolated Thereby.  Birch has also filed a parallel patent application for protection under the International Patent Cooperation Treaty.

D.

Trend Information

Industrial Minerals

The Companys financial results are subject to changes in aggregate product prices.  In the past fiscal year, the general trend has been relatively flat with market sales prices consistent with those used in the 2006 Technical Report. There has been some upward pressure on the price of concrete rock since 2005 due to its scarcity in the region.

E.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has an operating line with a Canadian chartered bank that provides for an operating overdraft on the Companys chequeing account and is available for letters of credit.  At December 31, 2007, the Company has issued letters of credit under this agreement, in the amount of $2.0 million to Alberta Environment for future site reclamation liabilities.  As security for this operating line, the Company has pledged $2.0 million of short-term investments on deposit at the bank.  These particulars are disclosed in the Companys financial statements which are included in Item 17 of this Annual Report on Form 20-F.

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F.

Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

As of December 31, 2007, the Companys known contractual obligations are as follows:

|Contractual obligations due     | 2008      | 2009      | 2010      | 2011      | 2012 and thereafter | Total     
|------------------------------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | ------------------- | ----------
|Capital lease obligation        | 13,824    | 13,824    | 14,363    | -         | -                   | 42,011    
|Operating lease obligations     | 455,293   | 435,030   | 411,536   | 403,836   | 403,836             | 2,109,531 
|Land related                    | 460,851   | 460,851   | 460,851   | 460,851   | 460,851             | 2,304,255 
|Long term debt                  | 1,387,690 | 1,387,690 | 1,387,690 | 1,387,690 | 1,384,148           | 6,934,908 
|Convertible debentures interest | 5,298,750 | 5,298,750 | 5,298,750 | 5,298,750 | 1,614,375           | 22,809,375
|Other                           | 35,800    | -         | -         | -         | -                   | 35,800    
|Total contractual obligations   | 7,652,208 | 7,596,145 | 7,573,190 | 7,551,127 | 3,863,210           | 34,235,880

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ITEM 6

DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

A.

Directors and Senior Management

The following table sets forth the name, business experience, functions and areas of experience in Birch and principal business activities performed outside of Birch (including, in the case of directors of Birch, other principal directorships) of each director, member of senior management and employees upon whose work Birch is dependent, as of March 20, 2008:

|Name             | Function                                                                                           | Principal Business Activities, Business
  
  Experience and Principal Directorships                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Number of Common 
  Shares and Percentage of 
  Class and Number of 
  Stock Options(11) held at
  March 20, 2008           
|---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Douglas J. Rowe  | Executive Chairman and CEO                                                                         | Co-founder of Birch Mountain Resources, Doug was the President and Chairman of the Board of Brougham Geoquest Ltd. from 1984 to April 2007 and has previously developed innovative technology for mineral and hydrocarbon exploration.  He has been involved in oil and gas exploration as President of Brougham Energy Corporation and has provided engineering consulting services to the petroleum industry.                    | 1,460,983 common shares
  (1.74%)
250,000 stock options(2)175,000 stock options(5)325,000 stock options(9)                  
|Joel J. Jarding  | President and Chief Operating Officer and Director since 2007                                      | Mr. Jarding has over 25 years of operational and marketing experience in the oil and gas service sector. He most recently was Business Development Manager for Baker Hughes Canada, focusing on growth development for seven different divisions.  He has been directly involved in the Canadian oil sands business sector since 2002.  Mr. Jarding joined Birch Mountain Resources in May 2007.                                   | 100,000 common shares
  (0.12%)
300,000 stock options(9)                                                                    
|John A. Clarke   | Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer since 2008                                     | Mr. Clarke spent the last 25 years in the Alberta oil sands industry and has hands-on experience in strategic planning and field operations with Synenco Energy Inc., Syncrude Canada Ltd. and Jacobs Canada Ltd. in many capacities including Treasurer and project Controller. He was appointed Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer on January 8, 2008.                                                          | 50,000 common shares
  (0.06%)
75,000 stock options(8)50,000 stock options(9)                                               
|Hansine Ullberg  | Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer from September 1, 2007 until November 14, 2007 | Ms. Ullberg has held the positions of Director of Finance for The Calgary Flames, Vice President of Finance and Administration for Alterna Technologies Group Inc., Divisional Controller for Barton Instrument Systems, and Manager of Accounting and Auditing for Ernst and Young LLP.  Ms. Ullberg has a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) and Masters of Accountancy from the University of Manitoba and obtained her CA in 1996. | 28,000 common shares
  (0.03%)
50,000 stock options(4)62,500 stock options(5)20,000 stock options(9)20,000 stock options(10)
|Dan J. Rocheleau | Acting Chief Financial Officer and Director of Financial Reporting until September 1, 2007         | Mr. Rocheleau became a Chartered Accountant in 1993 after completing his Bachelors of Business Administration degree from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Mr. Rocheleau has over fifteen years of experience as Controller and Secretary-Treasurer of private business organizations.                                                                                                                                 | 2,000 common shares
  (0.00%)
No stock options                                                                              

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|Name              | Function                                      | Principal Business Activities, Business
  
  Experience and Principal Directorships                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Number of Common 
  Shares and Percentage of 
  Class and Number of 
  Stock Options(11) held at
  March 20, 2008                                    
|----------------- | --------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Donald L. Dabbs   | Senior Vice President and Director since 1994 | Co-founder of Birch Mountain Resources, Donald was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Niaski Environmental Inc. from 1998-1999.  He was Regional Manager, Bovar Environmental, and had served as a Vice-President of Concord Environmental Corporation from 1988 to 1994 where he was responsible for resource development planning and regulatory approvals for clients, particularly in the Athabasca oil sands.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 609,472 common shares
  (0.72%)
250,000 stock options(1)200,000 stock options(2)75,000 stock options(5)80,000 stock options(9)                       
|Derrick Kershaw   | Senior Vice-President and Director since 2004 | Mr. Kershaw was appointed to the Board in 2004 and became a Senior Vice President in January 2006. He currently holds the position of Senior Vice President, Marketing and Investor Relations. Before joining Birch Mountain Resources, Mr Kershaw retired in 2001 as General Manager, Aurora Mine for Syncrude Canada, where he was responsible for all aspects of the new Aurora Mine Project.  With Syncrude over 23 years, he also held the positions of General Manager, Extraction Operations, Manager Overburden and Tailings in Mining Operations, and Manager Mine Mobile Maintenance.  He also was Manager in the Syncrude Research Department.  Mr. Kershaw served as Chair of the Advisory Board for the Fort McMurray Oil sands Discovery Centre. | 291,150 common shares
  (0.35%)
50,000 stock options(5)80,000 stock options(9)                                                                       
|Kerry E. Sully    | Director since 1995                           | Since 1999, Mr. Sully has been President and CEO of CGX Energy Inc., a company exploring for hydrocarbons in Guyana.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 408,000 common shares
  (0.48%)
125,000 stock options(2)75,000 stock options(5)50,000 stock options(7)80,000 stock options(9)                        
|Lanny K. McDonald | Director since 1995                           | In 1990, after more than 16 years of National Hockey League play, Mr. McDonald joined the Calgary Flames as Vice President for ten years.   He is now Marketing Director with Baker Hughes Canada, an oilfield services company.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 340,000 common shares
  (0.40%)
150,000 stock options(1)100,000 stock options(2)50,000 stock options(5)50,000 stock options(7)80,000 stock options(9)
|Charles Hopper    | Director since 2001                           | Mr. Hopper has been a Managing Director of Citigroup Global Wealth Management since August of 2007.  Prior to this, Mr. Hopper was a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers, Inc. from June of 1997 until August of 2007.  Mr. Hopper has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry including stints at Morgan Stanley & Co., The Northern Trust Company and as a Founder/ Partner of Graystone Partners.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 590,000 common shares
  (0.70%)
50,000 stock options(5)187,500 stock options(7)80,000 stock options(9)                                               

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|Name                 | Function                                                                              | Principal Business Activities, Business
  
  Experience and Principal Directorships                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Number of Common 
  Shares and Percentage of 
  Class and Number of 
  Stock Options(11) held at
  March 20, 2008                                    
|-------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Larry Shelley        | Director since 2005                                                                   | From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Shelley was the Executive Vice-President of Advisory Services at Meyers Norris Penny LLP, a public accounting firm, and President of the Tamarack Group Ltd., a corporate finance company. Mr. Shelley is the President of SRG Capital Ltd., a private investment firm.  Since December 2007, Mr. Shelley has been the Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Golder Associates Corporation.                                                                                                                                 | 246,400 common shares
  (0.29%)
276,875 stock options(9)                                                                                             
|C. Douglas Annable   | Director until November 14, 2007                                                      | From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Annable was President, Energy & Mining Division, AMEC Americas and from 1992 to 2003, held various executive positions including Executive Vice President, Energy, AMEC E&C Services (formerly AGRA Monenco). Mr. Annable is the owner of C.D. Consulting Inc. and recently retired from the position of President, Energy & Mining Division, AMEC Americas.                                                                                                                                                                                  | No common shares
No stock options                                                                                                                    
|Dr. Hugh Abercrombie | Vice-President, Business Development since 2007, formerly Vice-President, Exploration | Dr. Abercrombie joined Birch in 1997 from the Geological Survey of Canada where he worked as a sedimentary geochemist and manager of the inorganic geochemical laboratories. From 1998 to 2007, he directed the Companys mineral exploration and technology development programs. He is the inventor of Birch Mountains patent for the extraction and recovery of natural nanoparticles and led the reserves estimation and valuation teams for the one billion tonne Hammerstone mineral reserve.  He was appointed Vice President, Business Development in 2007. | 472,699 common shares 
  (0.56%)
200,000 stock options(1)150,000 stock options(2)75,000 stock options(5)60,000 stock options(9)                      
|David Reid           | Vice-President, Facilities Engineering, since 2005                                    | Mr. Reid worked with TransCanada PipeLines over a 31 year period, including 8 years as Vice President, Engineering and Construction. Following his retirement from TransCanada in 1998, he worked as a Project Manager for the design and construction of a chemical plant, and spent over 2 years in China managing the construction of a 3900 km gas pipeline.                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 25,000 common shares
  (0.03%)
100,000 stock options(6)25,000 stock options(9)                                                                       
|Russell Gerrish      | Vice-President, Operations and Engineering until November 14, 2007                    | Mr. Gerrish has over 28 years of experience in engineering management and consulting, aggregate exploration, and mine planning/implementation related to aggregates, asphalt and ready-mix concrete.  He was the Vice President of Operations and Engineering until Nov 2007 when he moved to technical sales representative.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 325,000 common shares
  (0.39%)
7,500 stock options(3)167,500 stock options(4)150,000 stock options(5)20,000 stock options(9)40,000 stock options(10)

Notes:

(1)

Each stock option entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.30 per share until October 2, 2008.

(2)

Each stock option entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.55 per share until August 31, 2009.

(3)

Each stock option entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.74 per share until November 23, 2009.

(4)

Each stock option entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $2.35 per share until January 11, 2010.

(5)

Each stock option entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $2.48 per share until March 7, 2010.

(6)

Each stock option entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $2.80 per share until January 2, 2012.

(7)

Each stock option entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $3.12 per share until June 14, 2012.

(8)

Each stock option entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.64 per share until January 6, 2013.

(9)

Each stock option entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.57 per share until January 25, 2013.

(10)

Each stock option entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.65 per share until February 18, 2013.

(11)

All stock options are issued at an exercise price equal to market close of the last trading day previous to the grant date.

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To the knowledge of Birch, there are no arrangements or understandings with major shareholders, customers, suppliers or others, pursuant to which any person referred to above was selected as a director or member of senior management of Birch and there is no family relationship between any of the persons named above.

Pursuant to an Option Agreement dated May 9, 1996, among Birch, Calvyn M. Loree, James A. Brown, Saskatoon Natural Resources Ltd. and Robert M. Friedland, Mr. Friedland currently has the right to nominate one individual to the Board of Directors of Birch; however, Mr. Friedland has made no such nomination for the forthcoming year.

Pursuant to an Investor Rights Agreement dated December 21, 2007, between Birch and Tricap Partners Ltd.(Tricap), Tricap has the right to designate three representatives to the Board of Directors if it owns more than 29.99% of the outstanding common shares of Birch; two representatives to the Board of Directors if it owns more than 10% but less than 29.99% of the outstanding common shares of Birch; or one representative to the Board of Directors if it owns more than 5% but less than 10% of the outstanding common shares of Birch.  As of March 20, 2008, Tricap has made no such designation.

B.

Compensation

The following table sets forth the amount of compensation that was paid and benefits that were granted in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 to each of the individuals listed in Item 6(A) above.

|Summary Compensation Table                          
|----------------------------------------------------
|                                                    
|Named Executive 
  Officer and 
  Principal Position
|                                                    
|Douglas J. Rowe                                     
|Executive Chairman and CEO                          
|Joel Jarding                                        
|President and COO                                   
|Hansine Ullberg                                     
|VP Finance & CFO(1)                                 
|Dan J. Rocheleau                                    
|Acting CFO (2)                                      
|Donald Dabbs                                        
|Senior Vice President                               
|Derrick Kershaw                                     
|Senior Vice President                               
|Kerry Sully                                         
|Director                                            
|Lanny MacDonald                                     
|Director                                            
|Charles Hopper                                      
|Director                                            

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|Larry Shelley                | 2007 | -       | -      | 19,050 | 50,000  | - | - | -
|---------------------------- | ---- | ------- | ------ | ------ | ------- | - | - | -
|Director                     | 2006 | -       | -      | 9,100  | 25,000  | - | - | -
|C. Douglas Annable           | 2007 | -       | -      | 20,950 | 50,000  | - | - | -
|Director (3)                 | 2006 | -       | -      | -      | 125,000 | - | - | -
|Dr. Hugh Abercrombie         | 2007 | 153,337 | -      | 16,190 | 40,000  | - | - | -
|VP, Business Development     | 2006 | 145,000 | 10,700 | 10,843 | 40,000  | - | - | -
|David Reid                   | 2007 | 116,782 | -      | 954    | 35,000  | - | - | -
|VP, Facilities
  Engineering | 2006 | 178,085 | 5,000  | 1,667  | 40,000  | - | - | -
|Russell Gerrish              | 2007 | 169,185 | -      | 16,510 | 40,000  | - | - | -
|VP, Operations (4)           | 2006 | 165,000 | 10,700 | 6,017  | 40,000  | - | - | -

(1)  Ms. Ullberg served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer from September 1, 2007 until December 31, 2007.(2) Mr. Rocheleau served as Acting Chief Financial Officer and Director of Financial Reporting from November 13, 2006 until August 31, 2007.(3)  Mr. Annable served as Director from May 4, 2006 until November 14, 2007.(4) Mr. Gerrish was appointed Vice President, Operations and Engineering on January 11, 2005 and held that position until November 14, 2007.

See Item 6(A)  Directors and Senior Management regarding the number of options to purchase common shares of Birch, the exercise price and the expiration date of options granted to each of the individuals listed in Item 6(A) above.

C.

Board Practices

Directors are elected annually at Birchs annual meeting of shareholders and hold office until the earlier of their resignation or removal from office at a subsequent annual meeting of shareholders.  The Board of Directors may fill vacancies created by departing directors between annual shareholders meetings.  Directors representing in number up to one-third the size of the board elected at the most recent shareholders meeting may be appointed by the Board of Directors between shareholders meetings.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee of Birch currently consists of Larry Shelley, CA (chair), Charles Hopper and Kerry E. Sully.   The function of the Audit Committee is to review the overall audit plan, results of the external audit, the annual financial statements and management discussion and analysis (MD&A), the review of quarterly financial statements and MD&A, the review of any financial press releases and securities filings, the Companys system of internal controls, the Companys accounting and disclosure policies and to resolve any potential disputes with Birchs auditors.  The Audit Committee has a significant list of detailed responsibilities that are outlined in its charter.

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Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee of Birch currently consists of Lanny K. McDonald (chair) and Larry Shelley.  The purpose of the Compensation Committee as outlined in its charter is to determine the compensation arrangement of executive officers, to provide oversight of compensation programs to other employees and to assist or recommend with respect to various compensation issues such as policies, benefits, personnel issues and other issues.  The Committee also determines the allocation of stock option grants under the Companys stock option plan.

Compensation Policy

The Companys compensation policy has three components:  (i) base salary/consulting fee and benefits, (ii) the award of stock options and (iii) bonus.  The salary/consulting fee for each executive officer is determined having regard to such executive officers responsibilities and performance.  The Compensation Committee undertakes a review of the compensation paid by similar companies in setting guidelines for the compensation of all Companys employees. The Compensation Committee has provided greater emphasis on the issuance of stock options to its executive officers as a major form of compensation.  In the view of the Compensation Committee, the issuance of stock options has had the advantages of encouraging growth in the Company and its share value, while reducing the cash expenditures required for executive salaries. The Company is currently a party to an employment agreement with Douglas J. Rowe dated December 1, 1995, and approved by the shareholders of the Company on May 31, 1996.  Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Rowe receives a salary of $108,000 annually and is entitled to receive stock options as determined from time to time by the Committee.  The Board of Directors of the Company has subsequently approved increases in Mr. Rowes annual salary to $140,000 per annum, effective June 15, 2000, $164,800 effective January 1, 2004, $180,000 effective March 1, 2005, $250,000 effective January 1, 2006 and $258,750, effective June 1, 2007.  Mr. Rowe is currently working a reduced work schedule and his compensation was reduced on November 1, 2007 to $138,000.  In addition, the Company has an employment agreement with Joel Jarding, dated May 1, 2007 and approved by the Board of Directors.  Mr. Jarding is paid an annual salary of $325,000.

Disclosure Committee

The Disclosure Committee of Birch has four members: Kerry E. Sully (chair), Suzanne L. Loov, Hugh J. Abercrombie and John A. Clarke. The purpose of the Committee is to ensure that the Company implements and maintains internal procedures for appropriate and timely collection, evaluation and disclosure of information potentially subject to public disclosure under the legal, regulatory and stock exchange requirements to which the Company is subject. As excerpted from the charter of the Disclosure Committee, the Committees responsibilities include:

- Reviewing material developments and providing timely advice on the Companys disclosure obligations;
- Discussing and advising on the timely review, publication and filing of periodic and current reports with the various parties involved, including the CEO and CFO;
- Periodically reviewing past disclosure and advising whether updates or corrections are appropriate; and
- Evaluating and advising on the effectiveness of the Companys internal disclosure controls and procedures.

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Governance and Risk Committee

The Governance and Risk Committee of Birch consists of Charles Hopper (Chair), Lanny K. McDonald and Larry Shelley.  The Corporate Governance and Risk Committee charter outlines the primary purpose of the Governance and Risk Committee as threefold.

- to develop and recommend to the Board a set of corporate governance principles including policies, disclosure and business conduct;
- to act as the nominating committee of the board which includes identifying, and recommending director nominees fore ach annual meeting or as vacancies occur; and
- to oversee the evaluation of the effectives of Board members, implement a framework for orientation and continuing education.

Health, Safety and Environment Committee

The Health, Safety and EnvironmentCommittee of Birch currently consist of Derrick Kershaw (chair), and Don Dabbs.  A former director, Doug Annable, chaired the Committee until November 14, 2007.  The general function of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee is to review the Companys practices and policies related to health, safety and the environment and to review the Companys performance in the areas of health, safety and environment.

D.

Employees

The following table sets out the number of employees of Birch at the end of each of the past three financial years, including their main category of activity.  All of Birchs employees are employed in Alberta, Canada.

As at December 312007
  2006
  2005Operations(1)
  24
  20
  7Accounting
  3
  3
  2Administration
  4
  4
  4Total
  31
  27
  13(1)  Includes personnel involved in technology, exploration and industrial minerals.


E.

Share Ownership

See Item 6  Directors, Senior Management and Employees  Directors and Senior Management, above, for disclosure regarding share ownership and options of Birch directors and senior management.

The Board of Directors of the Company adopted the stock option plan of the Company on April 24, 2006, which was ratified by shareholders on May 25, 2006 (the Plan). The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company by encouraging the directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company, and of its subsidiaries, if any, to acquire shares in the Company, thereby increasing their proprietary interest in the Company, encouraging them to remain associated with the Company and furnishing them with additional incentive in their efforts on behalf of the Company in the conduct of its affairs. The Plan is administered by the Board of Directors of the Company or by a special committee of the Board of Directors, if appointed, from time to time (the Board).  Pursuant to the Plan, the Board may grant non-transferable options to purchase Common shares of the Company to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries and employees of a person or company which provides management services (excluding investor relations services) to the Company or its subsidiaries (Management Company Employees) (such persons hereinafter collectively referred to as Participants).  Under the Plan, stock options may be granted by the Company to officers, directors, employees, consultants and employees of a person or company which provides services to the Company, its subsidiary or affiliates of the Company from time to time up to a maximum of 10% of the Companys issued capital.  Any expiration or exercise of stock options during the terms of the Plan will allow the Company to re-grant the options on a continuous revolving and reloading basis.  Any increase in the issued and outstanding common shares will result in an increase in the available number of Common Shares issuable under the Plan, and any exercises of options will make new grants available under the Plan effectively resulting in a re-loading of the number of options available to grant under the Plan.

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The price of options granted under the Plan shall not be less than the market price of the Common Shares at the time the option is granted. Options issued under the Plan may be exercised during a period determined by the Board, which cannot exceed five (5) years if listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Venture (TSXV) or ten (10) years if listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), and are subject to earlier termination upon the termination of the optionees employment, upon the optionee ceasing to be a director and/or officer of the Company, or upon the retirement, permanent disability or death of an optionee.  The options are non-transferable, except in limited circumstances.  There is no agreement whereunder financial assistance will be provided by the Company to facilitate the purchase of shares under the Plan.

The number of securities issuable or reserved for issuance to insiders under all security based compensation arrangements cannot at any time exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding securities of the Company and the number of securities issued to insiders under all security based compensation arrangements within a one year period may not exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding securities.

The Plan permits the Board to amend, suspend, terminate or discontinue the Plan subject to any applicable regulatory approval. In particular, the Board may amend the Plan without shareholder approval if the amendment: (a) is for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, error or omission in the Plan or to correct or supplement any provision that is inconsistent with any other provision of the Plan; (b) is necessary to comply with applicable law or requirements of any stock exchange on which the common shares of the Company are listed; (c) is an amendment to the Plan respecting administration and eligibility for participation under the Plan; (d) changes the terms and conditions on which options may be granted pursuant to the Plan including the provisions relating to option price, vesting provisions and option period; (e) changes the termination provisions of an option or the Plan; (f) is an addition of a cashless exercise feature, payable in cash or securities which provides for a full deduction of the number of underlying securities from the Plan; or (g) is an amendment to the Plan of a housekeeping nature.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment may have the effect of (h) amending the number of common shares issuable under the Plan; (i) adding any form of financial assistance by the Company for the exercise of any option; (j) resulting in a material or unreasonable dilution in the number of outstanding common shares or any material benefit to option holders; or (k) changing the class of eligible optionees to broaden the participation by insiders of the Company.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, but subject to any required regulatory approval of any regulatory authority or stock exchange, the Board may amend the option price, the option period (which in no event shall exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant) and the termination provisions of options granted pursuant to the Plan, without shareholder approval, provided that if the Board proposes to reduce the option price or extend the option period of options granted to insiders of the Company pursuant to the Plan, such amendments will require shareholder approval.

The TSX rules require shareholder approval of the Plan every three years.

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ITEM 7

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

A.

Major Shareholders

To the knowledge of Birch, as of March 1, 2008, there are no persons or entities who beneficially hold, directly or indirectly or exercise control or direction over, more than 5% of the voting rights attached to the issued and outstanding common shares of Birch.

As of March 1, 2008, Birch had 134 registered shareholders of which 76 holders had an address of record within the US owning common shares, representing 15.8% of Birchs outstanding common shares.

B.

Related Party Transactions

During the Companys last fiscal year and up to the date of this Form 20-F, Birch has had no transactions and there are no presently proposed transactions which are material to Birch or a related party, or any transactions that are unusual in their nature or conditions, involving goods, services, or tangible or intangible assets with (a) enterprises that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control or are controlled by, or are under common control with, the Company; (b) associates, being an unconsolidated enterprise in which the Company has a significant influence or which has significant influence over the Company, where significant influence over an enterprise is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the enterprise but is less than control over those polices and where shareholders beneficially owning a 10% interest in the voting power of the Company are presumed to have a significant influence on the Company; (c) individuals owning, directly or indirectly, an interest in the voting power of the Company that gives them significant influence over the Company, and close members of any such individuals family; (d) key management personnel, being those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, including directors and senior management of the Company and close members of such individuals families; and (e) enterprises in which a substantial interest in the voting power is owned, directly or indirectly, by any person described in (c) or (d) over which such person is able to exercise significant influence.  This includes enterprises owed by directors or major shareholders of the Company and enterprises that have a member of key management in common with the Company.  Close members of individuals family are those that may be expected to influence, or be influenced by, that person in their dealings with the Company.

The Company has not made any loans for the benefit of any of the persons listed in the previous paragraph.

C.

Interests of Experts and Counsel

This item is not applicable.

ITEM 8

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

A.

Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information

Incorporated hereto are the audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, which are set forth in Item 17 - Financial Statements.

Birch received a legal statement of claim in March, 2008 from a former employee for wrongful dismissal, claiming loss of salary damages of approximately $340,000.  The Company is strongly defending this claim and believes it is without merit and the outcome is not determinable at this time.

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Birch is not aware of any material proceeding in which any director, any member of senior management or any of Birchs affiliates is a party adverse to Birch or has a material interest adverse to Birch.

No dividends have been paid on any common shares of Birch.  Birch intends to retain its earnings for use in the business and does not expect to pay dividends on its common shares in the foreseeable future.

B.

Significant Changes

No significant changes have occurred during 2007 or during the first three months of 2008.

ITEM 9

THE OFFER AND LISTING

A.

Offer and Listing Details

The following table sets forth the high and low market of the common shares on the TSXV or TSX for the periods indicated. The Company traded on the TSXV until December 10, 2006, at which time it moved its listing to the TSX.

Year or Month
  Period
  High (Cdn$)
  Low (Cdn$)December 31, 2003
  Year
  0.56
  0.19December 31, 2004
  Year
  2.50
  0.45December 31, 2005
  Year
  9.85
  1.90December 31, 2006
  Year
  9.83
  2.60December 31, 2007
  Year
  4.56
  0.562006
  First Quarter
  9.63
  6.60Second Quarter
  9.83
  4.46Third Quarter
  6.00
  3.14Fourth Quarter
  5.09
  2.602007
  First Quarter
  3.75
  2.30Second Quarter
  4.56
  2.83Third Quarter
  4.16
  1.25Fourth Quarter
  1.89
  0.56September 2007
  Month
  2.09
  1.25October 2007
  Month
  1.89
  1.25November 2007
  Month
  1.45
  0.57December 2007
  Month
  1.24
  0.56January 2008
  Month
  0.87
  0.52February 2008
  Month
  0.81
  0.60


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The following table sets forth the high and low market prices of the common shares on the OTC-BB; until March 21, 2005, at which time the Companys stock began trading on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX).  All financial figures in this table are expressed in US dollars.

Year or Month
  Period
  High (US$)
  Low (US$)December 31, 2003
  Year
  0.45
  0.30December 31, 2004
  Year
  2.05
  0.34December 31, 2005
  Year
  8.50
  1.40December 31, 2006
  Year
  8.95
  2.19December 31, 2007
  Year
  3.99
  0.522006
  First Quarter
  8.20
  5.50Second Quarter
  8.95
  3.98Third Quarter
  5.34
  2.80Fourth Quarter
  4.49
  2.192007
  First Quarter
  3.26
  1.95Second Quarter
  3.96
  2.68Third Quarter
  3.99
  1.23Fourth Quarter
  1.95
  0.52September 2007
  Month
  2.00
  1.23October 2007
  Month
  1.95
  1.30November 2007
  Month
  1.51
  0.52December 2007
  Month
  1.25
  0.52January 2008
  Month
  0.85
  0.53February 2008
  Month
  0.81
  0.57


B.

Plan of Distribution

This item is not applicable.

C.

Markets

Trading in Canada

The Companys common shares trade on the TSX under the symbol BMD.

Trading in the US

The Companys common shares trade on the AMEX under the symbol BMD.

D.

Selling Shareholders

This item is not applicable.

E.

Dilution

This item is not applicable.

F.

Expenses of the Issue

This item is not applicable.

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ITEM 10

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A.

Share Capital

This item is not applicable.

B.

Memorandum and Articles of Association

The information under Item 14 - Description of Securities to be Registered contained in Amendment No. 4 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form 20-F dated April 25, 2001 is hereby incorporated by reference.

There are no provisions in the By-laws regarding public disclosure of individual shareholdings.  Notwithstanding this, applicable Canadian securities legislation required certain public disclosure of persons owning or acquiring common shares in excess of 10% of a Companys issued and outstanding share capital.

C.

Material Contracts

The only material contracts not made in the ordinary course of business in the two years prior to the date of filing of this Form 20-F, is the $31.5 million convertible debenture financing referred to in Item 5 (B)  Liquidity and Capital Resources. The convertible debenture and loan agreement were filed on January 9, 2008 in Canada and on January 10, 2008 as an exhibit to a Form 6-K filed with the SEC and is available in the Companys public documents at
www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov.

D.

Exchange Controls

Canadian Investment Controls

There are no governmental laws, decrees or regulations in Canada relating to restrictions on the export or import of capital, or affecting the remittance of interest, dividends or other payments to non-residents.  Subject to the terms of a bilateral tax convention, the payment of dividends, interest and other amounts to non-residents may be subject to Canadian withholding tax.  Dividends paid to US residents are subject to a 15% withholding tax or a 5% withholding tax for dividends if the shareholder is a corporation owning at least 10% of the outstanding voting shares of Birch pursuant to Article X of the reciprocal tax treaty between Canada and the US (See Item 10 - Additional Information - Taxation).

Except as provided in the Investment Canada Act(the ICA), which has provisions that restrict the holding of voting shares by non-Canadians, there are no limitations specific to the rights of non-Canadians to hold or vote the common shares under the laws of Canada or the Province of Alberta, or in the charter documents of Birch or its subsidiaries.

The ICA requires a person who is not a Canadian resident (a non-Canadian) making an investment, which would result in the establishment of a new Canadian business or which would result in the acquisition of control of a Canadian business (i.e. the gross value of the assets of which exceed a certain monetary threshold), to identify, notify, or file an application for review with the Investment Review Division of Industry Canada (IRD).  The notification procedure involves a brief statement of information about the investment on a prescribed form to be filed with the IRD by the investor within 30 days following implementation of the investment.  Specific investments are subject to review under the ICA.  It is intention of the IRD that investments requiring only notification will proceed without government intervention unless the investment is in a specific type of business activity related to Canadas cultural heritage and national identity.

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If an investment is reviewable under the ICA, an application for review in the form prescribed is normally required to be filed with the IRD prior to the investment taking place and the investment may not be implemented until the review has been completed and the Minister of Industry (Minister) (the Minister responsible for Investment Canada) is satisfied that the investment is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.  The Minister has up to 75 days to make this determination.  If the Minister is not satisfied that the investment is likely to be of net benefit to Canada, the non-Canadian must not implement the investment or, if the investment has been implemented, shall be required to divest himself of control of the business that is the subject of the investment.

In 1999, some of the powers, duties and functions of the Minister were transferred to the Minister of Canadian Heritage under Parts II to VI of the ICA as they relate to the prescribed business activities enumerated under paragraph 15(a) of the ICA, namely those that relate to Canadas cultural heritage or national identity (Cultural Activities). Cultural Activities include, among other things, the distribution or sale of books, magazines, film and video recordings and music recordings.  As a result, an application for review must be submitted to the Cultural Sector Investment Review of the Department of Canadian Heritage (the CSIR) in respect of the acquisition of control of a Canadian business engaged in a Cultural Activity that exceeds the prescribed lower monetary threshold applicable to the acquisition of such Canadian businesses.

The Minister of Canadian Heritages review, similar to the Ministers review, is based on the statutory threshold of net benefit to Canada.  CSIR is guided by certain policy statements regarding investments by non-Canadians in Canadian businesses engaged in certain Cultural Activities.  CSIRs policy statements address certain Cultural Activities at the production/publication, distribution and/or exhibition levels.

The following investments by non-Canadians are subject to notification under ICA:

1.

An investment to establish a new Canadian business; and

2.

An investment to acquire control of a Canadian business that is not reviewable pursuant to the ICA.

The following investments by non-Canadians are subject to review under the ICA:

1.

An investment is reviewable if there is an acquisition of control of a Canadian business and the asset value of the Canadian business being acquired equals or exceeds the following thresholds:

a.

For non-World Trade Organization (WTO) investors, the threshold is $5 million for a direct acquisition and $50 million for an indirect acquisition; the $5 million threshold will apply however for an indirect acquisition if the asset value of the Canadian business being acquired exceeds 50% of the asset value of the global transaction;

b.

Except as specified in paragraph (c) below, a threshold is calculated annually for reviewable direct acquisitions by or from WTO investors.  The threshold for 2007 is $295 million.  Pursuant to Canadas international commitments, indirect acquisitions by or from WTO investors are not reviewable but subject to notification;

c.

The limits set out in paragraph (a) apply to all investors for acquisitions of a Canadian business that:

i.

engages in the production of uranium and owns an interest in a producing uranium property in Canada;

ii.

provides any financial service;

iii.

provides any transportation services; or

iv.

is a cultural business.

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2.

Notwithstanding the above, any investment which is usually only notifiable, including the establishment of a new Canadian business, and which falls within a specific business activity, including the publication and distribution of books, magazines, newspapers, film or video recordings, audio or video music recordings, or music in print or machine-readable form may be reviewed if an Order-in-Council directing a review is made and a notice is sent to the Investor within 21 days following the receipt of a certified complete notification.

With reference to 1 (a) above, generally speaking, an acquisition is direct if it involves the acquisition of control of the Canadian business or of its direct or indirect Canadian parent and an acquisition is indirect if it involves the acquisition of control of a non-Canadian direct or indirect parent of an entity carrying on the Canadian business.  No change of voting control will be deemed to have occurred if an investor acquires less than one-third of the voting control of a Canadian corporation.

With reference to 1(a) above, a WTO investor, as defined in the ICA, includes an individual who is a national of a member country of the WTO or who has the right of permanent residence in relation that WTO member, a government or government agency of a WTO member, a WTO investor-controlled entity, a corporation, a limited partnership, trust or other specified business organizations that is neither WTO-investor controlled or Canadian controlled of which two-thirds of its board of directors, general partners or trustees, as the case may be, are any combination of Canadians and WTO investors.

The ICA exempts certain transactions from notification and review, including, among others,

1.

An acquisition of voting shares if the acquisition were made in the ordinary course of that persons business as a trader or dealer in securities;

2.

An acquisition of control of the company in connection with the realization of a security interest granted for a loan or other financial assistance and not for any purpose related to the provisions of the ICA;

3.

The acquisition of voting interests by any person in the ordinary course of a business carried on by that person that consists of providing, in Canada, venture capital on terms and conditions not inconsistent with such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Minister; and

4.

Acquisition of control of the company by reason of an amalgamation, merger, consolidation or corporate reorganization, following which the ultimate direct or indirect control in fact of the company, through the ownership of voting interests, remains unchanged.

E.

Taxation

The following is a summary of the principal Canadian federal income tax considerations under theIncome Tax Act (Canada) and the regulations thereunder (collectively, the Tax Act, or ITA), generally applicable in respect of the holding and disposition of common shares.

This summary is based upon the Companys understanding of current provisions of the Tax Act and the Canada-United States Tax Convention (1980) (the Tax Convention) as at the date of this Form 20-F, of all specific proposals to amend the Tax Act and the Tax Convention publicly announced prior to the date hereof (the Proposed Amendments) and of the current published administrative and assessing practices of the Canada Revenue Agency (the CRA).  Other than such Proposed Amendments, this summary does not take into account or anticipate changes in the law, whether by way of judicial decision or legislative action, nor any changes in the administrative or assessing practices of the CRA.  There is no assurance that any specific proposals to amend the Tax Act will be enacted as proposed or at all, or that legislative, judicial or administrative changes will not alter the statements made herein.  This summary does not take into account, or anticipate any provincial, territorial or foreign tax legislation or other considerations, which may differ from those consideration described herein.

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This summary is applicable only to holders of common shares who, for the purposes of the Tax Act and the Tax Convention, are resident in the US, have never been resident in or deemed to be resident in Canada at any time while they have held common shares, deal at arms length with and are not affiliated with, the Company, hold their common shares as capital property, do not carry on and are not deemed to carry on an insurance business in Canada, and will not use or hold or be deemed to use or hold the common shares in the course of carrying on business in Canada.  Common shares will generally be considered to capital property for purposes of the Tax Act unless they are held in the course of carrying on a business of trading or dealing in securities or acquired in a transaction which may be considered to be an adventure in the nature of trade.  Special rules, which are not discussed in this summary, may apply to a US holder that is a corporation that carries on business in Canada and elsewhere.

This summary is of a general nature only and is not exhaustive of all Canadian federal income tax considerations and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any holder of common shares. The income tax consequences to any particular holder of common shares will vary according to the particular circumstances of each holder, including without limitation, the status of that holder as an individual, trust, corporation or member of a partnership, the jurisdiction in which that holder is subject to taxation and the place where that holder is resident. No opinion, with respect to taxation matters, was requested by the Company or provided by its auditors or legal counsel.  Each holder should consult his own tax advisor with respect to the income tax consequences applicable to him in his own particular circumstances.

Disposition of Common Shares

A non-resident of Canada will not be subject to tax under the Tax Act in respect of a capital gain realized upon the disposition or deemed disposition of a common share of the Company unless it constitutes taxable Canadian property under the Tax Act and the holder is not entitled to relief under the Tax Convention.  Such common shares will generally not be taxable Canadian property provided the holder thereof does not use or hold and is not deemed to use or hold such shares in connection with carrying on a business in Canada; such shares are not designated insurance property of the holder within the meaning of the Tax Act; that if the shares listed on a prescribed stock exchange under the Tax Act, the holder has not, either alone or in combination with persons with whom the holder does not deal at arms length, owned or had the right to acquire 25% or more of the issued shares of any class or series of shares in the Company within 60 months preceding the date of disposition; such holder has not elected to treat such shares as taxable Canadian property upon ceasing to be a resident in Canada; and such shares were not acquired in a tax deferred exchange for property that was itself taxable Canadian property.

In the case of a non-resident holder to whom shares of the Company represent taxable Canadian property and who is resident in the US, relief from Canadian taxation may not be available under the Tax Convention in certain cases, including, without limitation, where the value of such shares is derived principally from real property situated in Canada.  Mineral exploration rights are generally considered to be real property for this purpose. Shareholders should consult with their tax advisors as to whether they will be afforded relief under the Tax Convention.

If common shares of the Company constitute taxable Canadian property and a holder is not afforded relief under the Tax Convention, a capital gain (or capital loss) will generally be realized to the extent that the proceeds of disposition received or deemed to be received exceed (or are less than) the aggregate adjusted cost base of such shares, net of any reasonable costs of disposition or deemed disposition.  Generally speaking, the adjusted cost base of a common share will be the average of the cost of all such shares held, determined in accordance with the Tax Act. One-half of any such capital gain (taxable capital gain) will be required to be included in income in the year of the disposition.  One half of the amount of any capital loss (allowable capital loss) generally must be deducted against taxable capital gains realized in that year in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Act. Allowable capital losses in excess of taxable capital gains for that year may otherwise be available for deduction against net taxable capital gains in any of the three preceding years or in any subsequent year, subject to various detailed provisions of the Tax Act.

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However, special rules apply if a non-resident of Canada or certain designated partnerships dispose of common shares of the Company to another corporation resident in Canada with which the non-resident does not deal or is deemed not to deal at arms length and, immediately after the disposition, the Company is connected with the purchaser corporation within the meaning of the Tax Act.  Each holder should consult with their own tax advisor with respect to the income tax consequences of any such disposition applicable to them, in their own particular circumstances.

Dividends

In the case of any dividends paid or credited or deemed to be paid or credited to non-residents, the non-resident will be subject to tax on the gross amount of such dividends. Stock dividends received by non-residents from the Company are taxable in Canada as ordinary dividends. In the absence of relief under the Tax Convention, the Company will be required to withhold therefrom on account of tax, 25% of the amount of such dividend, and remit same to the Receiver General of Canada, and the net amount of the dividend will be paid to the non-resident holder.  In certain cases Article X of the Tax Convention reduces the rate of tax on dividends paid to residents of the US to 15% of the gross dividend or 5% in the case of dividends paid to certain corporate shareholders that beneficially own at least 10% of the Companys voting shares, subject to certain exceptions. Under the Fifth Protocol to amend the Tax Convention, once ratified, and effective the second month that begins after the Protocol enters into force, for the purposes of determining whether the 10% threshold is met, a company resident in the US will be considered to own the voting stock that is owned by an entity that is considered fiscally transparent under the laws of the US and that is not resident in Canada, in proportion to the companys ownership in that entity.

Dispositions of common shares to the Company will generally result in a deemed dividend to the holder equal to the amount by which the consideration paid or deemed to be paid by the Company exceeds the paid-up capital of such shares.  The amount of such deemed dividend would be subject to withholding tax as described above.

US Federal Income Tax Consequences

The following is a discussion of possible US Federal income tax consequences, under US law, generally applicable to a US Holder (as defined below) of common shares of the Company.  This discussion does not address consequences peculiar to persons subject to special provisions of US Federal income tax law, such as those described below as excluded from the definition of a US Holder.  In addition, this discussion does not cover any alternative minimum, US state and local or foreign tax consequences.

The following discussion is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), Treasury Regulations, published Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rulings, published administrative positions of the IRS, and court decisions that are currently applicable, any of which could be materially and adversely changed, possibly on a retroactive basis, at any time.  In addition, the discussion does not consider the potential effects, both adverse and beneficial, of recently proposed legislation that, if enacted, could be applied, possibly on a retroactive basis, at any time.

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Circular 230 Disclosure

Any tax statement made herein regarding any US federal tax is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by any taxpayer for purposes of avoiding any penalties.  Any such statement herein is written in connection with the marketing or promotion of the transaction to which the statement relates.  Each taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayers particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.

As used herein, a US Holder includes a holder of common shares who is a citizen or individual resident (as defined under US tax laws) of the United States; a corporation created or organized in or under the laws of the US or of any political subdivision thereof; an estate the income of which is taxable in the US irrespective of source; or a trust if (a) a court within the US is able to exercise primary supervision over the trusts administration and one or more US persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions or (b) the trust was in existence on August 20, 1996 and has properly elected to continue to be treated as a US person.  This summary does not address the US tax consequences to, and US Holders do not include, persons subject to specific provisions of federal income tax law, including, but not limited to, tax-exempt organizations, qualified retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and other tax-deferred accounts, financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, broker-dealers, non-resident alien individuals, persons or entities that have a functional currency other than the US dollar, persons who hold common shares as part of a straddle, hedging or a conversion transaction, and persons who acquire their common shares as compensation for services.  This summary is limited to US Holders who own common shares as capital assets and who hold the common shares directly and not through an intermediary entity.

Distributions on Common Shares of the Company

Subject to the discussion below regarding passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), US Holders receiving dividend distributions (including constructive dividends) with respect to common shares of the Company are required to include in gross income (for US Federal income tax purposes) the gross amount of such distributions, to the extent that the Company has current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under US Federal tax principals.  This inclusion is done without reduction for any Canadian income tax withheld from such distributions.

Any Canadian tax withheld generally may be credited (subject to certain limitations) against the US Holders US Federal taxable income.  (See more detailed discussion at Foreign Tax Credits below.)  To the extent that distributions exceed current or accumulated earnings and profits of the Company, they will be treated first as a return of capital up to the US Holders adjusted basis in the common shares and thereafter as a gain from the sale or exchange of the common shares.  Dividends received by non-corporate US Holders may be subject to US federal income tax at lower rates (generally 15%) than other types of ordinary income in taxable years beginning before 2011 if certain conditions are met.  These conditions include the Company not being classified as a PFIC, it being a qualified foreign corporation, the US Holders satisfaction of a holding period requirement, and the US Holder not treating the distribution as investment income for purposes of the investment interest deduction rules.  In the case of US Holders that are corporations, such dividends generally will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction.

Foreign Tax Credit

A US Holder who pays (or has withheld from distributions) Canadian income tax with respect to the common shares of the Company may be entitled, at the option of the US Holder, to either a deduction or a tax credit for such foreign tax paid or withheld, at the option of the US Holder.  Generally, it will be more advantageous to claim a credit because a credit reduces US Federal income taxes on a dollar-for-dollar basis, while a deduction merely reduces the taxpayers income subject to tax.

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This election is made on a year-by-year basis, and applies to all foreign income taxes (or taxes in lieu of income tax) paid by (or withheld from) the US Holder during the year.  Unused foreign tax credits can generally be carried back one year and forward ten years. There are significant and complex limitations which apply to the credit, among which is the general limitation that the credit cannot exceed the proportionate share of the US Holders US income tax liability that the US Holders foreign source income bears to his/her or its worldwide taxable income.

In the determination of the application of this limitation, various items of income and deduction must be classified into foreign and domestic sources.  Complex rules govern this classification process.

In addition, this limitation is calculated separately with respect to specific classes or baskets of income; foreign taxes assigned to a particular class of income generally cannot offset United States tax on income assigned to another class.

The availability of the foreign tax credit and the application of the limitations with respect to the foreign tax credit are fact specific, and US Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the foreign tax credit rules.

Currency Fluctuations

For United States federal income tax purposes, the amount received by a US Holder as payment with respect to a distribution on, or disposition of, common shares, if paid in Canadian dollars, will be the US dollar value on the date of payment, regardless of whether the payment is later converted into US dollars.  In such case, the US Holders may recognize additional ordinary income or loss as a result of currency fluctuations between the date on which the payment is made and the date the payment is converted into US dollars.

Disposition of Common Shares of the Company

Subject to the PFIC discussion below, a US Holder will recognize gain or loss upon the sale of commons shares of the Company equal to the difference, if any, between the amount of cash plus the fair market value of any property received, and the US Holders tax basis in the common shares of the Company.

This gain or loss will be capital gain or loss if the common shares are a capital asset in the hands of the US Holder, which will be a short-term or long-term capital gain or loss depending upon the holding period of the US Holder.  Under present law, a non-corporate US Holder generally is eligible for a maximum 15% US Federal income tax rate, subject to the PFIC discussion below, for net long-term (held more than one year) capital gains.  Gains and losses are netted and combined according to special rules in arriving at the overall capital gain or loss for a particular tax year.  Deductions for net capital losses are subject to significant limitations.

US Anti-Deferral Regimes - Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) Regime

The PFIC rules may apply to US Holders if the Company, or an entity directly or indirectly owned by the Company (Related Entity), derives 75% or more of its gross income from certain types of passive income (generally, interest, dividends, rents, royalties and the like), or if the average value during a taxable year of the Company or the Related Entitys passive assets (generally, assets that generate passive income) is 50% or more of the average value of all assets held by the Company or the Related Entity.  If the Company or a Related Entity is classified as a PFIC, a US Holder will be subject to increased tax liability in respect of gain recognized on the disposition of common shares or upon the receipt of certain distributions, unless the US Holder makes an election to be taxed currently on his, her or its pro rata portion of the Companys income and gain, whether or not such income or gain is distributed in the form of dividends or otherwise, and the Company provides certain annual statements which include the information necessary to determine inclusions and assure compliance with the PFIC rules.  As another alternative to the foregoing rules, a US Holder may make a mark-to-market election to include in income each year as ordinary income an amount equal to the increase in value of the Common shares for that year or to claim a deduction for any decrease in value (but only to the extent of previous mark-to-market gains).

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Neither the Company nor any Related Entity can give any assurance as to its status as a PFIC for the current or any future year, and offers no opinion or representation of any kind with respect to the PFIC status of the Company or any Related Entity.  US Holders should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the PFIC issue and its applicability to their particular tax situation.

F.

Dividends and Paying Agents

This item is not applicable.

G.

Statement by Experts

This item is not applicable.

H.

Documents on Display

Documents concerning Birch which are referred to in this Form 20-F may be inspected upon written request to the Corporate Administrator of Birch as follows:

Shareholder Services
Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.
Suite 300, 250 - Sixth Avenue S.W.
Bow Valley Square 4
Calgary, AB, Canada
T2P 3H7

The Company is subject to the information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and, to the extent required of Canadian companies, files periodic reports and other information with the SEC.  All such reports and information may be read and copied at the public reference facilities listed below.  The Company intends to provide its shareholders reports containing audited year-end financial statements and a report thereon from its independent chartered accountants and quarterly reports for the first three quarters of each fiscal year containing unaudited interim financial information.

Statements made in this Form 20-F about the contents of contracts or other documents are not necessarily complete and the Company refers you to the copy of such contracts or other documents filed as exhibits to this Form 20-F.

The Companys SEC filings, and the exhibits thereto, are available for inspection and copying at the public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C., 20549.  Copies of these filings may be obtained from these offices after the payment of prescribed fees.  Please call the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. These filings are also available on the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at
www.sec.gov.

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The Company is required to file reports and other information with Canadian provincial securities commissions. Interested parties are invited to read and copy any reports, statements or other information, other than confidential filings, that Birch files with provincial securities commissions. These filings are also available electronically from the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) (http://www.sedar.com), the Canadian equivalent of the SECs electronic document gathering and retrieval system.

The Company will provide its shareholders with proxy statements prepared according to Canadian law.  As a Canadian company, the Company is exempt from the Exchange Act rules prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements to shareholders and is also exempt from the short-swing profit recovery and disclosure regime of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Copies of proxy statements may be obtained by providing requests to us at the following address: Attn. Shareholder Services, Birch Mountain Resources Ltd., 300  250 6th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3H7.

I.

Subsidiary Information

This item is not applicable.

ITEM 11

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company has not entered into any activities in derivative financial instruments or derivative commodity instruments. The Companys financial assets are in the form of cash and cash equivalents and are held in short term interest-bearing deposits at institutions with high credit quality ratings.

As a Canadian company, Birchs cash balances are kept primarily in Canadian funds, revenues are negotiated in Canadian dollars and expenses are predominately in Canadian dollars. The Company does have limited exposure to foreign exchange risk, but this is restricted to payment of current trade accounts payable in US Dollars where most of the Companys cash assets are denominated in Canadian Dollars. The Company maintains a bank account in US Dollars from payments received in US Dollars to pay these trade accounts. Therefore, the Company believes it is exposed to only minimal exchange rate risk. The Company considers the amount of risk to be manageable and does not currently, nor is likely in the foreseeable future, conduct hedging to reduce its exchange rate risk.

ITEM 12

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

This item is not applicable.

PART II

ITEM 13

DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES

None

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ITEM 14

MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITYHOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS

There has been no modification of the instruments defining the rights of holders of any class of the Companys registered securities.  There has been no modification or qualification of the rights evidenced by any class of the Companys registered securities by issuing or modifying any other class of securities.  There are no assets securing any class of the Companys registered securities.  There has been no change in the last financial year to the trustee of the Companys registered securities.

ITEM 15

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

A Disclosure Committee was appointed by the Board of Directors in 2006 to oversee the Companys disclosure activities and to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibilities in this respect.  The purpose of the Committee is to ensure that the Company implements and maintains internal procedures for the timely collection, evaluation and disclosure, as appropriate, of information potentially subject to public disclosure under the legal, regulatory and stock exchange requirements to which the Company is subject.

The Committees responsibilities include the following:

- review material developments and advise on
the Companys disclosure obligations on a timely basis;
- advise on and discuss the timely review,
publication and filing of periodic and current reports with the various parties
involved, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer,
and review that these reports do not contain an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading;
- periodically review past disclosures
contained in public filings and other public information and advise whether any
updates or corrections are appropriate; and
- evaluate and advise on the effectiveness
of the Companys internal and disclosure controls and procedures, including the
steps that it deems necessary or desirable to effect compliance with those
procedures.

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Management Report on Internal Control and Financial Reporting

The management of Birch is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) defines this as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Companys principle executive and principal financial officer and effected by the Companys Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedure that:

- Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
- Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of
the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
- Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Companys assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

The Companys management assessed the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007. In making this assessment, the Companys management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.

The Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, together with management, have reviewed the design and effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting as part of Section 404 of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and have identified the following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007:

1.

Inadequate entity-level controls due to (i) weak tone at the top to implement an effective control environment and (ii) a lack of adequate controls over changes to financial applications.

2.

Lack of adequate procedures for (i) inventory surveys, valuation and costs capitalized to inventory and (ii) a lack of segregation of duties, weakness around timely and consistent management review of account reconciliation of technical accounts.

3.

Lack of sufficient personnel with appropriate knowledge, experience and training in U.S. GAAP reconciliations.

4.

Transaction level control deficiencies, around (i) timely recording of invoices (ii) accruals and (iii) estimates which taken in the aggregate constitute a material weakness.

Because of the material weaknesses described above, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2007, internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on the COSO criteria.

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Management's assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included on page page 69 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

During 2007, management disclosed its material weaknesses every quarter and made significant improvements in establishing various controls compared to 2006.  Management is committed to continuously improve its material controls throughout 2008 and has already changed existing policies and processes, which improved the weaknesses described above.  This will result in an improved control environment for many of the weaknesses.  However, there will still be weaknesses concerning segregation of duties due to the small size of the Company and the Company will still rely on external advisors for technical accounting, tax and financial reporting expertise.

ITEM 16

RESERVED BY THE SEC

ITEM 16A

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

The Board of Directors of Birch has determined that Larry Shelley, CA is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 16A of Form 20-F and is independent, as defined by rules of the AMEX.

ITEM 16B

CODE OF CONDUCT

On May 7, 2004, the Companys Board of Directors adopted the Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (Code of Conduct), which was filed as an exhibit to the Companys Form 20-F dated June 29, 2004.  The Code of Conduct was updated and reviewed by the Audit Committee and amendments approved on December 20, 2006, resulting in a new Code of Conduct as attached as an exhibit hereto. The Code of Conduct outlines the Companys business principles, and the ethical and legal standards which each of its directors, officers, employees and contractors, including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions must adhere to when acting on behalf of the Company.

Through its Code of Conduct, the Company prescribes the following principles:

- honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
- full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the Companys shareholder reports and in other public communications and filings of the Company;
- compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;
- the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code of Conduct to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code of Conduct; and
- accountability by all of the Companys directors, officers, employees and contractors for adherence to its Code of Conduct.

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ITEM 16C

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The following table sets forth, for each of the years indicated, the fees billed by Birchs independent public accountants, and the percentage of the services that were approved by the Audit Committee.

|                   | Year Ended December 31
|------------------ | ----------------------
|                   | 2007                  
|Audit Fees         | $ 265,500             
|Audit-related Fees | -                     
|Tax Fees           | -                     
|All Other Fees     | 2,300                 
|Total              | $ 267,800             

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Board of Directors has delegated certain responsibilities to the Audit Committee.  The Audit Committee adopted an Audit Committee Charter that outlines its responsibilities including the pre-approval of audit and non-audit services rendered by the Companys independent public accountants.  No issue regarding these services has arisen in the last two fiscal years.

ITEM 16D

EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEE

This item is not applicable.

ITEM 16E

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Neither the Company, nor any affiliated purchaser of the Company, has purchased any of the Companys securities during 2007.

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PART III

ITEM 17

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

|                                                                                                                                   | Page No.
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------
|                                                                                                                                   |         
|Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting                                                                   | 67      
|Managements Responsibility for Financial Statements                                                                               | 68      
|Independent Auditors Report on Internal Controls under Standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) | 69      
|Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                                            | 71      
|Consolidated Balance Sheets for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006                                                         | 72      
|Consolidated Statements of Loss and Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005                                   | 73      
|Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005                                         | 74      
|Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005                                | 75      

ITEM 18

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

This item is not applicable.

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AUDITED CONSOLIDATED 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2007







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|Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.
|-----------------------------
|Report of Management         

MANAGEMENTS REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL
OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

The management of Birch Mountain Resources
Limited is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting. The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 in
Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) defines this as a process designed by, or under the
supervision of, the Companys principal executive and principal financial
officer and effected by the Companys Board of Directors, management and other
personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
includes those policies and procedure that:

- Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
  reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
  dispositions of the assets of the Company;
- Provide reasonable assurance that transactions
  are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
  accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are
  being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors
  of the Company; and
- Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention
  or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the
  Companys assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated
  financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal
control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to
the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions,
or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.

The Companys management assessed the effectiveness
of the Companys internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2007. In making this assessment, the Companys management used the criteria set
forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)
in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.

The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, together with management, have reviewed the design and effectiveness of
the Companys internal control over financial reporting as part of Section 404
of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and have identified the following
material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2007:

1.

Inadequate entity level controls due to (i) weak
tone at the top to implement an effective control environment and (ii) a lack of
adequate controls over changes to financial applications.

2.

Lack of adequate procedures for (i) inventory
surveys, valuation and costs capitalized to inventory and (ii) lack of
segregation of duties, weakness around timely and management review of account
reconciliation and management review of technical accounts.

3.

Lack of sufficient personnel with appropriate
knowledge, experience and training in U.S. GAAP reconciliations.

4.

Transaction level control deficiencies around (i)
timely recording of invoices and (ii) accruals, which taken in the aggregate
constitute a material weakness.

During 2007, management disclosed its material
weaknesses every quarter and made significant improvements in establishing
various controls compared to 2006.  Management is committed to continuously
improve its material controls throughout 2008 and has already added or changed
new policies and processes to address the weaknesses described above.  This will
result in an improved control environment for many of the weaknesses.  However,
there will still be weaknesses concerning segregation of duties due to the small
size of the Company and the Company will still rely on external advisors for
technical accounting, tax and financial reporting expertise.

Because of the material weaknesses described above,
management concluded that, as of December 31, 2007, our internal control over
financial reporting was not effective based on the COSO criteria.

Management's assessment of the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 has been
audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm,
as stated in their report.

|signed                                 | signed                                                                
|---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Douglas J. Rowe, Chief Executive Officer | John A. Clarke, Vice President, Finance and 
    Chief Financial Officer

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|Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.                           
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|Managements Responsibility for
    Financial Statements

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF BIRCH MOUNTAIN
RESOURCES LTD.

Management is responsible for the preparation of
the financial statements and for the consistency therewith of all other
financial and operating data presented in this Annual Report. In preparation of
these financial statements, management selects appropriate accounting policies
and uses its judgment and best estimates to report events and transactions as
they occur. Management has determined such amounts on a reasonable basis in
order to ensure that the financial statements are presented fairly, in all
material respects.

Management maintains a system of internal controls
to ensure, on a reasonable and cost effective basis, that the Companys assets
are safeguarded and to facilitate the preparation of relevant, reliable and
timely financial information. Management has the responsibility for preparation
and fair presentation of the accompanying financial statements, including the
financial processes that give rise to such consolidated financial statements.
This responsibility includes selecting appropriate accounting principles and
making objective judgments and estimates in accordance with Canadian generally
accepted accounting principles and providing a reconciliation to generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States.

It is the responsibility of the Audit Committee and
the Board of Directors to review the financial statements in detail with
management prior to their approval of the financial statements for publication.
  In addition, the Audit Committee meets regularly with management and the
external auditor to review accounting policies, financial reporting and internal
controls.   The Audit Committee is comprised of three independent and
financially literate directors.  The Audit Committee is responsible for the
compensation of the external auditor and pre-approves their retention for the
appointment and any such fees related to non-audit services.

External auditors appointed by the shareholders
have examined the financial statements.  Their report is attached to the audited
consolidated financial statements that follow.  The Audit Committee has reviewed
these statements with management and the auditors and has reported to the Board
of Directors.  The Board has approved the financial statements.

|signed                                                                | signed                                                                     
|----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Douglas
    J. Rowe, Executive Chairman and
    Chief Executive Officer | John A.
    Clarke, Vice President of Finance and
    Chief Financial Officer

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|Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.                                               
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|Independent
    Auditors Report on Internal Controls under Standards of the
|Public
    Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)               

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF BIRCH MOUNTAIN
RESOURCES LTD.

We have audited Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.s
(the Company) internal control over financial reporting as at December 31,
2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control  Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(the COSO criteria).  The Companys management is responsible for maintaining
effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in their
accompanying report. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting based
on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
 Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was
maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an
understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk
that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating
effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we
considered necessary in the circumstances.  We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

A companys internal control over financial
reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.  A companys internal control over financial reporting includes
those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records,
that in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that
receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a
material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal
control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness of future periods are subject to
the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions,
or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination
of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there
is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the companys annual
or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely
basis. The following material weaknesses have been identified and included in
managements assessment:

1.

Inadequate entity-level controls due to (i) weak
tone at the top to implement an effective control environment and (ii) a lack of
adequate controls over changes to financial applications.

2.

Lack of adequate procedures for (i) inventory
surveys, valuation and costs capitalized to inventory and (ii) a lack of
segregation of duties, weakness around timely and consistent management review
of account reconciliation of technical accounts.

3.

Lack of sufficient personnel with appropriate
knowledge, experience and training in U.S. GAAP reconciliations.

4.

Transaction level control deficiencies, around (i)
timely recording of invoices (ii) accruals and (iii) estimates which taken in
the aggregate constitute a material weakness.

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|Independent
    Auditors Report on Internal Controls under Standards of the
|Public Company
    Accounting Oversight Board (United States)               
|(Continued)                                                                 

These material weaknesses were considered in
determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit
of the December 31, 2007 consolidated financial statements, and this report does
not affect our report dated March 31, 2008 on those financial statements.

In our opinion, because of the effect of the
material weaknesses described above on the achievement of the objectives of the
control criteria, Birch Mountain Resources has not maintained effective internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on the COSO
criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with
Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the 2007 consolidated
financial statements of the Company and our report dated March 31, 2008
expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

|Calgary, Canada | "signed"             
|--------------- | ---------------------
|                |                      
|                | Ernst & Young LLP    
|March 31, 2008  | Chartered Accountants

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Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.Consolidated Balance Sheets

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF BIRCH MOUNTAIN
RESOURCES LTD.

We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of
Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. as at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the
consolidated statements of loss, comprehensive loss and deficit, and cash flows
for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2007.  These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian
generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we
plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes consideration
of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control
over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, these financial statements present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Birch
Mountain Resources Ltd. as at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three year period
ended December 31, 2007 in conformity with Canadian generally accepted
accounting principles.

Our previous audit report dated March 29, 2007 has
been withdrawn and the consolidated financial statements have been revised as
described in note 28 to these consolidated financial statements.

As discussed in note 2 to the consolidated
financial statements, in 2007 the Company changed its method of accounting for
financial instruments, comprehensive income and hedges. Also, as discussed in
note 26 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method
of accounting for uncertainty in income taxes.

We also have audited, in accordance with the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the
Companys internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007
based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by
the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our
report dated March 31, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

|Calgary, Canada | "signed"             
|--------------- | ---------------------
|March 31, 2008  | Ernst & Young LLP    
|                | Chartered Accountants

COMMENTS BY AUDITORS FOR U.S. READERS ON CANADA-U.S.
REPORTING DIFFERENCES

In the United States, reporting standards for
auditors require the addition of an explanatory paragraph, following the opinion
paragraph, when the financial statements are affected by conditions and events
that cast substantial doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern, such as those described in note 1 to the consolidated financial
statements.  Our report to the shareholders dated March 31, 2008 is expressed in
accordance with Canadian reporting standards which do not permit a reference to
such events and conditions in the auditors' report when these are adequately
disclosed in the financial statements.

|                | "signed"             
|--------------- | ---------------------
|Calgary, Canada | Ernst & Young LLP    
|March 31, 2008  | Chartered Accountants

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Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.Consolidated Balance SheetsCanadian DollarsAs At December 31
    2007
    2006Assets (Note 14)CurrentCash and cash equivalents (Note 3)
    9,492,534
    1,345,483Accounts receivable
    1,820,691
    2,202,698Inventory (Note 4)
    4,741,209
    5,703,196Prepaids and deposits (Note 5)
    224,349
    7,995,96516,278,783
    17,247,342Long-term prepaid
    137,294
    137,294Restricted cash(Note 6)
    3,000,000
    4,250,000Property, plant and
    equipment(Note7, 12a)
    21,857,320
    18,729,682Mineral properties(Note 8)
    54,765,026
    44,608,237Total Assets
    96,038,423
    84,972,555LiabilitiesCurrentAccounts payable and accrued liabilities
    5,093,993
    4,113,610Current portion of long term debt (Note 12)
    1,065,465
    1,580,858Deferred charges (Note 10)
    129,097
    50,306Other current liabilities (Note 11)
    2,388,879
    2,437,7818,677,434
    8,182,555Long term debt(Note12)
    4,939,344
    6,911,321Asset retirement
    obligation (Note 13)
    1,680,485
    1,100,000Convertible debentures(Note
    14)
    58,697,602
    28,537,08773,994,865
    44,730,963Commitments (Note 21)Shareholders
    equityShare capital (Note 15)
    49,632,395
    47,489,830Contributed surplus
    (Note 16)
    14,404,176
    10,236,663Deficit
    (41,993,013)
    (17,484,901)22,043,558
    40,241,592Total Liabilities and Shareholders
    Equity
    96,038,423
    84,972,555See accompanying notes
    to the audited consolidated financial statements.Approved on behalf of the Board:"signed"
    
    "signed"Douglas J. Rowe, Director
    
    Larry W. Shelley, Director72

|Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.                                      
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|Consolidated Statements of Loss, Comprehensive Loss and
    Deficit



|Years Ended
    December 31                                                  | 2007         | 2006         | 2005       
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | -----------
|                                                                             |              | (Restated   |            
|                                                                             |              | See Note 28  |            
|Revenue                                                                      |              |              |            
|Sales (Note
    18)                                                          | 7,698,389    | 895,455      | -          
|Cost of Sales                                                                |              |              |            
|(excluding
    amortization of property, plant and equipment)                | (13,669,241) | 2,195,868    | -          
|                                                                             | (5,970,852)  | (655,304)    | -          
|                                                                             |              |              |            
|Expenses (Note 22)                                                           |              |              |            
|Accretion of
    debenture discount                                          | 1,151,948    | 76,930       | -          
|Accretion of
    financing fees                                              | 933,678      | -            | -          
|Amortization of
    property, plant and equipment,                           |              |              |            
|amortization of
    mineral properties and accretion of asset                |              |              |            
|retirement
    obligation                                                    | 779,436      | 285,577      | 63,424     
|Interest, bank
    charges and foreign exchange (gain)/loss                  | 835,046      | 196,939      | 4,746      
|Long term
    interest                                                       | 2,563,596    | 168,578      | -          
|Mineral
    exploration costs (Note 8)                                       | 522,306      | 858,964      | 540,481    
|Office                                                                       | 637,911      | 458,806      | 937,756    
|Professional
    fees                                                        | 1,338,942    | 1,474,021    | 746,377    
|Indirect quarry
    costs                                                    | 4,714,098    | 1,337,572    | -          
|Salaries, wages
    and benefits                                             | 1,696,332    | 1,052,387    | 597,714    
|Shareholder
    services and marketing                                       | 963,488      | 1,281,427    | 838,466    
|Stock-based
    compensation (Note 19)                                       | 2,570,175    | 2,845,797    | 1,245,422  
|                                                                             | 18,706,956   | 10,036,998   | 4,974,386  
|Loss before
    other income                                                 | (24,069,607) | (10,692,302) | (4,974,386)
|Interest and other
    income                                                | 169,696      | 498,028      | 332,568    
|Net loss and
    comprehensive loss for year(Note 22)                        | (24,508,112) | (10,194,274) | (4,641,818)
|                                                                             |              |              |            
|Deficit,
    beginning of year                                               | (17,484,901) | (7,290,627)  | (2,648,809)
|Deficit, end of
    year                                                     | (41,993,013) | (17,484,901) | (7,290,627)
|                                                                             |              |              |            
|                                                                             |              |              |            
|Loss per share                                                               |              |              |            
|Basic and fully
    diluted (Note 17)                                        | (0.29)       | (0.13)       | (0.07)     
|                                                                             |              |              |            
|See accompanying
    notes to the audited consolidated financial statements. |              |             

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|Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.       
|------------------------------------
|Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows



|                                                                                                                                   |              |              |            
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | -----------
|Years Ended
    December 31                                                                                                        | 2007         | 2006         | 2005       
|                                                                                                                                   |              |              |            
|OPERATING
    ACTIVITIES                                                                                                           |              |              |            
|Net loss and
    comprehensive loss                                                                                                | (24,508,112) | (10,194,274) | (4,641,818)
|Adjustments for
    non-cash items:                                                                                                |              |              |            
|Accretion of
    debenture discount                                                                                                | 1,151,948    | 76,930       | -          
|Accretion of
    financing fees                                                                                                    | 933,678      | -            | -          
|Amortization of property, plant and equipment, amortization of mineral
    properties and accretion of asset retirement obligation | 779,436      | 426,498      | 63,424     
|Inventory
    impairment                                                                                                           | 1,029,364    | -            | -          
|Stock-based
    compensation                                                                                                       | 2,970,520    | 2,942,536    | 1,442,536  
|Changes in
    non-cash working capital balances:                                                                                  |              |              |            
|Accounts
    receivable                                                                                                            | 382,007      | (1,726,243)  | (242,996)  
|Inventory                                                                                                                          | (27,377)     | (4,795,102)  | -          
|Prepaids and
    deposits                                                                                                          | 2,208,411    | (7,554,455)  | (257,437)  
|Accounts payable
    and accrued liabilities                                                                                       | 980,383      | 744,562      | 593,813    
|Deferred charges                                                                                                                   | 78,791       | -            | -          
|Other current
    liabilities                                                                                                      | (48,902)     | (908,483)    | 546,264    
|Cash used in by
    operating activities                                                                                           | (14,069,853) | (20,988,031) | (2,496,214)
|FINANCING
    ACTIVITIES                                                                                                           |              |              |            
|Issue of
    convertible debentures, net of financing costs                                                                        | 30,295,361   | 33,031,974   | -          
|Proceeds from
    credit facility, net of financing costs                                                                          | 14,566,322   | -            | -          
|Issue of common
    shares for cash, net of share issue costs                                                                      | 1,593,140    | 440,488      | 38,027,595 
|Proceeds from
    long-term debt                                                                                                   | 68,261       | 8,492,179    | -          
|Repayment of
    credit facility                                                                                                   | (15,500,000) | -            | -          
|Repayment of
    long-term debt                                                                                                    | (2,555,631)  | -            | -          
|Advances on
    share subscriptions upon the exercise of options                                                                   | -            | -            | (173,252)  
|Cash provided
    by financing activities                                                                                          | 28,467,453   | 41,964,641   | 37,854,343 
|INVESTING
    ACTIVITIES                                                                                                           |              |              |            
|Restricted cash                                                                                                                    | 1,250,000    | (3,250,000)  | (1,000,000)
|Acquisition of
    property, plant and equipment                                                                                   | (3,739,512)  | (18,421,679) | (307,860)  
|Mineral property
    costs                                                                                                         | (3,539,257)  | (28,627,246) | (6,939,447)
|Stripping costs
    capitalized                                                                                                    | (221,780)    | (1,750,000)  | -          
|Long term
    prepaid                                                                                                              | -            | 95,195       | (232,489)  
|Cash used in
    investing activities                                                                                              | (6,250,549)  | (51,953,730) | (8,479,798)
|(Decrease)
    Increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                                               | 8,147,051    | (30,977,120) | 26,878,333 
|Cash and cash
    equivalents, beginning of year                                                                                   | 1,345,483    | 32,322,603   | 5,444,270  
|Cash and cash
    equivalents, end of year                                                                                         | 9,492,534    | 1,345,483    | 32,322,603 
|                                                                                                                                   |              |              |            
|See accompanying
    notes to the audited consolidated financial statements.                                                       |              |             

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|Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.                           
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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements      
|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

1.

Nature of operations and going concern uncertainty

Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. (the Company), incorporated under the jurisdiction of the Business Corporations Act of Alberta, holds extensive mineral leases and permits in Northern Alberta in the oil sands region.  At inception, the efforts of the Company were focused on exploration of precious metals and research into precious metals technology.  Since 2003, its focus has been on the development of its industrial minerals.  The Company is developing and commercializing the limestone to produce a variety of aggregate and reagent products and services for companies and infrastructure in the region.  The Muskeg Valley Quarry is an approved operating limestone aggregate quarry.  The Hammerstone Project is an extension of the quarry and the development of processing facilities for the production of quicklime and cement.  The projects have different names due to their different stages of development; however, they are designed to integrate with each other. The Company works within the conditions of regulatory approvals such as monitoring ground water, reporting extraction and paying royalties thereon and reclaiming the site at the end of production.

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which presumes the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities through the normal course of operations.  The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets or liabilities that may be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.  The Company incurred a net loss of $24.5 million and negative operating cash flows of $13.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 with a resulting accumulated deficit of $42 million at December 31, 2007.

The Companys continuation as a going concern is dependant upon its ability to generate sufficient cash flows to continue operations, to secure additional financing and to ultimately attain profitable operations.  Management is currently reviewing its strategy for additional financing, so that the Company can meet its obligations and sustain operations.  There can be no assurance however that their efforts will be successful.  These factors among others raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.

2.

Significant accounting policies

(a)

Basis of presentation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in Canada.  The principal accounting policies followed by the Company, which have been consistently applied in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements, are summarized below.  A summary of the difference between accounting principles generally accepted in Canada and those generally accepted in the United States is contained in Note 26 to these consolidated financial statements.  All amounts are reported in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

(b)

Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements are expressed in Canadian dollars and are prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP.  These financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Dawson Bay Minerals Inc., Muskeg Valley Minerals Ltd. and Rockyview Development Limited and its subsidiaries, which have been inactive for several years and its proportionate share of joint venture interests.   All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

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|Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.                     
|--------------------------------------------------
|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

(c)

Use of estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with Canadian GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period.  Actual results could differ from those reported.  Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates include estimates related to the determination of impairment of mineral exploration costs, reclamation obligations and determination of qualifying renouncements and the assumptions used in calculating stock option compensation expense.  These estimates are reviewed periodically and, as adjustments become necessary, they are reported in earnings in the periods in which they become known.

(d)

Revenue recognition

The Company recognizes revenue on the sale of its products when delivery occurs and when collectability is reasonably assured.

(e)

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include balances with Canadian chartered banks and investment certificates with maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase.  Cash equivalents are carried at cost, plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

(f)

Inventory

Inventory is valued at the lower of average cost and net realizable value.  Average cost includes direct materials, direct equipment costs or depreciation thereon, direct labour, operational overhead expenses and depletion.

(g)

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost.  Assets are not amortized until they are put into use. Amortization is provided over their estimated useful lives, using the following methods and rates:

Method
  RateMobile mining equipment
  Declining balance
  30%Processing equipment
  Straight line
  10 yearsStationary property, plant and equipment
  Straight line
  20 yearsComputer and software
  Declining balance
  30% - 100%Office furniture, fixtures and communications equipment
  Declining balance
  20%Leasehold improvements
  Straight line
  5 years


During the year, the Company changed its method for depreciating processing and stationary mining equipment and the impact on prior years is immaterial.

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|Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.                     
|--------------------------------------------------
|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

(h)

Mineral  properties

The Company expenses mineral exploration costs in the year they are incurred, unless on a property-by-property basis the deferral criteria are met and it is probable that they will be recoverable from the future operations of the related project. When it is determined that a mining property can be economically developed as a result of established proven and probable reserves, the costs of further exploration and development to further delineate the reserve on such a property are capitalized.  Determination as to the establishment of proven and probable reserves is based on results of technical reports, which indicate whether a property is economically feasible.  These expenditures are depleted according to the unit-of-production method.  This method allocates the costs of these assets to each accounting period.  The amount of depletion is measured by the portion of the mines economically recoverable proven reserves which are recovered during the period.

The Company reviews its capitalized costs on a mineral property under development on an annual basis, or more frequently if events warrant, and will recognize an impairment in value on each property to the extent that the recoverable amount based on estimated future cash flows on a discounted basis is less than the carrying amount of the property.  Future cash flows are estimated based on future recoverable minerals based on proven and probable reserves.  Future cash flow estimates will also incorporate expected sales prices for recoverable minerals, costs of production and taxes, capital expenditures and development costs, remediation and closure costs, utilizing assumptions from its feasibility studies and subsequent engineering, geological or financial information where operations have not yet commenced.

Managements estimates of mineral prices, recoverable proven and probable reserves and operating and capital costs are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which may affect the recoverability of mineral property costs.  Although management has made its best estimate of these factors, it is possible that changes could occur in the near term, which could adversely affect the future net cash flows to be generated from the properties or the financial position of the Company.

Post production stripping costs which provide access to sources of reserves that will be produced in future periods that would not have otherwise been accessible are capitalized and depleted over the estimated useful life of the reserve on a unit-of-production basis. Stripping costs that provide access to reserves produced in the current period are accounted for as variable production costs and included in the cost of inventory produced during the period.

(i)

Deferred lease inducement

The deferred lease inducement credit represents the cost of leasehold improvements which are reimbursable from the landlord.  The costs have been capitalized into leasehold improvements which are amortized over the term of the lease and the deferred lease inducement will be amortized against rent expense over the same term.

(j)

Asset retirement obligation

The Company recognizes a liability for the fair value of environmental and site restoration obligations when the obligations are incurred and the fair value can be reasonably estimated.  The fair value of the obligations is based on the estimated cash flow required to settle the obligations discounted using the Companys credit adjusted risk-free rate.  The fair value of the obligation is recorded as a liability with the same amount recorded as an increase in capitalized costs.  The amounts included in capitalized costs are depleted using the unit-of-production method. The liability is adjusted for accretion expense representing the increase in the fair value of the obligations and amortized over the mines useful life.  The accretion expense is recorded as an operating expense through periodic charges to earnings.  The Companys estimate of reclamation costs could change as a result of changes in regulatory requirements and cost estimates.

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|Birch Mountain Resources Ltd.                     
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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

(k)

Capital lease obligations

Leases meeting certain criteria which substantially transfer all the risks and rewards of ownership to the Company are accounted for as capital leases. If the lease contains a term that allows ownership to pass to the Company or there is a bargain purchase option, the lease is capitalized as part of property, plant and equipment with an offsetting debt.  The assets are depreciated over the estimated useful life and the debt is reduced by rental payments net of imputed interest. The imputed interest is charged against income.

(l)

Future income taxes

The Company follows the liability method of accounting for income taxes.  Under this method, future income tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on temporary differences between the carrying amount of balance sheet items and their corresponding tax bases.  In addition, the future benefits of income tax assets, including unused tax losses, are recognized, subject to a valuation allowance, to the extent that it is more likely than not that such future benefits will ultimately be realized.  Future income tax assets and liabilities are measured using substantively enacted tax rates and laws expected to apply when the tax liabilities or assets are to be either settled or realized.

(m)

Stock-based compensation and contributed surplus

The Company uses the fair value method of accounting for all stock options granted whereby stock-based compensation on options granted is charged as an expense or capitalized depending on the nature of the grant, in the period the options are vested, based on the estimated fair value at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. Consideration paid by the option holders to the Company upon exercise of options is credited to common share capital.

(n)

Loss per share amounts

Loss per share amounts are computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is calculated based on the treasury stock method, which assumes that any proceeds obtained on the exercise of options and warrants would be used to purchase common shares at the average trading price for the period.

(o)

Foreign currency translation

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date for monetary items. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the rates prevailing at the transaction date.  Revenues and expenses are converted at average exchange rates for the period.  Any exchange gain or loss that arises on translation is included in the consolidated statement of loss for the period.

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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

(p)

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is comprised of net earnings or loss and other comprehensive income.  Other comprehensive income represents the change in equity for a period that arises from unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities and changes in the fair market value of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges.  The Company does not currently have any transactions that give rise to other comprehensive income, therefore the Companys net loss and comprehensive loss are the same amount.

(q)

Financial Instruments

Financial instruments are classified into one of five categories: held-for trading, held-to-maturity investments, loans and receivables, available-for-sale financial assets or other financial liabilities. All financial instruments are measured in the balance sheet at fair value except for loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments and other financial liabilities which are measured at amortized cost. Subsequent measurement and accounting for changes in fair value will depend on their initial classification, as follows: held-for-trading financial assets are measured at fair value and changes in fair value are recognized in net income. Available-for-sale financial instruments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income until the instrument is derecognized or impaired.

The Company has classified its cash and cash equivalents as held-for-trading.  Accounts receivable are classified as loans and receivables.  Accounts payable, certain accrued liabilities, long-term debt and convertible debentures are classified as other liabilities, all of which are measured at amortized cost.

Section 3855 also provides guidance on accounting for transaction costs incurred upon the issuance of debt instruments or modification of a financial liability. In accordance with Section 3855, transaction costs upon the issuance of debt instruments are deducted from the financial liability and are amortized using the effective interest method over the expected life of the related liability. This accounting treatment applies to the convertible debentures issued in December 2006 and December 2007 as the deferred financing charges were netted against the convertible debentures. The Company decided to adopt Section 3855 early for the December 2006 convertible debentures so there was no transitional adjustment at January 1, 2007.

(r)

New Standards

On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the new recommendations of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) under CICA Handbook Section 1506, Accounting Changes, Section 1530, Comprehensive Income, Section 3251, Equity, Section 3855, Financial Instruments  Recognition and Measurement and Section 3861 Financial Instruments  Disclosure and Presentation.  Any impacts on the Companys financial statements of these standards have been reflected in the financial statements.  There are also a number of new recommendations of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants that are affective January 1, 2008.

i.

Inventories

In June 2007, the CICA approved Handbook Section 3031 Inventories.  The standard eliminates the use of LIFO (last-in-first-out) based inventory valuation and requires any impairment to net realizable value of inventory to be written down at each reporting period, with subsequent reveals when applicable.  The Company currently uses the average cost methodology for inventory with impairment testing so there is no expected impact on the Companys financial statements.

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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

ii.

Going Concern

In June 2007, the CICA approved amendments to Handbook Section 1400 General Standards for Financial Statement Presentation.  The standard outlines specific requirements for assessing and disclosing an entitys ability to continue as a going concern.  Although the revised standard is not expected to impact the Companys net earnings or financial position, there maybe different and additional disclosure surrounding the Companys going concern disclosure.

iii.

Capital Disclosures

In December 2006, the CICA approved Handbook section 1535 Capital Disclosures with outlines new required disclosure of specific information about an entitys objective, policies and processes for managing capital.  Although the revised standard will not impact the Companys net earnings or financial position, there will be additional disclosure provided.

iv.

Financial Instruments

In December 2006, the CICA approved Handbook sections 3862 Financial Instruments Disclosure and section 3863 Financial Instruments Presentation.  These sections will require a complete set of disclosure and presentation requirements for financial instruments with increased emphasis on making disclosure more transparent and enhancing risk identification and discussion of how risks are managed.  Although the revised standard will not impact the Companys net earnings or financial position, there maybe additional disclosure provided.

(s)

Changes in Accounting Policies

During the year, the Company adopted new accounting policies for the amortization of property, plant and equipment to reflect the longer expected estimated useful lives and to adopt a straight line approach where more appropriate for long lived assets such as mining equipment.  The impact was calculated for the prior year and was immaterial.

(t)

Future accounting changes

As of January 1, 2008 the Company will be required to adopt new CICA standards, Section 3862 Financial Instruments  Disclosures, and Section 3863 Financial Instruments  Presentation, which will replace Section 3861 Financial Instruments  Disclosures and Presentation. The new disclosure standard increases the emphasis on the risks associated with both recognized and unrecognized financial instruments and how those risks are managed. The new presentation standard carries forward the former presentation requirements.  In addition, the Company will be required to adopt the new CICA Section 1535 Capital Disclosures which will require companies to disclose their objectives, policies and processes for managing capital as well as disclosures as to include whether companies have complied with externally imposed capital requirements. The new requirements were issued in December 2006 and the Company is assessing the impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

In January 2006, the CICA Account Standards Board (AcSB) adopted a strategic plan for the direction of accounting standards in Canada. The AcSB confirmed recently that public companies will be required to report under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) effective January 1, 2011. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting IFRS, including an examination of recognition, measurement and disclosure differences.

3.

Cash and cash equivalents

At December 31, 2007, cash equivalents included $nil (2006 - $683,962 at an interest rate of 2.9%) invested in guaranteed investment certificates.

4.

Inventory

Inventory consists of crushed limestone stockpiles (considered to be finished product), unprocessed limestone stockpiles and blasted but unexcavated material. Inventory includes direct production costs such as fuel, labour, contractor costs, stripping costs, production overhead and direct rock excavation work.  Inventory is recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value.  The cost of finished products and in-process inventories is determined on an average cost basis.  At December 31, 2007, the Company has recorded inventory for work in progress of $2,019,679 (2006  $3,063,613) and for finished product of $2,721,530 (2006  $2,639,584).

5.

Prepaids and deposits

At December 31, 2006, an amount of $5,563,205 was included as a short term deposit since management expected to recover these costs in early 2007.   Additional information regarding the timing of the recoverability has led to the reclassification of this amount as long term and it is has been included in mineral properties.

6.

Restricted cash

The Company pledged as collateral $2,000,000 (2006 - $2,000,000) against a demand operating line of credit (Note 9), through assignment of one-year term deposits to the Royal Bank of Canada.  Additionally, the Company pledged as collateral $1,000,000 (2006 - $1,000,000) against future debt repayments of a financed crushing spread, through assignment of a guaranteed investment certificate to the Canadian Western Bank.

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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

7.

Property, plant and equipment

2007
  2006Cost
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net Book
Value
  Cost
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net Book
ValueComputers and software
  474,165
  370,014
  104,151
  426,034
  294,960
  131,074Leasehold improvements
  119,675
  49,836
  69,839
  42,076
  39,025
  3,051Limestone processing plant (1)
  9,920,714
  -
  9,920,714
  8,812,323
  -
  8,812,323Mining equipment (2)
  11,916,209
  463,156
  11,453,053
  9,444,111
  12,132
  9,431,979Office equipment
  667,803
  358,240
  309,563
  634,510
  283,255
  351,25523,098,566
  1,241,246
  21,857,320
  19,359,054
  629,372
  18,729,682


(1)

The limestone processing plant is not yet in operation and accordingly no amortization has been recorded.

(2)

Included in mining equipment are assets under capital lease with an original cost of $68,531 and related accumulated amortization of $8,886 (2006  nil).

8.

Mineral properties

At December 31, 2007, the Companys mineral property in the Athabasca region consisted of 13 (2006  17) permits, 60 (2006  50) lease applications and 69 (2006  68) leases for a total area of 317,626 (2006  380,136) hectares or 784,855 acres.

The Company has capitalized expenditures related to its industrial mineral projects and expensed amounts related to its mineral exploration and technology division.  Amounts capitalized and expensed related to mineral properties are as follows:

Mineral properties capitalizedAt Dec 31, 2007
  For the year 
  ended 
  Dec 31, 2007
  At Dec 31, 2006
  For the year 
  ended 
  Dec 31, 2006
  At Dec 31, 2005Asset retirement obligation
  1,594,141
  553,485
  1,040,656
  680,656
  360,000Administration
  1,131,330
  230,683
  900,647
  106,041
  794,606Land lease and permit
  5,970,128
  5,641,548
  328,580
  268,772
  59,808Materials, services and drilling
  13,820,052
  912,228
  12,907,824
  7,807,571
  5,100,253Site preparation
  26,740,764
  1,362,217
  25,378,547
  19,376,720
  6,001,827Stripping costs
  1,971,780
  221,780
  1,750,000
  1,750,000
  -Salaries, wages and benefits
  4,302,049
  1,360,154
  2,941,895
  1,878,885
  1,063,010Travel and accommodations
  578,382
  35,256
  543,126
  259,982
  283,14456,108,626
  10,317,351
  45,791,275
  32,128,627
  13,662,648Depletion
  (1,343,600)
  (160,562)
  (1,183,038)
  (1,183,038)
  -54,765,026
  10,156,789
  44,608,237
  30,945,589
  13,662,648


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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

Stripping costs incurred during production that have been capitalized relate to activity that has been determined by management to provide a betterment to the mineral property.  These stripping activities would provide access to limestone that will be produced in future periods, such as rock to be used in the production of products not currently in full scale production such as concrete rock.  These costs are amortized on a unit of production basis over the life of the active quarry pit estimated at 10 years, which is the same amortization period used for amortization of the asset retirement obligation of the active quarry pit.   The reserves used in the amortization computation are an allocation of the total mineral property reserve based on a prorated amount of the active quarry hectares to that of the total mineral property.

Mineral exploration costs

2007
  2006
  2005Administration
  7,080
  35,476
  36,209Land lease and permit
  427,801
  666,655
  390,088Materials, services and drilling
  6,604
  79,063
  18,214Salaries, wages and benefits
  80,821
  36,297
  89,715Travel and accommodations
  -
  41,473
  6,255522,306
  858,964
  540,481


9.

Operating line of credit

The Company has a credit facility with a Canadian chartered bank that provides a $2,000,000 revolving demand loan, by way of either, banks prime based loans, letters of credit or letters of guarantee.   A $2,000,000 (2006  $2,000,000) letter of credit was drawn against the revolving demand loan as guarantee to the Alberta Government for future site reclamation obligations as outlined in Note 13.  Until March 2007, the credit facility also provided a second amount up to $1,500,000 as a revolving lease line of credit for approved lease agreements.  During 2007, the Company had borrowed $1,455,663 (2006  $1,154,806) for capital leases on mining equipment, however, this facility was paid out and cancelled in March 2007 and no amounts of the lease line were outstanding at December 31, 2007.  The Company provided a general security agreement over all assets as collateral for this credit facility.

10.

Deferred charges

Deferred charges include $78,791 related to a lease inducement for the head office lease and $50,306 related to deferred revenue. During 2007, the Company spent money on leasehold improvements at its head office, which were reimbursable by the landlord and the inducement is being amortized over the five year term of the lease ending in 2012.  In September 2003, the Company signed an agreement to sell limestone to Syncrude Canada Ltd. within Syncrudes Aurora mine, which would be extracted by Syncrude and reported monthly.  The Company initially received a non-refundable $100,000 payment and $50,306 remains to be applied against future extraction.  During the current year, no limestone was extracted (2006  nil; 2005 - nil).

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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

11.

Other current liabilities

The Company raised capital through the issuance of flow through shares in 2003 and 2004, which provided for an indemnity to the subscriber for additional taxes payable if Birch was unable to or failed to renounce the qualifying expenditures as agreed, without limiting the recourse of the subscriber.  The Company applied for and filed the necessary forms to qualify for and renounce expenditures in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and has subsequently determined some of these expenditures do not qualify for flow through tax treatment.  The Company is exposed to costs for the indemnification of the subscribers and any assessed corporate taxes.  The Company has estimated and accrued a potential liability in the amount of $2,388,879 (2006 - $2,437,781).  Subsequent to December 31, 2005, the Company amended its tax filings and the related reported tax balances have been revised to reflect this change.  Based on information available at the time of these amended filings, in 2005 the Company increased its original estimate of the potential liability by $300,000.  This change has been accounted for as a change in estimate due to better information becoming available.  The offsetting entry is recorded to share capital as the amount is attributable to flow through share capital issued in prior years. The accrued amount is subject to measurement uncertainty due to the tax filing positions of the subscribers, their tax rates and the amount of corporate taxes that may be payable, which will not be known until any potentially affected subscribers as reassessed for their tax positions by the Canada Revenue Agency and these amounts become known to the Company.  To date, the Company has refunded $81,610 (2006  $32,732) to affected subscribers who were reassessed by the Canada Revenue Agency.  The Company believes the accrued estimate could vary by up to fifteen percent.

12.

Long term debt

2007
  2006Equipment loan (a)
  5,941,207
  7,337,373Equipment capital lease (b)
  -
  1,154,806Vehicle and tools capital leases (c)
  63,602
  -Total long term debt
  6,004,809
  8,492,179Less: current portion
  1,064,465
  1,580,858Long term portion
  4,939,344
  6,911,321


Principal payment requirements over the next five years are as follows:

2008
  1,064,46520091,133,3172010
  1,201,03120111,265,1162012 and thereafter
  1,339,8806,004,809Less current portion
  1,064,465Long term portion
  4,939,344


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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

(a)

In 2006, the Company entered into a financing agreement with a Canadian lending institution to finance a spread of crushing equipment costing $6,922,050 plus GST.  The original loan amount was $7,337,373 with an interest rate of 6.02%.  The loan is to be paid off over five years based on blended principal and interest payments of $114,932 per month commencing on January 22, 2007.  The loan is non-revolving and is collateralized by the equipment and a $1,000,000 guaranteed investment certificate on deposit at the institution.  Interest expense relating to the equipment loan for the year was $398,663 (2006 - $11,255).

(b)

As part of the Companys operating line of credit, outlined in Note 9, the Company financed quarry equipment costing $1,235,000 at an annualized interest rate of 6.6% with a five year repayment term. On March 16, 2007, the Company completed a lease buyout with the Royal Bank of Canada for the lease.  The Companys lease line of credit was closed and the restriction on a GIC for security of $1,250,000 was released.

(c)

During 2007, the Company entered into capital leases for a light field truck and small field tools with separate leasing companies.  Each asset is pledged as collateral for the lease and the respective interest rates are 9.9% and 12.1%, with monthly payments of principal and interest for 60 and 39 months respectively.

13.

Asset retirement obligation

The Company has estimated the total discounted future cost of reclaiming the Muskeg Valley Quarry to be $1,680,485 (2006 - $1,100,000).  The total future undiscounted costs are estimated at $3,085,339 (2006 - $2,849,650). This amount is based on cost estimates, provided by consulting engineers, which would be incurred by third parties to return the quarry to its reclaimed status as defined under the Companys environmental and operating permits.  This estimate has increased due to higher cost estimates, largely for equipment, that would be required as part of the reclamation work.  Costs are allocated to two categories and the future site reclamation timing for each category is determined by management.  Site infrastructure will service the quarry for its estimated fifty five year life and the initial production quarry area is estimated to be reclaimed in ten years.  The discounted future cost estimates have been determined by management using a 3% inflation rate and a 11.5% (2006  7.5%) credit adjusted risk free rate.  The amounts are subject to measurement uncertainty with respect to costs in the local market for third parties to perform this work, the actual timing of reclamation, the inflation and discount rate used.  A $2,000,000 (2006 - $2,000,000) irrevocable standby letter of credit was drawn on the Companys operating line of credit as a guarantee to Alberta Environment for the reclamation and the Company anticipates this guarantee will be increased to $3,000,000 by June 2008.

2007
  2006Balance beginning of year
  1,100,000
  360,000Change in estimate
  553,485
  (34,415)Additional provision
  -
  715,071Accretion expense (Note 2)
  27,000
  59,344Balance end of year
  1,680,485
  1,100,000


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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

14.

Convertible debentures

Issued
  December 2007 (a)
  December 2006 (b)
  TotalConvertible debentures
  31,500,000
  34,500,000
  66,000,000Debt issuance costs
  (1,146,708)
  (997,423)
  (2,114,131)Unamortized discount
  (1,330,199)
  (3,828,068)
  (5,158,267)Carrying value
  29,023,093
  29,674,509
  58,697,602


(a)

On December 21, 2007, the Company issued a
senior secured convertible debenture having a face value of $31.5 million.  The
debentures were issued in a private offering and mature on June 30, 2012.  With
restriction on conversion ability, the debenture is convertible into common
shares of the Company at any time prior to maturity at the option of the
debenture holder at a conversion price of $0.80 per share.   During the period
up to December 31, 2008, the holder may only convert in event of a change of
control or event of default by the holder according to the terms of the
agreement.    Additionally, until such time as shareholder approval is obtained,
which is expected at the Companys annual general meeting, the holder is
restricted from converting principal amounts that would result in the holder
owning 20% or more of the total outstanding common shares of the Company.  No
debentures were converted into shares during 2007.

The debentures are secured against all property and assets of the Company and bear interest at the CIBC prime plus 4% and interest is calculated daily and is compounded and payable monthly.  Interest expense relating to the debentures for the year was $94,931 recorded and paid during 2007.

The Company has classified the debentures in the financial statements according to the separate debt and equity component parts using the effective interest rate method resulting in (i) $1,338,000 being allocated to contributed surplus representing the relative fair value of the conversion feature as determined by the effective interest method, (effective interest used is 11.83%) and (ii) $30,162,000 being allocated to the carrying value of the convertible debentures.

In connection with the debenture issue, the Company paid professional fees in the sum of $1,204,639.  These fees have been allocated to debt and equity on the same pro-rata basis used to allocate the original proceeds, with gross fees of $1,153,471 and $51,168 respectively.  The debentures are shown net of the issue costs and the resulting carrying value of the convertible debentures of $29,008,529 will be accreted to the $31,500,000 principal amount over the term to maturity using the effective interest method with the corresponding interest expense being included in the consolidated statements of loss.  The accretion on the convertible debenture for the year amounted to $14,526.

Subsequent to year end, the American Stock Exchange approved for listing 16,751,966 shares of common stock, no par value, of the company related to the senior secured convertible debenture.

(b)

On December 6, 2006, the Company issued
convertible unsecured subordinated debentures having a face value of $34.5
million during 2006.  The debentures were issued pursuant to a public offering
and mature on December 31, 2011.  The debentures are convertible into common
shares of the Company at any time prior to maturity at the option of the
debenture holder at a conversion price of $3.30 per share.  No debentures have
been converted into shares.

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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

The debentures are unsecured and bear interest at 6% and interest is payable semi-annually.  Interest expense relating to the debentures for the year was $2,070,000.  During 2006, $141,781 of interest expense was recorded in accrued liabilities as the amount was not payable until June 30, 2007.

The Company has classified the debentures in the financial statements according to the separate debt and equity component parts using the effective interest rate method resulting in (i) $4,775,000 being allocated to contributed surplus representing the relative fair value of the conversion feature as determined by the effective interest method, (effective interest used is 9.97%) and (ii) $29,725,000 being allocated to the carrying value of the convertible debentures.

In connection with the debenture issue, the Company paid professional fees in the sum of $1,468,025.  These fees have been allocated to debt and equity on the same pro-rata basis used to allocate the original proceeds.  The debentures are shown net of the issue costs of $1,264,842 and the resulting carrying value of the convertible debentures of $28,460,158 will be accreted to the $34,500,000 principal amount over the term to maturity using the effective interest method with the corresponding interest expense being included in the consolidated statements of loss.  The accretion on the convertible debentures for the year amounted to $1,151,948 (2006 - $76,930).

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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

15.

Share capital

(a)

Authorized capital

Unlimited number of common voting shares, no par value
Unlimited number of preferred shares, issuable in series
Unlimited number of non-voting shares

(b)

Issued - Common shares

Number
  AmountBalance December 31, 2005
  80,421,487
  46,950,953Issued for cashIssued on exercise of options
  857,000
  440,487Reclassified from contributed surplus upon exercise of options
  -
  98,390Balance December 31, 2006
  81,278,487
  47,489,830Issued for cashIssued on exercise of options
  2,902,250
  1,593,140Reclassified from contributed surplus upon exercise of options
  -
  549,425Balance December 31, 2007
  84,180,737
  49,632,395


(c)

Options

The Company has a stock option plan that was established in 1994 and has been subsequently amended by the shareholders, including most recently in 2006.   The purpose of the plan is to offer persons who provide services to the Company, whether directors, officers, consultants or employees, an opportunity to obtain an interest in the Company through the purchase of common shares and to aid in attracting, retaining and encouraging the continued involvement of such persons.

The plan contains provisions stating that the option period may not exceed five years and the aggregate number of shares issuable upon the exercise of all options granted under the Plan shall not exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation from time to time.  The options currently vest over a period of eighteen months.  The plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors who determines to whom options shall be granted including the terms and vesting of the grants.  When options are granted, the Compensation Committee sets the strike price equal to the closing price on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the previous day.

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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

The Company has outstanding options on common shares as follows:

Number of
Options
  
  Exercise Price 
  Range ($)
  Weighted 
  Average
Exercise 
Price ($)
  Expiry DateDecember 31, 2005
  7,201,570
  
  0.26  7.81
  0.84
  2006 - 2010Granted
  907,500
  
  4.40  8.78
  7.92
  2011Exercised
  (857,000)
  
  0.26  2.48
  0.51
  2006 - 2010December 31, 2006
  7,252,070
  
  0.26  8.78
  2.00
  2007 - 2011Granted
  2,375,313
  
  2.57  3.89
  2.99
  2012Exercised
  (2,902,250)
  
  0.26  2.48
  0.55
  2007- 2010Cancelled
  (131,320)
  
  2.48  8.78
  4.89
  2010  2012December 31, 2007
  6,593,813
  
  0.30  8.78
  2.97
  2008 - 2012


Stock options outstanding and exercisable as at December 31, 2007 are as follows:

Exercise
Price ($)
  Number of
Options Outstanding
  Number of
Options Exercisable
  
  Expiry
Date0.30
  750,000
  750,000
  
  October 20080.55
  1,203,500
  1,203,500
  
  August 20090.74
  7,500
  7,500
  
  November 20092.35
  217,500
  217,500
  
  January 20102.48
  1,032,500
  1,032,500
  
  March 20107.81
  225,000
  225,000
  
  November 20108.78
  577,500
  577,500
  
  January 20118.00
  125,000
  125,000
  
  May 20114.40
  160,000
  120,000
  
  August 20112.80
  525,000
  525,000
  
  January 20122.57
  150,000
  150,000
  
  January 20123.46
  300,000
  150,000
  
  April 20123.12
  1,210,313
  605,157
  
  June 20123.80
  60,000
  15,000
  
  July 20123.87
  20,000
  7,500
  
  July 20123.89
  30,000
  5,000
  
  July 20122.97
  6,593,813
  5,716,157
  
  2008 - 2012


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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

16.

Contributed surplus

Balance, December 31, 2005
  1,774,873Options granted to employees, directors and officers
  4,018,711Options granted to consultants
  96,739Options exercised and reclassed to share capital
  (98,390)Cancellation of options granted to consultants
  (127,087)Convertible debenture proceeds
  allocated to contributed surplus, net of debt issuance costs
  4,571,817Balance December 31, 2006
  10,236,663Options granted to employees, directors and officers
  3,029,774Options granted to consultants
  400,335Options exercised and reclassed to share capital
  (549,428)Cancellation of options granted to employees
  -Convertible debenture proceeds allocated to contributed surplus, net of debt issuance costs (Note 14a)
  1,286,832Balance December 31, 2007
  13,800,465


17.

Loss per share amounts

Basic loss per share is calculated using the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the year.  For purposes of the calculations, the weighted-average number of shares outstanding was 83,098,938 (2006  81,002,073; 2005  71,644,531).  All of the outstanding options have been excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share for all periods presented as the effect common shares issuable upon exercise of share options is anti-dilutive.   All of the Companys outstanding options are available for dilution in future periods.

Furthermore, all of the outstanding debentures have been excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share for all periods as the effect common shares issuable upon conversion are anti-dilutive.

18.

Concentration of credit risk

Assets that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk are sales and accounts receivable. The Company provides credit to most of its customers in the ordinary course of business, and generally collateral or other security is not required.  The Company conducts ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and maintains allowances, where necessary, for potential credit losses. During 2007, the Company had three major customers that accounted for 84% of revenues and 66% of accounts receivable. The loss of any one of our large customers could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

19.

Stock-based compensation and stock-based expenses

2007
  2006
  2005Stock-based compensation for stock issued and vested in the current period (i)
  1,911,810
  2,165,572
  798,569Stock-based compensation for stock issued in prior periods and vested in the current period
  1,117,964
  1,726,051
  902,102Less stock-based compensation capitalized in mineral properties
  (459,599)
  (1,045,826)
  (455,248)Net stock-based compensation expense
  2,570,175
  2,845,797
  1,245,422Stock-based expenses for options issued to consultants included in professional fees (ii)
  178,231
  96,739
  197,114Stock-based expenses for options issued to an investor relations firm included in shareholder services (ii)
  222,114
  96,739
  197,114Total stock-based expenses
  2,970,520
  2,942,536
  1,442,536


(i)

During 2005, 350,000 stock options at a weighted average price of $2.41 were forfeited by a director.

(ii)

Expenses included in professional fees and shareholder services and marketing in the period were valued based on the value of the services provided at the time of the transaction.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the fair-value for stock-based compensation for employees, directors, officers and consultants.  The vesting period of the options is eighteen months and their fair value was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

2007
  2006Weighted average fair value
  $3.10
  $3.55Total fair value of options granted during the year
  $2,997,029
  $3,220,421Expected life
  3 years
  2 yearsRisk-free interest rate
  4.00%
  4.00%Expected volatility
  70%-80%
  74% - 81%Annual dividends
  Nil
  nil


20.

Stock-based compensation and stock-based expenses

Prior to January 1, 2003, the Company was not required to recognize compensation expense for options granted to employees, directors, officers and consultants.  Had the fair-value method been used from January 1, 2001 to January 1, 2003, the Companys net loss and net loss per share, adjusted for the amortization of stock options issued in prior periods into stock based expenses, would have been as follows:

2007
  2006
  2005Pro-forma loss
  (24,508,112)
  (10,248,274)
  (4,714,830)Loss per share, basic
  (0.29)
  (0.13)
  (0.07)


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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

21.

Commitments

The Company has land lease agreements on exploration properties and rents premises and equipment under operating leases.  Commitments under these agreements require the following payments over the next five years:

Land
  Other
  Total2008
  460,851
  491,094
  951,9452009
  460,851
  435,030
  895,8812010
  460,851
  411,536
  872,3872011
  460,851
  403,836
  864,6872012
  460,851
  403,836
  864,6872,304,255
  2,145,332
  4,449,587


Not included in the above amounts is a contingent royalty commitment on one land lease to pay $0.1592 per tonne of limestone used, should limestone be produced from minerals on that specific lease and a per tonne marketing fee to be paid on all limestone sold from the Muskeg Valley Quarry.

Not included in the above amounts are any commitments for quarry operating equipment rentals.  The Company rented operating equipment in 2007 and charged the costs to operating expenses.  The Company has and will continue to realign the mix of rental equipment from that used in 2007 and expects a reduced rental fleet to be used during 2008. There is no written agreement in place for the current equipment so no estimate is included in the commitments above.

22.

Related-party transactions

The Company incurs transactions with related parties, in the normal course of business.  The transactions are measured at the exchange amount, which is the consideration established and agreed to by the related parties and were as follows:

2007
  2006
  2005Legal fees paid to companies owned by officers and reported in professional fees
  $   19,931
  $ 282,820
  $  85,734Legal fees paid to law firms in which officers are partners and reported in professional fees
  210,580
  264,354
  240,859Professional fees related to promotions paid to a company controlled by the spouse of a director and reported in shareholder services and marketing
  -
  5,700
  7,874Wages paid to a related party employee and reported in salaries, wages and benefits
  40,693
  53,649
  -


At December 31, 2007, $134,714 (2006 - $3,151, 2005 - $18,789) of these amounts were included in accounts payable.

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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

23.

Income taxes

The income tax recovery differs from the amount that is expected by applying the current tax rates for the following reasons:

2007
  2006
  2005Loss before taxes
  24,508,112
  10,194,274
  4,641,818Expected tax recovery at (200732.12%; 2006 32.50%; 200533.62%)
  7,872,066
  3,313,139
  1,560,579Non-deductible expenses for tax
  (1,234,469)
  (1,247,690)
  (593,026)Other
  (287,317)
  366,572
  179,941Expiration of non-capital losses
  (371,128)
  -
  -Change in enacted tax rates
  (2,878,715)
  (1,363,242)
  (602,277)Valuation allowance
  (3,100,377)
  (1,068,269)
  (545,217)Future income tax recovery
  -
  -
  -


The realization of income tax benefits related to these future potential tax deductions is uncertain and cannot be viewed as more likely than not.  Accordingly, no future income tax asset has been recognized for accounting purposes.

Future income tax assets consist of the following temporary differences:

2007
  2006
  2005Industrial mineral mines (i)
  4,360,723
  4,862,490
  4,974,118Property and equipment (i)
  (217,100)
  (131,768)
  -Non-capital loss carry forwards (ii)
  7,891,520
  3,843,248
  2,815,375Share issuance costs and other
  463,738
  887,265
  839,965Asset retirement obligation
  420,121
  357,390
  121,032Valuation allowance
  (12,919,002)
  (9,818,625)
  (8,750,490)Future tax assets (net of valuation allowance)
  -
  -
  -


(i)

The Company has undepreciated capital cost allowance of $93,196,839 (2006 - $79,650,754; 2005 - $28,880,000), which may be carried forward indefinitely.

(ii)

Non-capital loss carry forwards of approximately $31,566,081 (2006 - $13,252,000) are available to offset future income.   If unused, they will expire as follows:

2008
  $ -2009
  717,0002010 - 2013
  -2014
  949,0002015
  3,094,0002026
  7,086,0002027
  19,720,000


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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

24.

Segmented information

The Company's principal business segment is Industrial Minerals and is focused on the acquisition, development and operation of its mineral leases and permits for the purpose of manufacturing and selling limestone products.  The Company also engages in ongoing exploration and research of mineral technology.  In identifying these segments, the Company considers the organizational structural and areas of budget responsibility as well as the general corporate philosophy.  The Industrial Minerals division generates its revenue from the sale of limestone products such as aggregates and reagent products.  The Mineral Exploration and Technology division could generate income from the sale of technology patents or significant valuable mineral or metals discoveries.  The accounting for revenue, expense and assets attributed to each segment is based on each transaction, which is coded to separate general ledger department codes for each segment.  The Companys activities and assets are in Alberta.

Industrial
      MineralMinerals
      Exploration
      Corporate
      Total2007Sales
      7,698,389
      -
      -
      7,698,389Cost of sales
      13,669,241
      -
      -
      13,669,241Interest and other income
      -
      -
      169,696
      169,696Expenses
      4,790,477
      522,306
      6,645,920
      11,958,703Stock based compensation
      -
      -
      2,570,175
      2,570,175Interest expense
      622,276
      -
      2,776,366
      3,398,642Amortization of property, plant and equipment,amortization of mineral properties and accretion ofasset retirement obligation
      657,697
      4,318
      117,421
      779,436Loss
      12,041,302
      526,624
      11,940,186
      24,508,112Expenditures for capital asset additions
      3,604,556
      525
      134,431
      3,739,512Total assets
      85,792,112
      71,689
      10,174,622
      96,038,423


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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements      
|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|                                                        

2006Sales
      1,540,564
      -
      -
      1,540,564Cost of sales
      2,195,868
      -
      -
      2,195,868Interest and other income
      -
      -
      498,028
      498,028Expenses
      1,337,572
      858,964
      4,343,571
      6,540,107Stock based compensation
      -
      -
      2,845,797
      2,845,797Interest expense
      35,608
      -
      329,909
      365,517Amortization of property, plant and equipment,amortization of mineral properties and accretion ofasset retirement obligation
      179,483
      5,457
      100,637
      285,577Loss
      2,207,967
      864,421
      7,121,886
      10,194,274Expenditures for capital asset additions
      18,250,495
      -
      171,184
      18,421,679Total assets
      79,023,053
      26,264
      5,923,238
      84,972,5552005Sales
      -
      -
      -
      -Cost of sales
      -
      -
      -
      -Interest and other income
      -
      -
      332,568
      332,568Expenses
      -
      540,481
      3,120,313
      3,660,794Stock based compensation
      -
      -
      1,245,422
      1,245,422Interest expense
      -
      -
      4,746
      4,746Amortization of property, plant and equipment
      -
      6,214
      57,210
      63,424Loss
      -
      546,695
      4,095,123
      4,641,818Expenditures for capital asset additions
      112,638
      -
      196,284
      308,922Total assets
      14,424,221
      33,798
      34,102,833
      48,560,852


25.

Financial instruments

Fair values

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, deposits, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, long-term debt, other current liabilities and convertible debentures approximates their fair value because of the short-term maturities of these items.

Foreign currency risk

The Company maintains cash balances and occasionally enters into transactions to purchase goods and services denominated in United States currency for which the related expenses and accounts payable balances are subject to exchange rate fluctuations.  The transactions and balances have been stated in Canadian dollars in accordance with the Companys foreign currency translation policy.

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    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

Interest rate risk

Borrowings under the Companys operating line of credit are at floating rate interest rates and expose the Company to interest rate risk.  The Company is also exposed to interest rate risk upon maturity and any future refinancings of its fixed rate debt.

26.

Material differences between Canadian and United States generally accepted accounting principles

The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals in Canada (Canadian GAAP), which in most respects conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP). If these consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the impact would be as follows:

Assets
  2007
  2006Inventory  Canadian GAAP
  4,741,209
  5,703,196Depletion (a)
  (210,631)
  (464,815)Stripping costs capitalized (b)
  826,613
  1,479,787Writedown
  (268,281)
  -Inventory - U.S. GAAP
  5,088,910
  6,718,168Other Asset  Canadian GAAP
  -
  -Debt issuance costs on convertible debentures (c)
  2,672,626
  1,468,025Amortization of debt issuance costs on convertible debentures (c)
  (310,915)
  (19,441)Other Asset - U.S. GAAP
  2,361,711
  1,448,584Mineral properties  Canadian GAAP
  54,765,026
  44,608,237Exploration expenditures capitalized  (a)
  (26,067,542)
  (26,067,542)Depletion (a)
  691,696
  670,969Stripping costs capitalized (b)
  (1,971,780)
  (1,750,000)Mineral properties - U.S. GAAP
  27,417,320
  17,461,664Liabilities and Shareholders Equity
    2007
    2006Convertible debentures  Canadian GAAP
    58,697,602
    28,537,087Unamortized debt issuance costs (c)
    2,144,131
    1,264,842Unamortized discount (c)
    5,158,267
    4,698,071Convertible debentures - U.S. GAAP
    66,000,000
    34,500,000


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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

26.

Material differences between Canadian and United States generally accepted accounting principles (continued)

Shareholders equity  Canadian GAAP
  22,043,558
  40,241,592Convertible debenture proceeds allocated to contributed surplus, net of debt issuance costs (c)
  (5,858,649)
  (4,571,817)Exploration expenditures capitalized  (a)
  (26,067,542)
  (26,067,542)Cost of sales  depletion (a)
  346,962
  72,131- impairment (a)
  (262,281)
  -- stripping costs (b)
  (1,104,593)
  (229,639)Accretion of convertible debentures (c)
  1,228,878
  76,930Amortization of other asset (c)
  (310,915)
  (19,441)Shareholders equity - U.S. GAAP
  (9,984,582)
  9,502,214


Consolidated Statement of Loss
    2007
    2006
    2005Loss for the year - Canadian GAAP
  24,508,112
  10,194,274
  4,641,818Exploration expenditures capitalized  (a)
  -
  12,404,894
  10,173,279Cost of sales  depletion (a)
  (274,831)
  (72,131)
  -- impairment (a)
  225,810
  -
  -- stripping costs (b)
  874,954
  229,639
  -Accretion of convertible debentures (c)
  (1,151,948)
  (76,930)
  -Amortization of other asset (c)
  291,474
  19,441
  -Loss for the year - U.S. GAAP
  24,510,042
  22,699,187
  14,815,097Loss per share  U.S. GAAP - Basic and diluted
  (0.30)
  (0.28)
  (0.21)


Significant differences between Canadian GAAP and U.S. GAAP that would have an effect on these consolidated financial statements are as follows:

a)

Mineral properties are accounted for in accordance with Canadian GAAP as discussed in Note 2.  For U.S. GAAP purposes, exploration costs relating to unproven mineral leases and permits as well as acquisition costs for leases and permits that do not provide for unrestricted exploration, are expensed as incurred.

The Company tracks expenditures on its mineral properties as exploration or development and under U.S. GAAP capitalizes costs relating to the development of proven reserves as defined by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Industry Guide 7.

Capitalized costs are then assessed to determine if a write-down in the carrying value is necessary and any write-down would be considered an operating expense and included in the determination of operating loss for the period in which the write-down occurred.   During 2007, the Company recorded a further inventory impairment writedown for U.S. GAAP purposes.

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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

26.

Material differences between Canadian
and United States generally accepted accounting principles (continued)

Under Canadian GAAP, the Company was regarded as a production stage enterprise for 2006 and under U.S. GAAP the Company was regarded as an exploration stage enterprise.  On May 24, 2006, management concluded, based on a number of factors including the fact that the Company filed all of the necessary applications to prove it had the legal rights to exploit its mineral leases with their was a reasonable expectation of on-going and further regulatory approvals, sales to various end-users at market prices had occurred and volumes of production and expected orders were significant, that the Hammerstone mineral reserves met SEC Industry Guide 7 requirements for qualification as a reserve.  Subsequent to May 24, 2006, the Company is regarded as a production stage enterprise under Canadian and U.S. GAAP.

For 2004, 2005 and to May 24, 2006, the Companys reserves did not meet the criteria for proven reserves under SEC Industry Guide 7, therefore, all expenditures on mineral properties capitalized under Canadian GAAP were expensed as operating costs under U.S. GAAP, increasing the losses and loss for each year.

As a result of the difference in capitalized mineral properties under Canadian GAAP and U.S. GAAP, the depletion per unit of production is lower under U.S. GAAP and the resulting adjustments are reflected in inventory, mineral properties and cost of sales.

b)

Under Canadian GAAP, stripping costs related to the betterment of the mineral property are capitalized while those related to removing overburden to access limestone for processing are included in the cost of inventory and cost of goods sold.

Under U.S. GAAP, stripping costs incurred during the production phase of a mine should be included in inventory and cost of goods sold for that period.

c)

Under Canadian GAAP, the conversion option embedded in the convertible debentures is presented separately as a component of shareholders equity.  Under U.S. GAAP, the embedded conversion option was not subject to bifurcation and was thus presented as a liability along with the balance of the convertible debentures.  The principal accretion occurring under Canadian GAAP was hence not required under U.S. GAAP

Under Canadian GAAP, the financing costs on the convertible debentures are presented as a reduction in the carrying value of the debentures.  Under U.S. GAAP, the debenture is reported at its gross amount and the financing costs are reported as other asset.

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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

26.

Material differences between Canadian
and United States generally accepted accounting principles (continued)

d)

Commencing January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the fair value method of accounting for stock options for both Canadian and U.S. GAAP purposes. The effect of this change was that stock-based compensation is recorded as an expense instead of disclosing the effect of granting options as pro-forma information in the notes to the financial statements. In December 2004, the FASB enacted FAS 123  revised 2004 (FAS 123R), Share-Based Payment, which replaces FAS 123 and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25 (APB 25), Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. FAS 123R requires the measurement of all employee share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, using a fair-value-based method and the recording of such expense in the consolidated statements of loss. There was no significant impact on the Company based on the adoption of the new requirements under FAS 123R.

Had the Company adopted the fair value method for its U.S. GAAP disclosure prior to Jan 1, 2003, the following net losses would have been reported:

2007
  2006
  2005Loss for the year - U.S. GAAP
  24,510,042
  22,699,187
  14,815,097Pro-forma stock compensation
  -
  54,000
  73,012Pro-forma loss for the year - U.S. GAAP
  24,510,042
  22,753,187
  14,888,109Pro-forma loss per share - U.S. GAAP  Basic and fully diluted
  (0.30)
  (0.28)
  (0.21)


e)

For U.S. GAAP cash flow statement purposes, mineral exploration costs would be shown under operating activities rather than under investing activities.

New Accounting Pronouncements for U.S. GAAP

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48), an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.  FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.  The Interpretation requires that the Corporation recognize in the financial statements, the impact of a tax position, if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position.  FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective beginning January 1, 2007 with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to the opening balance of deficit.  There is no impact on the December 31, 2007 financial statements.

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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

26.

Material differences between Canadian
and United States generally accepted accounting principles (continued)

Fair Value Measurements

In September 2006, the FASB issued FAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (FAS 157), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and is applicable beginning in the first quarter of 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that FAS 157 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

In February 2007, the FASB issued FAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities  Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, (FAS 159) which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates. A business entity is required to report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. This statement is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement. FAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and is applicable beginning in the first quarter of 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that FAS 159 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

27.

Subsequent events

Subsequent to year end, 2,456,875 stock options were issued to employees, directors, consultants and officers, 175,000 options were exercised and 2,600,000 stock options were cancelled.

Subsequent to year end, the Company received a legal statement of claim from a former employee for wrongful dismissal, claiming loss of salary damages of approximately $350,000.  The Company is strongly defending this claim as we believe it is without merit and the outcome is not determinable at this time.

Subsequent to year end, the American Stock Exchange approved for listing 16,751,966 shares of common stock, no par value, of the company related to the senior secured convertible debenture referred to in Note 14a.

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|Notes to the Consolidated
    Financial Statements

|For the years
    ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|--------------------------------------------------------

28.

Comparative figures

In 2007, the Company reviewed the presentation of revenue and expenses in the income statement and determined it would be a better representation to combine sales and to reclassify some of the indirect quarry costs to cost of sales. The table below outlines the impact on the comparative 2006 figures.

Years Ended December 31
  2006
(as reclassified)
  2006
(original)RevenueSales
  1,540,564
  895,455Cost of sales
  2,195,868
  989,412Gross profit
  (655,304)
  (93,957)Other limestone sale
  -
  645,109(655,304)
  551,152ExpensesAccretion of debenture discount
  76,930
  76,930Accretion of financing fees
  -
  -Amortization of property plant and
  equipment, amortization of mineral properties and accretion of asset
  retirement obligation
  285,577
  285,577Interest, bank charges and foreign exchange (gain)/loss
  196,939
  196,939Long term interest
  168,578
  168,578Mineral exploration costs
  858,964
  858,964Office
  458,806
  458,806Professional fees
  1,474,021
  1,474,021Indirect quarry costs
  1,337,572
  2,544,028Salaries, wages and benefits
  1,052,387
  1,052,387Shareholder services and marketing
  1,281,427
  1,281,427Stock-based compensation
  2,845,797
  2,845,79710,036,998
  11,243,454Loss before other income
  (10,692,302)
  (10,692,302)


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ITEM 19

EXHIBITS

|EXHIBIT
    NO. |                                                                                                                                                          
|--------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|1.1             | Articles
    of Amalgamation (1)                                                                                                                         
|1.2             | By-Law
    No. 1 (1)                                                                                                                                     
|2.1             | Shareholders Rights Plan Agreement (1)                                                                                                                   
|4.1             | Stock
    Option Plan of the Company dated November 2, 1994 (1)                                                                                          
|4.2             | Stock
    Option Plan of the Company dated March 27, 2002 (2)                                                                                            
|4.3             | Amended
    1994 Stock Option Plan of the Company dated May 8, 2003 (2)                                                                                  
|4.4             | Amended
    2002 Stock Option Plan of the Company dated May 8, 2003 (2)                                                                                  
|4.5             | Stock
    Option Plan of the Company dated May 7, 2004 (3)                                                                                               
|4.6             | Employment Contract with Douglas J. Rowe (1)                                                                                                             
|4.7             | Finders
    Fee Agreement between the Company and American Precious Metals Inc. dated
    June 24, 1999 (1)                                              
|4.8             | Shareholders Rights Plan Agreement dated March 28, 2005 (4)                                                                                              
|11.1            | Code of
    Business Conduct and Ethics (3)                                                                                                              
|11.2            | Code of
    Conduct                                                                                                                                      
|12.1            | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                               
|12.2            | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                               
|13.1            | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
    1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|13.2            | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
    1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|13.3            | Map of
    permits, leases and lease applications as at December 31, 2007.                                                                               
|13.4            | Map of
    the proposed East Athabasca Highway and South Haul Road                                                                                       
|                |                                                                                                                                                          

|(1) | Previously filed by the Company as part of its Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed on September 29, 2000 (SEC File No. 0-31645)
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|(2) | Previously filed by the Company as part of its Form 20-F filed on June 30, 2003 (SEC File No. 0-31645)                               
|(3) | Previously filed by the Company as part of its Form 20-F filed on June 29, 2004 (SEC File No. 0-31645)                               
|(4) | Previously filed by the Company as part of its Form 20-F filed on June 28, 2005 (SEC File No. 0-31645)                               

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SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

BIRCH MOUNTAIN RESOURCES LTD.

|Date: April 2, 2008 |    
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