Rare Element Appoints Robbin Lee as Director of Investor Relations
LAKEWOOD, COLORADO -- (Marketwired) -- 04/29/13 -- Rare Element Resources Ltd. (NYSE Amex: REE)(NYSE MKT: REE)(TSX: RES) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that Robbin Lee has joined the Company as its Director of Investor Relations.
Ms. Lee is an Investor Relations professional with over 20 years of experience working for domestic and international as well as large- and small-cap companies. Prior to their merger with AMB Property, she was Vice President of Investor Relations for ProLogis, the world's leading owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate with operations in over 20 countries. The ProLogis IR program received numerous awards during Ms. Lee's tenure, including several top rankings by Institutional Investor for the real estate investment sector. Prior to ProLogis, she spent 12 years in senior IR roles for a number of companies in the mining sector, including Echo Bay Mines, PolyMet Mining and Atlas Corporation.
Randall J. Scott, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are excited about the progress we are making moving the Bear Lodge Critical Rare Earth Project into production and wanted to make sure we had a proven professional to communicate our successes to the market and our shareholders. Robbin's background in mining and strong communication skills make her an ideal person to help Rare Element Resources build an industry leading investor relations program."
Rare Element Resources Ltd. is a publicly traded mineral resource company focused on exploration and development of rare-earth elements (REEs), with a significant distribution of critical rare earths (CREEs). In addition to the REE exploration and evaluation efforts, the Company controls the Sundance gold project, which is located on the same property in Wyoming.
Visit the Company's Website at www.rareelementresources.com.
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Contacts:
Rare Element Resources Ltd.
Robbin Lee
Director of Investor Relations
720.278.2462
www.rareelementresources.com
