Avalon Chairing Rare Earth Symposium at 52nd Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2013)

Avalon has been invited to chair the organizing committee for the Rare Earth Symposium at the 52nd Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2013), to be held in Montreal, October 27-31, 2013 (www.cim.org/com2013). This announcement follows the successful involvement of Avalon at the inaugural Rare Earths Symposium held last year at COM 2012 (Industry Bulletin October 25th, 2012). COM 2013 is being held in conjunction with the internationally acclaimed Material Science & Technology (MS&T'13) Conference. An estimated 3000 delegates are expected to attend the joint conferences. Avalon's Ian London, Market Development & Energy Advisor, and Mandeep Singh Rayat, Communications Associate, will…

Rare Element Reports March 31, 2013 Financial Results

Strong Cash Position at Quarter End of $33.8 Million Significant High-Grade Resource and HREE-Enriched Zones Defined at Bear Lodge Project May 8, 2013 -- LAKEWOOD, COLORADO (Source: Marketwired) -- Rare Element Resources Ltd. (NYSE MKT:REE)(TSX:RES) (the "Company") reports that it has filed its unaudited, consolidated interim financial statements on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2013 on www.sec.gov and www.sedar.com. "The first quarter of 2013 is marked by some major milestones. During the first quarter, we not only substantially expanded the Measured and Indicated (M&I) resource at the Bear Lodge Critical Rare Earth Project but also identified…

Texas Rare Earth Resources Successfully Independently Confirms Potential Favorable Heap Leaching Characteristics

2013-5-8-TRER Coarse ore leaching at room temperature has been shown to recover 85% Yttrium and 81% Dysprosium in an independent study Breakthrough discovery of Beryllium and Lithium Recovery from Round Top rhyolite (see separate news release) holds additional potential revenue opportunity Study paves the way for potential significant capital cost savings May 8, 2013 -- SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. (OTCQX:TRER) ("Texas Rare Earth"), a heavy rare earths exploration company, is pleased to announce third party confirmation by ALS Ltd. of Canada of in-house research that indicates the possibility of heap leaching Round Top rock.…

Metallica announces rights issue raising for up to $5.5m

May 7, 2013 -- Click here to access the Metallica Minerals Limited Announcement: which highlights: Rights issue raising for up to $5.5 million Patersons and MLM’s largest single shareholder in part-underwriting Funds for working capital, MLM’s SCONI nickel-cobalt-scandium project and mineral sands project

Athabasca Uranium options Fisher River Property & provides exploration update

May 7, 2013 (Source: CNW) -- Exploration Update Athabasca Athabasca Uranium Inc. (“Athabasca” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement by which the Company has the option to purchase a 100% interest in the Fisher River Property in northeast Saskatchewan. Comprised of two contiguous claims on the eastern margin of the uranium-rich Athabasca Basin, the 10,157 hectare Fisher River Property lies 3 kilometers north of the Company’s Keefe Lake Project, and is contiguous with the southern portion of its McCarthy Lake Project.  It is also contiguous with claims held by Denison Mines and…