September 8, 2015 - Lakewood, Colorado - Rare Element Resources Ltd. (NYSE MKT: REE and TSX: RES), a publicly traded, strategic materials company focused on delivering rare earth products for technology and defense applications by advancing the Bear Lodge Critical Rare Earth Project located in northeast Wyoming, announced that it will be featured as a presenting company at the 17th Annual Rodman & Renshaw Global Investment Conference, sponsored by H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, being held September 8-10, 2015, at The St. Regis Hotel in New York City.

Randall J. Scott, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rare Element Resources, is scheduled to present at 1:45pm ET/ 11:45am MT on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. He will discuss the rare earth market and the Company's innovative recovery and separation technology, as well as progress on permitting efforts for the Bear Lodge Project.

To access the live webcast or listen to the replay, please visit the Company's website at http://www.rareelementresources.com/investor-information/presentations.

Rare Element Resources Ltd. is a publicly traded, strategic materials company focused on delivering rare earth products for technology and defense applications by advancing the Bear Lodge Critical Rare Earth Project in northeast Wyoming. Bear Lodge is a significant mineralized district containing many of the less common, more valuable, critical rare earths that are essential for electronics, fiber optics, laser systems for health and defense, as well as many evolving green technologies, like hybrid cars, solar panels and wind turbines. Permitting and feasibility work on the Project continues to advance. The Company is an affiliate member of the U.S. Department of Energy's Critical Materials Institute, a combined government and private sector organization committed to eliminating supply chain issues for rare earths and other critical elements.

Please contact Robbin Lee at 720-278-2462, or [email protected], for additional information.