4 August 2014
Rare Earth Minerals Plc.
("Rare Earth Minerals", "REM" or "the Company")
Yangibana Update - Maiden JORC resource expected.
Rare Earth Minerals (AIM: REM) advises that the securities of Hastings Rare Metals Limited ("Hastings"), REM's 70% joint venture partner in the Yangibana Rare Earth Element Project in Western Australia, are in a Trading Halt on the Australian Stock Exchange until the earlier of an announcement to the market concerning a maiden JORC resource on the Yangibana Project or Wednesday 6 August 2014.
Details of Ownership:
On the 1 December 2012 REM announced that it had acquired a 30% free carried interest to Bankable Feasibility Study ("BFS") of the Yangibana Rare Earth Project. Therefore the exploration costs until the commencement of the BFS are borne solely by Hastings Rare Metals Limited (70% owners and operator).
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For further information please contact:
Rare Earth Minerals plc +44 (0) 207 440 0647
David Lenigas
Kiran Morzaria
WH Ireland Limited (NOMAD & Joint Broker) +44 (0) 207 220 1666
James Joyce
Nick Field
Hume Capital plc (Joint Broker) +44 (0) 203 693 1470
Guy Peters
Jon Belliss
Square1 Consulting
David Bick, Mark Longson +44 (0) 207 929 5599