Rare Element Resources A 'Buy'

Gold Newsletter
"Rare Element Resources (RES.V; C$0.67) plans a 1,000-meter drilling program this year to test initial drill targets for rare earth element (REE) mineralization at its Bear Lodge property in Wyoming. Drill-hole locations have been chosen to expand the historical rare-earth discoveries made by Hecla Mining Company and to provide additional material for metallurgical testing. But REE isn’t the reason we bought the company — the story of Bear Lodge as an analog to the Cripple Creek gold mine is the real reason we’re excited. A subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation is earning a 65% interest in gold and base metals (not the REEs and uranium) at Bear Lodge by spending $5 million on exploration. Drilling results from a late 2007 program included 9.1 meters averaging 1.18 g/t gold within 85.4 meters averaging 0.47 g/t gold. The first part of this year’s program, which will test several targets, includes geologic work, soil geochemical sampling and an induced polarization survey. This work started in June, and the partners hope to have an expanded exploration permit approved later this year that will allow for more drilling. Bear Lodge is a viable rare earth element project and will help establish a floor value for the stock, while the gold exploration story will take it higher. For both reasons, it remains a buy." (9/08)

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