Rare Earth Minerals : REM increases strategic holding in Bacanora

02 September 2015

Rare Earth Minerals Plc.

("Rare Earth Minerals", "REM" or "the Company")

REM increases strategic holding in Bacanora Minerals to 16.8%

Rare Earth Minerals (AIM: REM) announces that it has now increased its shareholding in Bacanora Minerals Limited ("Bacanora"), from 16.4% to 16.8% through further market purchases totalling £324,530.

This interest, when aggregated with REM's 30% direct interest in Megalit S.A de CV (the company holding the Beunavista, Megalit and San Gabriel concessions) and the 30% direct interest in Mexelit S.A de CV (the company holding El Sauz, El Sauz 1, El Sauz 2, Fleur and Fleur 1 concessions), results in a total economic interest in each of these companies of 41.75%.

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For further information please contact:

Rare Earth Minerals plc +44 (0) 207 440 0647

Donald Strang/Andrew Suckling

WH Ireland Limited (NOMAD & Broker) +44 (0) 207 220 1666

James Joyce

Mark Leonard

Square1 Consulting

David Bick, Mark Longson +44 (0) 207 929 5599