Rare Element Resources Ltd. announced the appointment of Brent Berg as its Chief Executive Officer as Randall Scott retires. Mr. Berg will commence his role with the Company effective November 1, 2022. Mr. Berg is a highly qualified mining and mineral processing professional with over 25 years' experience in the minerals industry, including 16 years in mine management roles and over 11 years working for in-situ recovery operations.

His experience includes over 21 years at Cameco Corporation in various roles, including as President of Cameco Resources, where he was responsible for oversight of the company's operations in Wyoming and Nebraska. Most recently, Mr. Berg was the General Manager of Florence Copper Inc. where he was responsible for leading the team in the successful completion of a production test facility for in-situ copper recovery. Prior to that, he served as the Vice President of Sustainability, Health & Safety for Excelsior Mining Corp.

Mr. Berg is a Professional Engineer with a B.A.Sc. in Regional Environmental Systems Engineering from the University of Regina and an MBA from the University of Regina.