RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD

VANCOUVER, A1 · Materials · Public

Rare earth element extraction and processing

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · rareelementresources.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: VANCOUVER, A1
Latest Form D: $8.2M, Dec 2010
Total capital: $10.6M

Federal grants: None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised: $10.6M; 5 Form D · last Dec 2010; 190 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 2; 13 pending · first 2021; Rank in peer group#68 of 369

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2010Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$8.2M
Apr 2010Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1.4M
Oct 2009Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$382K
Aug 2009Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$175K
Jun 2009Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$476K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 369 peers

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Materials · Material

Granted patents#68 · top 18%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Donald E. RantaExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Gregory P. McKelveyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jim T. ClarkExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
M. Norman AndersonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Mark T. BrownExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Norman AndersonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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Norman BurmeisterDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Stephen P. QuinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Winnie P. WongExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 15

Apr 13, 2023PendingProcessing For The Extraction Of Rare Earth ElementsUSPTOApplication 17824342
May 31, 2022GrantedProcessing For The Extraction Of Rare Earth ElementsUSPTOUS 11,345,977
Aug 17, 2021GrantedExtraction Of Metals From Metallic CompoundsUSPTOUS 11,091,819

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Processing For The Extraction Of Rare Earth ElementsApr 13, 2023 · Application 17824342Pending
Processing For The Extraction Of Rare Earth ElementsMay 31, 2022 · US 11,345,977Granted
Extraction Of Metals From Metallic CompoundsAug 17, 2021 · US 11,091,819Granted
Selective Extraction Of Cerium From Other MetalsNov 8, 2018 · Application 15937550Pending
Selective Extraction Of Cerium From Other MetalsJan 7, 2016 · Application 14735118Pending
Extraction Of Metals From Metallic CompoundsNov 20, 2014 · Application 14158824Pending
Rare Earths And Thorium Extraction TechnologyApplication 62009889Pending
Extraction Of Metals From Metallic CompoundsApplication PCTUS2014012153Pending
Extraction Of Thorium From Rare Earth Compounds And Related MethodsApplication 61902579Pending
Extraction Of Rare Earth ElementsApplication 61754420Pending
Processing For The Extraction Of Rare Earth ElementsApplication PCTUS2015055403Pending
Selective Extraction Of Cerium From Other MetalsApplication PCTUS2015034986Pending
Separation Of Rare Earth Elements And Thorium Using Solvent ExtractionApplication 62165155Pending
Selective Separation Of Individual Rare Earth Elements By Precipitation And Solvent ExtractionApplication 62074608Pending
Low Temperature Extraction Of Rare Earths From Bastnaesite OresApplication 62062705Pending

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Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.