CBS "60 Minutes" Interviews Texas Rare Earth Resources Advisory Board Member in Rare Earth Story

SIERRA BLANCA, TX--(Marketwired - Mar 23, 2015) - Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. (OTCQX: TRER)

Former White House staff member and TRER Advisory Board member Dan McGroarty warns of the dangers of Chinese domination of the rare earth market

Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. (OTCQX: TRER), an exploration company targeting the heavy rare earths, announced today that Advisory Board member, Mr. Dan McGroarty, was extensively interviewed by CBS "60 Minutes" on Sunday, March 22, in a segment titled: Modern Life's Devices Under China's Grip. The story centered on the significance and uses of rare earth elements in modern society and the danger of China's domination of the industry. A link to the CBS "60 Minutes" story follows: cbsn.ws/1HoZAum

Mr. McGroarty, principal of the non-profit American Resource Policy Network and Adjunct Professor in the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University, has served at senior levels in the US government as Special Assistant to the President as a presidential appointee to two Secretaries of Defense.

Anthony Marchese, TRER Chairman, commented: "We were pleased to see that '60 Minutes,' the most highly watched televison news show in the United States, extensively utilized a TRER Advisory Board member in helping to educate the public on the potential dangers of relying on China to supply materials which are essential to industry and the national defense. Our board members collectively represent over 130 years of global rare earth industry experience at all points across the supply chain. Consequently, we believe we have the necessary guidance and expertise as we consider development of our Round Top heavy rare earth project, thereby providing a potentially low cost and profitable domestic solution to the issues raised by the '60 Minutes' story."

About Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp.
Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp.'s primary focus is exploring and, if warranted, developing its Round Top rare earth minerals project located in Hudspeth County, Texas, 85 miles east of El Paso. The Company's common stock trades on the OTCQX U.S. tier under the symbol "TRER."

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