Avalon Rare Metals Inc. Staff to Actively Participate in PDAC 2012

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Toronto, Canada (ABN Newswire) - Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (TSE:AVL) is pleased to invite shareholders and other interested delegates to the 2012 PDAC International Convention, Trade Show and Investor Exchanges, Toronto, ON, March 4 - 7, 2012 with the following list of all the exhibits, events, and speaking engagements featuring Avalon management and staff. All events take place in the South Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre, unless noted otherwise.


INVESTORS EXCHANGE - Mining Investment Show

Avalon Rare Metals, Booth #2303, Level 800, South Building
Sunday, March 4 to Tuesday, March 6 from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm
Wednesday, March 7 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

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Virginia Morgan, Director of Communications and Investor Relations, and Ron Malashewski, Manager of Investor Relations, along with other members of the Avalon management team will be available at the booth throughout the event to meet with shareholders and other interested delegates. Don Bubar, President & CEO, plans to be available at the booth on Sunday afternoon March 4, between 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm.


WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITS, FORUMS and PRESENTATIONS

Saturday March 3
Dr. Bill Mercer, VP Exploration, will be chairing the Introduction to Health and Safety for Explorationists workshop from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Dr. Mercer and Mark Wiseman, VP Sustainability, will be giving lectures during the workshop. Registration is required to attend this workshop. The cost for this workshop is $599 for PDAC members, $699 for non-members, and $199 for students.

Monday, March 5
Don Bubar will be co-chairing the annual Aboriginal Forum: Exploring Opportunities and Building Relationships from 2:00 to 5:30 pm in Room 701.

Tuesday, March 6
Don Bubar will be presenting a brief Corporate Update and some thoughts on rare earths investment criteria during the REE and Lithium session at the Investors Exchange Forumat 10:20 am in Room 801B.

At 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm in Room 718, Don Bubar will be participating on the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) CEO Panel on sustainable development activities in the mineral industry, which will be discussing the topic Linking Strategy to Sustainability.

At 5:00 pm, Dr. Bill Mercer will be introducing David Giles, the recipient of the 2012 Thayer Lindsley Award Winner, and Mr Giles' presentation on Exploration in Mexico. Room 716

Wednesday, March 7
Don Bubar co-chairs a Technical Session on Specialty Metals and Minerals from 09:00 am to 12:00 pm in Room 715. Topics of discussion include Rare Earths, Graphite, Vanadium, Tungsten, Niobium and Potash.

Dr. Bill Mercer co-chairs a Technical Sessionon New Discoveries and Developments from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in Room 716. Presentations include new discoveries and developments in the gold and precious metals sectors.


CORE SHACK

Session B, Level 700
Tuesday, March 6 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Senior Geologist Chris Pedersen, VP, Exploration Dr. Bill Mercer, and Junior Resource Geologist Ali Habibi will be available at the Core Shack to discuss the geology, display drill core and other technical information from the Nechalacho deposit during Session B.



About Avalon Rare Metals Inc.:

Avalon Rare Metals Inc. is a mineral development company focused on rare metals deposits in Canada. Its flagship project, the 100%-owned Nechalacho Deposit, Thor Lake, NWT, is emerging as one of the largest undeveloped rare earth elements resources in the world. Its exceptional enrichment in the more valuable 'heavy' rare earth elements, which are key to enabling advances in green energy technology and other growing high-tech applications, is one of the few potential sources of these critical elements outside of China, currently the source of 95% of world supply. Avalon is well funded, has no debt and its work programs are progressing steadily. Social responsibility and environmental stewardship are corporate cornerstones.


About PDAC:

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is a national association representing the mineral exploration and development industry. The PDAC has close to 9,000 individual and corporate members.


About the PDAC International Convention, Trade Show and Investors Exchange
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's (PDAC) Convention is the mineral industry's largest annual convention. The 2011 convention attracted nearly 28,000 attendees, including 7,000 international delegates from 120 countries. In 2011, the PDAC Convention contributed over CA$72 million to the local economy. The convention takes place March 4 - 7, 2012, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.


Contact:

Avalon Rare Metals Inc.
Communications and Investor Relations
Virginia Morgan, Director
T: +1-416-364-4938
F: +1-416-364-5162
E: ir@avalonraremetals.com
WWW: www.avalonraremetals.com


PDAC
T: +416-362-1969
F: +416-362-0101
WWW: www.pdac.ca