1. Categorization of North American REE Companies There are many ways to categorize REE companies. This brief report has chosen to summarize what companies report on their own webpages. Input welcome.

2. Avalon Rare Metals Advanced development stage project enriched in HREE.

3. Commerce Resources Exploration and development company with strategic deposit of tantalum and niobium.

4. Dacha Strategic Metals Buying, holding and selling of strategic REE minerals which are predominantly supplied by China.

5. Great Western Mineral Group Integrated rare earths processor with Mine to Market strategy and strong balance of heavy and light REE.

6. Molycorp Minerals Mine to Magnet strategy through restart of mining operations and production of metal, alloys and NdFeB magnets.

7. Quest Rare Minerals Exploration company with a large surface REE resource that is rich in heavy REE.

8. Rare Element Resources One of the largest light and heavy REE deposits in North America as well as extensive gold occurrences.

9. Stans Energy Exploration and development company which is modernizing milling process of past-producing HREE mine.

10. Ucore Rare Metals Exploration company whose flagship property has prolific heavy and light REE as well as U308 reserves.