Avalon Rare Metals Announces $2M Non-Brokered Private Placement

Avalon Rare Metals (NYSE MKT: AVL) is pleased to announce that the Company is planning to raise approximately $2,000,000 by way of a non-brokered private placement of up to 2,500,000 flow-through common shares ("Flow-Through Shares") at a price of $0.60 per Flow-Through Share and a non-brokered private placement of up to 1,000,000 non flow-through units ("Non Flow-Through Units") priced at $0.48 per unit (collectively, the "Private Placement"). Each Non Flow-Through Unit will consist of one common share and one half share purchase warrant of the Company. Each whole warrant will entitle the subscriber to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of $0.60 per share for a period of three years from the date of issuance. The Private Placement is scheduled to close in one or more tranches on or before June 30, 2014, and is conditional upon receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE MKT. The proceeds from the sale of the Flow-Through Shares will be used to fund the summer drilling programs and other eligible exploration work on Avalon's 100% owned Nechalacho Rare Earth Elements See full press release