1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
NATURE OF OPERATIONS	Rare Element Resources Ltd. (“we,” “us,” “Rare Element” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, on June 3, 1999. Rare Element has been focused on advancing the Bear Lodge REE Project located near the town of Sundance in northeast Wyoming. The Bear Lodge REE Project consists of several large disseminated REE deposits and a proposed hydrometallurgical plant to be located near Upton, Wyoming. Additionally, the Company holds a 100% interest in the Sundance Gold Project, adjacent to the Bear Lodge REE Project, which contains a historical inferred mineral resource primarily composed of three gold targets within the area of the Bear Lodge property. As a result of the Company’s current focus on the Bear Lodge REE Project, advancement of the Sundance Gold Project has been on hold since 2011. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company focused on continuing the confirmation and enhancement of our proprietary technology for rare earth processing and separation through pilot testing. In March 2020, we continued our formal engagement with Umwelt- und Ingenieurtechnik GmbH Dresden (“UIT”), an affiliate of General Atomic Technologies Corporation and Synchron, by entering into a new agreement for the pilot testing (see Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for complete discussion regarding the engagement). Further, in 2020, the Company continues to monitor the general U.S. political climate and actions taken by the U.S. government to secure a domestic rare earth supply chain.

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Rare Element Resources Ltd. (“we,” “us,” “Rare Element” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, on June 3, 1999.

Rare Element has been focused on advancing the Bear Lodge REE Project located near the town of Sundance in northeast Wyoming. The Bear Lodge REE Project consists of several large disseminated REE deposits and a proposed hydrometallurgical plant to be located near Upton, Wyoming. Additionally, the Company holds a 100% interest in the Sundance Gold Project, adjacent to the Bear Lodge REE Project, which contains a historical inferred mineral resource primarily composed of three gold targets within the area of the Bear Lodge property. As a result of the Company’s current focus on the Bear Lodge REE Project, advancement of the Sundance Gold Project has been on hold since 2011.

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company focused on continuing the confirmation and enhancement of our proprietary technology for rare earth processing and separation through pilot testing. In March 2020, we continued our formal engagement with Umwelt- und Ingenieurtechnik GmbH Dresden (“UIT”), an affiliate of General Atomic Technologies Corporation and Synchron, by entering into a new agreement for the pilot testing (see Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for complete discussion regarding the engagement). Further, in 2020, the Company continues to monitor the general U.S. political climate and actions taken by the U.S. government to secure a domestic rare earth supply chain.