BASIS OF PRESENTATION	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION Principles of Consolidation These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and are inclusive of the accounts of Rare Element Resources Ltd. and its directly held wholly owned subsidiary, Rare Element Resources, Inc. All numbers in the consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars (in thousands), unless otherwise denoted. Reclassifications Certain amounts for the year ended December 31, 2022 have been reclassified to conform to the 2023 presentation. Total assets, liabilities, equity, and net loss did not change for the prior periods due to the reclassifications.

The entire disclosure for the business description and basis of presentation concepts. Business description describes the nature and type of organization including but not limited to organizational structure as may be applicable to holding companies, parent and subsidiary relationships, business divisions, business units, business segments, affiliates and information about significant ownership of the reporting entity. Basis of presentation describes the underlying basis used to prepare the financial statements (for example, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting, IFRS).

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