Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	May 09, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	AREM
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN RARE EARTHS & MATERIALS, CORP.
Entity Central Index Key	0000797662
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		35,920,690