AVALON RARE METALS INC.

2008 News

Dec 22, 2008 Summer drilling program produces best results to date from Lake Zone REE deposit, Thor Lake, NWT. Avalon Ventures Ltd. TSX: AVL (the "Company") is pleased to announce assay results from the final 31 holes drilled in July, August and September, 2008

Dec 15, 2008 Avalon Announces Closing of $1.5 Million Private Placement Avalon Ventures Ltd. TSX: AVL (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the non-brokered private placement of flow-through common shares (the "Shares") announced on November 27, 2008, closed today with the issuance of the Shares to the subscribers. A to

Dec 3, 2008 Avalon Files Audited Financial Statements, MDA and Announces Annual General Meeting Avalon Ventures Ltd. (TSX: AVL) ("Avalon" or the "Company") announces that on November 28, 2008 it filed the Company´s Audited Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis ("MDA") for the twelve months ended August 31, 2008 together with

Nov 27, 2008 Avalon Announces $1.5 Million Flow-Through Financing Avalon Ventures Ltd. (TSX: AVL) ("Avalon") is pleased to announce that it has arranged a non-brokered private placement of up to 3,000,000 "flow-through" common shares

Nov 6, 2008 Avalon takes action on Corporate Social Responsibility Avalon Ventures Ltd. TSX: AVL (the "Company" or "Avalon") is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has approved the implementation of a formal policy in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Oct 21, 2008 Progress report on drilling results, resource estimates, environmental and metallurgical studies for the Lake Zone REE deposit, Thor Lake, NWT. Avalon Ventures Ltd. TSX: AVL (the "Company") is pleased to provide the following progress report on the 2008 work program on its 100% owned Thor Lake Rare Metals project located near Yellowknife, NWT.

Jul 30, 2008 Remaining assays from Phase 2 winter drilling produce most encouraging results to date from the Lake Zone REE deposit, Thor Lake, NWT. Avalon Ventures Ltd. TSX: AVL (the "Company") is pleased to announce the assay results from the remaining twelve holes from the Phase 2 winter drilling program on the Lake Zone Rare Earth Element ("REE") deposit (Table 1). The deposit is located on the C

Jun 25, 2008 Further encouraging Rare Earth Element Assays from Lake Zone Phase 2 drilling program, Thor Lake, NWT - Summer drilling program underway Avalon Ventures Ltd. TSX: AVL (the "Company") is pleased to announce additional encouraging assay results from a further 13 holes drilled during the Phase 2 program on the Lake Zone Rare Earth Element ("REE") deposit, on its 100% owned Thor Lake Rare Meta

May 21, 2008 Initial Assays from Thor Lake Phase 2 drilling confirm north extension of Rare Earth Element enriched zones in Lake Zone deposit Avalon Ventures Ltd. TSX: AVL (the "Company") is pleased to announce initial assay results from the Phase 2 drilling program carried out from January 29 to April 29, 2008 on the Lake Zone Rare Earth Element ("REE") deposit, on its 100% owned Thor Lake Rar

Apr 29, 2008 Avalon reports on Warren Township anorthosite project furnace trial Avalon Ventures Ltd. TSX: AVL (the "Company") is pleased to report on the results of the furnace trial conducted by a major US-based glass manufacturer using a 460 ton bulk sample of calcium feldspar product

Apr 22, 2008 Avalon Provides Update on Thor Lake Drilling Program Avalon Ventures Ltd. TSX: AVL (the "Company") is pleased to announce that its Phase 2 winter drilling program on the Lake Zone Rare Earth Element ("REE") deposit on its 100% owned Thor Lake rare metals project, NWT

Feb 27, 2008 Avalon To Begin Trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Jan 31, 2008 Remaining REE assays from Thor Lake Phase 1 drilling program received - Phase 2 drilling program commences Avalon Ventures Ltd. TSX-V: AVL (the "Company") is pleased to announce that further to its news release of January 8, 2008, it has now received the balance of the assay results from the Phase 1 drilling program on the Lake Zone deposit, on its 100% owned

Jan 14, 2008 Avalon Announces Annual General Meeting Avalon Ventures Ltd. TSX-V: AVL (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of the Company will be held on Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 4:30PM at the Toronto Board of Trade, 1 First Canadian Place, 4th Floor, To

Jan 8, 2008 Assays from Thor Lake Phase 1 drilling confirm presence of high grade Rare Earth Element mineralized zones in Lake Zone deposit Avalon Ventures Ltd. TSX-V: AVL (the "Company") is pleased to announce initial assay results from the Phase 1 drilling program carried out from August 1 to October 15, 2007 in the Lake Zone deposit on its 100% owned Thor Lake Rare Metals project...