News: 2009

Dec 23, 2009	Avalon announces nomination of Mr. Hari Panday for election to its Board of Directors at 2010 AGM
Nov 19, 2009	Avalon Updates Progress On Prefeasibility Study, Nechalacho Rare Earth Elements Deposit, Thor Lake, NWT And On East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project, Yarmouth County, NS
Oct 15, 2009	Avalon Recruits V.P. Operations to Advance the Nechalacho REE Deposit, Thor Lake, NWT
Sep 24, 2009	Avalon announces the re-naming of the Lake Zone REE deposit at Thor Lake, NWT to the Nechalacho REE deposit by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation
Sep 17, 2009	Avalon Rare Metals Announces Completion Of $17.5 Million Private Placement Of Special Warrants And Flow-Through Special Warrants
Sep 8, 2009	Avalon announces appointment of former National Chief Phil Fontaine to its Board of Directors
Aug 31, 2009	Avalon Announces $12.5 Million Bought Deal Financing
Aug 17, 2009	Avalon announces updated resource estimate, Lake Zone REE deposit, Thor Lake, NWT and provides Community Relations update
Aug 5, 2009	Avalon Commences Trading on the U.S. OTCQX International Exchange
Jul 20, 2009	Avalon making excellent progress toward defining a viable metallurgical process for recovery of Rare Earth Element mineralization from Lake Zone deposit, Thor Lake, NWT
Jul 6, 2009	Avalon Announces Final Assays From Winter Program And Start Of Summer Drilling Program On The Lake Zone REE Deposit, Thor Lake, NWT
Jun 29, 2009	Avalon contracts Scott Wilson RPA Associates for Lake Zone REE deposit Pre-feasibility Study
May 27, 2009	Avalon announces 1,259,700 share purchase warrants exercised and comments on the recent increase in share price and trading volumes
May 11, 2009	Avalon announces more assays from Lake Zone drilling and the initiation of a study on wind power generation potential at Thor Lake
May 1, 2009	Avalon Granted Conditional Approval By TSX For Warrant Re-Pricing
Apr 22, 2009	Avalon announces extension of Land Use Permit at Thor Lake and provides update on NWT community relations activities
Apr 14, 2009	Avalon announces latest Thor Lake drilling results extend high grade Basal REE Zone, over 100 metres to south
Feb 26, 2009	Avalon and Chapleau Cree First Nation agree to MOU around the development of the Warren Township Calcium Feldspar Project
Feb 18, 2009	Avalon Ventures Ltd. Changes Its Name To Avalon Rare Metals Inc.
Feb 3, 2009	New 43-101 Resource Estimate confirms increased tonnage and grade for Lake Zone REE deposit, Thor Lake, NWT.