UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  September 27, 2013

RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (720) 278-2460

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.

On September 27, 2013, Rare Element Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) closed the sale of securities described in the Form 8-K filed on September 27, 2013.  The securities were offered and sold in a registered direct offering pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-189235) and a prospectus supplement dated September 24, 2013 to the base prospectus dated July 30, 2013.

The legal opinions of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the shares of the securities are attached as Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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