Texas Rare Earth Resources Co-Sponsors the 2013 World Rare Earth Summit on April 19th at Stanford University

SIERRA BLANCA, Texas, April 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. (OTCQX:TRER) ("Texas Rare Earth"), a heavy rare earths exploration company, is pleased to announce the co-sponsoring of the 2013 World Rare Earth Summit on April 19, 2013.

The World Rare Earth Summit is a one day event, gathering world class industry professionals to lecture on topics ranging from the state of the global rare earth market to new cutting edge technologies in the field of rare earth element separation and production. Participating at the summit will be Mr. Jack Lifton, Founding Principal of Technology Metals Research, LLC to discuss the "State of Global Rare Earth", Dr. Richard Hammen, President of IntelliMet, LLC to discuss "Solid Phase Extraction", and Mr. Jerry Furniss, Professor at the University of Montana, to discuss "Rare Earth Business Strategies". As part of the open discussion, the panel will address the possibility of developing a U.S. based rare earth processing plant utilized for the separation and recovery of purified rare earth element from the concentrates of a variety of U.S. producers including Texas Rare Earth Resources.

About Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp.

Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp.'s primary focus is exploring and, if warranted, developing its Round Top rare earth minerals project located in Hudspeth County, Texas, 85 miles east of El Paso. The Company's common stock trades on the OTCQX U.S. tier under the symbol "TRER." For more information on Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp., visit its website at www.trer.com.