BE Resources Inc. Releases Corrected Rare Earth Assay Results from Drilling Program at the Warm Springs Beryllium & Rare Earth P

BE Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BER) (the "Company") announces that it is
re-releasing rare earth assay results to correct the figures disseminated on
Friday, July 22, 2011. The rare earth assay results set out in the Company's
news release of Friday, July 22, 2011 contained mathematical errors that
occurred in the process of aggregating a large volume of the assay results of
fifteen individual rare earth elements into total rare earth oxides (TREO). The
aggregated TREO values were calculated by an independent consulting geologist. 


Rare earth element assay results for four drill holes initially announced on
Friday, July 22, 2011 (DH1, DH2, DH3 and DH19) are set out in the following
table.




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Drill                                                   TREO(4)%            
Hole      From     To   Interval                      Previously    TREO(4)%
 No.      (ft)   (ft)       (ft) LREO(2)% HREO(3)%      Reported   Corrected
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DH1        765    778         23    82.50    40.86          8.85        0.69
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DH2        843    878         35    82.89    17.11         10.34        1.56
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DH3        620    678         58    81.84    18.16          9.12        0.91
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DH3       1157   1255         98    60.31    39.69         19.58        1.95
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DH3       1265 1297.5       32.5    67.14    32.86          1.89        1.89
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DH3     1306.5   1564        242    75.51    24.49          0.26        0.26
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DH3       1582   1736        154    75.22    24.78          7.80        0.78
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DH19       194    295        101    61.45    38.54         15.04        0.97
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DH19       468    474          6    76.67    23.33           1.2        0.09
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Notes:                                                                      
(1) Measurement is Imperial                                                 
(2) LREO includes light rare earth elements (Cerium, Europium, Lanthanum,   
Neodymium, Praseodymium, Samarium) as oxides. LREO% = LREO%/TREO%. Cerium   
oxide, Lanthanum oxide and Neodymium oxide represent approximately 90% of   
the reported values.                                                        
(3)HREO includes heavy rare earth elements (Gadolinium, Terbium, Dysprosium,
Holmium, Erbium, Thulium, Ytterbium, Lutetium, Yttrium) as oxides. HREO% =  
HREO%/TREO%. Yttrium oxide, Lutetium oxide, Dysprosium oxide, Gadolinium    
oxide and Ytterbium oxide represent approximately 93% of the reported       
values.                                                                     
(4) TREO means total rare earth oxides and includes all LREO and HREO. Full 
assay results are being posted today on the Company's website at            
http://www.beresources.com/.                                                



True widths have not yet been determined in respect of the above results.  

The Company is in the process of examining these results more closely with a
view to determining next steps. The Company believes that the above rare earth
results indicate that additional drilling is warranted to more fully understand
the rare earth mineralization. The ability of the Company to conduct further
drilling is subject to financing and compliance with permit requirements.


The Company implemented the following quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC)
procedures for its Warm Springs project.


All recovered core was carefully logged by four field engineers/geologists
working in shifts. The core was maintained at the drilling location under the
supervision of a field engineer/geologist. All core was photographed and logged
before transfer to the on-site storage unit. This unit was weather-proof and
locked for security. The photographs of the core were uniquely labeled and
stored on a laptop computer and memory card. The photographs were transferred to
the project office where they were reviewed by the project manager and
transferred to the project-specific database. The field engineers/geologists and
the project manager were employees of AMEC Earth and Environmental, Inc. At the
completion of each borehole the core was transported to HydroCut, Inc. located
in Belen, New Mexico. The core was cut using the waterjet cutting system which
cut the core without heat. There was therefore no heat affected zone from the
cutting process. After the cutting process, the remaining core was returned to
the secure storage for long term storage and a sample was sent to ALS Minerals,
an independent lab, for assay.


ALS Minerals Qualifications and QA/QC

The mathematical errors reported were not caused by the raw assay data reported
to the Company by ALS Minerals. 


The Company selected ALS Minerals (ALS) to perform sample preparation (in Reno
Nevada) and assay work (in Vancouver, British Columbia). ALS maintains ISO
9001:2008 and ISO/IEC 17025:2005 certifications, provides all internal quality
control data, and maintains a library of detailed laboratory analytical methods
required as the necessary documentation for NI 43-101 Technical Reporting. The
ALS Quality Management System (QMS) complies with the requirements of
International Standards ISO 9001:2008. ALS implemented the following quality
assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures for the Warm Springs exploration
project sample handling and management, and laboratory procedure and test
methods implemented.


All samples received at ALS underwent the following sample preparation in
accordance with ALS Sample Preparation Package - PREP-31 Standard Sample
Preparation. Sample preparation was the most critical step in the entire
laboratory operation. The purpose of preparation was to produce a homogeneous
analytical subsample that was fully representative of the material submitted to
the laboratory. The sample was logged in the tracking system, weighed, dried and
finely crushed to better than 70% passing a 2 mm (Tyler 9 mesh, US Std. No.10)
screen. A split of up to 250 g was taken and pulverized to better than 85%
passing a 75 micron (Tyler 200 mesh, US Std. No. 200) screen.


At ALS, Geochemical Procedure - ME-ICP61a, Evaluation of High Grade Materials
Using Conventional ICP - AES Analysis Sample Decomposition was implemented for
all of the Company's samples undergoing analysis. The sample was digested in a
mixture of nitric, perchloric and hydrofluoric acids. Perchloric acid was added
to assist oxidation of the sample and to reduce the possibility of mechanical
loss of sample as the solution was evaporated to moist salts. Elements were
determined by inductively coupled plasma - atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP -
AES).


A summary of the geology is reported in the Company's 2009 NI 43-101 compliant
technical report titled "Technical Report on the Warm Springs Beryllium
Property, Socorro County, New Mexico USA" dated June 5, 2009 and filed on SEDAR
at www.sedar.com on July 2, 2009.


David Tognoni, PE, the Company's President & CEO, is the Qualified Person as
defined under National Instrument 43-101 for the project and is responsible for
verification of the data and the contents of this news release. David Tognoni
has supervised all aspects of the project including drilling, core sampling and
the shipping of samples by personnel from AMEC Earth and Environmental, Inc.


Disclaimer 

This new release contains "forward looking information" (as defined in
applicable securities legislation) that is based on expectations, estimates and
projections as of this date. Examples of forward looking information can be
identified by the use of forward looking words such as "believes" and
"warranted". Forward looking information, by its nature, requires us to make
assumptions and is subject to significant risks and uncertainties which may give
rise to the possibility that our expectations or conclusions will not prove to
be accurate and that the assumptions may not be correct. These factors, many of
which are beyond our control, include financing risks and business and economic
conditions generally. Additional information about these and other factors are
located in reports filed with Canadian securities regulators, including the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. We
have no intention to update this forward looking information, except as required
by applicable securities laws. This forward looking information should not be
relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to this date.
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