Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No.
333-189235) and Form S-8 (Nos. 333-170022 and 333-184983) of Rare Element Resources,
LTD (the “Company”) of our report dated March 12, 2015 with respect to the consolidated
balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and the
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in shareholder’s equity
and cash flows of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014, the year ended December
31, 2013, the six months ended December 31, 2012, and the year ended June 30, 2012, and the
Company’s internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, which report
appears in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
EKS&H, LLLP
March 12, 2015
Denver, Colorado