Mineral resource company Rare Element Resources has appointed Kelli Kast as general counsel, corporate secretary, vice president and chief administrative officer, effective as of July 2.

Kast joins Rare Element Resources with over 16 years of in-house legal experience. Most recently, Kast served as general counsel, corporate secretary and senior vice president at Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation. She joined the company in 2005 as general counsel. She also served as Coeur's chief administrative officer from 2009 to 2011.

Prior to joining Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation, Kast served as corporate counsel at HealtheTech. She served as assistant general counsel and corporate secretary at Global Water Technologies and Psychrometric Systems.