Range Metals Inc. Announces Effective Date of Name Change

Further to its news release of January 7, 2010, Range Metals Inc.
(CNSX:RGO)(FRANKFURT:YGK) is pleased to announce that, effective Wednesday,
January 13, 2010, its common shares will continue trading on the Canadian
National Stock Exchange (CNSX) under the name Range Energy Resources Inc.
Range's trading symbol "RGO" will not change.


For further information on Range Metals Inc. (CNSX:RGO)(FRANKFURT:YGK), please
visit the Company's web site at www.rangemetals.com. A new site,
www.rangeenergyresources.com, will be active January 15, 2010.


On Behalf of the Board of Directors:

Donald R. Sheldon, President

This news release contains certain statements that may be deemed
"forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are statements that are
not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words
"expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates",
"projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions
"will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur. Although Range believes the
expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance
and actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking
statements. Forward looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and
opinions of Range's management on the date the statements are made. Range
undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event
that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should
change, except as required by law.