BE Resources Completes First Two Holes of 12 Hole Drill Program at Its Warm Springs Beryllium Project

BE Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BER) ("BE" or the "Company") announced that it
has completed the first two of an additional 12 holes. The two cores have been
cut and sent to the lab for assay. BE Resources is actively drilling its Warm
Springs Beryllium Project, located in Socorro County, New Mexico. 


"We are pleased to have completed the first two of 12 holes on our permit
extension. The cores have been cut and immediately sent out for assay. The
company intends to send holes in pairs out for assay in order to expedite
results" said David Tognoni, President and CEO of BE Resources. "This focused
campaign is designed to define a beryllium resource at Warm Springs,
specifically in areas where we have already discovered significant
mineralization." Assay results are expected within a few weeks.


The specific target of the program is the area surrounding the first hole
drilled (hole DH#5) in BE's recently completed five-hole campaign. The holes
will range in depth from 200 to 650 feet and be spaced on a 75 foot grid around
the first drill hole and also extending to the north.


Assays results from that first drill hole indicated that drilling had
intersected a beryllium-mineralized zone in excess of 100 feet in thickness and
discovered maximum grades exceeding one percent beryllium oxide.


About BE Resources Inc. and Beryllium

BE Resources Inc. is a junior mineral exploration company focused on advancing
the exploration and development of its Warm Springs Beryllium project in New
Mexico. BE Resources' target mineral is beryllium, a metal that has been
identified as having significant lightness, strength and temperature resistance
qualities and is a valuable component used in the aerospace and defence
industries. 


Alloys are the most common form of beryllium product, accounting for an
estimated 75 percent of US consumption. In the US, ceramics (15 percent)
incorporating beryllium oxides, also known as beryllia, are the next most
important form of beryllium followed by metal (10 percent). Electronic and
electrical components, aerospace and defense applications account for around 80
percent of US consumption according to industry analyst Roskill Mineral
Services.


Beryllium prices are usually determined on a negotiated basis between producers
and end-users with small quantities of highly pure metal (greater than 99
percent pure) traded on the Shanghai Metals Market. Recent prices posted for
beryllium were between 5,500 - 6,000 RMB/Kg, the equivalent of about US$135 to
US$147 per pound of beryllium oxide, or US$374 to US$408 per pound of beryllium.



Cautionary Statements

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information within the meaning of United States and Canadian securities laws.
Such forward-looking information is identified by words such as "estimates",
"intends", "plans", "expects", "believes", "may", and "will". There is no
assurance that we will ever be able to define a Beryllium Resource. We are at an
early stage of exploration. Reference is made to the risk factors contained in
the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Most of these factors are outside the control of the Company. Investors are
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