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As More States Follow California in Banning Sales of New Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles, Critical Minerals Demand Will Increase, NioCorp Says
More states are likely to follow California’s lead in banning the future sale of internal combustion engine vehicles as a means of accelerating demand for electric vehicles and addressing climate change, according to NioCorp CEO and Executive Chairman Mark Smith, and that will drive higher demand for EV-critical minerals.
New Federal Legislation Could Deliver Powerful New Benefits to NioCorp for its Critical Minerals
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes multiple financial and tax incentives designed to encourage greater production of critical minerals in the U.S. Virtually all of the critical minerals NioCorp intends to produce as part of its Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project in Nebraska would be eligible for new tax credits once the Project is financed and placed into commercial production.
NioCorp Announces Closing of Up-Sized Private Placement for Gross Proceeds of C$4.8 Million
NioCorp has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement of units of the Company. A total up-sized offering of 4,981,035 Units were issued at a price per Unit of C$0.96, for total gross proceeds to the Company of approximately C$4.8 million.
NioCorp Files NI 43-101 Technical Report on its 2022 Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project Feasibility Study
NioCorp has filed a Technical Report prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 regarding its previously announced 2022 Feasibility Study completed for the Company’s Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project.
NioCorp Announces C$4.35 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement
NioCorp announced that it intends to offer, on a non-brokered private placement basis, up to 4,519,481 units of the Company at a price of C$0.96 per Unit for gross proceeds to the Company of up to approximately C$4.35 million.
NEW VIDEO: Mark Smith on the Geopolitical Imperative of Increasing Rare Earth Production in the U.S.
In this new video, NioCorp CEO and Executive Chairman Mark A. Smith discusses the geopolitics of rare earths and why it is imperative for the U.S. and its Western allies to produce more of their own rare earths, as well as build out new mine-to-magnet supply chains.
NioCorp Promotes Jim Sims to Chief Communications Officer
NioCorp Developments (TSX: NB; OTCQX: NIOBF) is pleased to announce that Jim Sims has been promoted to Chief Communications Officer, a new position.
Process Enhancements to NioCorp’s Critical Minerals Project Plans Point to Possible CAPEX and OPEX Reductions and Possible Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Process enhancements to NioCorp’s critical minerals project plans point to possible CAPEX and OPEX reductions and possible lower greenhouse gas emissions.
New Video: 1-on-1 With NioCorp’s Newest Board Member, Mining Executive Peter Oliver
Peter Oliver, the former Managing Director of Talison Lithium, recently sat down to talk about his three+ decades in the global mining industry, what attracted him to NioCorp, how he sees the evolution of the electric vehicle industry, what he sees as the potential of adding rare earths to NioCorp’s Elk Creek Project production, and the challenges that all mining projects face with project financing.
REPLAY: NioCorp Live Investor Update Webcast of May 25, 2022
NioCorp conducted a one-hour investor update webcast on May 25, 2022, discussing in detail the results of the recently updated Elk Creek...
Leading Global Mining Executive Peter Oliver to Join the NioCorp Board
NioCorp Developments Ltd. is pleased to announce that Peter Oliver, the former Managing Director of Talison Lithium and a 30+ year veteran of the mining and critical minerals processing industries, will join NioCorp’s Board of Directors.
NioCorp’s Elk Creek Project Confirmed as the Second Largest Indicated-Or-Better Rare Earth Resource in the U.S.
An updated feasibility study of NioCorp’s Elk Creek Project shows that the Project is the second-largest indicated-or-better rare earth resource in the U.S., second only to MP Materials’ Mountain Pass rare earth deposit. (TSX: NB; OTCQX: NIOBF)
Nebraska Regulators Advise NioCorp that the Elk Creek Project’s Air Construction Permit No Longer Requires Time Extensions to Remain in Force
The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy has advised NioCorp that extensions of the Elk Creek Project’s construction air permit are no longer required because the Company has met the regulatory definition of “construction, reconstruction, or modification of the source” since the permit was issued.
Newsmaker Interview with Scott Honan in London
NioCorp COO Scott Honan joins Proactive London’s Katie Pilbeam in the British capital to talk about NioCorp’s current examination of the feasibility of producing several rare earth products in addition to the Elk Creek Project’s current plans to produce Niobium, Scandium, and Titanium.
NioCorp Reports Significant Advance in Plan to Process Critical Minerals in Nebraska
NioCorp is pleased to announce a significant advance in its ongoing process optimization and rare earth recovery test work being conducted for the Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Project by L3 Process Development.
NioCorp Completes and Deploys Equator Principles Program for Environmental, Social & Governance Performance
NioCorp completes and deploys Equator Principles program for Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) performance
NioCorp Named to 2022 OTCQX “Best 50”
NioCorp Developments has been named to the 2022 OTCQX Best 50, a ranking of top-performing companies traded on the OTCQX Best Market last year.
NioCorp Achieves Positive Results in Metallurgical Testing of Possible Rare Earth Production at its Elk Creek, NE Project
NioCorp achieves positive results in metallurgical testing of possible rare earth production at its Elk Creek, Nebraska Project.
NioCorp Reports Rare Earth Assay Results
NioCorp is pleased to announce the results of assaying completed on drill core samples from the Elk Creek Project that were obtained through an agreement with the University of Nebraska’s Conservation and Survey Division.
NioCorp CEO and Executive Chairman Mark Smith Extends Maturity Date of Credit Facility to the Company
NioCorp announces an agreement with NioCorp CEO and Executive Chairman, Mark A. Smith, to extend the maturity date of its existing $3.5 million non-revolving credit facility with Mr. Smith to June 30, 2022.
NioCorp Reports Voting Results from the Election of Directors at its 2021 Annual General Meeting
NioCorp Developments announces the details of the voting results from the election of directors at its 2021 Annual General Meeting, held on December 2, 2021, in Denver, CO.
NioCorp Unable to Present at the H.C. Wainwright Mining Conference on November 30, 2021
NioCorp (TSX: NB; OTCQX: NIOBF) announces that it is no longer able to present at the upcoming H.C. Wainwright Mining Conference, previously scheduled for Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time.
Nebraska Grants Extension to NioCorp of Construction Start Date Under the Elk Creek Project Air Permit
NioCorp is pleased to announce that the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy has granted to NioCorp an extension until April 4, 2022, as to when construction must be initiated at the Company’s Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Project under the current construction air permit.
NioCorp Announces $200 Million U.S. Shelf Registration
NioCorp today announced the filing of a US $200 million shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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