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The Elk Creek Project’s Benefits to Nebraska
NioCorp’s proposed Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Project will establish Nebraska as a world leader in the production of two critical and strategic superalloy metals: Niobium and Scandium. It also will deliver very powerful macroeconomic benefits to Nebraska, such as those summarized below.
Average annual employee payroll once facility is in full operation.
Cumulative Employee Payroll over 20 years of initial operations.
Cumulative royalties paid to local landowners over the initial 20 years of operation.
Total capital expenditures for facility construction.
Cumulative operating expenditures for the facility over the initial 20 years of operation.
Estimated average annual tax revenue to Nebraska governments.
Estimated cumulative tax revenue to Nebraska over the initial 20 years of operation.
Macroeconomic Benefits to Nebraska: An Analysis
Click on the image below to download a more detailed analysis of the many macro-economic benefits to Nebraska that are expected to be delivered by the Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Project.
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