NioCorp Purchases Key Land Parcels for the Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project
NioCorp has formally closed on the purchase of three key land parcels associated with the Company’s Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project. Along with the land NioCorp purchased in 2021, this acquisition provides the Company with land needed to locate a significant portion of the Elk Creek Project’s planned production operations and infrastructure, along with improvements to the local road system, once sufficient project financing is obtained.
NioCorp To Accelerate Pre-Construction Activities at its Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project
NioCorp plans to ramp up pre-construction activities at its Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project as a result of the Company’s success over the past three months in raising approximately $60.7 million in net proceeds from equity offerings driven largely by institutional investment funds.
NioCorp Completes Metallurgical Test Program and Begins Making Titanium Samples for Prospective Customers
NioCorp completes metallurgical test program and begins making titanium samples for prospective customers.
NioCorp Demonstrates the Ability to Potentially Double Projected Titanium Recovery Rates for the Elk Creek Project
NioCorp has demonstrated an ability to potentially double the recovery of titanium from each tonne of ore the Company expects to mine at its Nebraska-based Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project, as as to potentially produce a purer form of titanium that may command a higher price than is assumed in NioCorp’s June 2022 feasibility study.
NioCorp Achieves Processing Breakthrough in Demonstration Plant Testing of Niobium and Titanium Production
NioCorp (Nasdaq:NB; TSX: NB) and L3 Process Developments are pleased to announce a process breakthrough in niobium and titanium recovery achieved at L3’s demonstration-scale processing plant Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.
Export-Import Bank of the United States Issues Letter of Interest to NioCorp for Potential Debt Financing of up to $800 Million for NioCorp’s Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project
NioCorp receives a Letter of Interest from the EXIM Bank for potential debt financing of up to $800 million to fund the project costs of NioCorp’s proposed Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project.
New NioCorp Video: Metallurgical Demonstration Plant Update
In a new video, NioCorp leaders discuss the latest developments with the Company’s metallurgical demonstration plant now operating in Quebec and provide never-before-seen footage of the demonstration plant in operation.
Newsmaker Video: Mark Smith Speaks to Proposed Deal with GXII on Proactive Investors
NioCorp’s Mark Smith tells Proactive Investors’ Stephen Gunnion that the recently-announced business combination agreement with GX Acquisition Corp II should accelerate a Nasdaq listing for NioCorp and could provide the Company with some of the capital it needs to further advance the financing effort for its Elk Creek critical minerals project in Nebraska.
NioCorp CEO: Automotive Industry Should Not Count on Sufficient Rare Earth Minerals Coming From China
Automotive and other manufacturers should not count on sufficient supplies of rare earths and other critical minerals coming from China, because China is increasingly consuming its own production for electric vehicles and other technologies that use permanent rare earth magnets, according to NioCorp’s CEO.
NioCorp to Combine with Nasdaq-Listed GXII to Access Additional Capital for the Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project
NioCorp Developments GX Acquisition Corp. II have announced the signing of a definitive agreement for a proposed business combination between the two companies.