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Excellent post Walterc, you are a valuable contributor to this board.
We? Who is we? I have been here since 2011 and I am not selling any time soon. I am happy with the way things are going. We could not ask for better management. So much has been accomplished here. Look at other penny stocks where nothing happens for 10 years, no news, no milestones, nothing. I am glad that is NOT the case here. We are in great hands with very experienced management!! Many will become very wealthy from this stock, but only those with patience.
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It is not spam, it is info.
Interesting!
Disagree.
Thanks for posting this.
Agreed!
Thanks for this. I've done my part. Anyone else comment on it yet?
NioCorp's Entire Proposed Product Suite at its Elk Creek Superalloy Metals Mine Proposed as "Critical Minerals" Under President Trump Initiative
The Trump Administration has proposed including the superalloy metals niobium, scandium, and titanium among 35 “Critical Minerals” that are to be considered “vital to the Nation’s security and economic prosperity.”
With its entire planned product suite now proposed as strategically vital by the U.S. Government, NioCorp’s Elk Creek Project is emerging as a highly unique “Critical Minerals Mine” that can significantly reduce U.S. dependence on foreign producers of several critical and strategic metals.
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and the Nebraska Congressional delegation – and Congressmen Don Bacon (NE-2) and Adrian Smith (NE-3) in particular – are praised for their advocacy the Elk Creek Project.
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Feb. 16, 2018) – NioCorp Developments Ltd. (“NioCorp” or the “Company”) (TSX: NB; OTCQX: NIOBF; and FSE: BR3) today praised the Trump Administration for proposing that NioCorp’s entire planned product suite of three superalloy metals – niobium, scandium, and titanium – be considered as “Critical Minerals” under President Trump’s December 20, 2017 Executive Order aimed at encouraging greater domestic production of materials that are “vital to the Nation’s security and economic prosperity.”
In a Federal Register notice published today, the Trump Administration included niobium, scandium, and titanium on a list of 35 materials proposed as “Critical Minerals.”
The Company believes that the proposed listing significantly elevates the strategic importance of the Elk Creek Project, particularly given that it is the only proposed mine in the U.S. that is expected to produce both niobium and scandium, two superalloy metals that have significant uses in national defense technologies and upon which the U.S. is currently 100% dependent on foreign nations such as Russia and China.
“In many ways, our Elk Creek Superalloy Project is emerging as an increasingly unique and valuable ‘critical minerals mine’ in terms of its strategic importance to the United States and to other Western nations,” said Mark A. Smith, Executive Chairman and CEO of NioCorp. “We are very pleased with the increasing attention that is being paid to the superalloy metals we intend to produce, and we look forward to moving this project to construction and commercial operation as rapidly as we can.”
The two Nebraska Congressmen wrote a letter recently to the Trump Administration advocating for scandium’s inclusion in the “Critical Materials” list. In their letter, which can be seen here, the Congressman noted the following:
“Scandium is used in a variety of defense and civil applications including lasers, electronics, and high-performance lighting. When added to aluminum, scandium makes an extraordinarily light and strong alloy for use in bulkheads, heat shields, fuel and exhaust systems, aircraft fuselage and landing gear assemblies, mobile bridges, missiles, and other defense systems. In the commercial sector, scandium alloys are poised to drive major advances in commercial aircraft and surface transportation systems through greater fuel efficiency and reduced emissions. Scandium is also a critical component of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells which provide highly efficient and reliable power generation for DoD, NASA, and companies such as Home Depot, Walmart, Apple, Google, and Verizon,” they wrote.
“Despite these strategic uses, today our nation is 100% dependent on imported scandium, primarily from China and Russia. We share the concerns of many of our colleagues in Congress who consider this a significant national security vulnerability for the United States. For this reason, the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act included language that specifically mentions scandium and the need to develop domestic sources of this strategic material. We also note that the European Union added scandium to its 2017 list of Critical Raw Materials, further illustrating its growing importance in global commodity supply chains,” they wrote.
Nebraska stands to emerge as a major global producer of scandium once the Elk Creek Project comes online. As currently planned, the Project is estimated to produce more than 100 tonnes of scandium oxide product annually when brought to full-scale production. Current global production of scandium oxide is estimated by the U.S. Geologic Survey at only 10-15 tonnes per year.
The Administration’s priority list also included 15 of the rare earth elements, which were grouped as a single entry on the list. NioCorp’s Elk Creek ore body in southeast Nebraska is known to contain rare earth elements as well, although the Company has no current plans to produce rare earth commercial products.
The proposed “Critical Minerals” list published in the Federal Register was developed in response to President Trump’s Executive Order of December 20 entitled “Presidential Executive Order on a Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals.”
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
“Mark Smith”
Mark Smith
Executive Chairman, CEO and Director
Qualified Persons: Scott Honan, M.Sc., SME-RM, of NioCorp Developments Ltd., a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has read and approved the technical information contained in this news release.
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Agreed!
Agreed.
Excellent post.
This latest news is excellent. It is what we have been waiting to hear. Mark is always moving things forward. This is great, because there are many Jr miners out there that are stuck at a standstill, but not Niocorp. So there is no spinning this any other way. This lastest news is beyond Excellent!!
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“We are pleased to be advancing our underground mine to the detailed engineering phase with the Nordmin Group,” said Mark A. Smith, CEO and Executive Chairman of NioCorp. “This effort underscores the NioCorp team’s continuing commitment to bring the Elk Creek Superalloys Project to commercial reality as rapidly as possible and to do so efficiently and with environmental excellence.”
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NioCorp’s Elk Creek Superalloy Project Advances to Detailed Engineering for its Underground Mine Plan and Infrastructure
NioCorp Awards Contract to The Nordmin Group for Detailed Engineeering of the Elk Creek Underground Mine
Nordmin's Primary Objectives are to Shorten the Project's Time to Commercial Production, Reduce Environmental Impacts, and Reduce CAPEX and OPEX
CENTENNIAL, COLO. (February 7, 2018) – NioCorp Developments Ltd. (“NioCorp” or the “Company”) (TSX: NB, OTCQX: NIOBF, FSE: BR3) and the Nordmin Group of Companies (“Nordmin”) are pleased to jointly announce the signing of an agreement for Nordmin to complete the detailed engineering for the mining infrastructure at Niocorp’s Elk Creek Superalloys Project (the “Project”). Completing the detailed engineering for the Project’s underground mine infrastructure will mark a major new phase for the Nebraska-based project.
As one of several independent engineering firms involved in the development of NioCorp’s Revised Elk Creek Feasibility Study issued in December 2017 (“Revised Feasibility Study”), Nordmin intends to review and update the Project’s mining method and extraction infrastructure concepts with an eye toward further design and optimization.
For example, Nordmin will explore alternative water control technologies that could reduce or eliminate the need for 15-18 months of active dewatering prior to the start of the mine shaft sinking operations. Nordmin believes that these innovations could potentially result in these benefits to the Project:
Reduction in the amount of bedrock water produced by the mine, and a commensurate reduction in the size of any waterline from the Project to the Missouri River;
Increased efficiencies in mining operations, including scheduling the production of higher grade ore earlier in the Project’s operational life than was previously planned;
Shortening of the mine’s current estimated timeline to commercial production; and
Reduction of both upfront capital expenditures (“CAPEX”) as well as sustaining CAPEX and operating expenditures (“OPEX”) over the life of the Project.
These options will be evaluated by Nordmin through a series of trade-off studies as part of the feasibility review and optimization process. Nordmin will confirm any saving in cost or schedule as a part of the review and optimization process.
NioCorp and Nordmin also have entered into a non-binding letter of intent to sign an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (“EPC”) contract to complete the construction of the underground mine portion of the Project via Nordmin Constructors, subject to satisfactory completion of the detailed engineering and final agreement between the parties.
Nordmin also will explore potential project financing assistance for the Project through the Export Development Canada program.
“We are pleased to be advancing our underground mine to the detailed engineering phase with the Nordmin Group,” said Mark A. Smith, CEO and Executive Chairman of NioCorp. “This effort underscores the NioCorp team’s continuing commitment to bring the Elk Creek Superalloys Project to commercial reality as rapidly as possible and to do so efficiently and with environmental excellence.”
“The Nordmin Group is very pleased to be invited to be part of this great undertaking. The Elk Creek Superalloys Project will establish North America as a global leader in the production of critical and strategic superalloy metals, and Nordmin is committed to bringing this project to fruition for our partners at NioCorp,” said Chris Dougherty, P.Eng., Chairman of the Nordmin Group of Companies.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
“Mark Smith”
Mark Smith
Executive Chairman, CEO and Director
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NioCorp and Nordmin also have entered into a non-binding letter of intent to sign an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (“EPC”) contract to complete the construction of the underground mine portion of the Project via Nordmin Constructors, subject to satisfactory completion of the detailed engineering and final agreement between the parties.
Nordmin also will explore potential project financing assistance for the Project through the Export Development Canada program.
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It's in Mark and his teams hands. Stop posting nonsense.
Stop posting fiction. Fake news.
Agree 100%!
Thanks Walterc, Excellent post!! You are the voice of reason here!
That fact that Molycorp got up to $79.00 under Mark is what I look at. I really don't care about a bankruptcy that happened After he left.
I see you fail to mention how Molycorp stock shot up to $79.00 under Mark Smith and the incredible turn around that he caused at Largo.
Excellent Post!
Excellent interview!!
Great idea! I have been buying on dips and have not sold anything.
Thanks AO! Excellent post as usual. I appreciate the kind words. A big thanks to you and all other longs for the positive and informative posts over the past year! Here's to a positive and prosperous New year!!!
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Agreed! We are still way undervalued!!
Great News!!
The other Walter. He is talking about Walterc.