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Wonderful find Marc! I will have to take a peek into this as these new Titanium, Niobium HEA, MPES alloys you mentioned are becoming interesting for the development of certain AEROSPACE ENDEAVORS...
KUDOS!
Chico
Search Minerals to Seek New CEO to Lead the Development of Rare Earth Element Mining, Extraction and Manufacturing in Newfoundland and Labrador
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/search-minerals-seek-ceo-lead-001700269.html
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Search Minerals Inc. (TSXV: SMY | OTCQB: SHCMF) (“Search” or the “Company”), announces that Mr. Leo Power has been appointed to the position of interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company following the termination by the Company on a without cause basis of the employment agreement with former President and Chief Executive Officer, Greg Andrews.
The Company and Mr. Andrews are in discussions to effect the termination and ensure a smooth transition.
The Company will immediately launch a search process to identify a new President and CEO to lead Search Minerals in the transition from mineral explorer to project developer.
David Dreisinger, Director and Vice President of Metallurgy of Search Minerals says: “It has been a great pleasure to work with Greg over the last 14 years to develop Search Minerals as a successful rare earth explorer, now poised to be a rare earth developer. Greg has tirelessly built the Company to a critical stage and established great relationships with shareholders, employees, our partners in the provincial and federal government the NunatukaVut Community Council and the people of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Company thanks Greg Andrews for all his service as we move forward into project development.”
ANDREWS TERMINATED WITHOUT CAUSE~ ?????
(WHAT DID HE DO???????)
OUCH..... I didn't expect that.... & shareholders deserve answers!
Thanks PM! That is encouraging leading into next week!
PM - "Is the CUP filling up yet?" eom =)
Crit- There is certainly a lot of Public Information out there for anyone to find! Much of which has been posted on this board for several Years! Heck we even talked about SPACS a while back!
I agree with you , that some govt. cheese remains a “possibility!” Yet to be determined..
Waiting with many here for material news as it becomes available.
Chico
LOL Richard! =) Hmmm ... IBC works with "Copper" & they also collaborated with Niocorp on an Aluminum Scandium Alloy! (Just what we need... "MORE DOTZ"! rofl)
Chico
SCANDIUM-COPPER ALLOYS ~A counterintuitive way to make stronger alloys~ FEBRUARY 9, 2023
https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2023/02/a-counterintuitive-way-to-make-stronger-alloys/
Copper atoms alone can easily move through the material by exchanging positions with vacancies as shown in (a), as a consequence they can easily clump together forming large Al-Cu intermetallic particles (b), but when combined with scandium atoms and vacancies they form clusters that remain more stable (c). Graphic: Yanjun Li / NTNU
‘Unacceptable’: GOP Reps, Defense Experts Raise Red Flags Over Pentagon’s Reliance On China For Critical Minerals
https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/02/09/unacceptable-gop-reps-defense-experts-raise-red-flags-over-pentagons-reliance-on-china-for-critical-minerals/
FILE PHOTO: Mining machine is seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia
Micaela Burrow on February 8, 2023
TITANIUM ~U.S. Strategic Interest in Ukraine: Control over Extensive Titanium Reserves~
https://www.globalresearch.ca/washington-interest-ukraine-also-control-titanium-reserves/5807832?pdf=5807832
American Rare Earths buoyed by potential new deposit at Halleck Creek
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/AMERICAN-RARE-EARTHS-LIMI-10358001/news/American-Rare-Earths-buoyed-by-potential-new-deposit-at-Halleck-Creek-42859645/
SEE VIDEO BELOW:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/fIIiL7kr_Zs
Form Your own opinions & conclusions above!
Watching this develop! La Paz & Halleck Creek are becoming the Largest REE DEPOSITS IN THE U.S. WITH SCANDIUM! Both are Open Pit mineable & they are working with the USGS/collaboration! A Lot of work left to do , maybe 7 years out..... but put this on your watchlist!!
I have
Chico
Agree Crit! Nice to see projects being funded. I can imagine & speculate on some of the applications that may be in play!
Feb. 9th, 2023, LPO Offers $2 BILLION Conditional Commitment to Redwood Materials
https://www.energy.gov/lpo/articles/lpo-offers-conditional-commitment-redwood-materials-produce-critical-electric-vehicle
DOE ~Sector Spotlight: Critical Materials Loan Programs Office FEBRUARY 9, 2023~
https://www.energy.gov/lpo/articles/sector-spotlight-critical-materials
Mike Pompeo Joins USA Rare Earth as Strategic Advisor
https://www.kktv.com/prnewswire/2023/02/09/former-secretary-state-mike-pompeo-joins-usa-rare-earth-strategic-advisor/
America’s Critical Minerals Crisis | Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Thursday, February 9, 2023 9:00 AM Livestream Video:
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=412764
"Nobody is building new power plants." - Don't you get me started on the need for "Base-Load" power BM! LOL =).... I did question Jim & Scott not too long ago. Suffice it to say even though Niocorp will have Scope 3 emissions of 5.7 tonnes reduction credit/ per 1 tonne of emissions from the mine project. They are utilizing & bringing LOCAL online Base-Load power to the site via new transmission lines. ~Pending Finance! of course~
BM- As for the U.S. Govt. I'm just reposting these for your viewing since youv'e been mia for a spell.
Sept. 2023 National Defense Act (which passed) Calls out (NIOBIUM, TITANIUM & SCANDIUM) & the need to Establish a U.S. Industrial Base for the Supply & Processing of ALL!
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 See pages #242-256
https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20220711/CRPT-117hrpt397.pdf
DoE/LPO December 2022 UPDATE ~26 New Applications in Dec. 2022~
(**Given the Fact Ioneer recently achieved a $700 Million DoE/LPO loan (pending). One can look at the facts posted below & make up their own minds. Niocorp has indeed stated that Private funding was always their primary focus. However all options (A,B,C,D were also said to be on the table!)Monthly Application Activity Report Loan Programs Office (Note: In August of 2022 only 77 applications were submitted)
https://www.energy.gov/lpo/monthly-application-activity-report
ON JANUARY 2nd 2023: Jim: Can you offer comment on how the recent NDA 2023 legislation Might benefit Niocorp & the Critical Materials it will produce in the future?
RESPONSE:
BM- hurrah! “Patent Pending New Process indeed!”Glad to see your posts again on the board.
All the “goodies” will be calculated soon. Jim did state Niocorp will hold the patent/s as well.
Looking forward to Scott & the team filling us all in on the CAPEX/OPEX/NPV updated economics you mention.
Regards!
Chico
Well stated Max! Agree. There are several bills before Congress. It will be some time before we see “if “ any become law. Having our teams input/commentary throughout would be of great benefit indeed.
Now if we could just get PM to fill that CUP! To the brim …
Thanks Max- appreciate the input. I know what lobbyists do. “IF” Niocorp is still waiting for additional federal legislation at this late stage to kick off construction at the site we are all in trouble! ( Glad we’re on the same page here…)
No doubt future lobbying will only help guide Congress/legislation on potential future legislation as you have stated.
I believe in the team & the project & I am as excited as any here to see the mine built. (The days of pushing on ropes, KYC rules etc… should be behind the project now)
Waiting to see what material news is announced by the team in the next few months are KEY for me. (I Speculate many good things ahead!)
Go team Niocorp!
Chico
Max- I would like to think that Niocorp’s Elk Creek project is already known & past the smoozing stage. In 2019 they did have a lobbyist; Jim even spoke before Congress. What would they be lobbying for now? Even the USGS has completed extensive recent research 2022. The project is permitted & shovel ready!
Jim has also stated the Niocorp team was familiar with the DoE/LPO process (because they had gone down that avenue before.)
I guess a new lobbyist won’t hurt, but it’s all about completing & proving final process/separation via ongoing demonstration operations & getting financed in 2023 for me!
I do not want to hear Mark say he is pushing on ropes this year!
“it’s get It done time!”
Chico
Feb.8, 2023,10AM Unleashing America's Energy and Mineral Potential Full Committee Oversight Hearing
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=412760
HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS ALL ABOUT CRITICAL MINERALS THIS WEEK!
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
10:00 AM
Unleashing America's Energy and Mineral Potential | Full Committee Oversight Hearing Add to my Calendar
hey LM! I remember listening to the 2021 TMS Scandium series. During the last video industry leaders were talking specifically about Scandium Aluminum Power Lines.
Rio Tinto’s elementnorth21 is also touting the potential. It surely cannot hurt Niocorp as Jim stated a diversity of supply is needed for industry.
Crit- there is no proof some folks are shareholders either! Eom
SCANDIUM ~Bill Gates Says High-Voltage Power Lines Will Save America. He's Right.~ (Another use for Scandium!)
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a42780369/bill-gates-transmission-power-lines/
Thanks Max! Just looked this over... Implications of "Federal Lobbying" or talking about recent or future events....
"More Dots! LOL"
Thanks Max & the board posters following this tack...
Chico
Germany's Habeck: Could reach deal with U.S. over IRA in critical minerals
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/germanys-habeck-could-reach-deal-with-us-over-ira-critical-minerals-2023-02-06/
Just got in listening in the background... Both parties appear to be ready "Deal!"... There are quite a few excellent U.S. projects that merit private & federal support imho. Niocorp is one!
Chico
Just got in listening in the background... Both parties appear to be ready "Deal!"... There are quite a few excellent U.S. projects that merit private & federal support imho. Niocorp is one!
Chico
LIVE in 3 Hours ~HOUSE Full Committee Meeting on Authorization and Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress.
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 10:15 AM
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=412759
ON THE AGENDA:
https://naturalresources.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hnr_118th_authorization_and_oversight_plan_01.27.23.pdf
Feb. 7, 2023- Biden Advisor says ~U.S. is ‘absolutely’ behind on supply chain independence from China!~
By :Natasha Turak
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/07/amos-hochstein-us-is-behind-on-supply-chain-independence-from-china.html
KEY POINTS
Niocorp CAN RECOVER REE OXIDES! My Key Take-aways are the following:
1) NioCorp’s patent-pending demonstration scale rare earth extraction and purification solvent extraction process operation HAS determined that overall recoveries for these four magnetic rare earths are likely to be greater than 92% and meet commercial purity specifications for magnetic rare earth oxides.
***Note Jims response to the following question on 11/15/2022-
Who owns the patent/rights to this New Process being implemented? Or can it be licensed moving forward?
Feb. 6, 2023 SCANDIUM ScAlN - Nanoscale ferroelectric semiconductor could power AI and post-Moore's Law computing on a phone!
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-02-nanoscale-ferroelectric-semiconductor-power-ai.html
One other tidbit ~ DOE LPO: $412 Billion in Estimated Remaining Loan Capacity Available!!!!!! ~ I found interesting tidbits while reading about (Scope 1- 3 emissions) &" I could be out in left field/wrong on this however I am speculating the Elk Creek Project may qualify via one or more categories for DoE/LPO funds."
Title 17 Lending Reference Guide JUNE 9, 2022
https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2022-06/DOE-LPO_T17_Lending_Reference_Guide_June2022.pdf
Technical Eligibility Guide – Title 17 Innovative Clean Energy (Given: Niocorps Scope-3 emissions have "calculated reductions" are 5.7 Tonnes reduction per every 1 Tonne produced at the site.
https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/LPO_Technical%20Eligibility_Handout_Title17-Fossil_May2022_0.pdf
INNOVATIVE CLEAN ENERGY: FOSSIL LOAN GUARANTEES
https://www.energy.gov/lpo/innovative-clean-energy-fossil-loan-guarantees#eligible
August 2023 ~New Federal Legislation Could Deliver Powerful New Benefits to NioCorp for its Critical Minerals~
(Given: Nicorp stated that in addition to the Tax credits!, "Other Provisions That Could Benefit NioCorp"-)
https://www.niocorp.com/new-federal-legislation-could-deliver-powerful-new-benefits-to-niocorp-for-its-critical-minerals/
LMAO- all! thank you for the kind words Tante. "I pity the tulip!".... but look forward to trying the "Elk Creek Water" others have described. Enjoy sharing the information found & speculating out loud together.
Regards
Chico
Feb. 1, 2023 ~Rusal starts producing Aluminum-Scandium master alloys at its Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Smelter~
https://www.alcircle.com/news/rusal-starts-producing-aluminium-scandium-master-alloys-at-its-krasnoyarsk-aluminium-smelter-89857
Thanks GE & GM! Appreciate your posts, opinions, & for being past & present board moderators!
Chico
Niocorps Scope 3 Emission Reductions are HUGE!
Niocorps Scope 3 Emission Reductions are called out! As Companies can reduce their Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by improving operational efficiency and using renewable energy sources. However, managing and reducing Scope 3 emissions can be difficult depending on the company’s upstream and downstream activities. NIOCORPS SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ARE 5.7 TONS CREDIT for EVERY 1-TON of EMISSIONS!!!
During the latest Niocorp Video (@3 minute mark)
A Vital Mineral Deposit Could Bring Big Change to Nebraska Village
https://www.newser.com/story/331151/mining-company-appeals-to-patriotism-in-nebraska-village.html
By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff
Posted Feb 3, 2023 4:45 PM CST
Metalysis SCANDIUM & TITANIUM ~ A new era for metal powders~
https://www.aero-mag.com/a-new-era-for-metal-powders