Mark Smith: "The final Phase II drilling results continue to be extremely encouraging and supportive of our project," said Mark Smith, CEO of NioCorp. "I could not be more pleased with the overall high-grade assay results that have been delivered from both our Phase I and Phase II drilling program at our Elk Creek deposit," continued Smith. "Third Phase drilling will be completed by mid-December 2014, and we are anxiously awaiting the upcoming analytical results."