Why are you even attempting to compare Niocorp to the likes of Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, or ALCOA? This is nonsense.
First of all, I thought Niocorp was a speciality chemicals company. Rio and BHP specialize in iron ore, a commodity if there ever was one. Both of these companies also have established annual revenues over $30 billion. This is nonsensical.
ALCOA is an aluminum company. The largest in the US. They regularly make headlines and set the stage for quarterly reports as one of the first large companies to report every quarter and their results are largely considered a good reflection of manufacturing in this country. They have nearly $10B in revenue as another commodity company.