Replies to post #40278 on Niocorp Developments Ltd (NB)

[AlwaysOptimistic]

Are you suggesting that financing won't arrive until after the Senate report? Out of the list that tedro sent below, the only thing on that list I can imagine that would materially need to hold up financing is item (iii) below regarding investment. Unless the government is considering investing in projects, I don't see why NioCorp could benefit from this report unless private financiers need further verification on the importance of these raw materials, a fact that I think has already been established.

(i) a strategy to reduce the Nation’s reliance on critical minerals;

(ii) an assessment of progress toward developing critical minerals recycling and reprocessing technologies, and technological alternatives to critical minerals;

(iii) options for accessing and developing critical minerals through investment and trade with our allies and partners;

(iv) a plan to improve the topographic, geologic, and geophysical mapping of the United States and make the resulting data and metadata electronically accessible, to the extent permitted by law and subject to appropriate limitations for purposes of privacy and security, to support private sector mineral exploration of critical minerals; and

(v) recommendations to streamline permitting and review processes related to developing leases; enhancing access to critical mineral resources; and increasing discovery, production, and domestic refining of critical minerals

[Nebraskan]

You are correct. Listened to the Senate Hearing again (2hrs, 14 minutes, 37 seconds long) and at the time point of 01:03:30 in the video Dr. Steven Fortier from the USGS states the document review was moved to September, and he DID NOT state a specific date in September.