Hi SpecialK,
I’m not too worried about SPAC participation as long as the pilot plant results come in as expected. The market needs for the mines products are there, especially with magnetic REEs. Like most SPACs the participation rate will most likely come down to valuation/valuation credibility. The current mine EDIT numbers look great, but uses over $3K/kg for Scandium. The Scandium market is still a wildcard, so that price per kg may be met with some skepticism. The addition of magnetic REEs significantly reduces the criticality of the Scandium market developing. When I plug in the anticipated additional revenue from REEs, NioCorp only needs around $1K/kg to maintain the same level of margin as with Scandium at $3K/kg.
Of course, a partnership with an auto manufacturer or steel producer could also be a game changer for participation rate.