Replies to post #100729 on Niocorp Developments Ltd (NB)

[Nebraskan]

I was doing DD on the same items.

Revisiting OLD PR‘s from December 28th 2017 & October 8th, 2018. (NioCorp working with IBC at Ames Lab in Ames Iowa)

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (October 8, 2018) – NioCorp Developments Ltd. (“NioCorp” or the “Company”) (TSX: NB; OTCQX: NIOBF; and FSE: BR3) and IBC Advanced Alloys (TSX-V: IB; OTCQB: IAALF) (“IBC”) are pleased to announce the successful production of aluminum-scandium master alloy. The master alloy was produced at the Ames Laboratory, a U.S. government-owned, contractor-operated national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), located in Ames Iowa.

https://www.niocorp.com/niocorp-and-ibc-advanced-alloys-announce-successful-production-of-aluminum-scandium-master-alloy/

AND, 10 months earlier, Wilmington, MA (December 28, 2017) — IBC Advanced Alloys (TSX-V: IB; OTCQB: IAALF) (“IBC”) and NioCorp Developments Ltd. (TSX: NB, OTCQX: NIOBF, FSE: BR3) (“NioCorp”) (collectively the “Companies”) today announced the successful manufacture of several aluminum-scandium alloy ingots. These test pours occurred at IBC’s Wilmington, Massachusetts Engineered Materials facility using scandium purchased commercially by NioCorp.

https://ibcadvancedalloys.com/ibc-niocorp-announce-successful-completion-initial-casting-campaign-aluminum-scandium-alloys/

Revisiting NEW PR from August 14th 2023
Commercial demonstration production of 100 kg ingots. NioCorp expects to perform this work at a third-party ingot casting facility, which is expected to significantly reduce development timelines and cost as well as leverage existing facility permits and operator experience. The objective of this stage will be to optimize the production process and operating conditions.
https://www.niocorp.com/niocorp-succeeds-in-producing-scandium-metal-at-pilot-scale-as-part-of-its-aluminum-scandium-master-alloy-initiative/

IBC? If you haven’t looked at IBC’s website lately, here’s the link below. Could IBC be the third-party ingot casting facility NioCorp is seeking? They should already have the knowledge and maybe need to add some additional ingot casting equipment to one of their facilities for testing, etc.

IBC is a leading beryllium and copper advanced alloys company serving a variety of industries such as defense, aerospace, automotive, telecommunications, precision manufacturing, and others. IBC’s Copper Alloys Division manufactures and distributes a variety of copper alloys as castings and forgings, including beryllium copper, chrome copper, and aluminum bronze. IBC’s Engineered Materials Division makes the Beralcast® family of alloys, which can be precision cast and are used in an increasing number of defense, aerospace, and other systems, including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. IBC has production facilities in Indiana and Massachusetts.
https://ibcadvancedalloys.com/

Yes, there could be a 3rd EPC contractor added and involved with the Elk Creek Project. This EPC contractor for this project is yet to be selected.

Full scale commercial production of master alloy. Assuming successful results at the pilot scale and commercial demonstration stages, and once project financing is obtained, NioCorp intends to secure an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction contractor to construct, start up, and commission a full-scale production facility with the capacity to consume up to the Elk Creek Project’s projected scandium production of approximately 100 tonnes (Sc metal contained in master alloy) per year. NioCorp intends to co-locate the full-scale production facility with the Elk Creek Project in Nebraska in order to take advantage of the infrastructure (i.e., low-cost power, water, and natural gas) that will be in place for mining operations.

https://www.niocorp.com/niocorp-succeeds-in-producing-scandium-metal-at-pilot-scale-as-part-of-its-aluminum-scandium-master-alloy-initiative/

[PutzMueler]

So what do you think ge11, do you think the two are one and the same?