NioCorp CEO Mark Smith to Host Live Investor Presentation and Q/A in a OTCQX Webcast On Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Company invites individual and institutional investors as well as advisors to attend interactive real-time virtual conference at VirtualInvestorConferences.com

CENTENNIAL, Colo., Oct. 3, 2016 /CNW/ -- NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp" or the "Company") (TSX: NB; OTCQX: NIOBF; and FSE: BR3) is reminding investors that Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman Mark A. Smith will host a live presentation on the Company's Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Project and answer questions from investors at part of a OTCQX Virtual Investor Conference on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.

DATE: Tuesday, October 4, 2016
TIME:  1:30 PM Eastern
LINK FOR ADVANCE REGISTRATION:  http://tinyurl.com/10otcpre 

This will be a live, interactive online event where investors are invited to ask the company questions in real-time.  If attendees are not able to join the event live on the day of the conference, an on-demand archive will be available for 90 days.  It is recommended that investors pre-register and run the online system check to save time and receive event updates.

Mr. Smith will discuss NioCorp's Elk Creek Project, which will establish the Company as the only producer in the U.S. of the technology metals Niobium and Scandium. These metals have important uses in superalloy, infrastructure, automotive, aerospace, defense, oil & gas, clean energy, and other applications. More information on the Elk Creek Project can be seen on the Company's website at http://www.niocorp.com.

The OTCQX Virtual Investor Conference is made possible by a partnership between OTC Markets Group Inc. and VirtualInvestorConferences.com, a cooperative venture of PR Newswire and BetterInvesting (NAIC). Learn more about the event at VirtualInvestorConferences.com.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

"Mark Smith"

Mark Smith
Executive Chairman, CEO and Director

@NioCorp $NB $NIOBF $BR3 #Niobium #Scandium #ElkCreek

About NioCorp

NioCorp is developing a superalloy materials project in Southeast Nebraska that will produce niobium, scandium, and titanium. Niobium is used to produce superalloys as well as High Strength, Low Alloy ("HSLA") steel, which is a lighter, stronger steel used in automotive, structural, and pipeline applications.  Scandium is a superalloy material that can be combined with Aluminum to make alloys with increased strength and improved corrosion resistance.  Scandium also is a critical component of advanced solid oxide fuel cells.  Titanium is used in various superalloys and is a key component of pigments used in paper, paint and plastics and is also used for aerospace applications, armor and medical implants.

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SOURCE NioCorp Developments Ltd.