NioCorp's Elk Creek Project to be Featured at the 13th Annual Global Infrastructure Forum
CENTENNIAL, April 15, 2020 - NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp" or the "Company") (TSX: NB; OTCQX: NIOBF) is pleased to announce that the Company's Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Project (the "Elk Creek Project") will be highlighted at the 13th Annual Global Infrastructure Forum (the "Forum"), currently scheduled to occur later this summer. CEO and Executive Chairman Mark A. Smith will present at the Forum as part of the "Strategic Metals" panel, scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Eastern on the first day of the Forum. The precise date of the forum is still being determined, conference sponsors say.
Mr. Smith will address how the critical minerals that NioCorp plans to produce at its Elk Creek Project -- once funded, constructed, and operational – can advance various infrastructure projects, reduce construction and operational costs of large-scale infrastructure projects, lessen environmental impacts, and catalyze additional investment in U.S.-based critical materials supply chains.
The event will be headlined by U.S. Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin, former CIA Director General David Petraeus, business leader Hank Greenberg, and others. This annual conference brings together leaders from several dozen strategic projects in the global infrastructure sector, including those in mining/strategic materials, energy, transportation, water/wastewater, digitization, and others.
NioCorp's Project was selected to be highlighted at the Forum because it is positioned to inaugurate the first-ever U.S.-based production of two strategic metals – niobium and scandium – that are used in infrastructure and transportation applications. These metals also have been designated as "critical minerals" for the U.S. by the Trump Administration. The Project also plans to produce titanium, another "critical mineral" as defined by the U.S. Government.
As the highest-grade niobium project in North America, and one of the largest prospective producers of scandium in the world, the Elk Creek Project is one of the few pure-play critical minerals projects in the U.S. that has completed a NI-43-101 feasibility study, secured all major federal permits, and placed significant percentages of its principal products under commercial sales agreements.
The Forum was originally scheduled to occur in March in New York City, but has been moved and rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event's website (https://www.cg-la.com/forums/global/) still lists New York as the location, but event sponsors note that the event may be held in an alternative location.
For more information or to register, please visit the conference website: https://www.cg-la.com/forums/global/
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For More Information
Contact Jim Sims, VP of External Affairs, NioCorp Developments Ltd., 720-639-4650, jim.sims@niocorp.com
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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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