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NioCorp Developments Ltd. reports developments tied to the Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project in southeast Nebraska, a planned source of niobium, scandium, titanium, and magnetic rare earth elements. News about NB commonly covers project financing, pre-construction work, state tax incentive programs, government and industrial supply-chain support, and the company’s role in U.S. critical-minerals sourcing for defense, energy, and industrial applications.
Company updates also include conference participation, capital-market activity, and broader critical-minerals commentary that places NioCorp alongside other North American developers affected by rare earth and strategic-mineral supply constraints.
NioCorp (NASDAQ: NB) is advancing the Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project in southeast Nebraska, which holds the highest-grade niobium resource in North America and the second-largest rare earth resource in the U.S.
The project targets niobium, scandium, and titanium, with rare earths under evaluation. In February 2026, NioCorp began construction of the mine portal, a roughly $44.6 million underground access effort. The company raised over $500 million in gross capital across 2025–2026, supporting portal work and bolstering its U.S. Export-Import Bank project debt application. NioCorp also signed a long-term marketing and offtake deal with Traxys North America for the remaining planned critical minerals output during the first 10 years of operations.
NioCorp (NASDAQ:NB) announced that CEO Mark A. Smith authored a FoxNews.com op-ed on June 1, 2026.
Smith argues that China’s heavy rare earth export restrictions represent a permanent strategic shift, creating ongoing supply risks for U.S. industry and defense until domestic production, including NioCorp’s Elk Creek project, comes online.
MP commentary examines how China historically used price dynamics to dominate rare earths and highlights Western efforts to build independent supply chains. REalloys claims an end-to-end, China‑free pathway with government support and targeted 2026–2027 production. Other players noted: MP, CMP, NMG, USAR, NB.
Key figures include a $200M EXIM LOI for REalloys, planned 525 t/year NdPr and near-term commercial output, a $500M MP–Apple partnership, and a $1.6B USAR funding package.
NioCorp (NASDAQ:NB) said Nebraska enacted legislation to give the company greater flexibility to qualify for approximately $200 million in state tax incentives over the first 10 years of operations. The law supports the Elk Creek Project, which targets ~450 permanent jobs and forecasts $6.59 billion in operating expenses over project life while generating significant state and local tax revenue.
The bill, enacted April 10 and signed April 16, 2026, extends the period to meet Tier 6 Nebraska Advantage Act employment and investment requirements, making the company’s path to incentives more flexible.
NioCorp (NASDAQ:NB) announced that Executive Chairman and CEO Mark A. Smith will join Maxim Group's virtual "Mining The Industrial Supply Chain" conference on April 21, 2026. He will appear in a fireside chat at 10:00 AM ET and a panel on vertical integration at 1:00 PM ET.
The sessions will cover the Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project and U.S. domestic supply-chain efforts for niobium, scandium, titanium and magnetic rare earths, and discuss capital availability, price-floor signals and vertical-integration opportunities.
Rare earth and critical-minerals companies (symbols include ALOY, NB, TMC, CMP, USAR, LODE) are central to a widening strategic race as Western defense supply chains confront China's dominance. Key facts: REalloys completed a $50M offering and will spend ~$40M to build a heavy rare earth metal facility producing 30 t dysprosium and 15 t terbium per year. The facility aims for early-to-mid 2027 startup and full scale by mid-to-late 2027. A DFARS ban effective Jan 1, 2027 bars Chinese-origin rare earths from US weapons systems, raising near-term demand for non-Chinese sources.
NioCorp (NASDAQ:NB) entered a non-binding term sheet with Traxys North America for long-term marketing and offtake of Elk Creek Project products, potentially covering all planned production for the first 10 years upon definitive agreements and project financing.
The Term Sheet also contemplates a potential strategic equity investment by Traxys of up to $30 million and expands Traxys’ role in Project Vault-aligned U.S. critical minerals supply efforts.
NioCorp (NASDAQ:NB) reported the voting results from its 2025 Annual General Meeting held April 6, 2026 in Denver, CO. Six nominees — Tony Fulton, Nilsa Guerrero-Mahon, Dean Kehler, Michael Maselli, Peter Oliver and Mark A. Smith — were elected as directors.
Shareholders approved setting the board size at six, appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors, passed a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation, and approved amendments to the Long Term Incentive Plan and extension of the Shareholder Rights Plan through the 2027 AGM.
NioCorp (NASDAQ:NB) will host a live webinar on March 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET to update investors on the launch of construction of the mine portal at the Elk Creek critical minerals project in southeast Nebraska.
Presenters include CEO Mark A. Smith, COO Scott Honan, and Jake Whitefoot from Gana Trucking and Excavating. The presentation will cover development sequencing, expected construction timelines, images and video of current activity, and a live Q&A. Progress is described as advancing the project toward full-scale development, subject to securing full project financing.
NioCorp (NASDAQ:NB) began official excavation of the Elk Creek Project mine portal in southeast Nebraska on March 4, 2026, with Congressman Adrian Smith and local officials participating.
The portal starts primary access for the planned underground mine; the company projects the project will create over 400 jobs and generate more than $600 million in state and local tax revenue. The orebody targets multiple critical minerals, including niobium, scandium, titanium and several magnetic rare earths.