U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, EXIM Chairman John Jovanovic, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts, and Congressman Adrian Smith to Visit NioCorp's Critical Minerals Mine Site
Key Highlights
- ➤NioCorp schedules October 14 Elk Creek mine-site visit with senior U.S. officials
- ➤EXIM continues reviewing NioCorp’s application for potential Elk Creek debt financing
- ➤NioCorp plans niobium, scandium, titanium, and magnetic rare earth production
- ➤Elk Creek construction progress and planned critical-mineral products to receive official briefings
Expert Statements
Mark A. Smith, Executive Chairman and CEO of NioCorp
“We're extremely proud of what we're building in Nebraska, and we couldn't be happier to welcome Chairman Jovanovic, Secretary Wright, Governor Pillen, Senators Fischer and Ricketts and Congressman Smith to the Elk Creek Project”
Mark A. Smith, Executive Chairman and CEO of NioCorp
“This visit gives us the opportunity to show them firsthand the progress underway at the site, introduce them to some of the people helping us advance this effort, and discuss what Elk Creek can mean for American critical mineral security, manufacturing and jobs.”
CENTENNIAL, CO / ACCESS Newswire / October 12, 2026 / NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp," "our," or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NB), a leading U.S. critical minerals developer, is pleased to announce that U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Export-Import Bank of the United States ("EXIM") Chairman and President John Jovanovic, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE), and Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will visit the Company's Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project (the "Elk Creek Project") mine site in southeast Nebraska on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
The officials are expected to deliver remarks, tour the construction underway at the Elk Creek mine site, and receive briefings from NioCorp leadership on its planned critical mineral products.
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