U.S. Export-Import Bank Features NioCorp's Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project in EXIM's Factory Floor Fridays Initiative
Key Highlights
- ➤EXIM targets debt financing equal to approximately 65% of Elk Creek upfront CAPEX
- ➤EXIM advances Elk Creek financing due diligence toward Transaction Review Committee review
- ➤NioCorp’s Elk Creek Project featured in EXIM’s Factory Floor Fridays initiative
- ➤Elk Creek is designed to produce niobium, scandium, titanium and rare earth products
Expert Statements
John Jovanovic, Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
“EXIM is proud to support projects like NioCorp's Elk Creek mine that will unlock domestic mineral resources, create well-paying jobs, and provide an important boost to reindustrializing America.”
Mark A. Smith, Executive Chairman and CEO of NioCorp Developments Ltd.
“The decision by EXIM to showcase the Elk Creek Project speaks to the growing recognition that America needs to develop its own sources of the critical minerals essential to our economy and national security.”
Mark A. Smith, Executive Chairman and CEO of NioCorp Developments Ltd.
“Chairman Jovanovic and his team understand what it takes to bring projects of this scale into production, and we greatly appreciate their continued support.”
Mark A. Smith, Executive Chairman and CEO of NioCorp Developments Ltd.
“Our focus remains on completing the financing process and bringing this important source of American critical minerals into production as quickly as possible.”
CENTENNIAL, CO / ACCESS Newswire / November 13, 2026 / NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp," "our," or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NB), a leading U.S. critical minerals developer, is pleased to announce that the Export-Import Bank of the United States ("EXIM") has featured the Company's Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project (the "Elk Creek Project") in southeast Nebraska as part of EXIM's Factory Floor Fridays initiative, highlighting the pivotal role Elk Creek will prospectively play in strengthening domestic critical mineral supply chains and supporting American manufacturing.
Through its Factory Floor Fridays initiative, EXIM showcases American companies and workers contributing to the next generation of U.S. industry, including projects aimed at strengthening domestic production, supporting American jobs, and improving the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers.
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