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Final permit issued for SE NEB mine project

By John Nixon

06/08/2020

Elk Creek niobium core samples

(KLZA)-- NioCorp Developments has announced a final Construction Air Permit has been issued by the State of Nebraska for the proposed mining project near Elk Creek.

The Construction Air Permit, in conjunction with the Special Use Permit issued in December, 2019 by Johnson County means NioCop is now positioned to launch construction activities at the project site as soon as possible once financing has been obtained.

The permit requires assessing the potential emissions from each point in the mining and production process and then designing systems to capture and control those emissions. Typically 99 percent of emissions must be captured by control devices.

NioCorp is developing a superalloy materials project near Elk Creek that will produce Niobium, Scandium and Titanium. Niobium is used to produce superalloys as well as High strength, Low Alloy steel, which is a lighter, stronger steel used in automotive, structural and pipeline applications.

Scandium is combined with aluminum to make alloys with increased strength and improved corrosion resistance and is also 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, plant and plastics while also being used for aerospace applications, armor and medical implants.

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