NioCorp SPAC Presentation Deck
Critical
Minerals &
Rare Earths³
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A pure-play critical
minerals project with
the highest-grade
Niobium deposit under
development in North
America, planned large-
scale production of
Scandium, and the
second-largest indicated
rare earth resource
in the U.S.²
NioCorp
Critical Mineral Security
A Shovel-Ready¹ Pure-Play Critical Minerals Project and the
Second-Largest Indicated Rare Earth Resource in the U.S.²
$2.8B NPV Not
Including Rare
Earth Potential
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A completed
Feasibility Study
showing
attractive
potential
economic
returns.4
Long-Life Asset
with Offtake
Agreements
69
Large Mineral
Reserve with a 38-
year mine life.4
75% of planned
Niobium production
in the 1st 10 years
has been pre-sold,
and ~10% of
planned Scandium
production in the 1st
10 years has been
pre-sold.
Sustainable
Development &
GHG Reductions
✰
Project is guided by
the Equator Principles
ESG framework and
incorporates recycling,
water conservation,
and many other
sustainability
strategies. It also
presents a large Scope
3 GHG reductions
potential.5
Owned and
Permitted for
Construction
IIIII
Key federal, state, and
local permits secured
to allow start of
construction. Project
is sited on private land
with agreements in
place with local
landowners. NioCorp
owns the primary land
parcel.
Significant State
and Local
Support
Strong support from
local communities
and state and local
government,
including state tax
relief valued as
much as $200
million over 10
years.6
1 Subject to receipt of necessary project financing and commencement of operations at the Elk Creek Project.
2 Indicated mineral resource. Based on data from the "Critical Mineral Resources of the United States-Economic and Environmental Geology and Prospects for Future Supply," U.S. Geological Survey, 2017, and from company-issued reports.
3 NioCorp is currently conducting technical and economic analyses on the potential addition of magnetic rare earth oxides to its planned product suite.
4 Based on the 2022 NI 43-101 Elk Creek Technical Report. See "Mineral Reserves and Resources" in the Disclaimers & Technical Disclosures at the beginning of this presentation.
5 Company estimate. See calculations on slide 32.
6 Contract signed July 23, 2021, with the State of Nebraska under the Nebraska Advantage Act.
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