NioCorp Investor Presentation Deck
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U.S. Government: The Products That NioCorp Intends to Produce¹ Are Critical
All of NioCorp's planned products have been singled out as
"critical minerals" by the U.S. Government.
The products NioCorp intends to focus on - including
potentially rare earths² - include the top 3 most critical minerals
to U.S. national security, according to defense experts.³
Billions of dollars now available for investments in critical
minerals processing from U.S. gov't agencies.
New federal law provides a 10% production tax credit applicable
to all of NioCorp's planned critical minerals.4
U.S. electric vehicle tax credit now contingent on increasing
content of U.S.-produced critical minerals.4
NioCorp intends to
focus on the
TOP 3 MOS CRITICAL
MINERALS 1,2
NioCorp
Critical Mineral Security
Mineral
1 Rare Earths²
2 Scandium
3
Niobium
24 Titanium (sponge metal)
Criticality
Score
10
10
9
U.S. Net Import
Reliance
100%
100%
100%
75%
¹ Subject to receipt of necessary project financing and commencement of operations at the Elk Creek Project.
2 NioCorp is currently conducting technical and economic analyses on the potential addition of magnetic rare earth oxides to its planned product suite.
3 Business Executives for National Security, 2020.
4 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022.
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