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Mark A. Smith, P.E.
Executive Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Smith joined NioCorp as CEO and
Chairman in 2013. He has 40+ years of
experience in the mining and mineral
processing industries. Formerly, he was
President, CEO & Director of Molycorp;
CEO and Director of Largo Resources;
CEO and President of Chevron Mining;
and Director of Companhia Brasileira de
Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltd. ("CBMM"),
the largest niobium producer in the world.
Mr. Smith also serves as CEO and
Chairman of IBC Advanced Alloys and US
Vanadium LLC. He holds a B.Sc. degree in
engineering from Colorado State
University and a J.D. (cum laude) from
Western State University, College of Law.
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Management Team
Scott Honan, MSc, SME-RM
Chief Operating Officer, NioCorp
President, Elk Creek Resources Corp.
Mr. Honan joined NioCorp in 2014. He
has 29+ years of experience in the
niobium, base metals, gold and rare earth
industries. He served as General
Manager and Environmental Manager
and Vice President Health, Environment,
Safety and Sustainability at Molycorp.
Scott is a graduate of Queen's University
in Mining Engineering in both Mineral
Processing (B.Sc. Honors) and
Environmental Management (M.Sc.)
disciplines. He is a registered member
(No. 04231597) of the Society for
Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME).
Neal Shah, BSME, MBA
Chief Financial Officer &
Corporate Secretary
Mr. Shah has been with NioCorp
since 2014. With nearly 20 years of
experience in various industries as
diverse as high-tech to rare earths,
Neal's past experience includes
senior positions with Molycorp,
Intel, IBM, Boeing, and Covidien.
He a graduate of the University of
Colorado's Mechanical Engineering
program (BSME) and Purdue
University's Krannert School of
Management (MBA).
Jim Sims
Chief Communications
Officer
Jim joined NioCorp in 2015 and has 25+
years of experience representing companies
in mining, chemical, manufacturing, utility,
and renewable energy sectors, including
Dow Chemical, Calpine, FMC, MidAmerican
Energy, Danaher, and others. He was VP of
Corporate Communications for Molycorp
and is the former head of the U.S.
Geothermal Energy Association, the
Western Business Roundtable, and the Rare
Earth Technology Alliance. A former White
House staffer, Jim served for 11 years in the
U.S. Senate, including as a Chief of Staff,
and held a top-secret security
clearance. He is an honors graduate of
Georgetown University.
A management team with decades of combined experience in mineral production.View entire presentation