One of the best performing junior mining stocks of 2014 has been NioCorp Developments Ltd., a Vancouver, Canada based company which owns the Elk Creek niobium deposit in Nebraska (niobium is a steel strengthening and lightening alloy). Shares in NioCorp are trading at $0.63 Monday after reaching $0.78 a few days ago. They could be… Continue Reading

NioCorp Developments Ltd. (TSXV:NB) has announced a private placement at 20 cents to raise $10 million. The company’s share price has been on a tear over the past ten days, climbing from $.15 on January 6th, to close at $.275 today. NioCorp CEO Mark Smith was featured in an interview on CEO.CA last week, and… Continue Reading

The man at the helm of Molycorp for 15-plus years, who helped to ignite a mania in the rare earths industry just five years ago, has bet big on a niobium project originally discovered by Molycorp. Mark A. Smith has invested over $1.3 million personally for 8.4 percent of NioCorp Developments (TSXV:NB), which owns the… Continue Reading

NioCorp Developments Ltd.: President’s Report, 2013 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jan 08, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — NioCorp Developments Ltd. (“NioCorp” or the “Company”) (tsx venture:NB)(otcqx:NIOBF)(frankfurt:BR3) is pleased to provide the following report on 2013 activities. During the last quarter of 2013, on the strength of enhanced management and the Elk Creek niobium deposit, NioCorp successfully… Continue Reading

RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA – Niocorp Developments Ltd., a Vancouver-based junior mining company which is developing the Elk Creek niobium deposit in Nebraska, announced that newly appointed CEO Mark Smith has invested another $510,000 US (3.4 million shares at $.15), bringing his total ownership in Niocorp to 8.4 million shares or 8.4% of the company, filings… Continue Reading

Niocorp Developments Ltd. (TSXV:NB), a junior mining company developing the Elk Creek Niobium project in Nebraska, has closed a 6,186,612 share private placement at 15 cents, raising $927,991 US for the company. CEO Mark Smith, who was formerly CEO at Molycorp (NYSE:MCP), subscribed for 3.4 million shares or $510,000 US. Proceeds will be used to conduct further… Continue Reading

This story was first posted at 9:00AM today, and was briefly updated at 8:14PM. Micro cap Vancouver-based junior miner Niocorp Developments Ltd. (TSXV:NB), which is advancing its Elk Creek, Nebraska niobium project, has announced that they have recruited Marc Smith to become the company’s new CEO. Smith was formerly CEO of rare-earths producer Molycorp (NYSE:MCP),… Continue Reading