CENTENNIAL, COLORADO--(Marketwired - Nov. 23, 2015) - NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp" or the "Company") (TSX:NB)(OTCQX:NIOBF)(FRANKFURT:BR3) is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement on the major commercial terms of a convertible security investment (the "Investment") with a New York-based institutional fund manager of up to US$10.5 million in NioCorp. Finalization of the Investment remains subject to the investor's final due diligence review, approval by investor's investment committee, TSX approval, and finalization of a security package for the Investment.
"We are very pleased to be nearing finalization on this financing package with a sophisticated institutional investor," said Mark A. Smith, NioCorp's Executive Chairman. "We look forward to shortly announcing full details of this financing and to continuing to progress toward completion of a bankable feasibility study for our Elk Creek, Nebraska niobium / scandium / titanium project."
According to NioCorp's October 2015 Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA), its Elk Creek project is projected to have a pre-tax net present value (NPV) of US$3.07 billion (US$2.30 billion after-tax), a pre-tax internal rate of return (IRR) of 31.7% (27.6% after-tax), and average pre-tax cash flow of US$438 million per year after upfront capital costs of US$979 million. These projections were calculated using an 8% discount rate.
The project is expected to produce 7,490 tonnes per annum (tpa) of Ferroniobium, 97 tpa of Scandium Trioxide and 23,960 tpa of Titanium Dioxide over a 32-year operating life, according to the October 2015 PEA. Niobium is a crucial component in high strength, low-alloy ("HSLA") steels for bridges and buildings, high pressure oil and gas pipelines, lightweight and fuel efficient cars and is also used in the manufacture of stainless steel, MRI machines, wind turbines and jet engines. Scandium is used as an alloy with aluminum, dramatically increasing strength and weldability while improving corrosion resistance. Its properties are useful in the aerospace and transportation industries, and are critical in advanced fuel cell technologies.
There can be no assurance that the Investment will close, as execution of definitive agreements, completion of due diligence, and receipt of TSX acceptance are still required.
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