NioCorp Announces Final Assay Results from 2025 Drilling Campaign at Elk Creek Project
NioCorp Developments announced the final assay results from its completed 2025 drilling campaign at the Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project in southeast Nebraska. The assay results reported are consistent with the Company's expectations and reinforce confidence in the continuity and grade of mineralization within the targeted areas of the Elk Creek deposit. The drilling program focused on areas of the deposit where additional data density was required to support higher confidence classifications under applicable reporting standards. The results are being used to update the Elk Creek Project's Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve. "I am very pleased to see the completion of the assay analyses of the more than 7,000 drill core samples that our Department of War-funded infill drilling campaign produced," said NioCorp CEO and Chairman Mark A. Smith. "The results we are seeing are very encouraging. The team is now working diligently to incorporate these results into an updated mineral resource and reserve and mine plan, which is a key component of the updated Feasibility Study that will help the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. complete its diligence of our pending debt financing application."
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- Market Decline: On Thursday, metals and mining stocks collectively fell by approximately 4.3%, indicating a weakening market confidence that could adversely affect long-term investor expectations.
- NioCorp Downturn: NioCorp Developments saw its stock price drop by about 15.3%, highlighting increasing challenges for the company that may lead to capital outflows and a decline in market share.
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