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Accelerating Momentum for NioCorp as Local Residents, Federal and State Leaders Voice Support at Nebraska Town Hall Meeting
Hundreds of Local Nebraskans Turn Out to Support Elk Creek Critical Minerals ProjectEXIM President and Chairman John Jovanovic Highlights the Elk Creek
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[{"type":"text","content":"Hundreds of Local Nebraskans Turn Out to Support Elk Creek Critical Minerals ProjectEXIM President and Chairman John Jovanovic Highlights the Elk Creek Project As \"Exactly the Type of Opportunity EXIM Was Always Designed to Support\"Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen Calls the Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project \"One of the Greatest Deposits in the United States of America\"A Full Replay of the Town Hall is Available Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFqgDw4znUI CENTENNIAL, CO / ACCESS Newswire / December 11, 2025 / Federal and state government leaders joined with local residents in Nebraska to speak out strongly in support of NioCorp Developments Ltd. (\"NioCorp\" or the \"Company\") (NASDAQ:NB) and its Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project (the \"Elk Creek Project\"), at jam-packed public Town Hall events in Nebraska on Friday, December 5, 2025.Nearly 600 attendees, including local residents, government officials, and investors, turned out for two of the largest Town Hall gatherings the Company has ever held. Attendees received a detailed update on the project, asked questions over several hours with senior NioCorp management, and voiced their support for the project.\"2025 has been nothing less than a phenomenal year for NioCorp and I hope you walk away from here today realizing that things are about to change and 2026 is going to be the year that it changes,\" said NioCorp CEO and Chairman Mark A. Smith to attendees. \"We're going to get this project up and going and you are going to see 2026...be a really, really good year for NioCorp and for the southeast Nebraska community.\"\"This project is so awesome because of how it's bringing everyone together and that everybody understands what an incredible impact for security it has,\" said Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen to attendees. \"There are extraordinary opportunities in the state of Nebraska and...this is one of the greatest deposits in the United States of America. The impact it's going to have to make sure that we have the critical minerals here and not relying on foreign adversaries...It's extraordinary.\" See the video replay of the Governor's remarks here.\"The Elk Creek Minerals Project is exactly the type of opportunity EXIM was always designed to support,\" said EXIM President and Chairman John Jovanovic via video message. \"Advancing U.S. control over the critical min...