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Nebraska niobium mine's quest to raise a billion dollars gets boost from Trump administration
WASHINGTON — Calls from interested investors are pouring in to the company seeking to open a niobium mine in southeast Nebraska.
And the increased activity is thanks in part to Trump administration moves highlighting the national importance of critical minerals.
NioCorp Developments Ltd. has been working for years on the project that would pull niobium, scandium and titanium from the ground near Elk Creek.
The administration has identified all three of those elements as critical to U.S. economic and national security.
Read more: https://www.omaha.com/news/nation/morton/nebraska-niobium-mine-s-quest-to-raise-a-billion-dollars/article_70cc1121-6b68-5f69-b5d5-93e37dff6698.html