NioCorp Investor Presentation Now Available for On-Demand Viewing on the OTCQX Virtual Investor Platform

Company invites individual and institutional investors as well as advisors to log-on to VirtualInvestorConferences.com to view presentation

CENTENNIAL, Colo., Oct. 12, 2016 /CNW/ -- NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp" or the "Company") (TSX: NB; OTCQX: NIOBF; FSE: BR3) announces that the October 4, 2016 presentation by Mark A. Smith, Executive Chairman and CEO, is now available for on-demand viewing at the OTCQX Virtual Investor Conference.

To see the presentation, please go here. NioCorp's presentation will be available 24/7 for 90 days. Investors and advisors may download shareholder materials from the "virtual trade booth" for the next three weeks.

In the presentation, Mr. Smith noted that NioCorp "remains on track to complete all remaining pilot plants and testing and critical path engineering analyses for the Feasibility Study by the end of this year," and that "all pilot plants are going very well." 

"There will be some work to complete following the completion of the pilots and project engineering which largely involves obtaining cost estimates for various equipment and systems," Mr. Smith noted. "That work may be completed after the turn the year, as the November/December holiday season tends to slow down responses. But 95% of the work behind the Feasibility Study – the really important work – is on target for completion by year end."

He added:  "I'm glad that we spent a little extra time on our metallurgical studies, as I believe that work will definitely pay off."

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On Behalf of the Board of Directors,

"Mark Smith"

Mark Smith    
Executive Chairman, CEO and Director

Source:  NioCorp Developments, Ltd.   
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About NioCorp  
NioCorp is developing a superalloy materials project in Southeast Nebraska that will produce niobium, scandium, and titanium. Niobium is used to produce superalloys as well as High Strength, Low Alloy ("HSLA") steel, which is a lighter, stronger steel used in automotive, structural, and pipeline applications.  Scandium can be combined with Aluminum to make super-high-performance alloys with increased strength and improved corrosion resistance.  Scandium also is a critical component of advanced solid oxide fuel cells.  Titanium is used in various superalloys and has extensive uses in aerospace, defense, transportation, medical, and other applications. It also is a key component of pigments used in paper, paint and plastics.

Cautionary Statements   
Neither TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.  Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based upon NioCorp's reasonable expectations and business plan at the date hereof, which are subject to change depending on economic, political and competitive circumstances and contingencies. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause a change in such assumptions and the actual outcomes and estimates to be materially different from those estimated or anticipated future results, achievements or position expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause NioCorp's plans or prospects to change include changes in demand for and price of commodities (such as fuel and electricity) and currencies; changes or disruptions in the securities markets; legislative, political or economic developments; the need to obtain permits and comply with laws and regulations and other regulatory requirements; the possibility that actual results of work may differ from projections/expectations or may not realize the perceived potential of NioCorp's projects; risks of accidents, equipment breakdowns and labor disputes or other unanticipated difficulties or interruptions; the possibility of cost overruns or unanticipated expenses in development programs; operating or technical difficulties in connection with exploration, mining or development activities; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the risks of diminishing quantities of grades of reserves and resources; and the risks involved in the exploration, development and mining business. NioCorp disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The Company filed a technical report on SEDAR dated October 16, 2015 entitled "Amended NI 43-101 Technical Report - Updated Preliminary Economic Assessment - Elk Creek Niobium Project – Nebraska" (October 15, 2015 PEA").  This preliminary economic assessment is preliminary in nature and it includes a level of engineering precision and assumptions which are currently considered too speculative to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable Mineral Resources to be categorized as Mineral Reserves.  There is no certainty that the preliminary economic assessment will be realized. Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Niocorp has classified NI 43-101 Inferred Mineral Resources and Indicated Mineral Resources at Elk Creek that are disclosed within the Preliminary Economic Assessment; however, Inferred Mineral Resources are not included in the mine plan for the October 15, 2015 PEA. The pricing of scandium is a significant portion of the Project revenue, and achieving the revenue projected in the October 2015 PEA is subject to market growth in scandium, which is a developing market with a risk of oversupply and/or undersupply disrupting pricing.

SOURCE NioCorp Developments Ltd.

Jim Sims, VP of External Affairs, NioCorp Developments, Ltd., 720-639-4650, [email protected]