NioCorp Mine- Waiting for DFS & Traxys Deals & EXIM FID & a bit more with coffee....

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June 11th, 2026- Waiting for DFS & Traxys Deals & EXIM FID with many! While the market waits for signatures and headlines, the portals keep advancing, the catalyst window keeps shrinking, and MY bones on that bench may be closer than ever to witnessing the birth of America's next National Strategic Asset. 💀☕🚂⛏️ .... Waiting for this \"Dry Spell\" on the DFS, Traxys deal & EXIM FID to end soon with many! Let's GOooooo NioCorp! \"Pun intended!\" NioCorp Weekend Watch: The Window Is Tightening As we head into the weekend of June 11, 2026, NioCorp sits around $5/share while the company continues advancing what may become one of the most strategically important critical minerals projects in the United States. This week brought another significant development: B. Riley initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $12 price target, citing more than 100% upside from current levels and identifying the same major catalysts many long-term shareholders have been tracking: the updated DFS, definitive Traxys agreements, EXIM financing progress, and continued project execution at Elk Creek. What stands out most is that B. Riley appears to agree with what many investors have been arguing for months: the market is still heavily discounting financing risk even though the project has already cleared numerous hurdles. Elk Creek is fully permitted, portal construction is underway, over $500 million has been raised, EXIM has been engaged for years, and the project is evolving into far more than simply a niobium mine. The emerging story is a potential six-critical-minerals platform supplying materials essential to U.S. defense, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, energy security, and next-generation technologies: • Niobium • Scandium • Titanium • Neodymium (Nd) • Dysprosium (Dy) • Terbium (Tb) Meanwhile, Mark Smith's recent William Blair comments continue to support the view that NioCorp has moved beyond the technical-risk stage and into the financing and execution phase. His comments regarding the updated DFS, REE economics, CAPEX reductions, 90%+ recoveries, and EXIM's recognition of portal expenditures suggest multiple workstreams are converging. The much-discussed "2–3 weeks" comment from June 3rd still places the updated DFS squarely within a June release window. Whether that ends up being June 15th, June 22nd, or June 30th remains unknown, but the timeframe continues to narrow. The sequence many shareholders are watching remains unchanged: • Updated DFS • Definitive Traxys Agreement • Traxys Anchor Investment • EXIM Board/FID Process • Congressional Review Period • Financial Close/Funding Availability • Construction Acceleration None of these events alone guarantees success. However, if several begin falling into place over the next few months, the market may be forced to re-evaluate Elk Creek's value very quickly. As Mark Smith recently wrote regarding critical minerals and rare earth supply chains, the West can no longer assume China will remain a reliable supplier. The strategic backdrop continues to strengthen by the week while NioCorp advances what Smith has repeatedly called a "National Strategic Asset." At $5/share, with institutional ownership growing, Sprott maintaining its position, a fresh analyst Buy rating, portal construction underway, and multiple catalysts still pending, many long-term holders believe the most important question remains the same: Are we watching a struggling development story—or are we watching the final pieces being assembled before Elk Creek transitions into a fully financed construction-stage critical minerals powerhouse? While the market waits for signatures and headlines, the portals keep advancing, the catalyst window keeps shrinking, and the bones on that bench may be closer than ever to witnessing the birth of America's next National Strategic Asset. Hoping next few weeks may finally begin answering that question. 🚂⛏️ Staying tuned with many... Let's Goooooo NioCorp! Chico

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