{"id":1152012,"date":"2019-11-27T08:02:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T14:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1007679"},"modified":"2019-11-27T08:02:29","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T14:02:29","slug":"niocorp-engages-key-players-to-keep-elk-creek-project-environmentally-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1152012","title":{"rendered":"NioCorp engages key players to keep Elk Creek project environmentally friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NioCorp Developments (TSX: NB) partnered with DuPont Clean Technologies (NYSE: DD) to have the latter provide its MECS sulfuric acid technology for the Superalloy Materials Project in southeast Nebraska.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Also known as the Elk Creek project, the operation is aimed at producing niobium, scandium, and titanium, all considered critical minerals by the U.S. government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/us-junior-secures-1-million-for-superalloy-project-in-southeast-nebraska\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Elk Creek (opens in a new tab)\">Elk Creek<\/a> is one of the few new mines to have reached the funding and construction stage in the United States<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Scandium is a superalloy material that can be combined with aluminum to make alloys with increased strength and improved corrosion resistance. 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Titanium, on the other hand, is used in various superalloys and is a key component of pigments used in paper, paint and plastics and is also used for aerospace applications, armor and medical implants.<\/p>\n<p>At the mine site where these minerals are to be extracted, the MECS sulfuric acid plant will be designed to maximize energy recovery and emissions control.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Emissions control is a fundamental part of what we do, so we are delighted to assist NioCorp in achieving its environmental goals,&#8221; Eli Ben-Shoshan, president of DuPont Clean Technologies, said in a media statement.<\/p>\n<p>Besides DuPont, NioCorp has engaged Pennsylvania-based Veolia Water Technologies in the project.<\/p>\n<p>Veolia will conduct engineering and procurement activities related to the project\u2019s water treatment plant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company has partnered with DuPont and Veolia to deal with emissions and water 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