Mark A. Smith

Mark Smith was named CEO and Executive Chair of NioCorp in 2013. Prior to that time, he was an investor in the Company and became its single largest individual shareholder, which remains the case today. Mr. Smith has nearly 40 years of experience in the mining and mineral processing industries. Prior to NioCorp, he served as CEO and Director of Molycorp, Inc., where he was instrumental in reviving the Company’s rare earth mine and operating facility in southern California. He led the effort to take Molycorp public in 2010 with an NYSE listing and a market capitalization that grew to more than $6 billion by mid-2011. Prior to that, Mr. Smith was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Chevron Mining Inc. and managed the real estate, remediation, mining and carbon divisions of Unocal Corporation for over 22 years. During his tenure with Chevron Mining Inc., Mr. Smith also served as a Director of Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (CBMM), part of the Moreira Salles Group, a private company that currently produces approximately 85% of the world supply of Niobium. Mr. Smith also serves as President and CEO of Largo Resources Ltd. and Chairs the Board of Directors of IBC Advanced Alloys, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Colorado State University and a Juris Doctor cum laude from Western State University, College of Law.