NioCorp is trading 5.11% up now at $5.32 after its August 4, 2026 announcement of a non-binding memorandum with Lockheed Martin for potential purchases of up to 15 tonnes annually of scandium oxide over ten years.
- Reuters confirmed the preliminary arrangement, supporting continued investor interest in NioCorp’s Elk Creek critical-minerals project.
- Bitcoin and Ethereum were only modestly higher, so crypto was not a meaningful driver.