NioCorp Developments has promoted Scott Honan to the chief operating officer of the company.
Honan has been with the company for six years and was previously its vice president of business development. Honan is also the president of Elk Creek Resources Corporation, a NioCorp subsidiary. He will hold this position along with his new role.
Prior to joining the specialty alloys company, Honan was the general manager and environmental manager at Elk Creek’s Mountain Pass, California, facility, and vice president of health, environment, safety, and sustainability at Molycorp.
Honan’s career spans 25 years in the base metals, gold, niobium, and rare earning mining and processing fields.