Primary Job Title Chairman and CEO Primary Organization NioCorp
Location Centennial, Colorado, United States Regions Greater Denver Area, Western US Gender Male
Investor Type Number of Exits
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Mark A. Smith is based out of Centennial, Colorado and is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NioCorp. (“NioCorp”) (TSX: NB; OTCQX: NIOBF; FSE: BR3) which plans to produce niobium, scandium, and titanium, strategic metals used in advanced alloys and superalloys. Mr. Smith is well recognized in the mining community, having served as
President, CEO, and Director of Molycorp, Inc., where he was instrumentally involved in taking the company public. Prior to that, Mr. Smith was the President and CEO of Chevron Mining Inc. from 2005 through 2008. He was also Vice President for Unocal Corporation where he managed the real estate, remediation, mining and carbon divisions for over 22 years. From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Smith also served as a Director and Shareholder Representative of Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (CBMM), a private company that currently produces approximately 85% of the world supply of Niobium.
Mr. Smith has a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Colorado State University and a Juris Doctor cum laude from Western State University, College of Law.
