# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001512228
**File Stem:** 0001539497-23-000102
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 3996
**Document Hash:** 572b41f45ae876ae67e6e6ad0fb7d8fd
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001539497-23-000102

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230131

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001512228
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** METAL MINING [1000]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** A1
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CORRESP

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 7000 S. YOSEMITE STREET
- **STREET 2:** STE. 115
- **CITY:** CENTENNIAL
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80112
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 720-639-4647

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 7000 S. YOSEMITE STREET
- **STREET 2:** STE. 115
- **CITY:** CENTENNIAL
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80112

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** QUANTUM RARE EARTH DEVELOPMENTS CORP.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20110204

**NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD.**

7000 South Yosemite Street, Suite 115

Centennial, CO 80112

January 31, 2023

<u>VIA EDGAR</u>

United States Securities and Exchange Commission<br> Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Energy & Transportation<br> 100 F Street, N.E.<br> Washington, D.C. 20549

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| Attention: | Brain McAllister |
|  | Steve Lo |
|  | John Coleman |
|  | Karina Dorin |
|  | Laura Nicholson |

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| Re: | NioCorp Developments Ltd. |
|  | Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 |
|  | Filed January 17, 2023 |
|  | File No. 333-268227 |

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

NioCorp Developments Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the Province of British Columbia ("**NioCorp**," the "**Company**," "**we**," or "**our**"), is in receipt of the comments of the staff (the "**Staff**") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "**Commission**") set forth in the Commission's letter dated January 30, 2023 (the "**Comment Letter**") with respect to our Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on January 17, 2023 (the "**Form S-4**").

An Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 is being filed with the Commission today (the "**Amended Form S-4**"). Below are the Company's responses to the Comment Letter. For your convenience, the italicized numbered responses set forth below correspond with the comments contained in the Comment Letter.

*<u>Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed January 17, 2023</u>*

*<u>Questions and Answers About the Transactions</u>*

*May GX or GX's directors, officers or advisors, or their affiliates purchase shares in connection with the Transactions?, page 19*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*1.* *We note your revised disclosure in response to prior comment 5 states that any privately negotiated purchases may be effected at purchase prices that are no higher than the per share pro rata portion of the Trust Account. However, you also state that the purpose of any purchases of shares could be to vote such shares in favor of the transactions. Please provide your analysis on how such potential purchases would comply with Rule 14e-5.* 

<u>Response</u>:

The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff's comment and advises the Staff that, in response to the Staff's comment, it has revised the disclosure on pages 19-20, 62, 111 and 192 of the Amended Form S-4.

If you have any questions regarding these matters, please do not hesitate to contact Joel T. May of Jones Day at (404) 581-8967.

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| Sincerely yours, |
| <u>/s/ Neal Shah</u> |
| Neal Shah |
| Chief Financial Officer |
| NioCorp Developments Ltd. |

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Copies to:

Joel T. May, Jones Day

Andrew C. Thomas, Jones Day

C. Michael Chitwood, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (counsel to GX)

Michael A. Civale, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (counsel to GX)

Mark A. Smith, NioCorp Developments Ltd.