(KLZA)-- Cementation USA has been selected as the lead Engineering, Procurement and Construction contractor for the underground aspects of the proposed Elk Creek Superalloy Material Project in Southeast Nebraska. 

Cementation is a mining and minerals focused group of companies delivering both underground and surface solutions for mines and downstream minerals processing facilities worldwide according to a release Friday from NioCorp.  

The company provides expertise in both mine construction and mine engineering.

NioCorp also announced the company intends to engage the Nordmin Group of Companies headquartered in Thunder Bay, Ontario, to provide engineering services for the project.  

The release says Nordmin has demonstrated expertise in designing an improved mine plan and an innovative interpretation of the geologic resource and a sound plan for managing bedrock groundwater associated with the mine.