Nio Strategic Metals Inc.

Nio Strategic Metals Inc. is a Canada-based mineral exploration and development company focused on **strategic and critical metals**. Its primary activities center on advancing the **Oka niobium project** and the **Great Whale Iron property** in Québec, with an emphasis on ferroniobium, iron ore, and associated critical minerals. The company works on financing, permitting, and developing these deposits, positioning itself as a potential North American supplier of niobium-based products important to high-strength steel, infrastructure, transportation, and emerging green technologies. Niobium is recognized by major economies as a critical material due to its role in lightweight alloys and its concentrated global supply, giving Nio Strategic Metals Inc. a strategic profile within the metals and mining sector. Founded in the mid-1990s and headquartered in Montreal, it operates as a development-stage issuer, with projects that link the mining industry to long-term demand trends in construction, energy, and advanced manufacturing.