Jon Cherry: Balancing Gold Economics, National Defense, and Regulatory Certainty
Mining Stock Daily welcomes Jon Cherry, CEO of Perpetua Resources, to discuss the strategically important Stibnite Gold Project in Idaho. Stibnite is advancing as a critical mineral supplier while simultaneously committing to the responsible restoration of a long-neglected mining district. The project holds the United States' only SK 1300 published reserve of antimony, a critical mineral the U.S. currently relies on from foreign sources. Antimony is vital for national defense, as the Stibnite project is expected to supply about 35% of the U.S. demand, including crucial antimony trisulfide for military munitions. Cherry details the project’s recent milestones, including receiving the federal record of decision and the final 404 wetlands permit, allowing the company to break ground on construction about a month ago. The CEO unpacks the monumental $255 million financing package, featuring investments from Agnico Eagle and JP Morgan Chase, highlighting that Perpetua was the inaugural recipient of the latter's Strategic Resilience Initiative funding. The discussion also covers the current lack of downstream processing capacity in the U.S. for the antimony concentrate and ongoing exploration efforts targeting gold, antimony, and tungsten.
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Integra Resources is a growing precious metals producer in the Great Basin of the Western United States. Integra is focused on demonstrating profitability and operational excellence at its principal operating asset, the Florida Canyon Mine, located in Nevada. In addition, Integra is committed to advancing its flagship development-stage heap leach projects: the past producing DeLamar Project located in southwestern Idaho, and the Nevada North Project located in western Nevada. Learn more about the business and their high industry standards over at integraresources.com
