Following an Idaho Federal Court decision to reject a preliminary injunction, Perpetua Resources has commenced previously planned critical path construction and infrastructure activities at its Stibnite gold project. In the decision, the court found that the plaintiffs failed to show that the planned activities would cause them irreparable harm. The construction activities include initial work associated with the Burntlog Route,…
Read MorePerpetua Resources, which is developing the open-pit Stibnite gold project in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine district of central Idaho, has tapped Hatch as its engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) contractor following a highly competitive review process. Perpetua officials said the move is significant in the project’s timeline, as EPCM work will allow it to transition from planning to development ahead…
Read MoreMiner Perpetua Resources has come together with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) via Battelle Energy Alliance for a critical mineral pilot plant using Perpetua materials. The INL will host, commission, and operate the flexible, modular pilot processing plant expected to be capable of recovering various critical and defense-related minerals, including antimony from the miner’s ores. The companies are seeking to…
Read MorePerpetua Resources said the United States Army Corps of Engineers has issued the final federal permit needed for its Stibnite gold project in Valley County, Idaho. Stibnite is projected to be one of the highest-grade open-pit gold mines in the country. The Clean Water Act Section 404 permit “marks the culmination of eight years of permitting, scientific study, project refinement,…
Read MorePerpetua Resources said the Stibnite gold project in Idaho has been selected as a Transparency Project in response to President Donald Trump’s recent executive order (see page 4) aimed at strengthening American mineral production. As one of just 10 initial U.S. projects selected by the National Energy Dominance Council for placement on the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council dashboard, the…
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