Perpetua Resources Corp. (PPTA:TSX; PPTA:NASDAQ) is reportedly lining up domestic partners, according to a Cantor Fitzgerald research note.
In a December 9, 2024 research note, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Mike Kozak maintained a Buy rating on Perpetua Resources Corp. (PPTA:TSX; PPTA:NASDAQ) while raising the target price to US$15.00/CA$20.00 from US$13.75/CA$18.25, citing progress on domestic antimony production partnerships.
The company recently announced new strategic partnerships for antimony processing. According to the report, Perpetua has "entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company (private) and an agreement with United States Antimony Corp. (UAMY:NYSE), (Not Covered) to evaluate the potential and conduct metallurgical testing for processing and refining the antimony to be produced from PPTA's 100%-owned Stibnite open-pit gold-antimony project (Idaho)."
Kozak wrote that this development was "Positive The MOU with Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company and agreement with United States Antimony Corp. potentially creates a fully-integrated and secured, all-American antimony production supply chain, critical for National Defense purposes."
On the permitting front, the report noted progress with key milestones. According to the report, "The U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the lead Federal permitting agency on the Stibnite project, filed the positive Draft Record of Decision (DROD) on 09/06/24." The company's CEO, Jon Cherry, was quoted as saying, "Final federal decisions expected in a matter of weeks." The report added that "based on the U.S. Forest Service schedule published in July 2024, the Final ROD is scheduled for delivery at the end of 2024."
The company profile states that "Perpetua Resources is advancing its 100%-owned past-producing open-pit gold-silver-antimony Stibnite mining project in Idaho. Currently in the permitting process, when in production, Stibnite will be one of the top five largest gold mines and the single largest antimony mine in the United States."
The share price at the time of the report of US$12.24/CA$17.34 represents a potential return of 22% to Cantor Fitzgerald's US$15.00/CA$20.00 target price.
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