In big news for Perpetua Resources, the mining industry and US National security as a whole, the company's Stibnite mine—which will be the country's only mined resource of the critical mineral antimony, a key component in munitions and advanced defense systems—received its conditional Notice to Proceed from the U.S. Forest Service. The project may now begin construction.
Perpetua began the formal permitting process under the National Environmental Policy Act in 2016. And, in 2025, the Trump Administration placed the Project on its list of priority projects under the FAST-41 Program. It is the first project to complete the review process under FAST 41.
Coincidentally, the company will this morning hold its kickoff celebration at the Stibnite site, and will be joined by the National Mining Association's President and CEO Rich Nolan, along with elected officials and government representatives.
In good news for people who like the lights to actually come on when they flip the light switch, the House passed Rep. Troy Balderson's "Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power" or GRID Act.
The bill, which would allow dispatchable energy projects deem to bypass long interconnection queues, passed with support from five Democrats.
And the Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump administration is looking at a plan to jump-start American manufacturing using money from a $550 billion investment fund established as part of trade negotiations with Japan to invest in the development of critical minerals, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, energy, ships and more.
According to the journal, projects would be granted preferential treatment from the government, including expedited regulatory review and other benefits. Obviously more to learn here as details are released.
