Export-Import Bank approves $2.9 billion loan for Perpetua gold project

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Export Import Bank of the United States Approves $2.9 Billion Loan for Development of Perpetua Resources' Stibnite Gold Project

May 21, 2026 4:05 PM EDT

Landmark loan under EXIM's Make More in America Initiative supports domestic critical mineral supply chain and hundreds of jobs in rural Idaho

Stibnite Gold Project is poised to develop the only domestic reserve of critical mineral antimony

$2.9 billion loan, combined with Perpetua's cash on hand, is expected to fully fund estimated capital costs for the construction of the Stibnite Gold Project

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