Perpetua Resources is trading 4.2% up at $19.18 today after opening a U.S. Army–backed pilot plant at Idaho National Laboratory to process antimony trisulfide.

  • The facility will process materials from the Stibnite project, reinforcing the company's strategic role in the domestic, defense-critical mineral supply chain.
  • Investor interest in the security-focused partnership remains high, allowing the stock to extend its recent rally despite broader weakness in the materials sector.