Perpetua Resources’ voluntary improvements to water quality in historical Stibnite mining district expected to begin this summer.
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NEWS RELEASE
June 9, 2022
Perpetua Resources Awards Contract for Early Cleanup Activities at Historical
Mine Site
Perpetua Resources’ voluntary improvements to water quality in historical Stibnite mining
district expected to begin this summer.
Nationally recognized IMCO Construction selected to lead stream diversion and mine waste
cleanup activities.
BOISE, ID – Perpetua Resources Corp. (Nasdaq: PPTA / TSX: PPTA) (“Perpetua Resources” or “Perpetua”
or the “Company”) announced today that it selected IMCO Construction (“IMCO”) as a partner to begin
water quality improvements in the historical Stibnite mining district from July to October 2022. Based in
Washington with a regional office in Boise, IMCO is a nationally reco gnized, award winning firm with
technical expertise in industrial, hydro, transportation, water and wastewater construction projects.
Water quality at the abandoned Stibnite site has been degraded by elevated levels of arsen ic and
antimony from millions of tons of unconstrained tailings and other mine waste left behind by previous
operators over the last 100 years . Perpetua has been granted permission from the Environmental
Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) to conduct time
critical early action cleanup activities. Perpetua has been committed to site restoration as part of the
Company’s vision and looks forward to taking meaningful steps to improve water quality.
“Action to improve water quality at Stibnite has been needed for decades,” said Laurel Sayer, CEO of
Perpetua Resources. “As we break ground on the first phase of early cleanup efforts this summer, IMCO
brings a track record of successfully executing complex projects safely and a set of shared values.
Isolating streams away from historically contaminated material is a first step in fulfilling our goal of
leaving the area better than it is today and demonstrates that responsible partnerships with private
industry can benefit the environment and people of Idaho.”
IMCO Construction specializes in environmentally sensitive construction projects, working in remote
locations for clients throughout Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and beyond. From pre-
construction through commissioning and operation, IMCO brings collaborative solutions and strong
teamwork rooted in the core values of integrity, excellence, and family, and a relentless commitment to
safety. IMCO was selected by Perpetua after a competitive bidding process.
“Our team is thrilled to partner with Perpetua Resources to begin cleanup activities at Stibnite this
summer.” said Tyler Kimberley, President & CEO of IMCO Construction. “We understand the demands
of working in sensitive backcountry environments. We look forward to bringing our commitment and
technical expertise to protecting these critical environmental assets. We are proud to support
Perpetua’s vision of restoring a brownfields site.”
In 2021, Perpetua Resources, the EPA and USDA signed an Administrative Settlement Agreement and
Order on Consent (“ASAOC” or “Agreement”), giving Perpetua permission to voluntarily clean up key
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areas of the historical Stibnite mining district that would not otherwise be remedied by the additional
legacy restoration proposed in the Stibnite Gold Project. Phase One of the Agreement provides a four-
year period to conduct “time critical” cleanup actions designed to improve water quality. The remaining
phases in the Agreement would allow for a more comprehensive remediation of the historical mining
district should the Stibnite Gold Project receive permission to proceed upon conclusion of the National
Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) review.
Perpetua, the EPA and the U.S. Forest Service have worked together to develop a detailed scope of
work for Phase One cleanup activities since signing the Agreement in early 2021. The stream diversion
work this summer is expected to include:
• Lining and improving the existing Hennessy Creek diversion channel around the Northwest
Bradley Waste Rock Dumps to prevent leakage into the dumps and the resulting uptake of
metals.
• Removing the Defense Minerals Exploration Administration (“DMEA”) legacy waste rock dump
from within and along a tributary to the E ast Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River and
restoring the original streamflow course.
• Creating a lined diversion for surface water that currently comes in contact with legacy
contamination around Smelter Flats, the former mill and smelter site used by past operators.
The next “time critical” environmental improvements are expected to include the removal and relocation
of at least 325,000 tons of historical tailings and mine waste away from the East Fork of the South Fork
of the Salmon River.
For further information about Perpetua Resources Corp., please contact:
Chris Fogg
Investor Relations Manager
Mckinsey Lyon
Vice President External Affairs
Website: www.perpetuaresources.com
About Perpetua Resources and the Stibnite Gold Project
Perpetua Resources Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is focused on the exploration, site
restoration and redevelopment of gold -antimony-silver deposits in the S tibnite-Yellow Pine district of
central Idaho that are encompassed by the Stibnite Gold Project. The Project is one of the highest-grade,
open pit gold deposits in the United States and is designed to apply a modern, responsible mining
approach to restore an abandoned mine site and produce both gold and the only mined source of
antimony in the United States. Further advancing Perpetua Resources’ ESG and sustainable mining
goals, the Project will be powered by the lowest carbon emissions grid in the nation and a portion of the
antimony produced from the Project will be supplied to Ambri, a US-based company commercializing a
low-cost liquid metal battery essential for the low-carbon energy transition. In addition to the company’s
commitments to transparency, a ccountability, environmental stewardship, safety and community
engagement, Perpetua Resources adopted formal ESG commitments which can be found here.
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