Bill > SJM103

This Joint Memorial expresses the Idaho Legislature's support for the Stibnite Gold Project, a mining operation that aims to extract valuable minerals like gold and antimony from a historically significant site in central Idaho. The memorial highlights that the project, developed by Perpetua Resources, is crucial for national defense due to its potential to supply antimony, a mineral currently dominated by foreign supply chains, and that the project is designed to improve the environmental conditions left by previous mining activities, invest significantly in the local economy, and create jobs. The Legislature commends the project's approval by the U.S. Forest Service and urges both federal and state agencies to quickly process and approve the remaining permits needed for the Stibnite Gold Project to proceed without delay, emphasizing the importance of these critical minerals for national security and economic prosperity.