Antimony

Planned and under-construction antimony projects with a publicly announced capital cost, public financial backing, or both. Each line is one statement by the named publisher on the given date; the atlas adds nothing to it.

• Stibnite Gold ProjectUnder constructionMine and processing

  Perpetua Resources Corp. · Valley County, Idaho · United States · Antimony

  “early works construction; Final Investment Decision expected in the second half of 2026” · status as printed on 2026-05-11Perpetua Resources Corp.

  Announced capital cost

  USD 2.58 bn2026-03-31Perpetua Resources Corp.

  Initial Capital, including contingency; exclusive of pre-production revenue (Technical Report Summary as of December 31, 2025) · Perpetua Resources Corp.

  The publisher's words: “Initial Capital, reflects estimated total capital expenditures of $2,576 million as of December 31, 2025, including a contingency of $191.9 million”

  Public backing

  • USD 2.7 bnLoan · “unanimously agreed to notify Congress of a proposed” · 2026-03-31Perpetua Resources Corp.

    Export-Import Bank of the United States

    The publisher's words: “unanimously agreed to notify Congress of a proposed $2.7 billion senior secured long-term loan”

  • USD 2.9 bnLoan · “unanimously approved” · 2026-05-21Perpetua Resources Corp.

    Export-Import Bank of the United States

    The publisher's words: “has unanimously approved a $2.9 billion senior secured long-term loan”

• U.S. SmelterPlannedProcessing

  Korea Zinc · Clarksville, Tennessee · United States · Copper, Antimony, Gallium, Germanium

  “Full-scale construction will start in 2027” · status as printed on 2025-12-15Korea Zinc

  Announced capital cost

  USD 6.6 bn2025-12-15Korea Zinc

  capital expenditures; total planned investment of $7.4 billion including working capital and financing costs · Korea Zinc

  The publisher's words: “is expected to have $6.6 billion in capital expenditures, with a total planned investment of $7.4 billion including working capital and financing costs”

  Public backing

  • USD 1.4 bnOther support · “conditional investment” · 2025-12-15Korea Zinc

    U.S. Department of War

    The publisher's words: “The Department of War’s conditional investment of $1.4 billion to build the first U.S.-based zinc smelter and critical minerals processing facility”

  • USD 2.15 bnOther support · “arranged by the U.S. Department of War together with investors” · 2025-12-15Korea Zinc

    U.S. Department of War together with investors

    The publisher's words: “Approximately $2.15 billion, arranged by the U.S. Department of War together with investors, will be invested in the smelter construction.”

  • USD 210 MGrant · “will provide $210 million in award funding” · 2025-12-15Korea Zinc

    U.S. Department of Commerce (CHIPS Act)

    The publisher's words: “The U.S. Department of Commerce will provide $210 million in award funding under the CHIPS Act for U.S. equipment procurement and other purposes.”

A short, hand-read list, not a census: 19 projects in all. Announced amounts are not spending, a letter of interest or a conditional commitment is not a loan, and amounts stay in the currency of the announcement.

Stockpiles, price floors, offtake and purchasing programmes and public funds whose source names antimony, and general critical-minerals instruments (marked). Each is one statement by its publisher.

1. 2024-08-29published · United StatesStockpileannouncedFederal Register

   Federal Register notice seeking comments on the proposed fiscal year 2026 plan for National Defense Stockpile acquisitions, including antimony, tungsten and neodymium-praseodymium oxide.

   Covers: “Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Materials Plan (potential acquisitions, conversions and disposals of the National Defense Stockpile)” · Materials: Antimony, Tungsten, Rare earths

   The publisher's words: “is seeking public comments on the potential market impact of proposed changes to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Annual Materials Plan (AMP)”

   4 further statements from the source

   potential acquisition: antimony, 700 metric tonsFederal Register

   The publisher's words: “Antimony....................................... MT............................... 700”

   potential acquisition: tungsten, 587,000 lbs WFederal Register

   The publisher's words: “Tungsten....................................... Lbs W............................ 587,000”

   potential acquisition: NdPr oxide, 300 metric tonsFederal Register

   The publisher's words: “Neodymium-Praseodymium Oxide................... MT............................... 300”

   nature of the stockpileFederal Register

   The publisher's words: “The NDS is a strategic stockpile, not an economic stockpile. It is not intended to influence prices in the market”

2. 2025-06-17announced · G7Other supportannouncedPrime Minister of Canada

   G7 leaders launched a Critical Minerals Action Plan with a roadmap for standards-based markets and a call for more public and private capital for critical minerals projects.

   Covers: “critical minerals”

   critical minerals in general; the source does not name antimony

   The publisher's words: “We will develop a roadmap to promote standards-based markets for critical minerals”

   3 further statements from the source

   launch of the planPrime Minister of Canada

   The publisher's words: “We are launching a G7 Critical Minerals Action Plan”

   roadmap contentPrime Minister of Canada

   The publisher's words: “The roadmap will establish a set of criteria that constitute a minimum threshold for standards-based markets”

   capital mobilisationPrime Minister of Canada

   The publisher's words: “We encourage our export credit agencies and development finance institutions (DFIs) to identify more opportunities for collaboration”

3. 2025-11-04published · CanadaFundannouncedDepartment of Finance Canada

   Budget 2025 proposes a Critical Minerals Sovereign Fund at Natural Resources Canada for equity investments, loan guarantees and offtake agreements, and a First and Last Mile Fund.

   CAD 2 bn · “$2 billion over five years, on a cash basis, starting in 2026-27”

   Covers: “critical minerals projects and companies”

   critical minerals in general; the source does not name antimony

   The publisher's words: “provide $2 billion over five years, on a cash basis, starting in 2026-27, to Natural Resources Canada to create the Critical Minerals Sovereign Fund”

   3 further statements from the source

   tools of the fundDepartment of Finance Canada

   The publisher's words: “including equity investments, loan guarantees, and offtake agreements”

   First and Last Mile FundDepartment of Finance Canada

   The publisher's words: “provide $371.8 million over four years, starting in 2026-27, to Natural Resources Canada to create the First and Last Mile Fund”

   absorbs the Critical Minerals Infrastructure FundDepartment of Finance Canada

   The publisher's words: “would absorb the Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund and leverage its existing funding envelope to provide up to $1.5 billion in support through 2029-30”

4. 2025-11-22published · United KingdomFundannouncedDepartment for Business and Trade

   The UK critical minerals strategy Vision 2035 announces public funding for critical mineral projects and says stockpiling through procurement will be considered for the defence sector.

   GBP 50 M · “up to £50 million”

   Covers: “critical mineral projects in the UK”

   critical minerals in general; the source does not name antimony

   The publisher's words: “funding of up to £50 million will be made available by DBT to support critical mineral projects”

   2 further statements from the source

   stockpiling under considerationDepartment for Business and Trade

   The publisher's words: “Measures could include stockpiling, including through procurement mechanisms”

   later programme page (published 22 June 2026): grant shareDepartment for Business and Trade

   The publisher's words: “with £45 million of this available as grant funding”

5. 2026-01-12announced · AustraliaStockpileannouncedExport Finance Australia

   The Australian Government announced the design of its Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve, which secures rights to minerals produced in Australia and on-sells them, with some selective stockpiling.

   AUD 1.2 bn · “$1.2 billion”

   Covers: “antimony, gallium and rare earth elements” · Materials: Antimony, Gallium, Rare earths

   The publisher's words: “The first minerals to be the focus of the Strategic Reserve will be antimony, gallium and rare earth elements”

   4 further statements from the source

   size of the reserveExport Finance Australia

   The publisher's words: “new details of its $1.2 billion Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve”

   how it operatesExport Finance Australia

   The publisher's words: “The Reserve will operate by securing rights to minerals produced in Australia and on-selling those rights to meet demand”

   transactions drawn from the Critical Minerals FacilityExport Finance Australia

   The publisher's words: “The Reserve includes $1 billion for transactions to be drawn from the expanded $5 billion Critical Minerals Facility”

   stockpiling shareExport Finance Australia

   The publisher's words: “A further $185 million has been allocated for selective stockpiling of minerals”

6. 2026-01-14signed · United StatesPrice floorannouncedThe White House

   Presidential proclamation under section 232 directing negotiations on imports of processed critical minerals, in which price floors for trade in critical minerals are to be considered.

   Covers: “processed critical minerals and their derivative products (PCMDPs)”

   critical minerals in general; the source does not name antimony

   The publisher's words: “the Secretary and the Trade Representative should consider price floors for trade in critical minerals and other trade-restricting measures”

7. 2026-02-02announced · United StatesStockpileannouncedExport-Import Bank of the United States

   The Export-Import Bank approved a direct loan for Project Vault, a public-private partnership that is to establish a U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve storing raw materials for manufacturers.

   USD 10 bn · “a Direct Loan of up to $10 billion”

   Covers: “essential raw materials”

   critical minerals in general; the source does not name antimony

   The publisher's words: “the EXIM Board of Directors approved a Direct Loan of up to $10 billion to Project Vault”

   4 further statements from the source

   what it establishesExport-Import Bank of the United States

   The publisher's words: “a supply chain security initiative establishing the U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve”

   storageExport-Import Bank of the United States

   The publisher's words: “that will store essential raw materials in facilities across the United States”

   borrower structureExport-Import Bank of the United States

   The publisher's words: “providing long-term financing to a partnership between original equipment manufacturers and private sector capital providers”

   later EXIM release of May 4, 2026 restating the loanExport-Import Bank of the United States

   The publisher's words: “The transaction includes a direct loan of up to $10 billion”

There is no open price series for antimony, so these instruments are listed without a chart.