Kristie Batten: Felix Gold’s plan to make US antimony production a reality in 2025

One of Australia’s top mining journalists, Kristie Batten writes for Stockhead every week in her regular column placing a watchful eye on the movers and shakers of the small cap resources scene.

The US is in a race to restart antimony production and Felix Gold (ASX:FXG) believes it could be at the front of the pack.

Antimony is listed as a critical mineral by most Western economies and the price has been on a tear this year, rising around 300%.

Recently announced Chinese export restrictions shone a spotlight on the lack of antimony production in the West.

Given antimony’s importance in defence applications, the US is keen to produce the metal domestically.

Felix executive director Joseph Webb told a recent webinar that there were no active antimony mines in the US.

“Antimony (is) the hottest metal in the market right now and more importantly, there’s a fundamental supply issue,” he said.

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