The Biden administration on Friday issued the final mining permit for Perpetua Resources' Idaho antimony and gold project, a move aimed at spurring U.S. production of a critical mineral at the center of a widening trade war between Washington and Beijing.

The Biden administration on Friday issued the final mining permit for Perpetua Resources' antimony and gold mine in Idaho, according to two sources familiar with the matter, a move aimed at offseting China's near-total market control of a metal used widely across the defense and energy sectors.