Jim Atkinson Says Bald Hill Could Be Among the Highest-Grade Antimony Deposits in North America

Antimony is a critical mineral used in industrial and defense applications, yet it remains little understood by many investors, according to Jim Atkinson, CEO and Director of Antimony Resources Corp. (CSE: ATMY | OTCQB: ATMYF).“We have been trying to, let’s call it, educate people about how important antimony is in the world market,” Mr. Atkinson said during an interview with InvestorNews.com host Peter Clausi at PDAC 2026. “I call it the most important metal nobody knows about.”Antimony Resources is focused exclusively on antimony exploration and development and aims to become a significant North American producer. The company’s Bald Hill project is located in southern New Brunswick, between Fredericton, Sussex, and Saint John.“Friendly community. Lots of good infrastructure,” Mr. Atkinson said. “Ninety kilometers or less from a deep-water port. Lots of power. We’re 110 kilometers from the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant.”The primary host mineral for antimony is stibnite, a sulfide mineral with the chemical formula Sb₂S₃. “The host mineral for antimony is dominantly stibnite,” Mr. Atkinson said. “It’s a sulfide mineral, basically.”He said the Bald Hill property contains visible mineralization. “We have massive stibnite there, yes,” he said. “We have intersections up to a meter of solid stibnite.”Grades associated with the mineralization are significant. “The grade of solid stibnite would be 60% antimony, but we have lots of grades of 30% and 40%,” Mr. Atkinson said. “Our overall grade in the project is probably going to be in the order of 4% to 5%. And, in comparison, that’s probably the highest-grade antimony deposit in North America.”The project is supported by a National Instrument 43-101 technical report, and the company is conducting a 10,000-meter definition drilling program. “Right now they’re turning out 200 meters a day,” Mr. Atkinson said. “We’d be finishing our 10,000 meters of drilling probably by the end of April.”Assay results are expected soon after. “Probably we won’t get the final assays till sometime in May,” he said, adding that consultants will then determine whether the data is sufficient to calculate a resource.Mr. Atkinson said antimony’s strategic importance is increasingly recognized. “If you don’t have tungsten and antimony, you don’t have military. It’s as simple as that.”North American production remains minimal. “Almost none,” he said. “Up until 2024, 75% to 80% of antimony was imported into North America from China and Russia… and in 2024, they cut off all export of antimony.”“We need Canadian antimony, absolutely,” Mr. Atkinson said. “None of them are pure antimony plays like we are. We’re a pure antimony play.”Disclaimer: Video interviews and other video content published by InvestorNews are produced as part of paid media services. The issuer or company featured in this video has compensated InvestorNews for the creation and publication of such content. The views expressed in these interviews are those of the interviewees or guests and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of InvestorNews, its writers, or its affiliates. For full details, please refer to our complete disclaimer at www.investornews.com/disclaimer