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Jon Cherry was appointed President and CEO of Perpetua Resources and joined the Board of Directors effective March 14, 2024. Mr. Cherry joins Perpetua Resources with over 36 years of extensive mining industry experience including permitting, capital raising, project development, joint venture formation and operations. He most recently served as Chairman, President, and CEO of PolyMet Mining. During his tenure at PolyMet, the NorthMet project received the highest rating the Environmental Protection Agency has ever given to a mining project.

Additionally, Mr. Cherry played a leading role in negotiating a joint venture with Teck Resources before PolyMet’s sale to Glencore. Before PolyMet, Mr. Cherry served as a senior leader for the multi-billion Resolution Copper JV Project (owned by Rio Tinto and BHP), General Manager of Rio Tinto’s Eagle Mine (the United States of America’s only primary nickel-copper mine) and Senior Project Engineer at Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper. Mr. Cherry will lead the Perpetua Resources team as the Stibnite Gold Project completes permitting and transitions into development and operations.

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Jon Cherry, with over 36 years at the forefront of the mining industry, now leads Perpetua Resources as President, CEO, and Board Director since March 2024. He brings deep experience in permitting, capital raising, project development, joint ventures, and operations—including his successful tenure at PolyMet Mining, where the NorthMet project earned the highest environmental rating ever granted by the EPA.

In his career, Jon has held senior roles in major projects like the Resolution Copper JV (Rio Tinto/BHP), served as General Manager of Rio Tinto’s Eagle Mine, and advanced pivotal work at Kennecott Utah Copper. His strategic leadership has consistently guided projects through complex technical, regulatory, and stakeholder environments.

Under Jon’s direction, Perpetua has achieved a major milestone: the U.S. Army Corps issuance of the Section 404 Clean Water Act permit, marking the final federal approval needed to move the Stibnite Gold Project into construction.

With that permit now secured after an eight-year rigorous review, Jon is steering the team toward final state approvals, financing, and into the development phase of one of America’s most promising domestic critical mineral projects.