American Antimony Plans Road Restoration in Bernice Canyon

American Antimony Corporation, operating as Xtra Energy Corp., has announced plans to restore a historic road network in Bernice Canyon, Nevada, to reconnect past-producing mines and expand exploration efforts. The initiative, which is part of the company's broader strategy to advance its antimony assets, aims to reestablish access to additional historic producing mines, prospects, and mineralized areas beyond the company’s core exploration areas.

The project, which is intended to support expanded exploration, geological evaluation, and potential identification of additional antimony, gold, and silver mineralization, will cover approximately 3.5 miles of historic strike. Improved road connectivity will allow technical teams to revisit past-producing mines and historic workings, evaluate large stockpiles, and extend mapping and sampling programs. This work may help identify extensions, parallel targets, and other opportunities for future resource expansion, building upon the drilling results at the company’s core exploration areas.

In June 2025, the company announced final approval from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for road construction and drilling activities at the American Antimony Project. The approved program included approximately 2,790 feet of constructed road and 4,920 feet of overland travel, along with the establishment of 12 drill pads. The completed infrastructure supported the company’s initial exploration activities, including drilling, geological investigation, sampling, and subsequent technical programs within the core exploration area.

The proposed restoration program is designed to reconnect approximately 3.5 miles of historically mineralized corridor, extending from the company’s established Antimony King and Arrance exploration areas toward historic mine and prospect areas associated with Hoyt, Marguerite, Drumm, Blue Eagle, and U-Bet. The company believes that restoring these connections could enable systematic examination of additional historic producers and underexplored mineralized areas, potentially leading to the identification of new resources.

Bernice Canyon has a rich history of antimony mining and production, with historical accounts dating back to the early 20th century. The area supported antimony mining and production activities long before American Antimony’s modern exploration program. Historical newspaper accounts from 1915 and 1916 document Bernice Canyon as an active antimony-producing district, with numerous mines, prospects, workings, stockpiles, and the access roads necessary to connect them.

The company’s flagship American Antimony Project comprises approximately 201 claims totaling 4,153 acres in Nevada’s Bernice Canyon district and includes the historically productive Antimony King Mine. Additionally, the company holds the 1,240-acre Stibium Creek Project in Lander County, Nevada, expanding its antimony-focused Nevada portfolio.

The restoration of the historic road network is expected to improve operational flexibility and support future drilling, geological mapping, sampling, historic mine and stockpile evaluation, equipment mobilization, environmental programs, potential resource-definition work, and future mine planning, subject to applicable permitting and regulatory approvals.