{
  "event": {
    "id": "evt-us-dow-usac-antimony-2026",
    "date": "2026-03-04",
    "jurisdiction": "us",
    "issuingBody": "U.S. Department of War",
    "titleOriginal": "Department of War Invests $27M for the Domestic Excavation, Extraction, Processing, and Refinement of Antimony",
    "titleOriginalLang": "en",
    "titleEn": "Department of War DPA support for United States Antimony Corporation",
    "titleEnSource": "na",
    "documentNumber": null,
    "policyStatus": "active",
    "mechanism": [
      "funding",
      "supply_chain_security"
    ],
    "affectedMaterialIds": [
      "antimony"
    ],
    "affectedSectors": [
      "defense",
      "industrial"
    ],
    "summary": "The Department of War announced a $27 million Defense Production Act Title III investment in United States Antimony Corporation for domestic antimony extraction, processing and refining. The award supports expansion and modernization at Thompson Falls, Montana and related Alaska mining integration. By June 2026, $16.2 million was obligated, $12.8 million had been paid after milestone approval, and the remaining $10.8 million required future authorization.",
    "analyticalSignificance": "The award combines midstream capacity expansion with upstream feedstock development, while its milestone structure makes the difference between headline award, obligated funds and cash paid directly observable.",
    "supersededByEventId": null,
    "sourceIds": [
      "src-dow-usac-antimony-2026",
      "src-usac-2026-q2-10q"
    ],
    "verificationStatus": "verified",
    "intakeMode": "backfill",
    "lifecycle": {
      "officialPublicationDate": "2026-03-04",
      "discoveredAt": null,
      "verifiedAt": "2026-10-02",
      "publishedAt": null
    }
  },
  "framing": [
    {
      "id": "fc-us-dow-usac-antimony-2026-resilience",
      "eventId": "evt-us-dow-usac-antimony-2026",
      "actor": "us",
      "category": [
        "national_security",
        "supply_chain_resilience"
      ],
      "quoteOriginal": "Strong domestic mineral supply chains are essential to support our warfighting capability",
      "quoteEn": "Strong domestic mineral supply chains are essential to support our warfighting capability",
      "quoteEnSource": "na",
      "sourceId": "src-dow-usac-antimony-2026",
      "notes": "Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Resilience Jeffrey Frankston in the official release."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "src-dow-usac-antimony-2026",
      "title": "Department of War Invests $27M for the Domestic Excavation, Extraction, Processing, and Refinement of Antimony",
      "publisher": "U.S. Department of War",
      "url": "https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4421101/department-of-war-invests-27m-for-the-domestic-excavation-extraction-processing/",
      "language": "en",
      "datePublished": "2026-03-04",
      "dateAccessed": "2026-10-02",
      "sourceType": "official",
      "confidence": "primary",
      "notes": "Official DPA Title III release describing a February 24, 2026 $27M investment in United States Antimony Corporation for Montana processing/refining expansion and Alaska feedstock development."
    },
    {
      "id": "src-usac-2026-q2-10q",
      "title": "United States Antimony Corporation, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026",
      "publisher": "United States Antimony Corporation / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)",
      "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101538/000110465926094035/uamy-20260630x10q.htm",
      "language": "en",
      "datePublished": "2026-08-11",
      "dateAccessed": "2026-10-02",
      "sourceType": "other",
      "confidence": "primary",
      "notes": "Filed disclosure of the DPA grant structure: $16.2M currently obligated, $10.8M subject to future authorization, $12.8M of approved milestones collected in April 2026, and substantial completion of the Thompson Falls expansion."
    }
  ]
}