** U.S.-listed shares of mining company Perpetua Resources PPTA.TO PPTA.O up ~4% at $28.42 premarket
** BMO initiates coverage on Perpetua Resources with "outperform" rating; price target C$38
** The price target represents a 5.2% upside to the stock's last close
** "Besides having good exploration prospects, we also like the non-dilutive funding from the U.S. government, which is looking to the Stibnite mine to produce domestic antimony" - brokerage
** Brokerage estimates the Stibnite project to have an Net Present Value of $2.9 billion
** Estimates first production in 2029
** 4 brokerages rate the stock "buy"; median PT is C$37- data compiled by LSEG
** Up to last close, stock up 135% YTD
(Reporting by Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)
((Dharna.bafna@thomsonreuters.com))