SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PAULSON & CO. INC. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 33RD FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2022	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP. [ PPTA ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Member of 10% Owner Group	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, without par value	20,929,280	I(1)(2)	By PFR Gold Holdings, LP(1)(2)
Common Stock, without par value	2,875,810	I(1)(2)	By Paulson Partners L.P.(1)(2)
Common Stock, without par value	966,452	I(1)(2)	By PFR Gold Fund, L.P.(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PAULSON & CO. INC. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 33RD FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Member of 10% Owner Group

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PAULSON PARTNERS LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS (Street) NEW YORK NY 10020 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Member of 10% Owner Group

Explanation of Responses:

1. Paulson & Co. Inc. ("Paulson") is an affiliate of PFR Gold Holdings, LP ("PFR Holdings"), Paulson Partners L.P. ("Paulson Partners"), PFR Gold Fund, L.P. ("PFR Fund" and, together with Paulson Partners and PFR Holdings, the "Funds") and Paulson Advisers III LLC ("Paulson Advisers"). PFR Holdings is the record holder of 20,929,280 shares of Common Stock. Paulson Partners is the record holder of 2,875,810 shares of Common Stock. PFR Fund is the record holder of 966,452 shares of Common Stock. Paulson Advisers furnishes investment advice to and manages PFR Holdings and PFR Fund, and in its role as general partner, Paulson Advisers possesses voting and investment power over the securities that are owned by PFR Holdings and PFR Fund, totaling 21,895,732 shares of Common Stock. All securities reported on this Form 3 are owned by the Funds.

2. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), the filing of this Form 3 shall not be deemed an admission by any person reporting on this Form 3 that such person, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, is the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this Form.

	PAULSON & CO. INC. By: /s/ Stuart L. Merzer Stuart L. Merzer, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer	01/03/2022
	PFR GOLD HOLDINGS, LP By: Paulson Advisers III LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Stuart L. Merzer Stuart L. Merzer, Authorized Signatory	01/03/2022
	PAULSON PARTNERS L.P. By: Paulson & Co. Inc., its general partner By: /s/ Stuart L. Merzer Stuart L. Merzer, Authorized Signatory	01/03/2022
	PFR GOLD FUND, L.P. By: Paulson Advisers III LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Stuart L. Merzer Stuart L. Merzer, Authorized Signatory	01/03/2022
	PAULSON ADVISERS III LLC By: /s/ Stuart L. Merzer Stuart L. Merzer, Authorized Signatory	01/03/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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