Gunnison Copper Project
Sector: Telecommunications • Location: Tucson, Arizona, United States
Source: The Globe and Mail
The Gunnison Copper Project is a large-scale, long-life copper mining project located in the Cochise Mining District, Arizona, USA. It involves open-pit mining and heap leach SXEW processing to produce 99.999% pure copper cathode onsite, aimed at supplying the United States energy, data center, manufacturing, and defense supply chains. The project includes mining of oxide copper mineralized materi
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Telecommunications, Metal, Aerospace & Defense, Data Center, Manufacturing (Industrial)
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Globe and Mail
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Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Gunnison Copper Project is a large-scale, long-life copper mining project located in the Cochise Mining District, Arizona, USA. It involves open-pit mining and heap leach SXEW processing to produce 99.999% pure copper cathode onsite, aimed at supplying the United States energy, data center, manufacturing, and defense supply chains. The project includes mining of oxide copper mineralized material and a satellite deposit called Strong & Harris. It has robust economics with an after-tax NPV8 of approximately US$2.0 billion, an internal rate of return of 22.5%, and a payback period of 3.9 years at a base case copper price of $4.60/lb. |
Original sector | Mining |
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Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Arizona |
City | Tucson |
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Source | The Globe and Mail |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Telecommunications, Metal, Aerospace & Defense, Data Center, Manufacturing (Industrial) |
Article published date | 2026-04-03 |
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