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Gunnison Copper Project

Sector: Metal • Location: Arizona, United States

Source: Bitget

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Planned

The Gunnison Copper Project aims to become a significant contributor to the U.S. copper supply by producing an average annual output of 174 million pounds of copper cathode during its first 15 years, with a total production of 3.2 billion pounds over 21 years. The project uses conventional open-pit mining, heap leaching, and SX/EW processing, focusing on cost efficiency and environmental considera

Status
Prospective
Sector
Metal
Location
Arizona, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Bitget

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The project “Gunnison Copper Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Metal sector, located in Arizona, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Bitget.

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The Gunnison Copper Project aims to become a significant contributor to the U.S. copper supply by producing an average annual output of 174 million pounds of copper cathode during its first 15 years, with a total production of 3.2 billion pounds over 21 years. The project uses conventional open-pit mining, heap leaching, and SX/EW processing, focusing on cost efficiency and environmental considerations. It has an estimated initial capital requirement of about $1.34 billion and aims to strengthen domestic copper availability.

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Mining

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United States of America (USA)

State

Arizona

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Metal

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2026-04-04

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