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The news feed for Gunnison Copper Corp. (GCUMF) highlights the company’s evolution as a multi-asset copper developer and producer in the Southern Arizona Copper Belt. Recent announcements emphasize operational milestones at the Johnson Camp Mine, technical progress at the Gunnison Copper Project, district-scale exploration initiatives and key financing and corporate developments.
News releases describe Johnson Camp’s transition from care-and-maintenance to a fully operational mine, including first copper production and the first sales of pure copper cathode from southeast Arizona. Gunnison reports that Johnson Camp has a production capacity of up to 25 million pounds of finished copper cathode annually and that copper revenues from Johnson Camp initially accrue to Nuton LLC, a Rio Tinto venture, until Nuton has received payback of its funding for the asset.
Coverage also focuses on the deployment of Rio Tinto’s Nuton bioleaching technology at Johnson Camp and its role in producing 99.99% pure copper cathode at the mine gate without traditional concentrators, smelters and refineries. A collaboration between Nuton and Amazon Web Services is highlighted, under which AWS uses the first Nuton copper produced at Johnson Camp in components of its U.S. data centres and provides cloud-based data and analytics support to optimise Nuton’s technology.
Additional Gunnison Copper news includes updates on the Gunnison Project’s High-Value-Add Work Program, such as limestone evaluation for potential industrial by-products, preliminary economic impact findings from a University of Arizona study, a non-binding Letter of Intent with Lunasonde to test airborne subsurface imaging across the Cochise Mining District, balance sheet developments involving the Nebari credit facility, private placement financing plans, and corporate announcements regarding board and management changes.
Investors and observers can use this news stream to follow operational performance at Johnson Camp, technical and economic studies at the Gunnison Project, district-scale exploration partnerships and the company’s financing and corporate strategy.
Gunnison Copper Corp (GCUMF) has secured a $3 million non-dilutive funding agreement with Nuton, a Rio Tinto Venture, for testing at the Gunnison Project. The collaboration includes exclusive rights for Nuton's heap leach processing technologies for sulfide mineralization and potential Stage 2 extension at Johnson Camp Mine.
The agreement encompasses the allocation of 48C tax credits worth $13.9 million, with Gunnison potentially receiving up to $8 million after Nuton's allocation. Additionally, Gunnison has revised terms with Nebari, including deferral of principal payments for 2025 (saving $2.8M), conversion rights of up to $6.25M of principal into equity, and potential refinancing options extending to December 2029.
Gunnison Copper and Nuton , a Rio Tinto venture, have been awarded US$13.9 million in tax credits under the 48C program to expand copper production at the Johnson Camp Mine in Southern Arizona. The project, fully funded by Nuton, aims to produce up to 25 million pounds of finished copper cathode annually, with first production expected in mid-2025.
The tax credit is part of the US$10 billion funding under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, supporting clean energy manufacturing and critical materials projects. The credit can be monetized through sale or used to offset income tax liability. The allocation between Gunnison and Nuton will be determined in a future tax partnership agreement, with a two-year period to satisfy certification requirements.
Gunnison Copper Corp (GCUMF) has filed a technical report for its Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of open pit mining at the Gunnison Project in Arizona. The project shows an after-tax net present value of $1.3 billion and an IRR of 20.9% at a copper price of $4.10/lb.
Key highlights include: Total Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 551 million tons at 0.35% copper grade; average annual copper cathode production of 83,700 tons over first 16 years; total initial capital cost of $1.3 billion with 4.1-year payback period; and average Cash Cost of $1.42/lb.
The project will create over 650 local jobs and generate $840 million in U.S. federal, state, and local taxes. Environmental advantages include lower water usage and zero tailings dam risk.