🚨Just dropped my latest at Forbes: "Resolution Copper Mine Promises To Boost America’s Energy Security"
As AI, EVs, data centers, and grid modernization explode
#copper demand, America can't keep relying on imports from risky sources. This massive Arizona project by
@RioTinto and
@bhp is a game-changer.
Key points:
⚡️One of the world’s largest undeveloped copper deposits with the potential to supply up to 25% of current U.S. copper needs at full production.
⚡️Over 40 billion pounds of copper plus critical co-products (molybdenum, silver, tellurium, etc.) over decades.
⚡️~$1–1.2B annual boost to Arizona’s economy, supporting 3,700 jobs with strong local hiring (90% within 40 miles).
⚡️Long-term: Up to $61 billion in total economic value for the state.
⚡️Brownfield redevelopment in historic Copper Triangle: Underground block caving minimizes surface impact.
⚡️Land exchange completed: Gained mine access while conserving 5,400 acres of sensitive land.
⚡️Extensive Tribal consultation, cultural protections (Apache Leap, Oak Flat management by Apache-owned firm), and a decade of environmental review.
⚡️Plan prioritizes domestic processing to strengthen U.S. supply chain security.
⚡️Targets production in mid-2030s after recent permitting progress and $500M investment.
America needs more responsible domestic mining like this to secure our energy future, AI leadership, and manufacturing renaissance.
Delaying it would be a strategic blunder.
#Copper #EnergySecurity #Mining #Arizona #CriticalMinerals