Hudbay obtains final major permit for Copper World

Hudbay Minerals has received an Air Quality Permit for the Copper World project from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). This is the final major permit required for the development and operation of the project in Pima County. 

“With the receipt of the Air Quality Permit for Copper World, we firmly believe Hudbay now has the best fully permitted copper development project in the Americas,” said Peter Kukielski, president and CEO. 

“We have completed one of the three key prerequisites in our sanctioning plan for Copper World, and we intend to advance feasibility studies and our prudent financial strategy throughout 2025 as we work toward a sanctioning decision in 2026.”

Now that the major permits for Copper World have been received, Hudbay said it intends to commence a minority joint venture partner process early in 2025. It is anticipated that any partner would participate in the funding of definitive feasibility study activities this year as well as in the final project design and construction.

Copper World, which is located 50 kilometers southeast of Tucson, is expected to produce 85,000 tonnes of copper per year over an initial 20-year mine life. 

Source: Hudbay Minerals

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