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Mineral Park Mine

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Copper
  • Molybdenum
  • Silver
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe Mineral Park operation currently consists of an operating heap leach producing Cu cathode, and a Cu and Mo sulfide concentrator.

A new fully refurbished process plant with new SAG mills and flotation cells with a capacity of 16.5 Mtpa is being constructed. It is expected that heap-leach activities will cease once the concentrator operation restarts.

During the October quarter 2025, Waterton Copper continued ore commissioning of the newly refurbished concentrator at its Mineral Park project. Ramp-up to commercial production is expected to continue in Q4 2025, with first product leaving site in October, and throughput expected to be in the range of 75% of nameplate by the end of the year.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Waterton Copper LP 100 % Indirect
The Mineral Park is owned and operated by Origin Mining, a subsidiary of Waterton Copper LP.

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Deposit type

  • Porphyry

Summary:

Mineral Park is a copper-molybdenum (Cu-Mo) porphyry deposit located in the Cerbat Mountains within the central portion of the Wallapai mining district in northwestern Arizona.

Mineralization occurs in several styles and phases with Cu, Mo, and Ag hypogene mineralization being the earliest phase as stockwork-vein and disseminated styles. Polymetallic (Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag) subvertical, veins crosscut the early hypogene mineralization. Mineralization is overprinted by development of leached cap, oxide, and supergene enrichment horizons.

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Comminution

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Commodity Production

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Commodity production costs have not been reported.

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