Gunnison Copper Corp.
(TSXV-GCU; OTCQB-GCUMF)
A recent travel “loop” of sorts this past spring that ended up traversing three different states started with a visit along with numerous other analysts and investors to the currently producing Johnson Camp Mine southeast of Tucson, Arizona, the smaller but now producing one of two projects of Gunnison Copper.
The story of Johnson Camp – whose SX/EW plant you see behind me here – is more than one of being America’s newest copper producer as of the end of 2025.
For – in addition to its own production of copper cathode via its SX/EW facility on site (from milling chiefly oxide ores, which do not require more onerous, costly and environmentally unfriendly smelting and such) – production also has come of late from a new bioleaching technology developed by Rio Tinto.
That—as I have said of late—is a MAJOR game changer for the U.S. copper industry going forward!
This Nuton technology, as it’s called, uses a bacteria/formula to recover copper from sulfide materials; and this initial production is the first EVER successfully pulled off at a copper mine in the U.S.! In time, this will lead to more downstream production of copper in America and reduce the need to send concentrates to (usually) China or elsewhere.
The much larger Gunnison Copper Project – not far from the working Johnson Camp pit – was recently the subject of a very robust P.E.A.; and will dramatically add to the production mix down the road. As I recently explained to our audience, the road map has been laid out to—if all goes well, and with likely further federal government assistance on top of what the company has already received—see Gunnison put into the development and then construction phase by early 2028.
As you see above, Gunnison’s asset base is clearly NOT being fully recognized in the market; and for “reasons,” as I just got done explaining anew to our folks, that are simply misunderstood if not outdated as a matter of FACT as opposed to perception.
Thus is the GREAT opportunity here.
Company Contacts:
Website — https://www.gunnisoncopper.com/
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/gunnison-copper-az
KEY INTERVIEWS / UPDATES:
May, 2026 – Here, Chris visits with just-promoted C.E.O. Craig Hallworth to discuss observations of Chris’ recent visit and to dive into the nuts and bolts of the progression of the larger Gunnison Project through the PFS process and toward eventual development.
Notably, the company was brought into the Defense Industrial Base Consortium recently; Hallworth especially discusses what that could mean for permitting, financing and more going forward.
January, 2026 – Chris visits with then-C.F.O. Craig Hallworth following the December announcement of some of the biggest news in the U.S. Mining industry in YEARS: And that was the first U.S. production of copper EVER using the new Nuton technology developed by partner Rio Tinto at Gunnison’s Johnson Camp Mine in Arizona.
This removes the need for traditional smelting; and is now the first modern example of raw copper-containing sulfide ores being mined, processed and turned into FINISHED COPPER all within the U.S. of A.! This is but one reason we see Gunnison’s shares as absurdly undervalued.
Also linked to this video are several copper-centric pieces of great interest and wisdom.