Save the Scenic Santa Ritas Executive Director John Dougherty’s column “What’s Hudbay Hiding?” cuts through Hudbay’s marketing spin to reveal the facts about the proposed Copper World mining complex that will destroy the northern half of the Santa Rita Mountains.
Hudbay-Mitsubishi joint venture locks in exporting 30% of Copper World’s planned production
August 15, 2025 Toronto-based Hudbay Mineral’s planned joint venture with Japanese mineral resources company Mitsubishi Materials undercuts the company’s public relations campaign that Copper World is “designed to deliver finished copper directly to U.S. customers”. Hudbay announced last week that Mitsubishi will invest $600 million in the Copper World project. The investment will allow Mitsubishi…