Copper / Gold Mining Projects Ranked by NPV
After-tax NPV, IRR, initial capex, mine life and AISC for 13 copper / gold projects across 8 companies, extracted from technical reports and ranked. Sort any column to compare copper / gold developers and producers.
13 of 13 projects
| # | Project / Company | Study | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salobo Operations Vale S.A. (VALE) | Copper / Gold | Resource Estimate Dec 2025 | $16.61B | — | $3.92B | — | — |
| 2 | Kingking St Augustine Gold & Copper Ltd. (SAU.TO) | Copper-Gold | Pre-Feasibility Jul 2025 | $4.18B | 34.2% | $2.37B | 38 yrs | — |
| 3 | North Island Project NorthIsle Copper and Gold Inc. (NCX.V) | Copper, Gold | PEA Feb 2025 | C$2.00B | 28.6% | C$1.14B | 28.7 yrs | 1.8 USD/lb Cu Eq |
| 4 | Mabilo RTG Mining Inc. (RTG.TO) | Copper & Gold | Feasibility Mar 2016 | $1.08B | — | $25M | 7 yrs | — |
| 5 | Mabilo Copper and Gold Mine RTG Mining Inc. (RTG.TO) | Copper, Gold | Feasibility 2016 | $1.08B | — | $25M | 7 yrs | — |
| 6 | El Domo Silvercorp Metals Inc. (SVM.TO) | Copper-Gold | Feasibility 2026 | $571M | 46% | $284M | 11.5 yrs | — |
| 7 | Opemiska XXIX Metal Corp. (XXIX.V) | Copper-Gold | PEA Oct 2025 | C$505M | 27% | — | 17 yrs | — |
| 8 | Carmacks Cascadia Minerals Ltd. (CAM.V) | Copper-Gold | PEA Nov 2022 | C$330M | 38% | C$220M | 9 yrs | — |
| 9 | Oyu Tolgoi / Hugo North Extension (HNE) Lift 2 Entrée Resources Ltd. (ETG.TO) | Copper-Gold | PEA Oct 2021 | $306M | — | — | 22 yrs | 0.9 USD/lb payable Cu |
| 10 | Carmacks (Base Case) Cascadia Minerals Ltd. (CAM.V) | Copper-Gold | PEA Nov 2022 | C$231M | 29% | — | 9 yrs | — |
| 11 | Oyu Tolgoi – Hugo North Extension (HNE) Lift 1 Entrée Resources Ltd. (ETG.TO) | Copper-Gold | Feasibility May 2021 | $185M | — | $55M | 17 yrs | 1.3 USD/lb payable copper |
| 12 | Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi Joint Venture Project – Hugo North Extension Lift 1 Entrée Resources Ltd. (ETG.TO) | Copper-Gold | Feasibility Oct 2021 | $131M | — | — | — | 1.3 USD/lb payable Cu |
| 13 | Mabilo Stage 1 DSO RTG Mining Inc. (RTG.TO) | Copper, Gold | Feasibility 2024 | — | — | $25M | — | — |
Figures are automatically extracted from company filings and presentations and reflect the most recent disclosure found — they may contain errors. Always verify against the original source document before making any investment decision. Back to all project economics.