Gold$2,045.30+0.52%
Silver$23.84-0.18%
Copper$3.85+1.23%
Platinum$912.40-0.33%
Iron Ore$118.50+2.14%
Nickel$16,892-0.89%

Copper Mining Projects Ranked by NPV

After-tax NPV, IRR, initial capex, mine life and AISC for 44 copper projects across 32 companies, extracted from technical reports and ranked. Sort any column to compare copper developers and producers.

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1
Warintza
Solaris Resources Inc. (SLS.TO)
CopperPre-Feasibility
Nov 2025
$4.60B26%$3.68B22 yrs1.1 USD/lb
2
Gibraltar Copper Mine
Taseko Mines Limited (TGB)
CopperProduction
Mar 2022
C$3.40B19 yrs
3
Los Azules
McEwen Mining Inc. (MUX.TO)
CopperFeasibility
Sep 2025
$2.94B19.8%$3.17B21 yrs2.1 USD/lb Cu
4
Pebble
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (NDM.TO)
CopperPEA
2023
$2.23B16.2%$3.12B20 yrs
5
Berg Project
Surge Copper Corp. (SURG.V)
CopperPEA
Jun 2023
C$2.08B20%C$1.97B30.4 yrs0.8 C$/lb Cu
6
Altar Project
Aldebaran Resources Inc. (ALDE.V)
CopperPEA
Sep 2025
$2.01B20.5%$1.59B2.6 USD/lb Cu
7
Yellowhead Copper Project
Taseko Mines Limited (TGB)
CopperFeasibility
Jun 2025
C$2.00BC$2.00B25 yrs
8
Gunnison Project
Gunnison Copper Corp. (GCU.TO)
CopperPEA
Mar 2026
$1.96B22.5%$1.56B21 yrs2.1 USD/lb Cu
9
Santo Tomás
Oroco Resource Corp. (OCO.V)
CopperPEA
Aug 2024
$1.48B22.2%$1.10B22.6 yrs
10
Santo Tomás Porphyry Copper Project
Oroco Resource Corp. (OCO.V)
CopperPEA
Aug 2024
$1.48B22.2%$1.10B22.6 yrs
11
Arctic Project
Trilogy Metals Inc. (TMQ.TO)
CopperFeasibility
Jan 2023
$1.11B22.8%$1.18B13 yrs1.6 USD/lb Cu Payable
12
Copper World
Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (ASCU.TO)
CopperPre-Feasibility$1.10B19%$1.30B20 yrs
13
Copper World
Hudbay Minerals Inc. (HBM.TO)
CopperPre-Feasibility
2023
$1.10B19%$1.30B20 yrs
14
Moonlight-Superior Copper Project
US Copper Corp. (USCU.V)
CopperPEA
Jan 2025
$1.07B23%$956M2.5 USD/lb Cu Produced
15
Yandera Copper Project
Freeport Resources Inc. (FRI.V)
CopperPre-Feasibility
Nov 2017
$1.04B23.5%$930M20 yrs2 USD/lb Cu
16
Opemiska
XXIX Metal Corp. (XXIX.V)
CopperPEA
Oct 2025
$1.00B47%17 yrs
17
Florence Copper
Taseko Mines Limited (TGB)
CopperFeasibility
Mar 2023
$930M47%$275M22 yrs
18
Copper Creek
Faraday Copper Corp. (FDY.TO)
CopperPEA
May 2023
$713M15.6%$798M32 yrs1.9 USD/lb
19
Marimaca Oxide Deposit (MOD)
Marimaca Copper Corp. (MARI.TO)
CopperFeasibility
Aug 2025
$709M31%$587M13 yrs2.3 USD/lb Cu
20
Yerington Copper Project
Lion Copper and Gold Corp. (LEO.CN)
CopperPre-Feasibility
Aug 2025
$694M14.6%$724M12 yrs2.7 USD/lb payable
21
Van Dyke
Copper Fox Metals Inc. (CUU.V)
CopperPEA
Dec 2020
$645M43.4%$291M17 yrs1.1 USD/lb
22
Copperwood
Highland Copper Company Inc. (HI.V)
CopperFeasibility
May 2022
$507M33.4%$391M11 yrs
23
Minera Valle Central (MVC) – Cauquenes Phase Two Expansion
Amerigo Resources Ltd. (ARG.TO)
CopperPEA
Dec 2016
$480M$30M21 yrs
24
Bornite Project
Trilogy Metals Inc. (TMQ.TO)
CopperPEA
Jan 2025
$394M20%$503M17 yrs3.4 USD/lb Cu Payable
25
Condestable Mine (Condestable & Raúl)
Rio2 Limited (RIO.TO)
CopperFeasibility
Apr 2024
$386M13.2 yrs
26
Condestable Mine
Rio2 Limited (RIO.TO)
CopperFeasibility
Feb 2024
$346M2.3 USD/lb
27
Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi Joint Venture Project – Hugo North Extension Lift 2
Entrée Resources Ltd. (ETG.TO)
CopperPEA
Oct 2021
$306M$1.82B
28
Minera Valle Central (MVC) - Cauquenes Expansion Project
Amerigo Resources Ltd. (ARG.TO)
CopperFeasibility
Jan 2014
$279M$140M
29
El Domo
Silvercorp Metals Inc. (SVM.TO)
CopperFeasibility
2021
$259M32%$284M10 yrs1.3 USD/lb CuEq
30
Zonia
World Copper Ltd. (WCU.V)
CopperPEA
Mar 2018
$192M29%8.6 yrs
31
Caribou Complex / Murray Brook Deposit
Puma Exploration Inc. (PUMA.V)
CopperPEA
2025
C$171M36%
32
Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi Joint Venture Project – Hugo North Extension Lift 1
Entrée Resources Ltd. (ETG.TO)
CopperFeasibility
Oct 2021
$131M1.3 USD/lb payable copper
33
Puquios
Camino Minerals Corporation (COR.V)
CopperPre-Feasibility
2025
$118M23.4%$142M14.2 yrs1.7 USD/lb Cu
34
Black Butte Copper Project - Johnny Lee Deposit
Sandfire Resources America Inc. (SFR.V)
CopperPre-Feasibility
Dec 2025
$99M11.3%$474M8 yrs2.8 USD/lb
35
Johnny Lee Deposit - Black Butte Copper Project
Sandfire Resources America Inc. (SFR.V)
CopperPre-Feasibility
Dec 2025
$99M11.3%$474M8 yrs2.8 USD/lb
36
Black Butte Copper Project
Sandfire Resources America Inc. (SFR.V)
CopperPre-Feasibility
Nov 2025
$99M11.3%$474M
37
Mantoverde Optimized (MV-O)
Capstone Copper Corp. (CS.TO)
CopperFeasibility
Oct 2024
$176M
38
Johnson Camp Mine
Gunnison Copper Corp. (GCU.TO)
Copper$143M
39
Santo Domingo
Capstone Copper Corp. (CS.TO)
CopperFeasibility
Jul 2024
24%
40
Nussir
Blue Moon Metals Inc. (MOON.V)
CopperFeasibility
Apr 2026
$180M17 yrs
41
Highland Valley Copper (HVC) Mine Life Extension
Teck Resources Limited (TECK)
CopperC$2.10B
42
Vicuña District (Josemaria & Filo del Sol)
Lundin Mining Corporation (LUN.TO)
CopperPEA
Feb 2026
14.8%$7.10B70 yrs0.5 USD/lb Cu
43
Los Chancas
Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO)
Copper$2.60B
44
Michiquillay
Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO)
Copper$2.50B25 yrs

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.