三菱商事批准 Copper World 铜矿追加投资 4.23 亿美元：总投资将达约 10.2 亿美元
日本三菱商事10月21日宣布，已正式批准与加拿大 Hudbay Minerals 公司在亚利桑那州合作开发 Copper World 铜矿项目，并将为此追加4.23亿美元股权出资。此前三菱商事于2025年8月以4.2亿美元获得该项目30%股权，并批准1.8亿美元未来开发出资；本轮追加后，三菱在该项目的总投资预计将达到约10.2亿美元。项目位于 Tucson 以南约50公里处，初始开发与运营所需的主要许可均已取得。
按计划，Copper World 预计2029年下半年投产，矿山初始寿命15年内年均铜产量约10万吨。该项目已纳入今年3月宣布的美日关键矿产合作框架。铜是电网升级、电动汽车与数据中心建设的关键原材料，近年来全球铜供应趋紧、价格高企，美日双方均将关键矿产本土供应链视为经济安全优先事项。
Mitsubishi Approves Additional $423 Million for Arizona's Copper World Mine: Total Investment to Reach About $1.02 Billion
Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation announced on Oct. 21 that it has formally approved development of the Copper World copper project in Arizona with Canada's Hudbay Minerals, and will make an additional equity contribution of $423 million toward the project's initial development. Mitsubishi previously paid $420 million for a 30 percent stake in August 2025 and approved a further $180 million toward future development costs; with the new contribution, its total investment in the project is expected to reach about $1.02 billion. The project, about 50 kilometers south of Tucson, has obtained all major permits required for initial development and operation.
Production is expected to begin in the second half of 2029, with average annual copper output of about 100,000 tons over an initial mine life of 15 years. The project was included in the Japan-U.S. critical minerals cooperation framework announced in March. Copper is essential to grid upgrades, electric vehicles and data centers, and both governments treat domestic critical-minerals supply chains as an economic-security priority amid tight global supply and high prices.
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