Capstone Copper

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Capstone Copper
Company type Private
Industry Copper
Genre Mining
Predecessors
  • Capstone Mining
  • Mantos Copper
Founded2022
Headquarters Vancouver, Canada
Area served
Chile, Mexico, United States
Key people
John MacKenzie (CEO) [1] [2]
Darren Pylot (EC) [2]

Capstone Copper is a Canadian mining company based in Vancouver. Its assets include the mines of; Mantoverde and Mantos Blancos in Chile, Cozamin in Mexico and Pinto Valley in Arizona, United States. [3] [4] [5] It runs also the mining projects of Copper Cities and Santo Domingo in Arizona and Chile respectively. [3] Santo Domingo is Capstone Copper's first greenfield exploration project in Chile. [6]

The company formed in March 2022 from the merger of Capstone Mining and the Bermudas-based Mantos Copper. [2] [7] In the merger Capstone Mining owners kept 61% of the stakes of the new company while Mantos Copper owners kept the remaining 39%. [2]

Copper mining is the main focus of the company albeit it also mines gold, silver, zinc and molybdenum as by-products. [3] The mines of Mantoverde and Santo Domingo are thought to be able to provide battery-grade cobalt. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Capstone's 'fast follower' philosophy keeps bearing copper fruit". International Mining. 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jamasmie, Cecilia (2021-11-30). "Capstone Mining, Mantos Copper to merge". mining.com. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  3. 1 2 3 "Capstone Copper Corp: Overview". Global Data. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  4. ↑ Chapple, Paula (2025-04-09). "Capstone Copper en Chile: Crecimiento orgánico". Revista Nueva Minería y Energía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  5. ↑ "Capstone Copper entrega sus resultados correspondientes al primer trimestre 2025". Minería Chilena (in Spanish). 2025-05-02. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  6. ↑ Guillou, Víctor (2024-11-26). "Camino a la gran minería: Capstone copper pone en marcha proyecto que extiende la vida útil de Mantoverde". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  7. ↑ "Santo Domingo Project, Chile". NS Energy. 2024-09-26. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
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