DigIn with WIM AZ – Gunnison Copper and Nuton Heap Leach Technology
The Next DigIn
Curious how cutting-edge copper mining is reshaping the future of clean energy and sustainability?
Join us for our December Dig-In on the Johnson Camp Mine, where innovation meets impact. This Arizona-based operation is one of the first to deploy Nuton™—Rio Tinto’s breakthrough heap leach technology—at industrial scale.
Using naturally occurring microbes to extract copper from tough sulphide ores, Nuton not only boosts recovery rates but slashes water and energy use.
The result?
A cleaner, more efficient way to produce copper cathode right here in the U.S., supporting domestic supply chains and energy transition goals. With a fully funded partnership model and zero tailings dams, this project is a blueprint for the future of mining—and a story you won’t want to miss.