Arizona State University Department of Mines and Mineral Resources published an assessment of the economic impacts of the Rosemont Copper Project on the economies of the Cochise/Pima/Santa Cruz counties study area, the State of Arizona, and the United States.  The study stated that Rosemont Copper will stimulate a total of $15 billion in new economic output to the region over the life of the mine, including an average of 2,100 jobs annually. 

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August 2007

A study from the Western Economic Analysis Center in Pima County reported Arizona's public and private sectors stand to gain significant economic benefits from the Rosemont Copper mine. The study looked at the economic impact on a local, state and national basis for the estimated 19-year mining operation, which calculates a cumulative boost of approximately $43.7 billion over that period of time.  Dr. George Leaming, author of the economic analysis, earned both his MBA and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Arizona and spent 12 years as a UA faculty member. Dr. Leaming's bachelor's of science degree in mining engineering is from Lafayette College in Pennsylvania.

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