Philantrophy & Partnerships

Guidelines and Eligibility Requirements

AREAS OF FOCUS:

  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Environment
  • Culture and Heritage
  • Education
  • Technical and Vocational Skills Training
  • Local Business Development
  • Agriculture Development
  • Community Infrastructure and Services
  • Social, Sport, and Recreational Activities
  • Reducing Inequalities
  • Sponsorships (aligned with the areas above)

Applications must support the needs of the communities in areas where Resolution Copper operates. This includes Superior, Globe, Miami, San Carlos, Kearny, Winkelman, Hayden, Queen Valley, Apache Junction, Gold Canyon, and Florence.

AREAS WE DO NOT SUPPORT:

Resolution Copper will not provide social investments to the
following types of organizations and requests:

  • Individuals
  • Exclusive/Private Clubs
  • Religious Congregations
  • Tours and Entertainment Expenses
  • Political Candidates or Political Action Committees
  • Private Organizations or Institutions Controlled by Elected Officials
  • Organizations or Institutions with Conflicts of Interest with Resolution Coppe

PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR CORPORATE GIVING AND PARTNERSHIPS:

Programs must support the needs of the communities in areas where Resolution Copper operates. This includes Superior, Globe, Miami, Hayden, Kearny, Winkelman, Queen Valley, Apache Junction, Gold Canyon, and Sam Carlos and excludes all other major Valley cities.

Applicants must complete an online application found on the Resolution Copper website, outlining the program and its benefits, and include a specific funding request. Organizations may apply only twice per year, specifying the timeframe. In addition to the application, these partnership requests must contain:

  • Nonprofit Status: All organizations must provide proof of nonprofit status qualification, with the exception of academic institutions.
  • Employee Volunteerism: Applicants should indicate opportunities for employee volunteerism.

If Request for Funding is Approved:

  • The organization must be set up as a vendor for Resolution Copper, which will require additional information and documentation.
  • A signed agreement (specific to the funding or partnership) may be required.

QUARTERLY DEADLINES:

  • First: February 1, 2024
  • Second: May 1, 2024
  • Third: August 1, 2024
  • Fourth: November 1,2024

Applications are reviewed four to six weeks after the application deadline. They must be received at least twelve weeks before the date when the funding is needed.

Our Work

Resolution Copper invests $144 million to advance next phase of development

SUPERIOR, Arizona (November 5, 2026) – Resolution Copper will invest $144 million1 to advance the next phase of development at the project in Arizona, one of the world’s largest untapped copper deposits and a potential major new source of domestically produced copper for the United States.

Meet Christian, An Electrical Engineer Helping Keep People Safe Through Innovation

Today, as an Electrical Engineer at Resolution Copper, Christian works on the systems that help keep the site powered, connected, and safe. His job touches a little bit of everything: electrical infrastructure, circuit breakers, relays, automation systems, maintenance planning, design reviews, and field troubleshooting. He helps make sure the electrical systems can do what the site needs them to do and that the people working around those systems are protected.

Meet Resolution Copper’s Mine Rescue Team

Dozens of volunteers. Twelve days of training a year. All on top of their regular jobs. Most days, they're working underground, maintaining equipment, managing teams and projects, studying rock formations, welding, turning wrenches or handling any number of jobs that keep things running at Resolution Copper.

Q3 2026 Scorecard: A Look at the Work Behind the Numbers

From local jobs and project spending to water management and community partnerships, here's a look at what has been happening at Resolution Copper.

Meet the People Behind the Core

There are jobs where you work with spreadsheets. Jobs where you work with heavy equipment. And then there are jobs where working with rocks is literally part of the assignment. Welcome to the Core Processing Facility.

Resolution in the Community: September 2026

Resolution Copper participated in 77 community engagements during September, bringing our 2026 total engagements to 556. Behind those numbers are teachers finding new ways to engage students, volunteers helping neighbors, community partners thinking about the future of the Copper Corridor and opportunities to learn directly from Tribal communities.

Teamwork Powers 46 Level Upgrade

Deep underground at Resolution Copper, crews recently completed a major upgrade to the 46 Level pump station, modernizing a critical system that helps manage water in the mine's underground workings.

A Decade of Showing Up

Since 2016, Resolution Copper has invested more than $20 million through more than 900 partnerships supporting rural Arizona communities.Those partnerships span education, health and wellbeing, culture and heritage, environmental stewardship, business development, recreation and community economic development.

More Than a Game: How Baseball Became a Classroom

Since 2012, Resolution Copper and the Arizona Diamondbacks have worked together to create opportunities for Arizona youth, educators and communities. What started with Science of Baseball has grown into teacher workshops, hands-on STEM experiences, youth baseball clinics, Tribal youth programming and community recreation.