- OCTOBER DINNER MEETING -

Join us for our next SME Tucson Dinner Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 14th! Make sure to select your meal when making your reservation. Reservation deadline is Friday, October 9th.
Program:
Arizona Copper Built for Generations
Faraday Copper is in the final stages of closing to acquire BHP’s San Manuel Property in Arizona, creating a multi-asset copper district in the USA. We will present an update on the transformational acquisition, next steps that include both San Manuel and Copper Creek, and milestones towards a phased approach to multi-decade production.
Venue and Beverage Sponsor:

Meeting Sponsors:

Speaker: Jeff Cornoyer, General Manager at Faraday Copper

Jeff Cornoyer brings extensive mining expertise spanning the complete project lifecycle, from early stage projects through operations and closure. His career encompasses integrated leadership across disciplines, consistently applying international standards to deliver safe, profitable, and sustainable outcomes.
Jeff is currently Vice President and General Manager at Faraday Copper in San Manuel, and he previously served as General Manager of Technical Services for ASARCO and Minera Mexico, General Manager of Ray Operations and Copper Basin Railway, and various Technical Services positions after joining ASARCO in 2017. Prior to that he worked on closure projects as an SRK Associate, the Hermosa before it was acquired by South 32, and spent 10 years as Sr. Geologist for Rosemont Copper/Hudbay.
Jeff has a B.S. In Geological Sciences from ASU, holds Professional Master's from the University of Arizona Lowell Program in both Mining Engineering and Economic Geology, and is an AZ Registered Professional Geologist, CPG, SME Registered Member and former Tucson and SME Board member.
Agenda:
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm Social Hour
- 7:00pm - 7:45pm Dinner
- 7:45pm - 8:00pm Announcements
- 8:00pm - 8:30pm Program
- 8:30pm - 8:45pm Q&A
Location:
HEXAGON, 40 E Congress St #300, Tucson, AZ 85701. CLICK FOR MAP.
Costs:
- $55 for SME Tucson members
- $65 for non-members
- Free for UA SME Student Chapter members
Payable at the door by cash, credit card, or check payable to SME Tucson.
Cancellations and No Shows:
Please call or email by the registration deadline to cancel. If you do not cancel your reservation by the deadline, SME is still required to pay for your dinner, and you will in turn be billed. Thank you.
Thank you to all our 2025 Scholarship Fundraiser Sponsors:
| Mother Lode |
ASARCO, Hexagon Mining, Komatsu, South32
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| Bonanza |
AMES Construction, Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Operations, Stantec
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| Big Nugget |
Call & Nicholas, Granite, M3 Engineering, WSP |
Pay Dirt |
Ausenco, Clear Creek Associates, Redhawk Exploration, Florence Copper, GroundProbe, Independent Geomechanics, McCraren Compliance, Montgomery & Associates, Phillips Heavy Civil, Piteau Associates, Southwest Energy |
| Prospect |
Hatch, Tetra Tech, Joe Keffer |
| Supporters |
Cori Hoag, Mayes Consulting, Ray Valenzuela |