Nord Resources Corporation is a copper mining company and its principal asset is the Johnson Camp property located in Arizona. The Johnson Camp property includes the Johnson Camp Mine, an integrated open pit copper mine and a production facility that uses the solvent extraction, electrowinning (SX-EW) process. The Johnson Camp Mine includes two existing open pits, namely the Burro and the Copper Chief bulk mining pits. As of December 31, 2008, the Company commenced production of copper from new ore. The Johnson Camp property includes decorative and structural stone operations, which produce landscape and aggregate rock from the overburden piles at the Johnson Camp Mine. Until January 31, 2009, the Company leased the landscape and aggregate rock operations to a third party in exchange for sliding scale royalties. Effective February 1, 2009, it commenced managing the landscape rock operation; the aggregate rock operation continues to be leased to a third party.