Verified public-record identity
The Cochise County Development Services Department identifies Tombstone Resources LLC as applicant for special-use docket SU26-22, received October 30, 2026. The county legal notice identifies Tombstone Resources LLC c/o Michael Smith as applicant, acting on behalf of Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Inc. and Southline Transmission LLC for permitting purposes. Those names in the application do not establish company ownership or transfer of any public asset.
Project as proposed
The pending application covers approximately 747 acres near Apache Generating Station along U.S. Highway 191. Applicant-described plans include up to nine AI-computing buildings in four phases, battery storage and supporting infrastructure; county materials cite up to six gigawatts of projected peak electric demand. County officials say the application is under review and that the project has not been approved.
Reported SpaceX association and upcoming hearing
Local coverage of the November 4 community meeting and Reuters's November 12 reporting associate the campus with SpaceX's proposed major AI infrastructure investments in Arizona and Texas. The county published a legal notice of a Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing scheduled for December 9. The legal relationship between Tombstone Resources LLC and SpaceX should be demonstrated from corporate or contractual records, not inferred from the project's nickname or statements alone.
Unresolved records
Public original documentation is needed for the applicant's beneficial ownership, options and leases, financing, local tax arrangements, utilities, water and environmental approvals, relevant contracts and any contemplated incentives. No government subsidy, favoritism or transfer of federal land has been established by the permit application.
Sources
Proposals, government records and attributed reporting are distinguished. Inclusion does not imply legal violations.