December 28, 2021 - You know you’ve got a mighty big project on your hands when the president of the country shows up at your groundbreaking.

That level of interest shouldn’t be surprising considering the smelter now under construction by PT Freeport Indonesia has been in discussion for years, and just the site preparation at the 100-hectare site (about 250 acres) in Gresik in northeast Java took nearly two years of ground improvement and stripping.

December 17, 2021 - Leave it to a world-class copper company to be one of the major players in a world-class effort to save lives and help overcome COVID-19 with a mammoth shipment of medical supplies from New York City to Indonesia.

Approached in early November by the American Indonesian Chamber of Commerce to donate up to $300,000 needed to ship 46 40-foot containers of surplus PPE, Richard Adkerson, Chairman of the Board and CEO, and Kathleen Quirk, President and Chief Financial Officer, quickly agreed to support the effort in full.

December 16, 2021 - Minera El Abra selected 33 businesses for the Fund Empréndete 2021, which will finance businesses or business ideas of people in the Antofagasta Region who have been trained with the DreamBuilder program.

This initiative, executed by the Development Corporation of the Province of El Loa, PROLOA, seeks to strengthen local economic development through training and the delivery of funds linked to entrepreneurship. The Fund is available in the communities of Calama, Tocopilla, María Elena, Quillagüa, Chiu Chui and Toconce.

December 9, 2021 - PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) is providing COVID-19 vaccinations to its employees and their families in the company’s mining jobsite in the Mimika Regency in Papua.

December 8, 2021 - Morenci, Ariz., employees recently dressed as bees, frogs and ladybugs – all in the name of connecting area students with local biodiversity and native habitats.

From preschool to high school, students from schools across Greenlee County participated in Biodiversity Week, an annual event that focuses on fun, interactive ways to learn about the natural world around us.

December 2, 2021 - The Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) recently gave two international awards to the Biodiversity Management Program of Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde for its contribution to the conservation of the Peruvian Longirostro Bat (Platalina genovensium) and the guanaco (Lama guanicoe).

November 29, 2021 - From running a lemonade and candy stand as a youth to her current role as President and Chief Financial Officer of Freeport-McMoRan, Kathleen Quirk has been driven to succeed in business while constantly learning from those around her.

November 25, 2021 - Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) released their updated Climate Report which details the work underway across its global business to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve energy efficiency, advance the use of renewable energy and understand and enhance the company’s resilience to future climate-related risks.