September 14, 2021 - El Abra may be celebrating its silver anniversary, but its rich history in copper production is getting all the attention.

September 9, 2021 - Tohono O’odham Nation tribal member Aiden Joaquin made personal history after becoming the first in his family with a university degree, thanks in part to financial support from the company’s Native American Scholarship program.

September 3, 2021 - Freeport-McMoRan recently stepped up to a new international standard that will help ensure the health and safety of employees across its worldwide operations.

August 31, 2021 - While the idea of building a couple of bridges may sound humdrum from a Lowlanders’ perspective, the two suspension bridges PTFI recently finished in the Papuan Highlands are nothing less than life-changing for native villagers who now have safe passage over two of the area’s more treacherous river crossings.

That’s especially important considering the area is home to the “Wettest Place on Earth” at Mile Post 50 where 480 inches of rain a year drop into topography that descends 16,000-foot peaks to sea level over a span of just 55 miles.

August 27, 2021 - Monarch butterflies are the international jet-setters of the insect world, and the company is helping them in their travels with a new pair of way stations in Arizona.

Work crews from the company and a dozen volunteers from a local school recently spent time planting hundreds of milkweed and other pollinator-friendly plants on company-owned sites near Miami and Bisbee. The result is essentially a rest stop for the monarchs during their annual migration that can extend from Mexico to Canada.

August 25, 2021 - A “desperate plea for help” from a 75-year-old cancer patient sent work crews from Freeport-McMoRan’s Miami operation scrambling to dig out her home earlier this month after severe flooding blanketed much of the town with a thick layer of mud and debris.

August 23, 2021 - Wildlife conservation efforts at Cerro Verde aimed at protecting a rare species of bat and the llama-like guanaco recently were recognized with separate international awards from the U.S.-based Wildlife Habitat Council.

August 20, 2021 - A van donated by Bisbee Discontinued Ops to the Bisbee Science Exploration and Research Center is now helping bring STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) resources and activities to children across Cochise County in southern Arizona.

The van primarily is being used as part of the Sky Island STEAM Express, the mobile science lab that brings a rotation of science exhibits around the county. Since acquiring the van in May, the organization has been able to reach about 200 kids.

August 19, 2021 - Three health clinics that PT Freeport Indonesia built and ran in the Mimika Regency have been handed over to the local government, the final step in providing quality, sustainable health-care services for community residents in the Lowlands.

In a ceremony held earlier this summer, Claus Wamafma, Director and Executive Vice President-Social Responsibility and Community Development at PTFI, symbolically handed over the three clinics to Reynold Ubra, Head of the Mimika District Health Office.

August 16, 2021 - Cerro Verde’s assistance in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arequipa region and other efforts by the mining and energy industries in Peru were recognized with the Citizen Medal of Merit presented in July by then-President Francisco Sagasti.

The award, which recognizes the work of individuals and organizations that benefit the nation and community, was presented to the National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy, of which Cerro Verde is a member. The Medal of Merit is granted by the Presidency and Council of Ministers.