February 1, 2021 - Freeport-McMoRan garnered a spot on the 2021 World’s Most Admired Companies list, ranking sixth among its industry peers, Fortune magazine announced today.

January 29, 2021 - PT Freeport Indonesia’s Grasberg Block Cave truly is one of those places you have to see to believe, and though it’s still as remote and hard to get to as ever, a 360-degree, virtual reality experience is helping showcase it to the world.

The immersive video tour on fcx.com is now available in English and Indonesian. When viewing the video, use the pan button at the top left to move the camera and see the action from all angles as the narrator explains its history and operations.

January 15, 2021 - Freeport Cobalt recently became the first cobalt chemical producer in the world to achieve Conformant Downstream Facility status through the Responsible Minerals Initiative’s Downstream Assessment Program. RMI’s Downstream Assessment Program provides independent verification of ethical and responsible sourcing practices.

January 14, 2021 - Cerro Verde, in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature, hosted an international group of scientists, biologists and researchers in a virtual event to evaluate the site’s guanaco conservation program and discuss research and recommendations moving forward to protect the population. 

Guanacos are listed as critically endangered by the Peruvian government. Peru, one of five South American countries with guanacos, has a population of about 3,500 guanacos. 

January 13, 2021 - In 1970, when Sierrita operations commissioned its concentrator, it was the largest in Arizona, produced 77,000 tons per day of copper and was the second largest producer of molybdenum in the country.

The operation was one of the first to use primary and mobile crushing.

Watch the video celebrating 50 years of success!