Freeport’s Francisco Costabal Honored for Career Contributions to Chilean Mining
October 11, 2023 - Francisco Costabal, who recently retired as Freeport-McMoRan’s Vice President of Business Development and Administration-South America, was honored for his more than 50 years in the mining business by three of the industry’s leading organizations in Chile.
DreamBuilder Logs 2 Million Hours of Training Entrepreneurs
September 29, 2023 - Desiree Schnell was ready to give up on her dream of owning an all-sizes clothing boutique in Safford, Ariz.
PTFI’s Grasberg Block Cave Breaks World Production Record for Daily Tonnage
September 5, 2023 - Mark July 8 on your calendar as the day PT Freeport Indonesia shattered yet another world mining record, as Grasberg Block Cave became the first single block cave mine to produce 150,000 tons of copper ore in one day.
Company Improving its Southwestern Rail Network in Sierrita and New Mexico
August 8, 2023 - After decades of enduring single-track congestion and a relic of an interchange known as the “Lordsburg Loop,” upgrades to company rail operations at Sierrita in southern Arizona and New Mexico already are helping Freeport-McMoRan expand and grow.
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Henderson Conveyor Belt Successfully Swapped Out After 24 Years on the Job
July 5, 2023 - After almost a quarter century on the job, Henderson operations has retired and replaced a piece of the giant magic carpet that delivers its world-class molybdenum ore from mine to mill.
In May, work was completed on the first and largest section of the three conveyor belts that transport moly ore from the Henderson mine near Empire, Colorado, more than 15 miles west across the Continental Divide to the Henderson mill.
Wildlife Photo Contest Winner Announced
June 30, 2023 - The votes are in, and the winning photo in the 13th annual employee wildlife photo contest is a curious red fox kit taken by Kevin Manullang, Senior Process Control Engineer.
Indonesia’s President Tours PTFI’s Manyar Smelter and Manyar Maju Refinery Project
June 27, 2023 - Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the project in Manyar being built by PT Freeport Indonesia is an important building block in his country’s economic future when he toured the project in Java.
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