Brady Ellison Wins Olympic Silver and Bronze
August 4, 2024 - In a dramatic final match, Brady Ellison today claimed the silver medal in men’s individual recurve archery at the Paris Olympics.
Daniel P. “Dan” Kravets
Dan P. Kravets, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, is responsible for managing corporate development and strategy, copper sales and marketing, global supply chain, and mineral exploration. Mr. Kravets has been with the company for more than twenty years in various leadership roles, including managing mergers and acquisitions and international business development.
Freeport’s Biodiversity Work Receives Top Honors from Wildlife Habitat Council
June 20, 2024 - Freeport-McMoRan’s work to protect biodiversity and wildlife habitats was recognized recently with multiple awards – including the prestigious Employee Engagement Award – from the Wildlife Habitat Council.
In addition to the companywide recognition, Freeport’s Cerro Verde operation in Peru and PT Freeport Indonesia each received two awards for their work to study and protect key species and to conserve or reclaim native wildlife habitat.
PTFI Employees Gain Expertise as They Fire Up New Smelter in Manyar
June 19, 2024 - It is not just the buildings and equipment that are being put to the test during the commissioning of PT Freeport Indonesia’s smelter in Manyar. The people doing the work are being tested themselves.
Aside from being a massive construction project, the smelter and related components will require almost 800 employees to keep it going once it’s fully operational. Those people need to be recruited, hired, trained and equipped with everything from protective equipment to radios. So far, about 700 have been hired.
Chino Mine Clears the Way for ’Perfect Stockpile’
May 30, 2024 - “This is a big deal.”
While Randy Ellison may not have used a lot of words to start a kickoff meeting earlier this year, the General Manager of Freeport-McMoRan’s New Mexico Operations certainly used the right ones.
Firing Up PTFI Smelter in Manyar Is More Than Flipping a Switch
May 29, 2024 - Firing up one of the largest copper smelters in the world is not just a matter of flipping a switch. It is a process that was years in the planning and will take months to execute.
Freeport Named One of The Most Civic-Minded Companies in the U.S.
Freeport-McMoRan has again been named one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States with its inclusion on The Civic 50 list that recognizes corporate volunteerism and community engagement.
Company Receives Union Pacific’s Pinnacle Award
May 8, 2024 - Freeport-McMoRan’s ongoing work to help ensure the safe rail transportation of chemicals to and from its North America sites has been recognized by Union Pacific with its 2023 Pinnacle Award.
Unique Recreational Space Emerges from Former Milling Site
May 3, 2024 - A former Freeport-McMoRan site in southern Arizona has been transformed into recreational space accessible to the entire community.
Following four years of planning, the 87-acre Man in the Maze Trails Park officially opened to the public in March. Originally known as Parcel 30, the park incorporates numerous biodiversity, cultural and educational elements. These include trails with interpretive signage covering topics such as traditional food plants of the Tohono O’odham Nation, pollinator conservation and passive rainwater harvesting.
El Abra Contributions Help Rebuild the Homes and Lives of Families Who ‘Lost Everything’ in 2023 Forest Fires
April 3, 2024 - Families who lost their homes last year in devastating forest fires in the Araucania region in Chile are moving into new houses built with the help of a donation from Freeport-McMoRan’s El Abra operation.
In all, 48 fully furnished houses were built through a partnership between the Chilean Mining Council and the local government, 42 in the town of Purén and six in Vilcún. Both are communities made up largely of indigenous families.
The inauguration ceremony for the newly completed homes was held earlier this month.
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