Tenke Fungurume, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Location: About 110 miles northwest of Lubumbashi in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Ores: Copper/Cobalt

Production: Construction activities for the Tenke Fungurume project are substantially complete. Copper production commenced in March 2009.  Commissioning of the cobalt circuit began during the second quarter. FCX expects to ramp up to full annual capacity approximating 250 million pounds of copper and 18 million pounds of cobalt in the second half of 2009.

Ownership: 57.75% Freeport-McMoRan; Tenke Mining Corp., 24.75%; and Gecamines, 17.5%.

Videos

Tenke Fungurume Development in Democratic Republic of Congo Project Update Video, September 2009

Tenke Fungurume Overview – 19 Minutes - English

Tenke Fungurume – Vue d’ensemble - 19 minutes - en français

Downloadable Reports

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Executive Summary, March 2007 (long version)

Complete ESIA, March 2007 (Volumes A, Volume B, Volume C, Volume D, Volume E)

Fast Facts on the Tenke Fungurume Project

(English) (French)

Updated Facts on the Tenke Fungurume Project – December 2009

(English)

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