June 25, 2021 - In 2020, the Public Policy Center of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Minera El Abra launched a new online diploma course to train indigenous community members in the Antofagasta Region.
June 22, 2021 - After a year hiatus due to the pandemic, the company’s wildlife photo contest was back in action this year with almost 300 entries from employees around the world.
This year’s winning photos of an American Marten in Colorado and a Eurasian Spoonbill in Spain didn’t happen on a whim – they took patience, advance planning and a little luck.
June 16, 2021 - The company’s commitment to community support and transformation runs deep in its DNA, garnering recognition on The Civic 50 List for the ninth year in a row.
June 4, 2021 - The new Morenci Overlook was dedicated and officially opened in May as a way for the public to learn more about Freeport-McMoRan and its eastern Arizona operations.
May 24, 2021 - Think of it as PTFI’s version of R2-D2 from Star Wars or NASA’s Mars rovers.
Into the dark recesses of Grasberg Block Cave, the spunky explorer bobs and rolls, illuminating and livestreaming its journey.
The voyage is all about understanding and monitoring how the undercut levels of PT Freeport Indonesia’s massive underground mine are breaking up and advancing, and – more importantly – it’s about protecting everyone who works there.
May 6, 2021 - Since January 1 of this year, all of the energy used by Minera El Abra, a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan, is from clean and renewable sources.
May 4, 2021 - With help from Freeport-McMoRan's El Abra operations, a small Chilean village now has a better defense against the scale of flood disaster that nearly devastated it just two years ago.
As part of its ongoing support to the local community, El Abra worked with Conchi Viejo to install specially engineered protective barriers that resist fast-moving, fast-rising stormwater and greatly reduce erosion and other damage.
April 27, 2021 - Josh Olmsted, President and Chief Operating Officer-Americas, was among the global mining leaders who participated in CRU’s World Copper Virtual Conference 2021 and was interviewed for the Chile Mining 2021 supplement distributed at the recent conference.
Go to gbreports.com to learn more about the interview in Global Business Reports: Chile Mining 2021 and about the future of El Abra operations and the state of the company and industry.
April 9, 2021 - The Copper Mark announced on April 7 that Morenci operations in Arizona was the company’s sixth site – and the eighth in the world – to achieve the Copper Mark, a new, credible assurance framework demonstrating the copper industry’s responsible production practices and contribution to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
April 7, 2021 - Javier Targhetta, President-Atlantic Copper, recently received the 2021 Andalusia Medal in the Economy and Business category for his efforts to create a positive economic impact in the community.
The medal recognizes people with a history of commitment to Andalusia, the southern region in Spain where Atlantic Copper is located. Up to 10 medals, representing various disciplines such as business, arts and sports, are given annually on Andalusia Day, February 28, commemorating the 1980 referendum that made Andalusia an autonomous region of Spain.
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