September 15, 2020 - Freeport-McMoRan has been named a top Arizona employer on Forbes magazine’s 2020 America’s Best Employers List for the second year – a ranking of companies liked best by employees in each state.

September 10, 2020 - Minera El Abra recently awarded 62 scholarships to indigenous students from the nearby communities of Alto El Loa Province and Calama to further their university or technical school studies. 

The site's Indigenous Scholarship program provides financial assistance to recipients and encourages them to use what they learn to make a meaningful difference in their communities. El Abra presented the awards during a special WebEx ceremony with site representatives due to precautions surrounding COVID-19. 

September 9, 2020 - They say opposites attract, which might explain why two different species of crab that fit the bill as the crustaceous version of Beauty and the Beast were spotted in pretty much the same time and place at a Papuan estuary in Indonesia.

September 3, 2020 - After a surge in coronavirus cases left Peruvian hospitals struggling to keep pace with increased demand for medical-grade oxygen amid a supply shortage, Cerro Verde donated an oxygen generating plant to Honorio Delgado Regional Hospital in Arequipa, Peru at the end of July.

September 3, 2020 - PT Freeport Indonesia’s employee awareness campaign has won a prestigious international award from the Public Relations & Communications Association Southeast Asia for its success in helping reduce the use of plastic at Jobsite.

The campaign, known as #SaPuAir which means “My Water,” was conceived and launched by PTFI’s Corporate Communications team to educate the PTFI community about the quality of its own pristine water and the need to eliminate plastic water bottle use.  

August 27, 2020 - Freeport-McMoRan’s North America Community Development team moved its 10 community meetings to a virtual space earlier this year when they could not be held in person due to social distancing precautions for large groups.

Each quarter, Community Partnership Panels provide a forum for representatives from the community and Freeport-McMoRan to discuss the status of the business and site operations, address any questions or concerns, and encourage dialogue related to community needs, challenges and possible solutions.

August 13, 2020 - Minera El Abra, in partnership with the Institute of Public Affairs of the University of Chile (UC), have launched a free online training platform for indigenous communities in the Antofagasta Region.

July 30, 2020 - Having a newly discovered plant species officially named after you would register as a single lifetime achievement for many. That makes PT Freeport Indonesia’s Pratita Puradyatmika two for two.

July 21, 2020 - Working 50 years at a single company mine site is rare, but Joe Herrera took that one step further by not only working for five decades at Morenci, Ariz., but doing so with a perfect safety record. Watch the video.