Climax Molybdenum, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Provides Funding for Teacher Training

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April 30, 2020 - Climax Molybdenum recently awarded a grant through the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation's Climax-Area Community Investment Fund for teaching social emotional development to the youth of Eagle County Colorado.

Teachers at Eagle County School will be trained in a comprehensive wellness and prevention plan that helps young people learn coping and resiliency skills. The program is a partnership with Mountain Youth.

Freeport-McMoRan's Pollinator Conservation Initiative Supports Bat Week

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April 16, 2020 - Each year, Freeport-McMoRan’s North American operations partner with a number of national and local nonprofit organizations to support Bat Conservation International's annual Bat Week in October.

As pollinators of agaves and other desert plants, bats play a vital role in maintaining the desert's diverse ecosystem.

The School Fund of Minera El Abra, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Funds Leadership Program for 600 Students and Teachers

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April 9, 2020 - The School of Leaders: Empodérate El Loa Program, a partnership of Emprende Joven and the Minera El Abra School Fund, promotes social-emotional skills for students and provides teacher training in the Calama region of Chile.

Navajo Women Entrepreneurs Graduate From Freeport-McMoRan's Free Online Business Training Program

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March 26, 2020 - Project DreamCatcher, Freeport-McMoRan’s free online business training program designed to create economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs, recently graduated 16 Navajo women from the Navajo Nation in New Mexico.

DreamCatcher is part of the DreamBuilder project, which is a partnership between the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation and the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

The Environmental Fund of Minera El Abra, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Inaugurates Three Recycling Stations

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March 19, 2020 - Together for a Sustainable Calama is the name of the recycling project that will benefit more than 4,000 people in the towns of Tocopilla, Calama, María Elena and Alto Loa in the Calama region of Chile.

The stations will recycle paper and plastics and feature murals that celebrate local history and heritage. The project also involves recycling training and workshops for children.