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15 February 2023

Freeport Hit by Floods and Mudslide, Conducting Recovery Operation at the Mine 

High-intensity rain fell in the area around the mine belonging to PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) di Tembagapura. Consequently, some parts of the area were flooded, and mudslides reportedly occurred in other parts. According to a posting uploaded to a PTFI official Instagram account, rain had been falling hard in the mining area since Saturday 11 February 2023, continuing to Sunday 12 February 2023.

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15 February 2023

Papua Football Academy, Develop Valued and Cultured Humans

With a proud smile, Beatriks Rumaseb kissed her son, Perez Rumaseb, who will be going to Java Island as part of the Papua Football Academy (PFA) team on Saturday (11/2/2023) morning local time. Perez also had tears in his eyes after receiving a kiss at the entrance to Mozes Kalingin Airport, Timika, Papua. His expression blushed with embarrassment because several national media covered it in front of him, including Kompas.com.

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14 February 2023

Tony Wenas Shows Off Freeport’s Use of Electric Train to Transport Ore

President Director PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) Tony Wenas showcased Freeport’s efforts to reduce emission. One of the main efforts is the use of an electric train transporting gold and copper ore in place of using heavy-duty trucks.

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12 February 2023

220 Participants Participated in the Freeport BK3N Marching Competition

Commemorating the National Occupational Safety and Health Month (BK3N), PT Freeport Indonesia held various activities. One of them is a marching competition held in the lowland area of PT. Freeport Indonesia, Kuala Kencana, Sunday (12/2/2023).

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12 February 2023

Flash Floods in Freeport Area, Mining and Processing Activities Temporarily Suspended

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) is temporarily suspending mining and processing activities in Tembagapura, Mimika, Central Papua after flash flooding struck the plant’s area. This was conveyed by the President Director of PT Freeport Indonesia, Tony Wenas, by means of a written statement, Sunday (2/12).

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09 February 2023

Freeport Facilitates Papuan Journalists to Attend HPN 2023 in Medan City

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), through its corporate communications (Corp.Comm), has facilitated journalists in Papua to trigger a series of activities for the 2023 National Press Day (HPN), 7-12 February 2023 to be exact, which will be held in Medan City, North Sumatra.

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09 February 2023

PT Freeport Indonesia’s Smelter Optimistically Starts Operations in May 2024 

The Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, K. H. Ma'ruf Amin, visited PT Freeport Indonesia’s (PTFI) refining facility (smelter) construction site in the Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE) area in Gresik, East Java. During the visit, Vice President Amin was optimistic that PTFI’s smelter, which is the world’s largest single-line smelter, could operate in May 2024 as planned to process PTFI’s raw materials.

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07 February 2023

President Ma’ruf Visits Freeport Smelter In Gresik, Said to be the Largest in the World

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin visited the smelter construction project owned by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) located in the Java Integrated and Industrial Ports Estate (JIIPE) Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Gresik, Tuesday (2/7).

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07 February 2023

Ma'ruf Amin: Freeport Smelter Will Generate Multiplier Effects

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin expressed appreciation for the economic contribution made by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) and the multiplier effects generated by the Manyar smelter project underway. He said PTFI has so far spent US$ 1.63 billion or equivalent to Rp 25 trillion, out of a total investment cost of US$ 3 billion, equivalent to Rp 45 trillion.   

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02 February 2023

Airlangga Hartarto Is Optimistic that Freeport’s Manyar Smelter Will Be Completed by December 2023

Indonesian Coordinating Minister of Economy Airlangga Hartarto is optimistic construction of the Manyar smelter belonging to PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) will be completed on time in December 2023. Currently, the smelter’s construction progress has reached 51.7%.

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