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10 January 2022

Freeport McMoran Founder Jim Bob Moffett Dies

Co-founder of Freeport McMoRan Inc. James 'Jim Bob' Moffett has died at the age of 82. Tempo.co quoted from Nola.com, a local media based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, said that Moffett started led his company by merging with the Freeport Minerals Company to give birth to Freeport McMoRan.

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10 January 2022

The First in South East Asia, Freeport Indonesia Uses 5G Technology in Underground Mining Site

PT Freeport Indonesia will be the first mining company in South East Asia that will use 5G internet technology in its operations. Minister of SOEs, Erick Thohir conveyed that Freeport established cooperation with Telkom as the operator provider of the 5G network.

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04 January 2022

Freeport Indonesia Committed to Developing Sports in Papua

PT Freeport Indonesia is committed to continuing developing sports in Papua with the aim to produce new talents who are able to compete on a national and international scale.

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20 December 2021

Freeport Copper Smelter Development to Push Downstream Industries

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has now been present in Papua for 54 years. Operating since 1970, Freeport continues to develop its mining operation in Tembagapura, Papua. Freeport has 2 main mining areas, the Grasberg open pit and the underground mining complex.

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17 December 2021

There are 27 thousand workers at Freeport, 40 percent more than indigenous Papuans

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) President Director Tony Wenas, said that currently the number of workers at Freeport's copper and gold mine in Timika, Papua is around 27 thousand. According to him, the majority of workers are children of the nation from various tribes and regions.

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17 December 2021

Freeport Mining is All High-Tech, with Robotics and Automated Systems

Mining is one of the industries that carries an elevated risk level for occupational health and safety (OSH/K3). As such, mining companies are required to have in place specific procedures and systems to ensure the safety of workers.

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16 December 2021

Not Gold: This is What the Product Freeport Mining Produces Looks Like

A detikcom team had occasion to visit 2 of Freeport’s major mines in Tembagapura, Mimika, Papua to take a closer look at PTFI’s mining process and the product it produces.

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15 December 2021

PTFI’s Mining Brings Highest Economic Growth Rate for Papua in 3rd Quarter 2021

Papua Province’s economic growth reached 14.54% in 3rd Quarter 2021 making Papua the province with the highest economic growth rate on a national scale.

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15 December 2021

MIND ID's Strategies to Pursue Emission Reduction Target

BUMN Holding Mining Industry Indonesia (MIND ID) continuously pursues emission reduction targets in the energy sector to support the government's efforts to achieve net zero-emission (NZE) by 2060 that are carried out by all holding members consisting of PT Aneka Tambang Tbk, PT Bukit Asam Tbk, PT Freeport Indonesia, PT Inalum (Persero), and PT Timah Tbk.

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13 December 2021

Freeport Copper and Gold Production Up by More than 60 Percent

PT Freeport Indonesia’s copper and gold ore production has been steadily rising throughout 2021. Freeport Indonesia operates a mining district in Mimika Regency, Papua.

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