Operational News

04 April 2022

Freeport Targets Smelter Progress of 50% in 2022

PT Freeport Indonesia targets the smelter development progress of 50% in 2022. Freeport is currently continuing to accelerate the smelter development in Manyar, Gresik, East Java.

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24 March 2022

Freeport Workers Commuting with Cable Cars Gone Viral, looks as if They are Abroad: Need to Work There

A video of Freeport workers commuting with cable cars to work gone viral in social media. The video was first shared by the Instagram account @Infodunia, on Wednesday, 23 March 2022, shows Freeport workers daily commute using cable cars as if they are abroad.

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22 March 2022

Why Freeport is Choosing PLN Electricity for its Smelter in Gresik

It has been confirmed that PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) will source its electricity from PT PLN (Persero) to meet power demand for its copper concentrate smelter in the Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE) special economic zone (KEK) in Gresik, East Java.

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22 March 2022

Domestic Factories Expected to Absorb Freeport's Copper Metal

President Director of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) Tony Wenas hopes that the metal or copper cathode produced from his copper smelter can be absorbed by domestic factories. He explained that the PTFI copper smelter would later produce copper cathodes used by other industries in Indonesia.

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22 March 2022

Tony Wenas Talked about RI Mining Downstream Challenge

The government encourages the mineral and coal mining sector (minerba) to conduct downstream to create added value for the country. By 2024, the government targets as many as 53 processing and refining facilities for mining products or smelters to operate.

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10 March 2022

Telkomsel 5G Network will Serve Freeport in Papua

Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Erick Thohir, during the inauguration of Indico, a subsidiary brand of PT Telkomsel Ekosistem Digital, said that, Telkomsel’s 5G signal will expand its reach to several regions. “This coming May, Telkom and Freeport will launch the 5G Mining system, applying robots to the mining sector,” said Erick in Jakarta, Thursday (10/3/2022).

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24 February 2022

Freeport's 'Smart Mining' Technology Innovation, A Pioneer in Mining Digitization

PT Freeport Indonesia continues to make various efforts and innovates to improve the quality of production and employee safety. One that is currently being carried out is the application of 'smart mining' technology.

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23 February 2022

Already Spent US$700 Million, Freeport Targets Smelter to Reach 50%

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) targets the construction of the copper concentrate processing and refining facility, or smelter, in Gresik is able to reach 50% this year. Currently, the smelter development has reached 14%.

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28 January 2022

Take Note! Total Copper Export Reaches 2 Million Tons in 2021

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) noted that the number of copper exports in 2021 reached 2 million tons, with domestic consumption reaching 1.1 million tons.

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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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