Operational News

20 September 2022

MIND ID Fully Supports Establishment of an EV Battery Ecosystem Program

State mining industry holding Mining Industry Indonesia (MIND ID) and its members PT Antam Tbk, PT Bukit Asam Tbk, PT Freeport Indonesia, PT Inalum (Persero), and PT Timah Tbk are committed to bring to bear the government’s commitment to establish a New and Renewable Energy Ecosystem. This is able to be realized thanks to collaboration and synergy among state enterprises, and government support for development of EV and Integrated EV Batteries.

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16 September 2022

Build Smelter in JIIPE SEZ, Freeport Wins Investment Realization Award in East Java

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) wins first place in the Achievement of Investment Realization for Foreign Investment category in East Java. The award is directly given by the Governor of East Java, Khofifah Indar Parawansa to the Vice President Director of PTFI, Jenpino Ngabdi in the series of East Java Investment Week 2022 events in Surabaya (14/9).

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12 September 2022

ANTAM to Transport 50 Tons of Freeport Gold

PT Freeport Indonesia stated that PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTM) will take 30-50 tons of gold produced from the Freeport new copper processing and refining facility, or smelter in Gresik, East Java.  President Director of PT Freeport Indonesia said this during a hearing meeting (Rapat Dengar Pendapat/RDP) with Commission VI of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR-RI), Monday (9/12).

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01 September 2022

Freeport Conducts State-of-the-Art Mining, Using Remotely Controlled Robots

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) applies automation in its exploitation of several mining locations in Grasberg. Although not 100% applied, automation of production is conducted to minimize risks and increase efficiency.

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01 September 2022

President Jokowi Launches 5G Mining in PT Freeport Indonesia, A First in Southeast Asia

On Thursday, September 1, 2022, in Tembagapura, Papua, Republic of Indonesia President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officiated at the launching of 5G Mining technology that is the product of collaboration between PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) and PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel).

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01 September 2022

Jokowi Visits the Grasberg Mining and Goes to the Museum to See Freeport's History

President Joko Widodo arrived at the Grasberg mining site, Mimika, on Thursday, September 1, morning at 08.15 WIT during a series of working visits to Papua.

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01 September 2022

State Revenue from Freeport Reaches US 7.5 Billion

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he was pleased with PT Freeport Indonesia's contribution to state revenue, reaching US$ 7.5 billion in 2021. In addition to that, PT Freeport Indonesia also plays a role as a trigger for the growth of the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) for Mimika Regency, Papua Province.

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31 August 2022

Freeport’s Big Boss Showed Off to Jokowi: 97% Indonesian Citizens

The Chairman of Freeport McMoRan, Richard Adkerson, showed off the data of the employees of PT Freeport Indonesia to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). Close to 100% of Freeport Indonesia’s employees are Indonesian citizens.  “To date, we employ 30 thousand; 97% are Indonesian workers and over 40% are Papuans,” he stated in a friendly gathering (meet and greet) of President Jokowi and Freeport Indonesia employees in Tembagapura, Papua on Wednesday (8/31).

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31 August 2022

Jokowi Visits Papua to Review the First 5G Mining in ASEAN

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) paid a working visit to Papua. The visit was informed by Jokowi via his official Instagram account quoted on Tuesday (30/8/2022). "Today, I and First Lady Iriana will go to Jayapura and Timika in Papua," he said.

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16 August 2022

Minister Bahlil Visits Concentrate Processing Plant In Grasberg Area

The Minister of Investment, or the Head of the Capital Investment Coordinating Board, Bahlil Lahadalia, and party reviewed the concentrate processing plant in the Grasberg area, owned by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) in Grasberg, Mimika Regency, Papua on Tuesday.

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