Operational News

07 May 2026

Freeport Contributes IDR75 Trillion to the State

On April 8, 2026, PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) distributed an additional IDR4.8 trillion, representing its 2025 net profit share to both central and regional governments, supplementing prior contributions made throughout 2025. This brings the company’s total contributions to the state to IDR75 trillion.

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06 October 2025

PT Freeport Indonesia Rescue Team Finds All Workers from Wet Material Slide Incident

After working tirelessly for 27 challenging days, the PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) Rescue Team together with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mimika Police, Basarnas (National Search and Rescue Agency), and BPBD (Regional Disaster Management Agency), on Sunday, October 5, 2025, located and evacuated five colleagues from the wet material slide incident site at the Grasberg Block Cave Underground Mine. The five colleagues were found deceased.

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05 October 2025

PT Freeport Indonesia Emergency Team Successfully Finds Some Workers, Search Efforts Continue

After working tirelessly amid enormous challenges and high safety risks, the PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) Emergency Response Team today, Sunday, October 5, 2025, has found and evacuated 3 (three) bodies of colleagues from the wet material slide incident site at the Grasberg Block Cave (GBC) Underground Mine.

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12 September 2025

Wet Material Flow Incident at the GBC Underground Mine

On Monday, September 8, at 10:00 p.m. WIT, a flow of wet material occurred in the Grasberg Block Cave (GBC) underground mine, blocking access routes and trapping seven workers.

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21 June 2025

Coordinating Ministry of Economy Appreciates PTFI’s Smelter Operation

The Coordinating Ministry of Economy has expressed appreciation for PT Freeport Indonesia's (PTFI) resumption of operation at the Gresik Smelter, sooner than had been scheduled.

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14 June 2024

Freeport Delivers First Shipment of Copper Concentrate to Its New Smelter

On Thursday (14/6)  PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) launched delivery of its first shipment of copper concentrate to its new smelter located in the Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE) special economic zone (KEK) in  Gresik, East Java Province, from Amamapare Port in Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province. The new PTFI smelter began operating in June  2024. 

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17 April 2024

Freeport Deposits Rp 3.35 Trillion in Regions’ Portion From 2023 Net Profit

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has deposited approximately  Rp 3.35 trillion to the account of the Central Papua Provincial Government for the region’s portion as the producing regency, and for other regencies in Central Papua Province,  from the company’s 2023 net profit.

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19 March 2024

Wamenaker Kunjungi Smelter PTFI, Ajak Pekerja Sukseskan Hilirisasi

Wakil Menteri Ketenagakerjaan Afriansyah Noor meninjau proses pembangunan Smelter PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) di Kawasan Ekonomi Khusus, Gresik, Jawa Timur, Senin (18/3).  

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01 September 2023

Freeport Could Be Paying Rp 1,200 Trillion to the State Until 2041

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has estimated, until its current IUPK special mining operation permit expires in 2041, this biggest mining company in Indonesia could well be paying Rp 1,200 trillion to the state.

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08 August 2023

Freeport: Export Duty Provisions Regulated in the IUPK

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) explained that the prevailing export duty tariff provisions have been stipulated in the Special Mining Business License (IUPK). VP Corporate Communications of PT Freeport Indonesia, Katri Krisnati, revealed that at the end of 2018, the Indonesian government and Freeport-McMoRan Inc. reached a mutual agreement which was documented in the Special Mining Business License (IUPK). This IUPK also contains several provisions, including the applicable export duty tariff for PTFI. “One of the provisions stipulated in the IUPK is regarding the export duty tariff that applies to PTFI during the duration of the IUPK,” Katri explained to Kontan on Tuesday, August 8th.

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