Editorial: Slow down, mine employees
File Photo By Walt Mares What is so hard about leaving early for work? Column By Walt Mares What do Greenlee and Graham counties have strongly in common? Careless drivers. …
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Graham County partners with Freeport-McMoRan on roadway safety project
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Freeport McMoRan donated two solar-powered speed limit signs on Norton Road to advise travelers when they are speeding. Contributed Article/Courtesy Graham County CENTRAL – Motorists on …
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Freeport McMoRan reports third-quarter results
Photo By Freeport-McMoRan Contributed Article/Courtesy Freeport McMoRan PHOENIX – Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) reported net income (loss) attributable to common stock of $329 million, $0.22 per share, in third-quarter 2020 …
Read More Freeport freezes workers’ pensions
Photo By Freeport-McMoRan Does move indicate forthcoming company sale? By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – On Wednesday, Freeport-McMoran Inc. sent out a notice to its employees indicating a reduction …
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Freeport announces revised operating plans in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Freeport McMoRan Image: Aerial view of the Lone Star copper leach project adjacent to its Safford Mine. Milling rates in North America to be reduced by 20 percent Lone Star …
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Freeport implements hiring freeze; rescinds all job offers and advises of furloughs to come amid COVID-19 pandemic
Freeport McMoRan Inc. owns and operates the Morenci Mine in Greenlee County and the Safford Mine in Graham County. Suspends operations at Chino mine in New Mexico after virus outbreak …
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EAC Discovery Park Campus new home to 12 juvenile Barn Owls
Contributed Photo: Bob with Wild at Heart shows a juvenile Barn Owl its new home. By Paul Anger THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College’s Discovery Park Campus (EACDPC) recently received 12 …
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Arizona Eastern Railway to finish Duncan crossing Tuesday
Walt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: An Arizona Eastern Railway crew works on completing the trackbed on which a new crossing will be installed. It will be much smoother for vehicles than …
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Bridge on U.S. 191 North located north of Morenci to close for repairs Thursday
The bridge is about 7 miles north of the entrance to the Morenci mine and was designed and built by Freeport McMoRan Inc. Contributed Article MORENCI — A bridge on …
Read More Freeport-McMoRan Foundation announces 2018 Greenlee County Community Investment Fund Grant recipients
Contributed Article CLIFTON – Four local projects have been selected to receive a total of $300,000 in grants from the 2018 Greenlee County Community Investment Fund process at an awards …
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