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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: This aerial view shows the Tri County Materials cement truck on its side after hitting a berm when its brakes failed. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The …
Tri County Materials found liable in Morenci mine fatality Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Rendering/Courtesy Freeport McMoRan Inc.: This is a rendering of what the Morenci Skatepark will look like. Construction is expected to start Nov. 1 and finish by year’s end Contributed …
Morenci to have its own skatepark Read More
TweetPinShareFile 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. …
Editorial: Slow down, mine employees Read More
TweetPinShareJon 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 …
Graham County partners with Freeport-McMoRan on roadway safety project Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto 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 …
Freeport McMoRan reports third-quarter results Read More TweetPinSharePhoto 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 …
Freeport freezes workers’ pensions Read More
TweetPinShareFreeport 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 …
Freeport announces revised operating plans in response to COVID-19 pandemic Read More
TweetPinShareFreeport 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 …
Freeport implements hiring freeze; rescinds all job offers and advises of furloughs to come amid COVID-19 pandemic Read More
TweetPinShareContributed 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 …
EAC Discovery Park Campus new home to 12 juvenile Barn Owls Read More
TweetPinShareWalt 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 …
Arizona Eastern Railway to finish Duncan crossing Tuesday Read More