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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
TweetPinShareThe 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 …
Bridge on U.S. 191 North located north of Morenci to close for repairs Thursday Read More
TweetPinShareContributed 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 …
Freeport-McMoRan Foundation announces 2018 Greenlee County Community Investment Fund Grant recipients Read More TweetPinShareContributed Article PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced today that it has entered into a Heads of Agreement with the Indonesian state-owned enterprise PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) and …
Freeport-McMoRan announces terms of PT Freeport Indonesia divestment and new long-term partnership with PT Inalum Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Graham County Chamber of Commerce: Local First Arizona has announced a new micro-loan program for businesses in Graham County. Contributed Article Safford – Local First Arizona Foundation is …
Local First Arizona Foundation launches loan fund for businesses in partnership with Freeport-McMoRan Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Freeport McMoRan Threat determined to be a hoax By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A bomb threat at Freeport McMoRan’s Safford Operations mine site closed roads but …
Freeport McMoRan’s Safford mine receives bomb threat Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Walt Mares: A huge crane prepares to lower its boom to place two gondola cars back on track after they derailed in Clifton on Friday morning. Does history …
‘Minor’ derailment occurs in Clifton Railroad switching yard Read More