Tenke Fungurume Mining, a Freeport-McMoRan company, Wins Four Awards from Infrastructure Partnerships for African Development

Jan 13, 2015 9:10 AM ET

IPAD (Infrastructure Partnerships for African Development) recently bestowed four awards on Tenke Fungurume Mining:

  • Best Performer in Environmental Management
     
  • Best Performer in Occupational Health & Safety
     
  • Best Performer in Social Investment
     
  • Lifetime Achievement Award for Claude Polet, TFM’s Managing Director – Legal and Government Relations

The awards were part of a launch of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Industry Awards to commemorate a decade of companies and individuals who have made a significant contribution to the mining sector in the DRC.

To learn about some of the Freeport-McMoRan’s social investment commitments in the communities near Tenke Fungurume Mining, please see: http://www.fcx.com/sd/community/comm_invest.htm

Please see the 2013 Working Toward Sustainable Development Report for more information on all of their social, economic and environmental efforts.