Freeport-McMoRan: Environment & Ecology

Sustainable development means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Freeport-McMoRan's approach to sustainable development combines three essential elements: continued economic success, building local community capacity and societal trust through stakeholder engagement, and improving environmental performance. Environment & Ecology highlights news and stories of the company’s work to be compliant with laws and regulations and to minimize environmental impacts.

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Tenke Fungurume Mining, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Named Mining Company of the Year
Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) recently was named Mining Company of the Year and Best Performer in Environmental Management at the 2015 IPAD (Infrastructure Partnerships for African Development) Democratic Republic of Congo Mining & Infrastructure conference.

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Climax Mine, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Recycles Biosolids for Land Reclamation
Since 1997, Climax operations has helped local communities recycle waste by converting the biosolids from their wastewater treatment plants into compost to reclaim and revegetate lands used in past mining activities.

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PT Freeport Indonesia, a Freeport-McMoRan company, provides relief to region battling smoke from forest fires
Since mid-October, the archipelago of Indonesia has been under a haze of smoke from fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Mimika Regency in Papua, located east of where the fires rage, has smog thick enough to close the local airport.
In response to the smoke and haze damage, PT Freeport Indonesia has provided 6 tons of food as well as supplies for response teams dealing with the smoke and fire devastation.

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Freeport-McMoRan’s El Paso Operations Receives Environmental Excellence Award
The Freeport-McMoRan El Paso copper refinery and copper rod plant is located in El Paso, Texas. For the second year in a row, the El Paso operations received a Certificate of Excellence from El Paso Water Utilities for its handling of wastewater. This is the sixth time the operations have received the award since the award program began in 2002.

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Freeport-McMoRan’s Henderson Mine Receives Colorado Parks and Wildlife Partners in the Outdoors Award

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Climax Molybdenum Co., a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Receives Two Awards for Environmental Reclamation

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PT Freeport Indonesia, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Publishes Biodiversity Books

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Freeport-McMoRan Returns Thousands of Pig-Nosed Turtles to Natural Habitat

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Freeport-McMoRan’s PT Freeport Indonesia Partnership Fund Wins 12 Awards for Millennium Development Goals

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Freeport-McMoRan Receives Two Wildlife Habitat Council Awards, Three New Certifications

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