Freeport-McMoRan’s Bagdad operation in Arizona will become the first copper mine in the United States to implement a fully autonomous haulage system (AHS). The miner will convert its fleet of 33 Cat 793 haul trucks using Cat MineStar Command for hauling. Full story.
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Russell Mineral Equipment (RME) has successfully deployed the world’s first semi-automated roboticized mill relining system for safer, faster worn liner removal and new liner placement with no one inside the mill. The mill relining systems manufacturer said the system will result in significant safety and commercial outcomes for its customer as well as the industry as a whole. The reduction…
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Freeport-McMoRan is the latest company in the industry to be hit by a cyberattack. The U.S-based miner said on August 11 that it was investigating a cybersecurity incident affecting its information systems. The company said it was assessing the impact and proactive measures are being taken to address the situation. To date, there has been limited impact on production. “Transitional…
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Jetti Resources has inked a deal with Freeport-McMoRan for its leaching technology deployment at the El Abra copper operation in Chile. The deal for the placement, which is between Jetti and Sociedad Contractual Minera El Abra, is the first in Chile, and the second for Jetti at a Freeport mine. The first was the Bagdad mine in Arizona last year.…
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Freeport-McMoRan has achieved the Copper Mark at its PT-FI Grasberg operation in Indonesia, meaning that all 12 of its copper producing operations globally now have the distinction. Freeport’s two primary molybdenum sites, the Climax and Henderson operations, were awarded the Molybdenum Mark by the independent panel, which was formed as an assurance framework to promote responsible production practices for copper.…
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Freeport-McMoRan’s PT Freeport Indonesia Grasberg copper-gold operations have been halted due to significant rainfall and landslides in the area of its milling operations in Papua. Full story.
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Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) has agreed to a three-year contract with K2fly for the implementation of the company’s cloud-based mineral resource governance platform, RCubed. K2fly, based in Australia, will roll out the solution for all 12 of FCX’s operations in North America, South America, and Indonesia. According to K2fly, the RCubed platform is the only commercially available, of-the-shelf (COTS) solution for mineral resources…
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The National Mining Association, the organizers and hosts for MINExpo International 2021, has announced the winners of its annual Sentinels of Safety awards – with 40 mining operations taking home honors this year from the Las Vegas event.
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