Stronger together, today and for the future.
At Freeport, we are committed to engaging community members, seeking feedback and connecting with local leaders to promote resilience.
Strong Communities Are Built Through Listening, Partnership and Action
At Freeport, community engagement is a consistent part of how we operate. It involves ongoing collaboration with local stakeholders on solutions to mitigate impacts that may be caused by our operations as well as local development priorities to aid the communities where we operate in creating long-term community resilience. From regular dialogue with local leaders to projects shaped by community input, our approach is grounded in being responsive to community input and building and maintaining trust.
Meaningful Engagement
Stakeholder engagement is about listening to and working with communities to address concerns and align company actions with local needs.
Community Partnership Panels
CPPs are forums where community members meet quarterly to discuss Freeport-McMoRan’s activities, share insights, and collaborate on projects.
Voconiq Local Voices
In 2025, Freeport launched a community listening initiative called “Local Voices” – a series of public surveys that will be ongoing in our operating communities to provide an opportunity for citizens to share their thoughts about the issues that matter most to them, informing our actions, decisions and opportunities for continuous improvement.
Our Communities in North America
Click on the links below to learn about our North American communities and read our most recent Year in Review and Community Investment Summaries.
Ajo
The Ajo mine, located in Pima County in southwest Arizona approximately 90 miles southwest of Phoenix, discontinued operations in 1985. The Ajo mine is under care and maintenance activities.
Bagdad
Bagdad Operations
The Bagdad mine is an open-pit copper and molybdenum mining complex located in Yavapai County in west-central Arizona. It is approximately 60 miles west of Prescott and 100 miles northwest of Phoenix.
Bisbee
The Bisbee mine, located in Cochise County in southeast Arizona approximately 80 miles southeast of Tucson, was closed in 1974. Current company activities include soil and water remediation and mine reclamation.
Globe-Miami
Miami Operations
The Miami mine is an open-pit copper mining complex, copper smelter and copper rod mill located in Gila County, Arizona, approximately 90 miles east of Phoenix and six miles west of the city of Globe.
Graham County
Safford Operations
The Safford mine is an open-pit copper mining complex located in Graham County, Arizona, approximately eight miles north of the town of Safford and 170 miles east of Phoenix. Also located in Safford are the Freeport-McMoRan Process Technology Center and the Central Analytical Service Center.
Green Valley / Sahuarita
Sierrita Operations
Sierrita Operations The Sierrita mine is an open-pit copper and molybdenum mining complex located in Pima County, Arizona, approximately 20 miles southwest of Tucson and seven miles west of the town of Green Valley and Interstate Highway 19 near Sahuarita. Also located in Sahuarita is the Climax Technology Center that produces molybdenum metal powders and pellets.
Greenlee County
Morenci Operations
The Miami mine is an open-pit copper mining complex, copper smelter and copper rod mill located in Gila County, Arizona, approximately 90 miles east of Phoenix and six miles west of the city of Globe.
Jerome / Clarkdale
An historical mining operation closed in 1950s, Jerome/Clarkdale is located in Yavapai County, Arizona, approximately 100 miles north of Phoenix. Freeport-McMoRan continues mining reclamation work at this site.
Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona is the location for Freeport-McMoRan's corporate headquarters.
Chino
The Chino mine is an open-pit copper mining complex located in southwestern New Mexico in Grant County, approximately 15 miles east of the town of Silver City.
Tyrone
The Tyrone mine is an open-pit copper mining complex located in southwestern New Mexico in Grant County, approximately 10 miles south of Silver City, New Mexico.
El Paso
The El Paso copper refinery and copper rod plant is located in El Paso, Texas.
Ft. Madison
The Ft. Madison molybdenum conversion plant is located in Lee County, Iowa, approximately 100 west of Peoria, Illinois.
Grand & Clear Creek Counties
Henderson Operations
Henderson Operations The Henderson Molybdenum Mine is located approximately 42 miles west of Denver, Colorado. Nearby communities include the towns of Empire, Georgetown and Idaho Springs. The Henderson mill site is located approximately 15 miles west of the mine on the west side of the Continental Divide.
Lake, Summit & Chaffee Counties
Climax Operations
The Climax Molybdenum Mine is an open-pit molybdenum mine located in Lake County near Leadville, Colorado
New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana is the location of Freeport-McMoRan support staff for the company's corporate affairs and international operations.
Respecting nations. Building relationships.
Through our Building Trust approach, we strive to understand the values and cultural needs of the Indigenous Peoples who occupy, have historically occupied or have ancestral connections to areas within or near our operations; develop and maintain ongoing relationships; support effective engagement on cultural and natural resources; and create opportunities for social benefit, shared value creation and long-term resilience
Indigenous Affairs Program
Through a foundation of open communication, we collaborate to support community projects and other initiatives to address needs identified and prioritized by Tribal Nations and Indigenous Communities located near Freeport’s active or discontinued operations.
Partnering with International Communities
Across our international operations, we partner with communities to support locally defined priorities and long-term development. Our focus is on strengthening skills, expanding economic opportunities, and supporting community resilience in a changing social, environmental, and economic landscape.
Our International Communities
Click on the links below to view our international communities.
The El Abra is an open-pit copper mining complex is located 47 miles north of Calama
in Chile’s El Loa province, Region II.
The Climax Stowmarket plant in the United Kingdom is one of the world’s premier production and conversion facilities for ferromolybdenum.
The PT Freeport Indonesia copper and gold mining complex, consisting of an open-pit mine and two underground mines, is located in the remote highlands of the Sudirman Mountain Range in the province of Papua, Indonesia, which is on the western half of the island of New Guinea.
The Rotterdam plant in The Netherlands is one of two chemical conversion plants operated by Climax Molybdenum Company.
Cerro Verde is an open-pit copper and molybdenum mining complex located 20 miles southwest of Arequipa, Peru.
Atlantic Copper, a Freeport-McMoRan subsidiary, has its Metallurgical Complex in Huelva, in the southwest of Spain. The capacity of the plant is approximately 330,000 metric tons of copper anodes and 285,000 metric tons of refined copper cathodes with a copper content of more than 99.99%.
Community Partnership Panels
Freeport convenes Community Partnership Panels (CPPs) across our operating regions to foster open, ongoing dialogue with community members.
Each panel includes a diverse cross-section of local leaders and stakeholders who:
- Share updates and insights about local Freeport operations
- Identify community priorities and opportunities for social investment
- Collaborate on solutions to challenges and impacts
- Act as a bridge between the company and the community to build enduring relationships built on trust, transparency and shared value.
Panels meet regularly and serve as a critical tool for trust, transparency, and shared impact.
Community Information and Grievance Management
Need information or have a concern?
To share a grievance, ask a question or request information, please call 877-629-2609, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
