Mine Closure & Reclamation

Mining requires the development of infrastructures such as open-pit mines, roads, and processing facilities that can alter the natural environment. Mining companies are responsible for managing these impacts, which include reclamation of the land for post-mining use. The purpose of reclamation is to return areas impacted by mining and processing activities to a healthy state with lands that support productive post-mining land use. Freeport-McMoRan understands that effectively reclaiming disturbed land and responsibly closing our mine sites is critical to maintaining the trust of our local communities, governments, and other interested stakeholders.

Freeport-McMoRans reclamation and mine closure planning processes are integral to our site planning and ongoing operations. We engage local communities, governments, and other interested stakeholders early and often on these issues, and we seek to minimize land disturbances whenever possible.