Freeport Indonesia to process 400,000t of copper concentrate at new smelter
Earlier this month, Freeport obtained an export permit for the rest of the year from the government.
Production from Phase Two of the Minto copper-gold project, the first new metal mine and mill in a decade in this territory, has exceeded its 2,400-t/d design capacity several times since completion. Owner Sherwood Copper of Vancouver says the Phase Two commissioning was completed less than three months after construction was complete, and Phase Three of the mill expansion is around the corner….more at MEI Online
