According to Mining News Pro - During this period, onsite personnel will be limited to critical activities necessary to maintain the facilities pending a return to normal operations, the miner said.

Freeport owns 53.56% of Cerro Verde, which operates one of the world’s largest concentrating facilities near Arequipa, Peru.

In 2019, Cerro Verde produced 1.0 billion pounds of copper and 29 million pounds of molybdenum.