{"id":4321,"date":"2026-06-08T23:04:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/?post_type=issue-article&#038;p=4321"},"modified":"2026-06-12T22:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:38:14","slug":"a-shared-story","status":"publish","type":"issue-article","link":"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/issue-article\/a-shared-story\/","title":{"rendered":"A Shared Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f9f9f9&#8243; max_height=&#8221;55px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||40px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Date Line Summer 2026&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Fira Sans Condensed||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#2e3545&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||15px|false|false&#8221; global_module=&#8221;4320&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">VOL. 09 |\u00a0 ISSUE 2\u00a0 |\u00a0 Summer 2026<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; 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grid-template-columns:600px 200px auto; height:55px; z-index:1;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->.shared-s1 .top-bar-row .color-1{ background-color:#2e3645; }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->.shared-s1 .top-bar-row .color-2{ background-color:#3d485e; }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->.shared-s1 .top-bar-row .color-3{ background-color:#ffffff; }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\/* ---- the photo, full width between the bars ---- *\/<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->.shared-s1 .hero-photo{ position:relative; line-height:0; }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->.shared-s1 .hero-photo .miner-ph{<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  width:100%; aspect-ratio:16\/9; background:#c9ccd1; display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  color:#6b7280; font-size:13px; letter-spacing:.03em; font-family:'Fira Sans Condensed',Arial,sans-serif;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  text-transform:uppercase; line-height:1.3; text-align:center;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->.shared-s1 .hero-photo img{ width:100%; display:block; height:auto; }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\/* Q2-ONLY red strip on the photo's right edge *\/<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->.shared-s1 .hero-photo::after{ content:\"\"; position:absolute; top:0; right:0; width:14px; height:100%; background:#9e1b32; z-index:3; }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\/* caption overlay, semi-transparent navy, bottom-right on the photo *\/<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->.shared-s1 .hero-cap{<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  position:absolute; right:34px; bottom:60px; width:42%; max-width:360px;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  background:rgba(46,54,69,0.82); color:#d8d4ca;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  font-family:'Fira Sans Condensed',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  font-size:14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.45em; padding:14px 18px; z-index:4; box-sizing:border-box;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\/* ---- bottom headline band with title on top ---- *\/<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->.shared-s1 .bottom-headline{ position:relative; 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}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  .shared-s1 .bottom-bar-row{<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    grid-template-columns:70% 20% 10%;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    height:90px !important;        \/* fixed height so the band shows behind the text *\/<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  .shared-s1 .bottom-headline h2{<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    position:absolute !important;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    top:14px !important;            \/* push text down onto the band *\/<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    left:15px !important;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    transform:none !important;      \/* cancel the desktop vertical-center *\/<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    font-size:40px !important;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    line-height:1.1 !important;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    white-space:normal !important;  \/* allow \"A Shared Story\" to wrap *\/<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    padding:0 !important;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/style>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"shared-s1\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<div class=\"top-bar-row\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"color-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"color-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"color-3\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<div class=\"hero-photo\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a-shared-story-underground-miners.jpg\" alt=\"Early underground miners in Morenci worked long hours under dangerous conditions.\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:1.45\/1; object-fit:cover; display:block;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"hero-cap\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      Early underground miners like these in Morenci worked long hours under dangerous conditions to produce the copper that helped the United States become the world\u2019s economic powerhouse.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-headline\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<h2>A Shared Story<\/h2>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-bar-row\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/p>\n<div class=\"color-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"color-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"color-3\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<div class=\"body-wrap\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"miner-deck\">Freeport\u2019s Mines Helped U.S. Forge 250-Year History<\/h2>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <pee>As American patriots gathered in Philadelphia 250 years ago to declare independence from Great Britain, Spanish explorers were crisscrossing the continent\u2019s southwestern deserts in search of metallic treasures.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <pee>Those early adventurers found gold and silver. They also found \u2013 often in far greater abundance \u2013 the metal that over time would prove to be the region\u2019s real mother lode: copper.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- END SECTION 1 -->[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<!-- ============================================================<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     THE MINER \u2014 Summer 2026<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     &#8220;A Shared Story&#8221; \u2014 SECTION 2 of 2 (print page 5 \/ right page)<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     Gray full-width band, 2 cols: narrow body LEFT \/ wider media RIGHT.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     Photos are TALLER, NO red strip. 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right:0; }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\/* navy pull-quote box \u2014 red strip on the LEFT (matches print \/ Q1 Making Excellence) *\/<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->.miner-story-s2 .miner-quotebox{ position:relative; background:var(--miner-navy); padding:34px 38px 34px 40px; margin:6px 0 0; border-left:14px solid var(--miner-red); }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->.miner-story-s2 .miner-quotebox h3{ font-family:'Fira Sans Condensed',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif !important; color:var(--miner-gold) !important; font-weight:300 !important; font-size:27px !important; line-height:1.3em !important; margin:0 0 18px !important; }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->.miner-story-s2 .miner-quotebox h4{ font-family:'Fira Sans Condensed',Arial,sans-serif !important; font-size:14px !important; color:#c8cdd6 !important; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.02em; margin:0 !important; font-weight:400 !important; line-height:1.4em !important; }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->.miner-story-s2 .miner-quotebox h4 strong{ color:var(--miner-gold); font-weight:700; }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->@media (max-width:980px){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  .s2-cols{ grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:28px; }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  .s2-band{ padding-top:32px; padding-bottom:32px; }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/style>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"miner-story-s2\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<div class=\"s2-band\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"s2-inner\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/p>\n<div class=\"s2-cols\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <!-- LEFT: body (narrower) --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<div class=\"s2-body\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>From the revolutionary era to the modern age of electrification and artificial intelligence, copper has been essential to the economic health, security and innovative dominance of the United States. Almost since American independence was declared in 1776, the mines of Freeport have been a part of the nation\u2019s history. More importantly, the company is well positioned to support future generations of America\u2019s growth.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <\/p>\n<ul><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<li>Chino is the oldest mine in Freeport\u2019s portfolio and traces its lineage to 1800, when the American Southwest was part of Spanish-controlled Mexico. Native Americans showed Spanish soldiers an area where they had historically collected copper. Within a few years, the Santa Rita del Cobre (Saint Rita of the Copper) mine was established in what would become New Mexico.<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<li>The now-closed Freeport mine in Ajo was the first organized copper mining venture in Arizona after it became part of the United States in the 1840s.<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<li>The Morenci mine had its foundations with the discovery of large copper deposits during the Civil War. It has grown into the largest copper mine in North America, and one of the largest in the world. Freeport\u2019s lineage to American copper mining began in Morenci through Phelps Dodge Corp., which Freeport acquired in 2007.<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<li>Now-shuttered operations like Bisbee and Jerome in Arizona were in their days among the richest in the nation.<\/li>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <\/ul>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>The quest to produce the copper that will be needed in the future continues with newer Freeport mines like Safford. The Arizona mine began production in 2007, and with its largely untapped Lone Star reserves, has the potential to grow into one of the company\u2019s biggest producers in North America.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u201cSometimes, I think our history gets lost in terms of how rich it is,\u201d said Toby Dunn, Vice President-Morenci Operations. \u201cIt is impressive when you think about these old timers with their pickaxes and their mule teams and their hand drills. The risks they took\u2026 Everything was underground. The living conditions were harsh. The hardships they went through to make a living&#8230; It took a different breed of person, and they laid the foundations for the mine we have today. It\u2019s awesome, and we don\u2019t celebrate it enough.\u201d<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <!-- RIGHT: two TALL photos + navy pull-quote (wider) --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<div class=\"s2-media\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <\/p>\n<div class=\"miner-cutline-photo\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a-shared-story-mule-cars.jpg\" alt=\"Mule-drawn carts were used to haul ore in the early days of Morenci.\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:1.37\/1; object-fit:cover; display:block;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<div class=\"miner-cutline-text bottom-right\">Mule-drawn carts were used to haul ore in the early days of Morenci.<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <\/p>\n<div class=\"miner-cutline-photo\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a-shared-story-steam-engine.jpg\" alt=\"Steam engines replaced mule-drawn wagons at Morenci beginning in the late 1870s.\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:1.14\/1; object-fit:cover; display:block;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<div class=\"miner-cutline-text bottom-right\">Steam engines replaced mule-drawn wagons at Morenci beginning in the late 1870s.<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <\/p>\n<div class=\"miner-quotebox\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<h3>\u201cIt is impressive when you think about these old timers with their pickaxes and their mule teams and their hand drills.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<h4><strong>TOBY DUNN<\/strong> | VICE PRESIDENT-MORENCI OPERATIONS<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- END SECTION 2 --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<!-- ============================================================<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     THE MINER \u2014 Summer 2026<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     &#8220;A Shared Story&#8221; \u2014 SECTION 3 (print page 6)<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     Two EQUAL columns, white bg, newspaper-style split.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     Photo leads top of RIGHT column w\/ caption overlay.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     Red-square subheads use the house .sidebar-headline pattern.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     Paste into ONE Divi Code Module. 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During colonial times in the east, copper was in abundance in everyday items like cookware, coins and construction hardware.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>The weapons used by American revolutionaries relied on copper and copper-based alloys such as brass and bronze.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>As important as copper was to colonial America, its value was more practical than monetary, and so the colonies relied largely on imports from England even after the Revolution. There were some early copper mines in the Northeast and as far south as Tennessee.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>After the United States was established with the ratification of the Constitution, the fledgling nation relied heavily on copper for its defense and global commerce.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>Wooden ships of the day were prone to rot from exposure to water, shipworms and barnacles. To protect their hulls, builders began lining them with copper sheathing. Paul Revere, the famed Boston revolutionary, built the first commercially successful copper rolling mill in the U.S. in 1801 to supply copper sheathing and hardware for the first ships in the American Navy.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>The first copper mining boom in the United States occurred in the upper peninsula of Michigan in the 1840s. Michigan and later Montana remained the largest copper-producing states in the Union until the early 1900s when Arizona surpassed them.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sidebar-headline\"><span class=\"sidebar-headline-line\"><\/span><span>Freeport\u2019s mining foundations<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>Freeport\u2019s direct lineage into the copper business began in Morenci.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>Signs of valuable metals in the area first drew the attention of a Union Army patrol about 1863. However, the area\u2019s remoteness made mining there untenable. In 1870, three scouts from another Army patrol staked the area\u2019s first mining claims.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>Phelps Dodge Corp. entered mining in 1881 when it bought into the Detroit Mining Company, one of two mining companies to emerge in Morenci. Phelps Dodge was founded in 1834 as a cotton and metal trading firm based in New York and had no prior mining experience.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <!-- RIGHT COLUMN --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"s3-col-right\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/p>\n<div class=\"miner-cutline-photo\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a-shared-story-smelter.jpg\" alt=\"An early smelter built to process ore from the Morenci mines, shown in this 1880s photo.\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:1.22\/1; object-fit:cover; display:block;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<div class=\"miner-cutline-text bottom-left\">An early smelter built to process ore from the Morenci mines is shown in this photo from the 1880s.<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>A month after the Morenci acquisition, Phelps Dodge purchased a mining company in Bisbee, which became one of the nation\u2019s largest copper producing districts for a time. Over the next several decades, Phelps Dodge consolidated its ownership in Morenci and Bisbee and acquired mines in Jerome and Ajo.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>In 1999, Phelps Dodge acquired Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, including mines in Bagdad, Miami and Sierrita, Arizona; Cerro Verde mine in Peru; El Abra mine in Chile; and Climax Molybdenum in Colorado.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>In 2007, Phelps Dodge was acquired by Freeport-McMoRan in what was then the largest mining acquisition in history.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sidebar-headline\"><span class=\"sidebar-headline-line\"><\/span><span>History of innovation<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>Innovation has been a part of Freeport\u2019s operations since the beginning.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>The first copper smelter in Arizona was built about 1874 in Clifton to process ore from the Morenci mines, and the state\u2019s first copper concentrator was built there in the 1880s.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>The first steam-powered industrial railroad in Arizona was built to haul ore from the Longfellow Mine in Morenci. Mining companies in the district built their own rail lines to connect to the main railroads, as they did in other Freeport-connected copper towns like Jerome.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee>Low copper grades at Ajo led to new leaching techniques developed beginning in 1912 and culminating five years<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- END SECTION 3 (ends at print page 6 boundary; remainder continues in section 4) --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<!-- ============================================================<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     THE MINER \u2014 Summer 2026<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     &#8220;A Shared Story&#8221; \u2014 SECTION 4 (print page 7)<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     Gray full-width band, 2 EQUAL columns (like section 2).<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     LEFT: leaching sentence -> SXEW -> Today -> Odinet quote para,<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->           then leaching-stockpiles photo.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     RIGHT: navy pull-quote (Odinet, red LEFT strip) -> tall SXEW photo.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->     Paste into ONE Divi Code Module (full-width row). 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That innovation continues today, with data-intensive research assisted by artificial intelligence through the company\u2019s Leach to the Last Drop initiative.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>One of the world\u2019s first solvent extraction\u2013electrowinning (SXEW) plants opened in Bagdad in 1970, and it remains the oldest continuously operated facility of its kind. The process now accounts for about 20 percent of all global copper production.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>Today, Freeport is the industry leader in integrating new processes and technologies like automation, robotics, data analytics and coordinated remote operations through its Reinvent Mining effort.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u201cWhether Freeport or through the legacy of Phelps Dodge, we\u2019ve always been early-stage adopters,\u201d said Bert Odinet, Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer. \u201cWe went from being fast followers to industry leaders and helped co-develop some of the technologies we\u2019re seeing in play now. Our legacy of innovation allowed us to continue operating through more challenging times. If you benchmark our capabilities against others, we\u2019re world class, and that\u2019s because we\u2019ve been forced to bypass historical norms through innovation.\u201d<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <\/p>\n<div class=\"miner-cutline-photo\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a-shared-story-leaching-innovation.jpg\" alt=\"Leaching innovation has been used at Freeport mines to extract copper from low-grade ores.\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:0.94\/1; object-fit:cover; display:block;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<div class=\"miner-cutline-text bottom-left\">Leaching innovation has been used at Freeport mines to profitably extract copper from low-grade ores. The company continues to lead in leaching innovation by applying heat and additives to existing stockpiles as part of its Leach to the Last Drop initiative.<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <!-- RIGHT COLUMN --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<div class=\"s4-col-right\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <\/p>\n<div class=\"miner-quotebox\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<h3>\u201cOur legacy of innovation allowed us to continue operating through more challenging times. If you benchmark our capabilities against others, we\u2019re world class, and that\u2019s because we\u2019ve been forced to bypass historical norms through innovation.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<h4><strong>BERT ODINET<\/strong> | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER<\/h4>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <\/p>\n<div class=\"miner-cutline-photo\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a-shared-story-copper-sheets.jpg\" alt=\"A worker checks as copper sheets are lifted at Bagdad's SXEW plant.\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:0.80\/1; object-fit:cover; display:block;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<div class=\"miner-cutline-text bottom-left\">A worker checks as copper sheets are lifted at Bagdad\u2019s SXEW plant, one of the world\u2019s first and the oldest such facility still in operation.<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- END SECTION 4 --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#3d485e&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|50px|0px|50px|false|false&#8221; global_module=&#8221;1861&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_nav in_same_term=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_text=&#8221;Prev Page&#8221; next_text=&#8221;Next Page&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Fira Sans Condensed|700||on|||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_nav][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[24],"class_list":["post-4321","issue-article","type-issue-article","status-publish","hentry","category-summer-2026"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue-article\/4321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/issue-article"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fmminermag.com\/htdocs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}