Freeport’s Miami mine to shut down end of 2016

Miami — Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. plans to stop producing copper at the open pit of its Miami mine at the end of 2016 because ore reserves  are expected to run out.

In its most recent “Update To The Community,” the company said copper mining at its Miami operations “will continue through the year 2016. Once complete, efforts will also be made to utilize displaced mining employees in other available positions.”

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