Freeport honored four suppliers and strategic partners at the recent MINExpo in Las Vegas for their unique and invaluable contributions to the company’s day-to-day operations and long-term objectives.
“In an industry as demanding as mining, our business is only as good as the trusting partnerships we build and maintain,” said Steve Higgins, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. “We’re proud to recognize the organizations that help us continue to deliver the metal of tomorrow day after day.”
Higgins was one of four presenters for the awards. He was joined by Josh Olmsted, President and Chief Operating Officer-Americas; Cory Stevens, Senior Vice President and President-FM Technical Services; and Justin Cross, Vice President-Operational Improvement.
Among those who received awards:
Empire Southwest – chosen for the Pinnacle Award for its “unwavering commitment” to providing parts and service to Freeport, even when that extended beyond Empire’s territory, scope or in-house capabilities.
Bridgestone – selected for the Excellence Award in recognition of its efforts to understand both the company’s day-to-day needs and long-term goals and creating the reliable supply and product solutions necessary for Freeport to achieve them.
WSP – received the Innovation Award for its longtime collaboration on Freeport’s Leach to the Last Drop initiative, which includes helping drive the company’s strategy on thermal stockpile covers and deep raffinate injection and pump back wells.
Metso – honored with the Continuous Improvement Award for taking great strides to improve and optimize its parts availability, customer service and support on projects of significant scale and importance.
In addition to the four major awards, the company recognized 20 other vendors across a variety of industries at MINExpo for their ongoing partnership with Freeport.
Hosted every four years, MINExpo is the National Mining Association's industry tradeshow. The event gives mining professionals and vendors the opportunity to explore the latest strategies and products for engineering, health and safety, and more.