Freeport Indonesia Calls Each Year The Best 1 Ton Of Coppers In The World

Vice President of Corporate Communication of PTFI Katri Krisnawati. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) said that each year it is able to produce the best 1 ton of copper in the world.

PT Freeport Indonesia held a media gathering in 2024 with reporters from Jayapura City, Papua Province, Thursday.

PTFI Vice President Corporate Communication Katri Krisnawati in Jayapura, Thursday said, in 2024 many challenges were faced but were also able to achieve something unexpected.

"Something unexpected was that some time ago we inaugurated a copper smelter with the largest production process in the world," he said.

According to Katri, the inauguration of the PT Freeport Indonesia smelter is in Gresik, East Java Province.

"With the inauguration of this smelter, the production of copper concentrate from Papua can be processed entirely domestically," he said.

From the presence of this smelter, he continued, it is estimated that the results of the management are 1 million tons of copper cathode.

"In addition to producing 1 million tons of copper cathode, it also produces 50 tons of gold bullion, 200 tons of silver and various other precious metals," he said.

He added that the operation of the smelter in Gresik, East Java Province, PT Freeport Indonesia is the largest copper mine manager in the world and operates a smelter with all the largest mining income in the world.

"PT Freeport Indonesia is the largest integrated mining company from upstream to downstream in the world," he said.

Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Ribka Haluk said that the presence of a smelter in Gresik would increase production results and have a positive impact on the regional economy.

"I think the largest downstream smelter industry has been inaugurated and is ready to operate in improving the regional and Indonesian economy," he said.

PT Freeport Indonesia's smelter is operated by PT Smelting Gresik Smelter and Refinery which operates in Gresik, East Java Province.

Hundreds of journalists began printing, electronics, online Jayapura City, Jayapura Regency, Keerom participated in the media gathering held by PT Freeport Indonesia.