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Freeport-McMoRan shares jumped after UBS upgraded the mining heavyweight to buy, highlighting fresh confidence in a recovery at its crucial Grasberg mine in Indonesia.
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Earlier this year, Freeport-McMoRan’s Gra…
Equipment operators at the Grasberg copper and gold mine in Indonesia. Image: PT Freeport Indonesia
US miner Freeport-McMoRan Inc. has agreed to divest a 12% share in its Indonesian unit to the government for free, CNBC Indonesia reported, citing the h…
X-ELIO’s Liberty Project powers BASF Freeport fully with renewables, integrating solar and storage, advancing sustainability, reliability, and community-driven clean energy solutions.
X-ELIO has commenced operations at its Liberty Energy Project in Da…
26 September 2025Steven McKenzieHighlands and Islands reporterPort of Cromarty FirthA landmark agreement has been signed concluding a five-year planning process to establish a green freeport in the Highlands. Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport…
The UK and Scottish Governments have signed an agreement unlocking £25 million of investment and projecting over 11,000 jobs in the next 25 years, attracting £6.5 billion to turn the region into an international offshore wind and renewables hub.
The …
Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander and Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes[1] signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a green freeport for Inverness[2] and Cromarty Firth.
It is one of two such developments planned for Scotland, with Friday’s signing …
The bigger impact is expected to come from tax breaks for investors and employers within the perimeter fences.While the freeport status remains in place, which is until 2034, they don’t have to pay Land and Buildings Transaction Tax for their commercia…
The Highlands Green Freeport has hit a “historic final milestone”, unlocking 11,000 potential jobs and £25m worth of UK Government funding.
The Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF) became operational through an agreement which was signed…
A ‘green freeport’ is to be established in northern Scotland that could generate at least 11,000 jobs in the next 25 years.
Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF[1]) will be an international hub for the offshore renewable energy sector – m…
Freeport has notified commercial partners of the force majeure declaration under its contractual obligations. Credit: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.com.
Freeport-McMoRan has declared force majeure at its Grasberg block cave mine in Indonesia after a sig…