开始环境许可, 以扩大智利的Ellabra矿业75亿美元, 将铜产量提高到每年30万. Freeport-McMoRan and Codelco began environmental permitting for a $7.5B El Abra mine expansion in Chile to boost copper output to 300,000 tons annually.

已经开始环境许可程序, 以75亿美元扩建其智利的El Abra铜矿. 这是一项与国有Codelco联合开发项目. Freeport-McMoRan has started the environmental permitting process for a $7.5 billion expansion of its El Abra copper mine in Chile, a joint project with state-owned Codelco. 经过多年的延迟,该扩张计划于2024年中宣布,旨在将年度铜产量增加到约30万,从2025年的91,400大幅增长. The expansion, announced in mid-2024 after years of delay, aims to increase annual copper production to about 300,000 metric tons, a significant rise from 2025’s 91,400 tons. 预计在未来十年开始运营. It includes a new concentrator, desalination plant, and infrastructure upgrades, with operations expected to begin in the coming decade. 智利矿业部长丹尼尔·马斯证实许可程序将需要大约三年时间, 并强调严格遵守环境规则. Chile’s Mining Minister Daniel Mas confirmed the permit process will take about three years and emphasized strict environmental compliance. 最终的建设决定将在许可证之后作出. Final construction decisions will follow permitting. 项目如果获得批准,将使El Abra成为智利最大的铜矿之一,并反映了该行业更广泛的努力来满足由能源转型趋势推动的全球需求增长. The project, if approved, would make El Abra one of Chile’s largest copper operations and reflect broader industry efforts to meet rising global demand driven by energy transition trends.