Freeport-McMoRan has appointed Kathleen L. Quirk as president and chief executive officer, effective June 11. She succeeds Richard C. Adkerson, who will remain chair of the board of directors, supporting the leadership transition and Freeport’s business on strategic matters of significance to the company. Quirk joined Freeport in 1989 and has been responsible for a broad range of corporate functions…
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Tahuehueto approaches final commissioning: Luca Mining
Canadian-based, Mexico-focused Luca Mining said testing of the final equipment to complete construction of its Tahuehueto underground gold mine is almost finished. In the crushing circuit, a new vibrating screen is currently being installed, to further improve crusher system availability. Additionally, final alignment and testing of the second 750-tonnes-per-day ball mill will be completed this month, providing an installed grinding…
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