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Freeport-McMoRan Inc: 10 open mines, 2,786 MSHA citations

Freeport-McMoRan Inc (MSHA controller ID 0067299) controls 10 open mines through 9 operators, with 10,098 employees in 3 states, mostly copper ore. Since January 1, 2022 MSHA issued 2,786 citations and orders at those mines with $2,376,365 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 1,369 injury or illness cases, 2 of them fatal. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.

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MSHA controller ID
0067299
Open mines
10
Operators
9
Employees
10,098
States
3
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
2,786
Significant and substantial
359 (12.9%)
Closure orders
37
High negligence or reckless
212
Proposed penalties
$2,376,365
Amount paid so far
$1,797,327
Inspections
383
Inspector hours on site
17,501
Citations per inspection
7.27 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports
1,379
Injury and illness cases
1,369
Fatalities
2
Latest MSHA record
November 4, 2026

Operators under Freeport-McMoRan Inc

OperatorOpen minesEmployeesCitations since 2022Proposed penaltiesInjury cases
Climax Molybdenum Company2688810$488,467119
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.15,8701,087$1,230,992784
Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc11,386315$323,030157
Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc11,071244$170,437162
Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company1322239$140,200106
Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Inc158555$17,94417
Freeport McMoRan Miami Inc115026$3,94823
Cyprus Tohono Corp1169$1,2000
Phelps Dodge Corp1101$1471

Mines with the most citations

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.Greenlee County, AZCopper ore5,8701,087
Henderson OperationsClimax Molybdenum CompanyClear Creek County, COMolybdenum ore373480
Climax MineClimax Molybdenum CompanyLake County, COMolybdenum ore315330
Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad IncFreeport-McMoRan Bagdad IncYavapai County, AZCopper ore1,386315
Freeport-McMoRan Safford IncFreeport-McMoRan Safford IncGraham County, AZCopper ore1,071244
Chino Mines Co MineFreeport-McMoRan Chino Mines CompanyGrant County, NMCopper ore322239
Tyrone MineFreeport-McMoRan Tyrone IncGrant County, NMCopper ore58555
Freeport McMoRan Miami IncFreeport McMoRan Miami IncGila County, AZCopper ore15026
Cyprus Tohono CorporationCyprus Tohono CorpPinal County, AZCopper ore169
Copper Queen BranchPhelps Dodge CorpCochise County, AZCopper ore101

States

StateOpen mines
Arizona6
Colorado2
New Mexico2

Commodities

Main commodityOpen mines
Copper ore8
Molybdenum ore2

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

YearCitations and ordersSignificant and substantialProposed penaltiesInjury and illness cases
202249083$425,878303
202344546$290,384341
202457655$420,818280
202562497$686,740233
202665178$552,545212

Standards cited most at mines controlled by Freeport-McMoRan Inc

Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.

StandardWhat the part coversCitations
30 CFR 56.20003Surface metal and nonmetal mines303
30 CFR 56.14100Surface metal and nonmetal mines246
30 CFR 56.4201Surface metal and nonmetal mines174
30 CFR 56.12032Surface metal and nonmetal mines100
30 CFR 56.12004Surface metal and nonmetal mines93
30 CFR 56.14112Surface metal and nonmetal mines84
30 CFR 47.41Hazard communication82
30 CFR 56.11001Surface metal and nonmetal mines77
30 CFR 56.12028Surface metal and nonmetal mines73
30 CFR 56.12008Surface metal and nonmetal mines70
30 CFR 56.12018Surface metal and nonmetal mines61
30 CFR 56.14207Surface metal and nonmetal mines53
30 CFR 56.4104Surface metal and nonmetal mines51
30 CFR 56.4102Surface metal and nonmetal mines51
30 CFR 56.14107Surface metal and nonmetal mines50

Injury and illness cases at mines controlled by Freeport-McMoRan Inc

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

DegreeCases
Fatality2
Permanent disability9
Days away from work or restricted activity1,045
No lost time, or an occupational illness313

What the accident reports at mines controlled by Freeport-McMoRan Inc describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

ClassificationReports
Handling of materials404
Slip or fall of person310
Powered haulage206
Machinery151
Handtools (nonpowered)102
Other82
Stepping or kneeling on object27
Disorders (physical agents)26
Striking or bumping16
Disorders (repeated trauma)10

Equipment named in accident reports at mines controlled by Freeport-McMoRan Inc

EquipmentReports
Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks233
Hand tools (not powered)111
Trucks55
Bulldozer42
Shovel41
Mancar33
Hand tools (powered)26
Front-end loader25
Carriage-mounted drills23
Crane17

Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.