In February 2025, Mollebaya residents demonstrated against Cerro Verde. They made several requests, alleging Cerro Verde was responsible for the dust in the district. Mollebaya is included within Cerro Verde’s participatory air quality monitoring program, which includes air monitoring stations as well as training and participation of community members.Through this program, the allegations were determined to be unsubstantiated...

Freeport-McMoRan and its affiliates are dedicated to the recognition and respect of human rights wherever we do business. We respect the rights of all individuals, including host communities, who may be affected by our business activities. We do not tolerate human rights abuses at our operations...

Our goal is to conduct our mining and processing operations in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts on the environment and supports the protection of the ecosystems where we operate through responsible environmental stewardship...

Cerro Verde maintains an environmental management system (EMS) that has been certified to the ISO 14001:2015 standard by independent auditors since 2002.