Freeport Resources Inc., a junior mineral exploration company, engages in the exploration and evaluation of mineral properties in Papua New Guinea. It explores for copper, molybdenum, and gold.

FILE PHOTO: Trucks operate in the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern region of Papua, Indonesia on September 19, 2015 in this photo ...

Credit: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images Since 1967 PT Freeport has been mining copper and gold in Mimika, West Papua and dumping its tailings waste in several rivers in the Mimika Regency area.

2023 Copper miner Freeport Indonesia has restored operations at its huge Grasberg mine in Indonesia's Papua region, after it was hit by floods, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday.