Chino operations resume with 450 fewer miners
(Press Staff Photo by Makayla Grijalva) A truck fills up with water at the Chino Mine on Friday. Chino resumed operations at 50 percent capacity Monday, after operating with a skeleton crew since April. Out of 800 furloughed employees, 340 had returned to work by last week. On Jan. 19, 600 employees reported to work at Freeport-McMoRan’s Chino Mine, representing a return to 50 percent production capacity. Many miners had been on furlough since April, as COVID-19 swept through the United States. ※We are excited to restart the Chino Mine, bringing many people in the community back to work,...
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