Minister ESDM reviewing the development of Freeport smelter in Gresik

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif (right three) accompanied by Dirjen Minerba Letjen TNI (Purn) Bambang Suswantono (second right) and Vice President Director of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) Jenpino Ngabdi (right) listened to the explanation of a worker when reviewing the construction of the Freeport smelter project in Special Economic Area Java Integrated and Industrial Port Estate (KEK JIIPE), Gresik, East Java, Thursday (29/2/2024). In the visit of the Minister of ESDM Arifin Tasrif said Smelter PTFI is ready to operate in June 2024 and become the largest Smelter copper with Single Line Design in the world that can purify the copper concentrate with a capacity of 1.75 million tons as well as copper cathode up to 600.000 tons per year. ANTARA PHOTO/Rizal Hanafi/Spt.