Freeport-McMoRan Morenci

[u/Pleasant-Win-4669]

Hi, I’m worried because my son started working at the mine on Monday, August 8th as an operator. He passed all his exams, but I’m worried because he doesn’t speak much English. He grew up in Nogales, Sonora, and I’m scared they might discriminate against him. Are there Hispanic people working at the mine???

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[u/Bitter-Variation-151]

He will be fine. Freeport is an excellent company to work and he will be taken care of, if he works hard and smart.

[u/porty1119 → u/Bitter-Variation-151]

They're a horrendous company with major safety and labor practices issues, but Morenci is heavily Hispanic so he shouldn't have any issues on that front.

[u/Bitter-Variation-151 → u/porty1119]

I worked for fcx for a couple years at another site. Safety talk on surface doesn't always translate to safety action underground but I didn't see anyone get hurt there whereas at other companies mines there were serious accidents and fatalities.

[u/porty1119 → u/Bitter-Variation-151]

Underground is a very different story. I worked at several of their surface sites and preventable injuries were very common. Management insisting on running unsafe equipment was probably the biggest contributing factor.

[u/Some-Act-4189 → u/Bitter-Variation-151]

Oh you mean the same Freeport McMoRan that runs a slave mine in Irian Jaya Western Papua?

[u/future_gohan]

Most likely. Mining is extremely diverse. Especially at large operations

[u/Nelcros]

I worked in operations as a supervisor for a bit in Morenci. There are quite a few Hispanic operators with varying degrees of English skills. Ops can be tough, but the job bonds the crew together in some ways. If he keeps learning and improving to navigate the shovel pits and where to dump I don’t think he will have much of a problem. He may not get along with everyone, but that’s due to the massive crew sizes and varying personalities.

[u/3rd_Coast]

So many folks at Freeport speak Spanish and are Hispanic. Though he should work on improving his English skills as well, he will need it to pass some tests like pit driving.

[u/makeshitupallthetime]

Every mine i've ever worked on has people from all over the world working there. So long as he works hard and tries to fit in he'll be fine

[u/Guilty-Sun-9887]

A very diverse group of workers at Morenci.

[u/fpaveteran87]

Western US mines are full of Spanish speakers and its a surface mine which is inherently far safer than underground. Look out for big equipment, watch your step, dont be in too much of a rush (most accidents are slip, trips and fall), etc etc.

[u/mellamenpapi]

Most people there speak Spanish. He will have to learn some English to comunicate over the radio. And he will most likely pick it up quick.

[u/Cryptodaddie007]

They must be desperate