Freeport Minerals Corporation

Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas · Primarily AZ · PERM filings 2019–2025

#1,374 top sponsor

Overview

Freeport Minerals Corporation is a Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas employer that has filed 57 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #1,374 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 39 were certified (68.4% approval rate), taking about 391 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers, with most worksites in AZ, and the median sponsored wage is $107,349.

57

PERM filings

68.4%

approval

0

denied

$107,349

median wage

391d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 21 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CANADA (33%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • Canada7
  • India6
  • Mexico4
  • Peru2
  • South Korea1
  • Colombia1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B17
  • L-12
  • TN1

Education

  • Master's11
  • Bachelor's6
  • Doctorate4

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Freeport Minerals Corporation most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 16 $106,437
Materials Engineers 8 $108,046
Civil Engineers 4 $102,173
Industrial Engineers 3 $108,214
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3 $146,586
Statisticians 2 $86,150
Mechanical Engineers 2 $107,500
Electrical Engineers 2 $104,562
Project Management Specialists 2 $113,050
Mechatronics Engineers 2 $109,548

Common job titles

Geomechanical Engineer II 4 Chief Metallurgist 3 Mine Engineer II 3 Senior Engineer 2 Senior Metallurgist 2 Chief Geotechnical Engineer 2 Metallurgist II 2 Senior Mine Engineer 2 Reliability Engineer II 2 Sr Metallurgist 1 Data Science Analyst I 1 Manager Geomechanical Engineering 1

Worksite states

AZ 54 CO 2 TX 1

Wage range

$91,800

25th

$107,349

median

$120,000

75th

$130,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Corporate Immigration Partners, LLP28
  • Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C.26
  • Pearl Law Group3

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-23248-321717 Senior Engineer - Project DevelopmentCertified - Expired Phoenix, AZ Jan 3, 2025
G-100-23249-324461 Director Strategic Resource DevelopmentCertified - Expired Phoenix, AZ Jan 3, 2025
G-100-23250-329565 Mine Engineer IICertified - Expired Morenci, AZ Jan 3, 2025
G-100-23180-154350 Manager Analytical ServicesCertified - Expired Safford, AZ Oct 30, 2024
G-100-23243-310123 Senior Contracts AdministratorCertified - Expired El Paso, TX Oct 23, 2024
G-100-23240-302271 Sr. Innovation EngineerCertified - Expired Morenci, AZ Oct 22, 2024
G-100-23219-244006 Geomechanical Engineer IICertified - Expired Phoenix, AZ Oct 22, 2024
G-100-23213-231000 Geomechanical Engineer IICertified - Expired Empire, CO Oct 22, 2024
G-100-23221-252159 Mine Engineer IICertified - Expired Tucson, AZ Oct 21, 2024
G-100-23214-233696 Geotechnical Engineer IICertified - Expired Climax, CO Oct 21, 2024
G-100-23230-276801 Reliability Engineer IICertified - Expired Claypool, AZ Oct 18, 2024
G-100-23193-184685 Data Science Analyst IICertified - Expired Phoenix, AZ Oct 9, 2024
G-100-23207-217770 Geomechanical Engineer IICertified - Expired Morenci, AZ Oct 7, 2024
G-100-23179-151547 Chief Process Automation EngineerCertified - Expired Phoenix, AZ Jul 26, 2024
G-100-23179-150517 Reliability Engineer IICertified - Expired Phoenix, AZ Jul 26, 2024
G-100-23160-095400 Senior Voice & Collaboration Network EngineerCertified - Expired Phoenix, AZ Jul 26, 2024
A-23131-41034 Manager Geomechanical EngineeringCertified - Expired Tucson, AZ May 30, 2024
A-23128-39130 Manager Contracts IICertified - Expired Phoenix, AZ May 30, 2024
A-23052-04319 Electrical Engineer IICertified - Expired Bagdad, AZ May 6, 2024
A-19326-87081 Senior MetallurgistCertified - Expired Morenci, AZ May 6, 2024

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.