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Freeport-mcmoran Chino Mines Company

Employer · Arizona, United States

Employer address
Arizona, United States
Applications on record
36
FY2025 applications
6
FY2026 to 30 June
1
Programmes
LCA
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$88,000
Most common occupation
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Freeport-mcmoran Chino Mines Company appears in 36 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 6.

Applications by fiscal year — Freeport-mcmoran Chino Mines Company

36FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
36FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20123
FY20130
FY20142
FY20154
FY20162
FY20173
FY20186
FY20193
FY20202
FY20210
FY20221
FY20230
FY20243
FY20256
FY2026*1
Fiscal yearLCA
FY2026*1
FY20256
FY20243
FY20230
FY20221
FY20210
FY20202
FY20193
FY20186
FY20173
FY20162
FY20154
FY20142
FY20130
FY20123
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Freeport-mcmoran Chino Mines Company: applications by worksite state

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36+36+36+36+36+
Data table
StateApplications
NM36
Worksite states
  1. New Mexico36
Worksite cities
  1. Vanadium, NM32
  2. Silver City, NM1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers11
  2. Materials Engineers11
  3. Environmental Engineers4
  4. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers3
  5. Mechanical Engineers3
  6. Electrical Engineers2
  7. Civil Engineers1
  8. Industrial Engineers1
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Metallurgist I7
  2. Mine Engineer I5
  3. Metallurgist II4
  4. Geotechnical Engineer I3
  5. Geomechanical Engineer I3
  6. Environmental Scientist II2
  7. Mechanical Engineer I2
  8. Process Automation Engineer I2

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $88,000; middle half $86,650 to $90,975 · median prevailing wage $70,606 (marker) · 10 applications.

$80k$85k$90k$95k$100k
$80k$85k$90k$95k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I10
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

23FY2012FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2022
23FY2012FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2022
Data table
FY20122
FY20141
FY20152
FY20162
FY20171
FY20181
FY20193
FY20202
FY20221
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20221000
FY20202000
FY20192010
FY20180010
FY20171000
FY20161010
FY20151010
FY20141000
FY20122000
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C.10
  2. Pearl Law Group5
  3. Corporate Immigration Partners, LLP1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Arizona

Freeport-mcmoran Chino Mines Company has 36 work visa applications on record (FY2012–FY2026), ranking #349 of 2,079 sponsoring employers in Arizona and #27,436 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.04% of the applications filed by employers based in Arizona.

Rank in Arizona
349 of 2,079
Rank in the United States
27,436 of 168,030
Share of Arizona's applications
0.04%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 212) in Arizona
36
Largest sponsoring employers in Arizona
  1. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.5,683
  2. Intraedge, Inc.4,165
  3. Arizona State University3,262
  4. The University of Arizona3,093
  5. Asml US, LP2,904
  6. Microchip Technology Inc.2,392
  7. GoDaddy.com, LLC1,753
  8. Asm America Inc.1,221
  9. Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC1,154
  10. Asml US, LLC1,007
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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