Rick Gilbert is Vice President of Technology and Erika Fretheim is Manager of Mine Technology at Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Along with the Corporate Aviation team, both Rick and Erika are involved in overseeing the UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Program at Freeport in which drones are used for various safety and business purposes in the company’s mining operations. This interview was conducted by Nelson Duffle on behalf of CORESafety in May 2018.

Read the interview here.