Tamara Johndrow, Director of Tailings, Crushed Leach, and Water, Free-Port-McMoRan
Tamara Butler Johndrow is Director of Tailings, Crushed Leach, and Water at Freeport-McMoRan. She received her B.S and M.S. in Civil Engineering and is a licensed Professional Engineer with 26 years of experience in water resources and geotechnical engineering, management and program development. She began her career as a consultant at Golder Associates (WSP) and Engineering & Hydrosystems (WSP Golder).
Ms. Johndrow joined Freeport-McMoRan in 2008, creating the Tailings, Crushed Leach, and Water team to support business critical areas of tailings storage facility, crushed leach stockpiles, and dam safety as well as water management across Freeport’s portfolio. She has had responsibility for strategic planning, design, construction quality, operational support, inspection, review, governance processes and reporting, and due diligence for tailings storage facilities as well as for crushed leach stockpiles, levees, and water dams. Her current focus includes tailings & water governance, tailings innovation, and water management strategy.
Ms. Johndrow is a trusted advisor to Freeport-McMoRan executive leaders, and she represents the company in various external tailings research and management engagements. She currently chairs the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Tailings Management Working Group and the GeoStable Tailings Consortium Steering Committee.