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Rick Gittleman
President
Fmr. Senior VP Freeport Africa; senior management team Tenke Fungurume; senior management copper group, Glencore. J.D., American University.
The Allied-Supply RationaleU.S. supply security
U.S. supply security
requires allied-nation
copper.
Even with maximum domestic exploration investment, U.S. mine production cannot alone meet the copper demand required by grid electrification, AI infrastructure, and defense systems. Allied international supply is a structural necessity, not a supplement.
The U.S. government has recognized this through ongoing critical-minerals negotiations with Zambia, host to some of the world's highest-grade copper operations outside of Chile and Peru.
Falcon Allied Supply Chains operates within that developing framework, identifying and advancing tier-one copper projects in Zambia that can supply the allied critical-minerals network the U.S. is building.
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Zambia's Copperbelt
Zambia's Copperbelt hosts some of the world's highest-grade copper deposits outside Chile and Peru. The geology and mining infrastructure represent a tier-one resource base within the Pax Silica framework and the developing U.S.–Zambia critical-minerals compact.
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The Zambia Framework
The U.S. and Zambia are developing a critical-minerals supply compact, creating the policy architecture for U.S. companies to advance copper projects that contribute to allied-nation supply chains. Falcon is engaged in that process.
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The Operator Advantage
The Falcon team built careers across Freeport's Tenke Fungurume, Glencore's Mutanda and KCC, and Mopani: operating relationships, geological knowledge, and infrastructure insight across the African Copperbelt that no outside party can replicate.
Policy ContextThe allied copper
The allied copper
opportunity.
“Under the Pax Silica framework, the U.S. and Zambia are developing a critical-minerals supply compact, creating the policy architecture for allied copper supply that Falcon Allied Supply Chains is positioned to advance.”
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Pax Silica framework ·
U.S.–Zambia compact in development
U.S.–Zambia compact in development
The Zambia Framework
Under the Pax Silica framework, the U.S. and Zambia are developing a critical-minerals supply compact, building the policy architecture for U.S. companies to advance copper projects that contribute to the allied supply chain. Zambia's Copperbelt geology is among the world's highest-grade outside Chile and Peru. Falcon is engaged in this process.
U.S.
Defense, AI, and grid demand
exceeds domestic supply
exceeds domestic supply
The Strategic Necessity
Even with maximum domestic exploration, U.S. mine production alone cannot meet the copper demand of grid electrification, AI infrastructure, and defense systems. Allied-nation supply is structural, not supplemental.
Operations LeadershipThe Tenke and Mutanda
The Tenke and Mutanda
operating pedigree.
Falcon Allied Supply Chains is led by Rick Gittleman, Eric Best, and Mike Ciricillo. The operating team carries collective direct credentials across the African Copperbelt at Freeport Africa (Tenke Fungurume), Glencore (Mutanda, KCC), and Mopani.
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Eric Best
Executive Vice President
Fmr. CEO Glencore Mutanda Mining; Fmr. GM Cortez District, Barrick; Fmr. COO Mineral Park; senior roles at Freeport Tenke Fungurume.
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Mike Ciricillo
Executive Vice President
Fmr. GM Freeport Miami Smelter & smelter manager Chino; Fmr. Glencore Head of Global Copper Production; Fmr. President Freeport Africa (Tenke Fungurume); Fmr. CEO Nevada Copper.
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