RG
Rick Gittleman
President
Fmr. Senior VP Freeport Africa; senior management team Tenke Fungurume; senior management copper group, Glencore. J.D., American University.
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.
The U.S. government has recognized this through ongoing critical-minerals negotiations with Zambia. Falcon Allied Supply Chains works within that developing framework, identifying and advancing tier-one copper projects that can supply the allied critical-minerals network the U.S. is building.
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.
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.
Operators who have
worked the Copperbelt.
Falcon Allied Supply Chains is led by Rick Gittleman, Eric Best and Mike Ciricillo, with direct credits at Freeport Africa (Tenke Fungurume), Glencore (Mutanda, KCC) and Mopani.
EB
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.
MC
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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