PERM in Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining
NAICS 212230
- Decisions
- 73
- Approved
- 98.6%
- Median certified wage
- $99,600
- Years
- FY2024 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, FY2024 on from its current ones; the newest year is partial until DOL publishes its fourth quarter.
Every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- Freeport Minerals Corporation 31
- Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. 16
- Freeport-McMoRan Miami Inc. 5
- Climax Molybdenum Company 4
- Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Inc. 4
- Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc. 4
- Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc. 3
- Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Mining LLC 3
- ASARCO LLC 1
- Nyrstar Tennessee Mines - Strawberry Plains, LLC 1
Top occupations
- Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 16
- Materials Engineers 14
- Mechanical Engineers 9
- Electrical Engineers 5
- Civil Engineers 4
- Project Management Specialists 3
- Industrial Engineers 3
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 2
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 2
- Statisticians 2
Worksite states
- Arizona 65
- New Mexico 3
- Colorado 2
- Iowa 1
- Louisiana 1
- Tennessee 1
Worksite cities
- Phoenix, AZ 21
- Morenci, AZ 18
- Safford, AZ 7
- Claypool, AZ 5
- Green Valley, AZ 5
- Bagdad, AZ 3
- Tucson, AZ 3
- Tyrone, NM 3
- Empire, CO 2
- Kearny, AZ 1
The industry is the NAICS code the employer entered on the form. DOL publishes the code alone; the title is the Census Bureau's, and a code Census never defined takes its parent group's title.
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.