Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX)

333 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004-4414 (Map)
Phone: 602-366-8100
http://www.fcx.com

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Overview

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) really digs its profits. Its 91%-owned subsidiary, PT Freeport Indonesia (PT-FI), operates the vast open-pit Grasberg gold, copper, and silver mine in Indonesia, while the government owns the other 9%. FCX controls proved and probable reserves of about 102 billion pounds of copper, 40 million ounces of gold, and 266 million ounces of silver. Copper, in the form of concentrates and in refined products such as cathodes and anodes, accounts for most of FCX's sales. It's the world's #2 copper company behind Codelco. FCX is also engaged in smelting and refining through PT-FI's 25% stake in PT Smelting, which operates a copper smelter and refinery in Indonesia.

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Company Type Public (NYSE: FCX)
Fiscal Year-End December
2010 Sales (mil.) £12,270.0
1-Year Sales Growth 26.2%
2010 Net Income (mil.) £2,802.8
1-Year Net Income Growth 57.7%
2010 Employees 39,200
1-Year Employee Growth (12.9%)
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Chairman James R. (Jim Bob) Moffett
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President, CEO, and Director Richard C. Adkerson
EVP, CFO, and Treasurer Kathleen L. Quirk
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