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Freeport-McMoRan Inc., often called Freeport, is an American mining company based in the Freeport-McMoRan Center, in Phoenix, Arizona. The company is the world's largest producer of molybdenum , a major copper producer and operates the world's largest gold mine , the Grasberg mine in Papua, Indonesia .
The Morenci Mine is a large copper mine located near Morenci, Arizona, United States.Morenci represents one of the largest copper reserves in the United States and in the world, having estimated reserves of 3.2 billion tonnes (3.5 × 10 9 short tons) of ore grading 0.16% copper.
The Bagdad Mine is a large copper mine located in Arizona, in the southwestern part of the United States.Bagdad represents one of the largest copper reserves in the United States and in the world, having estimated reserves of 873.6 million tonnes of ore grading 0.36% copper. [1]
In Arizona, copper mining has been a major industry since the 19th century. In 2007, Arizona was the leading copper-producing state in the country, producing 750 thousand metric tons of copper, valued at $5.54 billion. Arizona's copper production was 60% of the total for the United States. Copper mining also produces gold and silver as ...
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and Plains Exploration & Production Company Announce Final Allocation of Merger Consideration PHOENIX & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Freeport-McMoRan Copper ...
PHOENIX & HOUSTON & NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYS: FCX) , Plains Exploration & Production Company (NYS: PXP) and McMoRan Exploration Co. (NYS: MMR ...
The biggest employer in Morenci (and in nearby Clifton) and the owner of the town is Freeport-McMoRan, the owner of the Morenci Mine, the largest copper mining operation in North America, and one of the largest copper mines in the world. The town was a site of the Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983. The large open-pit mine is north of the town.
There's little question that Freeport-McMoRan, the world's largest publicly owned copper producer, has become the victim of as many strikes as my suddenly hapless Boston Red Sox. You may recall ...