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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX)

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30.93 Down 0.73(2.31%) May 23, 4:05PM EDT|After Hours : 31.00 Up 0.07 (0.23%) May 23, 7:03PM EDT

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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
333 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2189
United States - Map
Phone: 602-366-8100
Fax: 504-582-1847
Website: http://www.fcx.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Basic Materials
Industry:Copper
Full Time Employees:34,000

Business Summary 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. engages in the exploration of mineral resource properties. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, cobalt, silver, and other metals, such as rhenium and magnetite. It operates in five segments: North America Copper Mines, South America Mining, Indonesia Mining, Africa Mining, and Molybdenum Operations. The company holds interests in various mines located in the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci and Safford minerals districts in North America; the Cerro Verde and El Abra operations in South America; and Tenke Fungurume minerals district in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As of December 31, 2012, its consolidated recoverable proven and probable reserves included 116.5 billion pounds of copper, 32.5 million ounces of gold, 3.42 billion pounds of molybdenum, 321.4 million ounces of silver, and 0.84 billion pounds of cobalt. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Corporate Governance 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.’s ISS Governance QuickScore as of May 1, 2013 is 10. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 9; Shareholder Rights: 7; Compensation: 10.
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Key Executives 
 PayExercised
Mr. Richard C. Adkerson , 66
Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Director and Chairman of FM Services Company
4.07M8.53M
Ms. Kathleen L. Quirk , 49
Chief Financial Officer, Exec. VP and Treasurer
782.00K0.00
Mr. Michael J. Arnold BSc, CEng, MICE, MIHT, 60
Chief Admin. Officer and Exec. VP
1.88M0.00
Mr. C. Donald Whitmire Jr. ,
Principal Accounting Officer, VP and Controller of Financial Reporting
N/AN/A
Mr. Dean T. Falgoust , 55
Chief Compliance Officer
N/AN/A
Amounts are as of Dec 30, 2012 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc.Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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