FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD
Business summary
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. FCX operates large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold, molybdenum and cobalt. FCX has a dynamic portfolio of operating, expansion and growth projects in the copper industry and is the world’s largest producer of molybdenum.
Freeport McMoRan’s ICMM membership
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. is a founding member of ICMM and has been very active in all levels of the organization. The Freeport organization, through its many years experience implementing sustainable development initiatives in Indonesia, has provided input instrumental in the development of Good Practice Guidelines, including the 2008 publication on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Freeport President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Adkerson currently serves as ICMM Chairman.
Freeport McMoRan’s membership in ICMM, says CEO Richard Adkerson, “is based on our belief that the mining and metals industry is a key contributor to sustainable development. The organization has contributed greatly to the performance of its member companies, who are leaders in the areas of health, safety, environmental and materials stewardship, and socio-economic development.”
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