Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) Precious metals, including gold and silver, saw their prices skyrocket in the past year, but this did not help metal stocks much.

PHOENIX & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) and Plains Exploration & Production Company (NYSE: PXP) today announced the final allocation of the merger consideration to be paid in connection with ...

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and Plains Exploration & Production Company Announce PXP Shareholders Approve Acquisition.

The company, the Indonesian subsidiary of Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX), managed to recover the last seven bodies Tuesday.

The world's third-largest open-pit copper mine, Grasberg, remained shut Monday following last week's fatal accident that appears to have claimed 28 lives.

NEW YORK--Copper prices pulled back, but still settled near six-week highs Wednesday, as worries about the longevity of the Federal Reserve's loose monetary efforts tempered the supportive influence of stronger U.S.

Markets remain unaffected by the news, with traders saying the shutdown appears temporary and the company assuring that it has stock of gold and copper to cover existing orders. In 2011, a three-month strike at the mining site substantially cut the ...

UPDATE: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Announces Intention to Declare $1.00 per Share Supplemental Dividend on Closing of Plains Exploration & Production Company Acquisition and Reiterates Capital Allocation Plan for Oil & Gas Business ...

Copper prices are also drawing support from the work suspension following a fatal accident at Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s (FCX) Grasberg mine in Indonesia. The company halted output at the world's third-largest open pit copper mine to focus ...

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced today that its Board of Directors intends to declare a supplemental dividend of $1.00 per share of common stock immediately following the closing of the pending acquisition of Plains ...