Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) today declared a cash
dividend of $0.3125 per share payable on August 1, 2013 to holders of
record as of July 15, 2013 for its common stock.
FCX is a premier U.S.-based natural resource company with an industry
leading global portfolio of mineral assets, significant oil and gas
resources and a growing production profile. FCX is the world′s largest
publicly traded copper producer.
FCX′s portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in
Indonesia, one of the world′s largest copper and gold deposits;
significant mining operations in the Americas, including the large-scale
Morenci minerals district in North America and the Cerro Verde and El
Abra operations in South America; the Tenke Fungurume minerals district
in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and significant oil and natural gas
assets in North America, including reserves in the Deepwater Gulf of
Mexico, onshore and offshore California, in the Eagle Ford and
Haynesville shale plays and an industry leading position in the emerging
shallow water, ultra-deep gas trend on the Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico
and onshore in South Louisiana. Additional information about FCX is
available on FCX′s website at www.fcx.com.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
David P. Joint, 504-582-4203