Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc

Freeport-McMoRan mines copper, gold, molybdenum, and silver from large mineral deposits [Yahoo Finance]. Their flagship asset is the Grasberg mine in Indonesia, and they also operate major copper mines in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Peru, and Chile [Yahoo Finance]. They sell these metals to manufacturers who use them in construction, electrical systems, and renewable energy technology [Zacks].

Freeport-McMoRan is a large American mining company that digs copper, gold, and other metals out of the ground in North America, South America, and Indonesia [Yahoo Finance]. The company is financially healthy with $84.4 billion market cap and strong margins, but it's facing a major operational problem: a 'mud rush' incident shut down production at its largest mine in Indonesia in September 2025, significantly limiting how much copper it can sell [Yahoo Finance]. While copper prices remain high due to clean energy demand, Freeport can't fully capitalize because its biggest mine is still recovering [Yahoo Finance].

Freeport is financially healthy with strong margins and manageable debt, earning a 7.9/10 health score [Yahoo Finance].