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The Motley Fool December 27, 2006 David Lee Smith	A Coming Copper Combo Despite falling copper prices, it appears likely that the takeover of Phelps Dodge by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold will take place. However, the deal still may face at least one hurdle in the form of a challenge from a major institutional holder of Phelps shares.
The Motley Fool March 7, 2007 David Lee Smith	A Copper Marriage Worth Noting With Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold and Phelps Dodge on the verge of reciting their vows, savvy investors might be advised to toss some rice and investment interest.
The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 David Lee Smith	Copper Companies Enliven Thanksgiving Freeport-McMoRan's merger bets on sustained copper prices. Investors, keep an eye on these companies since the quest for combinations among the producers likely has not been exhausted.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	My, Freeport, How You've Grown Freeport McMoRan's purchase of bigger Phelps Dodge has made for some big, big numbers.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2007 David Lee Smith	This Beats Stealing Air Conditioners With copper prices strong, some thieves are making off with air conditioning units. A far more sensible and long-term way to benefit from copper's strength is to keep your eyes on Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 David Lee Smith	Freeport-McMoRan's Bulging Quarter The copper, gold and molybdenum producer almost doubles its share price in six months following its acquisition of Phelps Dodge earlier this year. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2007 David Lee Smith	Freeport Seals the Deal Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold has completed the acquisition of Phelps Dodge, tripling its size in the process. This combined company should be on investors' radar screen.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Taking a Shine to Copper There's profit for the taking in this market if copper prices remain elevated for a while, though better valuations might be in the offing when copper prices drop.
The Motley Fool April 16, 2008 David Lee Smith	Should We Back Off Freeport? Freeport-McMoRan's share price has run up about 29% since late March. Looking ahead to a company's approaching earnings report, is it time to buy, sell, or waffle?
The Motley Fool October 13, 2004 W.D. Crotty	6 Commodity Investment Lessons Strike copper to see why stock prices don't keep up with much higher trade prices.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 David Lee Smith	The Mother of All Mergers? Rumors describe a gargantuan alliance between Australian mining and energy giant BHP Billiton and London-based Rio Tinto. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 David Lee Smith	Has the Hunter Become the Hunted? With Alcan and giant Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto combining, maybe Alcoa and giant BHP Billiton could similarly become betrothed. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2003 W.D. Crotty	Freeport's Free Copper How it costs Freeport-McMoRan less than zero to mine its copper
The Motley Fool April 24, 2008 David Lee Smith	Freeport-McMoRan Meets Uncle Cyrus The copper and gold producer beat expectations handily, but the market wasn't impressed.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Phelps Dodge Losing Its Luster? Copper prices should begin to ease off, and that won't help sales. The odds aren't in favor of another doubling of the stock within the next year, and investors might ultimately be happier with a more diversified minerals-and-metals play.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	Digging In at Phelps Dodge Big copper has provided big results, but what's next for the share price?
The Motley Fool July 23, 2008 David Lee Smith	Freeport-McMoRan: Solid Gold? A sluggish quarter notwithstanding, Freeport looks awfully good.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2009 David Lee Smith	Freeport's Lousy Quarter May Have Been Positive There may be positives buried in copper producer Freeport-McMoRan's big quarterly loss.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2011 David Lee Smith	Freeport-McMoRan Just Keeps Growing and Succeeding The Phoenix-based mining company rode price and volume increases to one solid quarter.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Southern Copper: A High-Grade Mining Play Here's a stock with great potential for upside earnings surprises. The company, majority owned by Grupo Mexico, holds the largest copper reserves of any publicly traded company, is attractively valued, and carries an 8.8% yield. What's not to like?
The Motley Fool November 20, 2008 David Lee Smith	Will Freeport Fall Further? While copper miner Freeport-McMoRan has been chopped since spring, it's still not the place for your bucks.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 David Lee Smith	Freeport-McMoRan's Not a Turkey Despite a negative earnings surprise, copper mining company Freeport-McMoRan's still a better buy than a sell. Read on to see why.
The Motley Fool November 27, 2007 David Lee Smith	An End to Freeport's Free Fall? Will short-term trends give way to long-term price appreciation for copper and Freeport McMoRan?
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 David Lee Smith	Nobody's Stealing Freeport's Copper Now Freeport-McMoRan announces that its income for the third quarter dropped substantially, as copper prices have fallen by about half since early July.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2008 Will Frankenhoff	Cashing In on Copper Driven by the overall strength of the global economy over the past few years and voracious demand from developing nations, copper prices have enjoyed a stellar run.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2007 Toby Shute	Another Copper Stopper Peruvian miners are striking, again. Investors can find safer plays for copper that won't be suffering from production outages.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Minds on the Mines: Copper Insatiable demand from China and the after-effects of years of under-investment in new capacity have launched the price of this base metal skyward. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2009 David Lee Smith	Freeport Still Has Room to Run Freeport-McMoRan is the world's largest publicly traded copper and molybdenum company, along with being a major gold producer, and is still under valued.
BusinessWeek May 15, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	A Shine On Phelps Dodge Copper prices are soaring, and so is Phelps Dodge.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2011 David Lee Smith	You Can't Afford to Pass Up Freeport-McMoRan It's time to salt away some shares of the world's biggest publicly held copper producer.
The Motley Fool March 4, 2011 David Lee Smith	Freeport May Be Headed for a Shopping Trip Freeport-McMoRan just might break into an existing acquisition contest.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2009 David Lee Smith	The Ascent of Freeport With its share price bounce, you could become convinced that Freeport's headed higher.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Phelps Dodge's Golden Nickel Already a big metal producer, Phelps Dodge becomes bigger and more diversified. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2009 David Lee Smith	Freeport's Back! (And So Is Its Dividend) Freeport-McMoRan rides a wave of price hikes and cost cuts to one solid quarter.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2010 David Lee Smith	Is Freeport-McMoRan a Buy? The company has bounced around with copper prices, but its future looks bright.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2009 David Lee Smith	There's Good Money in Metals The metals markets have come alive of late. And while the sector's future is often difficult to predict, there may be money to be made in them there mines and mills.
BusinessWeek July 10, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	What's Polishing Up Southern Copper Southern Copper was a surprise beneficiary of Phelps Dodge's $21.1 billion offer on June 16 to buy nickel miners Inco and Falconbridge
The Motley Fool July 22, 2010 David Lee Smith	1 U.S. Company Showing Its Metal Freeport-McMoRan has followed Alcoa with a bright metals picture.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2010 David Lee Smith	Freeport Rides Metals Prices to a Solid Quarter Freeport-McMoRan has joined a growing list of companies topping expectations.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2011 Jim Mueller	Buy This Copper Miner While It's Cheap A historical low P/B with predictions of everlasting gloom give us a good price.
The Motley Fool September 4, 2008 David Lee Smith	Freeport-McMoRan: Opportunity Knocks With its share price down by a third, this copper company may deserve a look.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2011 David Lee Smith	Freeport Will Benefit From Japan's Rebuilding Devastated Japan will require significant base metals, including Freeport's copper.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2009 David Lee Smith	A Major Miner to Keep an Eye On While Freeport-McMoRan's earnings slid in the latest quarter, there's still a lot to like.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2011 David Lee Smith	Freeport Will Ride Copper's New Climb Freeport-McMoRan has grabbed the world leadership in three of its products.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2011 David Lee Smith	Freeport-McMoRan Won't Strike Out The copper miner's key elements won't disappear despite worker obstreperousness and up-and-down prices for multi-use copper.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2011 Jim Mueller	This Copper Miner Is Still Cheap Long-term demand will make this a winning investment.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2007 David Lee Smith	Who Will Feed the Chinese Monster? China and the developing world need lots of what the big mining companies such as Alcan, Rio Tinto, Billiton, and others can give them. Investors should take note.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2008 David Lee Smith	Should You Free Yourself From Freeport? Freeport's cutting production, capex, and its dividend. Is it time to sell this stock?
The Motley Fool June 6, 2008 Christopher Barker	The Malleable Metal With Mass Appeal For investors seeking exposure to the malleable metal, consider a trip south of the border to Southern Copper.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2009 David Lee Smith	Freeport's Getting Stronger by the Day Despite a whopping quarterly decline, Freeport-McMoRan still merits your attention.