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The Motley Fool March 16, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	South-of-the-Border Copper As the company with the second-largest copper reserves in the world, Southern Peru Copper has had a good run, but can it repeat the performance of 2004?
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 David Lee Smith	Phelps Dodge's Screaming Swan Song The company surprises analysts with its big profit for the latest quarter. However, with the direction of copper prices being difficult to predict, I'd urge investors to watch the company closely.
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 4, 2011 David Lee Smith	Freeport May Be Headed for a Shopping Trip Freeport-McMoRan just might break into an existing acquisition contest.
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The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 Toby Shute	Teck Tries Another Buy Canadian miner Teck Cominco is a cash monster. Investors, the miner's recent bid for Toronto-listed copper miner Aur Resources makes sense.
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.
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 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 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 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 August 11, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Inco Unearths Another Suitor Rio Doce's bid for the Canadian nickel producer makes sense, but the timing and price are questionable. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2008 David Lee Smith	Freeport-McMoRan: Solid Gold? A sluggish quarter notwithstanding, Freeport looks awfully good.
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.
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The Motley Fool January 11, 2011 Christopher Barker	HudBay Minerals Flies South for the Winter Despite a history of labor issues, Peru remains a global hot spot for copper.
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.
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.
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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 June 25, 2009 Tim Hanson	Now Is the Time to Steal Copper Are you savvy enough to pull it off?
The Motley Fool March 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Carnival Time for Rio Brazil's largest exporter has a blowout year, but management thinks things could get even better.
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The Motley Fool August 27, 2008 Todd Wenning	Mining's Massive Margins Will commodity prices and merger activity continue to drive growth in the mining sector?
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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 April 29, 2008 Christopher Barker	Conducting Long-Term Growth at Southern Copper The mining company looks conservatively managed and well-positioned.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2008 David Lee Smith	A Mining Slide That Spells "Opportunity" The rapid fall in metals prices could be just what the doctor ordered.
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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.
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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 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 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.
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The Motley Fool March 3, 2008 David Lee Smith	Vale Volleys Strong Results Rio de Janeiro-based Vale is a major player in the increasingly vital metals and minerals group.
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 June 13, 2008 Christopher Barker	Protests in Peru Peruvian citizens demand to see more from the growth in copper mining in their country.
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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.
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