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Benzinga
Benzinga
Business
Triveni Kothapalli

What Freeport's Mud Rush Disaster Means For Its Stock

Copper mining

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) is facing a sharp financial hit following a deadly mud rush at its Grasberg Block Cave mine in Indonesia on September 8, which claimed two lives and left five workers missing.

The incident is expected to trigger substantial near-term production deferrals and weigh on the company’s stock performance.

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