Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX):
▪ Net income attributable to common stock for
fourth-quarter 2011 was $640 million, $0.67 per share, compared
with net income of $1.5 billion, $1.63 per share, for
fourth-quarter 2010. Net income attributable to common stock for
the year 2011 was $4.6 billion, $4.78 per share, compared with $4.3
billion, $4.57 per share, for the year 2010.
▪ Consolidated sales from mines for fourth-quarter 2011
totaled 823 million pounds of copper, 133 thousand ounces of gold
and 19 million pounds of molybdenum, compared with 941 million
pounds of copper, 590 thousand ounces of gold and 17 million pounds
of molybdenum for fourth-quarter 2010. Consolidated sales for the
year 2011 totaled 3.7 billion pounds of copper, 1.4 million ounces
of gold and 79 million pounds of molybdenum, compared with 3.9
billion pounds of copper, 1.9 million ounces of gold and 67 million
pounds of molybdenum for the year 2010.
▪ Consolidated sales from mines for the year 2012 are
expected to approximate 3.8 billion pounds of copper, 1.2 million
ounces of gold and 80 million pounds of molybdenum, including 875
million pounds of copper, 425 thousand ounces of gold and 20
million pounds of molybdenum for first-quarter 2012.
▪ Consolidated unit net cash costs (net of by-product
credits) averaged $1.57 per pound of copper for fourth-quarter
2011, compared with $0.53 per pound for fourth-quarter 2010, and
$1.01 per pound for the year 2011, compared with $0.79 per pound
for the year 2010. Based on current sales volume and cost estimates
and assuming average prices of $1,600 per ounce for gold and $13
per pound for molybdenum, consolidated unit net cash costs (net of
by-product credits) are estimated to average $1.38 per pound of
copper for the year 2012.
▪ Operating cash flows totaled $746 million for
fourth-quarter 2011 and $6.6 billion for the year 2011, compared
with $2.1 billion for fourth-quarter 2010 and $6.3 billion for the
year 2010. Based on current sales volume and cost estimates and
assuming average prices of $3.50 per pound for copper, $1,600 per
ounce for gold and $13 per pound for molybdenum, operating cash
flows are estimated to approximate $4.7 billion for the year
2012.
▪ Capital expenditures totaled $785 million for
fourth-quarter 2011 and $2.5 billion for the year 2011, compared
with $535 million for fourth-quarter 2010 and $1.4 billion for the
year 2010. Capital expenditures are expected to approximate $4.0
billion for the year 2012, including $2.4 billion for major
projects and $1.6 billion for sustaining capital.
▪ At December 31, 2011, total debt approximated
$3.5 billion and consolidated cash approximated $4.8
billion. During the year 2011, FCX repaid $1.2 billion in debt and
paid common stock dividends totaling $1.4 billion ($1.50 per common
share).
▪ FCX's preliminary estimate of consolidated recoverable
proven and probable reserves at December 31, 2011,
totaled 119.7 billion pounds of copper, 33.9 million ounces of gold
and 3.42 billion pounds of molybdenum.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) reported
fourth-quarter 2011 net income attributable to common stock of $640
million, $0.67 per share, compared with $1.5 billion, $1.63 per
share, for fourth-quarter 2010. For the year 2011, FCX reported net
income attributable to common stock of $4.6 billion, $4.78 per
share, compared with $4.3 billion, $4.57 per share, for the year
2010.
James R. Moffett, Chairman of the Board, and Richard C.
Adkerson, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "FCX's
fourth-quarter results reflect strong operating performance in the
Americas and in Africa, and were unfavorably impacted by
disruptions at our Grasberg operations in Indonesia. Despite the
fourth-quarter disruptions, we achieved record financial results in
2011. We are pleased to have reached agreement with the union at
the Grasberg mine and with the accomplishments of our team in
completing pipeline repairs. We are taking steps to restore full
operations. We are continuing to advance our growth projects which
are expected to result in meaningful increases to copper and
molybdenum production in future periods. Our exploration programs
continue to identify opportunities to grow our reserve base. We
ended the year with significantly more cash than debt and have a
positive outlook for the future prospects of our business."
SUMMARY FINANCIAL AND MINING OPERATING
DATA
Three Months Ended Years Ended December
31, December 31, 2011
2010 2011 2010 Financial
Data (in millions, except per share amounts) Revenuesa $ 4,162
$ 5,603 $ 20,880 $ 18,982 Operating incomeb $ 1,297
c
$ 3,097 $ 9,140
c
$ 9,068 Net income attributable to common stock $ 640
c
$ 1,549
d
$ 4,560
c,d,e
$ 4,273
d
Diluted net income per share of common stock $ 0.67
c
$ 1.63
d,f
$ 4.78
c,d,e
$ 4.57
d,f
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding 953 953
f
955 949
f
Operating cash flows $ 746
g
$ 2,055
g
$ 6,620
g
$ 6,273
g
Capital expenditures $ 785 $ 535 $ 2,534 $ 1,412
Mining
Operating Data Copper (millions of recoverable pounds)
Production 823 1,007 3,691 3,908 Sales, excluding purchases 823 941
3,698 3,896 Average realized price per pound $ 3.42 $ 4.18 $ 3.86 $
3.59 Site production and delivery costs per poundh $ 1.96
c
$ 1.46 $ 1.72
c
$ 1.40 Unit net cash costs per poundh $ 1.57
c
$ 0.53 $ 1.01
c
$ 0.79
Gold (thousands of recoverable ounces) Production 181
629 1,383 1,886 Sales, excluding purchases 133 590 1,378 1,863
Average realized price per ounce $ 1,656 $ 1,398 $ 1,583 $ 1,271
Molybdenum (millions of recoverable pounds) Production 18 19
83 72 Sales, excluding purchases 19 17 79 67 Average realized price
per pound $ 15.08 $ 16.60 $ 16.98 $ 16.47
a.
Includes the impact of adjustments to provisionally priced
concentrate and cathode sales recognized in prior periods (refer to
discussion on page IV).
b.
FCX defers recognizing profits on intercompany sales until final
sales to third parties occur. Refer to the "Consolidated Statements
of Income" on page IV for a summary of net impacts from changes in
these deferrals.
c.
Includes charges totaling $116 million ($50 million to net income
attributable to common stock or $0.05 per share) for fourth-quarter
2011 and the year 2011 primarily associated with signing bonuses
for new labor agreements and other employee costs at PT Freeport
Indonesia, Cerro Verde and El Abra. These charges impacted FCX's
consolidated unit costs by $0.14 per pound of copper for
fourth-quarter 2011 and $0.03 per pound of copper for the year
2011.
d.
Includes net losses on early extinguishment of debt totaling $3
million (less than $0.01 per share) in fourth-quarter 2010, $60
million ($0.06 per share) for the year 2011, and $71 million ($0.07
per share) for the year 2010.
e.
Includes additional taxes of $49 million
($0.05 per share) for the year 2011 associated with Peru's new
mining tax and royalty regime. For further discussion refer to the
supplemental schedule, "Provision for Income Taxes," on page XXVI,
which is available on FCX's website, "www.fcx.com."
f.
Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the February 1, 2011,
two-for-one stock split.
g.
Includes working capital uses of $335 million for fourth-quarter
2011, $305 million for fourth-quarter 2010, $461 million for the
year 2011 and $834 million for the year 2010.
h.
Reflects per pound weighted-average site
production and delivery costs and unit net cash costs (net of
by-product credits) for all copper mines, excluding net noncash and
other costs. For reconciliations of per pound unit costs by
operating division to production and delivery costs applicable to
sales reported in FCX's consolidated financial statements, refer to
the supplemental schedule, “Product Revenues and Production Costs,”
beginning on page VII, which is available on FCX's website,
“www.fcx.com.”
OPERATIONS
Consolidated. Fourth-quarter 2011 consolidated copper
sales of 823 million pounds of copper and 133 thousand ounces of
gold were lower than October 2011 estimates of 915 million pounds
of copper and 305 thousand ounces of gold and the fourth-quarter
2010 sales of 941 million pounds of copper and 590 thousand ounces
of gold, primarily because of labor disruptions and the temporary
suspension of milling operations at PT Freeport Indonesia as a
result of damage to the concentrate and fuel pipelines. Copper and
gold sales were higher than the revised December 2011 estimates of
800 million pounds of copper and 105 thousand ounces of gold,
primarily because of higher Grasberg production and timing of
shipments, principally in North America. The estimated impact of
the labor and pipeline disruptions, net to PT Freeport Indonesia,
totaled 165 million pounds of copper and 170 thousand ounces of
gold for fourth-quarter 2011, and 235 million pounds of copper and
275 thousand ounces of gold for the year 2011.
Fourth-quarter 2011 consolidated molybdenum sales of 19 million
pounds were higher than the October 2011 estimate of 18 million
pounds and fourth-quarter 2010 sales of 17 million pounds.
PT Freeport Indonesia's milling operations were temporarily
suspended during fourth-quarter 2011 because of damage to
concentrate and fuel pipelines resulting from civil unrest that
occurred during the course of the strike. The financial terms of a
new two-year labor agreement for PT Freeport Indonesia were reached
in mid-December 2011. Repairs to the damaged pipelines are
substantially complete and PT Freeport Indonesia has begun ramping
up production. PT Freeport Indonesia is working cooperatively with
the Government of Indonesia to address security issues. Maintaining
security is a requirement of returning to normal operations.
Mobilization of the workforce is in progress and full operations
are expected to be restored during first-quarter 2012.
Consolidated sales from mines for the year 2012 are expected to
approximate 3.8 billion pounds of copper, 1.2 million ounces of
gold and 80 million pounds of molybdenum, including 875 million
pounds of copper, 425 thousand ounces of gold and 20 million pounds
of molybdenum in first-quarter 2012. FCX's projected 2012 copper
sales volumes are expected to be higher, compared to 2011,
primarily because of higher production from North America and
Indonesia, partly offset by slightly lower production in South
America. Gold sales in 2012 are projected to be lower than 2011
sales because of mine sequencing in Indonesia. Molybdenum sales in
2012 are expected to be similar to 2011, with higher production
from primary molybdenum mines offset by lower production from FCX's
North and South America copper mines. The achievement of projected
2012 sales volumes depends on a number of factors, including the
timing of restoring normal operations at Grasberg following the
extended disruption.
As anticipated, consolidated average unit net cash costs (net of
by-product credits) of $1.57 per pound of copper in fourth-quarter
2011 were higher than unit net cash costs of $0.53 per pound in
fourth-quarter 2010 primarily because of lower copper and gold
volumes in Indonesia. Fourth-quarter 2011 consolidated unit net
cash costs include $116 million ($0.14 per pound) primarily related
to signing bonuses for new labor agreements and other employee
costs in Indonesia and South America. Higher unit net cash costs
also reflected higher mining and input costs in North and South
America.
Assuming average prices of $1,600 per ounce of gold and $13 per
pound of molybdenum and achievement of current sales volume and
cost estimates, consolidated unit net cash costs (net of by-product
credits) for FCX's copper mining operations are expected to average
approximately $1.38 per pound of copper for the year 2012.
Consolidated unit net cash costs for 2012 are expected to be higher
than in 2011 because of higher site production and delivery costs
associated with labor, energy and other inputs, and lower
by-product credits, partly offset by higher copper volumes.
Quarterly unit net cash costs vary with fluctuations in sales
volumes and average realized prices for gold and molybdenum. The
impact of price changes on consolidated unit net cash costs would
approximate $0.015 per pound for each $50 per ounce change in the
average price of gold and $0.02 per pound for each $2 per pound
change in the average price of molybdenum.
North America Copper Mines. FCX operates seven open-pit
copper mines in North America - Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita
and Miami in Arizona, and Tyrone and Chino in New Mexico. All of
the North America mining operations are wholly owned, except for
Morenci. FCX records its 85 percent joint venture interest in
Morenci using the proportionate consolidation method. In addition
to copper, certain of FCX's North America copper mines (primarily
Sierrita, Bagdad and Morenci) also produce molybdenum
concentrates.
Operating and Development Activities. During 2010, FCX initiated
plans to increase production at its North America copper mines,
which had been curtailed in late 2008 because of weak market
conditions. Projects included restarting milling operations and
increasing mining rates at Morenci and Chino, and restarting the
Miami mine. The project at Morenci is complete with an incremental
impact of 125 million pounds of copper per year, and the ramp-up
activities at Miami and Chino are continuing. Production at Miami
totaled 66 million pounds of copper in 2011 and is expected to be
similar in 2012. Production at Chino, which produced 69 million
pounds of copper in 2011, is expected to increase to approximately
200 million pounds of copper per year by 2014.
FCX also has a number of opportunities to invest in additional
production capacity at several of its North America copper mines.
Positive exploration results in recent years indicate the potential
for additional sulfide development in North America.
At Morenci, FCX is advancing a feasibility study to expand
mining and milling capacity to process additional sulfide ores
identified through positive exploratory drilling. This project,
which would require significant investment, would increase milling
rates from the current level of 50,000 metric tons of ore per day
to approximately 115,000 metric tons of ore per day and target
incremental annual copper production of approximately 225 million
pounds within a three-year timeframe. Completion of the feasibility
study is expected in the first half of 2012.
Operating Data. Following is summary consolidated operating data
for the North America copper mines for the fourth quarters and
years ended 2011 and 2010:
Three Months Ended
Years Ended December 31, December 31,
2011 2010 2011
2010 Copper (millions of recoverable
pounds) Production 341 281 1,258 1,067 Sales, excluding purchases
333 238 1,247 1,085 Average realized price per pound $ 3.44 $ 3.93
$ 3.99 $ 3.42
Molybdenum (millions of recoverable
pounds) Productiona 8 7 35 25
Unit net cash costs per
pound of copper: Site production and delivery, excluding
adjustments $ 1.73 $ 1.65 $ 1.78 $ 1.50 By-product credits,
primarily molybdenum (0.37 ) (0.44 ) (0.48 ) (0.35 ) Treatment
charges 0.12 0.12 0.11 0.09 Unit net
cash costsb $ 1.48 $ 1.33 $ 1.41 $ 1.24
a.
Reflects molybdenum production from certain of the North America
copper mines. Sales of molybdenum are reflected in the Molybdenum
division (refer to page 10).
b.
For a reconciliation of unit net cash
costs per pound to production and delivery costs applicable to
sales reported in FCX's consolidated financial statements, refer to
the supplemental schedule, “Product Revenues and Production Costs,”
beginning on page VII, which is available on FCX's website,
“www.fcx.com.”
Consolidated copper sales volumes from North America of 333
million pounds in fourth-quarter 2011 were higher than
fourth-quarter 2010 sales of 238 million pounds primarily
reflecting increased mining rates and timing of shipments.
FCX expects sales from the North America copper mines to
approximate 1.3 billion pounds of copper for the year 2012,
compared with 1.2 billion pounds of copper in 2011.
As anticipated, average unit net cash costs (net of by-product
credits) for the North America copper mines of $1.48 per pound of
copper in fourth-quarter 2011 were higher than unit net cash costs
of $1.33 per pound in fourth-quarter 2010, primarily reflecting
higher site production and delivery costs associated with increased
mining and milling activities and higher input costs. Higher unit
net cash costs also reflected lower molybdenum credits.
FCX estimates that average unit net cash costs (net of
by-product credits) for the North America copper mines would
approximate $1.67 per pound of copper for the year 2012, based on
current sales volume and cost estimates and assuming an average
molybdenum price of $13 per pound. North America's average unit net
cash costs for 2012 would change by approximately $0.04 per pound
for each $2 per pound change in the average price of molybdenum.
Higher projected unit net cash costs in 2012, compared to 2011,
primarily reflect higher mining and milling rates and lower
by-product credits associated with lower molybdenum grades and
prices, partly offset by higher projected copper volumes.
South America Mining. FCX operates four copper mines in
South America - Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra, Candelaria and
Ojos del Salado in Chile. FCX owns a 53.56 percent interest in
Cerro Verde, a 51 percent interest in El Abra, and 80 percent of
the Candelaria and Ojos del Salado mining complexes. All operations
in South America are consolidated in FCX's financial statements.
South America mining includes open-pit and underground mining. In
addition to copper, the Cerro Verde mine produces molybdenum
concentrates, and the Candelaria and Ojos del Salado mines produce
gold and silver.
Operating and Development Activities. During 2011, FCX commenced
production from El Abra's newly commissioned stacking and leaching
facilities to transition from production of oxide to sulfide ores.
Production from the sulfide ore approximates 300 million pounds of
copper per year, replacing the depleting oxide copper production.
The aggregate capital investment for this project is expected to
total $725 million through 2015, including $580 million for the
initial phase of the project that is expected to be completed in
first-quarter 2012.
FCX is also engaged in pre-feasibility studies for a potential
large-scale milling operation at El Abra to process additional
sulfide material and to achieve higher recoveries. Positive
exploration results at El Abra indicate the potential for a
significant sulfide resource. Exploration activities are
continuing.
At Cerro Verde, plans for a large-scale concentrator expansion
continue to be advanced. The approximate $4.0 billion project would
expand the concentrator facilities from 120,000 metric tons of ore
per day to 360,000 metric tons of ore per day and provide
incremental annual production of approximately 600 million pounds
of copper and 15 million pounds of molybdenum beginning in 2016. An
environmental impact assessment was filed in fourth-quarter
2011.
Operating Data. Following is summary consolidated operating data
for the South America mining operations for the fourth quarters and
years ended 2011 and 2010:
Three Months Ended
Years Ended December 31, December 31,
2011 2010 2011
2010 Copper (millions of recoverable pounds)
Production 337 347 1,306 1,354 Sales 357 340 1,322 1,335 Average
realized price per pound $ 3.45 $ 4.26 $ 3.77 $ 3.68
Gold (thousands of recoverable ounces) Production 28 25 101
93 Sales 29 24 101 93 Average realized price per ounce $ 1,626 $
1,394 $ 1,580 $ 1,263
Molybdenum (millions of
recoverable pounds) Productiona 2 2 10 7
Unit net cash
costs per pound of copper: Site production and delivery,
excluding adjustments $ 1.56
b
$ 1.26 $ 1.38
b
$ 1.21 By-product credits (0.27 ) (0.27 ) (0.35 ) (0.21 ) Treatment
charges 0.15 0.17 0.17 0.15 Unit net
cash costsc $ 1.44
b
$ 1.16 $ 1.20
b
$ 1.15
a.
Reflects molybdenum production from Cerro Verde. Sales of
molybdenum are reflected in the Molybdenum division (refer to page
10).
b.
Includes impacts of $50 million ($0.14 per pound of copper for
fourth-quarter 2011 and $0.04 per pound of copper for the year
2011) associated with signing bonuses paid at Cerro Verde and El
Abra pursuant to the new labor agreements.
c.
For a reconciliation of unit net cash
costs per pound to production and delivery costs applicable to
sales reported in FCX's consolidated financial statements, refer to
the supplemental schedule, “Product Revenues and Production Costs,”
beginning on page VII, which is available on FCX's website,
“www.fcx.com.”
Copper sales from South America mining of 357 million pounds in
fourth-quarter 2011 were higher than fourth-quarter 2010 sales of
340 million pounds primarily reflecting higher production at El
Abra and timing of shipments, partly offset by lower volumes at
Cerro Verde.
In fourth-quarter 2011, there was an approximate two-month labor
strike at Cerro Verde during the negotiation of a new labor
agreement. The strike did not have a significant impact on
production, and a new three-year agreement with the union was
reached in late December 2011. Also during fourth-quarter 2011, El
Abra negotiated a new four-year labor agreement with its union,
which will replace the agreement scheduled to expire in July
2012.
FCX expects South America's sales to approximate 1.3 billion
pounds of copper and 100 thousand ounces of gold for the year 2012,
similar to 2011 sales of 1.3 billion pounds of copper and 101
thousand ounces of gold. Lower projected ore grades at Cerro Verde
and Candelaria in 2012 are expected to be partly offset by higher
production at El Abra.
Average unit net cash costs (net of by-product credits) for
South America of $1.44 per pound of copper in fourth-quarter 2011
were higher than unit net cash costs of $1.16 per pound in
fourth-quarter 2010, primarily reflecting higher site production
and delivery costs associated with increased mining costs and the
impact of the signing bonuses paid pursuant to new labor
agreements.
FCX estimates that average unit net cash costs (net of
by-product credits) for South America mining would approximate
$1.41 per pound of copper for the year 2012, based on current sales
volume and cost estimates and assuming average prices of $1,600 per
ounce of gold and $13 per pound of molybdenum. Higher projected
unit net cash costs in 2012, compared to 2011, primarily reflect
increases in input costs, including labor and energy, lower
by-product credits and slightly lower projected volumes.
Indonesia Mining. Through its 90.64 percent owned and
wholly consolidated subsidiary PT Freeport Indonesia, FCX operates
the world's largest copper and gold mine in terms of reserves at
its Grasberg operations in Papua, Indonesia.
Operating and Development Activities. FCX has several projects
in process in the Grasberg minerals district, primarily related to
the development of the large-scale, high-grade underground ore
bodies located beneath and nearby the Grasberg open pit. In
aggregate, these underground ore bodies are expected to ramp up to
approximately 240,000 metric tons of ore per day following the
currently anticipated transition from the Grasberg open pit in
2016.
The Deep Ore Zone (DOZ) mine, one of the world's largest
underground mines, has been expanded to a capacity of 80,000 metric
tons of ore per day and a feasibility study for the Deep Mill Level
Zone (DMLZ) has been completed. The high-grade Big Gossan mine,
which began producing in fourth-quarter 2010, is expected to reach
full rates of 7,000 metric tons of ore per day by mid-2013.
Substantial progress has been made in developing infrastructure and
underground workings that will enable access to the underground ore
bodies. Development of the terminal infrastructure and mine access
for the Grasberg Block Cave and DMLZ ore bodies is in progress.
Over the next five years, estimated aggregate capital spending is
expected to average approximately $700 million ($550 million net to
PT Freeport Indonesia) per year on underground development
activities.
Operating Data. Following is summary consolidated operating data
for the Indonesia mining operations for the fourth quarters and
years ended 2011 and 2010:
Three Months Ended
Years Ended December 31, December 31,
2011 2010 2011
2010 Copper (millions of recoverable pounds)
Production 68 309 846 1,222 Sales 50 295 846 1,214 Average realized
price per pound $ 3.31 $ 4.34 $ 3.85 $ 3.69
Gold
(thousands of recoverable ounces) Production 149 601 1,272 1,786
Sales 102 565 1,270 1,765 Average realized price per ounce $ 1,664
$ 1,399 $ 1,583 $ 1,271
Unit net cash costs per pound of
copper: Site production and delivery, excluding adjustments $
6.92
a
$ 1.55 $ 2.21
a
$ 1.53 Gold and silver credits (3.72 ) (2.81 ) (2.47 ) (1.92 )
Treatment charges 0.22 0.19 0.19 0.22 Royalty on metals 0.15
0.16 0.16 0.13
Unit net cash costs (credits)b
$ 3.57
a
$ (0.91 ) $ 0.09
a
$ (0.04 )
a.
Includes impacts of $66 million ($1.30 per pound of copper for
fourth-quarter 2011 and $0.08 per pound of copper for the year
2011) associated with signing bonuses and other strike-related
costs.
b.
For a reconciliation of unit net cash
costs (credits) per pound to production and delivery costs
applicable to sales reported in FCX's consolidated financial
statements, refer to the supplemental schedule, “Product Revenues
and Production Costs,” beginning on page VII, which is available on
FCX's website, “www.fcx.com.”
Indonesia's fourth-quarter 2011 copper sales of 50 million
pounds and gold sales of 102 thousand ounces were lower than
fourth-quarter 2010 copper sales of 295 million pounds and gold
sales of 565 thousand ounces, reflecting the impact of
labor-related disruptions and the temporary suspension of milling
operations because of damage to the concentrate and fuel
pipelines.
The estimated impact of the labor and pipeline disruptions (net
to PT Freeport Indonesia), including the eight-day work stoppage in
July 2011, totaled 165 million pounds of copper and 170 thousand
ounces of gold in fourth-quarter 2011, and 235 million pounds of
copper and 275 thousand ounces of gold for the year 2011.
In December 2011, PT Freeport Indonesia reached an agreement
with union officials to end the three-month strike that commenced
on September 15, 2011. Pursuant to the terms, PT Freeport Indonesia
agreed to increase base wages by 24 percent in the first year and
by 13 percent in the second year (equivalent to a 40 percent
increase over two-years on a compounded basis). PT Freeport
Indonesia also paid a bonus equivalent to three months of base
wages and agreed to provide other benefits, including enhancements
to housing allowances, educational assistance and retirement
savings plans. The parties also agreed that future wage
negotiations would be based on living costs and the competitiveness
of wages within Indonesia.
FCX expects sales from Indonesia to approximate 930 million
pounds of copper and 1.1 million ounces of gold for the year 2012,
compared to 2011 sales of 846 million pounds of copper and 1.3
million ounces of gold. Gold sales in 2012 are projected to be
lower than in 2011 because of mining in a lower grade section of
the Grasberg mine in 2012. At the Grasberg mine, the sequencing of
mining areas with varying ore grades also causes fluctuations in
the timing of ore production resulting in varying quarterly and
annual sales of copper and gold. The achievement of projected 2012
sales volumes depends on a number of factors, including the timing
of restoring full operations at Grasberg following the extended
disruption.
Unit net cash costs (including gold and silver credits) for
Indonesia averaged $3.57 per pound of copper in fourth-quarter
2011, compared to a net credit of $0.91 per pound in fourth-quarter
2010, primarily reflecting lower copper and gold sales volumes and
the impact of signing bonuses and other strike-related costs.
FCX estimates Indonesia's average unit net cash costs (net of
gold and silver credits) would approximate $0.98 per pound of
copper for the year 2012, based on current sales volume and cost
estimates and assuming an average gold price of $1,600 per ounce.
Indonesia's unit net cash costs for 2012 would change by
approximately $0.06 per pound for each $50 per ounce change in the
average price of gold. Higher projected unit net cash costs in
2012, compared to 2011, primarily reflect higher input costs,
including labor and energy, and lower by-product credits, partly
offset by higher projected copper volumes. Quarterly unit net cash
costs are expected to vary significantly with variations in
quarterly metal sales volumes.
Africa Mining. FCX currently holds an effective 57.75
percent interest in the Tenke Fungurume (Tenke) copper and cobalt
mining concessions in the Katanga province of the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC) and is the operator of Tenke. In addition
to copper, the Tenke mine produces cobalt hydroxide. Tenke's
operations are consolidated in FCX's financial statements. FCX's
interest in Tenke will be reduced to 56 percent after receiving the
required government approval of the modifications to Tenke
Fungurume Mining's bylaws that reflect the agreement reached in
December 2010 with the DRC government.
Operating and Development Activities. The milling facilities at
Tenke, which were designed to produce at a rate of 8,000 metric
tons of ore per day, continue to perform above capacity, with
throughput averaging 11,900 metric tons of ore per day in
fourth-quarter 2011 and 11,100 metric tons of ore per day for the
year 2011. Mining rates have been increased to enable additional
copper production from the initial project capacity of 250 million
pounds per year to approximately 290 million pounds per year.
FCX is undertaking a second phase of the project, which would
include optimizing the current plant and increasing capacity. As
part of the second phase, FCX is expanding the mill rate to 14,000
metric tons of ore per day and is constructing related processing
facilities that would target the addition of approximately 150
million pounds of copper per year. Construction activities for the
approximate $850 million project, which includes mill upgrades,
additional mining equipment, a new tankhouse and sulphuric acid
plant expansion, are underway and are targeted for completion in
2013.
FCX continues to engage in drilling activities, exploration
analyses and metallurgical testing to evaluate the potential of the
highly prospective minerals district at Tenke. These analyses are
being incorporated in future plans to evaluate opportunities for
expansion.
Operating Data. Following is summary consolidated operating data
for the Africa mining operations for the fourth quarters and years
ended 2011 and 2010:
Three Months Ended
Years Ended December 31, December 31,
2011 2010 2011
2010 Copper (millions of recoverable
pounds) Production 77 70 281 265 Sales 83 68 283 262 Average
realized price per pounda $ 3.32 $ 4.05 $ 3.74 $ 3.45
Cobalt (millions of contained pounds) Production 7 6 25 20
Sales 6 7 25 20 Average realized price per pound $ 8.78 $ 10.46 $
9.99 $ 10.95
Unit net cash costs per pound of copper:
Site production and delivery, excluding adjustments $ 1.58 $ 1.48 $
1.57 $ 1.40 Cobalt creditsb (0.35 ) (0.68 ) (0.58 ) (0.58 ) Royalty
on metals 0.07 0.09 0.08 0.08 Unit net
cash costsc $ 1.30 $ 0.89 $ 1.07 $ 0.90
a.
Includes adjustments for point-of-sale transportation costs as
negotiated in customer contracts.
b.
Net of cobalt downstream processing and freight costs.
c.
For a reconciliation of unit net cash
costs per pound to production and delivery costs applicable to
sales reported in FCX's consolidated financial statements, refer to
the supplemental schedule, “Product Revenues and Production Costs,”
beginning on page VII, which is available on FCX's website,
“www.fcx.com.”
Copper sales from Africa of 83 million pounds in fourth-quarter
2011 were higher than fourth-quarter 2010 copper sales of 68
million pounds primarily reflecting the timing of shipments and
higher production.
FCX expects Africa's sales to approximate 290 million pounds of
copper and 25 million pounds of cobalt for the year 2012, compared
with 283 million pounds of copper and 25 million pounds of cobalt
for the year 2011.
Unit net cash costs (net of cobalt credits) for Africa of $1.30
per pound of copper were higher than unit net cash costs of $0.89
per pound in fourth-quarter 2010, primarily reflecting higher site
production and delivery costs related to higher input costs. Higher
unit net cash costs also reflected lower cobalt credits.
FCX estimates Africa's average unit net cash costs would
approximate $1.13 per pound of copper for the year 2012, based on
current sales volume and cost estimates and assuming an average
cobalt price of $12 per pound. Higher projected unit net cash costs
in 2012, compared to 2011, primarily reflect lower cobalt credits,
partly offset by higher projected copper volumes. Africa's unit net
cash costs for 2012 would change by approximately $0.11 per pound
for each $2 per pound change in the average price of cobalt.
Molybdenum. FCX is the world's largest producer of
molybdenum. FCX conducts molybdenum mining operations at its wholly
owned Henderson underground mine in Colorado, is developing the
Climax molybdenum mine and sells molybdenum produced from its North
and South America copper mines.
Development Activities. Construction activities at the Climax
molybdenum mine are substantially complete, and FCX plans to
commence production during 2012. Production from the Climax
molybdenum mine is expected to ramp up to a rate of 20 million
pounds per year during 2013 and, depending on market conditions,
may be increased to 30 million pounds per year. FCX intends to
operate the Climax and Henderson molybdenum mines in a flexible
manner to meet market requirements. FCX believes that Climax is one
of the most attractive primary molybdenum development projects in
the world, with large-scale production capacity, attractive cash
costs and future growth options. The costs of the initial phase of
the project, most of which have been incurred, approximate $700
million.
Operating Data. Following is summary consolidated operating data
for the Molybdenum operations for the fourth quarters and years
ended 2011 and 2010:
Three Months Ended
Years Ended December 31, December 31,
2011 2010 2011
2010 Molybdenum (millions of
recoverable pounds) Productiona 8 10 38 40 Sales, excluding
purchasesb 19 17 79 67 Average realized price per pound $ 15.08 $
16.60 $ 16.98 $ 16.47 Unit net cash cost per pound of
molybdenumc $ 6.87 $ 6.36 $ 6.34 $ 5.90
a.
Reflects production at the Henderson molybdenum mine.
b.
Includes sales of molybdenum produced at the North and South
America copper mines.
c.
For a reconciliation of unit net cash
costs per pound to production and delivery costs applicable to
sales reported in FCX's consolidated financial statements, refer to
the supplemental schedule, “Product Revenues and Production Costs,”
beginning on page VII, which is available on FCX's website,
“www.fcx.com.”
Consolidated molybdenum sales of 19 million pounds in
fourth-quarter 2011 were higher than fourth-quarter 2010 sales of
17 million pounds.
For the year 2012, FCX expects molybdenum sales to approximate
80 million pounds (including production of approximately 40 million
pounds from the North and South America copper mines), compared
with 79 million pounds in 2011 (including production of 45 million
pounds from the North and South America copper mines).
Unit net cash costs at the Henderson mine of $6.87 per pound of
molybdenum in fourth-quarter 2011 were higher than unit net cash
costs of $6.36 per pound in fourth-quarter 2010, primarily
reflecting higher input costs, including labor and materials.
Based on current sales volume and cost estimates, FCX expects
average unit net cash costs for the Henderson mine to approximate
$7.00 per pound of molybdenum for the year 2012.
RECOVERABLE PROVEN AND PROBABLE RESERVES
FCX has significant reserves, resources and future development
opportunities within its portfolio of assets. FCX's preliminary
estimated consolidated recoverable proven and probable reserves at
December 31, 2011, include 119.7 billion pounds of
copper, 33.9 million ounces of gold and 3.42 billion pounds of
molybdenum, which were determined using long-term average prices of
$2.00 per pound for copper, $750 per ounce for gold and $10.00 per
pound for molybdenum. FCX has added significant reserves in recent
years and drilling activities conducted at its existing mines
during 2011 indicated the potential for significant reserve
additions in future periods.
Preliminary Recoverable Proven and Probable
Reservesa December 31, 2011 Copper
Gold Molybdenum
(billions of lbs) (millions of ozs) (billions of lbs) North America
40.6 0.4 2.71 South America 39.1 1.3 0.71 Indonesia 31.6 32.2 —
Africa 8.4 — —
Consolidated basisb 119.7 33.9 3.42
Net equity interestc 96.1 30.6 3.09
a.
Preliminary recoverable proven and probable reserves are estimated
metal quantities from which FCX expects to be paid after
application of estimated metallurgical recovery rates and smelter
recovery rates, where applicable. Recoverable reserves are that
part of a mineral deposit, which FCX estimates can be economically
and legally extracted or produced at the time of the reserve
determination.
b.
Consolidated basis reserves represent estimated metal quantities
after reduction for joint venture partner interests at the Morenci
mine in North America and the Grasberg minerals district in
Indonesia. Excluded from the table above are FCX's estimated
recoverable proven and probable reserves of 0.86 billion pounds for
cobalt at Tenke Fungurume and 330.3 million ounces for silver in
Indonesia, South America and North America.
c.
Net equity interest reserves represent estimated consolidated basis
metal quantities further reduced for noncontrolling interest
ownership. Excluded from the table above are FCX's estimated
recoverable proven and probable reserves totaling 0.49 billion
pounds for cobalt at Tenke Fungurume and 272.1 million ounces for
silver in Indonesia, South America and North America.
The following table summarizes changes in FCX's estimated
preliminary consolidated recoverable proven and probable copper,
gold and molybdenum reserves during 2011:
Copper Gold
Molybdenum (billions of lbs) (millions of ozs)
(billions of lbs) Reserves at December 31, 2010 120.5 35.5 3.39 Net
additions/revisions 2.9 (0.2) 0.11 Production (3.7) (1.4) (0.08)
Reserves at December 31, 2011 119.7 33.9 3.42
At December 31, 2011, in addition to preliminary
consolidated recoverable proven and probable reserves, FCX's
preliminary estimated mineralized material (assessed using a
long-term average copper price of $2.20 per pound for copper)
totals 115 billion pounds of incremental contained copper. FCX
continues to pursue aggressively opportunities to convert this
mineralized material into reserves, future production volumes and
cash flow.
EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES
FCX is conducting exploration activities near its existing mines
with a focus on opportunities to expand reserves that will support
the development of additional future production capacity in the
large minerals districts where it currently operates. Favorable
exploration results indicate opportunities for significant future
potential reserve additions in North and South America and in the
Tenke Fungurume minerals district. The drilling data in North
America continue to indicate the potential for expanded sulfide
production.
Exploration spending for the year 2012 is expected to
approximate $275 million, compared with $221 million in 2011.
Exploration activities will continue to focus primarily on the
potential for future reserve additions in FCX's existing minerals
districts.
PROVISIONAL PRICING AND OTHER
For the year 2011, 51 percent of FCX's mined copper was sold in
concentrate, 26 percent as cathode and 23 percent as rod from North
America operations. Under the long-established structure of sales
agreements prevalent in the industry, substantially all of FCX's
copper concentrate and cathode sales are provisionally priced at
the time of shipment. The provisional prices are finalized in a
contractually specified future month (generally one to four months
from the shipment date) primarily based on quoted London Metal
Exchange (LME) monthly average spot prices. Because a significant
portion of FCX's concentrate and cathode sales in any quarterly
period usually remain subject to final pricing, the quarter-end
forward price is a major determinant of recorded revenues and the
average recorded copper price for the period. During fourth-quarter
2011, LME spot copper prices averaged $3.40 per pound, compared to
FCX's recorded average price of $3.42 per pound.
At September 30, 2011, FCX had provisionally priced
copper sales at its copper mining operations, primarily South
America and Indonesia, totaling 406 million pounds (net of
intercompany sales and noncontrolling interests) recorded at an
average of $3.18 per pound. Higher prices resulted in adjustments
to these provisionally priced copper sales that favorably impacted
fourth-quarter 2011 consolidated revenues by $125 million ($56
million to net income attributable to common stock or $0.06 per
share), compared with adjustments to the
September 30, 2010, provisionally priced copper sales
that favorably impacted fourth-quarter 2010 consolidated revenues
by $186 million ($79 million to net income attributable to common
stock or $0.08 per share). Adjustments to the
December 31, 2010, provisionally priced copper sales
unfavorably impacted consolidated revenues by $12 million ($5
million to net income attributable to common stock or $0.01 per
share) for the year 2011, compared with adjustments to the
December 31, 2009, provisionally priced copper sales that
unfavorably impacted consolidated revenues by $24 million ($10
million to net income attributable to common stock or $0.01 per
share) for the year 2010.
At December 31, 2011, FCX had provisionally priced
copper sales at its copper mining operations, primarily South
America and Indonesia, totaling 252 million pounds of copper (net
of intercompany sales and noncontrolling interests) recorded at an
average of $3.44 per pound, subject to final pricing over the next
several months. FCX estimates that each $0.05 change in the price
realized from the December 31, 2011, provisional price
recorded would have an approximate $9 million effect on 2012 net
income attributable to common stock. The LME spot copper price on
January 18, 2012, was $3.70 per pound.
FCX defers recognizing profits on its sales from its Indonesia
and South America mining operations to Atlantic Copper and on 25
percent of Indonesia's mining sales to PT Smelting (PT Freeport
Indonesia's 25 percent-owned Indonesian smelting unit) until final
sales to third parties occur. FCX's net deferred profits on its
Indonesia and South America concentrate inventories at Atlantic
Copper and PT Smelting to be recognized in future periods' net
income attributable to common stock totaled $42 million at
December 31, 2011. Refer to the "Consolidated Statements
of Income" on page IV for a summary of net impacts from changes in
these deferrals. Quarterly variations in ore grades, the timing of
intercompany shipments and changes in product prices will result in
variability in FCX's net deferred profits and quarterly earnings.
Additionally, as PT Freeport Indonesia's operations return to full
operating rates, FCX expects to defer a significant amount of PT
Freeport Indonesia's profit on intercompany sales until final sales
to third parties occur.
CASH FLOWS
FCX generated operating cash flows of $746 million for
fourth-quarter 2011 and $6.6 billion for the year 2011. These
amounts are net of working capital uses of $335 million for
fourth-quarter 2011 and $461 million for the year 2011.
Based on current sales volume and cost estimates and assuming
average prices of $3.50 per pound of copper, $1,600 per ounce of
gold and $13 per pound of molybdenum, FCX's consolidated operating
cash flows are estimated to approximate $4.7 billion for the year
2012, net of working capital uses of $0.8 billion. The impact of
price changes on operating cash flows would approximate $150
million for each $0.05 per pound change in the average price of
copper, $50 million for each $50 per ounce change in the average
price of gold and $90 million for each $2 per pound change in the
average price of molybdenum.
Capital expenditures, including capitalized interest, totaled
$785 million for fourth-quarter 2011 and $2.5 billion for the year
2011. FCX's capital expenditures are currently estimated to
approximate $4.0 billion for the year 2012, including $2.4 billion
for major projects and $1.6 billion for sustaining capital. Major
projects for 2012 primarily include underground development
activities at Grasberg, the expansion at Tenke Fungurume and the
concentrator expansion at Cerro Verde. FCX is also considering
additional investments at several of its sites. Capital spending
plans will continue to be reviewed and adjusted in response to
changes in market conditions and other factors.
CASH AND DEBT
At December 31, 2011, FCX had consolidated cash of
$4.8 billion. Net of noncontrolling interests' share, taxes and
other costs, cash available to the parent company totaled $3.9
billion as shown below (in billions):
December 31, 2011 Cash at domestic
companiesa $ 2.4 Cash at international operations 2.4 Total
consolidated cash and cash equivalents 4.8 Less: Noncontrolling
interests' share (0.8) Cash, net of noncontrolling interests' share
4.0 Less: Withholding taxes and other (0.1)
Net cash
available $ 3.9
a.
Includes cash at FCX's parent company and North America operations.
At December 31, 2011, FCX had $3.5 billion in debt.
FCX had no borrowings and $44 million of letters of credit issued
under its revolving credit facility resulting in total availability
of $1.5 billion at December 31, 2011. Since January 1,
2009, FCX has repaid $3.8 billion in debt resulting in estimated
annual interest savings of approximately $260 million based on
current interest rates.
FCX does not have significant debt maturities in the near term
(a total of $4 million through 2016); however, FCX may consider
opportunities to prepay debt in advance of scheduled maturities.
FCX has $3.0 billion in debt that is redeemable in whole or in
part, at its option, at make-whole redemption prices prior to April
2012, and afterwards at stated redemption prices.
FINANCIAL POLICY
FCX has a long-standing tradition of seeking to build
shareholder value through investing in projects with attractive
rates of return and returning cash to shareholders through common
stock dividends and share purchases. In addition to FCX's current
annual common stock dividend of $1.00 per share ($0.25 per share
quarterly), on June 1, 2011, FCX paid a supplemental common stock
dividend of $0.50 per share. For the year 2011, FCX paid common
stock dividends of $1.4 billion, which includes $474 million for
the supplemental dividend paid on June 1, 2011. FCX intends to
continue to maintain a strong financial position, invest
aggressively in attractive growth projects and provide cash returns
to shareholders. The Board will continue to review FCX's financial
policy on an ongoing basis.
WEBCAST INFORMATION
A conference call with securities analysts to discuss FCX's
fourth-quarter 2011 results is scheduled for today at 10:00 a.m.
Eastern Time. The conference call will be broadcast on the Internet
along with slides. Interested parties may listen to the conference
call live and view the slides by accessing “www.fcx.com.” A replay
of the webcast will be available through Friday,
February 17, 2012.
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FCX is a leading international mining company with headquarters
in Phoenix, Arizona. FCX operates large, long-lived, geographically
diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of
copper, gold and molybdenum. FCX has a dynamic portfolio of
operating, expansion and growth projects in the copper industry and
is the world's largest producer of molybdenum.
The company's portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals
district in Indonesia, significant mining operations in North and
South America, and the Tenke Fungurume minerals district in the
DRC. The Grasberg minerals district contains the largest single
recoverable copper reserve and the largest single gold reserve of
any mine in the world based on the latest available reserve data
provided by third-party industry consultants. Additional
information about FCX is available on FCX's website at
“www.fcx.com.”
Cautionary Statement and Regulation G Disclosure: This
press release contains forward-looking statements in which FCX
discusses its potential future performance. Forward-looking
statements are all statements other than statements of historical
facts, such as those statements regarding projected ore grades and
milling rates, projected production and sales volumes, projected
unit net cash costs, projected operating cash flows, projected
capital expenditures, exploration efforts and results, mine
production and development plans, the impact of deferred
intercompany profits on earnings, liquidity, other financial
commitments and tax rates, the impact of copper, gold, molybdenum
and cobalt price changes, reserve estimates, potential prepayments
of debt, future dividend payments and potential share purchases.
The words “anticipates,” “may,” “can,” “plans,” “believes,”
“estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “likely,” “will,”
“should,” “to be,” and any similar expressions are intended to
identify those assertions as forward-looking statements. The
declaration of dividends is at the discretion of FCX's Board of
Directors (the Board) and will depend on FCX's financial results,
cash requirements, future prospects, and other factors deemed
relevant by the Board. This press release also includes
forward-looking statements regarding mineralized material not
included in reserves. The mineralized material described in this
press release will not qualify as reserves until comprehensive
engineering studies establish their economic feasibility.
Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the estimated
mineralized material not included in reserves will become proven
and probable reserves.
FCX cautions readers that forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and its actual results may differ
materially from those anticipated, projected or assumed in the
forward-looking statements. Important factors that can cause FCX's
actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the
forward-looking statements include commodity prices, mine
sequencing, production rates, industry risks, regulatory changes,
political risks, the potential effects of violence in Indonesia,
the resolution of administrative disputes in the Democratic
Republic of Congo, weather- and climate-related risks, labor
relations, environmental risks, litigation results, currency
translation risks and other factors described in more detail under
the heading “Risk Factors” in FCX's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as updated by our
subsequent filings with the SEC.
Investors are cautioned that many of the assumptions on which
our forward-looking statements are based are likely to change after
our forward-looking statements are made, including for example
commodity prices, which we cannot control, and production volumes
and costs, some aspects of which we may or may not be able to
control. Further, we may make changes to our business plans that
could or will affect our results. We caution investors that we do
not intend to update our forward-looking statements more frequently
than quarterly notwithstanding any changes in our assumptions,
changes in our business plans, our actual experience or other
changes, and we undertake no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements.
This press release also contains certain financial measures such
as unit net cash (credits) costs per pound of copper and per pound
of molybdenum. As required by SEC Regulation G, reconciliations of
these measures to amounts reported in FCX's consolidated financial
statements are in the supplemental schedule, “Product Revenues and
Production Costs,” beginning on page VII, which is available on
FCX's website, “www.fcx.com.”
FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC. SELECTED
OPERATING DATA
Three Months Ended December 31, Production
Sales
COPPER
(millions of recoverable pounds)
2011 2010 2011 2010 (FCX's net interest in %)
North
America
Morenci (85%)a 131 116 132 98 Bagdad (100%) 49 55 49 45 Safford
(100%) 50 35 45 30 Sierrita (100%) 46 36 46 32 Miami (100%) 20 8 19
6 Tyrone (100%) 20 21 19 18 Chino (100%) 24 9 22 8 Other (100%) 1
1 1 1 Total North America 341 281
333 238
South
America
Cerro Verde (53.56%) 145 172 154 169 El Abra (51%) 88 76 93 77
Candelaria/Ojos del Salado (80%) 104 99 110 94
Total South America 337 347 357 340
Indonesia
Grasberg (90.64%)b 68 309 50 295
Africa
Tenke Fungurume (57.75%) 77 70 83 68
Consolidated 823 1,007
823 941 Less noncontrolling interests 170
195 179 192
Net 653
812 644 749 Consolidated
sales from mines 823 941 Purchased copper 38 39
Total
copper sales, including purchases 861 980
Average realized price per pound $ 3.42 $ 4.18
GOLD
(thousands of recoverable ounces)
(FCX's net interest in %) North America (100%) 4 3 2 1 South
America (80%) 28 25 29 24 Indonesia (90.64%)b 149 601
102 565
Consolidated 181 629
133 590 Less noncontrolling interests
20 62 15 58
Net 161
567 118 532 Consolidated
sales from mines 133 590 Purchased gold — —
Total gold
sales, including purchases 133 590 Average
realized price per ounce $ 1,656 $ 1,398
MOLYBDENUM (millions of recoverable
pounds)
(FCX's net interest in %) Henderson (100%) 8 10 N/A N/A North
America (100%) 8
a
7 N/A N/A Cerro Verde (53.56%) 2 2 N/A N/A
Consolidated 18 19 19
17 Less noncontrolling interests 1 1 1
1
Net 17 18 18
16 Consolidated sales from mines 19 17
Purchased molybdenum — —
Total molybdenum sales,
including purchases 19 17 Average
realized price per pound $ 15.08 $ 16.60
COBALT
(millions of contained pounds)
(FCX's net interest in %)
Consolidated - Tenke Fungurume
(57.75%)
7 6 6 7
Less noncontrolling interests 3 2 2 3
Net 4 4 4 4
Average realized price per pound $ 8.78 $ 10.46
a. Amounts are net of Morenci's 15 percent
joint venture partner's interest.
b. Amounts are net of Grasberg's joint
venture partner's interest, which varies in accordance with the
terms of the joint venture agreement.
FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC. SELECTED
OPERATING DATA (continued)
Years Ended December 31,
Production Sales
COPPER
(millions of recoverable pounds)
2011 2010 2011 2010 (FCX's net interest in %)
North
America
Morenci (85%)a 522 437 521 434 Bagdad (100%) 194 203 201 206
Safford (100%) 151 143 147 155 Sierrita (100%) 177 147 175 152
Miami (100%) 66 18 59 17 Tyrone (100%) 76 82 79 83 Chino (100%) 69
34 62 35 Other (100%) 3 3 3 3 Total North
America 1,258 1,067 1,247 1,085
South
America
Cerro Verde (53.56%) 647 668 657 654 El Abra (51%) 274 320 276 315
Candelaria/Ojos del Salado (80%) 385 366 389
366 Total South America 1,306 1,354 1,322
1,335
Indonesia
Grasberg (90.64%)b 846 1,222 846 1,214
Africa
Tenke Fungurume (57.75%) 281 265 283 262
Consolidated 3,691 3,908
3,698 3,896 Less noncontrolling interests 710
766 717 756
Net 2,981
3,142 2,981 3,140
Consolidated sales from mines 3,698 3,896 Purchased copper 223
182
Total copper sales, including purchases
3,921 4,078 Average realized price per
pound $ 3.86 $ 3.59
GOLD
(thousands of recoverable ounces)
(FCX's net interest in %) North America (100%) 10 7 7 5 South
America (80%) 101 93 101 93 Indonesia (90.64%)b 1,272 1,786
1,270 1,765
Consolidated 1,383
1,886 1,378 1,863 Less
noncontrolling interests 139 186 139 184
Net 1,244 1,700 1,239
1,679 Consolidated sales from mines 1,378
1,863 Purchased gold 1 1
Total gold sales, including
purchases 1,379 1,864 Average
realized price per ounce $ 1,583 $ 1,271
MOLYBDENUM (millions of recoverable
pounds)
(FCX's net interest in %) Henderson (100%) 38 40 N/A N/A North
America (100%) 35
a
25 N/A N/A Cerro Verde (53.56%) 10 7 N/A N/A
Consolidated 83 72 79
67 Less noncontrolling interests 5 3 4
3
Net 78 69 75
64 Consolidated sales from mines 79 67
Purchased molybdenum — 2
Total molybdenum sales,
including purchases 79 69 Average
realized price per pound $ 16.98 $ 16.47
COBALT
(millions of contained pounds)
(FCX's net interest in %)
Consolidated - Tenke Fungurume
(57.75%)
25 20 25
20 Less noncontrolling interests 11 8 10
8
Net 14 12 15
12 Average realized price per pound $ 9.99 $
10.95
a. Amounts are net of Morenci's 15 percent
joint venture partner's interest.
b. Amounts are net of Grasberg's joint
venture partner's interest, which varies in accordance with the
terms of the joint venture agreement.
FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC. SELECTED
OPERATING DATA (continued)
Three Months Ended Years
Ended December 31, December 31, 2011 2010 2011 2010
100% North
America Copper Mines
Solution
Extraction/Electrowinning (SX/EW) Operations
Leach ore placed in stockpiles (metric tons per day) 1,019,500
692,700 888,300 648,800 Average copper ore grade (percent) 0.23
0.23 0.24 0.24 Copper production (millions of recoverable pounds)
219 183 801 746
Mill
Operations
Ore milled (metric tons per day) 230,700 208,500 222,800 189,200
Average ore grades (percent): Copper 0.39 0.35 0.38 0.32 Molybdenum
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 Copper recovery rate (percent) 81.5 82.6 83.1
83.0 Production (millions of recoverable pounds): Copper 145 118
549 398 Molybdenum 8 7 35 25
100% South America
Mining
SX/EW
Operations
Leach ore placed in stockpiles (metric tons per day) 232,500
289,800 245,200 268,800 Average copper ore grade (percent) 0.60
0.38 0.50 0.41 Copper production (millions of recoverable pounds)
125 119 439 504
Mill
Operations
Ore milled (metric tons per day) 179,900 193,800 189,200 188,800
Average ore grades: Copper (percent) 0.69 0.67 0.66 0.65 Gold
(grams per metric ton) 0.14 0.12 0.12 0.10 Molybdenum (percent)
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 Copper recovery rate (percent) 88.5 90.2 89.6
90.0 Production (recoverable): Copper (millions of pounds) 212 228
867 850 Gold (thousands of ounces) 28 25 101 93 Molybdenum
(millions of pounds) 2 2 10 7
100% Indonesia Mining
Ore milled (metric tons per day) 71,800 234,300 166,100 230,200
Average ore grades: Copper (percent) 0.65 0.88 0.79 0.85 Gold
(grams per metric ton) 1.09 1.17 0.93 0.90 Recovery rates
(percent): Copper 88.9 88.9 88.3 88.9 Gold 80.5 84.1 81.2 81.7
Production (recoverable): Copper (millions of pounds) 79 355 882
1,330 Gold (thousands of ounces) 183 666 1,444 1,964
100%
Africa Mining Ore milled (metric tons per day) 11,900 11,100
11,100 10,300 Average ore grades (percent): Copper 3.40 3.40 3.41
3.51 Cobalt 0.38 0.40 0.40 0.40 Copper recovery rate (percent) 93.8
92.6 92.5 91.4 Production (millions of pounds): Copper
(recoverable) 77 70 281 265 Cobalt (contained) 7 6 25 20
100% Henderson Molybdenum Mine Ore milled (metric tons per
day) 19,300 22,800 22,300 22,900 Average molybdenum ore grade
(percent) 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.25 Molybdenum production (millions of
recoverable pounds) 8 10 38 40
FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER &
GOLD INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Years Ended December 31, December 31, 2011 2010
2011 2010 (In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts) Revenues $ 4,162
a
$ 5,603
a
$ 20,880
a
$ 18,982
a
Cost of sales: Production and delivery 2,394 2,101 9,898 8,335
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 266 248
1,022 1,036 Total cost of sales 2,660 2,349 10,920
9,371 Selling, general and administrative expenses 92 104 415 381
Exploration and research expenses 77 39 271 143 Environmental
obligations and shutdown costs 36 14 134 19
Total costs and expenses 2,865 2,506 11,740
9,914 Operating income 1,297
b
3,097
b
9,140
b
9,068
b
Interest expense, net (62 )
c
(92 )
c
(312 )
c
(462 )
c
Losses on early extinguishment of debt — (4 ) (68 ) (81 ) Other
income (expense), net 18 (15 ) 58 (13 )
Income before income taxes and equity in
affiliated companies' net earnings
1,253 2,986 8,818 8,512 Provision for income taxes (389 ) (1,027 )
(3,087 ) (2,983 ) Equity in affiliated companies' net earnings 2
5 16 15 Net income 866 1,964 5,747
5,544 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (226 )
(415 ) (1,187 ) (1,208 ) Preferred dividends —
d
—
d
—
d
(63 ) Net income attributable to FCX common stockholders $ 640
a,b
$ 1,549
a,b
$ 4,560
a,b
$ 4,273
a,b
Net income per share attributable to FCX common
stockholders: Basic $ 0.67 $ 1.64
e
$ 4.81 $ 4.67
e
Diluted $ 0.67 $ 1.63
e
$ 4.78 $ 4.57
e
Weighted-average common shares outstanding: Basic 948
943
e
947 915
e
Diluted 953 953
e
955 949
e
Dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.25 $
0.75
e
$ 1.50 $ 1.125
e
a.
Includes favorable (unfavorable) adjustments to provisionally
priced copper sales recognized in prior periods totaling $125
million ($56 million to net income attributable to common
stockholders) in fourth-quarter 2011, $186 million ($79 million to
net income attributable to common stockholders) in fourth-quarter
2010, $(12) million ($(5) million to net income attributable to
common stockholders) for the year 2011 and $(24) million ($(10)
million to net income attributable to common stockholders) for the
year 2010.
b.
FCX defers recognizing profits on intercompany sales until final
sales to third parties occur. Changes in these deferrals
attributable to variability in intercompany volumes resulted in net
increases (reductions) of $116 million ($57 million to net income
attributable to common stockholders) in fourth-quarter 2011, $(15)
million ($(1) million to net income attributable to common
stockholders) in fourth-quarter 2010, $283 million ($139 million to
net income attributable to common stockholders) for the year 2011
and $(137) million ($(67) million to net income attributable to
common stockholders) for the year 2010.
c.
Consolidated interest expense, before capitalized interest, totaled
$96 million in fourth-quarter 2011, $119 million in fourth-quarter
2010, $421 million for the year 2011 and $528 million for the year
2010. Lower interest expense in the 2011 periods primarily reflects
the impact of debt repayments during 2010 and 2011.
d.
During 2010, FCX's 63/4% Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock
automatically converted into shares of FCX common stock; as a
result, FCX no longer has requirements to pay preferred dividends.
e.
Amounts have been adjusted to reflect the February 1, 2011,
two-for-one stock split.
FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER
& GOLD INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited) December 31,
December 31, 2011 2010 (In Millions) ASSETS Current assets: Cash
and cash equivalents $ 4,822 $ 3,738 Trade accounts receivable 892
2,132 Other accounts receivable 250 293 Inventories: Materials and
supplies, net 1,354 1,169 Product 1,316 1,409 Mill and leach
stockpiles 1,199 856 Other current assets 214 254
Total current assets 10,047 9,851 Property, plant, equipment and
development costs, net 18,449 16,785 Long-term mill and leach
stockpiles 1,686 1,425 Long-term receivables 675 200 Intangible
assets, net 325 328 Other assets 888 797 Total assets
$ 32,070 $ 29,386 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $
2,252 $ 2,441 Dividends payable 240 240 Current portion of
reclamation and environmental obligations 236 207 Accrued income
taxes 163 648 Rio Tinto's share of joint venture cash flows 45 132
Current portion of debt 4 95 Total current
liabilities 2,940 3,763 Long-term debt, less current portion 3,533
4,660 Deferred income taxes 3,255 2,873 Reclamation and
environmental obligations, less current portion 2,138 2,071 Other
liabilities 1,651 1,459 Total liabilities 13,517
14,826 Equity: FCX stockholders' equity: Common stock 107 107
Capital in excess of par value 19,007 18,751
Retained earnings (accumulated
deficit)
546 (2,590 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (465 ) (323 )
Common stock held in treasury (3,553 ) (3,441 ) Total FCX
stockholders' equity 15,642 12,504 Noncontrolling interests 2,911
2,056 Total equity 18,553 14,560 Total
liabilities and equity $ 32,070 $ 29,386
FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC. CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) Years
Ended December 31, 2011 2010 (In Millions)
Cash flow from operating activities: Net income $ 5,747 $ 5,544
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities: Depreciation, depletion and amortization
1,022 1,036 Stock-based compensation 117 121 Charges for
reclamation and environmental obligations, including accretion 208
167 Payments of reclamation and environmental obligations (170 )
(196 ) Losses on early extinguishment of debt 68 81 Deferred income
taxes 523 286 Increase in long-term mill and leach stockpiles (262
) (103 ) Changes in other assets and liabilities
(76
) 79 Other, net
(96
) 92 (Increases) decreases in working capital: Accounts receivable
1,246 (680 ) Inventories (431 ) (593 ) Other current assets (57 )
(24 ) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (387 ) 331 Accrued
income and other taxes (832 ) 132 Net cash provided by
operating activities 6,620 6,273 Cash flow
from investing activities: Capital expenditures: North America
copper mines (495 ) (233 ) South America (603 ) (470 ) Indonesia
(648 ) (436 ) Africa (193 ) (100 ) Molybdenum (461 ) (89 ) Other
(134 ) (84 ) Investment in McMoRan Exploration Co. 25 (500 ) Other,
net (26 ) 43 Net cash used in investing activities (2,535 )
(1,869 ) Cash flow from financing activities: Proceeds from
debt 48 70 Repayments of debt (1,313 ) (1,724 ) Cash dividends and
distributions paid: Common stock (1,423 ) (885 ) Preferred stock —
(95 ) Noncontrolling interests (391 ) (816 ) Contributions from
noncontrolling interests 62 28 Net proceeds from stock-based awards
3 81 Excess tax benefit from stock-based awards 23 19 Other, net
(10 ) — Net cash used in financing activities (3,001 )
(3,322 ) Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 1,084
1,082 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 3,738
2,656 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 4,822
$ 3,738
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