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Grasberg ethics slap, royalty hike, state control tussle can't stop Freeport's upward march

Frik Els | September 28, 2012 | 7:22 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Asia Copper Gold 

On Friday, New Zealand's public pension announced fund that it has pulled out its investment, worth more than $1 million, from Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX) over concerns about allegations of human rights violations faced by the company at its...

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