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Freeport-mcmoran — Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold — Deutsche Bank 2012 Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference

25 slides from Freeport-mcmoran's conference presentation, Jun 14, 2012

  1. Slide 1: Deutsche Bank 2012 Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference

    Deutsche Bank 2012 Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference Kathleen L. Quirk Executive Vice President & CFO June 14, 2012 www.fcx.com CONNECTING THE FUTURE®

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary Statement

    Cautionary Statement This presentation contains forward-looking statements in which we discuss factors we believe may affect our potential future performance. Forward- looking statements are all statements other than statements of historical facts, such as statements regarding projected ore grades a

  3. Slide 3: Connecting the Future: 2011 Annual Report Highlights

    “Connecting the Future” 2011 Annual Report Highlights  Global Leader in Production of Copper, Gold and Molybdenum  Well Situated to Meet Growing Demand for Metals  Geographically Diverse  Long-Lived Reserves  Growing Production Profile  Strong Financial Position  Environmentally Responsible 

  4. Slide 4: FCX's Global Footprint

    FCX’s Global Footprint Major Mine Operations & Development Projects All major assets majority-controlled and operated North America1 Reserves Copper Cu 40.6 bn lbs Mo 2.71 bn lbs Copper/Gold/Silver Sales Molybdenum Cu 1.3 bn lbs Mo 81 mm lbs2 Cobalt Grasberg (90.64%) Reserves Cu 31.6 bn lbs Au 32.2

  5. Slide 5: World's Leading Copper Producers

    World’s Leading Copper Producers Top 10 Copper Producers (2012e) (000 t) 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Codelco FCX BHP Billiton Xstrata Anglo Southern Rio Tinto KGHM Antofagasta RAO Norilsk American Copper ____________________ Source: Brook Hunt 1Q12 Report. Rankings based on

  6. Slide 6: Markets

    Markets 2,500 500 2,000 400 000’s Metric Tons Cents Per Pound 1,500 300 LME Copper Price 1,000 200 500 100 LME & COMEX Exchange Stocks* 0 0 Jan- Jul- Jan- Jul- Jan- Jul- Jan- Jul- Jan- Jul- Jan- Jul- Jan- Jul- Jan- Jul- Jan- Jul- Jan- 03 03 04 04 05 05 06 06 07 07 08 08 09 09 10 10 11 11 12 *LME and

  7. Slide 7: Copper Market Commentary

    Copper Market Commentary  China Remains Important Demand Driver  Positive Growth in U.S.  Sovereign Debt Issues & Uncertain Environment Impacting European Demand  Global Inventories Remain Relatively Low  Ongoing Supply Constraints 7

  8. Slide 8: World Class Copper Discoveries Are Extremely Rare

    World Class Copper Discoveries Are Extremely Rare Recoverable Copper Reserves 2012e Copper Production Million metric tons Thousand metric tons 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Grasberg Complex - 1988 Escondida - 1979 KGHM Polish Copper - 1957 Chuquicamata - 1910 Escondida - 1979 Los Br

  9. Slide 9: Value Creation Focus

    Value Creation Focus INVESTMENT CASH MINERAL RESERVE IN ATTRACTIVE PRODUCTION FLOWS/ RESOURCES ADDITIONS DEVELOPMENT GROWTH RETURNS PROJECTS FCX Copper Resources at 12/31/2011 Recoverable Reserves (a) 120 bn lbs Mineralized Material (contained) (b) 115 bn lbs Total Reserves (a) & Mineralized Materia

  10. Slide 10: Copper Reserves & Mineralized Material

    Copper Reserves & Mineralized Material as of 12/31/11 billion lbs of copper 12/31/11 235 Mineralized Material (b) by Geographical Region Mineralized 115 Material (b) billion (contained copper) lbs North 120 at $2.20 Cu price America 54% South Indonesia America Reserves 17% 17% 12% at $2.00 Cu price

  11. Slide 11: Highly Attractive Brownfield Development Projects

    Highly Attractive Brownfield Development Projects North America • Morenci Under Expansion in Development* progress 225 mm lbs Cu • Sulphide Potential Expansions ~800 mm lbs Cu South America Grasberg Tenke Fungurume Under • Large Scale Under Cerro Verde Under • Oxide • Underground Development** Devel

  12. Slide 12: Portfolio of World Scale Mines

    Portfolio of World Scale Mines Positive Exploration Results – “Big Mines Get Bigger” Mines with Potential Capacity for 1 billion lbs of copper per annum* Morenci Tenke Grasberg Fungurume Cerro Verde El Abra * Grasberg currently producing over 1 bln lbs/annum, Morenci & Cerro Verde in development to

  13. Slide 13: Americas Growth Outlook

    Americas Growth Outlook Copper Production billion lbs per year 3.5 Potential Projects under review 2.9 Cerro Verde Expansion 2.6 Morenci 2.4 Expansion Chino Restart Morenci Mill Exp. #2 El Abra ~1.5 Ajo Mill bln lbs Lone Twin Star Buttes/ Sierrita 2010 2012e 2014e 2016e e = estimate. See Cautionary

  14. Slide 14: Africa Growth Outlook

    Africa Growth Outlook Copper Production ?? billion lbs per year Phase 4 Expansion 0.6 Phase 3 0.4 Oxides Expansion Phase 2 0.3 Expansion 0.15 2009 2012e 2014e Potential with Potential additional with Sulfides oxide e = estimate. See Cautionary Statement. 14

  15. Slide 15: Grasberg BC & DMLZ Underground Mine Development

    Grasberg BC & DMLZ Underground Mine Development • Completed significant development on access to underground ore bodies • Completed 55 km of development for Grasberg BC & 20 km for DMLZ • Key development activities include work on ore flow systems & Grasberg BC shaft • Development capital* of $6.4 b

  16. Slide 16: Financial Benefits to Indonesia

    Financial Benefits to Indonesia ($ billions)  Contributed Over $60 Billion to National GDP in Total Since 1992  Planning Over $15 Billion in New Investments  Largest Private Employer in Papua and One of the Largest Taxpayers in Indonesia Last (2) 2010 2011 5 Years  Direct Benefits (1) Taxes $1.5

  17. Slide 17: Climax Molybdenum Start-Up

    Climax Molybdenum Start-Up  Start-up in March 2012  Construction essentially complete with commissioning on-going in 2Q12*  Ramp up to 20mm lbs/yr during 2013 SAG Mill Start-up  Depending on market conditions, First Concentrate Climax may increase to 30mm lbs/yr * ~$700mm in costs incurred throu

  18. Slide 18: 2012 Outlook

    2012 Outlook  Sales Outlook: • Copper: 3.7 Billion lbs. • Gold: 1.1 Million ozs. • Molybdenum: 81 Million lbs.  Unit Net Cash Cost(1): • $1.43/lb in 2012e • Reflects Impact of Lower Volumes at Grasberg • Costs in Future Years Expected to Decline with Higher Volumes  Operating Cash Flows(2): • ~$4

  19. Slide 19: Near-Term Sales Profile

    Near-Term Sales Profile Copper Sales (billion lbs) Gold Sales (million ozs) 5.0+ 2 1.6 1.7 5 1.4 4.5 4.3 1.1 1 4 3.7 3.7 0 2011 2012e 2013e 2014e 3 ____________________ Note: Consolidated gold sales include approximately 139k ozs in 2011, 115k ozs in 2012e, 160k ozs in 2013e, and 170k ozs in 2014e f

  20. Slide 20: 2012 Operating Estimates

    2012 Operating Estimates 2012e Unit Production Costs (per pound of copper) North South America America Indonesia Africa Consolidated Cash Unit Costs (1) Site Production & Delivery (2) $1.92 $1.58 $2.98 $1.50 $2.00 By-product Credits (0.35) (0.30) (2.20) (0.45) (0.74) Treatment Charges 0.11 0.16 0.20

  21. Slide 21: EBITDA and Cash Flow at Various Copper Prices

    EBITDA and Cash Flow at Various Copper Prices Average EBITDA* ($1,200 Gold & $12 Molybdenum) $12 (US$ billions) $9 $6 $3 $0 Cu $3.00/lb Cu $3.50/lb Cu $4.00/lb Average Operating Cash Flow (excluding Working Capital changes)* ($1,200 Gold & $12 Molybdenum) $10 (US$ billions) $8 $6 $4 $2 $0 Cu $3.00/l

  22. Slide 22: Capital Expenditures

    Capital Expenditures (1) Major Projects All Other (US$ billions) $5 $4.3 $4.2 $4 1.6 1.3 $3 $2.5 $2 1.1 (4) 2.7 (3) 2.9 $1 (2) 1.4 $0 2011 2012e 2013e (1) Capital expenditure estimates include projects in progress. Project spending will continue to be reviewed and revised subject to market condition

  23. Slide 23: Balance Sheet

    Balance Sheet (US$ billions)  Significant Liquidity $20 $17.6 (1)  Strong Credit Metrics $15  Investment Grade Rated by S&P, Moody’s, Fitch Total Debt $10 $7.4 $5 $3.5 $0 At Time of PD Acquisition in 12/31/08 3/31/12 March 2007 Consolidated Cash $3.4 $0.9 $4.5 Net Debt/(Cash) $14.2 $6.5 $(1.0) Mo

  24. Slide 24: Financial Policy

    Financial Policy  Maintain Strong Balance Sheet & Liquidity Position  Invest in Attractive Growth Projects/Capital Discipline  Board Action Increased Common Stock Dividend Rate: $1.25/Share per Annum  Board to Review Financial Policy on an Ongoing Basis 24

  25. Slide 25: FCX Investment Summary

    FCX Investment Summary  World’s Premier Publicly Traded Copper Company  World’s Largest Molybdenum Producer & Significant Gold Producer  Long-lived Reserves, Geographically Diverse Operations  Flexible Operating Structure Can Respond to Varying Market Conditions  Significant Reserve Growth 25

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