Freeport-McMoRan Plans $4.5 Billion Expansion at Arizona Copper Mine
The planned expansion and modernization at Freeport-McMoRan’s Bagdad mine would more than double its mining and milling rates, the company said Wednesday.
By Kelly CloonanFreeport-McMoRan is planning a $4.5 billion expansion and modernization project at its Bagdad copper and molybdenum mine in northwest Arizona.Freeport said Wednesday the effort would more than double Bagdad's mining and milling rates, and position it as the second-largest copper min…