Freeport-Mcmoran Inc 10-Q for FY2024 Q1
Freeport-Mcmoran Inc (FCX)
10-Q
2024-05-08
For: 2024-03-31
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About this 10-Q
Freeport-Mcmoran Inc filed this 10-Q on May 8, 2024, covering the quarter ended March 31, 2024 (FY2024 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2024, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $6.32B
- up 17.3% from $5.39B a year earlier
- Net income
- $1.16B
- up 10.8% from net income of $1.05B a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.32
- down 30.4% from $0.46 a year earlier
United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark one)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 001-11307-01
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☑ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☑ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☑ No
On April 30, 2024, there were issued and outstanding 1,436,489,977 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.10 per share.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Financial Statements.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| (In Millions) | |||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable | |||||||||||
| Income and other tax receivables | |||||||||||
| Inventories: | |||||||||||
| Product | |||||||||||
| Materials and supplies, net | |||||||||||
| Mill and leach stockpiles | |||||||||||
| Other current assets | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Property, plant, equipment and mine development costs, net | |||||||||||
| Long-term mill and leach stockpiles | |||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accrued income taxes | |||||||||||
| Current portion of debt | |||||||||||
| Current portion of environmental and asset retirement obligations | |||||||||||
| Dividends payable | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt, less current portion | |||||||||||
| Environmental and asset retirement obligations, less current portion | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||
| Other liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
| Equity: | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||
| Common stock | |||||||||||
| Capital in excess of par value | |||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Common stock held in treasury | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Total equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production and delivery | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exploration and research expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Environmental obligations and shutdown costs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes and equity in affiliated companies’ net earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in affiliated companies’ net earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share attributable to common stockholders: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends declared per share of common stock | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In Millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income, net of taxes: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defined benefit plans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of unrecognized amounts included in net periodic benefit costs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange (losses) gains | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| (In Millions) | ||||||||||||||
| Cash flow from operating activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | ||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||||||||
| Net charges for environmental and asset retirement obligations, including accretion | ||||||||||||||
| Payments for environmental and asset retirement obligations | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Net charges for defined pension and postretirement plans | ||||||||||||||
| Pension plan contributions | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ||||||||||||||
| Change in deferred profit on PT Freeport Indonesia’s sales to PT Smelting | ( | |||||||||||||
| Charges for social investment programs at PT Freeport Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
| Payments for social investment programs at PT Freeport Indonesia | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Other, net | ( | |||||||||||||
Changes in working capital and other: | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | |||||||||||||
| Inventories | ( | |||||||||||||
| Other current assets | ( | |||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Accrued income taxes and timing of other tax payments | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||||||||
| Cash flow from investing activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures: | ||||||||||||||
| North America copper mines | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| South America operations | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia mining | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia smelter projects | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Molybdenum mines | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Other | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Loans to PT Smelting for expansion | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of assets and other, net | ( | |||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Cash flow from financing activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from debt | ||||||||||||||
| Repayments of debt | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Cash dividends and distributions paid: | ||||||||||||||
| Common stock | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | ( | |||||||||||||
| Contributions from noncontrolling interests | ||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from exercised stock options | ||||||||||||||
| Payments for withholding of employee taxes related to stock-based awards | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | ( | |||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (Unaudited)
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31
| Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Accum-ulated Deficit | Accumu- lated Other Compre- hensive Loss | Common Stock Held in Treasury | Total Stock-holders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | At Par Value | Capital in Excess of Par Value | Number of Shares | At Cost | Non- controlling Interests | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In Millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercised and issued stock-based awards | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation, including the tender of shares | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | — | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Accum-ulated Deficit | Accumu- lated Other Compre- hensive Loss | Common Stock Held in Treasury | Total Stock-holders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | At Par Value | Capital in Excess of Par Value | Number of Shares | At Cost | Non- controlling Interests | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In Millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercised and issued stock-based awards | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation, including the tender of shares | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends | — | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1. GENERAL INFORMATION
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (U.S.). Therefore, this information should be read in conjunction with Freeport-McMoRan Inc.’s (FCX) consolidated financial statements and notes contained in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (2023 Form 10-K). The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods reported. All such adjustments are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024. Dollar amounts in tables are stated in millions, except per share amounts.
Attribution of PT Freeport Indonesia’s Net Income or Loss. As discussed in Note 3 of FCX’s 2023 Form 10-K, beginning January 1, 2023, the attribution of PT Freeport Indonesia’s (PT-FI) net income or loss is based on equity ownership percentages (48.76 % for FCX, 26.24 % for PT Mineral Industri Indonesia (MIND ID) and 25.00 % for PT Indonesia Papua Metal Dan Mineral) with certain exceptions, as contemplated by the economics replacement agreement in the PT-FI shareholders agreement.
As further discussed in Note 4, during first-quarter 2024, PT-FI recorded net credits of $215 million associated with the closure of its 2021 corporate income tax audit and resolution of the framework for disputed tax matters. PT-FI’s net income and cash dividends associated with the settlement of this historical tax matter that originated before December 31, 2022, were attributed approximately 81 % to FCX.
As discussed in Note 3 of FCX’s 2023 Form 10-K, because PT-FI did not achieve the Gold Target during the Initial Period (as defined in the PT-FI shareholders agreement), PT-FI’s net income and cash dividends associated with the sale of approximately 190,000 ounces of gold during 2023 were attributed approximately 81 % to FCX.
Subsequent Events. FCX evaluated events after March 31, 2024, and through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued and determined any events and transactions occurring during this period that would require recognition or disclosure are appropriately addressed in these consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2. EARNINGS PER SHARE
FCX calculates its basic net income per share of common stock under the two-class method and calculates its diluted net income per share of common stock using the more dilutive of the two-class method or the treasury-stock method. Basic net income per share of common stock was computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders (after deducting accumulated dividends and undistributed earnings to participating securities) by the weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share of common stock was calculated by including the basic weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding adjusted for the effects of all potential dilutive shares of common stock, unless their effect would be antidilutive.
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Reconciliations of net income and weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding for purposes of calculating basic and diluted net income per share follow:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undistributed dividends and earnings allocated to participating securities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add shares issuable upon exercise or vesting of dilutive stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share attributable to common stockholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE 3. INVENTORIES, INCLUDING LONG-TERM MILL AND LEACH STOCKPILES
The components of inventories follow:
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Current inventories: | ||||||||||||||
| Raw materials (primarily copper concentrate) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Work-in-process | ||||||||||||||
| Finished goods | ||||||||||||||
| Total product | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Total materials and supplies, neta | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Mill stockpiles | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Leach stockpiles | ||||||||||||||
| Total current mill and leach stockpiles | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Long-term inventories: | ||||||||||||||
| Mill stockpiles | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Leach stockpiles | ||||||||||||||
Total long-term mill and leach stockpilesb | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
a.Materials and supplies inventory was net of obsolescence reserves totaling $48 million at March 31, 2024, and $41 million at December 31, 2023.
b.Estimated metals in stockpiles not expected to be recovered within the next 12 months.
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NOTE 4. INCOME TAXES
Geographic sources of FCX’s (provision) benefit for income taxes follow:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| U.S. | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||
| International | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||
FCX’s consolidated effective income tax rate is a function of the various rates in the jurisdictions where it operates and was 31 % for first-quarter 2024, including a net benefit of $182 million related to closure of PT-FI’s 2021 corporate income tax audit and resolution of the framework for Indonesia disputed tax matters (see below for further discussion), and was 32 % for first-quarter 2023. At current copper prices, FCX expects its U.S. jurisdiction to generate net losses for the year 2024 that will not result in a realized tax benefit; accordingly, applicable accounting rules require FCX to adjust its estimated annual effective tax rate to exclude the impact of U.S. net losses.
Indonesia Tax Matters. During first-quarter 2024, in conjunction with closure of PT-FI’s 2021 corporate income tax audit and resolution of the framework for disputed tax matters, PT-FI recorded net credits of $215 million, including $199 million to provision for income taxes, $8 million to production and delivery and $8 million to interest expense, net. In addition, FCX recognized a charge of $17 million to provision for income taxes related to withholding taxes and a credit of $26 million in other income, net associated with the reduction in the related accrual to indemnify MIND ID from potential losses arising from historical tax disputes.
Resolution of the framework for disputed tax matters also resulted in a decrease of unrecognized tax benefits of $276 million and a decrease of $43 million in related interest and penalties, as well as a decrease in contingencies related to Indonesia tax matters of $179 million, including a $35 million decrease associated with penalties and interest. Refer to Notes 11 and 12 of FCX’s 2023 Form 10-K for further discussion.
U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The provisions of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) became applicable to FCX on January 1, 2023. The Act includes, among other provisions, a new Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT) of 15% on the adjusted financial statement income (AFSI) of corporations with average AFSI exceeding $1.0 billion over a three-year period. FCX has made interpretations of certain provisions of the Act, and based on these interpretations, determined that the provisions of the Act did not impact FCX’s financial results for first-quarter 2024 or for the year 2023.
Although the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published guidance in 2023 that provided some additional clarity on these rules, regulations are yet to be published and uncertainty remains regarding the application of the CAMT. Future guidance released by the Treasury may differ from FCX’s interpretations of the Act, which could be material and may further limit FCX’s ability to realize future benefits from its U.S. net operating losses.
Pillar Two of the Global Anti-Base Erosion Rules. In December 2021, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a framework for Pillar Two of the Global Anti-Base Erosion Rules, which was designed to coordinate participating jurisdictions in updating the international tax system to ensure that large multinational companies pay a minimum level of income tax. Recommendations from the OECD regarding a global minimum income tax and other changes are being considered and/or implemented in jurisdictions where FCX operates. At current metals market prices, FCX believes enactment of the recommended framework in jurisdictions where it operates will result in minimal impacts to its financial results in the near term.
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NOTE 5. DEBT AND EQUITY
The components of debt follow:
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Senior notes and debentures: | ||||||||||||||
| Issued by FCX | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Issued by PT-FI | ||||||||||||||
| Issued by Freeport Minerals Corporation | ||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||
| Total debt | ||||||||||||||
| Less current portion of debt | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Revolving Credit Facilities.
FCX and PT-FI have a $3.0 billion, unsecured revolving credit facility that matures in October 2027. Under the terms of the revolving credit facility, FCX may obtain loans and issue letters of credit in an aggregate amount of up to $3.0 billion, with letters of credit issuance limited to $1.5 billion and PT-FI’s capacity limited to $500 million. At March 31, 2024, FCX had $7 million in letters of credit issued under its revolving credit facility.
PT-FI has a $1.75 billion, unsecured revolving credit facility that matures in November 2028 and Cerro Verde has a $350 million, unsecured revolving credit facility that matures in May 2027.
At March 31, 2024, FCX, PT-FI and Cerro Verde had no
Interest Expense, Net. Consolidated interest costs (before capitalization) totaled $175 million in first-quarter 2024 and $207 million in first-quarter 2023, which included $25 million associated with Cerro Verde’s contested tax rulings issued by the Peru Supreme Court in first-quarter 2023.
Capitalized interest added to property, plant, equipment and mine development costs, net, totaled $86 million in first-quarter 2024 and $56 million in first-quarter 2023. The increase in capitalized interest costs in first-quarter 2024 compared to first-quarter 2023, primarily resulted from increased construction and development costs for projects in process, primarily at the Manyar smelter and precious metals refinery in Indonesia (collectively, the Indonesia smelter projects).
Share Repurchase Program and Dividends. FCX currently has $3.2 billion available for repurchases under its share repurchase program.
On March 27, 2024, FCX’s Board of Directors (Board) declared cash dividends totaling $0.15 per share on its common stock (including a $0.075 per share quarterly base cash dividend and a $0.075 per share quarterly variable, performance-based cash dividend), which were paid on May 1, 2024, to common stockholders of record as of April 15, 2024.
The declaration and payment of dividends (base or variable) and timing and amount of any share repurchases are at the discretion of FCX’s Board and management, respectively, and are subject to a number of factors, including not exceeding FCX’s net debt target, capital availability, FCX’s financial results, cash requirements, global economic conditions, changes in laws, contractual restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by FCX’s Board or management, as applicable. FCX’s share repurchase program may be modified, increased, suspended or terminated at any time at the Board’s discretion.
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NOTE 6. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FCX does not purchase, hold or sell derivative financial instruments unless there is an existing asset or obligation, or it anticipates a future activity that is likely to occur and will result in exposure to market risks, which FCX intends to offset or mitigate. FCX does not enter into any derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes but has entered into derivative financial instruments in limited instances to achieve specific objectives. These objectives principally relate to managing risks associated with commodity price changes, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.
Commodity Contracts. From time to time, FCX has entered into derivative contracts to hedge the market risk associated with fluctuations in the prices of commodities it purchases and sells. Derivative financial instruments used by FCX to manage its risks do not contain credit risk-related contingent provisions.
A discussion of FCX’s derivative contracts and programs follows.
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments - Fair Value Hedges.
Copper Futures and Swap Contracts. Some of FCX’s U.S. copper rod and cathode customers request a fixed market price instead of the Commodity Exchange Inc. (COMEX) average copper price in the month of shipment. FCX hedges this price exposure in a manner that allows it to receive the COMEX average price in the month of shipment while the customers pay the fixed price they requested. FCX accomplishes this by entering into copper futures or swap contracts. Hedging gains or losses from these copper futures and swap contracts are recorded in revenues. FCX did not have any significant gains or losses resulting from hedge ineffectiveness during first-quarter 2024 or 2023. At March 31, 2024, FCX held copper futures and swap contracts that qualified for hedge accounting for 91 million pounds at an average contract price of $3.90 per pound, with maturities through December 2025.
Summary of Gains (Losses). A summary of realized and unrealized gains (losses) recognized in revenues for derivative financial instruments related to commodity contracts that are designated and qualify as fair value hedge transactions, including on the related hedged item follows:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper futures and swap contracts: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gains (losses): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative financial instruments | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedged item – firm sales commitments | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Realized gains: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matured derivative financial instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments.
Embedded Derivatives. Certain FCX sales contracts provide for provisional pricing primarily based on the London Metal Exchange (LME) copper price or the COMEX copper price and the London Bullion Market Association (London) gold price at the time of shipment as specified in the contract. FCX receives market prices based on prices in the specified future month, which results in price fluctuations recorded in revenues until the date of settlement.
FCX records revenues and invoices customers at the time of shipment based on then-current LME or COMEX copper prices and the London gold price as specified in the contracts, which results in an embedded derivative (i.e., a pricing mechanism that is finalized after the time of delivery) that is required to be bifurcated from the host contract. The host contract is the sale of the metals contained in the concentrate, cathode or anode slimes at the then-current LME copper, COMEX copper or London gold prices. FCX applies the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception in accordance with derivatives and hedge accounting guidance to the host contract in its concentrate, cathode and anode slime sales agreements since these contracts do not allow for net settlement and always result in physical delivery. The embedded derivative does not qualify for hedge accounting and is adjusted to fair value through earnings each period, using the period-end LME or COMEX copper forward prices and the adjusted London gold price, until the date of final pricing. Similarly, FCX purchases copper under contracts that provide for provisional pricing. Mark-to-market price fluctuations from these embedded derivatives are recorded through the settlement date and are reflected in revenues for sales contracts and in inventory for purchase contracts.
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A summary of FCX’s embedded derivatives at March 31, 2024, follows:
| Open Positions | Average Price Per Unit | Maturities Through | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contract | Market | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded derivatives in provisional sales contracts: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper (millions of pounds) | $ | $ | August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold (thousands of ounces) | July 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded derivatives in provisional purchase contracts: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper (millions of pounds) | July 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Copper Forward Contracts. Atlantic Copper, FCX’s wholly owned smelting and refining unit in Spain, enters into copper forward contracts designed to hedge its copper price risk whenever its physical purchases and sales pricing periods do not match. These economic hedge transactions are intended to hedge against changes in copper prices, with the mark-to-market hedging gains or losses recorded in production and delivery costs. At March 31, 2024, Atlantic Copper held net copper forward sales contracts for 49 million pounds at an average contract price of $3.94 per pound, with maturities through May 2024.
Summary of Gains (Losses). A summary of realized and unrealized gains (losses) recognized in operating income for commodity contracts that do not qualify as hedge transactions, including embedded derivatives, follows:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales contracts:a | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold and other metals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Copper forward contractsb | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
a.Amounts recorded in revenues.
b.Amounts recorded in cost of sales as production and delivery costs.
Unsettled Derivative Financial Instruments.
A summary of the fair values of unsettled commodity derivative financial instruments follows:
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Commodity Derivative Assets: | ||||||||||||||
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | ||||||||||||||
| Copper futures and swap contracts | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | ||||||||||||||
| Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts | ||||||||||||||
| Copper forward contracts | ||||||||||||||
| Total derivative assets | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Commodity Derivative Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | ||||||||||||||
| Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts | ||||||||||||||
| Copper forward contracts | ||||||||||||||
| Total derivative liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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FCX’s commodity contracts have netting arrangements with counterparties with which the right of offset exists, and it is FCX’s policy to generally offset balances by contract on its balance sheet. FCX’s embedded derivatives on provisional sales/purchase contracts are netted with the corresponding outstanding receivable/payable balances.
A summary of these net unsettled commodity contracts in the balance sheet follows (there were no offsetting amounts at March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023):
| Assets | Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts presented in balance sheet: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded derivatives in provisional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sales/purchase contracts | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance sheet classification: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other current assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit Risk. FCX is exposed to credit loss when financial institutions with which it has entered into derivative transactions (commodity, foreign exchange and interest rate swaps) are unable to pay. To minimize the risk of such losses, FCX uses counterparties that meet certain credit requirements and periodically reviews the creditworthiness of these counterparties. As of March 31, 2024, the maximum amount of credit exposure associated with derivative transactions was $136 million.
Other Financial Instruments. Other financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, investment securities, legally restricted trust assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, accrued income taxes, dividends payable and debt. The carrying value for these financial instruments classified as current assets or liabilities approximates fair value because of their short-term nature and generally negligible credit losses (refer to Note 7 for the fair values of investment securities, legally restricted funds and debt). In addition, as of March 31, 2024, FCX had contingent consideration assets related to the sales of certain oil and gas properties (refer to Note 7 for the related fair values).
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents. The following table provides a reconciliation of total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows:
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Balance sheet components: | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalentsa | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, currentb | ||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents, long-term - included in other assets | ||||||||||||||
| Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
a.Includes time deposits of $0.1 billion at March 31, 2024, and $0.3 billion at December 31, 2023, and cash designated for smelter development projects totaling $0.2 billion at December 31, 2023.
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NOTE 7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
Fair value accounting guidance includes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). FCX did not have any significant transfers in or out of Level 3 during first-quarter 2024.
FCX’s financial instruments are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value except for contingent consideration associated with the sale of the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) oil and gas properties (which was recorded under the loss recovery approach) and debt. A summary of the carrying amount and fair value of FCX’s financial instruments (including those measured at net asset value (NAV) as a practical expedient), other than cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, accrued income taxes and dividends payable (refer to Note 6), follows:
| At March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Total | NAV | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment securities:a,b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. core fixed income fund | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legally restricted funds:a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. core fixed income fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government mortgage-backed securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government bonds and notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collateralized mortgage-backed securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives:c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts in a gross asset position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper futures and swap contracts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper forward contracts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contingent consideration for the sale of the Deepwater GOM oil and gas propertiesa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives:c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts in a gross liability position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper forward contracts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt, including current portiond | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Total | NAV | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment securities:a,b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. core fixed income fund | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legally restricted funds:a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. core fixed income fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government mortgage-backed securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government bonds and notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collateralized mortgage-backed securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives:c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts in a gross asset position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper futures and swap contracts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contingent consideration for the sale of the Deepwater GOM oil and gas propertiesa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives:c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts in a gross liability position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper forward contracts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term debt, including current portiond | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Current portion included in other current assets and long-term portion included in other assets.
b.Excludes amounts included in restricted cash and cash equivalents and other assets (which approximated fair value), primarily amounts associated with (i) PT-FI’s export proceeds ($0.9 billion at March 31, 2024, and $1.1 billion at December 31, 2023), (ii) assurance bonds to support PT-FI’s commitment for additional smelter development in Indonesia ($147 million at March 31, 2024, and $145 million at December 31, 2023) and (iii) PT-FI’s mine closure and reclamation guarantees ($97 million at both March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023).
c.Refer to Note 6 for further discussion and balance sheet classifications.
d.Recorded at cost except for debt assumed in acquisitions, which are recorded at fair value at the respective acquisition dates.
Valuation Techniques. The U.S. core fixed income fund is valued at NAV. The fund strategy seeks total return consisting of income and capital appreciation primarily by investing in a broad range of investment-grade debt securities, including U.S. government obligations, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and money market instruments. There are no restrictions on redemptions (which are usually within one business day of notice).
Equity securities are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded and, as such, are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
Fixed income securities (government securities, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage-backed securities) are valued using a bid-evaluation price or a mid-evaluation price. These evaluations are based on quoted prices, if available, or models that use observable inputs and, as such, are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
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Money market funds are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.
FCX’s embedded derivatives on provisional copper concentrate, copper cathode and gold purchases and sales are valued using quoted monthly LME or COMEX copper forward prices and the adjusted London gold price at each reporting date based on the month of maturity (refer to Note 6 for further discussion); however, FCX’s contracts themselves are not traded on an exchange. As a result, these derivatives are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
FCX’s derivative financial instruments for copper futures and swap contracts and copper forward contracts that are traded on the respective exchanges are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted monthly COMEX or LME prices at each reporting date based on the month of maturity (refer to Note 6 for further discussion). Certain of these contracts are traded on the over-the-counter market and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy based on COMEX and LME forward prices.
In December 2016, FCX’s sale of its Deepwater GOM oil and gas properties included up to $150 million in contingent consideration (to be received over time) that was recorded at the total amount under the loss recovery approach. The fair value of this contingent consideration was calculated based on a discounted cash flow model using inputs that include third-party estimates for reserves, production rates and production timing, and discount rates. Because significant inputs are not observable in the market, the contingent consideration is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Long-term debt, including current portion, is primarily valued using available market quotes and, as such, is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The techniques described above may produce a fair value that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while FCX believes its valuation techniques are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different techniques or assumptions to determine fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date. There have been no changes in the techniques used at March 31, 2024, as compared with those techniques used at December 31, 2023.
NOTE 8. CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS
Environmental
Refer to Note 12 of FCX’s 2023 Form 10-K for further discussion of FCX’s environmental obligations.
FCX recorded adjustments to environmental obligations totaling $56 million in first-quarter 2024, primarily for preliminary adjustments associated with an interim action workplan for a former processing facility in Steubenville, Ohio, and for groundwater remediation in Blackwell, Oklahoma associated with a historical smelter site.
Asset Retirement Obligations
Refer to Note 12 of FCX’s 2023 Form 10-K for further discussion of FCX’s asset retirement obligations (AROs).
Mining Operations. In first-quarter 2024, we recorded ARO additions at mining operations totaling $256 million, primarily associated with revised closure plans and cost estimates to reflect FCX’s commitment to the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (Tailings Standard). FCX may record additional ARO adjustments as it continues to update estimates to conform with the Tailings Standard.
Oil and Gas Properties. In first-quarter 2024, Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas (FM O&G) recorded charges to production and delivery costs totaling $109 million for assumed oil and gas abandonment obligations resulting from bankruptcies of other companies. FM O&G, as a predecessor-in-interest in oil and natural gas leases, is in the chain of title with unrelated third parties either directly or by virtue of divestiture of certain oil and natural gas assets previously owned and assigned by its subsidiaries. Certain counterparties in these divestiture transactions or third parties in existing leases have filed for bankruptcy protection or undergone associated reorganizations and have not performed the required abandonment obligations. Accordingly, regulations or federal laws require that FM O&G assume such obligations.
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Litigation
There were no significant updates to previously reported legal proceedings included in Note 12 of FCX’s 2023 Form 10-K, other than the matter discussed below.
Louisiana Parishes Coastal Erosion Cases. Certain FCX affiliates were named as defendants, along with numerous co-defendants, in 13 cases out of a total of 42 cases filed in Louisiana state courts by 6 south Louisiana parishes (Cameron, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. John the Baptist and Vermilion), alleging that certain oil and gas exploration and production operations and sulfur mining and production operations in coastal Louisiana contaminated and damaged coastal wetlands and caused significant land loss along the Louisiana coast. The settlement agreement to resolve these cases was fully executed in fourth-quarter 2022 but there was a delay in finalizing it as a result of a lawsuit challenging the settlement brought in first-quarter 2023 by a non-plaintiff coastal parish included in the settlement (Terrebonne Parish) titled Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government v. Louisiana Department of Natural Resources et al., Docket No. 185576, 32nd Judicial District Court, Terrebonne Parish, State of Louisiana. During first-quarter 2024, Terrebonne Parish agreed to dismiss its lawsuit and FCX made the $15 million settlement payment in trust (which was accrued for in 2019) in accordance with the terms of the settlement agreement.
Indonesia Regulatory Matters
Refer to Notes 12, 13 and 14 of FCX’s 2023 Form 10-K for further discussion of Indonesia regulatory matters.
Export Licenses. In first-quarter 2024, PT-FI obtained approval for revised quotas for estimated concentrate and anode slime exports through May 2024. PT-FI is working with the Indonesia government to obtain approvals to continue exports of copper concentrates and anode slimes until the Indonesia smelter projects are fully commissioned and reach designed operating conditions, which is currently expected by year-end 2024.
NOTE 9. BUSINESS SEGMENTS
FCX has organized its mining operations into four primary divisions – North America copper mines, South America operations, Indonesia operations and Molybdenum mines, and operating segments that meet certain thresholds are reportable segments. Separately disclosed in the following tables are FCX’s reportable segments, which include the Morenci and Cerro Verde copper mines, the Indonesia operations (including the Grasberg minerals district and the Indonesia smelter projects that are under construction), the Rod & Refining operations and Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining.
For comparative purposes, the first-quarter 2023 table has been adjusted to conform with the current year presentation, primarily for the combination of the Grasberg minerals districts and the Indonesia smelter projects that are under construction. The Indonesia smelter projects are expected to become fully operational by year-end 2024 and will exclusively receive concentrate from the Grasberg minerals district, which reflect PT-FI’s integrated and dependent operations within Indonesia (i.e., Indonesia operations). FCX's Chief Operating Decision Maker does, and will, make executive management decisions, including resource allocation and mine planning, for the Indonesia operations as a single business segment.
Intersegment sales between FCX’s business segments are based on terms similar to arms-length transactions with third parties at the time of the sale. Intersegment sales may not be reflective of the actual prices ultimately realized because of a variety of factors, including additional processing, timing of sales to unaffiliated customers and transportation premiums.
FCX defers recognizing profits on intercompany sales to Atlantic Copper until final sales to third parties occur. Quarterly variations in ore grades, the timing of intercompany shipments and changes in product prices result in variability in FCX’s net deferred profits and quarterly earnings.
FCX allocates certain operating costs, expenses and capital expenditures to its operating divisions and individual segments. However, not all costs and expenses applicable to an operation are allocated. U.S. federal and state income taxes are recorded and managed at the corporate level (included in Corporate, Other & Eliminations), whereas foreign income taxes are recorded and managed at the applicable country level. In addition, some selling, general and administrative costs, are not allocated to the operating divisions or individual segments. Accordingly, the following segment information reflects management determinations that may not be indicative of what the actual financial performance of each operating division or segment would be if it was an independent entity.
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Product Revenues. FCX’s revenues attributable to the products it sold for the first quarters of 2024 and 2023 follow:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cathode | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Molybdenum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Otherb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments to revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PT-FI export dutiesc | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royalty expensed | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues from contracts with customers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Embedded derivativese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total consolidated revenues | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
a.FCX purchases copper cathode primarily for processing by its Rod & Refining operations.
b.Primarily includes revenues associated with silver.
c.PT-FI is currently being assessed export duties for copper concentrates at a rate of 7.5 % and was paying a 2.5 % export duty in first-quarter 2023.
d.Reflects royalties on sales from PT-FI and Cerro Verde that will vary with the volume of metal sold and prices.
e.Refer to Note 6 for discussion of embedded derivatives related to FCX’s provisionally priced copper concentrate and cathode sales contracts.
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Financial Information by Business Segment
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| Morenci | Other | Total | Verde | Other | Total | Operations | Mines | Refining | & Refining | nations | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Financial Information by Business Segment (continued)
a.Includes revenues from FCX's molybdenum sales company, which includes sales of molybdenum produced by the Molybdenum mines and by certain of the North America copper mines and South America operations.
b.Includes a net benefit to income taxes totaling $182 million associated with the closure of PT-FI’s 2021 corporate income tax audit and resolution of the framework for disputed tax matters.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Results of Review of Interim Financial Statements
We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (the Company) as of March 31, 2024, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated interim financial statements”). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2023, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 15, 2024, we expressed an unqualified audit opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
Basis for Review Results
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial statements consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
May 8, 2024
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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
In Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A), “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) and its consolidated subsidiaries. You should read this discussion in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, the related MD&A and the discussion of our Business and Properties in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (2023 Form 10-K), filed with the United States (U.S.) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The results of operations reported and summarized below include forward-looking statements that are not guarantees of future performance and are not necessarily indicative of future operating results (refer to “Cautionary Statement” for further discussion). References to “Notes” are Notes included in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited). Throughout MD&A, all references to income or losses per share are on a diluted basis. Any references to our website is for information only and the contents of our website or information connected thereto are not incorporated in, or otherwise to be regarded as part of, this Form 10-Q.
OVERVIEW
We are a leading international metals company with the objective of being foremost in copper. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, we operate large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable mineral reserves of copper, gold and molybdenum. We are one of the world’s largest publicly traded copper producers. Our portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest copper and gold deposits; and significant operations in North America and South America, including the large-scale Morenci minerals district in Arizona and the Cerro Verde operation in Peru.
Our results for first-quarter 2024 reflect strong operating performance, with significant increases in consolidated copper and gold sales volumes from PT Freeport Indonesia (PT-FI) compared to first-quarter 2023. We remain focused on reliable execution of our plans, enhancing our productivity and cost performance, generating strong cash flow and building value through our organic growth pipeline. Market fundamentals for copper have been positive, supported by copper’s increasingly important role in the global economy and limited available supplies to meet growing demand.
With our solid financial position, we are a leading producer of copper with multiple options for future growth and an experienced team with a track record of accomplishment. Our near-term organic development pipeline is highlighted by our leach innovation initiatives, which we continue to advance through incorporation of new applications, technologies and data analytics to our leaching processes. Incremental copper production from these initiatives totaled 51 million pounds in first-quarter 2024, compared with 22 million pounds in first-quarter 2023.
Construction of the Manyar smelter and precious metals refinery (PMR) (collectively, the Indonesia smelter projects) in Gresik, Indonesia, are advancing on schedule with a target of May 2024 for substantial construction completion. Once completed, the Indonesia smelter projects will complement our large-scale, long-lived, low-cost operations in the Grasberg minerals district.
Net income attributable to common stockholders totaled $473 million in first-quarter 2024, compared with $663 million in first-quarter 2023. The decrease in first-quarter 2024, compared to first-quarter 2023, primarily reflects higher income attributable to noncontrolling interests at our Indonesia operations. Refer to “Consolidated Results” for further discussion.
At March 31, 2024, we had consolidated debt of $9.4 billion and consolidated cash and cash equivalents of $5.2 billion, $6.1 billion including $0.9 billion of current restricted cash associated with a portion of PT-FI's export proceeds required to be temporarily deposited in Indonesia banks. Net debt totaled $0.3 billion, excluding $3.0 billion of debt for the Indonesia smelter projects. Refer to “Net Debt” for reconciliations of consolidated debt, consolidated cash and cash equivalents and current restricted cash associated with PT-FI's export proceeds to net debt.
At March 31, 2024, we had $3.0 billion of availability under our revolving credit facility, and PT-FI and Cerro Verde had $1.75 billion and $350 million, respectively, of availability under their revolving credit facilities.
Refer to Note 5 and “Capital Resources and Liquidity” for further discussion of our debt balances and transactions.
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OUTLOOK
As further discussed in “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A. of our 2023 Form 10-K, our financial results vary as a result of fluctuations in market prices primarily for copper, gold and, to a lesser extent, molybdenum, as well as other factors. World market prices for these commodities have fluctuated historically and are affected by numerous factors beyond our control. Refer to “Markets” below for further discussion. Because we cannot control the prices of our products, the key measures that management focuses on in operating our business are sales volumes, unit net cash costs, operating cash flows and capital expenditures.
Consolidated Sales Volumes
Following are our projected consolidated sales volumes for the year 2024:
Copper (billions of recoverable pounds): | |||||||||||||||||
| North America copper mines | 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||
| South America operations | 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia operations | 1.73 | a | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 4.15 | b | |||||||||||||||
Gold (millions of recoverable ounces) | 2.0 | a | |||||||||||||||
Molybdenum (millions of recoverable pounds) | 84 | c | |||||||||||||||
a.PT-FI’s current export licenses for copper concentrates and anode slimes extend through May 2024. Consolidated sales volume estimates include exports of copper concentrates and anode slimes by PT-FI from June 2024 through December 2024 totaling 0.4 billion pounds of copper and 0.9 million ounces of gold.
b.Does not foot because of rounding.
c.Includes 50 million pounds produced by our North America copper mines and South America operations and 34 million pounds produced by our Molybdenum mines.
Consolidated sales volumes in second-quarter 2024 are expected to approximate 1.0 billion pounds of copper, 500 thousand ounces of gold and 21 million pounds of molybdenum. Consolidated copper and gold production volumes for the year 2024 are expected to exceed 2024 sales volumes, reflecting the deferral of approximately 90 million pounds of copper and 120 thousand ounces of gold that will be processed by the Indonesia smelter projects and sold as refined metal in future periods.
PT-FI is working with the Indonesia government to obtain approvals to continue exports of copper concentrates and anode slimes beyond May 2024 and until the Indonesia smelter projects are fully commissioned and reach designed operating conditions, which is currently expected by year-end 2024. We cannot predict if PT-FI will obtain approval timely, if at all, to continue exports of copper concentrates and anode slimes beyond May 2024. If exports were prohibited or limited, or additional financial impacts resulting from Indonesia regulations were to be assessed prior to PT-FI’s Indonesia smelter projects becoming operational by year-end 2024, PT-FI may be required to reduce production levels or be subject to additional costs, which could adversely impact our revenues and operations.
Projected sales volumes are dependent on operational performance; extension of PT-FI’s export licenses for copper concentrates and anode slimes beyond May 2024; the timing of the ramp-up of the Indonesia smelter projects; weather-related conditions, including ongoing El Niño weather impacts; timing of shipments and other factors detailed in the “Cautionary Statement” below. For other important factors that could cause results to differ materially from projections, refer to “Risk Factors” contained in Part I, Item 1A. of our 2023 Form 10-K.
Consolidated Unit Net Cash Costs
Consolidated unit net cash costs (net of by-product credits) for our copper mines are expected to average $1.57 per pound of copper for the year 2024 (including $1.57 per pound of copper in second-quarter 2024), based on achievement of current volume and cost estimates, and assuming average prices of $2,300 per ounce of gold and $20.00 per pound of molybdenum for the remainder of 2024. Quarterly unit net cash costs vary with fluctuations in sales volumes and realized prices, primarily for gold and molybdenum. The impact of price changes on consolidated unit net cash costs for the year 2024 would approximate $0.04 per pound of copper for each $100 per ounce change in the average price of gold and $0.02 per pound of copper for each $2 per pound change in the average price of molybdenum during the remainder of 2024.
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Consolidated Operating Cash Flows
Our consolidated operating cash flows vary with sales volumes; prices realized from copper, gold and molybdenum sales; production costs; income taxes; other working capital changes; and other factors. Our consolidated operating cash flows are estimated to approximate $7.4 billion, net of $0.2 billion of working capital and other uses, for the year 2024, based on current sales volume and cost estimates, extension of PT-FI’s export licenses for copper concentrates and anode slimes beyond May 2024, and assuming average prices of $4.25 per pound for copper, $2,300 per ounce for gold and $20.00 per pound for molybdenum for the remainder of 2024. Estimated consolidated operating cash flows for the year 2024 also reflect an estimated income tax provision of $2.8 billion (refer to “Consolidated Results – Income Taxes” for further discussion of our projected income tax rate for the year 2024). The impact of price changes on consolidated operating cash flows for the year 2024 would approximate $270 million for each $0.10 per pound change in the average price of copper, $105 million for each $100 per ounce change in the average price of gold and $90 million for each $2 per pound change in the average price of molybdenum for the remainder of 2024.
Consolidated Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures are expected to approximate $4.6 billion for the year 2024, including $2.3 billion for major mining projects and $1.0 billion for the Indonesia smelter projects. Projected capital expenditures for the Indonesia smelter projects in 2024 exclude capitalized interest and $0.3 billion of estimated commissioning and owner’s costs. Projected capital expenditures for major mining projects include $1.1 billion for planned projects, primarily associated with underground mine development in the Grasberg minerals district and potential expansion projects in North America, and $1.2 billion for discretionary growth projects. We closely monitor market conditions and will continue to adjust our operating plans, including capital expenditures, to protect our liquidity and preserve our asset values, as necessary.
Capital expenditures for the Indonesia smelter projects for the remainder of 2024 are expected to be funded with availability under PT-FI’s revolving credit facility.
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MARKETS
Prices for copper, gold and molybdenum are affected by numerous factors beyond our control and can fluctuate significantly (for further discussion refer to “Risk Factors” contained in Part I, Item 1A. of our 2023 Form 10-K). The following graphs present the London Metal Exchange (LME) copper settlement price, the London Bullion Market Association (London) PM gold price, and the Platts Metals Daily Molybdenum Dealer Oxide weekly average price since January 2014.
This graph presents LME copper settlement prices and the combined reported stocks of copper at the LME, Commodity Exchange Inc., and the Shanghai Futures Exchange from January 2014 through March 2024. During first-quarter 2024, LME copper settlement prices ranged from a low of $3.67 per pound to a high of $4.07 per pound, averaged $3.83 per pound and settled at $3.96 per pound on March 28, 2024. Upward momentum in copper prices has continued in second-quarter 2024, and the LME copper settlement price was $4.52 per pound on April 30, 2024, bolstered by expectations of tight supplies and optimism about demand.
We believe fundamentals for copper are favorable and that future demand will be supported by copper’s critical role in the global transition to renewable power, electric vehicles and other carbon-reduction initiatives, continued urbanization in developing countries and growing connectivity globally.
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This graph presents London PM gold prices from January 2014 through March 2024. During first-quarter 2024, London PM gold prices ranged from a low of $1,985 per ounce to a high of $2,214 per ounce, averaged $2,070 per ounce and closed at $2,214 per ounce on March 28, 2024. Gold prices hit a record high during first-quarter 2024, propelled by U.S. interest rate cut expectations and strong safe-haven demand. In April 2024, a new record high was reached ($2,402 per ounce on April 12, 2024) and the London PM gold price was $2,307 per ounce on April 30, 2024.
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This graph presents the Platts Metals Daily Molybdenum Dealer Oxide weekly average price from January 2014 through March 2024. During first-quarter 2024, the weekly average price of molybdenum ranged from a low of $19.34 per pound to a high of $20.42 per pound, averaged $19.93 per pound and was $19.81 per pound on March 28, 2024. During first-quarter 2024, overall global demand for molybdenum was mixed with steady demand from energy, power generation, aerospace and defense sectors, and some weakness in the construction sector. We believe fundamentals for molybdenum are positive with favorable demand drivers and limited supply. The Platts Metals Daily Molybdenum Dealer Oxide weekly average price was $20.63 per pound on April 26, 2024.
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA | (in millions, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenuesa,b | $ | 6,321 | $ | 5,389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating incomea | $ | 1,634 | $ | 1,601 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to common stockc | $ | 473 | d | $ | 663 | e | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted net income per share of common stock | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding | 1,444 | 1,443 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating cash flowsf | $ | 1,896 | $ | 1,050 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 1,254 | $ | 1,121 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| At March 31: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,208 | $ | 6,852 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents, current | $ | 1,034 | g | $ | 118 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total debt, including current portion | $ | 9,425 | $ | 9,635 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Refer to Note 9 for a summary of revenues and operating income by operating division.
b.Includes (unfavorable) favorable adjustments to prior period provisionally priced concentrate and cathode copper sales totaling $(7) million ($(2) million to net income attributable to common stock) in first-quarter 2024 and $210 million ($72 million to net income attributable to common stock) in first-quarter 2023. Refer to Note 6 for further discussion.
c.We defer recognizing profits on intercompany sales until final sales to third parties occur. Refer to “Operations – Smelting and Refining” for a summary of net impacts from changes in these deferrals.
d.Includes net international tax credits of $181 million, which were offset by charges of $109 million associated with assumed oil and gas abandonment obligations resulting from bankruptcies of other companies and $56 million of revisions to environmental obligation estimates and $16 million of other net charges.
e.Includes net charges totaling $94 million, primarily associated with net adjustments to environmental obligations, contested tax matters and asset impairments in North America.
f.Working capital and other uses totaled $97 million in first-quarter 2024 and $452 million in first-quarter 2023.
g.Includes $0.9 billion at March 31, 2024, associated with a portion of PT-FI’s export proceeds required to be temporarily deposited in Indonesia banks for 90 days in accordance with a regulation issued by the Indonesia government.
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUMMARY OPERATING DATA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copper (millions of recoverable pounds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production | 1,085 | 965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales, excluding purchases | 1,108 | 832 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average realized price per pound | $ | 3.94 | $ | 4.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Site production and delivery costs per pounda | $ | 2.32 | $ | 2.57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit net cash costs per pounda | $ | 1.51 | $ | 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold (thousands of recoverable ounces) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production | 549 | 405 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales, excluding purchases | 568 | 270 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average realized price per ounce | $ | 2,145 | $ | 1,949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Molybdenum (millions of recoverable pounds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production | 18 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales, excluding purchases | 20 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average realized price per pound | $ | 20.38 | $ | 30.32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Reflects per pound weighted-average production and delivery costs and unit net cash costs (net of by-product credits) for all copper mines, before net noncash and other costs. For reconciliations of per pound unit net cash costs by operating division to production and delivery costs applicable to sales reported in our consolidated financial statements, refer to “Product Revenues and Production Costs.”
Revenues
Consolidated revenues totaled $6.3 billion in first-quarter 2024 and $5.4 billion in first-quarter 2023. Revenues from our mining operations and processing facilities primarily include the sale of copper in concentrate, copper cathode, copper rod, gold in concentrate and anode slimes, and molybdenum. Refer to Note 9 for a summary of product revenues.
Following is a summary of changes in our consolidated revenues between periods (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31 | ||||||||||||||
| Consolidated revenues - 2023 period | $ | 5,389 | ||||||||||||
| Higher sales volumes: | ||||||||||||||
| Copper | 1,134 | |||||||||||||
| Gold | 581 | |||||||||||||
| Molybdenum | 31 | |||||||||||||
| (Lower) higher average realized prices: | ||||||||||||||
| Copper | (188) | |||||||||||||
| Gold | 111 | |||||||||||||
| Molybdenum | (203) | |||||||||||||
| Adjustments for prior period provisionally priced copper sales | (217) | |||||||||||||
| Lower Atlantic Copper revenues | (83) | |||||||||||||
| Lower revenues from purchased copper | (38) | |||||||||||||
| Higher treatment charges | (28) | |||||||||||||
| Higher royalties and export duties | (199) | |||||||||||||
| Other, including intercompany eliminations | 31 | |||||||||||||
| Consolidated revenues - 2024 period | $ | 6,321 | ||||||||||||
Sales Volumes. Consolidated copper and gold sales volumes increased in first-quarter 2024, compared to first-quarter 2023, primarily reflecting higher mining and milling rates and ore grades at PT-FI.
Realized Prices. Our consolidated revenues can vary significantly as a result of fluctuations in the market prices of copper, gold and molybdenum. Average realized prices in first-quarter 2024, compared with first-quarter 2023, were 4% lower for copper, 10% higher for gold and 33% lower for molybdenum.
Average realized copper prices include net favorable adjustments to current period provisionally priced copper sales totaling $73 million in first-quarter 2024 and $21 million in first-quarter 2023. As discussed in Note 6, substantially all
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of our copper concentrate and some cathode sales contracts provide final copper pricing in a specified future month (generally one to four months from the shipment date). We record revenues and invoice customers at the time of shipment based on then-current LME prices, which results in an embedded derivative on provisionally priced concentrate and cathode sales that is adjusted to fair value through earnings each period, using the period-end forward prices, until final pricing on the date of settlement. To the extent final prices are higher or lower than what was recorded on a provisional basis, an increase or decrease to revenues is recorded each reporting period until the date of final pricing. Accordingly, in times of rising copper prices, our revenues benefit from adjustments to the final pricing of provisionally priced sales pursuant to contracts entered into in prior periods; in times of falling copper prices, the opposite occurs.
Prior Period Provisionally Priced Copper Sales. Net (unfavorable) favorable adjustments to prior periods’ provisionally priced copper sales (i.e., provisionally priced sales at December 31, 2023 and 2022) recorded in consolidated revenues totaled $(7) million in first-quarter 2024 and $210 million in first-quarter 2023. Refer to Notes 6 and 9 for a summary of total adjustments to prior period and current period provisionally priced sales.
At March 31, 2024, we had provisionally priced copper sales totaling 229 million pounds of copper (net of intercompany sales and noncontrolling interests) recorded at an average of $4.01 per pound, subject to final pricing over the next several months. We estimate that each $0.05 change in the price realized from the March 31, 2024, recorded provisional price would have an approximate $22 million effect on 2024 revenues ($7 million to our 2024 net income attributable to common stock). The LME copper price settled at $4.52 per pound on April 30, 2024.
Atlantic Copper Revenues. Atlantic Copper revenues totaled $673 million in first-quarter 2024, compared with $756 million in first-quarter 2023. Lower revenues in first-quarter 2024, compared with first-quarter 2023, primarily reflect lower copper prices and sales volumes.
Purchased Copper. We purchase copper cathode primarily for processing by our Rod & Refining operations. Lower revenues associated with purchased copper in first-quarter 2024, compared to first-quarter 2023, primarily reflects
lower volumes. The volumes of copper purchases vary depending on cathode production from our operations and totaled 42 million pounds in first-quarter 2024 and 48 million pounds in first-quarter 2023.
Treatment Charges. Revenues from our copper concentrate sales are recorded net of treatment charges (i.e., fees paid to smelters that are generally negotiated annually), which will vary with the sales volumes and the price of copper. The increase in treatment charges in first-quarter 2024, compared to first-quarter 2023, primarily reflects higher copper sales volumes.
Royalties and Export Duties. Royalties and export duties are primarily associated with PT-FI sales. Royalties will vary with the volume of metal sold and the prices of copper and gold. PT-FI is currently being assessed export duties for copper concentrates at a rate of 7.5%, compared to an export duty rate of 2.5% in first-quarter 2023. PT-FI incurred export duties totaling $156 million in first-quarter 2024 and $17 million in first-quarter 2023. Refer to Note 13 of our 2023 Form 10-K for further discussion of export duties.
Production and Delivery Costs
Consolidated production and delivery costs totaled $3.8 billion in first-quarter 2024 and $3.2 billion in first-quarter 2023. Higher costs in first-quarter 2024, compared to first-quarter 2023, primarily reflected increased operating rates, particularly at PT-FI. Additionally, first-quarter 2024 included charges totaling $109 million associated with assumed oil and gas abandonment obligations resulting from bankruptcies of other companies (refer to Note 8 for further discussion).
Site Production and Delivery Costs Per Pound. Site production and delivery costs for our copper mining operations primarily include labor, energy and other commodity-based inputs, such as sulfuric acid, explosives, steel, reagents, liners and tires. Lower consolidated site production and delivery costs (before net noncash and other costs) for our copper mines of $2.32 per pound of copper in first-quarter 2024, compared to $2.57 per pound of copper in first-quarter 2023, primarily reflects higher metal volumes in Indonesia. Refer to “Operations – Unit Net Cash Costs” and “Operations – Unit Net Cash (Credits) Costs” for further discussion of unit net cash costs (credits) associated with our operating divisions and to “Product Revenues and Production Costs” for reconciliations of per pound costs by operating division to production and delivery costs applicable to sales reported in our consolidated financial statements.
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Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
Depreciation will vary under the unit-of-production (UOP) method as a result of changes in sales volumes and the related UOP rates at our mining operations. Increased consolidated depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A) of $595 million in first-quarter 2024, compared to $399 million in first-quarter 2023, primarily reflects higher sales volumes at PT-FI.
Environmental Obligations and Shutdown Costs
Environmental obligation costs reflect net revisions to our long-term environmental obligations, which vary from period to period because of changes to environmental laws and regulations, the settlement of environmental matters and/or circumstances affecting our operations that could result in significant changes in our estimates. Shutdown costs include care-and-maintenance costs and any litigation, remediation or related expenditures associated with closed facilities or operations. Net charges for environmental obligations and shutdown costs totaled $56 million in both first-quarter 2024 and 2023. Refer to Note 8 for further discussion.
Interest Expense, Net
Consolidated interest costs (before capitalization) totaled $175 million in first-quarter 2024 and $207 million in first-quarter 2023, which included $25 million associated with Cerro Verde’s contested tax rulings issued by the Peru Supreme Court in first-quarter 2023.
Capitalized interest varies with the level of qualifying assets associated with our development projects and average interest rates on our borrowings. Higher capitalized interest of $86 million in first-quarter 2024, compared to $56 million in first-quarter 2023 resulted from increased construction and development projects in process, primarily for the Indonesia smelter projects. Refer to “Capital Resources and Liquidity – Investing Activities” for discussion of capital expenditures associated with our major development projects.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net, totaled $129 million in first-quarter 2024 and $88 million in first-quarter 2023. The increase in other income, net, primarily reflects a credit of $26 million in first-quarter 2024 associated with the reduction in the accrual to indemnify PT Mineral Industri Indonesia (MIND ID) from potential losses arising from historical tax disputes (refer to Note 4 for additional discussion) and higher foreign currency exchange gains.
Income Taxes
Following is a summary of the approximate amounts used in the calculation of our consolidated income tax provision (in millions, except percentages):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (Loss)a | Effective Tax Rate | Income Tax (Provision) Benefit | Income (Loss)a | Effective Tax Rate | Income Tax (Provision) Benefit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S.b | $ | (270) | — | % | $ | (1) | $ | 213 | — | % | c | $ | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South America | 267 | 39 | % | (103) | 499 | 39 | % | (194) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 1,627 | 36 | % | (591) | 892 | 37 | % | (327) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PT-FI historical tax matters | 16 | N/A | 182 | d | (5) | N/A | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliminations and other | 34 | N/A | — | e | (61) | N/A | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rate adjustmentf | — | N/A | 1 | — | N/A | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated FCX | $ | 1,674 | 31 | % | $ | (512) | $ | 1,538 | 32 | % | $ | (499) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Represents income (loss) before income taxes, equity in affiliated companies' net earnings, and noncontrolling interests.
b.In addition to our North America Copper Mines, which had operating income of $153 million in first-quarter 2024 and $364 million in first-quarter 2023 (refer to Note 9), the U.S. jurisdiction reflects legacy non-operating sites and corporate-level expenses, which include interest expense associated with FCX’s senior notes and general and administrative expenses. Additionally, first-quarter 2024 also included charges of $109 million associated with assumed oil and gas abandonment obligations, and both first-quarter 2024 and 2023 included charges of $56 million for revisions to environmental obligation estimates.
c.Includes a valuation allowance release on prior year unbenefited net operating losses.
d.Refer to Note 4 for further discussion.
e.Includes a tax benefit of $13 million associated with a favorable Supreme Court ruling in Spain, which reversed a 2016 tax law limiting Atlantic Copper’s use of net operating losses.
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f.In accordance with applicable accounting rules, we adjust our interim provision for income taxes equal to our consolidated tax rate.
Assuming achievement of current sales volume and cost estimates, and average prices of $4.25 per pound for copper, $2,300 per ounce for gold and $20.00 per pound for molybdenum for the remainder of 2024, we estimate our consolidated effective tax rate for the year 2024 would approximate 35% (which reflects an estimated effective tax rate of 37% for the remainder of 2024). Changes in projected sales volumes and average prices during 2024 would incur tax impacts at estimated effective rates of 39% for Peru, 36% for Indonesia and 0% for the U.S. Our projected estimated effective tax rate of 0% for the U.S. for the year 2024 may be adjusted as additional guidance is released by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on key provisions of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (refer to Note 4 for further discussion).
Noncontrolling Interests
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, which is primarily associated with our noncontrolling shareholders at PT-FI, Cerro Verde and El Abra, totaled $689 million in first-quarter 2024 and $386 million in first-quarter 2023 (refer to Note 9 for net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for each of our business segments).
Beginning January 1, 2023, our economic and ownership interest in PT-FI is 48.76%, except for net income associated with the settlement of historical tax matters in first-quarter 2024 and approximately 190 thousand ounces of gold sales in first-quarter 2023, which were attributed based on the economics prior to January 1, 2023 (i.e., approximately 81% to FCX and 19% to MIND ID). Refer to Note 1 for further discussion.
Based on achievement of current sales volume and cost estimates, extension of PT-FI’s export licenses for copper concentrates and anode slimes beyond May 2024, and assuming average prices of $4.25 per pound of copper, $2,300 per ounce of gold and $20.00 per pound of molybdenum for the remainder of 2024, we estimate that net income attributable to noncontrolling interests will approximate $2.7 billion for the year 2024. The impact of price changes on net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the year 2024 would approximate $0.2 billion for each $0.25 per pound change in the average price of copper for the remainder of 2024. The actual amount will depend on many factors, including relative performance of each business segment, commodity prices, costs and other factors.
OPERATIONS
Responsible Production
2023 Annual Report on Sustainability. In April 2024, we published our 2023 Annual Report on Sustainability marking our 23rd year of reporting on our sustainability progress. We are committed to building upon our achievements in sustainability and our position as a leading responsible copper producer.
The Copper Mark. We demonstrate our responsible production performance through the Copper Mark, a comprehensive assurance framework developed specifically for the copper industry, and recently extended to other metals including molybdenum. To achieve the Copper Mark, each site is required to complete an independent external assurance process to assess conformance with various environmental, social and governance criteria. Awarded sites must be revalidated every three years. We have achieved, and are committed to maintaining, the Copper Mark and/or Molybdenum Mark, as applicable, at all of our sites globally.
Leaching Innovation Initiatives
We are continuing to advance a series of initiatives across our North America and South America operations to incorporate new applications, technologies and data analytics to our leaching processes. In late 2023, we achieved our initial annual run rate target of approximately 200 million pounds of copper. Incremental copper production from these initiatives totaled 51 million pounds in first-quarter 2024, compared with 22 million pounds in first-quarter 2023. We are pursuing opportunities to apply recent operational enhancements on a larger scale and are testing new technology applications that we believe have the potential for significant increases in recoverable metal beyond the current run rate.
Feasibility and Optimization Studies
We are engaged in various studies associated with potential future expansion projects primarily at our mining operations. The costs for these studies are charged to production and delivery costs as incurred and totaled
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$34 million in first-quarter 2024, compared with $50 million in first-quarter 2023. We estimate the costs of these studies will approximate $200 million for the year 2024, subject to market conditions and other factors.
North America
We manage seven copper operations in North America – Morenci, Bagdad, Safford (including Lone Star), Sierrita and Miami in Arizona, and Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico. All of the North America operations are wholly owned, except for Morenci. We record our 72% undivided joint venture interest in Morenci using the proportionate consolidation method.
The North America copper operations include open-pit mining, sulfide-ore concentrating, leaching and solution extraction/electrowinning (SX/EW) facilities. A majority of the copper produced at our North America copper operations is cast into copper rod by our Rod & Refining segment. The remainder of our North America copper production is sold as copper cathode or copper concentrate, a portion of which is shipped to Atlantic Copper (our wholly owned smelter). Molybdenum concentrate, gold and silver are also produced by certain of our North America copper operations.
Development Activities. We have substantial reserves and future opportunities in the U.S., primarily associated with existing operations.
We have a potential expansion project to more than double the concentrator capacity of the Bagdad operation in northwest Arizona. Bagdad’s reserve life currently exceeds 80 years and supports an expanded operation. In late 2023, we completed technical and economic studies, which indicated the opportunity to construct new concentrating facilities to increase copper production by 200 to 250 million pounds per year, which is more than double Bagdad’s current annual production rate. Estimated incremental project capital costs approximate $3.5 billion (excluding infrastructure that would be required in the long-range plans). Expanded operations would provide improved efficiency and reduce unit net cash costs through economies of scale. Project economics indicate that the expansion would require an incentive copper price in the range of $3.50 to $4.00 per pound and would require approximately three to four years to complete. The decision to proceed and timing of the potential expansion will take into account overall copper market conditions, availability of labor and other factors, including progress on conversion of the existing haul truck fleet to autonomous and expanding housing alternatives to support long-range plans. In parallel, we are advancing activities for expanded tailings infrastructure projects required under long-range plans in order to advance the potential construction timeline.
We are completing projects at our Safford/Lone Star operation to increase volumes to achieve 300 million pounds of copper per year from oxide ores, which reflects expansion of the initial design capacity of 200 million pounds of copper per year. Additionally, positive drilling conducted in recent years indicate a large, mineralized district with opportunities to expand production significantly. We are completing metallurgical testing and mine development planning and are commencing pre-feasibility studies for a potential significant expansion. Pre-feasibility studies are expected to be completed in late 2025. The decision to proceed and timing of the potential expansion will take into account results of technical and economic studies, overall copper market conditions and other factors.
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Operating Data. Following is summary consolidated operating data for the North America copper mines:
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Data, Net of Joint Venture Interests | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copper (millions of recoverable pounds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production | 314 | 332 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales, excluding purchases | 331 | 332 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average realized price per pound | $ | 3.96 | $ | 4.16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Molybdenum (millions of recoverable pounds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Productiona | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100% Operating Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leach operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leach ore placed in stockpiles (metric tons per day) | 617,400 | 613,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average copper ore grade (%) | 0.21 | 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper production (millions of recoverable pounds) | 211 | 234 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mill operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ore milled (metric tons per day) | 307,600 | 297,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average ore grade (%): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper | 0.32 | 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Molybdenum | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper recovery rate (%) | 81.0 | 80.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper production (millions of recoverable pounds) | 153 | 154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Refer to “Consolidated Results” for our consolidated molybdenum sales, which include sales of molybdenum produced at the North America copper mines.
Our consolidated copper sales volumes from North America of 331 million pounds in first-quarter 2024 approximated first-quarter 2023 copper sales volumes of 332 million pounds reflecting lower ore grades, partly offset by improved leach recovery performance. We continue to drive initiatives to enhance productivity and improve equipment reliability to offset declines in ore grades.
North America copper sales are estimated to approximate 1.3 billion pounds for the year 2024. Refer to “Outlook” for projected molybdenum sales volumes.
Unit Net Cash Costs. We believe unit net cash costs per pound of copper is a measure that provides investors with information about the cash-generating capacity of our mining operations expressed on a basis relating to the primary metal product for our respective operations. We use this measure for the same purpose and for monitoring operating performance by our mining operations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This measure is presented by other metals mining companies, although our measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
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Gross Profit per Pound of Copper and Molybdenum
The following table summarizes unit net cash costs and gross profit per pound at our North America copper mines. Refer to “Product Revenues and Production Costs” for an explanation of the “by-product” and “co-product” methods and a reconciliation of unit net cash costs per pound to production and delivery costs applicable to sales reported in our consolidated financial statements.
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By- Product Method | Co-Product Method | By- Product Method | Co-Product Method | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper | Molyb- denuma | Copper | Molyb- denuma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 3.96 | $ | 3.96 | $ | 18.49 | $ | 4.16 | $ | 4.16 | $ | 28.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 3.23 | 2.92 | 15.89 | 2.91 | 2.54 | 19.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-product credits | (0.38) | — | — | (0.59) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 0.13 | 0.13 | — | 0.13 | 0.12 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit net cash costs | 2.98 | 3.05 | 15.89 | 2.45 | 2.66 | 19.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 0.34 | 0.31 | 1.23 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 0.13 | b | 0.12 | 0.44 | 0.22 | b | 0.18 | 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total unit costs | 3.45 | 3.48 | 17.56 | 2.98 | 3.11 | 22.81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | — | — | — | 0.04 | 0.04 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.93 | $ | 1.22 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 5.54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper sales (millions of recoverable pounds) | 333 | 333 | 335 | 335 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Molybdenum sales (millions of recoverable pounds)a | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Reflects sales of molybdenum produced by certain of the North America copper mines to our molybdenum sales company at market-based pricing.
b.Includes charges totaling $0.05 per pound of copper in first-quarter 2024 and $0.08 per pound of copper in first-quarter 2023 for feasibility and optimization studies. First-quarter 2023 also includes charges totaling $0.05 per pound of copper related to asset impairments.
Our North America copper mines have varying cost structures because of differences in ore grades and characteristics, processing costs, by-product credits and other factors. Average unit net cash costs (net of by-product credits) for the North America copper mines of $2.98 per pound of copper in first-quarter 2024 were higher than first-quarter 2023 unit net cash costs of $2.45 per pound, primarily reflecting higher mining costs and lower molybdenum by-product credits.
Because certain assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis, North America’s average unit depreciation rate may vary with asset additions and the level of copper production and sales.
Revenue adjustments primarily result from changes in prices on provisionally priced copper sales recognized in prior periods. Refer to “Consolidated Results – Revenues” for further discussion of adjustments to prior period provisionally priced copper sales.
Average unit net cash costs (net of by-product credits) for our North America copper mines are expected to approximate $3.00 per pound of copper for the year 2024, based on achievement of current sales volume and cost estimates, and assuming an average price of $20.00 per pound of molybdenum for the remainder of 2024. North America’s average unit net cash costs for the year 2024 would change by approximately $0.03 per pound for each $2 per pound change in the average price of molybdenum for the remainder of 2024.
South America
We manage two copper operations in South America – Cerro Verde in Peru (in which we own a 53.56% interest) and El Abra in Chile (in which we own a 51% interest), which are consolidated in our financial statements.
South America operations includes open-pit mining, sulfide-ore concentrating, leaching and SX/EW facilities. Production from our South America operations is sold as copper concentrate or cathode under long-term contracts. Our South America operations also sell a portion of their copper concentrate production to Atlantic Copper. In addition to copper, Cerro Verde produces molybdenum concentrate and silver.
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Labor Matters. In April 2024, Cerro Verde reached a new four-year collective labor agreement (CLA) with one of its two unions and expects to begin negotiations in the near term with its other union. Cerro Verde expects to incur nonrecurring charges of approximately $80 million associated with the new CLA, and may incur additional nonrecurring charges in connection with negotiations with its other union.
Development Activities. At the El Abra operations in Chile, we have drilled out and modeled a large sulfide resource that would support a potential major mill project similar to the large-scale concentrator at Cerro Verde. We are engaged in planning for a potential submission of an environmental impact statement by year-end 2025, subject to ongoing stakeholder engagement and economic evaluations. In parallel, we are updating our technical studies and economic models to incorporate recent capital cost trends.
Operating Data. Following is summary consolidated operating data for South America operations:
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copper (millions of recoverable pounds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production | 280 | 304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 284 | 302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average realized price per pound | $ | 3.94 | $ | 4.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Molybdenum (millions of recoverable pounds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Productiona | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leach operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leach ore placed in stockpiles (metric tons per day) | 170,400 | 203,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average copper ore grade (%) | 0.41 | 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper production (millions of recoverable pounds) | 71 | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mill operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ore milled (metric tons per day) | 397,200 | 405,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average ore grade (%): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper | 0.33 | 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Molybdenum | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper recovery rate (%) | 83.3 | 83.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper production (millions of recoverable pounds) | 209 | 218 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Refer to “Consolidated Results” for our consolidated molybdenum sales volumes, which include sales of molybdenum produced at Cerro Verde.
Our consolidated copper sales from South America operations of 284 million pounds in first-quarter 2024 were lower than 302 million pounds in first-quarter 2023, primarily reflecting lower volumes of leach ore placed in stockpiles and lower milling rates associated with mill maintenance. Molybdenum production in first-quarter 2024 was significantly lower than first-quarter 2023 as a result of mill maintenance and the impact of certain ore types on recoveries. Copper sales from South America operations are expected to approximate 1.1 billion for the year 2024, which assume no significant impacts to water availability, which is being monitored closely in light of ongoing El Niño weather patterns. Refer to “Outlook” for projected molybdenum sales volumes.
Unit Net Cash Costs. We believe unit net cash costs per pound of copper is a measure that provides investors with information about the cash-generating capacity of our mining operations expressed on a basis relating to the primary metal product for our respective operations. We use this measure for the same purpose and for monitoring operating performance by our mining operations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This measure is presented by other metals mining companies, although our measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
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Gross Profit per Pound of Copper
The following table summarizes unit net cash costs and gross profit per pound of copper at our South America operations. Refer to “Product Revenues and Production Costs” for an explanation of the “by-product” and “co-product” methods and a reconciliation of unit net cash costs per pound to production and delivery costs applicable to sales reported in our consolidated financial statements.
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-Product Method | Co-Product Method | By-Product Method | Co-Product Method | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 3.94 | $ | 3.94 | $ | 4.08 | $ | 4.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 2.61 | 2.47 | 2.54 | 2.27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-product credits | (0.20) | — | (0.53) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty on metals | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit net cash costs | 2.60 | 2.66 | 2.20 | 2.46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 0.06 | a | 0.06 | 0.09 | a | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total unit costs | 3.05 | 3.08 | 2.64 | 2.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | — | — | 0.29 | 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound | $ | 0.89 | $ | 0.86 | $ | 1.73 | $ | 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Copper sales (millions of recoverable pounds) | 284 | 284 | 302 | 302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Includes charges totaling $0.04 per pound of copper in first-quarter 2024 and $0.03 per pound of copper in first-quarter 2023 for feasibility and optimization studies.
Our South America operations have varying cost structures because of differences in ore grades and characteristics, processing costs, by-product credits and other factors. Average unit net cash costs (net of by-product credits) for South America operations of $2.60 per pound of copper in first-quarter 2024 were higher than first-quarter 2023 unit net cash costs of $2.20 per pound, primarily reflecting lower molybdenum by-product credits and lower copper volumes.
Revenues from Cerro Verde’s copper concentrate sales are recorded net of treatment charges, which will vary with Cerro Verde’s sales volumes and the price of copper.
Because certain assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis, South America’s unit depreciation rate may vary with asset additions and the level of copper production and sales.
Revenue adjustments primarily result from changes in prices on provisionally priced copper sales recognized in prior periods. Refer to “Consolidated Results – Revenues” for further discussion of adjustments to prior period provisionally priced copper sales.
Average unit net cash costs (net of by-product credits) for South America operations are expected to approximate $2.51 per pound of copper for the year 2024, based on achievement of current sales volume and cost estimates, and assuming an average price of $20.00 per pound of molybdenum for the remainder of 2024.
Indonesia
PT-FI operates one of the world’s largest copper and gold mines at the Grasberg minerals district in Central Papua, Indonesia. PT-FI produces copper concentrate that contains significant quantities of gold and silver. We have a 48.76% ownership interest in PT-FI and manage its operations. PT-FI's results are consolidated in our financial statements. Upon completion and full ramp-up of the Indonesia smelter projects, PT-FI will be a fully integrated producer of refined copper and gold. Other than copper concentrate delivered to PT Smelting for further processing into refined products, most of PT-FI’s copper concentrate is sold under long-term contracts.
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Labor Matters. In April 2024, PT-FI reached a new two-year CLA with its three employee unions at its Grasberg minerals district operations. PT-FI did not recognize any significant nonrecurring costs associated with the new CLA.
Regulatory Matters. Over the past several years, the Indonesia government has enacted various laws and regulations related to downstream processing of various products, including copper concentrates. In 2018, PT-FI agreed to expand its domestic smelting and refining capacity and has made substantial progress towards completion (refer to “Indonesia Smelting and Refining” below).
PT-FI’s current export licenses for copper concentrate and anode slimes extend through May 2024. PT-FI is working with the Indonesia government to obtain approvals to continue exports of copper concentrates and anode slimes until the Indonesia smelter projects are fully commissioned and reach designed operating conditions, which is currently expected by year-end 2024.
PT-FI also continues to discuss the applicability of the Indonesia government’s revised regulation on duties for various exported products, including copper concentrates, because of inconsistencies with its special mining license (IUPK). PT-FI is currently being assessed export duties on copper concentrates at a rate of 7.5% and incurred export duties totaling $156 million in first-quarter 2024.
Refer to Notes 12, 13 and 14 of our 2023 Form 10-K for further discussion of Indonesia regulatory matters.
Mining Rights. The Indonesia government is updating regulations that would enable PT-FI to apply for an extension of its IUPK beyond 2041. An extension would enable continuity of large-scale operations for the benefit of all stakeholders and provide growth options through additional resource development opportunities in the highly attractive Grasberg minerals district.
Operating and Development Activities. Over a multi-year investment period, PT-FI has successfully commissioned three large-scale underground mines in the Grasberg minerals district (Grasberg Block Cave, Deep Mill Level Zone and Big Gossan), which provided production volumes of 0.5 billion pounds of copper and 0.5 million ounces of gold in first-quarter 2024. Milling rates for ore from these underground mines averaged 219,500 metric tons of ore per day in first-quarter 2024, a 33% increase from 164,800 metric tons of ore per day in first-quarter 2023.
In December 2023, PT-FI completed the installation of new milling facilities allowing it to further leverage the success of the underground mines and provide sustained large-scale production volumes. PT-FI is completing a mill recovery project with the installation of a new copper cleaner circuit in the second half of 2024.
PT-FI plans to transition its existing energy source from coal to liquefied natural gas, which would meaningfully reduce PT-FI’s Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions at the Grasberg minerals district. PT-FI is planning investments in a new gas-fired combined cycle facility. Capital expenditures for the new facilities, to be incurred over the next four years, approximate $1 billion representing an incremental cost of $0.4 billion compared to previously planned investments to refurbish the existing coal units.
Kucing Liar. Long-term mine development activities are ongoing for PT-FI’s Kucing Liar deposit in the Grasberg minerals district, which is expected to produce over 7 billion pounds of copper and 6 million ounces of gold between 2029 and the end of 2041. An extension of PT-FI’s operating rights beyond 2041 would extend the life of the project. Pre-production development activities commenced in 2022 and are expected to continue over an approximate 10-year timeframe. Capital investments are estimated to average approximately $400 million per year over this period. At full operating rates of approximately 90,000 metric tons of ore per day, annual production from Kucing Liar is expected to approximate 560 million pounds of copper and 520 thousand ounces of gold, providing PT-FI with sustained long-term, large-scale and low-cost production. Kucing Liar will benefit from substantial shared infrastructure and PT-FI’s experience and long-term success in block-cave mining.
Indonesia Smelting and Refining. In connection with PT-FI’s 2018 agreement with the Indonesia government to secure the extension of its long-term mining rights, PT-FI agreed to expand its domestic smelting and refining capacity.
Construction progress of the Manyar smelter in Gresik, Indonesia (with a capacity to process approximately 1.7 million metric tons of copper concentrate per year) is advancing on schedule with a target of May 2024 for substantial construction completion, which will be followed by a ramp-up period through December 2024.
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Construction of the smelter has an estimated cost of $3.0 billion, including $2.8 billion for a construction contract (excluding capitalized interest and $0.3 billion of estimated commissioning and owner’s costs) and $0.2 billion for investment in a desalination plant.
The PMR is being constructed to process gold and silver from the Manyar smelter and PT Smelting. Construction is in progress with commissioning expected during the second half of 2024. Current cost estimates total $665 million.
During first-quarter 2024, capital expenditures for the Indonesia smelter projects totaled $0.5 billion and are expected to approximate $1.0 billion for the year 2024. Projected capital expenditures for the Indonesia smelter projects in 2024 exclude capitalized interest and $0.3 billion of estimated commissioning and owner’s costs. Capital expenditures for the Indonesia smelter projects for the remainder of 2024 are expected to be funded with availability under PT-FI’s revolving credit facility.
In December 2023, PT Smelting completed an expansion of its capacity by 30% to 1.3 million metric tons of copper concentrate per year. The project was funded by PT-FI with borrowings totaling approximately $250 million that are expected to convert to equity in late second-quarter 2024, increasing PT-FI’s ownership in PT Smelting to approximately 65% from 39.5%.
Operating Data. Following is summary consolidated operating data for Indonesia operations:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copper (millions of recoverable pounds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production | 491 | 329 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 493 | 198 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average realized price per pound | $ | 3.92 | $ | 4.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold (thousands of recoverable ounces) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production | 545 | 402 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 564 | 266 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average realized price per ounce | $ | 2,145 | $ | 1,949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ore extracted and milled (metric tons per day): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grasberg Block Cave underground mine | 139,300 | 89,700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deep Mill Level Zone underground mine | 67,300 | 70,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Big Gossan underground mine | 9,000 | 7,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other adjustments | 3,900 | (1,900) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 219,500 | 164,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average ore grades: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper (%) | 1.31 | 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold (grams per metric ton) | 1.13 | 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recovery rates (%): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper | 89.4 | 90.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold | 77.5 | 78.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PT-FI’s consolidated sales of 493 million pounds of copper and 564 thousand ounces of gold in first-quarter 2024 were more than double first-quarter 2023 sales of 198 million pounds of copper and 266 thousand ounces of gold, primarily reflecting higher mining and milling rates and ore grades. First-quarter 2023 sales were also impacted by weather-related disruptions and the initial deferral of sales recognition related to the PT Smelting tolling arrangement.
Consolidated sales volumes from PT-FI are expected to approximate 1.7 billion pounds of copper and 2.0 million ounces of gold for the year 2024, which includes exports of copper concentrates and anode slimes from June 2024 through December 2024 totaling 0.4 billion pounds of copper and 0.9 million ounces of gold. Additionally, PT-FI’s consolidated copper and gold production volumes for the year 2024 are expected to exceed 2024 sales volumes, reflecting the deferral of approximately 90 million pounds of copper and 120 thousand ounces of gold that will be processed by the Indonesia smelter projects and sold as refined metal in future periods. Projected sales volumes are dependent on operational performance; extension of PT-FI’s export licenses for copper concentrates and anode
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slimes beyond May 2024; weather-related conditions; and other factors detailed in the “Cautionary Statement” below.
Unit Net Cash (Credits) Costs. We believe unit net cash (credits) costs per pound of copper is a measure that provides investors with information about the cash-generating capacity of our mining operations expressed on a basis relating to the primary metal product for our respective operations. We use this measure for the same purpose and for monitoring operating performance by our mining operations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This measure is presented by other metals mining companies, although our measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Gross Profit per Pound of Copper and per Ounce of Gold
The following table summarizes the unit net cash (credits) costs and gross profit per pound of copper and per ounce of gold at our Indonesia mining operations. Refer to “Product Revenues and Production Costs” for an explanation of “by-product” and “co-product” methods and a reconciliation of unit net cash credits per pound to production and delivery costs applicable to sales reported in our consolidated financial statements.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-Product Method | Co-Product Method | By-Product Method | Co-Product Method | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper | Gold | Copper | Gold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 3.92 | $ | 3.92 | $ | 2,145 | $ | 4.07 | $ | 4.07 | $ | 1,949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 1.53 | 0.92 | 504 | 2.01 | 1.20 | 574 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold, silver and other by-product credits | (2.55) | — | — | (2.84) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 0.35 | 0.21 | 116 | 0.37 | 0.22 | 106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Export duties | 0.32 | 0.19 | 104 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty on metals | 0.23 | 0.15 | 81 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit net cash (credits) costs | (0.12) | 1.47 | 805 | (0.08) | 1.66 | 781 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 0.68 | 0.41 | 224 | 0.75 | 0.45 | 214 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 0.05 | a | 0.03 | 16 | 0.16 | a | 0.09 | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total unit costs | 0.61 | 1.91 | 1,045 | 0.83 | 2.20 | 1,038 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | (0.01) | (0.01) | (14) | 0.64 | 0.64 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PT Smelting intercompany profit | — | — | — | 0.56 | 0.34 | 162 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound/ounce | $ | 3.30 | $ | 2.00 | $ | 1,086 | $ | 4.44 | $ | 2.85 | $ | 1,138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper sales (millions of recoverable pounds) | 493 | 493 | 198 | 198 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold sales (thousands of recoverable ounces) | 564 | 266 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Includes charges totaling $0.03 per pound of copper in first-quarter 2024 for the Indonesia smelter projects’ operational readiness and startup costs and $0.07 per pound of copper in first-quarter 2023 for feasibility and optimization studies.
PT-FI’s unit net cash credits (including gold, silver and other by-product credits) were $0.12 per pound of copper in first-quarter 2024 and $0.08 per pound of copper in first-quarter 2023. The favorable unit net cash credits in first-quarter 2024, compared to first-quarter 2023, primarily reflect higher sales volumes, partially offset by lower by-product credits and higher export duties.
Treatment charges vary with the volume of metals sold and the price of copper, and royalties vary with the volume of metals sold and the prices of copper and gold. PT-FI’s royalties totaled $118 million in first-quarter 2024 and $58 million in first-quarter 2023.
PT-FI is currently being assessed export duties for copper concentrates at a rate of 7.5%, compared to an export duty rate of 2.5% in first-quarter 2023. Export duties totaled $156 million in first-quarter 2024 and $17 million in first-quarter 2023. Refer to Note 13 of our 2023 Form 10-K for further discussion of PT-FI’s export duties.
Because certain assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis, PT-FI’s unit depreciation rate may vary with asset additions and the level of copper production and sales.
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Revenue adjustments primarily result from changes in prices on provisionally priced copper sales recognized in prior periods. Refer to “Consolidated Results – Revenues” for further discussion of adjustments to prior period provisionally priced copper sales.
PT Smelting’s intercompany profit in first-quarter 2023 represents the change in the deferral of 39.5% of PT-FI’s profit on sales to PT Smelting. Beginning in 2023, PT-FI’s commercial arrangement with PT Smelting changed to a tolling arrangement and there are no further sales from PT-FI to PT Smelting.
Average unit net cash credits (including gold, silver and other by-product credits) for PT-FI are expected to approximate $0.12 per pound of copper for the year 2024, based on achievement of current sales volumes and cost estimates, and assuming an average price of $2,300 per ounce of gold for the remainder of 2024. PT-FI’s average unit net cash credits for the year 2024 would change by approximately $0.09 per pound of copper for each $100 per ounce change in the average price of gold for the remainder of 2024.
PT-FI’s projected sales volumes and unit net cash credits for the year 2024 are dependent on operational performance; extension of PT-FI’s export licenses for copper concentrates and anode slimes beyond May 2024; weather-related conditions; and other factors. Refer to “Cautionary Statement” below, and Item 1A. “Risk Factors” contained in Part I of our 2023 Form 10-K for further discussion of factors that could cause results to differ materially from projections.
Molybdenum
We operate two wholly owned primary molybdenum operations in Colorado – the Climax open-pit mine and the Henderson underground mine. The Climax and Henderson mines produce high-purity, chemical-grade molybdenum concentrate, which is typically further processed into value-added molybdenum chemical products. The majority of the molybdenum concentrate produced at the Climax and Henderson mines, as well as from our North America copper mines and South America operations, is processed at our conversion facilities.
Operating Activities. Production from the primary molybdenum operations totaled 8 million pounds of molybdenum in each of first-quarter 2024 and 2023. Refer to “Consolidated Results” for our consolidated molybdenum operating data, which includes sales of molybdenum produced at our primary molybdenum operations and from our North America copper mines and South America operations. Refer to “Outlook” for projected consolidated molybdenum sales volumes and to “Markets” for a discussion of molybdenum prices.
Unit Net Cash Costs Per Pound of Molybdenum. We believe unit net cash costs per pound of molybdenum is a measure that provides investors with information about the cash-generating capacity of our mining operations expressed on a basis relating to the primary metal product for our respective operations. We use this measure for the same purpose and for monitoring operating performance by our mining operations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This measure is presented by other metals mining companies, although our measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Average unit net cash costs for the primary molybdenum operations of $15.80 per pound of molybdenum in first-quarter 2024 were higher than average unit net cash costs of $12.24 per pound in first-quarter 2023, primarily reflecting higher costs for contract labor and maintenance supplies. Average unit net cash costs for the primary molybdenum operations are expected to approximate $15.47 per pound of molybdenum for the year 2024, based on achievement of current sales volumes and cost estimates. Refer to “Product Revenues and Production Costs” for a reconciliation of unit net cash costs per pound to production and delivery costs applicable to sales reported in our consolidated financial statements.
Smelting and Refining
Through our downstream integration, we are able to assure placement of a significant portion of our copper concentrate production. We wholly own and operate the Miami smelter in Arizona, Atlantic Copper (a smelter and refinery in Spain), and the El Paso refinery in Texas.
PT-FI also has a 39.5% ownership interest in PT Smelting, a copper smelter and refinery in Gresik, Indonesia (refer to Note 3 of our 2023 Form 10-K) and expects to complete the Indonesia smelter projects in 2024, which will smelt and refine copper concentrate from PT-FI as well as process anode slimes. As a result, PT-FI’s operations will be
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fully integrated, and treatment charges reflecting the cost of smelting and refining operations will be recorded in production and delivery costs (refer to “Indonesia Mining – Indonesia Smelting and Refining” above).
Atlantic Copper smelts and refines copper concentrate and markets refined copper and precious metals in slimes. In first-quarter 2024, Atlantic Copper’s copper concentrate purchases included 42% from our copper mining operations and 58% from third parties. Atlantic Copper’s treatment charges, which consist of a base rate per pound of copper and per ounce of gold, are generally fixed and represent a cost to our mining operations and income to Atlantic Copper (i.e., higher treatment charges benefit our Atlantic Copper operations). Our North America copper mines are less significantly affected by changes in treatment charges because these operations are largely integrated with our Miami smelter and El Paso refinery.
We defer recognizing profits on sales from our mining operations to Atlantic Copper until final sales to third parties occur. Changes in these deferrals attributable to variability in intercompany volumes resulted in net (reductions) additions to operating income totaling $(17) million ($(5) million to net income attributable to common stock) in first-quarter 2024 and $111 million ($48 million to net income attributable to common stock) in first-quarter 2023. First-quarter 2023 benefited from the recognition of previously deferred profits on PT-FI sales to PT Smelting following the change in the commercial arrangements from a concentrate sales agreement to a tolling agreement (refer to Note 3 of our 2023 Form 10-K for further discussion). Our net deferred profits on our inventories at Atlantic Copper to be recognized in future periods’ net income attributable to common stock totaled $63 million at March 31, 2024. Quarterly variations in ore grades, the timing of intercompany shipments and changes in product prices will result in variability in our net deferred profits and quarterly earnings.
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
Our consolidated operating cash flows vary with sales volumes; prices realized from copper, gold and molybdenum sales; production costs; income taxes; other working capital changes; and other factors.
We remain focused on managing costs efficiently and continue to advance several important value-enhancing initiatives. We believe the actions we have taken in recent years to build a solid balance sheet, successfully expand low-cost operations and maintain flexible organic growth options while maintaining sufficient liquidity, will allow us to continue to execute our business plans in a prudent manner during periods of economic uncertainty while preserving substantial future asset values. We closely monitor market conditions and will adjust our operating plans to protect liquidity and preserve our asset values, if necessary. We expect to maintain a strong balance sheet and liquidity position as we focus on building long-term value in our business, executing our operating plans safely, responsibly and efficiently, and prudently managing costs and capital expenditures.
Based on current sales volume, cost and metal price estimates discussed in “Outlook,” our available cash and cash equivalents plus our projected consolidated operating cash flows of $7.4 billion for the year 2024 exceed our expected consolidated capital expenditures of $4.6 billion (which includes $1.0 billion for the Indonesia smelter projects that are expected to be funded with availability under PT-FI’s revolving credit facility).
We have cash on hand and the financial flexibility to fund capital expenditures and our other cash requirements for the next twelve months, including noncontrolling interest distributions, income tax payments, current common stock dividends (base and variable) and any share or debt repurchases. At March 31, 2024, we had $5.2 billion in consolidated cash and cash equivalents and FCX, PT-FI and Cerro Verde have $3.0 billion, $1.75 billion and $350 million, respectively, of availability under their revolving credit facilities.
At March 31, 2024, we had $1.0 billion in current restricted cash and cash equivalents, including $0.9 billion associated with PT-FI's export proceeds temporarily deposited in Indonesia banks for 90 days in accordance with a regulation issued by the Indonesia government.
Financial Policy. Our financial policy is aligned with our strategic objectives of maintaining a solid balance sheet, providing cash returns to shareholders and advancing opportunities for future growth. The policy includes a base dividend and a performance-based payout framework, whereby up to 50% of available cash flows generated after planned capital spending and distributions to noncontrolling interests would be allocated to shareholder returns and the balance to debt reduction and investments in value enhancing growth projects, subject to us maintaining our net debt at a level not to exceed the net debt target of $3.0 billion to $4.0 billion (excluding debt for the Indonesia smelter projects). Our Board of Directors (Board) reviews the structure of the performance-based payout framework at least annually.
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At March 31, 2024, net debt totaled $0.3 billion (which was net of $0.9 billion of current restricted cash associated with PT-FI’s export proceeds), excluding $3.0 billion of debt for the Indonesia smelter projects. Refer to "Net Debt" for further discussion.
On March 27, 2024, our Board declared cash dividends totaling $0.15 per share on our common stock (including a $0.075 per share quarterly base cash dividend and a $0.075 per share quarterly variable, performance-based cash dividend), which were paid on May 1, 2024, to common stockholders of record as of April 15, 2024. Based on current market conditions, the base and variable dividends on our common stock are anticipated to total $0.60 per share for 2024 (including the dividends paid on February 1, 2024, and May 1, 2024), comprised of a $0.30 per share base dividend and $0.30 per share variable dividend. The declaration and payment of dividends (base or variable) is at the discretion of our Board and will depend on our financial results, cash requirements, global economic conditions and other factors deemed relevant by our Board.
Cash
Following is a summary of the U.S. and international components of consolidated cash and cash equivalents available to the parent company, net of noncontrolling interests’ share, taxes and other costs at March 31, 2024 (in billions):
| Cash at domestic companies | $ | 2.3 | |||||||||
| Cash at international operations | 2.9 | a | |||||||||
| Total consolidated cash and cash equivalents | 5.2 | ||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests’ share | (1.4) | ||||||||||
| Cash, net of noncontrolling interests’ share | 3.8 | ||||||||||
| Withholding taxes | (0.1) | ||||||||||
| Net cash available | $ | 3.7 | |||||||||
a.Excludes $0.9 billion of current restricted cash associated with a portion of PT-FI's export proceeds required to be temporarily deposited in Indonesia banks for 90 days in accordance with a regulation issued by the Indonesia government.
Cash held at our international operations is generally used to support our foreign operations’ capital expenditures, operating expenses, debt repayments, working capital or other cash needs. Management believes that sufficient liquidity is available in the U.S. from cash balances and availability from our revolving credit facility. We have not elected to permanently reinvest earnings from our foreign subsidiaries, and we have recorded deferred tax liabilities for foreign earnings that are available to be repatriated to the U.S. From time to time, our foreign subsidiaries distribute earnings to the U.S. through dividends that are subject to applicable withholding taxes and noncontrolling interests’ share.
Debt
At March 31, 2024, consolidated debt totaled $9.4 billion, with a weighted-average interest rate of 5.2%. Substantially all of our outstanding debt is fixed rate.
We have $0.7 billion in scheduled senior note maturities in November 2024 with no further senior note maturities until 2027. Our total debt has an average remaining duration of approximately 10 years.
At March 31, 2024, we had no borrowings and $7 million in letters of credit issued under our $3.0 billion revolving credit facility, and there were no borrowings under PT-FI’s $1.75 billion revolving credit facility or Cerro Verde’s $350 million revolving credit facility.
Refer to Note 5 for further discussion.
Operating Activities
We generated operating cash flows of $1.9 billion (net of $0.1 billion of working capital and other uses) in first-quarter 2024 and $1.1 billion (net of $0.5 billion of working capital and other uses) in first-quarter 2023. Higher operating cash flows in first-quarter 2024, compared with first-quarter 2023, primarily reflects higher copper and gold sales volumes and higher gold prices.
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Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures. Capital expenditures, including capitalized interest, totaled $1.3 billion in first-quarter 2024, including $0.4 billion for major mining projects, primarily associated with underground development activities in the Grasberg minerals district, and $0.5 billion for the Indonesia smelter projects.
Capital expenditures, including capitalized interest, totaled $1.1 billion in first-quarter 2023, including $0.4 billion for major mining projects, primarily associated with underground development activities in the Grasberg minerals district, and $0.3 billion for the Indonesia smelter projects.
Financing Activities
Debt Transactions. Net repayments of debt totaled $1.0 billion in first-quarter 2023 reflecting the repayment of our 3.875% Senior Notes that matured in March 2023.
Cash Dividends on Common Stock. We paid cash dividends on our common stock totaling $0.2 billion in each of first-quarter 2024 and 2023. The declaration and payment of dividends (base or variable) is at the discretion of our Board and will depend on our financial results, cash requirements, global economic conditions and other factors deemed relevant by our Board. Refer to Note 5, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” contained in Part I of our 2023 Form 10-K, “Cautionary Statement” below and the discussion of our financial policy above.
Cash Dividends and Distributions Paid to Noncontrolling Interests. Cash dividends and distributions paid to noncontrolling interests at our international operations totaled $102 million in first-quarter 2024 (none in first-quarter 2023). Cash dividends and distributions to noncontrolling interests vary based on the operating results and cash requirements of our consolidated subsidiaries.
Contributions from Noncontrolling Interests. We received equity contributions totaling $50 million in first-quarter 2023 from MIND ID, primarily associated with receipt of the final capital contribution in accordance with the PT-FI shareholders agreement.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
There have been no material changes in our contractual obligations since December 31, 2023. Refer to Note 13 and Part II, Items 7. and 7A. in our 2023 Form 10-K for information regarding our contractual obligations.
CONTINGENCIES
Environmental Obligations and AROs
Our current and historical operating activities are subject to various environmental laws and regulations. We perform a comprehensive annual review of our environmental obligations and AROs and also review changes in facts and circumstances associated with these obligations at least quarterly.
As discussed in Note 8, we recorded charges totaling $56 million for revisions to our environmental obligations in first-quarter 2024, primarily for preliminary adjustments associated with an interim action workplan for a former processing facility in Steubenville, Ohio, and for groundwater remediation in Blackwell, Oklahoma associated with a historical smelter site. In addition, we recorded ARO additions totaling $365 million in first-quarter 2024, including $256 million at our mining operations primarily associated with revised closure plans and cost estimates to reflect our commitment to the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, and $109 million associated with assumed oil and gas abandonment obligations resulting from bankruptcies of other companies.
Refer to Note 12 “Environmental” and “AROs” of our 2023 Form 10-K for further information about contingencies associated with environmental matters and AROs.
Litigation and Other Contingencies
There have been no significant updates to our contingencies associated with legal proceedings, environmental and other matters since December 31, 2023, other than as disclosed in Note 8. Refer to Note 12 and “Legal Proceedings” contained in Part I, Item 3. of our 2023 Form 10-K, as updated by Note 8, for further information regarding litigation and other contingencies.
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NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
There were no significant updates to previously reported accounting standards included in Note 1 of our 2023 Form 10-K.
NET DEBT
We believe that net debt provides investors with information related to the performance-based payout framework in our financial policy, which requires us to maintain our net debt at a level not to exceed the net debt target of $3 billion to $4 billion (excluding debt for the Indonesia smelter projects). We define net debt as consolidated debt less (i) consolidated cash and cash equivalents and (ii) current restricted cash associated with PT-FI's export proceeds. This information differs from consolidated debt determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for consolidated debt determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our net debt, which may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, follows (in billions):
| As of March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Current portion of debt | $ | 0.8 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term debt, less current portion | 8.7 | |||||||||||||
| Consolidated debt | 9.4 | a | ||||||||||||
| Less: consolidated cash and cash equivalents | 5.2 | |||||||||||||
Less: current restricted cash associated with PT-FI’s export proceedsb | 0.9 | |||||||||||||
| FCX net debt | 3.3 | |||||||||||||
Less: debt for Indonesia smelter projectsc | 3.0 | |||||||||||||
| FCX net debt, excluding debt for the Indonesia smelter projects | $ | 0.3 | ||||||||||||
a.Does not foot because of rounding.
b.In accordance with a regulation issued by the Indonesia government, 30% of PT-FI’s export proceeds are being temporarily deposited into Indonesia banks for a period of 90 days before withdrawal and are presented as current restricted cash and cash equivalents in our consolidated balance sheet. As the 90-day holding period is the only restriction on the cash, we have included such amount in the calculation of net debt.
c.Represents senior notes issued by PT-FI.
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PRODUCT REVENUES AND PRODUCTION COSTS
We believe unit net cash costs (credits) per pound of copper and molybdenum are measures that provide investors with information about the cash-generating capacity of our mining operations expressed on a basis relating to the primary metal product for the respective operations. We use these measures for the same purpose and for monitoring operating performance by our mining operations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These measures are presented by other metals mining companies, although our measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
We present gross profit per pound of copper in the following tables using both a “by-product” method and a “co-product” method. We use the by-product method in our presentation of gross profit per pound of copper because (i) the majority of our revenues are copper revenues, (ii) we mine ore, which contains copper, gold, molybdenum and other metals, (iii) it is not possible to specifically assign all of our costs to revenues from the copper, gold, molybdenum and other metals we produce and (iv) it is the method used by our management and Board to monitor our mining operations and to compare mining operations in certain industry publications. In the co-product method presentations, shared costs are allocated to the different products based on their relative revenue values, which will vary to the extent our metals sales volumes and realized prices change.
We show revenue adjustments for prior period open sales as a separate line item. Because these adjustments do not result from current period sales, these amounts have been reflected separately from revenues on current period sales. Noncash and other costs, net which are removed from site production and delivery costs in the calculation of unit net cash costs, consist of items such as accretion of AROs, inventory write-offs and adjustments, stock-based compensation costs, long-lived asset impairments, idle facility costs, feasibility and optimization study costs, restructuring and/or unusual charges. As discussed above, gold, molybdenum and other metal revenues at copper mines are reflected as credits against site production and delivery costs in the by-product method. The following schedules are presentations under both the by-product and co-product methods together with reconciliations to amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements.
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North America Copper Mines Product Revenues, Production Costs and Unit Net Cash Costs
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | By-Product | Co-Product Method | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Method | Copper | Molybdenuma | Otherb | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 1,316 | $ | 1,316 | $ | 136 | $ | 39 | $ | 1,491 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 1,074 | 973 | 116 | 32 | 1,121 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-product credits | (128) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 44 | 42 | — | 2 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash costs | 990 | 1,015 | 116 | 34 | 1,165 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 111 | 101 | 9 | 1 | 111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 45 | c | 41 | 4 | — | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs | 1,146 | 1,157 | 129 | 35 | 1,321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 170 | $ | 159 | $ | 7 | $ | 4 | $ | 170 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper sales (millions of recoverable pounds) | 333 | 333 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Molybdenum sales (millions of recoverable pounds)a | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound of copper/molybdenum: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 3.96 | $ | 3.96 | $ | 18.49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 3.23 | 2.92 | 15.89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-product credits | (0.38) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 0.13 | 0.13 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit net cash costs | 2.98 | 3.05 | 15.89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 0.34 | 0.31 | 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 0.13 | c | 0.12 | 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total unit costs | 3.45 | 3.48 | 17.56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation to Amounts Reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | Production and Delivery | DD&A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals presented above | $ | 1,491 | $ | 1,121 | $ | 111 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | (3) | 41 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | — | 45 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliminations and other | 14 | 17 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America copper mines | 1,502 | 1,224 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other miningd | 6,278 | 3,890 | 467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate, other & eliminations | (1,459) | (1,270) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As reported in our consolidated financial statements | $ | 6,321 | $ | 3,844 | $ | 595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Reflects sales of molybdenum produced by certain of the North America copper mines to our molybdenum sales company at market-based pricing.
b.Includes gold and silver product revenues and production costs.
c.Includes charges totaling $15 million ($0.05 per pound of copper) for feasibility studies.
d.Represents the combined total for our other segments as presented in Note 9.
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North America Copper Mines Product Revenues, Production Costs and Unit Net Cash Costs
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | By-Product | Co-Product Method | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Method | Copper | Molybdenuma | Otherb | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 1,394 | $ | 1,394 | $ | 212 | $ | 36 | $ | 1,642 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 976 | 850 | 149 | 27 | 1,026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-product credits | (198) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 42 | 40 | — | 2 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash costs | 820 | 890 | 149 | 29 | 1,068 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 102 | 90 | 10 | 2 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 76 | c | 63 | 12 | 1 | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs | 998 | 1,043 | 171 | 32 | 1,246 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | 15 | 15 | — | — | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 411 | $ | 366 | $ | 41 | $ | 4 | $ | 411 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper sales (millions of recoverable pounds) | 335 | 335 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Molybdenum sales (millions of recoverable pounds)a | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound of copper/molybdenum: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 4.16 | $ | 4.16 | $ | 28.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 2.91 | 2.54 | 19.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-product credits | (0.59) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 0.13 | 0.12 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit net cash costs | 2.45 | 2.66 | 19.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 0.31 | 0.27 | 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 0.22 | c | 0.18 | 1.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total unit costs | 2.98 | 3.11 | 22.81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | 0.04 | 0.04 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound | $ | 1.22 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 5.54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation to Amounts Reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | Production and Delivery | DD&A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals presented above | $ | 1,642 | $ | 1,026 | $ | 102 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | (6) | 36 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | — | 76 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | 15 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliminations and other | 19 | 24 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America copper mines | 1,670 | 1,162 | 103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other miningd | 5,312 | 3,502 | 283 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate, other & eliminations | (1,593) | (1,499) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As reported in our consolidated financial statements | $ | 5,389 | $ | 3,165 | $ | 399 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Reflects sales of molybdenum produced by certain of the North America copper mines to our molybdenum sales company at market-based pricing.
b.Includes gold and silver product revenues and production costs.
c.Includes charges totaling $27 million ($0.08 per pound of copper) for feasibility and optimization studies and $16 million ($0.05 per pound of copper) related to asset impairments.
d.Represents the combined total for our other segments as presented in Note 9.
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South America Operations Product Revenues, Production Costs and Unit Net Cash Costs
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | By-Product | Co-Product Method | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Method | Copper | Othera | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 1,119 | $ | 1,119 | $ | 70 | $ | 1,189 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 743 | 703 | 53 | 756 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-product credits | (57) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 50 | 50 | — | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty on metals | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash costs | 738 | 755 | 53 | 808 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 108 | 101 | 7 | 108 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 18 | b | 18 | — | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs | 864 | 874 | 60 | 934 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | (1) | — | (1) | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 254 | $ | 245 | $ | 9 | $ | 254 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper sales (millions of recoverable pounds) | 284 | 284 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound of copper: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 3.94 | $ | 3.94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 2.61 | 2.47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-product credits | (0.20) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 0.18 | 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty on metals | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit net cash costs | 2.60 | 2.66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 0.39 | 0.36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 0.06 | b | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total unit costs | 3.05 | 3.08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound | $ | 0.89 | $ | 0.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation to Amounts Reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | and Delivery | DD&A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals presented above | $ | 1,189 | $ | 756 | $ | 108 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | (50) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty on metals | (2) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | — | 18 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | (1) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliminations and other | — | (1) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South America operations | 1,136 | 773 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other miningc | 6,644 | 4,341 | 471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate, other & eliminations | (1,459) | (1,270) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As reported in our consolidated financial statements | $ | 6,321 | $ | 3,844 | $ | 595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Includes silver sales of 0.8 million ounces ($24.45 per ounce average realized price). Also reflects sales of molybdenum produced by Cerro Verde to our molybdenum sales company at market-based pricing.
b.Includes charges totaling $11 million ($0.04 per pound of copper) for feasibility studies.
c.Represents the combined total for our other segments as presented in Note 9.
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South America Operations Product Revenues, Production Costs and Unit Net Cash Costs
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | By-Product | Co-Product Method | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Method | Copper | Othera | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 1,229 | $ | 1,229 | $ | 173 | $ | 1,402 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 767 | 685 | 98 | 783 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-product credits | (160) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 55 | 55 | — | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty on metals | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash costs | 664 | 742 | 98 | 840 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 107 | 94 | 13 | 107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 26 | b | 23 | 3 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs | 797 | 859 | 114 | 973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | 89 | 89 | 3 | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 521 | $ | 459 | $ | 62 | $ | 521 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper sales (millions of recoverable pounds) | 302 | 302 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound of copper: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 4.08 | $ | 4.08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 2.54 | 2.27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-product credits | (0.53) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 0.18 | 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty on metals | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit net cash costs | 2.20 | 2.46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 0.35 | 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 0.09 | b | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total unit costs | 2.64 | 2.85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | 0.29 | 0.29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound | $ | 1.73 | $ | 1.52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation to Amounts Reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | and Delivery | DD&A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals presented above | $ | 1,402 | $ | 783 | $ | 107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | (55) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty on metals | (2) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | — | 26 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | 92 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliminations and other | (1) | (2) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South America operations | 1,436 | 807 | 107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other miningc | 5,546 | 3,857 | 279 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate, other & eliminations | (1,593) | (1,499) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As reported in our consolidated financial statements | $ | 5,389 | $ | 3,165 | $ | 399 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Includes silver sales of 1.0 million ounces ($23.41 per ounce average realized price). Also reflects sales of molybdenum produced by Cerro Verde to our molybdenum sales company at market-based pricing.
b.Includes charges totaling $9 million ($0.03 per pound of copper) for feasibility studies.
c.Represents the combined total for our other segments as presented in Note 9.
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Indonesia Operations Product Revenues, Production Costs and Unit Net Cash (Credits) Costs
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | Co-Product Method | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-Product Method | Copper | Gold | Silver & Othera | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 1,938 | $ | 1,938 | $ | 1,209 | $ | 56 | $ | 3,203 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 753 | 456 | 284 | 13 | 753 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold, silver and other by-product credits | (1,257) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 173 | 105 | 65 | 3 | 173 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Export duties | 156 | 94 | 59 | 3 | 156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty on metals | 118 | 70 | 46 | 2 | 118 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash (credits) costs | (57) | 725 | 454 | 21 | 1,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 335 | 203 | 126 | 6 | 335 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 23 | b | 14 | 9 | — | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs | 301 | 942 | 589 | 27 | 1,558 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | (7) | (7) | (7) | (1) | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 1,630 | $ | 989 | $ | 613 | $ | 28 | $ | 1,630 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper sales (millions of recoverable pounds) | 493 | 493 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold sales (thousands of recoverable ounces) | 564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound of copper/per ounce of gold: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 3.92 | $ | 3.92 | $ | 2,145 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 1.53 | 0.92 | 504 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold, silver and other by-product credits | (2.55) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 0.35 | 0.21 | 116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Export duties | 0.32 | 0.19 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty on metals | 0.23 | 0.15 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit net cash (credits) costs | (0.12) | 1.47 | 805 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 0.68 | 0.41 | 224 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 0.05 | b | 0.03 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total unit costs | 0.61 | 1.91 | 1,045 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | (0.01) | (0.01) | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound/ounce | $ | 3.30 | $ | 2.00 | $ | 1,086 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation to Amounts Reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | and Delivery | DD&A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals presented above | $ | 3,203 | $ | 753 | $ | 335 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | (89) | 84 | c | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Export duties | (156) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty on metals | (118) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | — | 23 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | (15) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliminations and other | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia operations | 2,825 | 861 | 335 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other miningd | 4,955 | 4,253 | 244 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate, other & eliminations | (1,459) | (1,270) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As reported in our consolidated financial statements | $ | 6,321 | $ | 3,844 | $ | 595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Includes silver sales of 2.1 million ounces ($23.90 per ounce average realized price).
b.Includes charges totaling $15 million ($0.03 per pound of copper) for the Indonesia smelter projects’ operational readiness and startup costs.
c.Represents tolling costs paid to PT Smelting.
d.Represents the combined total for our other segments as presented in Note 9.
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Indonesia Operations Product Revenues, Production Costs and Unit Net Cash (Credits) Costs
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | Co-Product Method | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By-Product Method | Copper | Gold | Silver & Othera | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 806 | $ | 806 | $ | 518 | $ | 28 | $ | 1,352 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 399 | 238 | 153 | 8 | 399 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold, silver and other by-product credits | (563) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 74 | 44 | 28 | 2 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Export duties | 17 | 10 | 7 | — | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty on metals | 58 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash (credits) costs | (15) | 329 | 208 | 11 | 548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 148 | 88 | 57 | 3 | 148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 30 | b | 18 | 11 | 1 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs | 163 | 435 | 276 | 15 | 726 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | 126 | 126 | 17 | — | 143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PT Smelting intercompany profit | 112 | 67 | 43 | 2 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 881 | $ | 564 | $ | 302 | $ | 15 | $ | 881 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper sales (millions of recoverable pounds) | 198 | 198 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold sales (thousands of recoverable ounces) | 266 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound of copper/per ounce of gold: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, excluding adjustments | $ | 4.07 | $ | 4.07 | $ | 1,949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 2.01 | 1.20 | 574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold, silver and other by-product credits | (2.84) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | 0.37 | 0.22 | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Export duties | 0.09 | 0.05 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty on metals | 0.29 | 0.19 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit net cash (credits) costs | (0.08) | 1.66 | 781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 0.75 | 0.45 | 214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 0.16 | b | 0.09 | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total unit costs | 0.83 | 2.20 | 1,038 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | 0.64 | 0.64 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PT Smelting intercompany profit | 0.56 | 0.34 | 162 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound/ounce | $ | 4.44 | $ | 2.85 | $ | 1,138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation to Amounts Reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | and Delivery | DD&A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals presented above | $ | 1,352 | $ | 399 | $ | 148 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges | (52) | 22 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Export duties | (17) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royalty on metals | (58) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | — | 30 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales | 143 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PT Smelting intercompany profit | — | (112) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eliminations and other | — | (1) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia operations | 1,368 | 338 | 148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other miningc | 5,614 | 4,326 | 238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate, other & eliminations | (1,593) | (1,499) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As reported in our consolidated financial statements | $ | 5,389 | $ | 3,165 | $ | 399 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
a.Includes silver sales of 0.9 million ounces ($23.29 per ounce average realized price).
b.Includes net charges totaling $13 million ($0.07 per pound of copper) for feasibility and optimization studies.
c.Represents the combined total for our other segments as presented in Note 9.
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Molybdenum Mines Product Revenues, Production Costs and Unit Net Cash Costs
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues, excluding adjustmentsa | $ | 152 | $ | 230 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 116 | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges and other | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash costs | 123 | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 16 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs | 142 | 123 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 10 | $ | 107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Molybdenum sales (millions of recoverable pounds)a | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound of molybdenum: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues, excluding adjustmentsa | $ | 19.47 | $ | 28.96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below | 14.94 | 11.39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges and other | 0.86 | 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit net cash costs | 15.80 | 12.24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DD&A | 2.08 | 2.57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | 0.33 | 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total unit costs | 18.21 | 15.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit per pound | $ | 1.26 | $ | 13.47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation to Amounts Reported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | Revenues | and Delivery | DD&A | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals presented above | $ | 152 | $ | 116 | $ | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges and other | (7) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | — | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Molybdenum mines | 145 | 119 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other miningb | 7,635 | 4,995 | 563 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate, other & eliminations | (1,459) | (1,270) | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| As reported in our consolidated financial statements | $ | 6,321 | $ | 3,844 | $ | 595 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals presented above | $ | 230 | $ | 91 | $ | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment charges and other | (7) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noncash and other costs, net | — | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Molybdenum mines | 223 | 96 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other miningb | 6,759 | 4,568 | 366 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate, other & eliminations | (1,593) | (1,499) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| As reported in our consolidated financial statements | $ | 5,389 | $ | 3,165 | $ | 399 | ||||||||||||||||||||
a.Reflects sales of the Molybdenum mines’ production to our molybdenum sales company at market-based pricing. On a consolidated basis, realizations are based on the actual contract terms for sales to third parties; as a result, our consolidated average realized price per pound of molybdenum will differ from the amounts reported in this table.
b.Represents the combined total for our other segments as presented in Note 9. Also includes amounts associated with our molybdenum sales company, which includes sales of molybdenum produced by the Molybdenum mines and by certain of the North America copper mines and South America operations.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
Our discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements in which we discuss our potential future performance, operations and projects. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than statements of historical facts, such as plans, projections, or expectations relating to business outlook, strategy, goals or targets; global market conditions; ore grades and milling rates; production and sales volumes; unit net cash costs (credits) and operating costs; capital expenditures; operating plans; cash flows; liquidity; PT-FI’s construction and completion of additional domestic smelting and refining capacity in Indonesia in accordance with the terms of its IUPK; extension of PT-FI’s IUPK beyond 2041; export licenses; export duties; export volumes; our commitment to deliver responsibly produced copper and molybdenum, including plans to implement, validate and maintain validation of our operating sites under specific frameworks; execution of our energy and climate strategies and the underlying assumptions and estimated impacts on our business and stakeholders related thereto; achievement of 2030 climate targets and 2050 net zero aspiration; improvements in operating procedures and technology innovations and applications; exploration efforts and results; development and production activities, rates and costs; future organic growth opportunities; tax rates; the impact of copper, gold and molybdenum price changes; the impact of deferred intercompany profits on earnings; mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates; final resolution of settlements associated with ongoing legal and environmental proceedings; debt repurchases; and the ongoing implementation of our financial policy and future returns to shareholders, including dividend payments (base or variable) and share repurchases. The words “anticipates,” “may,” “can,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “targets,” “intends,” “likely,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “to be,” “potential,” “assumptions,” “guidance,” “aspirations,” “future,” “commitments,” “pursues,” “initiatives,” “objectives,” “opportunities,” “strategy” and any similar expressions are intended to identify those assertions as forward-looking statements. The declaration and payment of dividends (base or variable), and timing and amount of any share repurchases are at the discretion of our Board and management, respectively, and are subject to a number of factors, including not exceeding our net debt target, capital availability, our financial results, cash requirements, global economic conditions, changes in laws, contractual restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by our Board or management, as applicable. Our share repurchase program may be modified, increased, suspended or terminated at any time at the Board’s discretion.
We caution readers that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated, expected, projected or assumed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that can cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, supply of and demand for, and prices of the commodities we produce, primarily copper; PT-FI’s ability to continue to export and sell copper concentrates and anode slimes; changes in export duties, including results of proceedings to dispute export duties; completion of additional domestic smelting and refining capacity in Indonesia; production rates; timing of shipments; price and availability of consumables and components we purchase as well as constraints on supply and logistics, and transportation services; changes in our cash requirements, financial position, financing or investment plans; changes in general market, economic, geopolitical, regulatory or industry conditions; reductions in liquidity and access to capital; changes in tax laws and regulations; political and social risks, including the potential effects of violence in Indonesia, civil unrest in Peru, and relations with local communities and Indigenous Peoples; operational risks inherent in mining, with higher inherent risks in underground mining; mine sequencing; changes in mine plans or operational modifications, delays, deferrals or cancellations, including the ability to smelt and refine; results of technical, economic or feasibility studies; potential inventory adjustments; potential impairment of long-lived mining assets; satisfaction of requirements in accordance with PT-FI's IUPK to extend mining rights from 2031 through 2041; discussions relating to the extension of PT-FI’s IUPK beyond 2041; cybersecurity risks; any major public health crisis; labor relations, including labor-related work stoppages and increased costs; compliance with applicable environmental, health and safety laws and regulations; weather- and climate-related risks; environmental risks, including availability of secure water supplies; litigation results; tailings management; our ability to comply with our responsible production commitments under specific frameworks and any changes to such frameworks and other factors described in more detail under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in Part I, Item 1A. of our 2023 Form 10-K.
Investors are cautioned that many of the assumptions upon which our forward-looking statements are based are likely to change after the date the forward-looking statements are made, including for example commodity prices, which we cannot control, and production volumes and costs or technological solutions and innovations, some aspects of which we may not be able to control. Further, we may make changes to our business plans that could affect our results. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, notwithstanding any changes in our assumptions, changes in business plans, actual experience or other changes.
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This report on Form 10-Q also contains measures such as net debt and unit net cash costs (credits) per pound of copper and molybdenum, which are not recognized under U.S. GAAP. Refer to “Operations – Unit Net Cash Costs” and “Operations - Unit Net Cash (Credits) Costs” for further discussion of unit net cash costs (credits) associated with our operating divisions, and to “Product Revenues and Production Costs” for reconciliations of per pound costs by operating division to production and delivery costs applicable to sales reported in our consolidated financial statements. Refer to “Net Debt” for reconciliations of consolidated debt, consolidated cash and cash equivalents, and current restricted cash associated with PT-FI’s export proceeds to net debt.
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
There have been no material changes in our market risks during the three-month period ended March 31, 2024. For additional information on market risks, refer to “Disclosures About Market Risks” included in Part II, Items 7. and 7A. of our 2023 Form 10-K. For projected sensitivities of our operating cash flow to changes in commodity prices, refer to “Outlook” in Part I, Item 2. of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q; for projected sensitivities of our provisionally priced copper sales to changes in commodity prices refer to “Consolidated Results – Revenues” in Part I, Item 2. of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Item 4.Controls and Procedures.
(a)Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, with the participation of management, have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on their evaluation, they have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2024.
(b)Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2024, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Part II.OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings.
We are involved in numerous legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business or are associated with environmental issues. We are also involved periodically in reviews, inquiries, investigations and other proceedings initiated by or involving government agencies, some of which may result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, injunctions or other relief.
Management does not believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome of any legal proceeding reported in Part I, Item 3. “Legal Proceedings” and Note 12 of our 2023 Form 10-K, and Note 8 herein, will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition; although individual or cumulative outcomes could be material to our operating results for a particular period, depending on the nature and magnitude of the outcome and the operating results for the period.
There have been no material changes to legal proceedings previously disclosed in Part I, Item 3. “Legal Proceedings” and Note 12 of our 2023 Form 10-K. Refer to Note 8 for an update on our Louisiana parishes coastal erosion cases.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes to our risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our 2023 Form 10-K.
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
There were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
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The following table sets forth information with respect to shares of FCX common stock purchased by us during the quarter ended March 31, 2024, and the approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased pursuant to our share repurchase program:
| Period | (a) Total Number of Shares Purchased | (b) Average Price Paid Per Share | (c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programsa | (d) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1-31, 2024 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 3,164,642,228 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1-29, 2024 | — | — | — | 3,164,642,228 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 1-31, 2024 | — | — | — | 3,164,642,228 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
a.On November 1, 2021, our Board approved a share repurchase program authorizing repurchases of up to $3.0 billion of our common stock. On July 19, 2022, our Board authorized an increase in the share repurchase program up to $5.0 billion. The share repurchase program does not obligate us to acquire any specific amount of shares and does not have an expiration date.
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.
Our highest priority is the health, safety and well-being of our workforce. We believe health and safety considerations are integral to, and fundamental for, all other functions in our organization, and we understand that the health and safety of our workforce is critical to our operational efficiency and long-term success. Our global health and safety strategy, “Safe Production Matters,” is focused on fatality prevention, eliminating systemic root causes of incidents and continuous improvement through robust management systems, which are supported by leaders empowering our teams to work safely. Foundational to our Safe Production Matters strategy is our Fatal Risk Management (FRM) program. The goal of our FRM program is to achieve zero workplace fatalities by raising awareness to fatal risks and the measures necessary to mitigate them. The information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95.1 to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Item 5. Other Information.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, no director or officer of FCX adopted terminated
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Item 6.Exhibits.
| Filed | |||||||||||||||||
| Exhibit | with this | Incorporated by Reference | |||||||||||||||
| Number | Exhibit Title | Form 10-Q | Form | File No. | Date Filed | ||||||||||||
| PT-FI Divestment Agreement dated as of September 27, 2018 among FCX, International Support LLC, PT Freeport Indonesia, PT Indocopper Investama and PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero). | 10-Q | 001-11307-01 | 11/9/2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Supplemental and Amendment Agreement to the PT-FI Divestment Agreement, dated December 21, 2018, among FCX, PT Freeport Indonesia, PT Indonesia Papua Metal Dan Mineral (f/k/a PT Indocopper Investama), PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero) and International Support LLC. | 10-K | 001-11307-01 | 2/15/2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of FCX, effective as of June 8, 2016. | 8-K | 001-11307-01 | 6/9/2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Amended and Restated By-Laws of FCX, effective as of June 3, 2020. | 8-K | 001-11307-01 | 6/3/2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Letter from Ernst & Young LLP regarding unaudited interim financial statements. | X | ||||||||||||||||
List of Subsidiary Guarantors and Subsidiary Issuers of Guaranteed Securities. | 10-K | 001-11307-01 | 2/16/2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a). | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a). | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350. | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Mine Safety and Health Administration Safety Data. | X | ||||||||||||||||
| 101.INS | XBRL Instance Document - the XBRL Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | X | |||||||||||||||
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema. | X | |||||||||||||||
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase. | X | |||||||||||||||
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| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase. | X | |||||||||||||||
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase. | X | |||||||||||||||
| 104 | The cover page from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101. | X | |||||||||||||||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Ellie L. Mikes | |||||||
| Ellie L. Mikes | ||||||||
| Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||||
| (authorized signatory | ||||||||
| and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
Date: May 8, 2024
S-1
Exhibit 15.1
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Freeport-McMoRan Inc.:
We are aware of the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
1)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-115292) pertaining to the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. 2004 Director Compensation Plan,
2)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-136084) pertaining to the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan,
3)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-147413) pertaining to the Amended and Restated Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan,
4)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-189047) pertaining to the Plains Exploration & Production Company 2010 Incentive Award Plan; the Plains Exploration & Production 2004 Stock Incentive Plan; the McMoRan Exploration Co. Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan; the McMoRan Exploration Co. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated; the McMoRan Exploration Co. 2004 Director Compensation Plan, as amended and restated; the McMoRan Exploration Co. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated; the McMoRan Exploration Co. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated; the McMoRan Exploration Co. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated; the McMoRan Exploration Co. 1998 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated; and the McMoRan Exploration Co. 1998 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended and restated,
5)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-212523) pertaining to the Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, and
6)Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-258522) pertaining to the Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 2021
Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, as amended
of our report dated May 8, 2024 relating to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. that is included in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
May 8, 2024
Exhibit 31.1
Certification
I, Richard C. Adkerson, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Freeport-McMoRan Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Dated: May 8, 2024
| By: | /s/ Richard C. Adkerson | |||||||
| Richard C. Adkerson | ||||||||
| Chairman of the Board and | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
Exhibit 31.2
Certification
I, Maree E. Robertson, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Freeport-McMoRan Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Dated: May 8, 2024
| By: | /s/ Maree E. Robertson | |||||||
| Maree E. Robertson | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President and | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
Exhibit 32.1
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
(Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Richard C. Adkerson, as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated: May 8, 2024
| By: | /s/ Richard C. Adkerson | |||||||
| Richard C. Adkerson | ||||||||
| Chairman of the Board and | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
This certification shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exhibit 32.2
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
(Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Maree E. Robertson, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of her knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated: May 8, 2024
| By: | /s/ Maree E. Robertson | |||||||
Maree E. Robertson | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President and | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
This certification shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exhibit 95.1
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Safety Data
FCX's U.S. mining operations are subject to regulations issued by MSHA under the U.S. Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the Mine Act). MSHA inspects our U.S. mines on a regular basis and issues various citations and orders when it believes a violation has occurred under the Mine Act. Whenever MSHA issues a citation or order, it also generally proposes a civil penalty, or fine, related to the alleged violation. Citations or orders can be contested and appealed, and as part of that process, are often reduced in severity and amount, and are sometimes dismissed. The number of citations, orders and proposed assessments varies depending on the size and type (underground or surface) of the mine, among other factors.
The following disclosures have been provided pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Mine Safety Data. Following provides additional information about references used in the following table to describe the categories of violations, orders or citations issued by MSHA under the Mine Act:
•Section 104 S&S Citations: Citations issued by MSHA under Section 104(a) of the Mine Act for violations of health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to a serious injury if left unabated.
•Section 104(b) Orders: Orders issued under Section 104(b) of the Mine Act, which represent a failure to abate a citation under Section 104(a) within the period prescribed by MSHA. This results in an order of immediate withdrawal from the area of the mine affected by the condition until MSHA determines that the violation has been abated.
•Section 104(d) Citations and Orders: Citations and orders issued by MSHA under Section 104(d) of the Mine Act for unwarrantable failure to comply with mandatory health or safety standards. These types of violations could significantly and substantially contribute to a serious injury; however, the conditions do not cause imminent danger (refer to discussion of imminent danger orders below).
•Section 110(b)(2) Violations: Flagrant violations identified by MSHA under Section 110(b)(2) of the Mine Act. The term flagrant with respect to a violation is defined as “a reckless or repeated failure to make reasonable efforts to eliminate a known violation of a mandatory health or safety standard that substantially and proximately caused, or reasonably could have expected to cause, death or serious bodily injury.”
•Section 107(a) Orders: Orders issued by MSHA under Section 107(a) of the Mine Act for situations in which MSHA determined an imminent danger existed. Orders issued under Section 107(a) of the Mine Act require the operator of the mine to cause all persons (except authorized persons) to be withdrawn from the mine until the imminent danger and the conditions that caused such imminent danger cease to exist.
The following table details the violations, citations and orders issued to us by MSHA during the three months ended March 31, 2024:
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| Section | Section | 104(d) | Section | Section | Mining | Under | Under | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 104 S&S | 104(b) | Citations | 110(b)(2) | 107(a) | Proposed | Related | Section | Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citations | Orders | and Orders | Violations | Orders | Assessments | Fatalities | 104(e) | 104(e) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mine ID(1) | Mine or Operation Name | (#) | (#) | (#) | (#) | (#) | ($) | (#) | (yes/no) | (yes/no) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0200137 | Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc. (Bagdad) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2900708 | Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company (Chino) | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8,497 | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0200112 | Freeport-McMoRan Miami Inc (Miami) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0200024 | Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc (Morenci) | 43 | 1 | — | — | — | 140,213 | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0203131 | Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc (Safford) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7,496 | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0200144 | Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Inc (Sierrita) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2900159 | Tyrone Mine (Tyrone) | — | — | — | — | — | 441 | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0500790 | Henderson Operations (Henderson) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3,192 | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0502256 | Climax Mine (Climax) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13,253 | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Freeport-McMoRan Cobre Mining Company: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2900725 | Open Pit & Continental Surf Comp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2900731 | Continental Mill Complex | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0201656 | Copper Queen Branch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0202579 | Cyprus Tohono Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0203262 | Twin Buttes Mine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2902395 | Chieftain 2100 Screening Plant | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0203254 | Warrior 1800 Screening Plant | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)MSHA assigns an identification number to each mine or operation and may or may not assign separate identification numbers to related facilities.
Pending Legal Actions. The following table provides a summary of legal actions pending before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the Commission) as of March 31, 2024, as well as the aggregate number of legal actions instituted and resolved during first-quarter 2024. The Commission is an independent adjudicative agency established by the Mine Act that provides administrative trial and appellate review of legal disputes arising under the Mine Act. These cases may involve, among other questions, challenges by operators to citations, orders and penalties they have received from MSHA, or complaints of discrimination by miners under Section 105 of the Mine Act.
The following provides additional information of the types of proceedings that may be brought before the Commission:
•Contest Proceedings - A contest proceeding may be filed by an operator to challenge the issuance of a citation or order issued by MSHA.
•Civil Penalty Proceedings - A civil penalty proceeding may be filed by an operator to challenge a civil penalty MSHA has proposed for a violation contained in a citation or order. FCX does not institute civil penalty proceedings based solely on the assessment amount of proposed penalties. Any initiated adjudications described in the table below address substantive matters of law and policy instituted on conditions that are alleged to be in violation of mandatory standards or the Mine Act.
•Discrimination Proceedings - Involves a miner's allegation that he or she has suffered adverse employment action because he or she engaged in an activity protected under the Mine Act, such as making a safety complaint. Also includes temporary reinstatement proceedings involving cases in which a miner has filed a complaint with MSHA stating that he or she has suffered discrimination and the miner has lost his or her position.
•Compensation Proceedings - A compensation proceeding may be filed by miners entitled to compensation when a mine is closed by certain closure orders issued by MSHA. The purpose of the proceeding is to determine the amount of compensation, if any, due to miners idled by the orders.
•Temporary Relief - Applications for temporary relief are applications filed under Section 105(b)(2) of the Mine Act for temporary relief from any modification or termination of any order.
•Appeals - An appeal may be filed by an operator to challenge judges decisions or orders to the Commission, including petitions for discretionary review and review by the Commission on its own motion.
| Legal Actions Pending at March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contest | Civil Penalty | Discrimination | Compensation | Temporary | Legal Actions | Legal Actions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proceedings | Proceedings | Proceedings | Proceedings | Relief | Appeals | Total | Instituted(2) | Resolved(3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mine ID(1) | (#) | (#) | (#) | (#) | (#) | (#) | (#) | (#) | (#) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0200137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2900708 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0200112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0200024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0203131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0200144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2900159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0500790 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0502256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2900725 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2900731 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0201656 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0202579 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0203262 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2902395 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0203254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)MSHA assigns an identification number to each mine or operation and may or may not assign separate identification numbers to related facilities. Refer to "Mine Safety Data" table for related mine or operation name.
(2)Legal actions pending at March 31, 2024, and legal actions instituted during first-quarter 2024 are based on the date that a docket number was assigned to the proceeding.
(3)Legal actions resolved during first-quarter 2024 are based on the date that the settlement motion resolving disputed matters is filed with the Commission, and the matter is effectively closed by MSHA.