Freeport settles 2023 copper charges with Chinese smelters at six-year high (NYSE:FCX)
FactoryTh/iStock via Getty Images Freeport McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) has agreed with Chinese smelters for treatment and refining charges of $88/metric ton and $0.088/lb for copper concentrate supply in 2023, Reuters reported Friday. The charges, paid by miners to smelters to process ore into refined metal, are the highest since 2017 and 35% higher than the 2022 … Read more