Testing his metal

Steve James

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Chief Executive Richard Adkerson says he has built the world's largest publicly traded copper company without bluffing or nickel-and-diming

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  Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Chief Executive Richard Adkerson says he has built the world's largest publicly traded copper company without bluffing or nickel-and-diming