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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) really digs its profits. Its 91%-owned subsidiary, PT Freeport Indonesia (PT-FI), operates the vast open-pit Grasberg gold, copper, and silver mine in Indonesia, whose government owns the other 9%. FCX controls proved and probable reserves of about 100 billion pounds of copper, 47 million ounces of gold, and 2.5 billion pounds of molybdenum. Copper, in the form of concentrates and in refined products such as cathodes and anodes, accounts for most of FCX's sales. It's the world's #2 copper company behind Codelco. FCX is also engaged in smelting and refining through PT-FI's 25% stake in PT Smelting, which operates a copper smelter and refinery in Indonesia.

Gladstone Pacific Nickel Limited (GPNL) is a dynamic publicly-listed, Australian mining development company, which is establishing a US$3.65 billion long-life, nickel and cobalt refinery at the Gladstone State Development Area (GSDA) in Central Queensland, Australia. GPNL is planning to build the refinery at the deepwater Port of Gladstone, treating high-grade nickel laterite ores from New Caledonia and other south-west Pacific Islands, underpinned by beneficiated ores from its own Marlborough deposits. The Project has the potential to be one of the largest nickel refineries in the world. Initially as Stage 1, the Project is looking to produce some 63,000 tonnes of nickel and 5,000 tonnes of cobalt per annum. GPNL’s Feasibility Study for Stage 1 of the Project (completed 2008) shows US$538 million profit after tax and interest in first year of full production. The Gladstone Nickel Project (GNP) will comprise of; a high pressure acid leach (HPAL) plant and metal refinery in the Yarwun Precinct of the GSDA; nickel mines and loadout/shipping facilities in New Caledonia and potentially other south-west Pacific islands; ore importation facilities at the Port of Gladstone; a modern nickel mine at Marlborough with ore railed to the refinery at Gladstone; and a long-term residue storage facility located in the Aldoga Precinct of the GSDA

Mexico's largest mining company, Grupo Mexico is the world's #3 copper producer, behind Chile's Codelco and Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold of the US. The company's mining segment (more than 75% of sales) has operations in Mexico (Minera Mexico), the US (ASARCO), and Peru (75%-owned Southern Copper). The segment mines and refines copper, silver, zinc, molybdenum, lead, and other metals, as well as coal. It also produces intermediate copper products (cathodes and rods) and sulfuric acid. The company's Ferroviario Mexicano (Ferromex) rail transport division operates Mexico's largest rail fleet (15,000 railcars) and has 6,000 miles of track. The company was founded as a construction company in 1942.

An industry leader in aluminium and copper, Hindalco Industries Limited, the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group is the world's largest aluminium rolling company and one of the biggest producers of primary aluminium in Asia. Its copper smelter is the world’s largest custom smelter at a single location. Established in 1958, we commissioned our aluminium facility at Renukoot in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India in 1962. Later acquisitions and mergers, with Indal, Birla Copper and the Nifty and Mt. Gordon copper mines in Australia, strengthened our position in value-added alumina, aluminium and copper products. The acquisition of Novelis Inc. in 2007 positioned us among the top five aluminium majors worldwide and the largest vertically integrated aluminium company in India. Today we are a metals powerhouse with high-end rolling capabilities and a global footprint in 12 countries. Our consolidated turnover of USD 13 billion (60,000 crore) places us in the Fortune 500 league.

HudBay Minerals looks below the surface to find profits. The company focuses on the exploration and production of zinc and copper, primarily in Canada's Manitoba province. HudBay operates several mines, production plants, and refineries located in Manitoba, Ontario, and Michigan. In addition to zinc and copper, it also produces silver and gold. HudBay attempted to expand through an $800 million combination with Canadian mining company Lundin Mining in 2008. The combined company would have been among the top three Canadian base minerals companies, but the two companies called off the deal early in 2009.

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