Cesar Augusto Riofrio

Part of Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. is a company that engages in the production of molybdenum, lithium, copper, and coals. The company is based in Phoenix, AZ. Cyprus Amax Minerals was acquired by Phelps Dodge Corp. on December 02, 1999 for $1,816.19 million.

Phelps Dodge, Corp. used to provide mining, smelting & refining operations for copper and related products. It was having processing capabilities for other minerals as by-products, such as gold, silver and rhenium. The company copper mining operations was in Bagdad, Morenci, Sierrita, Miami and Tyrone. Phelps Dodge was founded by Anson Phelps & William Dodge in 1834 and is located in Phoenix, AZ.

Strait Minerals, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties which include copper, gold, silver and molybdenum at four active projects in Peru. The company holds an interest in the Caribe copper-molybdenum property in west of Alicia. Strait Minerals was founded on March 7, 2003 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.