Freeport plans no dividend hikes, M&A for 2 years to focus on Grasberg -CEO

Freeport-McMoRan plans no dividend raises, acquisitions or debt buybacks over the next two years as it focuses on expanding Indonesia’s Grasberg copper and gold mine underground, its chief executive said in an interview on Tuesday.

"For two years, we’re going to be focused on this transition," CEO Richard Adkerson said on the sidelines of the World Copper Conference in Santiago.