Freeport halts Cerro Verde mining for 15 days due to gov’t COVID-19 rulesBy Kitco Newsn (Kitco News) – Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) has put its Cerro Verde mine in Peru on “care and maintenance” for 15 days in response to measures taken by the Peruvian government to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, the company said Tuesday.