Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold and Royal/Dutch Shell, A Comparison:

"...Sources: The New York Times, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, OPIC, Shell Oil, Shell Nigeria home..."

Feb. 23, 1996 News Feature

Freeport McMoRan: A Timeline

"...Ken McWilliams and Mac Rankin, Jr., form McMoRan Oil & Gas Co. The three later strike it rich in..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

Freeport McMoRan: A Timeline

"...Ken McWilliams and Mac Rankin, Jr., form McMoRan Oil & Gas Co. The three later strike it rich in..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

Freeport's Motherlode

The Feds Undress Jim Bob

"...the CEO, president, and chairman of the board of Freeport-McMoRan as saying that the pollution coming from his company's..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

Freeport Meets Its Critics

EnvironsCompany Vows to `Hunker Down and Go'

"...It's not as fun or entertaining as the Jazz & Heritage Festival, but it has become a rite of..."

May 15, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Freeport & Grasberg: A Chronology

"...Ken McWilliams and B.M. Rankin Jr. form McMoRan Oil & Gas Co. The three later strike it rich in..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...Bob") Moffett and he's the chairman of New Orleans-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc...."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Business as Usual?

Freeport Strikes Gold, Spawns Scrutiny

"...How did Freeport- McMoRan Copper & Gold win the contract to mine Busang, a..."

March 7, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Fort Knox on Poydras

Freeport Shareholders Are Secured

"...Bob Moffett's explanation to shareholders during the April 29 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FMCG) shareholder meeting at the company's..."

May 9, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Freeport's Mercenary Murderers?

"...dead -- killed, it appears, by Indonesian soldiers. And Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, the operator of the mine, has..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

"...to break UT Chancellor William Cunningham's deafening silence on Freeport-McMoRan, for which Cunningham serves as a board member. After..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature

Moneybags Moffett

Another Fine Pay Day for Jim Bob

"...The CEO of New Orleans-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FMCG), last year Moffett had a..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Stratus Flows Downhill

A description of the Stratus Properties / City of Austin development negotiations, and the historical precedents (Freeport-McMoRan)

"...governor John Connally, lost it. Moffett's company, New Orleans-based Freeport-McMoRan, bought the land, and almost immediately began fighting with..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Robert Bryce responds to Richard Suttle's letter claiming that our statements about the ownership and control of Stratus Properties were incorrect.

"...investor Tom Hicks' leveraged buyout firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, was apparently in control of the company...."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

A Boy Named Sue

Jim Bob Keeps Up the Fight

"...way. Well, the chairman and CEO of New Orleans-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold won't put Austin in receivership any..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Stolen Bride

Irian Jaya Troubles Continue...

"...The kidnappings, which occurred 120 kilometers east of Freeport-McMoRan's vast gold and copper mine, are believed to have..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Feature

Jump off the Board

...And the Truth Shall Set You Free

"...an editorial by Robert Bryce, who has reported on Freeport-McMoRan since 1990. William Cunningham must resign immediately from Freeport-McMoRan's..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

Don't Let Her Off, Rich

Statesman's Oppel Defends Ann's Influence-Peddling

"...as Richards. (The Washington-based firm, Verner Liipfert Bernhard McPherson & Hand, counts the City of Austin among its clients...."

Jan. 23, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

News Boss

"...be in control. There were the "investigative" reports on Freeport-McMoRan by environmental reporter Bill Collier -- later to become..."

July 11, 1997 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Amungme tribal member Tom Beanal signs a "memorandum of understanding"with Freeport-McMoRan : a major coup for the company.

"...A few months ago, he was suing Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold. Today, he's an ally. Two weeks..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

For the second year in a row, Freeport-McMoran holds its annual meeting in Delaware, making it difficult for many shareholders to attend and share their concerns.

"...and listen to their concerns. But at New Orleans-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, it appears management is not interested..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Realpolitik

Indonesia has ties to Austin through Jim Bob Moffett's Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold

"...Today, Kissinger works as a hired gun for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, a company that is well-known to..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

West Papua declares independence from Indonesia.

"...plaintiff in a lawsuit against New Orleans-based mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, was named deputy chairman of the..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...and dance music from the Texana Dames and Ponty Bone& the Squeeze Tones. --J.S.J...."

June 18, 1999 News Feature

With Friends Like Jim Bob...

Developer Gary Bradley Is Sued by Old Pal as Finances Fade

"...entrepreneurs. And while Moffett, the chairman of New Orleans-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, is rolling in gold -- having..."

March 28, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...bus-bench advertising as well. -- A.S. Freeport Falters Low copper prices and civil unrest continue to hurt Freeport-McMoRan Copper..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...with almost no stockholders. But perhaps that isn't surprising. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold usually holds its stockholder meetings at..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature

Business as Usual?

Irian Jaya Killings Detailed in New Report

"...100 kilometers east of the gigantic Grasberg complex, a copper and gold mine operated by New Orleans-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper..."

May 1, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Law of the Land

Plaintiffs in Freeport Suit Are Harassed

"...mili- tary and local police stationed in and around Freeport-McMoRan's gold and copper mine in Irian Jaya, Indonesia have..."

Sept. 27, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Street, between Guadalupe and San Antonio. Museum Chair David Gold and Director Elizabeth Ferrer said this week they expect..."

Jan. 9, 1998 News Feature

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