The Markets Aren’t Excited about Freeport’s Grasberg Resolution
On July 12, Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) announced that “it has entered into a Heads of Agreement with the Indonesian state-owned enterprise PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) and PT Freeport Indonesia’s (or PT-FI) joint venture partner Rio Tinto.” Under the terms of the agreement, while Rio Tinto (RIO) will sell the entire stake in PT-FI, Freeport will divest a minority stake.