Dec 01, 2021 / 03:15PM GMT
Alexander Nicholas Hacking - Citigroup Inc., Research Division - Director & Head of Americas Metals and Mining Sector
Hi. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Citi's 2021 Basic Materials Conference. I'm Alex Hacking, our U.S. metals and mining analyst. Very happy to be joined this morning by Kathleen Quirk, who is the President and CFO of Freeport. I'm sure you all know, but Freeport is the largest private copper company in the world, mines in U.S., South America and Indonesia. So thanks for joining us this morning, Kathleen.
Questions and Answers:
Alexander Nicholas Hacking - Citigroup Inc., Research Division - Director & Head of Americas Metals and Mining SectorSo I mean, I'll start with a sort of very broad question/statement. Is this sort of the best moment for Freeport in the last 10 years, given the combination of the copper outlook, the successful ramp-up of Grasberg and the strength of the balance sheet?
Kathleen Lynne Quirk - Freeport-McMoRan Inc. - President & CFO
Yes. Well, it's clearly