Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. says operations at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia are normal after two workers and a police officer were killed in separate attacks this weekend outside the massive complex.
The violence, however, underscores the political and social challenges facing Arizona's second-largest public company based on annual revenue.
Analysts do not anticipate the attacks harming Phoenix-based Freeport's financial performance in the near term. Global business experts, however, say the incidents further spotlight issues affecting companies that operate in regions rife with political and social struggle and raises questions about Freeport's role in mitigating such activity.
