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Phelps Dodge Corporation was an American mining company founded in 1834 as an import-export firm by Anson Greene Phelps and his two sons-in-law William Earle Dodge, Sr. and Daniel James. [1] The latter two ran Phelps, James & Co., the part of the organization based in Liverpool , England.
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He also re-invented Phelps Dodge as a vertical – integrated – copper producer, from mine pit to finished product. [5] [6] Cates resigned as president of Phelps Dodge in 1947. He remained chairman of the board until his death in 1959. Phelps Dodge would remain a copper leader until acquired by Freeport-McMoRan.
The Detroit Copper Mining Company was an American copper mining and smelting operation based in Morenci, Arizona.Incorporated in July 1872, it existed as an independent company until 1897, when a controlling interest in the company was purchased by the predecessor of the Phelps Dodge Corporation.
Phelps Dodge has been restructuring to focus on mining operations. In March, 2006, they sold Phelps Dodge High Performance Conductors and Columbian Chemicals Company. In March, 2007, Phelps Dodge Corporation was acquired by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. which is now the world’s largest publicly traded copper producer, and a leading ...
Daniel Willis James (April 15, 1832 – September 13, 1907) was the son of an American merchant who with his cousin, William Earl Dodge Jr., transformed Phelps, Dodge & Co. from a predominantly mercantile business into one of the largest copper producers in the world.
Phelps Dodge (1 C, 23 P) Pages in category "Dodge family" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
Dodge was born in New York City on February 15, 1832, the eldest son of Melissa (née Phelps) Dodge and William E. Dodge Sr. (1805–1883), a U.S. Representative from New York. [1] His father and maternal grandfather, Anson Greene Phelps , were co-founders of the import firm of Phelps Dodge .