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How to identify the top copper mining stocks—and how to best to fit them into your portfolio
Freeport McMoRan is well positioned to extract value and growth from its global copper and gold mining operations and it’s now a fully integrated copper producer.
PAGERDUTY INC., $18.89, is a buy. The company (symbol PD on New York) operates a platform that collects real-time data from software systems and devices and then notifies its IT customers of any incident that could harm their operations.

PagerDuty’s platform sits on top of a company’s technology systems, taking in data....
Capstone Copper is supported by a positive long-term outlook for the red metal as it forecasts significant production increases from high capex spending.
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD., $112.41, symbol AEM on Toronto, owns currently producing gold mines in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico.

Specifically, it owns the La Ronde, Canadian Malartic, Goldex, Maccassa, Detour Lake, Meliadine, Meadowbank and Hope Bay mines in Canada....
Top pick Teck Resources is strongly focused on copper and zinc after selling its met coal assets – this and other corporate moves are making it a strong buy.
FORTIS INC., $61.57, Toronto symbol FTS, is a buy.

The company is the main supplier of electrical power in Newfoundland and PEI. Fortis also owns electrical utilities across Canada, the U.S. and the Caribbean. In addition, the company distributes natural gas in British Columbia, Arizona and New York State.

Fortis is now raising your quarterly dividend by 4.2%....
Ero Copper Corp. reported 11.6% higher revenue due to stronger copper prices, but its concentration in Brazil adds risk
A: Freeport McMoRan Inc., $43.35 symbol FCX on New York (Shares outstanding: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $61.6 billion; www.fcx.com), is one of the world’s largest publicly traded copper producers with operations in Indonesia, North America and South America....
Teck Resources recently sold its metallurgical coal mines in Western Canada. Metallurgical coal is a key ingredient in steelmaking.


The company is using the cash from the sale to pay down debt and reward investors. More importantly, the sale leaves Teck to focus on its copper and zinc operations....