Fortune 500 rank: 154
2009 revenue: $15.0 billion
2009 total shareholder return: 228.5%
The global economic rebound has sent copper prices soaring -- igniting a rally in the mining giant's shares. The company's profitability will remain tied to highly volatile copper prices.
But assuming the continued ascent of emerging market economies, global copper demand could keep growing.
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