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She survived a copper bust. Now she’s CEO for the boom.
Quirk, 60, became chief executive of $74 billion Freeport-McMoRan last month, ascending to the top spot after a 35-year career at the Phoenix-based company, where she served as chief financial officer and in tax and corporate-development roles. She and …