---

• n  a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events

• act of God
• vis major
• inevitable accident
• unavoidable casualty

News & Articles

---

• Freeport Calls Force Majeure at Grasberg Mine
  Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. has announced a force majeure on shipments from PT Freeport Indonesia's Grasberg mine in Papua, Indonesia, after an accident occurred due to the collapse of a tunnel ...
  June 13, 2013 - Zacks via Yahoo! Finance
• Freeport Declares Force Majeure on Grasberg Copper Shipments
  Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) declared force majeure on shipments from its Grasberg operation in Indonesia, the world’s second-largest copper mine, after an accident killed 28 workers last month.
  June 12, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Norsk Hydro:Hydro issues force majeure notice due to power outages at Alunorte
  Hydro issued a notice of force majeure to its alumina customers on Wednesday as power outages and lowered production at Alunorte alumina refinery may affect alumina deliveries to customers. It is currently ...
  June 12, 2013 - Thomson Reuters ONE via Yahoo! Finance