** Shares of mining company Freeport-McMoRan FCX.N fall 1.6% to $38.48 premarket
** Company expects 2025 capex to be about $5.0 bln vs $4.8 bln in 2024
** FCX posts Q4 adj. profit of 31 cents per share vs est. of 20 cents per share - data compiled by LSEG
** Reports Q4 average realized price of $4.15/pound for copper compared to $3.81/pound a year ago
** Other copper miners fall as well tracking prices of red metal, as investors locked in profits from a recent rally, awaiting further clarity on tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump and stimulus for top metals consumer China
** FCX fell marginally in 2024