UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
[X]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31,June 30, 2005
OR
[ ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
 
to
Commission File Number: 1-9916
 
 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
74-2480931
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
1615 Poydras Street
 
New Orleans, Louisiana
70112
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
 
 
(504) 582-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YesX No __

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). YesX No __

On March 31,June 30, 2005, there were issued and outstanding 179,678,955177,342,552 shares of the registrant’s Class B Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share.



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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
PART I.I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements.

FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

  March 31,  December 31, 
  2005  2004 
  (In Thousands) 
ASSETS        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $310,542  $551,450 
Restricted cash  500   500 
Accounts receivable  396,054   435,062 
Inventories  446,602   466,712 
Prepaid expenses and other  14,324   6,223 
Total current assets  1,168,022   1,459,947 
Property, plant, equipment and development costs, net  3,166,743   3,199,292 
Deferred mining costs  252,634   220,415 
Other assets  154,483   159,539 
Investment in PT Smelting  47,821   47,802 
Total assets $4,789,703  $5,086,995 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $344,391  $386,590 
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings  192,377   78,214 
Accrued income taxes  86,676   92,346 
Rio Tinto share of joint venture cash flows  62,717   60,224 
Unearned customer receipts  39,308   33,021 
Accrued interest payable  19,462   47,167 
Total current liabilities  744,931   697,562 
Long-term debt, less current portion:        
Senior notes  900,386   911,336 
Convertible senior notes  575,000   575,000 
Equipment and other loans  64,607   67,624 
Atlantic Copper debt  24,046   4,426 
Redeemable preferred stock  12,501   179,880 
PT Puncakjaya Power bank debt  -   135,426 
Total long-term debt, less current portion  1,576,540   1,873,692 
Accrued postretirement benefits and other liabilities  200,488   200,228 
Deferred income taxes  903,676   932,416 
Minority interests  193,455   219,448 
Stockholders’ equity  1,170,613   1,163,649 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $4,789,703  $5,086,995 
         

  June 30,  December 31, 
  2005  2004 
  (In Thousands) 
ASSETS        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $585,434  $551,450 
Restricted cash  500   500 
Accounts receivable  302,184   435,062 
Inventories  435,248   466,712 
Prepaid expenses and other  9,975   6,223 
Total current assets  1,333,341   1,459,947 
Property, plant, equipment and development costs, net  3,146,065   3,199,292 
Deferred mining costs  273,225   220,415 
Other assets  152,697   159,539 
Investment in PT Smelting  52,936   47,802 
Total assets $4,958,264  $5,086,995 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $346,862  $386,590 
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings  193,706   78,214 
Accrued income taxes  110,165   92,346 
Rio Tinto share of joint venture cash flows  59,890   60,224 
Unearned customer receipts  52,981   33,021 
Accrued interest payable  46,981   47,167 
Total current liabilities  810,585   697,562 
Long-term debt, less current portion:        
Senior notes  900,386   911,336 
Convertible senior notes  575,000   575,000 
Equipment and other loans  61,303   67,624 
Atlantic Copper debt  39,210   4,426 
Redeemable preferred stock  12,501   179,880 
PT Puncakjaya Power bank debt  -   135,426 
Total long-term debt, less current portion  1,588,400   1,873,692 
Accrued postretirement benefits and other liabilities  203,949   200,228 
Deferred income taxes  938,210   932,416 
Minority interests  196,134   219,448 
Stockholders' equity:        
Convertible perpetual preferred stock  1,100,000   1,100,000 
Class B common stock  28,621   28,496 
Capital in excess of par value of common stock  1,886,486   1,852,816 
Retained earnings  730,528   604,680 
Accumulated other comprehensive income  9,588   11,342 
Common stock held in treasury  (2,534,237)  (2,433,685)
Total stockholders’ equity  1,220,986   1,163,649 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $4,958,264  $5,086,995 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.


 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
Three Months Ended March 31,  June 30,  June 30, 
2005 2004  2005  2004  2005  2004 
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)  (In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) 
Revenues$803,065 $360,185 $902,909 $486,334 $1,705,974 $846,519 
Cost of sales:                  
Production and delivery 365,006  275,612  390,586  371,679  755,592  647,291 
Depreciation and amortization 56,926  25,410  54,159  42,590  111,085  68,000 
Total cost of sales 421,932  301,022  444,745  414,269  866,677  715,291 
Exploration expenses 1,920  2,227  2,342  2,787  4,262  5,014 
General and administrative expenses 21,614  15,560  25,379  22,576  46,993  38,136 
Total costs and expenses 445,466  318,809  472,466  439,632  917,932  758,441 
Operating income 357,599  41,376  430,443  46,702  788,042  88,078 
Equity in PT Smelting earnings (losses) 2,596  (358) 2,562  (2,548) 5,158  (2,906)
Interest expense, net (37,548) (33,390) (35,292) (39,339) (72,840) (72,729)
Gains (losses) on early extinguishment and conversion of debt 37  (14,643)
Other income, net 7,952  3,542 
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests 330,636  (3,473)
Gains (losses) on early extinguishment and            
conversion of debt -  643  37  (14,000)
Other income (expense), net 8,143  (368) 16,095  3,174 
Income before income taxes and minority            
interests 405,856  5,090  736,492  1,617 
Provision for income taxes (164,028) (18,341) (188,684) (38,210) (352,712) (56,551)
Minority interests in net (income) loss of consolidated subsidiaries (21,088) 2,431 
Minority interests in net income of            
consolidated subsidiaries (26,800) (5,118) (47,888) (2,687)
Net income (loss) 145,520  (19,383) 190,372  (38,238) 335,892  (57,621)
Preferred dividends (15,125) (168) (15,125) (15,073) (30,250) (15,241)
Net income (loss) applicable to common stock$130,395 $(19,551)$175,247 $(53,311)$305,642 $(72,862)
                  
Net income (loss) per share of common stock:                  
Basic $0.73  $(0.10) $0.98  $(0.30) $1.71  $(0.39)
      
Diluted $0.70  $(0.10) $0.91  $(0.30) $1.62  $(0.39)
      
Average common shares outstanding:                  
Basic 179,320  197,938  178,324  175,202  178,822  186,570 
      
Diluted 200,126  197,938  219,990  175,202  220,516  186,570 
                  
Dividends paid per share of common stock $0.75  $0.20  $0.25  $0.20  $1.00  $0.40 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

 Three Months Ended March 31,  Six Months Ended June 30, 
 2005  2004  2005  2004 
 (In Thousands)  (In Thousands) 
Cash flow from operating activities:              
Net income (loss) $145,520  $(19,383) $335,892  $(57,621)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided byAdjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by   Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by   
(used in) operating activities:              
Depreciation and amortization 56,926   25,410  111,085   68,000 
(Gains) losses on early extinguishment and conversion of debt (37)  14,643  (37)  14,000 
Deferred income taxes (12,020)  50,352  5,327   69,564 
Equity in PT Smelting (earnings) losses (2,596)  358  (5,158)  2,906 
Minority interests' share of net income (loss) 21,088   (2,431)
Minority interests' share of net income 47,888   2,687 
Increase in deferred mining costs (32,219)  (26,203) (52,810)  (57,707)
Amortization of deferred financing costs 2,039   2,289  4,010   4,460 
Currency translation gains (2,808)  (2,074) (6,252)  (1,847)
Elimination (recognition) of profit on PT Freeport Indonesia       
sales to PT Smelting 2,576   (8,317)
Elimination of profit on PT Freeport Indonesia sales to       
PT Smelting 25   1,956 
Provision for inventory obsolescence 1,500   1,500  3,000   4,025 
Other 5,460   606  14,937   5,986 
(Increases) decreases in working capital:              
Accounts receivable 34,774   (27,294) 123,278   (47,949)
Inventories 18,997   (65,092) 25,155   (33,007)
Prepaid expenses and other (6,901)  (54,862) (2,406)  (63,766)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (73,027)  (35,397) (8,100)  (28,286)
Rio Tinto share of joint venture cash flows 2,493   (38,870) (334)  (30,484)
Accrued income taxes  473   (40,739)  25,011   (41,868)
Increase in working capital  (23,191)  (262,254)
(Increase) decrease in working capital  162,604   (245,360)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  162,238   (225,504)  620,511   (188,951)
Cash flow from investing activities:              
PT Freeport Indonesia capital expenditures (23,522)  (25,575) (53,428)  (59,583)
Atlantic Copper capital expenditures (2,724)  (8,766) (5,863)  (15,257)
Proceeds from insurance settlement 2,016   -  2,016   - 
Investment in PT Smelting and other (85)  (618) 131   (1,219)
Sale of restricted investments -   19,346  -   19,346 
Decrease in Atlantic Copper restricted cash  -   11,000   -   11,000 
Net cash used in investing activities  (24,315)  (4,613)  (57,144)  (45,713)
Cash flow from financing activities:              
Net proceeds from sale of senior notes -   344,509  -   344,354 
Proceeds from other debt 37,428   36,265  65,647   57,708 
Repayments of debt (220,245)  (225,556) (235,249)  (337,184)
Redemption of preferred stock (215)  (1,079) (215)  (1,110)
Net proceeds from sale of convertible perpetual preferred stock -   1,067,000  -   1,067,000 
Purchase of FCX common shares from Rio Tinto -   (881,868) -   (881,868)
Purchases of FCX common shares (80,227)  (99,477)
Cash dividends paid:              
Common stock (134,740)  (39,246) (179,658)  (74,655)
Preferred stock (15,126)  -  (30,251)  (5,219)
Minority interests (47,431)  (472) (71,425)  (929)
Net proceeds from exercised stock options 1,511   2,254  2,016   4,030 
Bank credit facilities fees and other  (13)  (1,812)  (21)  (1,886)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  (378,831)  299,995   (529,383)  70,764 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (240,908)  69,878 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 33,984   (163,900)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year  551,450   463,652   551,450   463,652 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $310,542  $533,530  $585,434  $299,752 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

1.   NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Deferred Mining Costs. In the mining industry, the costs of removing overburden and waste material to access mineral deposits are referred to as “stripping costs.” Currently, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) applies the deferred mining cost method in accounting for its post-production stripping costs, which FCX refers to as overburden removal costs. The deferred mining cost method is used by some companies in the metals mining industry; however, industry practice varies. The deferred mining cost method matches the cost of production with the sale of the related metal from the open pit by assigning each metric ton of ore removed an equivalent amount of overburden tonnage, thereby averaging overburden removal costs over the life of the mine. The mining cost capitalized in inventory and the amounts charged to cost of goods sold do not represent the actual costs incurred to mine the ore in any given period. The application of the deferred mining cost method has resulted in an asset on FCX’s balance sheets (“Deferred Mining Costs”) totaling $252.6$273.2 million at March 31,June 30, 2005, and $220.4 million at December 31, 2004. For further information, see Note 1 in FCX’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In March 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ratified Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 04-6, “Accounting for Stripping Costs Incurred during Production in the Mining Industry.Industry,EITF Issue No. 04-6 addresses the accounting for stripping costs incurred during the production stage of a mine and refers to these costs as post-production stripping costs. EITF Issue No. 04-06which requires that post-production stripping costs be considered costs of the extracted minerals and recognized as a component of inventory to be recognized in cost of sales in the same period as the revenue from the sale of inventory. As a result, capitalization of post-production stripping costs is appropriate only to the extent product inventory exists at the end of a reporting period. The guidance in EITF Issue No. 04-6 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005, with early adoption permitted. Companies may apply this guidance either by recognition of a cumulative effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings in the period of adoption or by restating prior period financial statements. FCX is assessingexpects to adopt the new guidance. Theguidance on January 1, 2006, with the most significant expected impacts of adoption are the elimination ofbeing the deferred mining costs asset on FCX’s balance sheet on that date will be charged, net of taxes and minority interest share, as a cumulative effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings and future stripping costs beingwill effectively be charged to cost of sales as incurred. Adoption of the new guidance will have no impact on FCX’s cash flows. The pro forma impact of applying EITF Issue No. 04-6 to the periods reported in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q would be to reduce net income by $12.1 million or $0.06 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2005 and $28.1 million or $0.13 per diluted share for the 2005 six-month period, and to increase net losses by $12.8 million or $0.07 per share for the second quarter of 2004 and $28.0 million or $0.15 per share for the 2004 six-month period.

Stock-Based Payments. Refer to Note 1 in FCX’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for FCX’s accounting for share-based payments, including stock options. Through March 31,June 30, 2005, FCX has accounted for grants of employee stock options under the recognition principles of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations, which require compensation costs for stock-based employee compensation plans to be recognized based on the difference on the date of grant, if any, between the quoted market price of the stock and the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. If FCX had applied the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” which requires stock-based compensation to be recognized based on the use of a fair value method, FCX’s net income would have been reduced by $2.9$3.4 million, $0.03$0.02 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2005 and $6.3 million, $0.06 per diluted share, for the first quartersix months of 2005 and2005. In 2004, FCX’s net loss would have been increased by $1.2$1.1 million, $0.01 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2004 and $2.2 million, $0.01 per diluted share, for the first quartersix months of 2004.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS No. 123R). SFAS No. 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. SFAS No. 123R’s effective date is interim periods beginning after June 15, 2005. However, in April 2005 the Securities and Exchange Commission provided for a deferral of the effective date to fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. FCX is still reviewing the provisions of SFAS No. 123R and has not yet determined if it will adopt SFAS No. 123R before January 1, 2006. Based on currently outstanding employee stock options, FCX estimates the pro forma charge to earnings before taxes and minority interest sharing in 2006for the full year 2005 would total approximately $20$22 million, and the pro forma reduction in net income would be approximately $12$13 million, $0.07 per basic share using commonaverage basic shares outstanding at March 31,for the second quarter of 2005.

2.   EARNINGS PER SHARE
FCX basic net income (loss) per share of common stock was calculated by dividing net income (loss) applicable to common stock by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) and weighted average common shares outstanding for purposes of calculating diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
  June 30, June 30, 
 2005 2004  2005 2004 2005 2004 
Net income (loss) before preferred dividends $145,520 $(19,383) $190,372 $(38,238)$335,892 $(57,621)
Preferred dividends  (15,125) (168)  (15,125) (15,073) (30,250) (15,241)
Net income (loss) applicable to common stock 130,395  (19,551) 175,247 (53,311) 305,642 (72,862)
Plus income impact of assumed conversion of 7% Convertible Senior Notes  10,323  - 
Plus income impact of assumed conversion of:          
5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock 15,125 -  30,250 - 
7% Convertible Senior Notes  10,287  -  20,609  - 
Diluted net income (loss) applicable to common stock $140,718 $(19,551) $200,659 $(53,311)$356,501 $(72,862)
                
Weighted average common shares outstanding 179,320  197,938  178,324 175,202  178,822 186,570 
Add: Shares issuable upon conversion of 7% Convertible Senior Notes 18,625  - 
Add:
Shares issuable upon conversion of:
          
5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock 21,152 -  21,034 - 
7% Convertible Senior Notes 18,625 -  18,625 - 
Dilutive stock options 1,701  -  1,408 -  1,555 - 
Restricted stock  480  -   481  -  480  - 
Weighted average common shares outstanding for purposes of calculating      
diluted net income (loss) per share  200,126  197,938 
Weighted average common shares outstanding for          
purposes of calculating diluted net income (loss)          
per share  219,990  175,202  220,516  186,570 
                
Diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock $0.70 $(0.10) $0.91 $(0.30)$1.62 $(0.39)
          

Stock options representing 3.42.7 million shares in the second quarter of 2004 and 3.0 million shares in the 2004 six-month period and unvested restricted stock representing 0.5 million shares in the second quarter of 2004 and 0.4 million shares in the first quarter of 2004 six-month period that otherwise would have been included in that quarter’sthe 2004 periods’ earnings per share calculationcalculations were excluded because of the net loss reported for the quarter.periods.

Outstanding stock options with exercise prices greater than the average market price of the common stock during the period are excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share of common stock. FCX’s convertible instruments are also excluded when including the conversion of these instruments increases reported diluted net income per share or when FCX reports a net loss for the period. A recap of the excluded amounts follows (in thousands, except exercise prices):

 Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
 March 31, June 30, June 30, 
2005 2004 2005 2004 
Weighted average outstanding options5,463 2,346 2,732 - 
Weighted average exercise price$36.98 $36.13 $36.98 - 
 2005 2004         
Dividends on 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock $15,125 $168
a
- $15,125 - $15,293
a
Weighted average shares issuable upon conversion 20,915 445
a
- 20,682 - 10,563
a
             
Interest on 7% Convertible Senior Notes - $10,357
b
- $10,357
b
- $20,715
b
Weighted average shares issuable upon conversion - 18,625 - 18,625 - 18,625 
             
Interest on 8¼% Convertible Senior Notes N/A $1,983
b
N/A $1,399
b
N/A $3,363
b
Weighted average shares issuable upon conversion N/A 6,275 N/A 4,653 N/A 5,464 
        

a.  FCX’s 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock was issued on March 30, 2004.
b.  Amounts are net of the effective United States federal alternative minimum tax rate of two percent.

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Stock-Based Compensation Plans. As of March 31,June 30, 2005, FCX has four stock-based employee compensation plans and two stock-based director compensation plans, which are more fully described in Note 7 of FCX’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. FCX accounts for options granted under all of its plans underusing the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations, which require compensation cost for stock-based employee compensation plans to be recognized based on the difference on the date of grant, if any, between the quoted market price of the stock and the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. Because all the plans require that the option exercise price be at least the market price on the date of grant, FCX recognizes no compensation expense on the grant or exercise of its employees’ options. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if FCX had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 which requires compensation cost for all stock-based employee compensation plans to be recognized based on a fair value method (in thousands, except per share amounts).

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 Three Months Ended  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
 March 31,  June 30, June 30, 
 2005 2004  2005 2004 2005 2004 
Net income (loss) applicable to common stock, as reported $130,395 $(19,551) $175,247 $(53,311)$305,642 $(72,862)
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense                    
included in reported net income (loss) for stock option                    
conversions, stock appreciation rights (SARs) and                    
restricted stock units, net of taxes and minority interests  2,559  390   1,898  (16) 4,457  374 
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation                    
expense determined under fair value-based method for                    
all awards, net of taxes and minority interests  (5,415) (1,542)  (5,339) (1,041) (10,754) (2,583)
Pro forma net income (loss) applicable to common stock $127,539 $(20,703) $171,806 $(54,368)$299,345 $(75,071)
                    
Earnings (loss) per share:                    
Basic - as reported $0.73 $(0.10) $0.98 $(0.30)$1.71 $(0.39)
Basic - pro forma $0.71 $(0.10) $0.96 $(0.31)$1.67 $(0.40)
                    
Diluted - as reported $0.70 $(0.10) $0.91 $(0.30)$1.62 $(0.39)
Diluted - pro forma $0.67 $(0.10) $0.89 $(0.31)$1.56 $(0.40)
             

For the pro forma computations, the values of option grants were calculated on the dates of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. No other discounts or restrictions related to vesting or the likelihood of vesting of stock options were applied. The following table summarizes the calculated average fair values and weighted-average assumptions used to determine the fair value of FCX’s stock option grants under SFAS No. 123 during the periods presented.

 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
 2005  2004 June 30, June 30, 
Fair value per option of stock option grants $13.99  $15.08 
2005 2004 2005 2004 
Fair value per stock option$12.90 $13.73 $13.97 $15.00 
Risk-free interest rate  3.9%  3.6% 3.7% 4.3% 3.9% 3.7%
Expected volatility rate  46%  49% 45% 48% 46% 49%
Expected life of options (in years)  6   6  6  6  6  6 
Annual dividend $1.00  $0.80 
Assumed annual dividend$1.00 $0.80 $1.00 $0.80 

See Note 1 above and Note 1 in FCX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of the requirements of SFAS No. 123R.

3.   BUSINESS SEGMENTS
FCX has two operating segments: “mining and exploration” and “smelting and refining.” The mining and exploration segment consists of FCX’s Indonesian activities including PT Freeport Indonesia’s copper and gold mining operations, PT Puncakjaya Power’s power-generating operations (after eliminations with PT Freeport Indonesia) and FCX’s Indonesian exploration activities. The smelting and refining segment includes Atlantic Copper’s operations in Spain and PT Freeport Indonesia’s equity investment in PT Smelting in Gresik, Indonesia. The segment data presented below were prepared on the same basis as FCX’s consolidated financial statements.

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Mining
and
Exploration
 
Smelting
and Refining
 
Eliminations 
and Other
 FCX Total  
Mining
and Exploration
 Smelting and Refining Eliminations and Other FCX Total 
 (In Thousands)  (In Thousands) 
Three months ended March 31, 2005:            
Three months ended June 30, 2005:            
Revenues $687,398
a
$272,116 $(156,449)$803,065  $678,386
a
$331,897 $(107,374)$902,909 
Production and delivery 193,878  263,577  (92,449
)b
 365,006  223,355  321,909  (154,678
)b
 390,586 
Depreciation and amortization 46,925  7,089  2,912  56,926  44,217  7,141  2,801  54,159 
Exploration expenses 1,892  -  28  1,920  2,272  -  70  2,342 
General and administrative expenses  33,182
c
 3,004  (14,572
)c
 21,614   18,425
c
 2,901  4,053
c
 25,379 
Operating income (loss) $411,521 $(1,554)$(52,368)$357,599  $390,117 $(54)$40,380 $430,443 
Equity in PT Smelting earnings $- $2,596 $- $2,596  $- $2,562 $- $2,562 
Interest expense, net $5,727 $3,805 $28,016 $37,548  $5,897 $4,387 $25,008 $35,292 
Provision for income taxes $145,319 $- $18,709 $164,028  $138,007 $- $50,677 $188,684 
Capital expenditures $23,569 $2,724 $(47)$26,246  $29,939 $3,139 $(33)$33,045 
Total assets $3,849,871
d
$771,158
e
$168,674 $4,789,703  $3,870,969
d
$717,707
e
$369,588 $4,958,264 
                        
Three months ended March 31, 2004:            
Three months ended June 30, 2004:            
Revenues $187,184
a
$211,217 $(38,216)$360,185  $330,841
a
$171,736 $(16,243)$486,334 
Production and delivery 151,272  212,116  (87,776
)b
 275,612  175,243  201,542  (5,106
)b
 371,679 
Depreciation and amortization 17,186  7,067  1,157  25,410  33,417  7,028  2,145  42,590 
Exploration expenses 2,189  -  38  2,227  2,679  -  108  2,787 
General and administrative expenses  77,012
c
 2,982  (64,434
)c
 15,560   16,339
c
 3,114  3,123
c
 22,576 
Operating income (loss) $(60,475)$(10,948)$112,799 $41,376  $103,163 $(39,948)$(16,513)$46,702 
Equity in PT Smelting losses $- $358 $- $358  $- $2,548 $- $2,548 
Interest expense, net $5,719 $3,852 $23,819 $33,390  $5,494 $2,919 $30,926 $39,339 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes $(19,579)$- $37,920 $18,341 
Provision for income taxes $37,522 $- $688 $38,210 
Capital expenditures $25,701 $8,766 $(126)$34,341  $34,002 $6,491 $6 $40,499 
Total assets $3,506,398
d
$750,549
e
$692,655 $4,949,602  $3,561,840
d
$681,039
e
$482,635 $4,725,514 
            
Six months ended June 30, 2005:            
Revenues $1,365,784
a
$604,013 $(263,823)$1,705,974 
Production and delivery 417,233  585,486  (247,127) 755,592 
Depreciation and amortization 91,142  14,230  5,713  111,085 
Exploration expenses 4,164  -  98  4,262 
General and administrative expenses  51,607
c
 5,905  (10,519
)c
 46,993 
Operating income (loss) $801,638 $(1,608)$(11,988)$788,042 
Equity in PT Smelting earnings $- $5,158 $- $5,158 
Interest expense, net $11,624 $8,192 $53,024 $72,840 
Provision for income taxes $283,326 $- $69,386 $352,712 
Capital expenditures $53,508 $5,863 $(80)$59,291 
            
Six months ended June 30, 2004:             
Revenues $518,025
a
$382,953 $(54,459)$846,519 
Production and delivery  326,515  413,658  (92,882
)b
 647,291 
Depreciation and amortization  50,603  14,095  3,302  68,000 
Exploration expenses  4,868  -  146  5,014 
General and administrative expenses  93,351
c
 6,096  (61,311
)c
 38,136 
Operating income (loss) $42,688 $(50,896)$96,286 $88,078 
Equity in PT Smelting losses $- $2,906 $- $2,906 
Interest expense, net $11,213 $6,771 $54,745 $72,729 
Provision for income taxes $17,943 $- $38,608 $56,551 
Capital expenditures $59,703 $15,257 $(120)$74,840 

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a.  Includes PT Freeport Indonesia’s sales to PT Smelting totaling $234.2$194.9 million in the 2005 quarter, and $127.0$166.2 million in the 2004 quarter.quarter, $429.0 million in the 2005 six-month period and $293.2 million in the 2004 six-month period.
b.  Includes deferral (recognition) of intercompany profits on 25 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia’s sales to PT Smelting, for which the final sale has not occurred,to third parties must occur for profit recognition, totaling $2.6$(2.6) million in the 2005 quarter, and $(8.3)$10.3 million in the 2004 quarter.quarter and $2.0 million in the 2004 six-month period.
c.  Includes charges to the mining and exploration segment for FCX stock option exercises which are eliminated in consolidation totaling $16.8$0.7 million in the 2005 quarter, and $64.6$2.2 million in the 2004 quarter.quarter, $17.4 million in the 2005 six-month period and $66.8 million in the 2004 six-month period.
d.  Includes PT Freeport Indonesia’s trade receivables with PT Smelting totaling $120.4$71.9 million at March 31,June 30, 2005, and $55.0$71.8 million at March 31,June 30, 2004.
e.  Includes PT Freeport Indonesia’s equity investment in PT Smelting totaling $47.8$52.9 million at March 31,June 30, 2005, and $66.8$54.4 million at March 31,June 30, 2004.

4.   INVENTORIES
The components of inventories follow (in thousands):

  March 31, December 31,   June 30, December 31, 
  2005 2004   2005 2004 
PT Freeport Indonesia:Concentrates - Average cost $14,657 $11,830 Concentrates - Average cost $9,501 $11,830 
Atlantic Copper:Concentrates - First in, first out (FIFO)  102,436  148,246 Concentrates - First in, first out (FIFO)  70,442  148,246 
Work in process - FIFO  100,890  86,710 Work in process - FIFO  120,337  86,710 
Finished goods - FIFO  5,339  6,479 Finished goods - FIFO  1,051  6,479 
Total product inventoriesTotal product inventories  223,322  253,265 Total product inventories  201,331  253,265 
Total materials and supplies, netTotal materials and supplies, net  223,280  213,447 Total materials and supplies, net  233,917  213,447 
Total inventoriesTotal inventories $446,602 $466,712 Total inventories $435,248 $466,712 
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The average cost method was used to determine the cost of essentially all materials and supplies inventory. Materials and supplies inventory is net of obsolescence reserves totaling $17.2$17.1 million at March 31,June 30, 2005 and $17.1 million at December 31, 2004.

5.   EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
The components of net periodic pension benefit cost for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2005 and 2004 follow (in thousands):

 FCX PT Freeport Indonesia Atlantic Copper 
 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 
Service cost$165 $213 $900 $821 $- $- 
Interest cost 596  610  940  824  1,239  1,248 
Expected return on plan assets (234) 253  (353) (448) -  - 
Amortization of prior service cost 1,019  944  225  237  -  - 
Amortization of net actuarial loss -  -  178  70  231  219 
Net periodic benefit cost$1,546 $2,020 $1,890 $1,504 $1,470 $1,467 
 FCX PT Freeport Indonesia Atlantic Copper 
 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 
Service cost$179 $71 $931 $881 $- $- 
Interest cost 518  383  972  883  1,289  1,295 
Expected return on plan assets (22) (322) (365) (480) -  - 
Amortization of prior service cost 944  944  232  254  -  - 
Amortization of net actuarial loss -  -  184  76  241  230 
Net periodic benefit cost$1,619 $1,076 $1,954 $1,614 $1,530 $1,525 

The components of net periodic pension benefit cost for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 follow (in thousands):

 FCX PT Freeport Indonesia Atlantic Copper 
 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 
Service cost$344 $284 $1,831 $1,702 $- $- 
Interest cost 1,114  993  1,912  1,707  2,528  2,543 
Expected return on plan assets (256) (69) (718) (928) -  - 
Amortization of prior service cost 1,963  1,888  457  491  -  - 
Amortization of net actuarial loss -  -  362  146  472  449 
Net periodic benefit cost$3,165 $3,096 $3,844 $3,118 $3,000 $2,992 

6.   INTEREST COST
Interest expense excludes capitalized interest of $0.9$1.0 million in the second quarter of 2005, $0.7 million in the second quarter of 2004, $1.9 million in the first quartersix months of 2005 and $0.4$1.1 million in the first quartersix months of 2004.

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7.   COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
A summary of FCX’s comprehensive income is shown below (in thousands).

 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
Three Months Ended March 31,  June 30, June 30, 
2005 2004  2005 2004 2005 2004 
Net income (loss)$145,520 $(19,383) $190,372 $(38,238)$335,892 $(57,621)
Other comprehensive income (loss):              
Change in unrealized derivatives’ fair value, net of     
tax credits of $0.2 million for 2005 and none for 2004 (298) (146)
Reclass to earnings 97  506 
Change in unrealized derivatives’ fair value, net of taxes         
of $0.8 million for the three months ended         
June 30, 2005, $1.0 million for the six months ended         
June 30, 2005 and $0.1 million for the 2004 periods (1,047) 32 (1,345) (114)
Reclass to earnings, net of taxes of $0.1 million         
for the 2005 periods and none for the 2004 periods  (192) 476  (95) 982 
Total comprehensive income (loss)$145,319 $(19,023) $189,133 $(37,730)$334,452 $(56,753)
         

8.   RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the first threesix months of 2005 and 2004 was 9.410.7 to 1 compared with a shortfall of $3.6 million for the 2004 period.and 1.0 to 1, respectively. For this calculation, earnings consist of income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and fixed charges. Fixed charges include interest and that portion of rent deemed representative of interest.

 
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Remarks

The information furnished herein should be read in conjunction with FCX's financial statements contained in its 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods. All such adjustments are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF
FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.:

We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (a Delaware Corporation) and subsidiaries as of March 31,June 30, 2005 and the related consolidated statements of operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the three-monthsix-month periods ended March 31,June 30, 2005 and 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial data, and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S.United States generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholder’s equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report dated March 9, 2005, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

ERNST & YOUNG LLP


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Item 2.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

OVERVIEW

In management’s discussion and analysis, “we,” “us”“us” and “our” refer to Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) and its consolidated subsidiaries. References to “aggregate” amounts mean the total of our share and Rio Tinto plc’s share as our joint venture partner. You should read this discussion in conjunction with our financial statements, the related discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations and the discussion of our “Business and Properties” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations reported and summarized below are not necessarily indicative of future operating results.

We operate through our majority-owned subsidiaries, PT Freeport Indonesia and PT Puncakjaya Power (Puncakjaya Power), and through Atlantic Copper, S.A. (Atlantic Copper) and PT Irja Eastern Minerals (Eastern Minerals), our principal wholly owned subsidiaries. PT Freeport Indonesia, our principal operating subsidiary, conducts exploration, mining and production activities in a 24,700-acre area called Block A located in Papua, Indonesia. PT Freeport Indonesia also conducts exploration activities (which are currently suspended, but are under review for resumption) in an approximate 500,000-acre area called Block B in Papua. Puncakjaya Power’s sole business is to supply power to PT Freeport Indonesia’s operations. Our principal asset is the Grasberg minerals district, which contains the largest single gold reserve and the second-largest copper reserve of any mine in the world.

Atlantic Copper’s operations are in Spain and involve the smelting and refining of copper concentrates and the marketing of refined copper and precious metals in slimes. PT Freeport Indonesia owns a 25 percent interest in PT Smelting, an Indonesian company which operates a copper smelter and refinery in Gresik, Indonesia. Eastern Minerals conducts mineral exploration activities (which are currently suspended) in Papua, Indonesia.

We own 90.64 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia, of which 9.36 percent is owned through our wholly owned subsidiary, PT Indocopper Investama. The Government of Indonesia owns the remaining 9.36 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia.InIndonesia. In July 2004, we received a request from the Indonesian Department of Energy and Mineral Resources that we offer to sell to Indonesian nationals shares in PT Indocopper Investama at fair market value. In response to this request and in view of the potential benefits of having additional Indonesian ownership in our project, we have agreed to consider a potential sale of an interest in PT Indocopper Investama at fair market value. Neither our Contract of Work nor Indonesian law requires us to divest any portion of our ownership interest in PT Freeport Indonesia or PT Indocopper Investama.

Outlook
Annual sales are expected to approximate 1.51.47 billion pounds of copper and 2.92.8 million ounces of gold in 2005, increases of nearly 50 percent for copper and nearly 100 percent for gold compared with 2004. Using estimated sales volumes for the remainder of 2005 and assuming prices of $1.40 per pound of copper and $420 per ounce of gold for the remainder of 2005, FCX estimates that it would generate operating cash flows in excess of $1.2 billion in 2005, with over $1.0 billion$600 million in the remaining three quarterssecond half of the year. Each $0.10 per pound change in copper prices in the balance of the year would affect 2005 cash flows by approximately $60$40 million and each $25 per ounce change in gold prices would affect cash flows by approximately $30$20 million.

PT Freeport Indonesia’s share of sales for 2006 are estimated to approximate 1.4 billion pounds of copper and 1.9 million ounces of gold. Average annual sales volumes over the next five years (2005 to 2009) are expected to approximate 1.361.35 billion pounds of copper and 2.2 million ounces of gold. Annual and quarterly sales volumes may vary from these estimates depending on the areas being mined within the Grasberg open pit. Based on these estimates of average annual sales volumes over the next five years and copper prices of approximately $1.40 per pound and gold prices of approximately $420 per ounce, the impact on our annual cash flow for each $0.10 per pound change in copper prices would approximate $70$69 million, including the effects of price changes on related royalty costs, and treatment charges, and for each $25 per ounce change in gold prices would approximate $28 million.


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Copper and Gold Markets
As shown in the graphs below, world metal prices for copper have fluctuated during the period from 1992 through AprilJuly 2005 from a low of approximately $0.60 per pound in 2001 to a high of $1.59$1.71 per pound on April 12,July 29, 2005, and world gold prices have fluctuated during the period from 1998 through AprilJuly 2005 from a low of approximately $250 per ounce in 1999 to a high of approximately $456 per ounce in 2004. Copper and gold prices are affected by numerous factors beyond our control as described further in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
copper graph
* Excludes Shanghai stocks, producer, consumer and merchant stocks.

The graph above presents London Metal Exchange (LME) copper prices and reported stocks of copper at the LME and New York Commodity Exchange (COMEX) through April 30,July 31, 2005. Market fundamentals for copper continued to be very positive in the first quarterhalf of 2005. LME and COMEX inventories remainare at very low levels of less than 100,00050,000 metric tons. Copper prices averaged $1.48$1.54 per pound in the firstsecond quarter of 2005, with prices ranging from $1.39$1.41 per pound to $1.55$1.66 per pound. The LME spot copper price closed at $1.52$1.71 per pound on April 30,July 29, 2005. As a result of continued low inventory levels, expectations of continued strong demand and limited supplies, the outlook for copper markets in 2005 is positive. Most market analysts expect copperGlobal demand to exceed supply in the first half of 2005 with a possibility of a balance between refinedremained sufficiently strong to absorb increasing global production volumes. Most market analysts expect copper supply and demandsupplies to increase in the second half of 2005 as smelter capacity is projected to increase, and many project lower than current prices during the year.second half of 2005. Future copper prices will be determined by demand from China, economic performance in the United States (U.S.) and other industrialized countries, the timing of the development of new supplies of copper, production levels of mines and copper smelters and other factors. We consider the underlying supply and demand conditions in the global copper markets to be positive for our company.

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gold graph
Gold prices continue to be supported by a weak U.S. dollar, reflecting large U.S. deficits, ongoing geopolitical tensions, growing investment demand for gold and actions by gold producers to reduce hedge positions. Gold prices averaged $427 per ounce in the firstsecond quarter of 2005, with prices ranging from $411$414 per ounce to $444$443 per ounce. The London gold price closed at approximately $436$429 per ounce on April 30,July 29, 2005.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

Summary comparative results for the first-quartersecond-quarter and six-month periods follow (in millions, except per share amounts):
 
 First Quarter 
 2005 2004 
Revenues$803.1 $360.2 
Operating income 357.6  41.4 
Net income (loss) applicable to common stock 130.4  (19.6)
Diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock 0.70  (0.10)
 Second Quarter Six Months 
 2005 2004 2005 2004 
Revenues$902.9 $486.3 $1,706.0 $846.5 
Operating income 430.4  46.7  788.0  88.1 
Net income (loss) applicable to common stock 175.2  (53.3) 305.6  (72.9)
Diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock 0.91  (0.30) 1.62  (0.39)

Consolidated revenues include PT Freeport Indonesia’s sale of copper concentrates, which also contain significant quantities of gold and silver, and the sale by Atlantic Copper of copper anodes, copper cathodes, and gold in anodes and slimes. Consolidated revenues for the firstsecond quarter of 2005 and the first six months of 2005 were moresignificantly higher than doubleconsolidated revenues for the first-quarter 2004 revenues,periods, primarily reflecting the return to normal mining operations in the Grasberg open pit following the fourth-quarter 2003 slippage and debris flow events. Consolidated 2005 revenues also reflectsubstantially higher copper and gold sales volumes and prices. PT Freeport Indonesia’s first-quarterprices than the 2004 revenuesperiods. Second-quarter and six-month 2004 results were adversely affected by lower-grade oreslower ore grades and reduced mill throughput as PT Freeport Indonesia focusedcompleted its efforts on restoringto restore safe access to the higher-grade ore areas in its Grasberg open-pit mine. First-quartermine following the fourth-quarter 2003 slippage and debris flow events. In addition, Atlantic Copper’s scheduled major maintenance turnaround adversely affected its 2004 revenues.

At June 30, 2005, we had consolidated embedded derivatives on copper sales totaling 272.5 million pounds recorded at an average price of $1.54 per pound. We expect final prices on these sales over the next several months. We estimate that a two-cent change in the average price used for these embedded derivatives and realized prices for these sales would have an approximate $5.5 million impact on our 2005 consolidated revenues includeand an approximate $3 million impact on our 2005 consolidated net income.

Second-quarter 2005 consolidated revenues included net additions of $9.9$12.6 million ($5.26.7 million to net income or $0.03 per share) primarily for final pricing of concentrates sold in the previous year,prior quarters, compared with a net additionsdecrease of $7.6$5.6 million ($3.92.9 million to net income or $0.02 per share) to first-quartersecond-quarter 2004 revenues. Six-month 2005 consolidated revenues included net additions of $8.7 million ($4.6 million to net income or $0.02 per share) compared with $7.2 million ($3.7 million to net income or $0.02 per share), primarily for final pricing of concentrates sold in prior years.

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Consolidated revenues and net income vary significantly with fluctuations in the market prices of copper and gold and other factors. Based on PT Freeport Indonesia’s projected share of copper sales for the remainder of 2005 (1.2 billion(830 million pounds) and assuming an average price of $1.40 per pound of copper, each $0.01 per pound change in the average price realized in the balance of the year would have an approximate $11$8 million impact on our annual revenues and an approximate $6$4 million impact on our annual net income. A $5 per ounce change in the average price realized in the balance of the year on PT Freeport Indonesia’s projected share of gold sales for the remainder of 2005 (2.3(1.6 million ounces) would have an approximate $11$8 million impact on our annual revenues and an approximate $6$4 million impact on our annual net income.

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On limited past occasions, in response to market conditions, we have entered into copper and gold price protection contracts for a portion of our expected future mine production to mitigate the risk of adverse price fluctuations. We currently have no copper or gold price protection contracts relating to our mine production. We have outstanding gold-denominated and silver-denominated preferred stock with dividends and redemption amounts determined by commodity prices.

Consolidated production and delivery costs were higher in the first quarter of 2005 at $365.0 million compared with $275.6 million for the 2005 periods than the 2004 quarter. The increase wasperiods primarily because of higher production costs at PT Freeport Indonesia and higher costs of concentrate purchases at Atlantic Copper caused by increased production volumes and higher metals prices and higher production costs at PT Freeport Indonesia.prices. Consolidated depreciation and amortization expense increased to $56.9$54.2 million in the second quarter of 2005 and $111.1 million in the first quartersix months of 2005, compared with $25.4$42.6 million in the second quarter of 2004 and $68.0 million in the first quartersix months of 2004, primarily because of higher copper sales volumes at PT Freeport Indonesia during the 2005 quarter.periods. Exploration expenses decreased to $1.9$2.3 million in the second quarter of 2005 and $4.3 million in the first quartersix months of 2005 from $2.2$2.8 million in the second quarter of 2004 and $5.0 million in the first quartersix months of 2004 (see “Mining and Exploration - Exploration Activities”). Consolidated general and administrative expenses increased to $21.6$25.4 million in the second quarter of 2005 and $47.0 million in the first quartersix months of 2005 from $15.6$22.6 million in the second quarter of 2004 and $38.1 million in the first quartersix months of 2004 (see “Other Financial Results”).

Net interest expense increaseddecreased to $37.5$35.3 million in the firstsecond quarter of 2005 from $33.4$39.3 million in the firstsecond quarter of 2004 primarily because first-quarter 2004 conversions of 8¼% Convertible Senior Notes resulted in a $6.4 million ($6.3 million to net income or $0.03 per share) reduction of interest expense for previously accrued amounts that were reclassified as losses on early extinguishment and conversion of debt.we reduced average debt levels. Losses on early extinguishment and conversion of debt totaled $14.6$14.0 million ($14.413.7 million to net income or $0.07 per share) for the first quartersix months of 2004 resulting primarily from the early conversions of our 8¼% Convertible Senior Notes (see “Capital Resources and Liquidity - Financing Activities”).

Other income (expense) includes the impact of translating into U.S. dollars Atlantic Copper’s net euro-denominated liabilities, primarily its retiree pension obligations. Changes in the U.S. dollar/euro exchange rate require us to adjust the dollar value of our net euro-denominated liabilities and record the adjustment in earnings. The exchange rate was $1.36 per euro at December 31, 2004, and $1.30 per euro at March 31, 2005 and $1.21 per euro at June 30, 2005. Exchange rate effects on our net income from euro-denominated liabilities were gains (losses) of $2.8$3.4 million in the second quarter of 2005, $(0.2) million in the second quarter of 2004, $6.3 million in the first quartersix months of 2005 and $2.1$1.8 million in the first quartersix months of 2004. Other income also included interest income of $3.9$3.3 million in the second quarter of 2005, $1.8 million in the second quarter of 2004, $7.0 million in the first quartersix months of 2005 and $1.4$3.2 million in the first quartersix months of 2004.

PT Freeport Indonesia’s Contract of Work provides for a 35 percent corporate income tax rate. PT Indocopper Investama pays a 30 percent corporate income tax on dividends it receives from its 9.36 percent ownership in PT Freeport Indonesia. In addition, the tax treaty between Indonesia and the U.S. provides for a withholding tax rate of 10 percent on dividends and interest that PT Freeport Indonesia and PT Indocopper Investama pay to their parent company, FCX. Prior to 2005, we also incurred a U.S. alternative minimum tax at aan effective rate of two percent based primarily on consolidated income, net of smelting and refining results. As a result of the enactment of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, the 90 percent limitation on the use of foreign tax credits to offset the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax liability has been repealed effective January 1, 2005. Based on current projections, we expect that the removal of this limitation will significantly reduce our U.S. federal taxes beginning in 2005. In 2004, our U.S. federal alternative minimum tax liability totaled $8.2 million. We currently record no income taxes at Atlantic Copper, which is subject to taxation in Spain, because it has not generated significant taxable income in recent years and has substantial tax loss carryforwards for which we have provided no financial statement benefit. We receive no consolidated tax benefit from these losses because they cannot be used to offset PT Freeport Indonesia’s profits in Indonesia.

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Parent company costs consist primarily of interest, depreciation and amortization, and general and administrative expenses. We receive minimal tax benefit from these costs, including interest expense, primarily because our parent company generates no taxable income from U.S. sources. As a result, our provision for income taxes as a percentage of our consolidated income before income taxes and minority interests will vary as PT Freeport Indonesia’s income changes, absent changes in Atlantic Copper and parent company costs. Summaries of the approximate significant components of the calculation of our consolidated provision for income taxes are shown below (in thousands, except percentages).

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Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 June 30, June 30, 
2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 
Mining and exploration segment operating incomea
$428,307 $4,132 $390,780 $105,399 $819,087 $109,531 
Mining and exploration segment interest expense, net (5,727) (5,719) (5,897) (5,494) (11,624) (11,213)
Intercompany operating profit (deferred) recognized (63,570) 48,180  48,350  (9,561) (15,220) 38,619 
Income before taxes 359,010  46,593  433,233  90,344  792,243  136,937 
Indonesian corporate income tax rate (35%) plus U.S.                  
alternative minimum tax rate (2%) for 2004 35% 37% 35% 37% 35% 37%
Corporate income taxes 125,654  17,239  151,632  33,427  277,285  50,667 
                  
Approximate PT Freeport Indonesia net income 233,356  29,354  281,601  56,917  514,958  86,270 
Withholding tax on FCX’s equity share 9.064% 9.064% 9.064% 9.064% 9.064% 9.064%
Withholding taxes 21,151  2,661  25,524  5,159  46,676  7,820 
                  
PT Indocopper Investama corporate income tax 14,124  -  6,957  -  21,081  - 
Other, net 3,099  (1,559) 4,571  (376) 7,670  (1,936)
FCX consolidated provision for income taxes$164,028 $18,341 $188,684 $38,210 $352,712 $56,551 
                  
FCX consolidated effective tax rate 50% b  46% b  48% b 
                  
a.  Excludes charges for FCX stock option exercises, which are eliminated in consolidation, totaling $16.8$0.7 million for the first2005 quarter, of 2005 and $64.6$2.2 million for the first2004 quarter, of 2004.$17.4 million for the 2005 six-month period and $66.8 million for the 2004 six-month period.
b.  Rate isRates are not meaningful given the small amounts of consolidated lossincome before taxes and minority interests for the quarter.2004 periods.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

We have two operating segments: “mining and exploration” and “smelting and refining.” The mining and exploration segment consists of our Indonesian activities including PT Freeport Indonesia’s copper and gold mining operations, Puncakjaya Power’s power generating operations (after eliminations with PT Freeport Indonesia) and our Indonesian exploration activities, including those of Eastern Minerals. The smelting and refining segment includes Atlantic Copper’s operations in Spain and PT Freeport Indonesia’s equity investment in PT Smelting. Summary comparative operating income (loss) data by segment follow (in millions):


First Quarter Second Quarter Six Months 
2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 
Mining and explorationa
$411.5 $(60.5)$390.1 $103.2 $801.6 $42.7 
Smelting and refining (1.6) (10.9) (0.1) (40.0) (1.6) (50.9)
Intercompany eliminations and othera, b
 (52.3) 112.8  40.4  (16.5) (12.0) 96.3 
FCX operating income$357.6 $41.4 $430.4 $46.7 $788.0 $88.1 
                  
a.  Includes charges to the mining and exploration segment for FCX stock option exercises, which are eliminated in consolidation, totaling $16.8$0.7 million in the 2005 quarter, and $64.6$2.2 million in the 2004 quarter.quarter, $17.4 million for the 2005 six-month period and $66.8 million for the 2004 six-month period.
b.  We defer recognizing profits on PT Freeport Indonesia’s sales to Atlantic Copper and on 25 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia’s sales to PT Smelting until their sales of final products to third parties. Changes in the amount of these deferred profits impacted operating income by $(63.6)$48.3 million in the second quarter of 2005, quarter and $48.2$(9.6) million in the second quarter of 2004, quarter.$(15.2) million in the first six months of 2005 and $38.6 million in the first six months of 2004. Our consolidated earnings can fluctuate materially depending on the timing and prices of these sales. At March 31,June 30, 2005, our deferred profits to be recognized in future periods’ operating income totaled $144.5$96.1 million, $76.1$50.5 million to net income, after taxes and minority interest sharing.

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MINING AND EXPLORATION

PT Freeport Indonesia Operating Results

  First Quarter   Second Quarter Six Months 
  2005  2004   2005 2004 2005 2004 
PT Freeport Indonesia Operating Data, Net of Rio Tinto’s Interest
PT Freeport Indonesia Operating Data, Net of Rio Tinto’s Interest
    
PT Freeport Indonesia Operating Data, Net of Rio Tinto’s Interest
      
Copper (recoverable)                 
Production (000s of pounds)  335,600  107,100   302,300 209,300 637,900 316,400 
Production (metric tons)  152,200  48,600   137,100 94,900 289,300 143,500 
Sales (000s of pounds)  328,100  105,400   313,700 205,100 641,800 310,500 
Sales (metric tons)  148,800  47,800   142,300 93,000 291,100 140,800 
Average realized price per pound  $1.51  $1.34   $1.53 $1.22 $1.54 $1.24 
Gold (recoverable ounces)                 
Production  609,400  125,300   591,300 364,900 1,200,700 490,200 
Sales  595,300  123,800   616,400 351,100 1,211,700 474,900 
Average realized price per ounce  $426.74  $411.42   $428.23 $389.97 $427.54 $393.80 
                 
PT Freeport Indonesia, 100% Aggregate Operating Data
       
PT Freeport Indonesia, 100% Aggregate Operating Data
        
Ore milled (metric tons per day)  199,400  151,800   211,800 164,200 205,600 158,000 
Average ore grade                 
Copper (percent)  1.14  .50   .98 .82 1.06 .67 
Gold (grams per metric ton)  1.62  .41   1.43 .95 1.52 .69 
Recovery rates (percent)                 
Copper  89.6  83.8   87.4 88.2 88.5 86.6 
Gold  82.7  73.8   83.8 84.6 83.3 81.5 
Copper (recoverable)                 
Production (000s of pounds)  390,300  118,900   349,200 229,000 739,500 347,900 
Production (metric tons)  177,000  53,900   158,400 103,900 335,400 157,800 
Sales (000s of pounds)  381,400  116,800   362,500 224,100 743,900 340,900 
Sales (metric tons)  173,000  53,000   164,400 101,600 337,400 154,600 
Gold (recoverable ounces)                 
Production  763,900  131,300   727,400 383,600 1,491,300 514,900 
Sales  743,200  130,100   758,600 369,600 1,501,800 499,700 

Mill throughput, which varies depending on ore types being processed, averaged 199,400211,800 metric tons of ore per day in the second quarter of 2005, and 151,800164,200 metric tons of ore in the second quarter of 2004, 205,600 metric tons of ore in the first six months of 2005 and 158,000 metric tons of ore in the first six months of 2004. Mill rates in the second quarter of 2005 were impacted by unplanned downtime for mill maintenance activities during late June and the processing of hard ore. Mill rates are projected to average over 230,000in excess of 220,000 metric tons of ore per day during the remainder of 2005. Approximate average daily throughput processed at our mill facilities from each of our producing mines follows (metric tons of ore per day):

 Second Quarter Six Months 
 2005 2004 2005 2004 
Grasberg open pit169,500 118,700 163,400 112,600 
Deep Ore Zone underground mine42,300 45,500 42,200 45,400 
Total mill throughput211,800 164,200 205,600 158,000 
         
 First Quarter 
 2005 2004 
Grasberg open pit157,300 106,400 
Deep Ore Zone underground mine42,100 45,400 
Total mill throughput199,400 151,800 

First-quarterSecond-quarter 2005 copper ore grades averaged 1.140.98 percent, compared with 0.500.82 percent for the firstsecond quarter of 2004. First-quarterSecond-quarter copper recovery rates were 89.687.4 percent, compared with 83.888.2 percent for the firstsecond quarter of 2004. For the firstsecond quarter of 2005, gold ore grades averaged 1.62 g/t,1.43 grams per metric ton (g/t), compared with 0.410.95 g/t for the firstsecond quarter of 2004. Gold recovery rates averaged 82.783.8 percent for the firstsecond quarter of 2005, compared with 73.884.6 percent for the firstsecond quarter of 2004. The 2005 grades and recovery rates reflect the return to normal mining operations at Grasberg, including accessing higher grade material.

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Production from the Deep Ore Zone (DOZ) underground mine averaged 42,10042,300 metric tons of ore per day in the firstsecond quarter of 2005, representing 2120 percent of mill throughput as it continued to perform above design capacity of 35,000 metric tons of ore per day. PT Freeport Indonesia is expanding the capacity of the DOZ underground operation to a sustained rate of 50,000 metric tons per day with the installation of a second crusher and additional ventilation, which are expected to be completed by 2007. PT Freeport Indonesia’s share of capital expenditures for the DOZ expansion totaled $3.2$5.5 million in the first quarterhalf of 2005 and are expected to approximate $37 million through the projected 2007 ramp-up, with approximately $16$12 million estimated for the remainder of 2005. The DOZ mine, a block cave operation, is one of the world’s largest underground mines.

In 2004, PT Freeport Indonesia commenced its “Common Infrastructure” project, which will provide access to its large undeveloped underground ore bodies located in the Grasberg minerals district through a tunnel system located approximately 400 meters deeper than its existing underground tunnel system. PT Freeport Indonesia’s share of capital expenditures for its Common Infrastructure project totaled $3.6$8.9 million in the first quarterhalf of 2005 and is estimated to total approximately $13$8 million for the remainder of 2005. The Common Infrastructure project is progressing according to plan.

PT Freeport Indonesia is also completing studies for the development ofproceeding with plans to develop Big Gossan, a high-grade deposit located near the existing milling complex. Our Board of Directors has approved this project and aggregate capital expenditures from 2006 to 2009 for Big Gossan are expected to total approximately $225 million ($195 million net to PT-FI,PT Freeport Indonesia, with approximately $50 million in 2006). Production is expected to ramp up to 7,000 metric tons per day by 2010 (average annual aggregate incremental production of 135 million pounds of copper and 65,000 ounces of gold, with PT Freeport Indonesia receiving 60 percent of these amounts). The Big Gossan mine is expected to be an open-stope mine with cemented backfill, which is a higher-cost mining method than the block-cave method used at the DOZ mine.

PT Freeport Indonesia Revenues

A summary of changes in PT Freeport Indonesia revenues between the periods follows (in millions):

Second Six 
2005 Quarter Months 
PT Freeport Indonesia revenues - prior year period$187.2 $330.8 $518.0 
Sales volumes:         
Copper 298.5  132.5  409.5 
Gold 194.0  103.5  290.2 
Price realizations:         
Copper 56.6  98.5  196.4 
Gold 9.1  23.6  40.9 
Adjustments, primarily for copper pricing on prior year   
open sales (3.4
Adjustments, primarily for copper pricing on prior period open sales 22.7  (1.4)
Treatment charges, royalties and other (54.6 (33.2) (87.8)
PT Freeport Indonesia revenues - current year period$687.4 $678.4 $1,365.8 
      
PT Freeport Indonesia achieved significantly higher production and sales in the first quarter of 2005 periods compared with the 2004 period,periods, reflecting higher ore grades and milling rates than the return to normal mining operations in the Grasberg open pit.2004 periods. Copper sales volumes totaled 328.1313.7 million pounds in the firstsecond quarter of 2005, more53 percent higher than three times the 105.4205.1 million pounds reported in the 2004 quarter. First-quartersecond quarter of 2004. Second-quarter 2005 copper price realizations of $1.51$1.53 per pound were $0.17$0.31 per pound higher than the first-quartersecond-quarter 2004 realizations of $1.34$1.22 per pound. Gold sales volumes totaled 595,300616,400 ounces in the firstsecond quarter of 2005, almost five76 percent higher than the 351,100 ounces reported in the second quarter of 2004. Gold price realizations of $428.23 per ounce in the second quarter of 2005 were over $38 an ounce higher than second-quarter 2004 realizations of $389.97 per ounce. For the six-month periods, copper sales volumes totaled 641.8 million pounds in 2005, more than double the 310.5 million pounds in 2004, and gold sales volumes totaled 1,211,700 ounces, more than two and one half times higher than the 123,800474,900 ounces reportedin 2004. Copper price realizations of $1.54 per pound in the first six months of 2005 were $0.30 per pound higher than the 2004 quarter.period realizations of $1.24 per pound. Gold price realizations of $426.74$427.54 per ounce in the first quartersix months of 2005 were approximately $15almost $34 an ounce higher than first-quarter 2004 period realizations of $411.42$393.80 per ounce.

Treatment charges vary with the volume of metals sold and the price of copper, and royalties vary with the volume of metals sold and the prices of copper and gold. In addition, treatment charges vary based on PT Freeport Indonesia’s customer mix as sales to PT Smelting are subject to a minimum rate (see below). Market rates for treatment and refining charge rates began to increase significantly in late 2004; however, PT Freeport Indonesia expects its 2005 rates to approximate its 2004 rates because of its customer mix.
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Royalties totaled $18.8$17.7 million in the second quarter of 2005 and $36.5 million in the first quartersix months of 2005 compared with $4.8$7.9 million in the second quarter of 2004 and $12.7 million in the first quartersix months of 2004, reflecting higher sales volumes and metal prices.
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Substantially all of PT Freeport Indonesia’s concentrate sales contracts provide final copper pricing in a specified future period based on prices quoted on the LME.PTLME. PT Freeport Indonesia records revenues and invoices its customers based on LME prices at the time of shipment. Under accounting rules, these terms create an “embedded derivative” in our concentrate sales contracts which must be adjusted to fair value through earnings each period until the date of final copper pricing. PT Freeport Indonesia’s first-quartersecond-quarter 2005 revenues include net additions of $8.5$13.7 million for adjustments to the fair value of embedded copper derivatives in concentrate sales contracts, compared with $14.9net reductions of $15.8 million in the firstsecond quarter of 2004. PT Freeport Indonesia’s six-month 2005 revenues included net additions of $22.2 million for adjustments to the fair value of embedded derivatives in concentrate sales contracts, compared with net reductions of $0.8 million in the 2004 period.

At March 31, 2005, we had consolidated embedded derivatives on copper sales totaling 239.0 million pounds recorded at an average price of $1.52 per pound.We expect final prices on these sales over the next few months. We estimate that a two-cent changePT Freeport Indonesia has revised its mine plans to incorporate second-quarter results and to reflect updated sequencing plans in the average price used for these embedded derivatives and realized prices for these sales would have an approximate $2.5 million impact on our 2005 consolidated net income.

Grasberg open pit. PT Freeport Indonesia expects its share of sales to approximate 1.51.47 billion pounds of copper and 2.92.8 million ounces of gold for 2005. At the Grasberg mine, the sequencing in mining areas with varying ore grades will cause fluctuationcauses fluctuations in metalthe timing of ore production, which impacts sales from quarter to quarter,volumes, particularly for gold. Based on the current mine planSecond-half 2005 sales volumes are expected to be 29 percent higher for 2005, PT Freeport Indonesia estimates approximately 55 percent of its copper and 5732 percent of itshigher for gold will be produced inthan during the secondfirst half of the year. PT Freeport Indonesia expects its share of sales for the secondthird quarter of 2005 to approximate 340380 million pounds of copper and 650,000575 thousand ounces of gold, with sales of 450 million pounds of copper and 1,025 thousand ounces of gold for the fourth quarter of 2005. PT Freeport Indonesia estimates its share of sales for 2006 to approximate 1.4 billion pounds of copper and 1.9 million ounces of gold, and average annual sales for the period 2005 - 2009 to approximate 1.35 billion pounds of copper and 2.2 million ounces of gold.

PT Freeport Indonesia has long-term contracts to provide approximately 60 percent of Atlantic Copper’s copper concentrate requirements at market prices and nearly all of PT Smelting’s copper concentrate requirements. Under the PT Smelting contract, for the first 15 years of PT Smelting’s operations beginning December 1998, the treatment and refining charges on the majority of the concentrate PT Freeport Indonesia provides will not fall below specified minimum rates, subject to renegotiation in 2008. The rate was $0.23 per pound during the period from the commencement of PT Smelting’s operations in 1998 until April 2004, when it declined to a minimum of $0.21 per pound. Market rates for 2005, excluding price participation, under long-term contracts settled in late 2004 approximate $0.21 per pound. Including price participation at current copper prices of approximately $1.70 per pound, PT Smelting’s rates exceed the minimum $0.21 per pound. Taking into account taxes and minority interest, an equivalent change in smelting and refining charge rates would essentially offset in our consolidated operating results.

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PT Freeport Indonesia Costs

Gross profit per pound of copper (¢)/per ounce of gold and silver ($):
    
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005
            
Pounds of copper sold (000s) 328,100  328,100       
Ounces of gold sold       595,300    
Ounces of silver sold          1,270,300 
             
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By-
Product
  Co-Product Method 
  Method  Copper  Gold  Silver 
Revenues, after adjustments shown below 151.3¢ 151.3¢ $426.74  $7.04 
             
Site production and delivery, before net non-            
cash and nonrecurring costs shown below 58.9
a
 38.8
b
 107.20
b
 1.82
b
Gold and silver credits (79.3) -  -  - 
Treatment charges 21.8  14.3  39.63  0.67 
Royalty on metals 5.7  3.8  10.41  0.18 
Unit net cash costsc
 7.1  56.9  157.24  2.67 
Depreciation and amortization 14.3  9.4  26.02  0.44 
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net 0.2  0.1  0.29  - 
Total unit costs 21.6  66.4  183.55  3.11 
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on            
prior year open sales 6.4  6.4  (5.10) 0.11 
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination (0.8) (0.5) (1.43) (0.02)
Gross profit per pound/ounce 135.3¢ 90.8¢ $236.66  $4.02 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2004
         
Gross profit per pound of copper (¢)/per ounce of gold and silver ($):
Gross profit per pound of copper (¢)/per ounce of gold and silver ($):
   
Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
          
Pounds of copper sold (000s) 105,400 105,400      313,700 313,700      
Ounces of gold sold     123,800         616,400   
Ounces of silver sold       553,300         1,057,700 
                   
 By-        By-Product Co-Product Method 
 Product Co-Product Method  Method Copper  Gold Silver 
 Method Copper Gold Silver 
Revenues, after adjustments shown below 134.0¢ 134.0¢ $411.42 $6.31  153.4¢ 153.4¢ $428.23 $7.04 
                   
Site production and delivery, before net         
noncash and nonrecurring costs shown         
Below 143.4
d
 104.0
e
 312.78
e
 5.18
e
Site production and delivery, before net non-          
cash and nonrecurring costs shown below 70.5
a
 45.0
b
 126.01
b
 2.06
b
Gold and silver credits (52.2) - - -  (86.5) -  - - 
Treatment charges 22.8 16.5 49.63 0.82  21.6 13.8  38.68 0.63 
Royalty on metals 4.6 3.3 10.02 0.17  5.7 3.6  10.11 0.17 
Unit net cash costsc
 118.6 123.8 372.43 6.17  11.3 62.4  174.80 2.86 
Depreciation and amortization 16.3 11.8 35.56 0.59  14.1 9.0  25.20 0.41 
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net 0.1 0.1 0.20 -  0.7 0.5  1.30 0.02 
Total unit costs 135.0 135.7 408.19 6.76  26.1 71.9  201.30 3.29 
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on         
prior year open sales 18.8 18.8 2.10 0.53 
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing          
on prior period open sales 3.7 3.6  0.12 (0.03)
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination 7.9 5.7 17.21 0.29  0.8 0.5  1.45 0.02 
Gross profit per pound/ounce 25.7¢ 22.8¢ $22.54 $0.37  131.8¢ 85.6¢ $228.50 $3.74 
                   
Three Months Ended June 30, 2004
          
Pounds of copper sold (000s) 205,100 205,100      
Ounces of gold sold      351,100   
Ounces of silver sold        824,900 
          
 By-Product Co-Product Method 
 Method Copper  Gold Silver 
Revenues, after adjustments shown below 122.0¢ 122.0¢ $389.97 $6.15 
          
Site production and delivery, before net non-          
cash and nonrecurring costs shown below 84.0
d
 53.8
e
 170.37
e
 2.64
e
Gold and silver credits (68.8) -  - - 
Treatment charges 21.2 13.6  42.90 0.66 
Royalty on metals 3.8 2.5  7.78 0.12 
Unit net cash costsc
 40.2 69.9  221.05 3.42 
Depreciation and amortization 16.3 10.4  33.03 0.51 
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net 1.4 0.9  2.84 0.04 
Total unit costs 57.9 81.2  256.92 3.97 
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing          
on prior period open sales (4.5) (4.4) (2.29) (0.15)
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination (5.0) (3.2) (10.15) (0.16)
Gross profit per pound/ounce 54.6¢ 33.2¢ $120.61 $1.87 
          
a.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $32.2$20.6 million or 9.8 cents6.6¢ per pound. Upon adoption of Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 04-6 (see Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), mining costs will no longer be deferred and these amounts are expected to be charged to cost of sales as incurred.deferred.
b.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $21.2$13.2 million or 6.5 cents4.2¢ per pound for copper, $10.6$7.2 million or $17.86$11.74 per ounce for gold and $0.4$0.2 million or $0.30$0.19 per ounce for silver. See Note a above.
c.   For a reconciliation of unit net cash costs to production and delivery costs applicable to sales reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements refer to “Product Revenues and Production Costs” below.
d.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $26.2$31.5 million or 24.9 cents15.4¢ per pound. See Note a above.
e.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $19.0$20.2 million or 18.0 cents9.8¢ per pound for copper, $6.7$10.9 million or $54.21$31.14 per ounce for gold and $0.5$0.4 million or $0.90$0.48 per ounce for silver. See Note a above.

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Gross profit per pound of copper (¢)/per ounce of gold and silver ($):
    
Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
            
Pounds of copper sold (000s) 641,800  641,800       
Ounces of gold sold       1,211,700    
Ounces of silver sold          2,328,000 
             
  By-Product  Co-Product Method 
  Method  Copper  Gold  Silver 
Revenues, after adjustments shown below 154.2¢ 154.2¢ $427.54  $7.02 
             
Site production and delivery, before net non-            
cash and nonrecurring costs shown below 64.6
a
 42.1
b
 115.39
b
 1.92
b
Gold and silver credits (82.8) -  -  - 
Treatment charges 21.7  14.2  38.80  0.65 
Royalty on metals 5.7  3.7  10.17  0.17 
Unit net cash costsc
 9.2  60.0  164.36  2.74 
Depreciation and amortization 14.2  9.3  25.38  0.42 
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net 0.4  0.3  0.78  0.01 
Total unit costs 23.8  69.6  190.52  3.17 
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing            
on prior period open sales 3.2  3.3  (2.47) 0.06 
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination -  -  (0.01) - 
Gross profit per pound/ounce 133.6¢ 87.9¢ $234.54  $3.91 
             
Six Months Ended June 30, 2004
            
Pounds of copper sold (000s) 310,500  310,500       
Ounces of gold sold       474,900    
Ounces of silver sold          1,378,200 
             
  By-Product  Co-Product Method 
  Method  Copper  Gold  Silver 
Revenues, after adjustments shown below 123.6¢ 123.6¢ $393.80  $6.14 
             
Site production and delivery, before net non-            
cash and nonrecurring costs shown below 104.2
d
 69.3
e
 218.23
e
 3.51
e
Gold and silver credits (63.1) -  -  - 
Treatment charges 21.7  14.4  45.46  0.73 
Royalty on metals 4.1  2.7  8.58  0.14 
Unit net cash costsc
 66.9  86.4  272.27  4.38 
Depreciation and amortization 16.3  10.8  34.13  0.55 
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net 1.0  0.6  2.00  0.03 
Total unit costs 84.2  97.8  308.40  4.96 
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing            
on prior period open sales 6.0  5.8  0.62  0.20 
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination (0.6) (0.4) (1.32) (0.02)
Gross profit per pound/ounce 44.8¢ 31.2¢ $84.70  $1.36 
             
a.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $52.8 million or 8.2¢ per pound. Upon adoption of EITF Issue No. 04-6 (see Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), mining costs will no longer be deferred.
b.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $34.4 million or 5.4¢ per pound for copper, $17.8 million or $14.70 per ounce for gold and $0.6 million or $0.25 per ounce for silver. See Note a above.
c.   For a reconciliation of unit net cash costs to production and delivery costs applicable to sales reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements refer to “Product Revenues and Production Costs” below.
d.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $57.7 million or 18.6¢ per pound. See Note a above.
e.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $38.4 million or 12.4¢ per pound for copper, $18.5 million or $38.92 per ounce for gold and $0.9 million or $0.63 per ounce for silver. See Note a above.
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Unit Net Cash Cost
We present gross profit per pound of copper using both a “by-product” method and a “co-product” method. We use the by-product method in our presentation of gross profit per pound of copper because (1) the majority of our revenues are copper revenues, (2) we produce and sell one product, concentrates, which contains all three metals, (3) it is not possible to specifically assign our costs to revenues from the copper, gold and silver we produce in concentrates, (4) it is the method used to compare mining operations in certain industry publications and (5) it is the method used by our management and our Board to monitor our operations. In the co-product method presentation, costs are allocated to the different products based on their relative revenue values, which will vary to the extent our metals sales volumes and realized prices change.

Because of the fixed nature of a large portion of our costs, unit costs vary significantly from period to period depending on volumes of copper and gold sold during the period. In addition, we have experienced significant increases in our production costs in recent years primarily as a result of higher energy costs and costs of other consumables, changes in currency exchange rates, higher mining costs and milling rates, labor costs and other factors. Our energy costs, which approximate 20 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia’s production costs, primarily include 100 million gallons per year of diesel and 650,000 metric tons per year of coal. Diesel prices have risen by more than 80100 percent since the beginning of 20032002 and our coal costs are approximately 5040 percent higher. The costs of other consumables, including steel and reagents also have increased. Our costs have been affected by the stronger Australian dollar against the U.S.dollar (approximately 40 percent increase since the beginning of 2003), which comprise approximately 18 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia'sIndonesia’s production costs. We are pursuing cost reduction initiatives to mitigate the impacts of these increases.

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Lower unit site production and delivery costs in the first quarter of 2005 periods reflected significantly higher sales volumes resulting from higher ore grades and the primarily fixed nature of a large portion of PT Freeport Indonesia’s cost structure. Unit site production and delivery costs are net of deferred mining costs, which will no longer be deferred and are expected to be charged to cost of sales as incurred upon adoption of EITF Issue No. 04-6 (see Notes a, b, d and e above, and Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)Statements and “New Accounting Standards” below). PT Freeport Indonesia’s first-quartersecond-quarter 2005 overburden-to-ore ratio averaged 4.33.3 to 1, compared with a life-of-mine average ratio of 2.4 to 1. PT Freeport Indonesia’s overburden-to-ore ratio is expected to average approximately 3.02.9 to 1 in the balance of the year.

Unit treatment charges vary with the price of copper, and royalty rates vary with prices of copper and gold. In addition, treatment charges vary based on PT Freeport Indonesia’s customer mix. The copper royalty rate payable by PT Freeport Indonesia under its Contract of Work varies from 1.5 percent of copper net revenue at a copper price of $0.90 or less per pound to 3.5 percent at a copper price of $1.10 or more per pound. The Contract of Work royalty rate for gold and silver sales is 1.0 percent.

In connection with our fourth concentrator mill expansion completed in 1998, PT Freeport Indonesia agreed to pay the Government of Indonesia additional royalties (royalties not required by the Contract of Work) to provide further support to the local governments and the people of the Indonesian province of Papua (see Note 1 in FCX’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K). The additional royalties are paid on metal from production from PT Freeport Indonesia’s milling facilities above 200,000 metric tons of ore per day. PT Freeport Indonesia’s royalty rate on copper net revenues from production above 200,000 metric tons of ore per day is double the Contract of Work royalty rate, and the royalty rates on gold and silver sales from production above 200,000 metric tons of ore per day are triple the Contract of Work royalty rates.

As a result of higher projected copper and gold sales volumes, we expect our total 2005 royalty costs to increase compared with 2004 royalty costs of $43.5 million. If copper prices average $1.40 per pound and gold prices average $420 per ounce during the remainder of 2005, we would expect royalty costs to total approximately $90 million ($0.06 per pound of copper) for 2005.2005, including approximately $18 million for the additional royalties. These estimates assume 2005 sales volumes of 1.51.47 billion pounds of copper and 2.92.8 million ounces of gold.

As a result of the higher copper and gold production and sales volumes in the first quarter of 2005 periods, PT Freeport Indonesia’s unit depreciation rate decreased compared with the 2004 period.periods. Because certain assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis, the unit rate will vary with the level of copper and gold production and sales.
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PT Freeport Indonesia has a labor agreement covering its hourly paid Indonesian employees, the key provisions of which are renegotiated biannually. The labor agreement was schedule to expire on September 30, 2005. In June 2005, PT Freeport Indonesia and its workers agreed to terms for a new labor agreement that expires in September 2007. PT Freeport Indonesia’s relations with the workers’ union have generally been satisfactory.

Unit Net Cash Cost: By-Product Method
Unit net cash costs per pound of copper is a measure intended to provide investors with information about the cash generating capacity of our mining operations expressed on a basis relating to itsour primary metal product, copper. PT Freeport Indonesia uses this measure for the same purpose and for monitoring operating performance by its mining operations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. This measure is presented by other copper and gold mining companies, although our measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Unit site production and delivery costs in the firstsecond quarter of 2005 averaged $0.59$0.71 per pound of copper, $0.84$0.13 per pound lower than the $1.43$0.84 reported in the second quarter of 2004. Unit site production and delivery costs in the first six months of 2005 averaged $0.65 per pound of copper, $0.39 per pound lower than the $1.04 reported in the second quarter of 2004. Lower unit site production and delivery costs in the first quarter of 2005 periods reflected significantly higher copper sales volumes resulting from higher ore grades and the primarily fixed nature of a large portion of PT Freeport Indonesia’s cost structure.structure, partly offset by higher energy costs and costs of other consumables, changes in currency exchange rates, higher mining costs and milling rates, labor costs and other factors

Gold and silver credits averaged $0.87 per pound in the firstsecond quarter of 2005 averaged $0.79 per pound, compared with $0.52and $0.83 per pound in the first six months of 2005, compared with $0.69 per pound in the second quarter of 2004 and $0.63 per pound in the first six months of 2004. The increase reflectsincreases reflect higher gold sales volumes and average realized prices. Royalties of $0.06 per pound in the 2005 periods were $0.01$0.02 per pound above the year-ago periodperiods primarily because of higher copper and gold prices.prices and higher gold sales volumes.

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Assuming 2005 average prices of $1.40 per pound for copper and $420 per ounce for gold, and copper and gold sales of 1.51.47 billion pounds and 2.92.8 million ounces for 2005, PT Freeport Indonesia estimates that its annual 2005 unit net cash costs, including gold and silver credits, would approximate $0.03$0.05 per pound, net of deferred mining costs of $0.05 per pound. Forecasted unit net cash costs are calculated on the same basis as the historical unit costs. Unit net cash costs for 2005 would change by approximately $0.04$0.03 per pound for each $25 per ounce change in the average price of gold for the balance of the year. Estimated unit cash costs for 2005 are projected to be significantly lower than the 2004 average, primarily because of higher 2005 sales volumes, partially offset by increases in energy costs and costs of other consumables, currency exchange rates, higher mining costs and milling rates, labor costs and other factors.

Unit Net Cash Cost: Co-Product Method
Unit site production and delivery costs in the second quarter of 2005 averaged $0.45 per pound of copper, $0.09 per pound lower than the $0.54 reported in the second quarter of 2004. Unit site production and delivery costs in the first quartersix months of 2005 averaged $0.39$0.42 per pound of copper, $0.65$0.27 per pound lower than the $1.04$0.69 reported in the firstsecond quarter of 2004. For gold, unit site production and delivery costs in the second quarter of 2005 averaged $126 per ounce, $44 per ounce lower than the $170 reported in the second quarter of 2004. For gold, unit site production and delivery costs in the first quartersix months of 2005 averaged $107$115 per ounce, $206$103 per ounce lower than the $313$218 reported in the first quartersix months of 2004. Lower unit site production and delivery costs in the first quarter of 2005 periods reflected significantly higher sales volumes resulting from higher ore grades and the primarily fixed nature of a large portion of PT Freeport Indonesia’s cost structure. Unit treatment charges were also lower in the 2005 quarter because of the higher sales volumes in 2005. However, royaltiesRoyalties per pound and per ounce were higher in the first quarter of 2005 periods because of higher sales volumes and realized prices compared with the first quarter of 2004.2004 periods.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
The functional currency for our operations in Indonesia and Spain is the U.S. dollar. All of our revenues and a significant portion of our costs are denominated in U.S. dollars; however, some costs and certain asset and liability accounts are denominated in Indonesian rupiah, Australian dollars or euros. Generally, our results are positively affected when the U.S. dollar strengthens in relation to those foreign currencies and adversely affected when the U.S. dollar weakens in relation to those foreign currencies.

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PT Freeport Indonesia recorded gains (losses) totaling $(0.4)$0.4 million in both the second quarters of 2005 and 2004, $0.1 million in the first quartersix months of 2005 and $0.4$0.9 million in the first quartersix months of 2004 related to its rupiah-denominated net monetary assets and liabilities. PT Freeport Indonesia’s labor costs are mostly rupiah denominated. At estimated aggregate annual aggregate rupiah payments of 1.4 trillion for operating costsand an exchange rate of 9,4659,755 rupiah to one U.S. dollar, the exchange rate as of March 31,June 30, 2005, a one-thousand-rupiah increase in the exchange rate would result in an approximate $14$13 million decrease in aggregate annual operating costs. A one-thousand-rupiah decrease in the exchange rate would result in an approximate $17$16 million increase in aggregate annual operating costs.

PT Freeport Indonesia purchases certain materials and supplies denominated in Australian dollars. At estimated annual aggregate Australian dollar payments of 225 million, a $0.01 increase or decrease in the exchange rate would result in an approximate $2 million change in aggregate annual costs. The exchange rate at March 31,June 30, 2005 was $0.77$0.76 to one Australian dollar.

At times, PT Freeport Indonesia has entered into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge a portion of its aggregate anticipated Indonesian rupiah and Australian dollar payments. As of March 31,June 30, 2005, PT Freeport Indonesia had foreign currency contracts to hedge 450.0330.0 billion in rupiah payments, including costs for capital expenditures, or approximately 43 percent of aggregate projected rupiah payments from AprilJuly 2005 through December 2005, at an average exchange rate of 10,05910,122 rupiah to one U.S. dollar. In Aprilthe second quarter of 2005 and through July 2005, PT Freeport Indonesia entered into foreign currency contracts to hedge 180.0735.0 billion in rupiah payments, including certain rupiah-based capital expenditures, or approximately 1247 percent of aggregate projected rupiah payments for 2006, at an average exchange rate of 10,16210,085 rupiah to one U.S. dollar. PT Freeport Indonesia accounts for these contracts as cash flow hedges.

Exploration Activities
PT-FreeportPT Freeport Indonesia’s exploration efforts in 2005 are focused on testingpotential extensions of the Mill Level Zone (MLZ) and Deep MLZ deposits to the northwest, expansion of the Deep Grasberg resource and testing reconnaissance targets alongdownward extensions of the Wanagon and Idenberg Fault trends,Dom deposit, which are expected to result in approximately $21$15 million ($1510 million for our share) of exploration costs during 2005. FCX continuesWe are continuing to assess the timing of resumption of exploration activities in areas outside the existing producing area of the Grasberg mineralsmining district.

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The Indonesian government previously approved suspensions of our field exploration activities outside of our current mining operations area, which have been in suspension in recent years due to safety and security issues and regulatory uncertainty relating to a possible conflict between our mining and exploration rights in certain forest areas and an Indonesian Forestry law enacted in 1999 prohibiting open-pit mining in forest preservation areas. The current suspensions were granted for one-year periods ending February 26, 2005,2006, for Block B; March 31, 2005,2006, for PT Nabire Bakti Mining; and November 15, 2005, for Eastern Minerals. Recent Indonesian legislation permits open-pit mining in PT Freeport Indonesia’s Block B area, subject to certain requirements. We are currently assessing these requirements and security issues. The timing for our resumption of exploration activities in our Contract of Work areas outside of Block A depends on the resolution of these matters.

SMELTING AND REFINING
Our investment in smelters serves an important role in our concentrate marketing strategy. PT Freeport Indonesia generally sells approximately one-half of its concentrate production to its affiliated smelters, Atlantic Copper and PT Smelting, and the remainder to other customers. Treatment charges for smelting and refining copper concentrates represent a cost to PT Freeport Indonesia and income to Atlantic Copper and PT Smelting. Through downstream integration, we are assured placement of a significant portion of our concentrate production. While low smelting and refining charges in recent years adversely affected the operating results of Atlantic Copper, they benefited the operating results of PT Freeport Indonesia’s mining operations, effectively achieving a hedge for these charges. Market rates for treatment and refining charges began to increase significantly in late 2004 as worldwide smelter availability was insufficient to accommodate increased mine production. Higher treatment and refining charges will benefit our smelter operations and adversely affect our mining operations. Taking into account taxes and minority ownership interests, an equivalent change in smelting and refining charge rates would essentially offset in our consolidated operating results.

Atlantic Copper Operating Results
  
(In Millions)First Quarter 
 2005 2004 
Gross profit (loss)$1.5 $(8.0)
Add depreciation and amortization expense7.1 7.1 
Other1.0 0.5 
Cash margin (deficit)$9.6 $(0.4)
     
Operating loss (in millions)$(1.6) $(10.9)
Concentrate and scrap treated (metric tons)215,800 187,100 
Anodes production (000s of pounds)147,400 126,700 
Cathodes, wire rod and wire sales (000s of pounds)132,600 112,000 
Cathode cash unit cost per pounda
$0.17 $0.23 
Gold sales in anodes and slimes (ounces)67,300 127,800 

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Atlantic Copper Operating Results
    
(In Millions)Second Quarter Six Months 
 2005 2004 2005 2004 
Gross profit (loss)$2.8 $(36.8
)a
$4.3 $(44.8
)a
Add depreciation and amortization expense7.1 7.0 14.2 14.1 
Other1.1 3.5 2.1 4.0 
Cash margin (deficit)$11.0 $(26.3
)a
$20.6 $(26.7
)a
         
Operating loss (in millions)$(0.1)$(39.9)$(1.6)$(50.9)
Concentrate and scrap treated (metric tons)246,900 129,500 462,700 316,600 
Anodes production (000s of pounds)159,400 80,200 306,800 206,900 
Cathodes, wire rod and wire sales (000s of pounds)140,800 102,400 273,400 214,400 
Cathode cash unit cost per poundb
$0.18 $0.57 $0.18 $0.36 
Gold sales in anodes and slimes (ounces)178,900 49,000 246,200 176,800 
  
a.Includes costs related to Atlantic Copper’s 51-day major maintenance turnaround totaling $23.5 million for the second quarter of 2004 and $27.5 million for the first six months of 2004.
b.  For a reconciliation of cathode cash unit costs per pound to production costs applicable to sales reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements refer to “Product Revenues and Production Costs” below.

Atlantic Copper’s operating cash margin was $9.6$11.0 million in the firstsecond quarter of 2005, compared with a deficit of $0.4$26.3 million in the 2004 period. Thequarter, and $20.6 million in the first six months of 2005, compared with a $26.7 million deficit in the first six months of 2004. The deficits in the 2004 wasperiods were primarily because of Atlantic Copper’s major maintenance turnaround, which began in March 2004 and was completed in May 2004. Atlantic Copper reported nearly breakeven operating results for the second quarter of 2005, compared with $39.9 million of operating losses for the 2004 period. Atlantic Copper reported operating losses of $1.6 million for the first quartersix months of 2005, compared with $10.9$50.9 million infor the 2004 period.first six months of 2004. The maintenance turnaround adversely affected costs and volumes in the 2004 periods resulting in impacts of approximately $35 million, including an approximate $4.6$11.5 million impact from lower volumes, on first-quarter 2004second-quarter operating results and net income and approximately $40 million, including an approximate $12 million impact from lower volumes, on the six-month period operating results and net income.

Atlantic Copper treated 215,800246,900 metric tons of concentrate and scrap in the firstsecond quarter of 2005, compared with 187,100129,500 metric tons in the 2004 period. For the six-month periods, concentrate and scrap treated totaled 462,700 metric tons in 2005 and 316,600 metric tons in 2004. Cathode production totaled 131.7137.8 million pounds and sales totaled 132.6140.8 million pounds during the firstsecond quarter of 2005, compared with cathode production of 128.867.5 million pounds and sales of 112.0102.4 million pounds during the firstsecond quarter of 2004. For the six-month periods, cathode production totaled 269.5 million pounds and sales totaled 273.4 million pounds during 2005, compared with cathode production of 196.3 million pounds and sales of 214.4 million pounds during 2004. Atlantic Copper’s cathode cash unitproduction costs per pound of copper averaged $0.17$0.18 in the second quarter of 2005, $0.57 in the second quarter of 2004, $0.18 in the first quartersix months of 2005 and $0.23$0.36 in the first quartersix months of 2004. Unit costs in 2004 were adversely affected by lower production primarily
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because ofand higher costs from the scheduled maintenance turnaround, which added $0.04 per pound in the 2004 first quarter.turnaround. Atlantic Copper’s treatment charges (including price participation), which are what PT Freeport Indonesia and third parties pay Atlantic Copper to smelt and refine concentrates, averaged $0.17$0.21 per pound during the second quarter of 2005 and $0.19 per pound during the first quartersix months of 2005, and $0.16compared with $0.15 per pound during the first quarter of 2004.2004 periods. Excess smelter capacity, combined with limited copper concentrate availability, resulted in historically low long-term treatment and refining rates for the past several years. However, as discussed above, treatment charge rates began to increase in late 2004 as worldwide smelter availability was insufficient to accommodate increased mine production. Atlantic Copper expects these higher rates to benefit its 2005 operations starting in the second quarter of 2005, with its average rates projected to approximate $0.22$0.23 per pound in the balance of the year at current copper prices.

We defer recognizing profits on PT Freeport Indonesia’s sales to Atlantic Copper and on 25 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia’s sales to PT Smelting until the final sales to third parties occur. Changes in these net deferrals resulted in a reductionan addition to our operating income totaling $63.6$48.3 million ($34.225.7 million to net income or $0.17$0.12 per share) in the second quarter of 2005 and a reduction of $15.2 million ($8.5 million to net income or $0.04 per share) in the first quartersix months of 2005, compared with an addition totaling $48.22005. Changes in these net deferrals decreased operating income by $9.6 million ($24.84.9 million to net income or $0.13$0.03 per share) in the second quarter of 2004 and increased operating income by $38.6 million ($19.8 million to net income or $0.11 per share) in
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the first quartersix months of 2004. At March 31,June 30, 2005, our net deferred profits on PT Freeport Indonesia concentrate inventories at Atlantic Copper and PT Smelting to be recognized in future periods’ net income after taxes and minority interest sharing totaled $76.1$50.5 million. Based on current copper prices of $1.40 per pound and gold prices of $420 per ounce for the remainder of 2005 and current shipping schedules, we expect that athe net reversal of previouslychange in deferred profits on intercompany sales will result in an increase to net income of approximately $10$5 million in the secondthird quarter of 2005.2005 and a decrease to net income of approximately $35 million in the fourth quarter. The periodic change in deferred intercompany profits may differ substantially because of changes in the timing of shipments to affiliated smelters and metal prices.

The majority of Atlantic Copper’s revenues are denominated in U.S. dollars; however, operating costs, other than concentrate purchases, and certain asset and liability accounts are denominated in euros. Atlantic Copper’s estimated annual euro payments total approximately 100 million euros. A $0.05 increase or decrease in the exchange rate would result in an approximate $5 million change in annual costs. The exchange rate on March 31,June 30, 2005 was $1.30$1.21 per euro.

As of March 31,June 30, 2005, FCX’s net investment in Atlantic Copper totaled approximately $93.2$91 million, FCX had a $189.5 million loan outstanding to Atlantic Copper and Atlantic Copper’s debt to third parties under nonrecourse financing arrangements totaled $28.9$43.3 million. In March 2004, we used a portion of the proceeds from the sale of our 6⅞% Senior Notes to fund Atlantic Copper’s repayment of $162.4 million of its borrowings (see “Capital Resources and Liquidity - Financing Activities”). Atlantic Copper recorded a $3.7 million ($0.02 per share) accounting charge for losses on early extinguishment of debt in the first quarter of 2004 related to these debt repayments.

Atlantic Copper had euro-denominated net monetary liabilities at March 31,June 30, 2005, totaling $57.1$58.7 million recorded at an exchange rate of $1.30$1.21 per euro. The exchange rate was $1.30 per euro at March 31, 2005, and $1.36 per euro at December 31, 2004. Adjustments to Atlantic Copper’s euro-denominated net monetary liabilities to reflect changes in the exchange rate are recorded in other income (expense) and totaled $2.8$3.4 million in the second quarter of 2005, $(0.2) million in the second quarter of 2004, $6.3 million in the first quartersix months of 2005 and $2.1$1.8 million in the first quartersix months of 2004.

PT Smelting Operating Results

First Quarter Second Quarter Six Months 
(In Millions)2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 
PT Freeport Indonesia sales to PT Smelting$234.2 $127.0 $194.9 $166.2 $429.0 $293.2 
Equity in PT Smelting earnings (losses) 2.6  (0.4)2.6 (2.5)5.2 (2.9)
PT Freeport Indonesia operating profits (deferred) recognized (2.6) 8.3 
PT Freeport Indonesia operating profits recognized (deferred)2.6 (10.3)- (2.0)
        
PT Freeport Indonesia accounts for its 25 percent interest in PT Smelting using the equity method and provides PT Smelting with substantially all of its concentrate requirements. During the second quarter of 2004, PT Smelting completed a 31-day maintenance turnaround and resumed normal operations. Major maintenance turnarounds of this duration typically occur approximately every four years for PT Smelting, with significantly shorter term maintenance turnarounds in the interim. PT Smelting also completed a refinery expansion during the maintenance turnaround, increasing its production capacity to approximately 250,000 metric tons of copper metal per year.

In the second quarter of 2005, PT Smelting set quarterly records for concentrate treated, production and sales. PT Smelting treated 226,400230,700 metric tons of concentrate in the firstsecond quarter of 2005, compared with 167,300135,400 metric tons in the year-ago period.2004 quarter, 457,100 metric tons in the first six months of 2005 and 302,700 metric tons in the first six months of 2004. Higher concentrate tonnage from PT Freeport Indonesia in 2005 resulted in higher production compared with 2004 when PT Freeport Indonesia’s production was much lower. PT Smelting reported production of 143.5146.1 million pounds of cathodes and sales of 143.7145.5 million pounds of cathodes in the firstsecond quarter of 2005, compared with production of 97.086.9 million pounds and sales of 92.089.7 million pounds in the year-ago period. For the first six months of 2005, cathode production totaled 289.6 million pounds and sales totaled 289.2 million pounds, compared with cathode production of 183.9 million pounds and sales of 181.7 million pounds for the first six months of 2004. PT Smelting’s cathode cash unit costs averaged $0.10 per pound in both of the first2005 periods, compared with $0.22 per pound in the second quarter of 20052004 and $0.14$0.17 per pound in the first quartersix months of 2004, reflecting the impactbenefit of higher volumes in the 2005 periods (see “Product RevenueRevenues and Production Costs”). PT Freeport Indonesia’s equity in PT Smelting’s earnings (losses) totaled $2.6 million inSmelting expects its cathode cash unit costs for the second half of 2005 to be higher than the first quarterhalf of 2005 compared to $(0.4) million in the 2004 period.

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OTHER FINANCIAL RESULTS

The FCX/Rio Tinto joint ventures incurred $3.0$3.7 million of aggregate exploration costs in the firstsecond quarter of 2005, compared with $3.6$4.3 million in the second quarter of 2004, $6.7 million in the first quarter.six months of 2005 and $7.9 million in the first six months of 2004. As discussed above in “Exploration Activities,” our exploration program for 2005 is focused on testingpotential extensions of the MLZ and Deep MLZ deposits to the northwest, expansion of the Deep Grasberg resource and testing reconnaissance targets alongdownward extensions of the Wanagon and Idenberg Fault trends.Dom deposit. Our share of these exploration costs, which are charged to expense, totaled $1.9$2.3 million in the second quarter of 2005, $2.8 million in the second quarter of 2004, $4.3 million in the first quartersix months of 2005 and $2.2$5.0 million in the first quartersix months of 2004.

Consolidated general and administrative expenses increased to $21.6$25.4 million in the firstsecond quarter of 2005, compared with $15.6$22.6 million in the year-ago period. For the first six months of 2005, general and administrative expenses totaled $47.0 million, compared with $38.1 million for the first six months of 2004. The increase in 2005 was primarily caused by lower joint venture reimbursements for exercised employee stock options, higher incentive compensation costs associated with stronger financial performance and pursuant to established plans. Compensation costs are higher stock appreciation rights charges, partly offset by increased Rio Tinto sharing. in 2005 because certain compensation plans are based on annual operating cash flow results, which are projected to be significantly higher in 2005 compared with 2004.

Our parent company charges PT Freeport Indonesia for the in-the-money value of exercised employee stock options. These charges are eliminated in consolidation; however, PT Freeport Indonesia shares a portion of these charges with Rio Tinto and Rio Tinto’s reimbursements reduce our consolidated general and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses are net of Rio Tinto’s share of joint venture reimbursements for employee stock option exercises, which reducedincreased (decreased) general and administrative expenses by $2.9$(0.1) million in the second quarter of 2005, $0.8 million in the second quarter of 2004, $(3.0) million in the first quartersix months of 2005 and $5.6$(4.9) million in the first quartersix months of 2004. Compensation costs are higher in 2005 because certain compensation plans are based on annual operating cash flow results, which are projected to be significantly higher in 2005 compared with 2004. The cost of our outstanding stock appreciation rights varies with the price of our common stock, price, resulting in increases (decreases)decreases in general and administrative expenses totaling $0.9 million in the second quarter of 2005, $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2004, $0.4 million in the first quartersix months of 2005 and $(0.3)$1.4 million in the first quartersix months of 2004. In accordance with our joint venture agreement, Rio Tinto’s percentage share of PT Freeport Indonesia’s general and administrative expenses varies with metal sales volumes and prices and totaled 16 percent in the first quartersix months of 2005 compared with 97 percent in the first quartersix months of 2004.

Total interest cost (before capitalization) was $38.4$36.3 million in the second quarter of 2005, $40.0 million in the second quarter of 2004, $74.7 million in the first quartersix months of 2005 and $33.8$73.8 million in the first quartersix months of 2004. First-quarter 2004 conversions of 8¼% Convertible Senior Notes resulted in a $6.4 million reduction of interest expense for previously accrued amounts that were reclassified to losses on early extinguishment and conversion of debt. Capitalized interestsinterest costs totaled $0.9$1.0 million in the second quarter of 2005, $0.7 million in the second quarter of 2004, $1.9 million in the first quartersix months of 2005 and $0.4$1.1 million in the first quartersix months of 2004.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Based on current mine plans and subject to future copper and gold prices, we expect to generate cash flows significantly greater than our budgeted capital expenditures and scheduled debt maturities, providing opportunities to reduce debt further and return cash to shareholders through dividends and share purchases. In addition, our Board of Directors will continue to review our dividend policy. Our current regular common stock dividend is $1.00 per share, which is payable quarterly at a rate of $0.25 per share. In July 2005, our Board of Directors authorized an additional supplemental dividend of $0.50 per share to be paid on September 30, 2005 to shareholders of record on September 15, 2005. In addition, we recently paid two supplemental common stock dividends totaling $0.75 per share, $0.25 per share on December 29, 2004 and $0.50 per share on March 31, 2005. Our Board of Directors will continue to review our dividend policy.

During the second quarter, we purchased 2.4 million shares of our common stock for $80.2 million, an average of $33.83 per share. As of July 29, 2005, 14.2 million shares remain available under the Board authorized 20-million share open market purchase program. The timing of future purchases of our common stock is dependent upon a number of factors including the price of our common shares, our cash flows and financial position, copper and gold prices and general economic and market conditions.
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Operating Activities
We generated operating cash flows totaling $162.2$620.5 million, including $162.6 million from working capital sources, during the first six months of 2005, compared with net of $23.2cash used in operating activities totaling $189.0 million, that we usedincluding $245.4 million for working capital, during the first quartersix months of 2005. We used $225.5 million in net cash in our operations in first-quarter 2004, including $262.3 million for working capital.2004. The significant improvement in 2005 compared with the prior year quarterperiod primarily reflects significantly higher production and sales and higher copper and gold prices. Using estimated sales volumes for the remainder of 2005 and assuming prices of $1.40 per pound of copper and $420 per ounce of gold were realized for the remainder of 2005, we would generate operating cash flows in excess of $1.2 billion in 2005, with over $1.0 billion$600 million in the remaining three quarterssecond half of the year.

Investing Activities 
First-quarter 2005 capitalCapital expenditures of $26.2 million for PT Freeport Indonesia and Atlantic Copper of $59.3 million in the first six months of 2005 were lower than the $34.3$74.8 million reported in the 2004 quarter. In the first quarter of 2004, Atlantic Copper incurred capital expenditures totaling $3.4 million related to its major maintenance turnaround that began in March 2004.period. Our capital expenditures for 2005 are expected to total approximately $180 million, including approximately $19$17 million for the DOZ expansion and $17 million for the Common Infrastructure project. We expect to fund our 2005 capital expenditures with operating cash flows and available cash.

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In the first quarter of 2005, PT Freeport Indonesia received the $23.2 million balance of its share of insurance settlement proceeds related to its open-pit slippage claim, $2.0 million of which represented a recovery of property losses. We sold $4.2 million of our restricted investments in the first quartersix months of 2004 to pay scheduled semiannual interest due on 8¼% Convertible Senior Notes. Conversions of 8¼% Convertible Senior Notes during the first quarter of 2004 allowed us to sell an additional $15.1 million of our restricted investments. In the first quarter of 2004, Atlantic Copper repaid its working capital revolving credit facility that was secured by certain copper concentrate inventory resulting in the release of $11.0 million of previously restricted cash.

Financing Activities
As of March 31,June 30, 2005, we had total unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $310.5$585.4 million and total outstanding debt of $1.77$1.78 billion. Debt was reduced by $183.0$169.8 million during the quarter,first six months of 2005, primarily reflecting a prepayment of $187.0 million of bank debt associated with PT Puncakjaya Power’s power-generating facilities at PT Freeport Indonesia’s mining operations and repurchases of $11.0 million of our 7.50% Senior Notes due 2006 and 7.20% Senior Notes due 2026, net of changes in other borrowings.

In February and May 2005, we paid our current regular quarterly dividenddividends ($0.25 per share)share each quarter) and theour Board of Directors authorized a supplemental common stock dividend of $0.50 per share, which was paid on March 31, 2005, for total first-quarterfirst-half 2005 dividends on common stock of $134.7$179.7 million. The declaration and payment of dividends is at the discretion of our Board.Board of Directors. The amount of our current quarterly cash dividend on our common stock and the possible payment of additional future supplemental cash dividends will depend on our financial results, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.our Board of Directors. In the first quarterhalf of 2004, we paid atwo regular quarterly dividend of $0.20dividends ($0.20 per share each quarter) for a total of $39.2$74.7 million. Cash dividends on preferred stock, $30.3 million in 2005 $15.1and $5.2 million in 2004, represent dividends on our 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock we sold in March 2004 (see below). Cash dividends to minority interests represent dividends paid to the minority interest owners of PT Freeport Indonesia and Puncakjaya Power. Pursuant to the restricted payment covenants in our 10⅛% Senior Notes and 6⅞% Senior Notes, the amount available for dividend payments, purchases of our common stock and other restricted payments as of March 31,June 30, 2005, was approximately $475$435 million.

In 2003, theour Board of Directors approved a new open market share purchase program for up to 20 million shares, which replaced our previous program. Through April 30,July 31, 2005, under this new program, we acquired 1.32.4 million shares in Aprilthe second quarter of 2005 for $46.6$80.2 million, $34.57$33.83 per share average, and 3.4 million shares during the second quarter of 2004 for $99.5 million, $29.39 per share average, and 15.314.2 million shares remain available. The timing of future purchases of our common stock is dependent on many factors including the price of our common shares, our cash flow and financial position, and general economic and market conditions.

We completed several financing transactions during the first quartersix months of 2004 to continue to improve our financial position and debt maturity profile. We completed a tender offer and privately negotiated transactions for a portion of our remaining 8¼% Convertible Senior Notes due 2006 resulting in the early conversion of $226.1 million of notes into 15.8 million shares of our common stock. We recorded a $10.9 million charge to losses on early extinguishment and conversion of debt in the first quarter of 2004 in connection with these conversions. The $10.9 million charge included $6.4 million of previously accrued
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interest costs, that were reversed, resulting in an equivalent reduction of interest expense. Of the $603.8 million of 8¼% Convertible Senior Notes issued in 2001, a total of $537.3 million had been converted into 37.6 million shares of our common stock through June 30, 2004. In June 2004, we called for redemption on July 31, 2004 the remaining $66.5 million of 8¼% Convertible Senior Notes. During July 2004, all $66.5 million of the notes were converted into 4.7 million shares of our common stock.

On February 3, 2004, we sold $350 million of 6⅞% Senior Notes due 2014 for net proceeds of $344.4 million. We used a portion of the proceeds from the sale to fund the repayment of $162.4 million of Atlantic Copper borrowings and to refinance other FCX 2004 debt maturities. Atlantic Copper recorded a $3.7 million charge to losses on early extinguishment of debt to accelerate amortization of deferred financing costs. During the second quarter of 2004, we purchased in the open market $9.7 million of the 6⅞% Senior Notes due 2014 for $8.8 million, which resulted in a gain of $0.8 million recorded as a reduction to losses on early extinguishment and conversion of debt, including related deferred financing cost.

On March 30, 2004, we sold 1.1 million shares of 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock for $1.1 billion, with net proceeds totaling $1.067 billion. The conversion rate is adjustable upon the occurrence of certain events, including an increase in the common stock dividend rate. We used a portion of the proceeds from the sale to purchase 23.9 million shares of FCX common stock owned by Rio Tinto for $881.9 million (approximately $36.85 per share) and used the remainder for general corporate purposes.

We took steps to improve Atlantic Copper’s liquidity and financial position during the first six months of 2004 and repaid $162.4 million of Atlantic Copper’s debt. In April 2004, we prepaid $66.2 million of our vendor equipment financing.
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Below is a summary (in millions) of our total debt maturities based on loan balances as of March 31,June 30, 2005, and original issue amounts for mandatorily redeemable preferred stock.

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Thereafter2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Thereafter
Redeemable preferred stock$12.5 $179.9 $- $- $- $-$12.5 $179.9 $- $- $- $-
Atlantic Copper debt 4.8  -  24.0  -  -  - 4.0  -  39.2  -  -  -
Equipment loans and other 4.7  13.1  13.6  13.5  13.5  13.9 3.5  13.1  13.6  13.5  13.5  13.9
7.50% Senior Notes due 2006 -  59.9  -  -  -  - -  59.9  -  -  -  -
10⅛% Senior Notes due 2010 -  -  -  -  -  500.0 -  -  -  -  -  500.0
7% Convertible Senior Notes due 2011a
 -  -  -  -  -  575.0 -  -  -  -  -  575.0
6⅞% Senior Notes due 2014 -  - - - -  340.3 -  - - - -  340.3
7.20% Senior Notes due 2026 -  -  -  -  -  0.2 -  -  -  -  -  0.2
Total debt maturities$22.0 $252.9 $37.6 $13.5 $13.5 $1,429.4$20.0 $252.9 $52.8 $13.5 $13.5 $1,429.4
Pro forma adjustmentb
 4.6  21.3  -  -  -  - 5.0  25.2  -  -  -  -
Pro forma debt maturities$26.6 $274.2 $37.6 $13.5 $13.5 $1,429.4$25.0 $278.1 $52.8 $13.5 $13.5 $1,429.4

a.  Conversion price is $30.87 per share.
b.  Represents additional amounts due above the original issue amounts based on the price of silver and gold, totaling $4.6$5.0 million in 2005 and $4.4 million in 2006 for our Silver-Denominated Preferred Stock and $16.7$20.8 million in February 2006 for our Gold-Denominated Preferred Stock, Series II. WeThe adjustment for 2005 is based on the calculated these amountsAugust 2005 redemption amount and we calculated the 2006 amount using the March 31,June 30, 2005, London gold fixing price for one ounce of gold ($427.50)437.10) and the London silver fixing price for one ounce of silver ($7.19)7.10) in the London bullion market (which determine the preferred stock redemption amounts).

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NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In the mining industry, the costs of removing overburden and waste material to access mineral deposits are referred to as “stripping costs.” Currently, we apply the deferred mining cost method in accounting for PT Freeport Indonesia’s post-production stripping costs, which we refer to as overburden removal costs. The deferred mining cost method is used by some companies in the metals mining industry; however, industry practice varies. The deferred mining cost method matches the cost of production with the sale of the related metal from the open pit by assigning each metric ton of ore removed an equivalent amount of overburden tonnage, thereby averaging overburden removal costs over the life of the mine. The mining cost capitalized in inventory and the amounts charged to cost of goods sold do not represent the actual costs incurred to mine the ore in any given period. The application of the deferred mining cost method has resulted in an asset on our balance sheets (“Deferred Mining Costs”) totaling $252.6$273.2 million at March 31,June 30, 2005, and $220.4 million at December 31, 2004. For further information, see Note 1 in FCX’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In March 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ratified Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)EITF Issue No. 04-6, “Accounting for Stripping Costs Incurred during Production in the Mining Industry.Industry,EITF Issue No. 04-6 addresses the accounting for stripping costs incurred during the production stage of a mine and refers to these costs as post-production stripping costs. EITF Issue No. 04-06which requires that post-production stripping costs be considered costs of the extracted minerals and recognized as a component of inventory to be recognized in cost of sales in the same period as the revenue from the sale of inventory. As a result, capitalization of post-production stripping costs is appropriate only to the extent product inventory exists at the end of a reporting period. The guidance in EITF Issue No. 04-6 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005, with early adoption permitted. Companies may apply this guidance either by recognition of a cumulative effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings in the period of adoption or by restating prior period financial statements. We are assessingexpect to adopt the new guidance. Theguidance on January 1, 2006, with the most significant expected impacts of adoption arebeing the deferred mining costs asset on our balance sheet on that date will be eliminatedcharged, net of taxes and minority interest share, as a cumulative effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings and future stripping costs will effectively be charged to cost of sales as incurred. Adoption of the new guidance will have no impact on our cash flows. Had we adopted EITF 04-6 on January 1, 2004, we estimate operating income would have been reduced by approximately $22.9 million ($12.1 million to net income or $0.06 per diluted share) for the second quarter of 2005, $24.1 million ($12.8 million to net loss or $0.07 per share) for the second quarter of 2004, $53.1 million ($28.1 million to net income of $0.13 per diluted share) for the first six months of 2005 and $52.8 million ($28.0 million to net loss or $0.15 per share) for the first six months of 2004.

Refer to Note 1 in FCX’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for our accounting for share-based payments, including stock options. Through March 31, 2004,June 30, 2005, we have accounted for grants of employee stock options under the recognition principles of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations, which require compensation costs for stock-based employee compensation plans to be recognized based on the difference on the date of grant, if
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any, between the quoted market price of the stock and the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. If we had applied the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” which requires stock-based compensation to be recognized based on the use of a fair value method, our net income would have been reduced by $2.9$3.4 million, $0.03$0.02 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2005 and $6.3 million, $0.06 per diluted share, for the first quartersix months of 2005 and2005. In 2004, our net loss would have been increased by $1.2$1.1 million, $0.01 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2004 and $2.2 million, $0.01 per diluted share, for the first quartersix months of 2004 (see Note 2 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS No. 123R). SFAS No. 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. SFAS No. 123R’s effective date is interim periods beginning after June 15, 2005. However, in April 2005 the Securities and Exchange Commission provided for a deferral of the effective date to fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. We are still reviewing the provisions of SFAS No. 123R and have not yet determined if we will adopt SFAS No. 123R before January 1, 2006. Based on currently outstanding employee stock options, we estimate the pro forma charge to earnings before taxes and minority interest sharing in 2006for the full year 2005 would total approximately $20$22 million, and the pro forma reduction in net income would be approximately $12$13 million, $0.07 per basic share using commonaverage basic shares outstanding at March 31,for the second quarter of 2005.

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PRODUCT REVENUES AND PRODUCTION COSTS

PT Freeport Indonesia Product Revenues and Unit Net Cash Costs
All amounts used in both the by-product and co-product method presentations are included in our recorded results under generally accepted accounting principles. We separately identify certain of these amounts as shown in the following reconciliation to amounts reported in our consolidated financial statementstatements and as explained below.

1.  We show adjustments to revenues for prior period open sales as separate line items. Because such copper pricing adjustments do not result from current period sales, we have reflected these separately from revenues on current period sales.

2.  Noncash and nonrecurring costs, which consist of items such as write-offs of equipment or unusual charges, have not been material. They are removed from site production and delivery costs in the calculation of unit net cash costs.

3.  Gold and silver revenues are reflected as credits against site production and delivery costs in the by-product method.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2005
    
 By-Product Co-Product Method 
(In Thousands)Method Copper Gold Silver Total 
Revenues, after adjustments shown below$500,413 $500,413 $250,998 $9,100 $760,511 
                
Site production and delivery, before net               
noncash and nonrecurring costs shown               
below 193,354
a
 127,226
b
 63,814
b
 2,314
b
 193,354 
Gold and silver credits (260,098) -  -  -  - 
Treatment charges 71,486  47,037  23,594  855  71,486 
Royalty on metals 18,778  12,356  6,197  225  18,778 
Unit net cash costs 23,520  186,619  93,605  3,394  283,618 
Depreciation and amortization 46,925  30,877  15,487  561  46,925 
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net 524  345  173  6  524 
Total unit costs 70,969  217,841  109,265  3,961  331,067 
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior year open sales 17,151  17,151  -  -  17,151 
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination (2,576) (1,695) (850) (31) (2,576)
Gross profit$444,019 $298,028 $140,883 $5,108 $444,019 
                
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
    
By-Product Co-Product Method 
(In Thousands)Method Copper Gold Silver Total 
Revenues, after adjustments shown below$480,076 $480,076 $264,040 $7,406 $751,522 
           
Site production and delivery, before net noncash           
and nonrecurring costs shown below 221,071
a
 141,221
b
 77,671
b
 2,179
b
 221,071 
Gold and silver credits (271,446) - - - - 
Treatment charges 67,867 43,354 23,844 669 67,867 
Royalty on metals 17,741  11,333  6,233  175  17,741 
Unit net cash costs 35,233 195,908 107,748 3,023 306,679 
Depreciation and amortization 44,217 28,246 15,535 436 44,217 
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net 2,284  1,459  802  23  2,284 
Total unit costs 81,734 225,613 124,085 3,482 353,180 
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on           
prior period open sales 12,472 12,472 - - 12,472 
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination 2,552  1,630  897  25  2,552 
Gross profit$413,366 $268,565 $140,852 $3,949 $413,366 
           
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
                      
(In Thousands)Revenues 
Production
and
Delivery
 
Depreciation
and
Amortization
     Revenues Production and Delivery Depreciation and Amortization     
Totals presented above$760,511 $193,354 $46,925     $751,522 $221,071 $44,217     
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per           
above N/A 524 N/A     
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above N/A 2,284 N/A     
Less: Treatment charges per above (71,486) N/A N/A      (67,867) N/A N/A     
Royalty per above (18,778) N/A N/A      (17,741) N/A N/A     
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing           
on prior year open sales per above 17,151  N/A  N/A     
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on           
prior period open sales per above 12,472  N/A  N/A     
Mining and exploration segment 687,398 193,878 46,925      678,386 223,355 44,217     
Smelting and refining segment 272,116 263,577 7,089      331,897 321,909 7,141     
Eliminations and other (156,449) (92,449) 2,912      (107,374) (154,678) 2,801     
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial                      
statements$803,065 $365,006 $56,926     $902,909 $390,586 $54,159     

a.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $32.2$20.6 million or 9.8 cents6.6¢ per pound. Upon adoption of EITF Issue No. 04-6, mining costs will no longer be deferred and these amounts are expected to be charged to cost of sales as incurred.deferred. See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
b.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $21.2$13.2 million or 6.5 cents4.2¢ per pound for copper, $10.6$7.2 million or $17.86$11.74 per ounce for gold and $0.4$0.2 million or $0.30$0.19 per ounce for silver. See NbteNote a above.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2004
    
 By-Product Co-Product Method 
(In Thousands)Method Copper Gold Silver Total 
Revenues, after adjustments shown below$144,883 $144,883 $51,195 $3,792 $199,870 
                
Site production and delivery, before net               
noncash and nonrecurring costs shown               
below 151,175
a
 109,585
b
 38,722
b
 2,868
b
 151,175 
Gold and silver credits (54,987) -  -  -  - 
Treatment charges 23,986  17,387  6,144  455  23,986 
Royalty on metals 4,847  3,514  1,241  92  4,847 
Net cash unit costs 125,021  130,486  46,107  3,415  180,008 
Depreciation and amortization 17,186  12,458  4,402  326  17,186 
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net 97  70  25  2  97 
Total unit costs 142,304  143,014  50,534  3,743  197,291 
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing               
on prior year open sales 16,147  16,147  -  -  16,147 
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination 8,317  6,029  2,130  158  8,317 
Gross profit$27,043 $24,045 $2,791 $207 $27,043 
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Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
               
(In Thousands)Revenues 
Production
and
Delivery
 
Depreciation
and
Amortization
       
Totals presented above$199,870 $151,175 $17,186       
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per               
above N/A  97  N/A       
Less:  Treatment charges per above (23,986) N/A  N/A       
Royalty per above (4,847) N/A  N/A       
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing               
on prior year open sales per above 16,147  N/A  N/A       
Mining and exploration segment 187,184  151,272  17,186       
Smelting and refining segment 211,217  212,116  7,067       
Eliminations and other (38,216) (87,776) 1,157       
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial               
statements$360,185 $275,612 $25,410       
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2004
    
 By-Product Co-Product Method 
(In Thousands)Method Copper Gold Silver Total 
Revenues, after adjustments shown below$251,178 $251,178 $136,115 $4,951 $392,244 
                
Site production and delivery, before net noncash               
and nonrecurring costs shown below 172,371
a
 110,380
b
 59,815
b
 2,176
b
 172,371 
Gold and silver credits (141,066) -  -  -  - 
Treatment charges 43,407  27,796  15,063  548  43,407 
Royalty on metals 7,875  5,043  2,733  99  7,875 
Unit net cash costs 82,587  143,219  77,611  2,823  223,653 
Depreciation and amortization 33,417  21,399  11,596  422  33,417 
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net 2,872  1,839  997  36  2,872 
Total unit costs 118,876  166,457  90,204  3,281  259,942 
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on               
prior period open sales (10,121) (10,121) -  -  (10,121)
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination (10,273) (6,578) (3,565) (130) (10,273)
Gross profit$111,908 $68,022 $42,346 $1,540 $111,908 
                
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
               
(In Thousands)Revenues Production and Delivery Depreciation and Amortization       
Totals presented above$392,244 $172,371 $33,417       
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above N/A  2,872  N/A       
Less:      Treatment charges per above (43,407) N/A  N/A       
Royalty per above (7,875) N/A  N/A       
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on               
prior period open sales per above (10,121) N/A  N/A       
Mining and exploration segment 330,841  175,243  33,417       
Smelting and refining segment 171,736  201,542  7,028       
Eliminations and other (16,243) (5,106) 2,145       
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial               
statements$486,334 $371,679 $42,590       

a.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $26.2$31.5 million or 24.9 cents15.4¢ per pound. Upon adoption of EITF Issue No. 04-6, mining costs will no longer be deferred and these amounts are expected to be charged to cost of sales as incurred.deferred. See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
b.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $19.0$20.2 million or 18.0 cents9.8¢ per pound for copper, $6.7$10.9 million or $54.21$31.14 per ounce for gold and $0.5$0.4 million or $0.90$0.48 per ounce for silver. See Note a above.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
    
 By-Product Co-Product Method 
(In Thousands)Method Copper Gold Silver Total 
Revenues, after adjustments shown below$995,096 $995,096 $515,038 $16,506 $1,526,640 
                
Site production and delivery, before net noncash               
and nonrecurring costs shown below 414,425
a
 270,131
b
 139,813
b
 4,481
b
 414,425 
Gold and silver credits (531,544) -  -  -  - 
Treatment charges 139,353  90,833  47,013  1,507  139,353 
Royalty on metals 36,519  23,804  12,320  395  36,519 
Unit net cash costs 58,753  384,768  199,146  6,383  590,297 
Depreciation and amortization 91,142  59,408  30,749  985  91,142 
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net 2,808  1,831  947  30  2,808 
Total unit costs 152,703  446,007  230,842  7,398  684,247 
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on               
prior period open sales 15,016  15,016  -  -  15,016 
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination (25) (16) (9) -  (25)
Gross profit$857,384 $564,089 $284,187 $9,108 $857,384 
                
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Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
               
(In Thousands)Revenues Production and Delivery Depreciation and Amortization       
Totals presented above$1,526,640 $414,425 $91,142       
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above N/A  2,808  N/A       
Less:      Treatment charges per above (139,353) N/A  N/A       
Royalty per above (36,519) N/A  N/A       
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on               
prior period open sales per above 15,016  N/A  N/A       
Mining and exploration segment 1,365,784  417,233  91,142       
Smelting and refining segment 604,013  585,486  14,230       
Eliminations and other (263,823) (247,127) 5,713       
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial               
statements$1,705,974 $755,592 $111,085       

a.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $52.8 million or 8.2¢ per pound. Upon adoption of EITF Issue No. 04-6, mining costs will no longer be deferred. See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
b.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $34.4 million or 5.4¢ per pound for copper, $17.8 million or $14.70 per ounce for gold and $0.6 million or $0.25 per ounce for silver. See Note a above.
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2004
    
 By-Product Co-Product Method 
(In Thousands)Method Copper Gold Silver Total 
Revenues, after adjustments shown below$388,717 $388,717 $187,310 $8,743 $584,770 
                
Site production and delivery, before net noncash               
and nonrecurring costs shown below 323,546
a
 215,073
b
 103,636
b
 4,837
b
 323,546 
Gold and silver credits (196,053) -  -  -  - 
Treatment charges 67,393  44,798  21,587  1,008  67,393 
Royalty on metals 12,722  8,457  4,075  190  12,722 
Unit net cash costs 207,608  268,328  129,298  6,035  403,661 
Depreciation and amortization 50,603  33,637  16,209  757  50,603 
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net 2,969  1,974  951  44  2,969 
Total unit costs 261,180  303,939  146,458  6,836  457,233 
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on               
prior period open sales 13,370  13,370  -  -  13,370 
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination (1,956) (1,300) (627) (29) (1,956)
Gross profit$138,951 $96,848 $40,225 $1,878 $138,951 
                
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
               
(In Thousands)Revenues Production and Delivery Depreciation and Amortization       
Totals presented above$584,770 $323,546 $50,603       
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above N/A  2,969  N/A       
Less:      Treatment charges per above (67,393) N/A  N/A       
Royalty per above (12,722) N/A  N/A       
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on               
prior period open sales per above 13,370  N/A  N/A       
Mining and exploration segment 518,025  326,515  50,603       
Smelting and refining segment 382,953  413,658  14,095       
Eliminations and other (54,459) (92,882) 3,302       
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial               
statements$846,519 $647,291 $68,000       

a.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $57.7 million or 18.6¢ per pound. Upon adoption of EITF Issue No. 04-6, mining costs will no longer be deferred. See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
b.   Net of deferred mining costs totaling $38.4 million or 12.4¢ per pound for copper, $18.5 million or $38.92 per ounce for gold and $0.9 million or $0.63 per ounce for silver. See Note a above.
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Atlantic Copper Cathode CashUnit Cost Per Pound Of Copper
Atlantic Copper cathode cash unit cost per pound of copper is a measure intended to provide investors with information about the costs it incurs to produce cathodes at its smelting operations in Spain. We use this measure for the same purpose and for monitoring operating performance at Atlantic Copper’s smelting operations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Other smelting companies present this measure, although Atlantic Copper’s measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. The reconciliation below presents reported production costs for our smelting and refining segment (Atlantic Copper) and subtracts or adds components of those costs that do not directly relate to the process of converting copper concentrates to cathodes. The adjusted production costs amounts are used to calculate Atlantic Copper’s cathode cash unit cost per pound of copper (in thousands, except per pound amounts):

Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
2005 2004 June 30, June 30, 
Smelting and refining segment production costs reported in FCX’s consolidated     
financial statements$263,577 $212,116 
2005 2004 2005 2004 
Smelting and refining segment production costs reported          
in FCX’s consolidated financial statements$321,909 $201,542
a
$585,486 $413,658
a
Less:               
Raw material purchase costs (197,271) (96,943) (209,199) (70,935) (406,470) (167,878)
Production costs of wire rod and wire -
a
 (28,730) -
b
 (55,561) -
b
 (84,291)
Production costs of anodes sold (3,435) (524) (2,368) (612) (5,766) (1,108)
Other (1,160) 2,033  179 (8,099) (1,034) (3,359)
Credits:               
Gold and silver revenues (31,948) (52,758) (78,473) (21,265) (110,421) (74,023)
Acid and other by-product revenues (7,300) (5,764) (7,291) (6,607) (14,591) (12,371)
Production costs used in calculating cathode cash unit cost per pound$22,463 $29,430 
     
Production costs used in calculating cathode cash unit            
cost per pound$24,757 $38,463 $47,204 $70,628 
Pounds of cathode produced 131,700  128,800  137,800  67,500  269,500  196,300 
     
Cathode cash unit cost per pound$0.17 $0.23 $0.18 $0.57 $0.18 $0.36 

a.Includes $23.5 million, $0.35 per pound, in the 2004 quarter and $27.5 million, $0.14 per pound, in the 2004 six-month period for costs related to Atlantic Copper’s major maintenance turnaround.
b.  Atlantic Copper sold its wire rod and wire assets in December 2004.

PT Smelting Cathode CashUnit Cost Per Pound ofOf Copper
PT Smelting cathode cash unit cost per pound of copper is a measure intended to provide investors with information about the costs it incurs to produce cathodes at its smelting operations in Indonesia. We use this measure for the same purpose and for monitoring operating performance at PT Smelting’s smelting operations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Other smelting companies present this measure, although PT Smelting’s measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. The calculation below presents PT Smelting’s reported operating costs and subtracts or adds components of those costs that do not directly relate to the process of converting copper concentrates to cathodes. PT Smelting’s operating costs are then reconciled to PT Freeport Indonesia’s equity in PT Smelting earnings (losses) reported in our consolidated financial statements (in thousands, except per pound amounts):

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
Three Months Ended March 31, June 30, June 30, 
2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 
Operating costs - PT Smelting (100%)$18,451 $14,939 $17,623 $18,821 $36,074 $33,760 
Add: Gold and silver refining charges 956 1,160  1,119 552 2,075  1,712 
Less: Acid and other by-product revenues (3,860) (2,654) (3,641) (2,829) (7,502) (5,482)
Production cost of anodes sold (12) (9) - - (12) (12)
Other (490) (109) (400) 2,315  (886) 1,585 
Production costs used in calculating cathode cash unit cost per pound$15,045 $13,327 
Production costs used in calculating cathode cash unit            
cost per pound$14,701 $18,859 $29,749 $31,563 
Pounds of cathode produced 146,100  86,900  289,600  183,900 
Cathode cash unit cost per pound$0.10 $0.22 $0.10 $0.17 
              
Pounds of cathode produced 143,500  97,000 
     
Cathode cash unit cost per pound$0.10 $0.14 
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 Three Months Ended March 31, 
 2005 2004 
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported      
Operating costs per above$(18,451)$(14,939)
Other costs (278,151) (180,296)
Revenue and other income 307,226  194,042 
PT Smelting net income (loss) 10,624  (1,193)
       
PT Freeport Indonesia’s 25% equity interest 2,656  (298)
Amortization of excess investment cost (60) (60)
Equity in PT Smelting earnings (losses) reported in FCX’s consolidated financial      
Statements$2,596 $(358)
 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 
 June 30, June 30, 
 2005 2004 2005 2004 

Reconciliation to Amounts Reported            
Operating costs per above$(17,623)$(18,821)$(36,074)$(33,760)
Other costs (312,792) (154,611) (590,943) (334,906)
Revenue and other income 340,904  163,482  648,130  357,524 
PT Smelting net income (loss) 10,489  (9,950) 21,113  (11,142)
             
PT Freeport Indonesia’s 25% equity interest 2,622  (2,488) 5,278  (2,786)
Amortization of excess investment cost (60) (60) (120) (120)
Equity in PT Smelting earnings (losses) reported in            
FCX’s consolidated financial statements$2,562 $(2,548)$5,158 $(2,906)

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

Our discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements in which we discuss our expectations regarding future performance. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than historical facts, such as those regarding anticipated sales volumes, ore grades, commodity prices, general and administrative expenses, unit cash costs, operating cash flows, royalty costs, capital expenditures, debt repayments and refinancing, debt maturities, treatment charge rates, depreciation rates, exploration efforts and results, dividend payments, liquidity and other financial commitments. We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance, and our actual results may differ materially from those projected, anticipated or assumed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that can cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements include unanticipated mining, milling and other processing problems, accidents that lead to personal injury or property damage, persistent commodity price reductions, changes in political, social or economic circumstances in our area of operations, variances in ore grades, labor relations, adverse weather conditions, the speculative nature of mineral exploration, fluctuations in interest rates and other adverse financial market conditions, and other factors described in more detail under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
There have been no significant changes in our market risks since the year ended December 31, 2004. For more information, please read the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures.
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, with the participation of management, have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on their evaluation, they have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to FCX (including our consolidated subsidiaries) required to be disclosed in our periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

(b) Changes in internal controls. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the firstsecond quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings.
We are involved from time to time in various legal proceedings of a character normally incident to the ordinary course of our business. We believe that potential liability in such proceedings would not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. We maintain liability insurance to cover some, but not all, potential liabilities normally incident to the ordinary course of our business as well as other insurance coverage customary in our business, with coverage limits that we deem prudent.

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Item 2.2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
In October 2003, our Board of Directors approved a new open market share purchase program for up to 20 millionThe following table sets forth common shares which replaced our previous program. The program does not have an expiration date. No shares were purchasedwe repurchased during the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, and 16.6 million shares remain available for purchase.June 30, 2005.

      
Current Programa
Period 
Total
Shares Purchased
 Average Price Paid Per Share Shares Purchased Shares Available for Purchase
          
April 1 to 30, 2005 1,349,200 $34.57 1,349,200 15,266,200
          
May 1 to 31, 2005 1,022,000  32.87 1,022,000 14,244,200
          
June 1 to 30, 2005 -  - - 14,244,200
          
Total 2,371,200  33.83 2,371,200  
          
a.   In October 2003, our Board of Directors approved a new open market share purchase program for up to 20 million shares, which replaced our previous program. The program does not have an expiration date.

Item 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Our annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 5, 2005 (the “Annual Meeting”). Proxies were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The following matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during our Annual Meeting:
 Votes Cast ForAuthority Withheld
1. Election of Directors:  
Robert J. Allison, Jr.152,377,02010,156,619
Robert A. Day160,601,3711,932,268
H. Devon Graham, Jr.155,461,4007,072,239
Bobby Lee Lackey155,410,1687,123,471
Gabrielle K. McDonald156,386,5306,147,109
James R. Moffett159,491,8053,041,834
B. M. Rankin, Jr.156,320,8896,212,750
J. Stapleton Roy156,390,2646,143,735
J. Taylor Wharton155,465,4557,068,184

There were no abstentions with respect to the election of directors. In addition to the directors elected at the Annual Meeting, the terms of the following directors continued after the Annual Meeting: Gerald J. Ford and J. Bennett Johnston.

 ForAgainstAbstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
2. Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as    
independent auditors161,140,536212,899981,657-
3. Proposal to adopt 2005 Annual Incentive    
Plan146,707,67714,409,5931,217,822-
4. Stockholder proposal regarding a    
majority vote requirement to elect    
directors70,173,50363,573,3421,415,38327,172,864
5. Stockholder proposal urging    
management review its policies    
relating to financial support of the    
Indonesian Government security    
personnel8,956,505116,455,4149,750,30927,172,864

Item 6.6. Exhibits.
The exhibits to this report are listed in the Exhibit Index beginning on Pagepage E-1 hereof.

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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

By: /s/ C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.
C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.
Vice President and
Controller-Financial Reporting
(authorized signatory and
Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: May 6,August 3, 2005


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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number      Description

3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of FCX for the quarter ended March 31, 2002 (the FCX 2002 First Quarter Form 10-Q).
   
3.2 Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of FCX. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of FCX for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 (the FCX 2003 First Quarter Form 10-Q).
   
3.3 Amended By-Laws of FCX dated as of February 3, 2004. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of FCX for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 (the FCX 2003 Form 10-K).
   
4.1 Deposit Agreement dated as of January 15, 1994, among FCX, Mellon, as Depositary, and holders of depositary receipts (Gold-Denominated II Depositary Receipts) evidencing certain Depositary Shares, each of which, in turn, represented 0.05 shares of Gold-Denominated Preferred Stock II. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of FCX for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (the FCX 2002 Second Quarter Form 10-Q).
   
4.2 Form of Gold-Denominated II Depositary Receipt. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the FCX 2002 Second Quarter Form 10-Q.
   
4.3 
Deposit Agreement dated as of July 25, 1994, among FCX, Mellon, as Depositary, and holders of depositary receipts (Silver-Denominated Depositary Receipts) evidencing certain Depositary Shares, each of which, in turn, initially represented 0.025 shares of Silver-Denominated Preferred Stock. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the FCX 2002 Second Quarter Form
10-Q.
   
4.4 Form of Silver-Denominated Depositary Receipt. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the FCX 2002 Second Quarter Form 10-Q.
   
4.5 Certificate of Designations of 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock of FCX. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of FCX dated March 30, 2004 and filed March 31, 2004.
   
4.6 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2003, but effective as of October 2, 2003, among FCX, PT Freeport Indonesia, the several financial institutions that are parties thereto, U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as PT Freeport Indonesia Trustee, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as Arranger, and JPMorgan Chase Manhattan Bank as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, Security Agent, JAA Security Agent and Documentation Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of FCX for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.
   
4.7 Senior Indenture dated as of November 15, 1996, from FCX to The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of FCX filed November 5, 2001 (the FCX November 5, 2001 Form S-3).

4.8 First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 18, 1996, from FCX to The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, providing for the issuance of the Senior Notes and supplementing the Senior Indenture dated November 15, 1996, from FCX to such Trustee, providing for the issuance of the 7.50% Senior Notes due 2006 and the 7.20% Senior Notes due 2026. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the FCX November 5, 2001 Form S-3.
   
4.9 Indenture dated as of January 29, 2003, from FCX to The Bank of New York, as Trustee, with respect to the 10⅛% Senior Notes due 2010. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of FCX dated February 6, 2003.

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4.10 Indenture dated as of February 11, 2003, from FCX to The Bank of New York, as Trustee, with respect to the 7% Convertible Senior Notes due 2011. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of FCX dated February 11, 2003 and filed February 25, 2003.
   
4.11 Indenture dated as of February 3, 2004, from FCX to The Bank of New York, as Trustee, with respect to the 6⅞% Senior Notes due 2014. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to the FCX 2003 Form 10-K.
   
4.12 Rights Agreement dated as of May 3, 2000, between FCX and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.26 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of FCX for the quarter ended March 31, 2000.
   
4.13 
Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement dated as of February 26, 2002, between FCX and Mellon Investor Services. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.16 to the FCX 2002 First Quarter Form
10-Q.
   
10.1 Contract of Work dated December 30, 1991, between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and PT Freeport Indonesia. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the FCX November 5, 2001 Form S-3.
   
10.2 Contract of Work dated August 15, 1994, between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and PT Irja Eastern Minerals Corporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the FCX November 5, 2001 Form S-3.
   
10.3 Participation Agreement dated as of October 11, 1996, between PT Freeport Indonesia and P.T. RTZ-CRA Indonesia with respect to a certain contract of work. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the FCX November 5, 2001 Form S-3.
   
10.4 Agreement dated as of October 11, 1996, to Amend and Restate Trust Agreement among PT Freeport Indonesia, FCX, the RTZ Corporation PLC, P.T. RTZ-CRA Indonesia, RTZ Indonesian Finance Limited and First Trust of New York, National Association, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent, JAA Security Agent and Security Agent. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of FCX dated November 13, 1996 and filed November 15, 1996.
   
10.5 Concentrate Purchase and Sales Agreement dated effective December 11, 1996, between PT Freeport Indonesia and PT Smelting. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the FCX November 5, 2001 Form S-3.
   
10.6 Second Amended and Restated Joint Venture and Shareholders’ Agreement dated as of December 11, 1996, among Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Nippon Mining and Metals Company, Limited and PT Freeport Indonesia. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the FCX November 5, 2001 Form S-3.
   
10.7 Settlement Agreement dated December 17, 2004, between Underwriters Subscribing to Certain Policies Reinsuring the Original Policy, Freeport-McMoRan Insurance Company Limited, FM Services Company (FMS) and FCX. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of FCX for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (the FCX 2004 Form 10-K).
   
  Executive Compensation Plans and Arrangements (Exhibits 10.8 through 10.53)10.55)
   
10.8 Annual Incentive Plan of FCX as amended effective February 2, 1999. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of FCX for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (the FCX 1998 Form 10-K).
   
10.9 FCX Performance Incentive Awards Program as amended effective February 2, 1999. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the FCX 1998 Form 10-K.
  
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10.10
 FCX President’s Award Program. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the FCX November 5, 2001 Form S-3.
10.11 FCX Adjusted Stock Award Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the FCX 2003 Form 10-K.
   
10.12 
FCX 1995 Stock Option Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the FCX 2003 Form 10-K.
   
10.13 FCX 1999 Stock Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the FCX 2003 Form 10-K.
10.14
   
 
   
 
   
10.17 FCX 1999 Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Annual Report of FCX on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (the FCX 1999 Form 10-K).
   
10.18 FCX Stock Appreciation Rights Plan dated May 2, 2000. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of FCX for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 (the FCX 2001 Second Quarter Form 10-Q).
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
10.23 FCX 1995 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the FCX 2003 Form 10-K.
10.24
   
10.25 
FCX Director Compensation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the FCX 2004 Form
10-K.
   
10.26 FCX Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan dated February 26, 2004. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the FCX 2004 Form 10-K.
   
10.27 Amendment No. 1 to FCX Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of FCX dated May 3, 2005.
10.28FCX 2005 Annual Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of FCX dated May 5, 2005.
10.29Amended Financial Counseling and Tax Return Preparation and Certification Program of FCX. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the FCX 2003 First Quarter Form 10-Q.
   
10.2810.30 FM Services Company Performance Incentive Awards Program as amended effective February 2, 1999. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the FCX 1998 Form 10-K.
  
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10.2910.31 Amended FM Services Company Financial Counseling and Tax Return Preparation and Certification Program. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the FCX 2003 First Quarter Form 10-Q.
   
10.3010.32 Consulting Agreement dated as of December 22, 1988, with Kissinger Associates, Inc. (Kissinger Associates). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of FCX for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 (the FCX 1997 Form 10-K).
   
10.3110.33 Letter Agreement dated May 1, 1989, with Kent Associates, Inc. (Kent Associates, predecessor in interest to Kissinger Associates). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the FCX 1997 Form 10-K.
10.3210.34 Letter Agreement dated January 27, 1997, among Kissinger Associates, Kent Associates, FCX, Freeport-McMoRan Inc., and FMS. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of FCX for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 (the FCX 2001 Form 10-K).
   
10.3310.35 Supplemental Consulting Agreement with Kissinger Associates and Kent Associates, effective as of January 1, 2005. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of FCX filed on December 30, 2004 (the FCX December 30, 2004 Form 8-K).
   
10.3410.36 Agreement for Consulting Services between FTX and B. M. Rankin, Jr. effective as of January 1, 1990 (assigned to FMS as of January 1, 1996). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the FCX 1997 Form 10-K.
   
10.3510.37 Supplemental Agreement between FMS and B. M. Rankin, Jr. dated December 15, 1997. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the FCX 1997 Form 10-K.
   
10.3610.38 Supplemental Letter Agreement between FMS and B. M. Rankin, Jr., effective as of January 1, 2005. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the FCX 2004 Form 10-K.
   
10.3710.39 Letter Agreement effective as of January 7, 1997, between Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. and FMS. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the FCX 2001 Form 10-K.
   
10.3810.40 Supplemental Letter Agreement dated July 14, 2003, between J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. and FMS. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of FCX for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.
   
10.3910.41 
Supplemental Consulting Agreement between FMS and J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., effective as of January 1, 2005. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the FCX December 30, 2004 Form
8-K.
   
10.4010.42 Supplemental Letter Agreement between FMS and J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., dated January 18, 2005. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the FCX 2004 Form 10-K.
   
10.4110.43 Letter Agreement dated November 1, 1999, between FMS and Gabrielle K. McDonald. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the FCX 1999 Form 10-K.
   
10.4210.44 Supplemental Letter Agreement, between FMS and Gabrielle K. McDonald.,McDonald, effective as of January 1, 2005. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the FCX December 30, 2004 Form 8-K.
   
10.4310.45 Executive Employment Agreement dated April 30, 2001, between FCX and James R. Moffett. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the FCX 2001 Second Quarter Form 10-Q.
   
10.4410.46 Executive Employment Agreement dated April 30, 2001, between FCX and Richard C. Adkerson. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the FCX 2001 Second Quarter Form 10-Q.
   
10.4510.47 Change of Control Agreement dated April 30, 2001, between FCX and James R. Moffett. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the FCX 2001 Second Quarter Form 10-Q.
  
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10.4610.48 Change of Control Agreement dated April 30, 2001, between FCX and Richard C. Adkerson. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the FCX 2001 Second Quarter Form 10-Q.
   
10.4710.49 First Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated December 10, 2003, between FCX and James R. Moffett. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the FCX 2003 Form 10-K.
   
10.4810.50 First Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated December 10, 2003, between FCX and Richard C. Adkerson. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the FCX 2003 Form 10-K.
   
10.4910.51 First Amendment to Change of Control Agreement dated December 10, 2003, between FCX and James R. Moffett. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the FCX 2003 Form 10-K.
   
10.5010.52 First Amendment to Change of Control Agreement dated December 10, 2003, between FCX and Richard C. Adkerson. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the FCX 2003 Form 10-K.
10.5110.53 Change of Control Agreement dated February 3, 2004, between FCX and Michael J. Arnold. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the FCX 2003 Form 10-K.
   
10.5210.54 Change of Control Agreement dated February 3, 2004, between FCX and Mark J. Johnson. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the FCX 2003 Form 10-K.
   
10.5310.55 Change of Control Agreement dated February 3, 2004, between FCX and Kathleen L. Quirk. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to the FCX 2003 Form 10-K.

 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 

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