FORM 4

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16. Form 4 or
Form 5 obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).

(Print or Type Responses)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 





Bruce III      Robert        W.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol




   
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.  (FCX)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                  (Check all applicable)

X

Director

10% Owner

title below)

Other (specify
below)

(Last)                    (First)                (Middle)


 
96 Spring Street

4. Statement for
    Month/Day/Year

              08/01/02

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X

Form filed by One Reporting Person

(Street)

South Salem   New York     10590 

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)                      (State)                  (Zip)

Table I —  Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

2. Trans-
    action
    Date



  (Month/
    Day/
   Year)

2A.
Deemed
Execution
Date, if
any

  (Month/
    Day/
   Year)

3. Trans-
    action
    Code
    (Instr.8)

4. Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
    Transaction(s)

    (Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct
    (D) or
    Indirect
    (I)

  (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of
    Indirect
    Beneficial
    Owner-
    ship



   (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

*

If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

Persons who respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays
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SEC 1474 (9-02)

FORM 4 (continued)

Table II  —  Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

(Month/
 Day/
Year)

4. Trans-
    action
    Code
    (Instr.8)

5. Number of Deriv-
    ative Securities Ac-
    quired (A) or Dis-
    posed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exer-
    cisable and
    Expiration
    Date
    (Month/Day/
    Year)

7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price
    of
    Deriv-
    ative
    Secur-
    ity
    (Instr.
    5)

9. Number
   of deriv-
   ative
   Secur-
   ities
   Bene-
   ficially
   Owned
   Follow-
   ing
   Reported
   Trans-
   action(s)
   (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date
Exer-
cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

 Options⁽¹⁾ (right to buy)

 $15.195

08/01/02 

 A

V

10,000

08/01/03⁽²⁾

08/01/12

Class B Common Stock

10,000

 None

10,000

D

 Stock Appreciation Rights

 $15.195

08/01/02

 A

V

6,556

08/01/03⁽²⁾

08/01/12

Class B Common Stock

6,556

 None

6,556

D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Options with rights to "Option Cancellation Gain" Payments

2. 25% exercisable on the date indicated and 25% exercisable on the next three anniversaries thereof

             /s/Margaret F. Murphy               

12/02/02

**

Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.

**Signature of Reporting Person

Date

See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Margaret F. Murphy, on behalf of
Robert W. Bruce III

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
         see Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.

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