Edgar Filing: FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC

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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, 2008
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	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

One North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ	85004-4414
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(602) 366-8100
(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. R Yes ÿo No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer R Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company oÿ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ÿo Yes R No

On April 30, 2008, there were issued and outstanding 383,219,916 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share.

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Part I. Financial Information	3

Item 1. Financial Statements:

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)	3

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)	4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)	5

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)	6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	7

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	16

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations	17

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	53

Item 4. Controls and Procedures	53

Part II. Other Information	53

Item 1. Legal Proceedings	53

Item 1A. Risk Factors	54

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	54

Item 6. Exhibits	54

Signature	55

Exhibit Index	E-1

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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

	March 31,			December 31,
	2008			2007
	(In Millions)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,831		$	1,626
Trade accounts receivable		1,949			1,099
Other accounts receivable		181			196
Product inventories and materials and supplies, net		2,187			2,178
Mill and leach stockpiles		773			707
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		97			97
Total current assets		7,018			5,903
Property, plant, equipment and development costs, net		25,814			25,715
Goodwill		6,048			6,105
Long-term mill and leach stockpiles		1,153			1,106
Trust assets		599			606
Intangible assets, net		464			472
Other assets and deferred charges		732			754
Total assets	$	41,828		$	40,661

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	2,242		$	2,345
Accrued income taxes		640			420
Current portion of reclamation and environmental liabilities		226			263
Dividends payable		212			212
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings		36			31
Copper price protection program		–			598
Total current liabilities		3,356			3,869
Long-term debt, less current portion:
Senior notes		6,887			6,928
Project financing, equipment loans and other		352			252
Revolving credit facility		296			–
Total long-term debt, less current portion		7,535			7,180
Deferred income taxes		7,135			7,300
Reclamation and environmental liabilities, less current portion		1,893			1,733
Other liabilities		1,093			1,106
Total liabilities		21,012			21,188
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries		1,510			1,239
Stockholders’ equity:
5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock		1,100			1,100
6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock		2,875			2,875
Common stock		50			50
Capital in excess of par value		13,552			13,407
Retained earnings		4,554			3,601
Accumulated other comprehensive income		43			42
Common stock held in treasury		(2,868	)		(2,841	)
Total stockholders’ equity		19,306			18,234
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	41,828		$	40,661

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

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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2008			2007
	(In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)
Revenues	$	5,672		$	2,246
Cost of sales:
Production and delivery		2,722			903
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		418			116
Total cost of sales		3,140			1,019
Selling, general and administrative expenses		84			48
Exploration and research expenses		52			7
Total costs and expenses		3,276			1,074
Operating income		2,396			1,172
Interest expense, net		(165	)		(52	)
Losses on early extinguishment of debt		(6	)		(88	)
Other income, net		2			24
Equity in affiliated companies’ net earnings		7			5
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interests		2,234			1,061
Provision for income taxes		(729	)		(458	)
Minority interests in net income of consolidated subsidiaries		(319	)		(114	)
Income from continuing operations		1,186			489
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		–			4
Net income		1,186			493
Preferred dividends		(64	)		(17	)
Net income applicable to common stock	$	1,122		$	476

Basic net income per share of common stock:
Continuing operations	$	2.93		$	2.18
Discontinued operations		–			0.02
Basic net income per share of common stock	$	2.93		$	2.20

Diluted net income per share of common stock:
Continuing operations	$	2.64		$	2.00
Discontinued operations		–			0.02
Diluted net income per share of common stock	$	2.64		$	2.02

Average common shares outstanding:
Basic		383			217
Diluted		449			244

Dividends declared per share of common stock	$	0.4375		$	0.3125

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

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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2008			2007
	(In Millions)
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net income	$	1,186		$	493
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		418			116
Minority interests in net income of consolidated subsidiaries		319			114
Noncash compensation and benefits		37			26
Unrealized losses on copper price protection program		–			38
Losses on early extinguishment of debt		6			88
Deferred income taxes		(48	)		(46	)
Other, net		38			42
(Increases) decreases in working capital, excluding amounts acquired from
Phelps Dodge:
Accounts receivable		(950	)		(398	)
Inventories		(81	)		81
Prepaid expenses and other		1			1
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(527	)		(30	)
Accrued income taxes		216			144
Net cash provided by operating activities		615			669

Cash flow from investing activities:
Phelps Dodge capital expenditures		(388	)		(61	)
PT Freeport Indonesia capital expenditures		(115	)		(74	)
Other capital expenditures		(5	)		(7	)
Acquisition of Phelps Dodge, net of cash acquired		(1	)		(13,888	)
Proceeds from the sale of assets and other, net		22			–
Net cash used in investing activities		(487	)		(14,030	)

Cash flow from financing activities:
Proceeds from term loans under bank credit facility		–			10,000
Repayments of term loans under bank credit facility		–			(5,618	)
Net proceeds from sales of senior notes		–			5,880
Net proceeds from sale of common stock		–			2,816
Net proceeds from sale of 6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock		–			2,803
Proceeds from revolving credit facility and other debt		473			101
Repayments of revolving credit facility and other debt		(118	)		(48	)
Cash dividends paid:
Common stock		(169	)		(63	)
Preferred stock		(64	)		(15	)
Minority interests		(49	)		(47	)
Net payments for exercised stock options		(8	)		(45	)
Excess tax benefit from exercised stock options		12			1
Bank credit facilities fees and other, net		–			(185	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		77			15,580

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		205			2,219
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		1,626			907
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	1,831		$	3,126

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

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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

Convertible Perpetual

Mandatory Convertible

Accumulated

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Other

Held in Treasury

Number

Capital in

Compre-

Number

At Par

Excess of

Retained

hensive

Stockholders’

Value

Par Value

Earnings

Income

Cost

Equity

(In Millions)

Balance at December 31, 2007

1,100

2,875

497

13,407

3,601

114

(2,841

)

18,234

Exercised stock options, issued

restricted stock and other

–

114

–

114

Stock-based compensation costs

–

Tax benefit for stock option

exercises

–

Tender of shares for exercised

stock options and restricted

stock

–

(27

)

(27

)

Dividends on common stock

–

(169

)

–

(169

)

Dividends on preferred stock

–

(64

)

–

(64

)

Comprehensive income:

Net income

–

1,186

–

1,186

Other comprehensive income,

net of taxes:

Defined benefit plans:

Amortization of

unrecognized amounts

–

Other comprehensive income

–

Total comprehensive income

–

1,187

Balance at March 31, 2008

1,100

2,875

498

13,552

4,554

115

(2,868

)

19,306

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

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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1.	GENERAL INFORMATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States (U.S.). Therefore, this information should be read in conjunction with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.’s (FCX) consolidated financial statements and notes contained in its 2007 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 interim periods reported. With the exception of certain adjustments associated with the acquisition of Phelps Dodge Corporation (Phelps Dodge), all such adjustments are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008.

As further discussed in Note 2, on March 19, 2007, FCX completed its acquisition of Phelps Dodge. First-quarter 2007 financial results include Phelps Dodge’s results beginning March 20, 2007. Additionally, Phelps Dodge had an international wire and cable business, Phelps Dodge International Corporation (PDIC), which FCX sold on October 31, 2007. As a result of the sale, Phelps Dodge’s first-quarter 2007 operating results have been restated to remove PDIC from continuing operations and report PDIC as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of income (see Note 3).

2.	ACQUISITION OF PHELPS DODGE

On March 19, 2007, Phelps Dodge became a wholly owned subsidiary of FCX. The estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and the results of Phelps Dodge’s operations are included in FCX’s consolidated financial statements beginning March 20, 2007.

The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, “Business Combinations,” with FCX as the accounting acquirer. In the acquisition, each share of Phelps Dodge common stock was exchanged for 0.67 of a share of FCX common stock and $88.00 in cash. As a result, FCX issued 136.9 million shares and paid $18.0 billion in cash to Phelps Dodge stockholders for total consideration of $25.8 billion.

In accordance with the purchase method of accounting, the purchase price paid was determined at the date of the public announcement of the transaction and was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values on the closing date of March 19, 2007. In valuing acquired assets and assumed liabilities, fair values were based on, but were not limited to: quoted market prices, where available; the intent of FCX with respect to whether the assets purchased were to be held, sold or abandoned; expected future cash flows; current replacement cost for similar capacity for certain fixed assets; market rate assumptions for contractual obligations; and appropriate discount rates and growth rates. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill. A decline in copper or molybdenum prices from those used to estimate the fair values of the acquired assets could result in impairment to the carrying amounts assigned to inventories; mill and leach stockpiles; property, plant and equipment; and goodwill. At the date of acquisition of Phelps Dodge, price projections used to value the assets acquired ranged from a near-term price of $2.98 per pound for copper and $26.20 per pound for molybdenum to a long-term average price of $1.20 per pound for copper and $8.00 per pound for molybdenum.

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A summary of the final purchase price allocation as of March 19, 2007, follows (in billions):

							Purchase
	Historical			Fair Value			Price
	Balances			Adjustments			Allocation
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4.2		$	–		$	4.2
Inventories, including mill and leach stockpiles		0.9			2.8			3.7
Property, plant and equipmenta		6.0			16.2			22.2
Other assets		3.1			0.2			3.3
Allocation to goodwill		–			6.2			6.2	b
Total assets		14.2			25.4			39.6
Deferred income taxes (current and long-term)c		(0.7	)		(6.3	)		(7.0	)
Other liabilities		(4.1	)		(1.5	)		(5.6	)
Minority interests		(1.2	)		–			(1.2	)
Total	$	8.2		$	17.6		$	25.8

a.	Includes amounts for proven and probable reserves and values assigned to value beyond proven and probable reserves (VBPP).

b.	Includes $160 million of goodwill associated with PDIC, which was sold in the fourth quarter of 2007.

c.	Deferred income taxes have been recognized based on the difference between the tax basis and the fair values assigned to net assets.

Goodwill arising from the acquisition of Phelps Dodge was $6.2 billion, which primiarily related to the requirement to recognize a deferred tax liability for the difference between the assigned values and the tax bases of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. FCX allocated goodwill to the individual mines it believes have contributed to the excess purchase price and also included consideration of the mines’ potential for future growth (see Note 10 for the allocation of goodwill to FCX's reportable segments).

Pro Forma Financial Information. The following pro forma information assumes that FCX acquired Phelps Dodge effective January 1, 2007. The most significant adjustments relate to the purchase accounting impacts on the carrying values of acquired metal inventories (including mill and leach stockpiles) and property, plant and equipment using March 19, 2007, metal prices and assumptions (in millions, except per share data):

	Historical
			Phelps		Pro Forma			Pro Forma
Three months ended March 31, 2007	FCX		Dodgea		Adjustments			Consolidated
Revenues	$	2,246	$	2,294	$	30		$	4,570	b
Operating income	$	1,172	$	793	$	(489	)	$	1,476	b,c
Income from continuing operations before
income taxes and minority interests	$	1,061	$	837	$	(581	)	$	1,317	b,c,d,e
Net income from continuing operations
applicable to common stock	$	472	$	493	$	(427	)	$	538	b,c,d,e
Diluted net income per share of common
stock from continuing operations	$	2.00		N/A		N/A		$	1.35	b,c,d,e
Diluted weighted-average shares of
common stock outstanding		244		N/A		N/A			446	f

a.	Represents the results of Phelps Dodge’s operations from January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007. Beginning March 20, 2007, the results of Phelps Dodge’s operations are included in FCX’s consolidated financial statements.

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Additionally, for comparative purposes, the historical Phelps Dodge financial information for first-quarter 2007 represents results from continuing operations, and therefore, excludes the results of PDIC (i.e., discontinued operations).

Includes charges to revenues for mark-to-market accounting adjustments on the copper price protection program totaling $58 million ($36 million to net income or $0.08 per share) in the first quarter of 2007. Also includes pro forma credits for amortization of acquired intangible liabilities totaling $30 million ($19 million to net income or $0.04 per share).

Includes charges associated with the impacts of the increases in the carrying values of acquired metal inventories (including mill and leach stockpiles) and property, plant and equipment, and also includes the amortization of intangible assets and liabilities resulting from the acquisition totaling $755 million ($476 million to net income or $1.07 per share).

d.	Excludes net losses on early extinguishment of debt totaling $88 million ($69 million to net income or $0.15 per share) for financing transactions related to the acquisition of Phelps Dodge.

Includes interest expense from the debt issued in connection with the acquisition of Phelps Dodge totaling $186 million ($145 million to net income or $0.33 per share). Also includes accretion on the fair value of environmental liabilities resulting from the acquisition totaling $24 million ($19 million to net income or $0.04 per share).

f.	Estimated pro forma diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2007, follows (in millions):

Average number of basic shares of FCX common stock
outstanding prior to the acquisition of Phelps Dodge		197
Shares of FCX common stock issued in the acquisition		137
Sale of shares of FCX common stock		47
Assumed conversion of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock		39
Assumed conversion of other dilutive securities		26
Pro forma weighted-average shares of FCX common stock outstanding		446

The above pro forma consolidated information has been prepared for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to be indicative of the results that would actually have occurred, or the results expected in future periods, had the events reflected herein occurred on the dates indicated.

3.	DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On October 31, 2007, FCX sold its international wire and cable business, PDIC, for $735 million, which resulted in a net loss of $14 million ($9 million to net income) for transaction-related costs. The transaction generated after-tax proceeds of approximately $650 million (net proceeds of $597 million after taxes, transaction-related costs and PDIC cash).

As a result of the sale, the operating results of PDIC have been removed from continuing operations in the consolidated statements of income. Selected financial information related to discontinued operations for the period March 20, 2007, through March 31, 2007, follows (in millions):

Revenues	$	57
Operating income		7
Provision for income taxes		2
Income from discontinued operations		4

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4.	PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The components of net periodic benefit cost for pension and postretirement benefits (first-quarter 2007 included Phelps Dodge’s plans for the period March 20, 2007, through March 31, 2007) follow (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2008			2007
Service cost	$	9		$	2
Interest cost		27			6
Expected return on plan assets		(32	)		(4	)
Amortization of prior service cost		2			1
Net periodic benefit cost	$	6		$	5

The increase in service and interest costs and the expected return on plan assets resulted primarily from the impact of Phelps Dodge for a full three months in first-quarter 2008 compared with only 12 days in first-quarter 2007.

5.	EARNINGS PER SHARE

FCX’s basic net income per share of common stock was calculated by dividing net income applicable to common stock by the weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The following is a reconciliation of net income and weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding for purposes of calculating diluted net income per share (in millions, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2008			2007
Income from continuing operations	$	1,186		$	489
Preferred dividends		(64	)		(17	)
Income from continuing operations applicable to common stock		1,122			472
Plus income impact of assumed conversion of:
6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock		49			2
5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock		15			15
Diluted net income from continuing operations applicable to common stock		1,186			489
Income from discontinued operations		–			4
Diluted net income applicable to common stock	$	1,186		$	493

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding:		383			217
Add stock issuable upon conversion, exercise or vesting of:
6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock		39			2
5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock		23			23
Dilutive stock options		2			1
Restricted stock		2			1
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding for purposes of
calculating diluted net income per share		449			244

Diluted net income per share of common stock:
Continuing operations	$	2.64		$	2.00
Discontinued operations		–			0.02
Diluted net income per share of common stock	$	2.64		$	2.02

Outstanding stock options with exercise prices greater than the average market price of FCX’s 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. No amounts were excluded for first-quarter 2008. Excluded amounts

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were approximately one million stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $63.76 in first-quarter 2007.

6.	INVENTORIES, AND MILL AND LEACH STOCKPILES

The components of inventories follow (in millions):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2008		2007
Mining Operations:
Raw materials	$	32	$	1
Work-in-process		77		71
Finished goodsa		794		898
Atlantic Copper:
Raw materials (concentrates)		139		164
Work-in-process		237		220
Finished goods		17		6
Total product inventories		1,296		1,360
Total materials and supplies, netb		891		818
Total inventories	$	2,187	$	2,178

a.	Primarily includes concentrates and cathodes.

b.	Materials and supplies inventory is net of obsolescence reserves totaling $17 million at March 31, 2008, and $16 million at December 31, 2007.

The following is a detail of mill and leach stockpiles (in millions):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2008		2007
Current:
Mill stockpiles	$	4	$	6
Leach stockpiles		769		701
Total current mill and leach stockpiles	$	773	$	707

Long-terma:
Mill stockpiles	$	279	$	248
Leach stockpiles		874		858
Total long-term mill and leach stockpiles	$	1,153	$	1,106

a.	Metals in stockpiles not expected to be recovered within the next 12 months.

7.	INCOME TAXES

FCX’s first-quarter 2008 income tax provision from continuing operations resulted from taxes on international operations ($579 million) and U.S. taxes ($150 million). The difference between FCX’s consolidated effective income tax rate of approximately 33 percent for first-quarter 2008 and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35 percent primarily was attributable to a U.S. benefit for percentage depletion and an international tax rate differential, partially offset by withholding taxes on earnings from Indonesia and South America mining operations and a U.S. foreign tax credit limitation.

FCX’s first-quarter 2007 income tax provision from continuing operations resulted from taxes on earnings at international operations ($504 million), partially offset by a tax benefit from losses in the U.S. ($46 million). The first-quarter 2007 income tax provision primarily related to the operations of PT Freeport Indonesia and also included $31 million associated with Phelps Dodge’s earnings for the 12-day period ending March 31, 2007. The difference between FCX’s consolidated effective income tax rate of approximately 43 percent for first-

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quarter 2007 and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35 percent primarily was attributable to withholding taxes incurred in connection with earnings from Indonesia mining operations.

8.	INTEREST COSTS

Interest expense excludes capitalized interest of $22 million in first-quarter 2008 and $7 million in first-quarter 2007.

9.	NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Fair Value Measurements. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” which provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value measurements under U.S. GAAP but rather establishes a common definition of fair value, provides a framework for measuring fair value under U.S. GAAP and expands disclosure requirements about fair value measurements. In February 2008, FASB issued FSP FAS 157-2, which delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for nonfinancial assets or liabilities that are not required or permitted to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. Effective January 1, 2008, FCX adopted SFAS No. 157 for financial assets and liabilities recognized at fair value on a recurring basis. This partial adoption of SFAS No. 157 did not have a material impact on our financial reporting and disclosures as FCX’s financial assets are measured using quoted market prices, or Level 1 inputs. FCX is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on its financial reporting and disclosures for pension and postretirement related financial assets and nonfinancial assets or liabilities not valued on a recurring basis (at least annually).

Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. In March 2008, FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133.” SFAS No. 161 amends the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities contained in SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” Under SFAS No 161, entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (i) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (ii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and related interpretations and (iii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. SFAS No. 161 encourages, but does not require disclosure for earlier periods presented for comparative purposes at initial adoption. The adoption of SFAS No. 161 will not affect FCX’s accounting for derivative financial instruments; however, FCX is currently evaluating the impact on its related disclosures.

10.	BUSINESS SEGMENTS

FCX has a regional approach to the management of its mining operations. FCX has organized its mining operations geographically into three primary operating divisions – North America mining, South America mining and Indonesia mining. Notwithstanding this geographic structure, FCX internally reports information on a mine by mine basis. Therefore, in accordance with SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” FCX concluded that its operating segments include individual mines. Operating segments that meet SFAS No. 131 thresholds are reportable segments. FCX has revised its segment disclosures for first-quarter 2007 to conform with current year presentation. Further discussion of the reportable segments included in FCX’s primary operating divisions, as well as FCX’s other reportable segment – Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining, follows.

North America Mining. North America mining operations are comprised of copper operations from mining through rod production, molybdenum operations from mining through conversion to chemical and metallurgical products, and the marketing and sale of both product lines. FCX has six operating copper mines in North America – Morenci, Bagdad, Sierrita and Safford in Arizona and Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico, as well as one operating molybdenum mine – Henderson in Colorado. The North America mining division includes the Morenci copper mine, Rod & Refining operations and Molybdenum operations as reportable segments.

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Morenci. The Morenci open-pit mine, located in southeastern Arizona, primarily produces copper cathodes and copper concentrates. In addition to copper, the Morenci mine produces molybdenum concentrates as a by-product. FCX owns an 85 percent undivided interest in Morenci via an unincorporated joint venture.

Rod & Refining. The Rod & Refining segment consists of copper conversion facilities, including a refinery, rod mills and a specialty copper products facility. This segment processes copper produced at FCX’s North America mines and purchased copper into copper anode, cathode, rod and custom copper shapes. At times this segment refines copper and produces copper rod and shapes for customers on a toll basis. Toll arrangements require the tolling customer to deliver appropriate copper-bearing material to FCX’s facilities for processing into a product that is returned to the customer, who pays FCX for processing its material into the specified products.

Molybdenum. The Molybdenum segment includes FCX’s wholly owned Henderson molybdenum mine in Colorado, related conversion facilities and a technology center. The Henderson underground mine produces high-purity, chemical-grade molybdenum concentrates, which are typically further processed into value-added molybdenum chemical products. This segment is an integrated producer of molybdenum, with mining, roasting and processing facilities that produce high-purity, molybdenum-based chemicals, molybdenum metal powder and metallurgical products, which are sold to customers around the world. This segment also includes a sales company that purchases molybdenum from Henderson and FCX’s North America and South America copper mines and sells it to third parties. In addition, at times this segment roasts and/or processes material on a toll basis. Toll arrangements require the tolling customer to deliver appropriate molybdenum-bearing material to FCX’s facilities for processing into a product that is returned to the customer, who pays FCX for processing its material into the specified products. This segment also includes a technology center whose primary activity is developing new engineered products and applications.

The Molybdenum segment also includes FCX’s wholly owned Climax molybdenum mine in Colorado, which has been on care-and-maintenance status since 1995. In December 2007, FCX announced a $500 million project to restart the Climax mine with start up expected in 2010.

Other North America Mining Operations. Other North America mining operations include FCX’s other operating southwestern U.S. copper mines – Bagdad, Sierrita, Safford, Chino and Tyrone. In addition to copper, the Bagdad, Sierrita and Chino mines produce molybdenum, gold and silver, and the Sierrita mine also produces rhenium. Other North America mining operations also include the Miami copper mine, which FCX is undertaking a project to restart; the Miami smelter, which processes our North America concentrates and provides a significant source of sulfuric acid for the various North America leaching operations; and a sales company, which functions as an agent to purchase and sell copper from the North America mines and the Rod & Refining operations and also purchases and sells any copper not sold by the South America mines to third parties.

South America Mining. FCX has four operating copper mines in South America – Cerro Verde in Peru, and Candelaria, Ojos del Salado and El Abra in Chile. These operations include open-pit and underground mining, sulfide ore concentrating, leaching, solution extraction and electrowinning (SX/EW). The South America mining division includes the Cerro Verde copper mine as a reportable segment.

Cerro Verde. The Cerro Verde open-pit copper mine, located near Arequipa, Peru, produces copper cathodes and copper concentrates. In addition to copper, the Cerro Verde mine produces molybdenum concentrates. FCX owns a 53.56 percent interest in Cerro Verde.

Other South America Mining Operations. Other South America mining operations include FCX’s Chilean copper mines – Candelaria, Ojos del Salado and El Abra – which include open-pit and underground mining, sulfide ore concentrating, leaching and SX/EW operations. In addition to copper, the Candelaria and Ojos del Salado mines produce gold and silver. FCX owns an 80 percent interest in both the Candelaria and Ojos del Salado mines, and owns a 51 percent interest in the El Abra mine.

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Indonesia Mining. Indonesia mining includes PT Freeport Indonesia’s Grasberg copper and gold mining operations and PT Puncakjaya Power’s power-generating operations (after eliminations with PT Freeport Indonesia). FCX owns 90.64 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia, including 9.36 percent owned through PT Indocopper Investama, and the remaining 9.36 percent is owned by the Government of Indonesia. In 1996, FCX established an unincorporated joint venture with Rio Tinto, which covers PT Freeport Indonesia’s mining operations in Block A and gives Rio Tinto, through 2021, a 40 percent interest in certain assets and future production exceeding specified annual amounts of copper, gold and silver. After 2021, Rio Tinto will have a 40 percent interest in all production from Block A.

Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining. Atlantic Copper, FCX’s wholly owned smelting unit in Spain, smelts and refines copper concentrates and markets refined copper and precious metals in slimes.

Other. Intersegment sales by the Indonesia and South America mines are based on similar arms-length transactions with third parties at the time of the sale. Intersegment sales of any individual mine may not be reflective of the actual prices ultimately realized because of a variety of factors, including additional processing, timing of sales to unaffiliated customers and transportation premiums.

FCX allocates certain operating costs, expenses and capital to the operating divisions and individual segments. However, not all costs and expenses applicable to a mine or operation are allocated. All federal and state income taxes are recorded and managed at the corporate level with the exception of foreign income taxes, which are generally recorded and managed at the applicable mine or operation. Accordingly, the following segment information reflects management determinations that may not be indicative of what the actual financial performance of each operating division or segment would be if it was an independent entity.

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Business Segments

(In Millions)	North America														South America						Indonesia
									Other			Total					Other		Total					Atlantic			Corporate,
									North			North					South		South					Copper			Other &
				Rod &		Molyb-			America			America			Cerro		America		America					Smelting			Elimi-			FCX
First-Quarter 2008	Morenci			Refining		denum			Mining			Mining			Verde		Mining		Mining		Grasberg			& Refining			nations			Total
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	50		$	1,680	$	719		$	823		$	3,272		$	462	$	503	$	965	$	887	a	$	665		$	(117	)	$	5,672
Intersegment		541		8		–			(548		)	1			253		375		628		165			–			(794		)	–
Production and deliveryb		272		1,676		460			(270		)	2,138			162		270		432		399			651			(898		)	2,722
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationb		81		2		39			105			227			43		87		130		45			9			7			418
Exploration and research expenses		–		–		–			–			–			–		–		–		–			–			52			52
Selling, general and administrative expenses		–		–		6			4			10			–		–		–		37			8			29			84
Operating income (loss)b		238		10		214			436			898			510		521		1,031		571			(3		)	(101		)	2,396

Interest expense, net		1		1		–			10			12			1		–		1		1			4			147			165
Provision for income taxes		–		–		–			–			–			173		160		333		239			–			157			729
Goodwill		1,912		–		703			2,299			4,914			763		366		1,129		–			–			5			6,048
Total assets at March 31, 2008		6,932		604		4,179			12,746			24,461			5,464		4,833		10,297		3,932			994			2,144			41,828
Capital expenditures		77		3		12			83			175			17		46		63		115			5			150			508

First-Quarter 2007
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers		–		206		52			61			319			14		126		140		1,332		a	454			1			2,246
Intersegment		21		2		–			(23		)	–			97		25		122		377			–			(499		)	–
Production and deliveryb		29		206		52			40			327			44		72		116		323			427			(290		)	903
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationb		5		–		3			6			14			9		19		28		59			10			5			116
Exploration and research expenses		–		–		–			–			–			–		–		–		–			–			7			7
Selling, general and administrative expenses		–		–		–			1			1			–		–		–		44			4			(1		)	48
Operating income (loss)b		(13	)	2		(3		)	(9		)	(23		)	58		60		118		1,283			13			(219		)	1,172

Interest expense, net		–		–		–			–			–			–		–		–		4			7			41			52
Provision for income taxes		–		–		–			–			–			22		19		41		462			–			(45		)	458
Total assets at March 31, 2007		4,775		631		1,918			8,705			16,029			4,011		4,491		8,502		4,549			1,075			11,279		c	41,434
Capital expenditures		15		1		2			35			53			1		1		2		74			7			6			142

a.	Includes PT Freeport Indonesia’s sales to PT Smelting totaling $464 million in first-quarter 2008 and $584 million in first-quarter 2007.

The following tables summarize the impact of purchase accounting fair value adjustments on first-quarters 2008 and 2007 operating income (loss) primarily associated with the impacts of the increases in the carrying values of Phelps Dodge’s metals inventories (including mill and leach stockpiles) and property, plant and equipment:

First-Quarter 2008
Production and delivery	$	(18	)	$	–	$	(14	)	$	(15	)	$	(47	)	$	(9	)	$	(16	)	$	(25	)	N/A	N/A	$	–		$	(72	)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		(47	)	–		(34		)	(55		)	(136		)	(21		)	(49		)	(70		)	N/A	N/A	(1		)	(207		)
Reduction of operating income	$	(65	)	$	–	$	(48	)	$	(70	)	$	(183	)	$	(30	)	$	(65	)	$	(95	)	N/A	N/A	$	(1	)	$	(279	)

First-Quarter 2007
Production and delivery	$	(16	)	$	–	$	(13	)	$	(19	)	$	(48	)	$	(20	)	$	(28	)	$	(48	)	N/A	N/A	$	–		$	(96	)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		(3	)	–		(2		)	(1		)	(6		)	(6		)	(15		)	(21		)	N/A	N/A	(1		)	(28		)
Reduction of operating income	$	(19	)	$	–	$	(15	)	$	(20	)	$	(54	)	$	(26	)	$	(43	)	$	(69	)	N/A	N/A	$	(1	)	$	(124	)

c.	Includes preliminary goodwill of $6.9 billion, which had not yet been allocated to reporting units, and also includes assets of $1.1 billion associated with discontinued operations (see Note 3).

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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. as of March 31, 2008, the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008. 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 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, 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. 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, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, cash flows, and stockholders’ equity for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report dated February 29, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements and which report included an explanatory paragraph for the Company’s adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,” effective January 1, 2007; Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” effective January 1, 2006; Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 04-6, “Accounting for Stripping Costs Incurred during Production in the Mining Industry,” effective January 1, 2006; and SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132R,” effective December 31, 2006. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Phoenix, Arizona

May 6, 2008

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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 of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) and its consolidated subsidiaries, including, except as otherwise stated, Phelps Dodge Corporation (Phelps Dodge) and its subsidiaries, which we acquired on March 19, 2007. You should read this discussion in conjunction with our financial statements, the related Management’s 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, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations reported and summarized below are not necessarily indicative of future operating results. In particular, the financial results included for 2007 include the operations of Phelps Dodge for only 12 days, not the full first quarter of 2007 because of the accounting treatment for the acquisition. References to “Notes” are Notes included in our “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.” Throughout Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations all references to earnings or losses per share are on a diluted basis, unless otherwise noted.

We are one of the world’s largest copper, gold and molybdenum mining companies in terms of reserves and production. One of our principal assets is the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia, which contains the largest single recoverable copper reserve and the largest single gold reserve of any mine in the world based on the latest available reserve data provided by third-party industry consultants.

On March 19, 2007, we acquired Phelps Dodge, a fully integrated producer of copper and molybdenum, with mines in North and South America and processing capabilities for other by-product minerals, such as gold, silver and rhenium, and several development projects, including Tenke Fungurume in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

In North America, we have six operating copper mines – Morenci, Bagdad, Sierrita and Safford in Arizona and Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico, as well as one operating molybdenum mine – Henderson in Colorado. In addition, we are restarting the Miami copper mine in Arizona and the Climax molybdenum mine in Colorado. All of these mining operations are wholly owned, except for Morenci. We have an 85 percent undivided interest in Morenci, an unincorporated joint venture. The North America mining operations are operated in an integrated fashion and have long-lived reserves with additional development potential.

In South America, we have four operating copper mines – Cerro Verde in Peru, and Candelaria, Ojos del Salado and El Abra in Chile. We own a 53.56 percent interest in Cerro Verde, an 80 percent interest in both Candelaria and Ojos del Salado and a 51 percent interest in El Abra.

We own 90.64 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia, including 9.36 percent owned through our wholly owned subsidiary, PT Indocopper Investama. The Government of Indonesia owns the remaining 9.36 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia. PT Freeport Indonesia operates under an agreement, called a Contract of Work, with the Government of Indonesia. The Contract of Work allows us to conduct exploration, mining and production activities in a 24,700-acre area called Block A located in Papua, Indonesia. Under the Contract of Work, PT Freeport Indonesia also conducts exploration activities (which had been suspended, but resumed in 2007) in an approximate 500,000-acre area called Block B in Papua. All of PT Freeport Indonesia’s proven and probable mineral reserves and current mining operations, including the Grasberg minerals district, are located in Block A.

We also operate Atlantic Copper S.A. (Atlantic Copper), a wholly owned subsidiary, located in Spain. Atlantic Copper’s operations involve the smelting and refining of copper concentrates and the marketing of refined copper and precious metals in slimes. Additionally, PT Freeport Indonesia owns a 25 percent interest in PT Smelting, an Indonesian company, which operates a copper smelter and refinery in Gresik, Indonesia.

Phelps Dodge also had an international manufacturing division, Phelps Dodge International Corporation (PDIC), which manufactured engineered wire and cable products principally for the global energy sector. On October 31, 2007, we sold PDIC, and as a result, the operating results of PDIC for the 12-day period ended March 31, 2007, have been removed from continuing operations and reported as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of income.

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ACQUISITION OF PHELPS DODGE

Phelps Dodge became our wholly owned subsidiary on March 19, 2007. In the acquisition, each share of Phelps Dodge common stock was exchanged for 0.67 of a share of FCX common stock and $88.00 in cash. As a result, we issued 136.9 million shares and paid $18.0 billion in cash to Phelps Dodge shareholders for total consideration of $25.8 billion. The results of Phelps Dodge’s operations are included in our consolidated financial statements beginning March 20, 2007.

Accounting for the Acquisition. The acquisition of Phelps Dodge was accounted for under the purchase method as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, “Business Combinations,” with FCX as the accounting acquirer. In accordance with the purchase method of accounting, the purchase price has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their fair values on the acquisition date of March 19, 2007. In valuing acquired assets and assumed liabilities, fair values were based on, but were not limited to: quoted market prices, where available; our intent with respect to whether the assets purchased were to be held, sold or abandoned; expected future cash flows; current replacement cost for similar capacity for certain fixed assets; market rate assumptions for contractual obligations; and appropriate discount rates and growth rates. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets has been recorded as goodwill. At March 31, 2008, the carrying value of goodwill associated with our acquisition of Phelps Dodge totaled approximately $6.0 billion (refer to Note 2 for further discussion of goodwill and to Note 10 for the allocation of goodwill to our reportable segments).

The following table summarizes the impacts of purchase accounting fair value adjustments on first-quarter 2008 and 2007 operating income and income from continuing operations, which are primarily associated with increases in the carrying values of Phelps Dodge’s property, plant and equipment and metal inventories, including mill and leach stockpiles (in millions):

	First-Quarter
	2008			2007a
Purchase accounting impacts:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	$	207		$	28
Production and delivery costs		72			96
Reduction of operating income	$	279		$	124

Reduction of income from continuing operations	$	184	b	$	79

a.	Represents purchase accounting impacts for the 12-day period ended March 31, 2007.

b.	Includes net purchase accounting fair value adjustments related to other non-operating income and expenses of $15 million ($9 million to net income).

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COPPER, GOLD AND MOLYBDENUM MARKETS

The graphs below are intended to illustrate the movements in metals prices during the periods presented. World metal prices for copper have fluctuated significantly from 1992 through April 2008, with the London Metal Exchange (LME) spot copper price varying from a low of $0.60 per pound in 2001 to record highs above $4.00 per pound in March 2008. World gold prices have also fluctuated widely from 1998 through April 2008 from a low of approximately $250 per ounce in 1999 to record highs above $1,000 per ounce in March 2008. During the period from 1998 through April 2008, Metals Week Molybdenum Dealer Oxide prices have ranged from a low of $2.00 per pound in 1998 to a high of $40.00 per pound in 2005. Copper, gold and molybdenum prices are affected by numerous factors beyond our control as described further in our “Risk Factors” contained in Part I, Item 1A of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

* Excludes Shanghai stocks, producer, consumer and merchant stocks.

The graph above presents LME spot copper prices and reported stocks of copper at the LME and New York Commodity Exchange (COMEX) through April 30, 2008. Since 2003 global demand has exceeded supply, evidenced by the decline in exchange warehouse inventories. Combined LME and COMEX stocks of approximately 123,000 metric tons at March 31, 2008, remain at historically low levels, representing less than three days of global consumption. Disruptions associated with strikes, unrest and other operational issues resulted in low levels of inventory throughout 2006 and 2007. During first-quarter 2008, copper prices were strong, with LME copper prices ranging from $3.02 per pound to record highs above $4.00 per pound and averaging $3.52 per pound. Future copper prices may continue to be volatile and are expected to be influenced by demand from China, economic activity 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 the level of direct participation by investors. We consider the current underlying supply and demand conditions in the global copper markets to be positive for our company and continue to pursue opportunities to expand production. The LME spot price closed at $3.93 per pound on April 30, 2008.

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Gold prices continue to be supported by increased investment demand for gold, ongoing geopolitical tensions, a weak U.S. dollar, inflationary pressures and reduced mine supply. During first-quarter 2008, gold prices ranged from approximately $847 per ounce to record highs above $1,000 per ounce and averaged approximately $925 per ounce. On April 30, 2008, London gold prices closed at approximately $871 per ounce.

Molybdenum markets have been strong in recent years with growing demand and limited supply. During first-quarter 2008, molybdenum prices ranged from $32.00 per pound to $33.80 per pound and averaged $33.24 per pound. The Metals Week Molybdenum Dealer Oxide price closed at $32.45 per pound on April 28, 2008.

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OUTLOOK

Consolidated sales volumes for first-quarter 2008 totaled 911 million pounds of copper, 280 thousand ounces of gold and 20 million pounds of molybdenum, compared with 520 million pounds of copper, 956 thousand ounces of gold and 2 million pounds of molybdenum for first-quarter 2007. Pro forma sales volumes for first-quarter 2007, including Phelps Dodge sales volumes prior to the acquisition, totaled 1.0 billion pounds of copper, 977 thousand ounces of gold and 19 million pounds of molybdenum.

Because of mine sequencing at Grasberg and the ramp up of production at the Safford mine, second-half 2008 production and sales are expected to be higher than the first half of 2008. Approximately 56 percent of projected 2008 copper sales and 64 percent of projected 2008 gold sales are expected in the second half of the year. Projected consolidated sales volumes for the full year 2008 are estimated to be 4.2 billion pounds of copper, 1.4 million ounces of gold and 75 million pounds of molybdenum, including 930 million pounds of copper, 225 thousand ounces of gold and 18 million pounds of molybdenum for second-quarter 2008. Achievement of these sales estimates depends on the achievement of targeted mining rates and expansion plans, the successful operation of production facilities, the impact of weather conditions and other factors. Additionally, sales volumes may vary from these estimates depending on the areas being mined within the Grasberg open pit, with quarterly sales volumes expected to vary significantly. Refer to “Mining Operations” for further discussion of sales volumes at our North America, South America and Indonesia mining operations.

Consolidated revenues, operating cash flows and net income vary significantly with fluctuations in the market prices of copper, gold and molybdenum, sales volumes and other factors. Based on projected consolidated sales volumes (excluding purchased copper and molybdenum) for 2008 and assuming an average price of $3.75 per pound of copper, $900 per ounce of gold and $30 per pound of molybdenum for the remainder of 2008, our consolidated operating cash flow would exceed $6.5 billion in 2008, including net reductions for estimated working capital requirements totaling $1.1 billion. Each $0.20 per pound change in copper prices for the balance of the year would have an approximate $450 million impact on 2008 operating cash flows.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

	First-Quarter
	2008			2007
Financial Data (in millions, except per share amounts)
Revenues	$	5,672	a	$	2,246	a,b
Operating income		2,396	a,c		1,172	a,b,c
Income from continuing operations applicable to common stockd		1,122	c,e		472	b,c,f
Net income applicable to common stockd		1,122	c,e		476	b,c,f
Diluted net income per share of common stockg:
Continuing operations	$	2.64		$	2.00
Discontinued operations		–			0.02
Diluted net income per share of common stockh	$	2.64	c,e	$	2.02	b,c,f
Diluted average common shares outstandingg,h		449			244

Operating Data - Sales from Mines, Excluding Sales of Purchased Metal
Copper
Consolidated share (millions of recoverable pounds)		911			520
Average realized price per pound	$	3.69		$	3.00	b
Gold
Consolidated share (thousands of recoverable ounces)		280			956
Average realized price per ounce	$	932.55		$	654.63
Molybdenum
Consolidated share (millions of recoverable pounds)		20			2
Average realized price per pound	$	31.67