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, 2010
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 oNo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). R Yes o 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 o

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

On April 30, 2010, there were issued and outstanding 432,647,792 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 Equity (Unaudited)	6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	7

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	18

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations	19

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	50

Item 4. Controls and Procedures	50

Part II. Other Information	51

Item 1. Legal Proceedings	51

Item 1A. Risk Factors	51

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	51

Item 6. Exhibits	51

Signature	52

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,
	2010			2009
	(In Millions)

ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,752		$	2,656
Trade accounts receivable		1,498			1,517
Other accounts receivable		235			286
Inventories:
Product		1,171			1,110
Materials and supplies, net		1,068			1,093
Mill and leach stockpiles		732			667
Other current assets		110			104
Total current assets		8,566			7,433
Property, plant, equipment and development costs, net		16,175			16,195
Long-term mill and leach stockpiles		1,320			1,321
Intangible assets, net		336			347
Other assets		716			700
Total assets	$	27,113		$	25,996

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	2,133		$	2,038
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings		1,017			16
Accrued income taxes		815			474
Current portion of reclamation and environmental obligations		169			214
Dividends payable		98			99
Rio Tinto share of joint venture cash flows		75			161
Total current liabilities		4,307			3,002
Long-term debt, less current portion		5,048			6,330
Deferred income taxes		2,513			2,503
Reclamation and environmental obligations, less current portion		2,015			1,981
Other liabilities		1,397			1,423
Total liabilities		15,280			15,239
Equity:
FCX stockholders’ equity:
6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock		2,829			2,875
Common stock		55			55
Capital in excess of par value		15,783			15,680
Accumulated deficit		(4,973	)		(5,805	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(270	)		(273	)
Common stock held in treasury		(3,432	)		(3,413	)
Total FCX stockholders’ equity		9,992			9,119
Noncontrolling interests		1,841			1,638
Total equity		11,833			10,757
Total liabilities and equity	$	27,113		$	25,996

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,
	2010			2009

	(In Millions, Except
	Per Share Amounts)

Revenues	$	4,363		$	2,602
Cost of sales:
Production and delivery		1,918			1,562
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		271			232
Lower of cost or market inventory adjustments		–			19
Total cost of sales		2,189			1,813
Selling, general and administrative expenses		95			62
Exploration and research expenses		31			30
Restructuring and other charges		–			25
Total costs and expenses		2,315			1,930
Operating income		2,048			672
Interest expense, net		(145	)		(131	)
Losses on early extinguishment of debt		(27	)		–
Other income (expense), net		12			(14	)
Income before income taxes and equity in
affiliated companies’ net earnings		1,888			527
Provision for income taxes		(678	)		(331	)
Equity in affiliated companies’ net earnings		5			11
Net income		1,215			207
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(270	)		(104	)
Preferred dividends		(48	)		(60	)
Net income attributable to FCX common
stockholders	$	897		$	43

Net income per share attributable to
FCX common stockholders:
Basic	$	2.08		$	0.11
Diluted	$	2.00		$	0.11

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic		431			400
Diluted		473			401

Dividends declared per share of common stock	$	0.15		$	–

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,
	2010			2009
	(In Millions)

Cash flow from operating activities:
Net income	$	1,215		$	207
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		271			232
Lower of cost or market inventory adjustments		–			19
Stock-based compensation		47			33
Charges for reclamation and environmental obligations, including accretion		39			67
Payments of reclamation and environmental obligations		(68	)		(24	)
Losses on early extinguishment of debt		27			–
Deferred income taxes		7			73
Amortization of intangible assets/liabilities and other, net		–			30
(Increases) decreases in working capital:
Accounts receivable		33			(455	)
Inventories, and mill and leach stockpiles		(113	)		(35	)
Other current assets		(2	)		77
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(17	)		(731	)
Accrued income and other taxes		379			249
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		1,818			(258	)

Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures:
North America copper mines		(19	)		(72	)
South America		(48	)		(74	)
Indonesia		(98	)		(55	)
Africa		(39	)		(251	)
Other		(27	)		(67	)
Proceeds from the sale of assets and other, net		2			3
Net cash used in investing activities		(229	)		(516	)

Cash flow from financing activities:
Net proceeds from sale of common stock		–			740
Proceeds from debt		21			101
Repayments of revolving credit facility and other debt		(326	)		(225	)
Cash dividends and distributions paid:
Common stock		(66	)		–
Preferred stock		(49	)		(60	)
Noncontrolling interests		(75	)		–
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		8			–
Net payments for stock-based awards		(10	)		(7	)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based awards		4			–
Other		–			(3	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(493	)		546

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		1,096			(228	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		2,656			872
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	3,752		$	644

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

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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (Unaudited)

FCX Stockholders’ Equity

Mandatory

Accumu-

Convertible

lated

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Other

Held in Treasury

Total FCX

Number

Capital in

Accumu-

Compre-

Number

Stock-

Non-

At Par

Excess of

lated

hensive

holders’

controlling

Total

Value

Par Value

Deficit

Loss

Cost

Equity

Interests

Equity

(In Millions)

Balance at December 31, 2009

2,875

552

15,680

(5,805

)

(273

)

122

(3,413

)

9,119

1,638

10,757

Conversions of 6¾% Mandatory

Convertible Preferred Stock

)

(46

)

–

Exercised and issued stock-based

awards

–

Stock-based compensation

–

Tax benefit for stock-based awards

–

Tender of shares for stock-based

awards

–

(19

)

(19

)

–

(19

)

Dividends on common stock

–

(65

)

–

(65

)

–

(65

)

Dividends on preferred stock

–

(48

)

–

(48

)

–

(48

)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

–

(75

)

(75

)

Contributions from noncontrolling

interests

–

Comprehensive income:

Net income

–

945

–

945

270

1,215

Other comprehensive income,

net of taxes:

Defined benefit plans:

Amortization of unrecognized

amounts

–

Other comprehensive income

–

Total comprehensive income

–

948

270

1,218

Balance at March 31, 2010

2,829

553

15,783

(4,973

)

(270

)

122

(3,432

)

9,992

1,841

11,833

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 2009 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. All such adjustments are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010.

2.	EARNINGS PER SHARE

FCX’s basic net income per share of common stock was calculated by dividing net income attributable to common stock by the weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. 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,
	2010			2009
Net income	$	1,215		$	207
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(270	)		(104	)
Preferred dividends		(48	)		(60	)
Net income attributable to FCX common stockholders		897			43
Plus income impact of assumed conversion of:
6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock		48			–	a
5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stockb		–			–	c
Diluted net income attributable to FCX common
stockholders	$	945		$	43

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding		431			400
Add stock issuable upon conversion, exercise or
vesting of:
6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stockd		39			–	a
5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stockb		–			–	c
Dilutive stock options		2	e		–
Restricted stock		1			1
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding
for purposes of calculating diluted net income per share		473			401

Diluted net income per share attributable to
FCX common stockholders	$	2.00		$	0.11

a.	Preferred dividends of $48 million and additional shares of common stock of approximately 39 million shares for the 6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock were excluded for the three months ended March 31, 2009, because they were anti-dilutive.

b.	In September 2009, FCX called for the redemption of the remaining outstanding shares of its 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock.

c.	Preferred dividends of $12 million and additional shares of common stock of approximately 18 million shares for the 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock were excluded for the three months ended March 31, 2009, because they were anti-dilutive.

Preferred stock will automatically convert on May 1, 2010, into between approximately 39 million and 47 million shares of FCX common stock at a conversion rate that will be determined based on FCX’s common stock price. Prior to May 1, 2010, holders may convert at a conversion rate of 1.3716 into approximately 39 million shares of common stock.

e.	Potential additional shares of common stock of approximately three million were anti-dilutive.

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FCX’s convertible instruments are excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share of common stock when including the assumed conversion of these instruments results in an anti-dilutive effect on earnings per share (see footnotes a and c above).

Outstanding stock options with exercise prices greater than the average market price of FCX’s common stock during the period also are excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share of common stock. Excluded amounts were approximately two million stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $88.20 for first-quarter 2010, and approximately nine million stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $67.00 for first-quarter 2009.

3.	PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The components of net periodic benefit cost for pension and postretirement benefits follow (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2010			2009
Service cost	$	10		$	9
Interest cost		27			27
Expected return on plan assets		(23	)		(20	)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		5			8
Curtailments		–			(4	)
Special retirement benefits		–			(5	)
Net periodic benefit costs	$	19		$	15

Net periodic benefit costs increased by $4 million in first-quarter 2010 mainly as a result of the absence of the first-quarter 2009 gains on special retirement benefits and curtailments ($9 million) caused by the workforce reductions in connection with the fourth-quarter 2008 and first-quarter 2009 revised mine operating plans.

4.	INVENTORIES, AND MILL AND LEACH STOCKPILES

The components of inventories follow (in millions):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
Mining Operations:
Raw materials	$	1	$	1
Work-in-process		102		108
Finished goodsa		564		588
Atlantic Copper, S.A. (Atlantic Copper):
Raw materials (concentrates)		257		171
Work-in-process		234		227
Finished goods		13		15
Total product inventories		1,171		1,110
Total materials and supplies, netb		1,068		1,093
Total inventories	$	2,239	$	2,203

a.	Primarily includes copper concentrates, anodes, cathodes and rod, and molybdenum.

b.	Materials and supplies inventory is net of obsolescence reserves totaling $21 million at March 31, 2010, and December 31, 2009.

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A summary of mill and leach stockpiles follows (in millions):

	March 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
Current:
Mill stockpiles	$	62	$	46
Leach stockpiles		670		621
Total current mill and leach stockpiles	$	732	$	667

Long-terma:
Mill stockpiles	$	442	$	442
Leach stockpiles		878		879
Total long-term mill and leach stockpiles	$	1,320	$	1,321

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

FCX recorded charges for lower of cost or market (LCM) molybdenum inventory adjustments of $19 million ($19 million to net income attributable to FCX common stockholders or $0.05 per diluted share) during first-quarter 2009 resulting from lower molybdenum prices.

5.	INCOME TAXES

FCX’s first-quarter 2010 income tax provision resulted from taxes on international operations ($597 million) and U.S. operations ($81 million). The difference between FCX’s consolidated effective income tax rate of 36 percent and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35 percent was primarily attributable to the proportion of income earned in Indonesia, which was taxed at an effective tax rate of 43 percent.

FCX’s first-quarter 2009 income tax provision resulted from taxes on international operations ($330 million) and U.S. operations ($1 million). During first-quarter 2009, FCX did not record a tax benefit for losses generated in the U.S., and those losses could not be used to offset income generated from international operations. These factors, combined with the high proportion of income earned in Indonesia taxed at an effective tax rate of 42 percent, caused FCX’s consolidated effective income tax rate of 63 percent to be substantially higher than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35 percent.

6.	DEBT AND EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

During the first quarter of 2010, FCX purchased in the open market $133 million of its 8.25% Senior Notes for $145 million and $136 million of its 8.375% Senior Notes for $148 million. These open-market purchases resulted in losses on early extinguishment of debt totaling $27 million ($23 million to net income attributable to FCX common stockholders or $0.05 per diluted share).

Consolidated interest expense (before capitalization) totaled $151 million in first-quarter 2010 and $176 million in first-quarter 2009. Capitalized interest totaled $6 million in first-quarter 2010 and $45 million in first-quarter 2009. Lower capitalized interest in the 2010 period primarily reflects the completion of development activities for the initial project at FCX’s Tenke Fungurume mine.

During the first quarter of 2010, holders of FCX’s 6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock elected to convert 457,890 preferred shares into 628,039 shares of FCX common stock (conversion rate equal to 1.3716 shares of FCX common stock).

In May 2000, FCX’s Board of Directors (Board) adopted a shareholder rights plan. Under the rights plan, each share of outstanding common stock includes a purchase right that would become exercisable if a third party acquires (or announces it will acquire) 20 percent or more of FCX’s outstanding common stock without the approval of FCX’s Board. If such acquisition occurs, each purchase right (other than rights held by the third party) would entitle its holder to purchase FCX’s securities at a substantial discount. In February 2010, FCX’s Board adopted a resolution to allow the shareholder rights plan to expire in accordance with its terms on May 16, 2010.

Refer to Note 10 for further discussion of debt and equity transactions.

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7.	FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

FCX does not purchase, hold or sell derivative financial instruments unless there is an existing asset or obligation or if it anticipates a future activity that is likely to occur and will result in exposure to market risks and FCX intends to offset or mitigate such risks. FCX does not enter into any derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes, but has entered into derivative financial instruments in limited instances to achieve specific objectives. These objectives principally relate to managing risks associated with commodity price, foreign currency and interest rate risks. The fair values of FCX’s derivative financial instruments are based on widely published market prices.

A summary of unrealized gains recognized in income before income taxes and equity in affiliated companies’ net earnings for derivative financial instruments that are designated and qualify as fair value hedge transactions, along with the unrealized losses on the related hedged item (firm sales commitments) follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2010					2009
			Hedged					Hedged
	Derivative		Item			Derivative		Item
Commodity contracts:
Freeport-McMoRan Corporation’s (FMC)
copper futures and swap contractsa	$	2	$	(2	)	$	5	$	(5	)

a.	Amounts are recorded in revenues.

FCX realized gains, which are recorded in revenues, of $10 million during first-quarter 2010 and $3 million during first-quarter 2009 from matured derivative financial instruments that qualified for hedge accounting.

A summary of the realized and unrealized gains (losses) recognized in income before income taxes and equity in affiliated companies’ net earnings for derivative financial instruments, including embedded derivatives, which do not qualify as hedge transactions follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2010			2009
Commodity contracts:
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales contractsa	$	131		$	313
Embedded derivatives in provisional purchase contractsb		(2	)		1
Atlantic Copper’s copper forward contractsb		1			4
FMC’s copper futures and swap contractsa		–			32

a.	Amounts recorded in revenues.

b.	Amounts recorded in cost of sales as production and delivery costs.

A summary of the fair values of unsettled derivative financial instruments recorded on the consolidated balance sheet follows (in millions):

	March 31,			December 31,
	2010			2009
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Commodity contracts:
FMC’s copper futures and swap contracts:
Asset positiona	$	13		$	11

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Commodity contracts:
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchases contracts:b
Asset position	$	175		$	235
Liability position		(89	)		(70	)
Atlantic Copper’s copper forward contracts:
Asset positiona		1			1
Liability positionc		(1	)		–
FMC’s copper futures and swap contracts:d
Asset positiona		1			2

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a.	Amounts recorded in other current assets.

b.	Amounts recorded either as a net accounts receivable or a net accounts payable.

c.	Amounts recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

d.	At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, FCX had received $6 million from brokers associated with margin requirements (recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities).

Commodity Contracts. From time to time, FCX has entered into forward, futures and swap contracts to hedge the market risk associated with fluctuations in the prices of commodities it purchases and sells. Derivative financial instruments used by FCX to manage its risks do not contain credit risk-related contingent provisions. As of March 31, 2010, FCX had no price protection contracts relating to its mine production. A discussion of FCX’s derivative commodity contracts and programs follows.

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments – Fair Value Hedges

Copper Futures and Swap Contracts. Some of FMC’s U.S. copper rod customers request a fixed market price instead of the New York Mercantile Exchange (COMEX) average copper price in the month of shipment. FCX hedges this price exposure in a manner that allows it to receive the COMEX average price in the month of shipment while the customers pay the fixed price they requested. FCX accomplishes this by entering into copper futures and swap contracts and then liquidating the copper futures contracts and settling the copper swap contracts during the month of shipment, which generally results in FCX receiving the COMEX average copper price in the month of shipment. Hedge gains or losses from these copper futures and swap contracts are recorded in revenues. FCX did not have any significant gains or losses during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, resulting from hedge ineffectiveness. At March 31, 2010, FCX held copper futures and swap contracts that qualified for hedge accounting for 43 million pounds at an average price of $3.25 per pound, with maturities through February 2011.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

Embedded derivatives and derivative financial instruments that do not meet the criteria to qualify for hedge accounting are discussed below.

Embedded Derivatives. As described in Note 1 to FCX’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K under “Revenue Recognition,” certain FCX copper concentrate, copper cathode and gold sales contracts provide for provisional pricing primarily based on London Metal Exchange (LME) or COMEX prices at the time of shipment as specified in the contract. Similarly, FCX purchases copper and molybdenum under contracts that provide for provisional pricing (molybdenum purchases are based on an average Metals Week Molybdenum Oxide price). FCX applies the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception in accordance with derivatives and hedge accounting guidance to the host sales agreements since the contracts do not allow for net settlement and always result in physical delivery. Sales and purchases with a provisional sales price contain an embedded derivative (i.e., the price settlement mechanism that is settled after the time of delivery) that is required to be bifurcated from the host contract. The host contract is the sale or purchase of the metals contained in the concentrates or cathodes at the then-current LME or COMEX price (copper), London Bullion Market Association price (gold) or the average Metals Week Molybdenum Oxide price (molybdenum) as defined in the contract. Mark-to-market price fluctuations recorded through the settlement date are reflected in revenues for sales contracts and in cost of sales as production and delivery costs for purchase contracts. At March 31, 2010, FCX had embedded derivatives on 640 million pounds of copper sales at an average price of $3.53 per pound, with maturities through August 2010; 224 thousand ounces of gold sales at an average price of $1,113 per ounce, with maturities through May 2010; 275 million pounds of copper purchases at an average price of $3.53 per pound, with maturities through June 2010; and 247 thousand pounds of molybdenum purchases at an average price of $16.38 per pound, with maturities through April 2010.

Copper Forward Contracts. Atlantic Copper enters into forward copper contracts designed to hedge its copper price risk whenever its physical purchases and sales pricing periods do not match. These economic hedge transactions are intended to hedge against changes in copper prices, with the mark-to-market hedging gains or losses recorded in cost of sales. At March 31, 2010, Atlantic Copper held net forward copper purchase contracts for one million pounds at an average price of $3.39 per pound, with maturities through May 2010.

In April 2009, FCX entered into copper forward sales contracts to lock in prices at an average of $1.86 per pound on 355 million pounds of PT Freeport Indonesia’s provisionally priced copper sales at March 31, 2009, which final priced from April 2009 through July 2009. These economic hedge transactions were intended to reduce short-term price volatility in earnings and cash flows. Gains and losses for these economic hedge transactions were recorded

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in revenues. FCX has not entered into additional forward sales contracts since April 2009 for its provisionally priced copper sales, but may enter into future transactions to lock in pricing on provisionally priced sales from time to time. However, FCX does not intend to change its long-standing policy of not hedging future copper production.

Copper Futures and Swap Contracts. In addition to the contracts discussed above that qualify for fair value hedge accounting, FCX also has similar contracts with FMC’s U.S. copper rod customers that do not qualify for hedge accounting because of certain terms in the sales contracts. Gains and losses for these economic hedge transactions are recorded in revenues. At March 31, 2010, FCX held copper futures and swap contracts for two million pounds at an average price of $2.87 per pound, with maturities through December 2010.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts. As a global company, FCX transacts business in many countries and in many currencies. Foreign currency transactions at FCX’s international subsidiaries increase its risks because exchange rates can change between the time agreements are made and the time foreign currency transactions are settled. FCX may hedge or protect its international subsidiaries’ foreign currency transactions from time to time by entering into forward exchange contracts to lock in or minimize the effects of fluctuations in exchange rates. FCX had no outstanding foreign currency exchange contracts at March 31, 2010.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts. From time to time, FCX or its subsidiaries may enter into interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to interest rate changes and to achieve a desired proportion of fixed-rate versus floating-rate debt based on current and projected market conditions. FCX may enter into interest rate swap contracts to lock in an interest rate considered to be favorable in order to protect against its exposure to variability in future interest payments attributable to increases in interest rates of the designated floating-rate debt. In some situations, FCX may enter into fixed-to-floating interest rate swap contracts to protect against changes in the fair value of the underlying fixed-rate debt that result from market interest rate changes and to take advantage of lower interest rates. FCX had no outstanding interest rate swap contracts at March 31, 2010.

Credit Risk. FCX is exposed to credit loss when financial institutions with which FCX has entered into derivative transactions (commodity, foreign exchange and interest rate swaps) are unable to pay. To minimize the risk of such losses, FCX uses highly rated financial institutions that meet certain requirements. FCX also periodically reviews the creditworthiness of these institutions to ensure that they are maintaining their credit ratings. FCX does not anticipate that any of the financial institutions it deals with will default on their obligations. As of March 31, 2010, FCX did not have any significant credit exposure associated with derivative transactions.

Other Financial Instruments. Other financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, trust assets, available-for-sale securities, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, dividends payable, Rio Tinto share of joint venture cash flows and long-term debt. Refer to Note 8 for the fair values of these financial instruments.

8.	FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

Fair value accounting guidance includes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 inputs) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2

Quoted prices in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means; and

Level 3

Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

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A summary of FCX’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):

	Fair Value at March 31, 2010
	Total			Level 1			Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	2,151		$	2,151		$	–	$	–
Time deposits		1,521			1,521			–		–
Certificates of deposit		13			13			–		–
Total cash equivalents		3,685			3,685			–		–

Trust assets (current and long-term):a
U.S. core fixed income fund		40			–			40		–
Government mortgage-backed securities		31			–			31		–
Asset-backed securities		22			–			22		–
Corporate bonds		22			–			22		–
Money market funds		20			20			–		–
Government bonds and notes		12			–			12		–
Total trust assets		147			20			127		–

Available-for-sale securities:b
Time deposits		49			49			–		–
Money market funds		10			10			–		–
Equity securities		5			5			–		–
Corporate bonds		4			–			4		–
Total available-for-sale securities		68			64			4		–

Derivatives:
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales		175			175			–		–
Copper futures and swap contracts		14			14			–		–
Copper forward contracts		1			1			–		–
Total derivatives		190			190			–		–

Total assets	$	4,090		$	3,959		$	131	$	–

Liabilities
Derivatives:
Embedded derivatives in provisional purchases	$	(89	)	$	(89	)	$	–	$	–
Copper forward contracts		(1	)		(1	)		–		–
Total derivative liabilities	$	(90	)	$	(90	)	$	–	$	–

a.	At the end of first-quarter 2010, FCX reevaluated its level determinations and transferred $127 million from Level 1 to Level 2.

b.	At the end of first-quarter 2010, FCX reevaluated its level determinations and transferred $4 million from Level 1 to Level 2.

Valuation Techniques

Money market funds, time deposits and certificates of deposit are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.

Fixed income securities (government and agency securities, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities and U.S. core fixed income fund) are valued using a bid evaluation or a mid evaluation. A bid evaluation is an estimated price at which a dealer would pay for a security. A mid evaluation is the average of the estimated price at which a dealer would sell a security and the estimated price at which a dealer would pay for a security. These evaluations are based on quoted prices, if available, or models that use observable inputs and, as such, are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Equity securities are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded and as such are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

FCX’s embedded derivatives on provisional copper concentrate, copper cathode and gold purchases and sales are valued using quoted market prices based on the forward LME or COMEX prices (copper) and the London Bullion Market Association price (gold) and, as such, are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. FCX’s embedded derivatives on provisional molybdenum purchases are valued based on the latest average weekly Metals Week Molybdenum Dealer Oxide prices and, as such, are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

FCX’s derivative financial instruments for copper futures and swap contracts and forward contracts are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets (refer to Note 7 for further discussion).

The carrying value for certain FCX financial instruments, (i.e., accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, dividends payable, and Rio Tinto’s share of joint venture cash flows) approximate fair value, and therefore, have been excluded from the table below. A summary of the carrying amount and fair value of FCX’s other financial instruments follows (in millions):

	At March 31, 2010						At December 31, 2009
	Carrying			Fair			Carrying			Fair
	Amount			Value			Amount			Value
Cash and cash equivalentsa	$	3,752		$	3,752		$	2,656		$	2,656
Derivatives included in accounts receivablea		175			175			235			235
Trust assets (current and long-term)a, b		147			147			146			146
Available-for-sale securities (current and
long-term)a, b		68			68			74			74
Derivative assetsa, c		15			15			14			14
Derivatives included in accounts payable and
accrued liabilitiesa		(90	)		(90	)		(70	)		(70	)
Long-term debt (including amounts due
within one year)d		(6,065	)		(6,543	)		(6,346	)		(6,735	)

a.	Recorded at fair value.

b.	Current portion included in other current assets and long-term portion included in other assets.

c.	Included in other current assets.

d.	Recorded at cost except for long-term debt acquired in the Phelps Dodge Corporation acquisition, which was recorded at fair value at the acquisition date. Fair value of substantially all of FCX’s long-term debt is estimated based on quoted market prices.

9.	NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820), Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued accounting guidance intended to improve disclosures related to fair value measurements. This guidance requires significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements to be disclosed separately along with the reasons for the transfers. Additionally, in the reconciliation for the fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), separate information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements must be presented (cannot net as one number). This guidance also provides clarification for existing disclosures on (i) level of disaggregation and (ii) inputs and valuation techniques. In addition, this guidance includes conforming amendments for employers’ disclosure of postretirement benefit plan assets. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the rollforward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years.

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10.	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On March 2, 2010, FCX announced its intent to redeem all of its $1 billion of outstanding Senior Floating Rates Notes due 2015 on April 1, 2010, which was reflected as current liabilities as of March 31, 2010. Holders received 101 percent of the principal amount together with accrued and unpaid interest. FCX expects to record an approximate $22 million loss on early extinguishment of debt in the second quarter of 2010 in connection with this redemption.

From April 1, 2010, through May 6, 2010, FCX made open-market purchases of $51 million of its 8.25% Senior Notes for $55 million, which are in addition to the purchases discussed in Note 6. FCX expects to record an approximate $5 million loss on early extinguishment of debt in second-quarter 2010 in connection with these open-market purchases.

During April 2010, holders of FCX’s 6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock elected to convert 787,158 preferred shares into 1,079,615 shares of FCX common stock (conversion rate equal to 1.3716 shares of FCX common stock). On May 1, 2010, the remaining 28 million shares of FCX’s 6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock were automatically converted into 38 million shares of FCX common stock (conversion rate equal to 1.3716 shares of FCX common stock).

In April 2010, the Board authorized an increase in the cash dividend on common stock from an annual rate of $0.60 per share to $1.20 per share ($0.30 per share quarterly), with the first quarterly dividend expected to be paid on August 1, 2010.

FCX evaluated events after March 31, 2010, and through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued, and determined any events or transactions occurring during this period that would require recognition or disclosure are appropriately addressed in these consolidated financial statements.

11.	BUSINESS SEGMENTS

FCX has organized its operations into five primary divisions – North America copper mines, South America mining, Indonesia mining, Africa mining and Molybdenum operations. Notwithstanding this structure, FCX internally reports information on a mine-by-mine basis. Therefore, FCX concluded that its operating segments include individual mines. Operating segments that meet certain thresholds are reportable segments. Further discussion of the reportable segments included in FCX’s primary operating divisions, as well as FCX’s other reportable segments – Rod & Refining and Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining – follows.

North America Copper Mines. FCX has six operating copper mines in North America – Morenci, Sierrita, Bagdad, Safford and Miami in Arizona, and Tyrone in New Mexico. The North America copper mines include open-pit mining, sulfide ore concentrating, leaching, and solution extraction and electrowinning (SX/EW) operations. A majority of the copper produced at the North America copper mines is cast into copper rod by FCX’s Rod & Refining operations. The North America copper mines include the Morenci copper mine as a reportable segment.

Morenci. The Morenci open-pit mine, located in southeastern Arizona, primarily produces copper cathodes. FCX owns an 85 percent undivided interest in Morenci through an unincorporated joint venture. The Morenci mine produces approximately 40 percent of FCX’s North America copper.

Other Mines. Other mines include FCX’s other operating southwestern U.S. copper mines – Sierrita, Bagdad, Safford, Miami and Tyrone – and its southwestern U.S. copper mines that are currently on care-and-maintenance status. In addition to copper, the Sierrita and Bagdad mines produce molybdenum concentrates as a by-product.

South America. South America mining includes four operating copper mines – 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 and SX/EW operations. South America mining 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 as a by-product. FCX owns a 53.56 percent interest in Cerro Verde. The Cerro Verde mine produces approximately 50 percent of FCX’s South America copper.

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Other Mines. Other mines include FCX’s Chilean copper mines – Candelaria, Ojos del Salado and El Abra. In addition to copper, the Candelaria and Ojos del Salado mines produce gold and silver as by-products. 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.

Indonesia. Indonesia mining includes PT Freeport Indonesia’s Grasberg minerals district. PT Freeport Indonesia produces copper concentrates, which contain significant quantities of gold and silver. FCX owns 90.64 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia, including 9.36 percent owned through PT Indocopper Investama. 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.

Africa. Africa mining includes the Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mining concessions in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Tenke Fungurume mine includes open-pit mining, leaching and SX/EW operations. In addition to copper, the Tenke Fungurume mine produces cobalt hydroxide. Copper cathode production commenced in March 2009, and the first copper cathode was sold in second-quarter 2009. FCX owns an effective 57.75 percent interest in Tenke Fungurume.

Molybdenum. The Molybdenum segment is an integrated producer of molybdenum, with mining, sulfide ore concentrating, 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, and includes the wholly owned Henderson molybdenum mine in Colorado and related conversion facilities. The Henderson underground mine produces high-purity, chemical-grade molybdenum concentrates, which are typically further processed into value-added molybdenum chemical products. This segment also includes a sales company that purchases and sells molybdenum from the Henderson mine as well as from FCX’s North and South America copper mines that produce molybdenum as a by-product. 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. The Molybdenum segment also includes FCX’s wholly owned Climax molybdenum mine in Colorado, which has been on care-and-maintenance status since 1995.

Rod & Refining. The Rod & Refining segment consists of copper conversion facilities located in North America, and includes a refinery, three rod mills and a specialty copper products facility. These operations process copper produced at the North America mines and purchased copper into copper cathode, rod and custom copper shapes. At times these operations refine copper and produce 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.

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. PT Freeport Indonesia sells copper concentrate and the South America copper mines sell copper concentrate and cathode to Atlantic Copper.

Intersegment Sales. Intersegment sales between FCX’s operations are based on similar arms-length transactions with third parties at the time of the sale. Intersegment sales 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.

Allocations. FCX allocates certain operating costs, expenses and capital expenditures to the operating divisions and individual segments. However, not all costs and expenses applicable to a mine or operation are allocated. All U.S. federal and state income taxes are recorded and managed at the corporate level, whereas foreign income taxes are recorded and managed at the applicable mine or operation. In addition, most exploration and research activities are managed at the corporate level, and those costs along with some selling, general and administrative costs are not allocated to the operating divisions or segments. 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 Copper Mines									South America						Indonesia			Africa
																												Atlantic			Corporate,
																												Copper			Other &
				Other						Cerro		Other										Molyb-			Rod &			Smelting			Elimi-			FCX
	Morenci			Mines			Total			Verde		Mines		Total		Grasberg			Tenke			denum			Refining			& Refining			nations			Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	9		$	15		$	24		$	458	$	497	$	955	$	1,161	a	$	249		$	275		$	1,066		$	633		$	–		$	4,363
Intersegment		356			674			1,030			83		31		114		298			–			–			7			–			(1,449	)		–
Production and delivery		146			318			464			171		205		376		475			110			185			1,067			628			(1,387	)		1,918
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		42			40			82			34		27		61		63			30			13			2			10			10			271
Selling, general and administrative expenses		–			–			–			–		–		–		29			–			3			–			6			57			95
Exploration and research expenses		–			–			–			–		–		–		–			–			1			–			–			30			31
Operating income (loss)		177			331			508			336		296		632		892			109			73			4			(11	)		(159	)		2,048

Interest expense, net		2			3			5			–		–		–		–			2			–			–			2			136			145
Provision for income taxes		–			–			–			105		92		197		393			25			–			–			–			63			678
Total assets at March 31, 2010		1,897			4,194			6,091			4,294		2,803		7,097		4,896			3,431			1,745			347			1,207			2,299			27,113
Capital expenditures		3			16			19			12		36		48		98			39			7			1			9			10			231


Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
Revenues:
Unaffiliated customers	$	21		$	23		$	44		$	246	$	338	$	584	$	920	a	$	–		$	146		$	613		$	292		$	3		$	2,602
Intersegment		212			362			574			77		41		118		202			–			–			6			–			(900	)		–
Production and delivery		190			363			553			149		218		367		350			16			119			614			293			(750	)		1,562
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		36			39			75			35		30		65		65			3			9			2			8			5			232
Lower of cost or market inventory adjustments		–			–			–			–		–		–		–			–			19			–			–			–			19
Selling, general and administrative expenses		–			–			–			–		–		–		18			–			4			–			2			38			62
Exploration and research expenses		–			–			–			–		–		–		–			–			–			–			–			30			30
Restructuring and other charges		24			(2	)		22			–		6		6		–			–			(1	)		(2	)		–			–			25
Operating income (loss)		(17	)		(15	)		(32	)		139		125		264		689			(19	)		(4	)		5			(11	)		(220	)		672

Interest expense, net		1			2			3			–		1		1		1			–			–			–			1			125			131
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		–			–			–			47		37		84		288			(1	)		–			–			–			(40	)		331
Total assets at March 31, 2009		2,079			4,072