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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Reports Second-Quarter and Six-Month 2006 Results.


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HIGHLIGHTS

--Second-quarter 2006 net income of $367 million, $1.74 per share, compared with net income of $175 million, $0.91 per share, for the second quarter of 2005.

--Second-quarter 2006 sales for PT Freeport Freeport, city, Bahamas
Freeport, city (1990 pop. 25,115), Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. A popular resort area, it developed out of a 1955 agreement between the Bahamian colonial government and a private development company to create a free port and
 Indonesia Indonesia (ĭn'dənē`zhə), officially Republic of Indonesia, republic (2005 est. pop. 241,974,000), c.735,000 sq mi (1,903,650 sq km), SE Asia, in the Malay Archipelago.  (PT-FI), FCX's Indonesian mining unit, totaled 220.1 million pounds of copper and 278.0 thousand ounces of gold, compared with 313.7 million pounds and 616.4 thousand ounces in the second quarter of 2005.

--Projected annual sales for 2006 approximate ap·prox·i·mate
v.
To bring together, as cut edges of tissue.

adj.
1. Relating to the contact surfaces, either proximal or distal, of two adjacent teeth; proximate.

2. Close together.
 1.2 billion pounds of copper and 1.7 million ounces of gold.

--FCX's operating cash flows Operating cash flow

Earnings before depreciation minus taxes. Measures the cash generated from operations, not counting capital spending or working capital requirements.
 totaled $500 million for the second quarter of 2006. Assuming average prices of $3.00 per pound of copper and $600 per ounce ounce, in zoology
ounce, in zoology: see leopard.
ounce, unit of measurement
ounce: see English units of measurement.
 of gold in the second half of 2006, full-year operating cash flows would approximate $1.6 billion. Second-quarter 2006 capital expenditures totaled approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 $58 million and are estimated to approximate $250 million for the year.

--Total debt as of June June: see month.  30, 2006, approximated $1.1 billion, $714 million net of $358 million of cash. Total debt was reduced by $184 million during the first six months of 2006.

--Common stock dividends during the second quarter of 2006 totaled $199 million, $1.0625 per share, including $140 million ($0.75 per share) for a supplemental dividend paid on June 30, 2006.

--Second-quarter 2006 purchases of FCX common stock totaled 2.0 million shares for $100 million, averaging $49.94 per share.

--During the first six months of 2006, FCX completed financial transactions totaling $636 million, including $184 million in debt reductions and $452 million in cash to shareholders ($352 million, $1.875 per share, in common stock dividends and $100 million in common stock purchases).

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) reported second-quarter 2006 net income applicable to common stock of $367.3 million, $1.74 per share, compared with net income of $175.2 million, $0.91 per share, for the second quarter of 2005. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, FCX reported net income of $618.9 million, $2.97 per share, compared with $305.6 million, $1.62 per share, in the 2005 period. Net income for the second quarter and first six months of 2006 included a gain of $8.6 million ($0.04 per share) from the disposition Act of disposing; transferring to the care or possession of another. The parting with, alienation of, or giving up of property. The final settlement of a matter and, with reference to decisions announced by a court, a judge's ruling is commonly referred to as disposition, regardless of  of land owned by Atlantic Copper, FCX's wholly owned Spanish Spanish, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, issuing from Spanish Lake, S Ont., Canada, NW of Sudbury, and flowing generally S through Biskotasi and Agnew lakes to Lake Huron opposite Manitoulin island. There are several hydroelectric stations on the river.  smelting smelting, in metallurgy, any process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore. Smelting processes vary in detail depending on the nature of the ore and the metal involved, but they are typified in the use of the blast furnace.  unit. Net income for the first six months of 2006 also included losses of $38.1 million ($0.17 per share) on debt reductions.
SUMMARY FINANCIAL TABLE
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                                                  Second Quarter
                                            --------------------------
                                                2006           2005
                                            -----------    -----------
                                              (In Thousands, Except
                                                Per Share Amounts)
----------------------------------------    --------------------------
Revenues                                    $1,426,202       $902,909
Operating income                               739,327        430,443
Net income applicable to common stock(b)       367,255        175,247
Diluted net income per share of common
 stock(c)                                        $1.74          $0.91

Diluted average common shares
 outstanding(c)                                222,111        219,990


                                                    Six Months
                                            --------------------------
                                                2006           2005
                                            -----------    -----------
                                              (In Thousands, Except
                                                Per Share Amounts)
----------------------------------------    --------------------------
Revenues                                    $2,512,324 (a) $1,705,974
Operating income                             1,271,077        788,042
Net income applicable to common stock(b)       618,905 (a)    305,642
Diluted net income per share of common
 stock(c)                                        $2.97 (a)      $1.62

Diluted average common shares
 outstanding(c)                                221,794        220,516
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(a) Includes a loss on the redemption of Gold-Denominated Preferred
    Stock, Series II totaling $69.0 million ($36.6 million to net
    income or $0.17 per share).
(b) After preferred dividends.
(c) Reflects assumed conversion of FCX's 7% Convertible Senior Notes
    and 5 1/2% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock. See Note f on
    page III.


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James, in the Gospel of St. Luke, kinsman of St. Jude. The original does not specify the relationship.
James, rivers, United States
James.
 R. Moffett Moffett may refer to:
  • Moffett, Oklahoma, a US town
  • USS Moffett (DD-362), a US Navy destroyer
  • Moffett (surname), people with the surname Moffett
See also
  • Moffett Federal Airfield
  • Moffatt
, Chairman of the Board of FCX, and Richard Ri·chard   , Joseph Henri Maurice Known as "Rocket." 1921-2000.

Canadian hockey player. A right wing for the Montreal Canadiens (1942-1960), he led his team to eight Stanley Cup championships and was the first player to score 50 goals in a
 C. Adkerson, President and Chief Executive Officer of FCX, said, "The combination of our world-class world-class
adj.
1. Ranking among the foremost in the world; of an international standard of excellence; of the highest order: a world-class figure skater.

2.
 Grasberg operations and positive copper and gold markets continues to provide strong financial results. Favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 market conditions for our commodities are enabling us to return significant cash to our shareholders while we are taking actions to strengthen our balance sheet. The outlook for our business is positive. We are committed to realizing long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
 values for our shareholders by producing our Grasberg open pit and underground resources in a safe and cost efficient manner and by continuing to add to these resources through our ongoing exploration and development activities."

PT-FI PRODUCTION AND SALES

PT-FI mined lower grade ore ore, metal-bearing mineral mass that can be profitably mined. Nearly all rock deposits contain some metallic minerals, but in many cases the concentration of metal is too low to justify mining the ore.  and reported lower production and sales in the second quarter of 2006 than in the second quarter of 2005. PT-FI's share of second-quarter 2006 production totaled 237.1 million pounds of copper and 307.3 thousand ounces of gold. PT-FI experienced weather-related shipping delays at the end of June, resulting in PT-FI's share of second-quarter 2006 copper sales of 220.1 million pounds being lower than the previous estimate of 235.0 million pounds announced on June 5, 2006. PT-FI's share of second-quarter 2006 gold sales of 278.0 thousand ounces slightly exceeded the previous estimate of 275.0 thousand ounces. As previously reported, in May 2006 PT-FI encountered a relatively small section of ore in the "6 North" pushback push·back  
n.
1. A device or mechanism that affords movement of another object backwards: the pushback on a subway door.

2. Forced movement of troops back from the line.
 with abnormally ab·nor·mal  
adj.
Not typical, usual, or regular; not normal; deviant.



[Alteration (influenced by ab-1) of obsolete anormal, from Medieval Latin
 high clay clay, common name for a number of fine-grained, earthy materials that become plastic when wet. Chemically, clays are hydrous aluminum silicates, ordinarily containing impurities, e.g., potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, or iron, in small amounts.  content, which adversely affected ore flow, mill recoveries and concentrate grades. Operations improved during June as PT-FI gained access to better ore types.
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                                                  Second Quarter
                                            --------------------------
                                               2006           2005
----------------------------------------    -----------    -----------
Copper (000s of recoverable pounds):
  Production                                   237,100        302,300
  Sales                                        220,100        313,700
  Average realized price per pound               $3.33          $1.53
Gold (recoverable ounces):
  Production                                   307,300        591,300
  Sales                                        278,000        616,400
  Average realized price per ounce             $613.77        $428.23


                                                    Six Months
                                            --------------------------
                                               2006           2005
----------------------------------------    -----------    -----------
Copper (000s of recoverable pounds):
  Production                                   458,400        637,900
  Sales                                        445,300        641,800
  Average realized price per pound               $3.27          $1.54
Gold (recoverable ounces):
  Production                                   769,100      1,200,700
  Sales                                        750,500      1,211,700
  Average realized price per ounce             $492.73 (a)    $427.54
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(a) Amount was $585.34 before revenue reduction resulting from
    redemption of FCX's Gold-Denominated Preferred Stock, Series II.


In the second quarter of 2006, copper ore grades Ore grade is a measure that describes the concentration of a valuable natural material (such as metals or minerals) in its surrounding ore. Ore grade is used to assess the economic feasibility of a mining operation: the cost of extracting a natural material from its ore is directly  averaged 0.72 percent and recovery rates averaged 84.1 percent, compared with 0.98 percent and 87.4 percent for the second quarter of 2005. Gold ore grades averaged 0.67 grams per metric ton (g/t) and recovery rates averaged 76.4 percent in the second quarter of 2006, compared with 1.43 g/t and 83.8 percent for the second quarter of 2005. Average ore grades are expected to improve in the second half of 2006 with the highest grades expected to be mined in the fourth quarter.

Mill throughput The speed with which a computer processes data. It is a combination of internal processing speed, peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system and other system software all working together.

1.
, which varies depending on ore types being processed, averaged 223,700 metric tons (Transparent Optical Networking Services) A marketing term for providing dark fiber to a customer. The customer is responsible for generating the transmission signal and interpreting it at the other end. See dark fiber.  of ore per day in the second quarter of 2006 compared with 211,800 metric tons of ore in the second quarter of 2005. Mill rates are expected to average over 220,000 metric tons of ore per day in the second half of 2006.

Production from PT-FI's Deep Ore Zone (DOZ DOZ Dozen
Doz Dozent (German)
DOZ Description Out of Zip
) underground mine averaged 47,200 metric tons of ore per day in the second quarter of 2006, representing 21 percent of mill throughput. DOZ continues to perform above design capacity of 35,000 metric tons of ore per day. PT-FI is expanding the capacity of the DOZ underground operation to a sustained rate of 50,000 metric tons per day with the installation of a second crusher crusher, machine used to reduce materials such as ore, coal, stone, and slag to particle sizes that are convenient for their intended uses. Crushers operate by slowly applying a large force to the material to be reduced.  and additional ventilation ventilation, process of supplying fresh air to an enclosed space and removing from it air contaminated by odors, gases, or smoke.

Proper ventilation requires also that there be a movement or circulation of the air within the space and that the temperature and
, expected to be completed in mid- mid-
pref.
Middle: midbrain. 
2007. PT-FI is completing plans that are anticipated to expand the capacity of the DOZ mine to 80,000 metric tons per day. The DOZ mine is one of the world's largest underground mines.

Realized copper prices more than doubled to an average of $3.33 per pound in the second quarter of 2006 from $1.53 per pound in the second quarter of 2005. The spot copper price on the London Metal Exchange London Metal Exchange (LME)

A market for trading base metals, where traded options contracts are available against the underlying futures contract.
 (LME See London Metal Exchange.

LME

See London Metal Exchange (LME).
) closed at $3.56 per pound on July July: see month.  17, 2006. Realized gold prices improved by 43 percent to an average of $613.77 per ounce in the second quarter of 2006 from $428.23 per ounce in the second quarter of 2005. The London London, city, Canada
London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826.
 P.M. gold fixing Gold fixing

The process of determining the price of gold based on supply and demand forces of the market; which occurs twice daily in London.
 price closed at $652.50 per ounce on July 17, 2006.

FCX's concentrate sales for the second quarter of 2006 included 185.1 million pounds of copper, priced at an average of $3.34 per pound, subject to final pricing over the next several months. Each $0.05 change in the price realized from the June 30 price would result in an approximate $5 million effect on FCX's 2006 net income. Second-quarter 2006 adjustments to concentrate sales recognized in prior quarters increased revenues by $146.6 million ($77.7 million to net income or $0.35 per share) compared with $12.6 million ($6.7 million to net income or $0.03 per share) in the second quarter of 2005.

PT-FI's share of annual sales in 2006 is currently projected to approximate 1.2 billion pounds of copper and 1.7 million ounces of gold, compared with previous estimates of 1.3 billion pounds and 1.7 million ounces. The reduction in estimated copper sales primarily reflects the operational issues experienced in the second quarter and the impact of mine plan revisions ReVisions is a 2004 anthology of alternate history short-stories. It is edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Isaac Szpindel. Contents

Title Author
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 to incorporate geotechnical data. Efforts are under way to improve productivity of mining activities which would increase mining rates and advance timing of metal production. At the Grasberg mine The Grasberg mine is the largest gold mine and the third largest copper mine in the world. It is located in the province of Papua in Indonesia near , and is owned by the Freeport-McMoRan company based out of the United States (90. , the sequencing in mining areas with varying ore grades causes fluctuations in the timing of ore production, resulting in varying quarterly and annual sales of copper and gold. During 2006, approximately 63 percent of copper and 55 percent of gold sales are expected in the second half of the year, including 280.0 million pounds of copper and 320.0 thousand ounces of gold in the third quarter of 2006 and 475.0 million pounds of copper and 610.0 thousand ounces of gold in the fourth quarter of 2006. The achievement of PT-FI's sales estimates will be dependent, among other factors, on the achievement of targeted mining rates, the successful operation of PT-FI production facilities and the impact of weather conditions at the end of fiscal periods on concentrate loading activities.

PT-FI's mine plans are based on latest available data and studies, which take into account factors such as mining and milling rates, ore grades and recoveries, economic conditions and geologic/geotechnical considerations. PT-FI updates these plans to incorporate new data and conditions, with the objective of operating safely, managing risks and maximizing max·i·mize  
tr.v. max·i·mized, max·i·miz·ing, max·i·miz·es
1. To increase or make as great as possible:
 economic values. While ongoing analyses may alter current expectations, PT-FI's five-year mine plan has been revised as follows:
PT-FI's Share of Sales
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                  Previous Estimate              Current Estimate
----------    --------------------------    --------------------------
                Copper          Gold          Copper          Gold
              billion lbs    million ozs    billion lbs    million ozs
----------    --------------------------    --------------------------
2006                1.3            1.7            1.2            1.7
2007                1.2            2.0            1.1            1.8
2008                1.5            2.4            1.4            1.9
2009                1.2            1.6            1.2            1.8
2010                1.3            1.9            1.3            2.1
----------    --------------------------    --------------------------
Total               6.5            9.6            6.2            9.3
----------    --------------------------    --------------------------
5-Year Average      1.3            1.9           1.24            1.9
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Percent Change of Total                          (4.6)%         (3.1)%
----------------------------------------------------------------------


These revisions include updated estimates for 2006 and design changes to incorporate recent geotechnical data, resulting in deferral deferral - Waiting for quiet on the Ethernet.  of production of certain high-grade High-grade

Credit quality of AAA or AA.


high-grade

Of, relating to, or being a bond with little risk of default on the part of the issuer. High-grade is usually reserved for bonds rated AAA or AA by the rating services.
 ore from 2007 and 2008 into future periods. The revised mine plans also incorporate an anticipated expansion of the DOZ underground mine to 80,000 metric tons of ore per day, which would accelerate the production of high grade ore from DOZ. The preliminary economics of this project appear highly attractive. The mine plan changes affect the timing of metal production and do not impact ultimate recoverable reserves. PT-FI's initiatives to improve productivity and mining rates are an important factor in the ability to meet or potentially to exceed these plans.

PT-FI is also continuing to analyze an·a·lyze
v.
1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations.

2. To separate a chemical substance into its constituent elements to determine their nature or proportions.

3.
 its longer range mine plans to assess the optimal design of the Grasberg open pit, which may affect the timing of development of the Grasberg underground block cave ore body. PT-FI's previous plan included the transition from the Grasberg open pit to the Grasberg block cave ore body in 2015. PT-FI expects to complete the current studies on longer range plans by year-end year-end also year·end
n.
The end of a year.

adj.
Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.

Noun 1.
 2006.
UNIT NET CASH COSTS
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                                                  Second Quarter
                                            --------------------------
                                               2006           2005
----------------------------------------    -----------    -----------
Per pound of copper:
Site production and delivery, after
 adjustments                                     $1.23          $0.71
Gold and silver credits                          (0.85)         (0.87)
Treatment charges                                 0.49 (a)       0.21
Royalties                                         0.11           0.06
                                            -----------    -----------
  Unit net cash costs (b)                        $0.98          $0.11


                                                    Six Months
                                            --------------------------
                                               2006           2005
----------------------------------------    -----------    -----------
Per pound of copper:
Site production and delivery, after
 adjustments                                     $1.23          $0.65
Gold and silver credits                          (1.07)         (0.83)
Treatment charges                                 0.43 (a)       0.21
Royalties                                         0.09           0.06
                                            -----------    -----------
  Unit net cash costs (b)                        $0.68          $0.09
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(a) Includes $0.07 per pound in the second quarter and $0.03 per pound
    in the six-month period for adjustments to prior periods'
    concentrate sales subject to final pricing to reflect the impact
    on treatment charges resulting from the increase in copper prices.
(b) For a reconciliation of unit net cash costs per pound to
    production and delivery costs applicable to sales reported in
    FCX's consolidated financial statements refer to the attached
    presentation, "Product Revenues and Production Costs."


PT-FI's unit net cash costs, including gold and silver credits, averaged $0.98 per pound of copper during the second quarter of 2006, compared with $0.11 per pound in the 2005 quarter. The higher unit site production and delivery costs in the 2006 period primarily reflected lower sales volumes resulting from mine sequencing in the Grasberg open pit, higher treatment charges and royalties Not to be confused with Royal family.

Royalties (sometimes, running royalties) are usage-based payments made by one party (the "licensee") to another (the "licensor") for ongoing use of an asset, most typically an intellectual property (IP) right.
 attributable attributable

emanating from or pertaining to attribute.


attributable proportion
see attributable risk (below).

attributable risk
 to increased copper prices, the impact of changes in accounting for stripping costs and higher input costs, including energy. Unit site production and delivery costs will vary with fluctuations in production volumes because of the primarily fixed nature of PT-FI's cost structure.

On January January: see month.  1, 2006, FCX adopted Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 04-6, "Accounting for Stripping Costs Incurred during Production in the Mining Industry" (EITF EITF Emerging Issues Task Force
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 04-6), which requires that stripping costs be included in costs of sales as incurred beginning in 2006. Upon adoption of EITF 04-6, FCX eliminated its deferred mining cost asset ($285.4 million) at December December: see month.  31, 2005, net of taxes, minority interest share and inventory effects ($135.9 million), as a cumulative effect adjustment which reduced its retained earnings Retained Earnings

The percentage of net earnings not paid out in dividends, but retained by the company to be reinvested in its core business or to pay debt. It is recorded under shareholders equity on the balance sheet.
 on January 1, 2006. Unit site production and delivery costs were net of deferred mining costs of $0.07 per pound ($20.6 million) in the second quarter of 2005 and $0.08 per pound ($52.8 million) in the first six months of 2005.

Assuming average copper prices of $3.00 per pound and average gold prices of $600 per ounce for the remainder of 2006 and achievement of current 2006 sales estimates, PT-FI estimates that its annual 2006 unit net cash costs, including gold and silver credits, would approximate $0.66 per pound. Estimated unit net cash costs for 2006 are projected to be higher than the 2005 average, primarily because of lower 2006 copper and gold sales volumes, higher treatment charges and royalties attributable to increased copper prices and the change in the accounting treatment of stripping costs. Estimated average 2006 unit net cash costs are higher than previous estimates of $0.54 per pound, primarily reflecting the impact of higher copper prices on treatment charges and royalties, lower copper volumes and higher energy costs. Unit net cash costs for 2006 would change by approximately $0.02 per pound for each $25 per ounce change in the average price of gold for the balance of the year.

SMELTER OPERATIONS

FCX's investment in smelters serves an important role in its concentrate marketing strategy. Through downstream From the provider to the customer. Downloading files and Web pages from the Internet is the downstream side. The upstream is from the customer to the provider (requesting a Web page, sending e-mail, etc.).  integration, FCX assures placement of a significant portion of its concentrate production. Taking into account taxes and minority ownership interests, an equivalent change in smelting and refining refining, any of various processes for separating impurities from crude or semifinished materials. It includes the finer processes of metallurgy, the fractional distillation of petroleum into its commercial products, and the purifying of cane, beet, and maple sugar  charges essentially offset in FCX's consolidated con·sol·i·date  
v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates

v.tr.
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
 operating results.

Atlantic Copper treated 228,900 metric tons of concentrate and scrap in the second quarter of 2006, compared with 246,900 metric tons in the year-ago period. Atlantic Copper produced 131.5 million pounds of cathodes and sold 131.1 million pounds of cathodes during the second quarter of 2006, compared with cathode production of 137.8 million pounds and sales of 140.8 million pounds during the second quarter of 2005. Treatment charges received by Atlantic Copper averaged $0.34 per pound during the second quarter of 2006 and $0.21 per pound during the second quarter of 2005. The significant increase in treatment charges in the 2006 period reflects higher market rates and $0.09 per pound ($0.03 per pound in the second quarter of 2005) for price participation under the terms of Atlantic Copper's concentrate purchase and sales agreements. Cathode cash unit costs averaged $0.21 per pound in the second quarter of 2006 and $0.18 per pound in the second quarter of 2005 (see attached presentation, "Cathode Cash Unit Costs"). Higher unit costs in 2006 primarily reflect the impact of lower volumes.

Atlantic Copper reported operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
 of $21.8 million for the second quarter of 2006, compared with an operating loss operating loss

The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income.
 of $0.1 million in the 2005 period. The positive results in the 2006 period primarily reflect higher treatment charges, net of higher costs. Each $0.01 change in treatment and refining charge rates equates to approximately $6 million of Atlantic Copper annual operating income.

PT Smelting, PT-FI's 25 percent-owned Indonesian smelting unit, treated 187,500 metric tons of concentrates in the second quarter of 2006, compared with 230,700 metric tons in the year-ago period. PT Smelting completed a 22-day maintenance turnaround Turnaround

A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal.

Notes:
A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company.
 in the second quarter of 2006 which resulted in lower production during the period. PT Smelting is currently expanding its production capacity from 250,000 metric tons of copper metal per year to 270,000 metric tons of copper metal per year. PT Smelting produced 127.3 million pounds of cathodes for the second quarter of 2006, compared with cathode production of 146.1 million pounds during the second quarter of 2005. PT Smelting's cathode cash unit cost per pound totaled $0.25 per pound in the second quarter of 2006 and $0.10 per pound in the year-ago period (see attached presentation, "Cathode Cash Unit Costs"), primarily reflecting the impact of the maintenance turnaround discussed above and higher energy costs in 2006. PT-FI's equity interest in PT Smelting's earnings totaled $2.0 million, $1.6 million to net income or $0.01 per share, in the second quarter of 2006 compared to $2.6 million, $2.1 million to net income or $0.01 per share, in the 2005 quarter.

FCX defers recognition of profits on PT-FI's sales to Atlantic Copper and on 25 percent of PT-FI's sales to PT Smelting until the final sales to third parties occur. Changes in these net deferrals resulted in an addition to FCX's net income totaling $18.1 million, $0.08 per share, in the second quarter of 2006, compared with an addition of $25.7 million, $0.12 per share, in the second quarter of 2005, and an addition of $57.4 million, $0.26 per share, in the first six months of 2006, compared with a reduction of $8.5 million, $0.04 per share, in the first six months of 2005. At June 30, 2006, FCX's net deferred profits on PT-FI concentrate inventories at Atlantic Copper and PT Smelting to be recognized in future periods' net income after taxes and minority interests sharing totaled $60.5 million. Based on copper prices of $3.00 per pound and gold prices of $600 per ounce for the third quarter of 2006 and current shipping schedules, FCX estimates that the net change in deferred profits on intercompany sales will result in a decrease to net income of approximately $10 million in the third quarter of 2006. The actual change in deferred intercompany profits may differ substantially from this estimate because of changes in the timing of shipments to affiliated af·fil·i·ate  
v. af·fil·i·at·ed, af·fil·i·at·ing, af·fil·i·ates

v.tr.
1. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch:
 smelters and metal prices.

EXPLORATION and MINE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

PT-FI's exploration efforts in 2006 are focused on testing extensions of the Deep Grasberg and Kucing Liar Liar - MIT Scheme  mine complex, the resource potential below the previously mined Ertsberg deposit and other targets in Block A of its Contract of Work, the existing producing area of the Grasberg minerals district. FCX continues to assess the timing of resumption RESUMPTION. To reassume; to promise again; as, the resumption of payment of specie by the banks is general. It also signifies to take things back; as the government has resumed the possession of all the lands which have not been paid for according to the requisitions of the law, and the  of suspended sus·pend  
v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends

v.tr.
1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school.
 exploration activities in prospective areas outside Block A.

In 2004, PT-FI commenced its Common Infrastructure project, which will provide access to its large undeveloped underground ore bodies located in the Grasberg minerals district through a tunnel tunnel, underground passage usually made without removing the overlying rock or soil. Although tunnels are approximately horizontal, they must be built with sufficient gradient for proper drainage.  system located approximately 400 meters deeper than its existing underground tunnel system. In addition to providing access to its underground ore bodies, the tunnel system will enable PT-FI to conduct future exploration in prospective areas associated with its currently identified ore bodies. Development of the Common Infrastructure project is progressing according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 plan.

PT-FI is also developing the Big Gossan gos·san  
n.
An exposed, oxidized portion of a mineral vein, especially a rust-colored outcrop of iron ore.



[Cornish gossen, from g
 underground mine, a high-grade deposit located near the existing milling complex. The engineering design for Big Gossan includes 53 million metric tons of ore, grading 2.3 percent copper and 1.1 g/t of gold, expected to yield aggregate recoverable copper of 2.5 billion pounds and aggregate recoverable gold of 1.2 million ounces. Aggregate capital expenditures for Big Gossan to be incurred over a four-year period beginning in 2005 total approximately $225 million, $195 million net to PT-FI, with a ramp-up to full production of 7,000 metric tons per day by 2010 (average annual aggregate incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged.

Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost.
 production approximating approximating,
adj See approximal.
 135 million pounds of copper and 65,000 ounces of gold, with PT-FI receiving 60 percent of these amounts).

As discussed above, PT-FI is expanding the DOZ underground mine to 50,000 metric tons per day from the current capacity of 35,000 metric tons per day. The 50,000 metric tons per day expansion is on track for completion in mid-2007. PT-FI anticipates expanding this mine further to 80,000 metric tons of ore per day.

CASH FLOWS and DEBT REDUCTIONS

FCX generated operating cash flows totaling $499.7 million during the second quarter of 2006 and $375.9 million for the first half of 2006. Operating cash flows for the first six months of 2006 were reduced by $519.2 million used for working capital requirements Capital requirements

Financing required for the operation of a business, composed of long-term and working capital plus fixed assets.
, including $328.4 million for income tax payments attributable to earnings in 2005. Capital expenditures totaled $58.2 million for the second quarter of 2006 and $110.3 million for the first half of 2006. FCX's capital expenditures for 2006 are currently estimated to approximate $250 million.

Using estimated sales volumes for the remainder of 2006 and assuming average prices of $3.00 per pound of copper and $600 per ounce of gold for the remainder of 2006, FCX would generate operating cash flows approximating $1.6 billion in 2006, with over $1.2 billion in the second half of the year. In the balance of the year, each $0.10 per pound change in copper prices would affect 2006 cash flows by approximately $38 million and each $25 per ounce change in gold prices would affect 2006 cash flows by approximately $12 million.

Total debt as of June 30, 2006 approximated $1.1 billion, $714.1 million net of $357.8 million of cash. Total debt was reduced by $184.1 million in the first half of 2006, including $167.4 million for the mandatory Peremptory; obligatory; required; that which must be subscribed to or obeyed.

Mandatory statutes are those that require, as opposed to permit, a particular course of action.
 redemption The liberation of an estate in real property from a mortgage.

Redemption is the process by which land that has been mortgaged or pledged is bought back or reclaimed. It is accomplished through a payment of the debt owed or a fulfillment of the other conditions.
 of FCX's Gold-Denominated Preferred Stock Stock shares that have preferential rights to dividends or to amounts distributable on liquidation, or to both, ahead of common shareholders.

Preferred stock is given preference over common stock. Holders of preferred stock receive dividends at a fixed annual rate.
, Series II in the first quarter for $236.4 million, resulting in a $69.0 million loss recognized in revenues ($36.6 million to net income or $0.17 per share) for the first six months of 2006. Other debt reductions in the first half of 2006 included privately negotiated transactions to induce in·duce
v.
1. To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of something, such as labor.

2. To initiate or increase the production of an enzyme or other protein at the level of genetic transcription.

3.
 conversion of $16.0 million of 7% Convertible Senior Notes due 2011 into 0.5 million shares of FCX common stock and purchases in open market transactions of $11.5 million of 10 1/8% Senior Notes due 2010 for $12.6 million. As a result of the induced induced /in·duced/ (in-dldbomacst´)
1. produced artificially.

2. produced by induction.

induced,
adj artificially caused to occur.


induced

induction.
 conversions and open market transactions, FCX recorded charges of $2.2 million ($1.5 million to net income, net of related reduction of interest expense, or $0.01 per share) in the first six months of 2006.

Following the debt repayments and redemption during the first half of 2006, FCX's debt maturities for the remainder of 2006 total $92.1 million, including $25.8 million for the final redemption of FCX's mandatorily Adv. 1. mandatorily - in a manner that cannot be evaded; "the ministry considers that contributions to such a fund should be met from voluntary donations rather than from rates compulsorily levied."
compulsorily, obligatorily
 redeemable Redeemable

Eligible for redemption under the terms of an indenture.
 silver preferred stock, which will result in a $12.5 million decrease in debt and a reduction of revenues of $13.3 million, $7.0 million to net income, in the third quarter of 2006. Debt maturities total $58.5 million for the three-year period of 2007 through 2009. FCX will continue to consider opportunities to repay debt in advance of scheduled maturities.

FCX is completing arrangements to amend its $195 million revolving credit Revolving Credit

A line of credit where the customer pays a commitment fee and is then allowed to use the funds when they are needed. It is usually used for operating purposes, fluctuating each month depending on the customers current cash flow needs.
 facility scheduled to mature in September September: see month.  2006. In addition to extending the maturity to 2009, FCX expects to increase the size of the facility to $465 million, which may be expanded to up to $500 million with additional lender LENDER, contracts. He from whom a thing is borrowed.
     2. The contract of loan confers rights, and imposes duties on the lender. 1. The lender has the right to revoke the loan at his mere pleasure; 9 Cowen, R. 687; 8 Johns. Rep. 432; 1 T. R. 480; 2 Campb. Rep.
 commitments.

FINANCIAL POLICY

FCX has a long-established tradition of returning substantial cash to shareholders through dividends and share purchases. Based on current mine plans and subject to future copper and gold prices, FCX expects its cash flows to exceed budgeted capital expenditures, which would provide opportunities to reduce debt further and return cash to shareholders through dividends and share purchases.

Financial transactions completed during the second quarter of 2006 totaled $328.5 million, including $29.4 million in debt reductions, $199.3 million in common stock dividends ($1.0625 per share) and $99.8 million used to purchase 2.0 million shares of common stock at an average price of $49.94 per share. Dividends included a supplemental dividend of $0.75 per share paid on June 30, 2006. Year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
, FCX has completed approximately $636 million in financial transactions, including debt reductions totaling $184.1 million, common stock dividends totaling $352.5 million ($1.875 per share) and $99.8 million in common stock purchases. Since December 2004, FCX has paid six supplemental dividends totaling $551.7 million ($3.00 per share).

FCX has purchased a total of 7.8 million shares for $279.5 million (average of $36.05 per share) under its Board authorized au·thor·ize  
tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es
1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for; sanction:
 20-million share open market purchase program. As of July 17, 2006, 12.2 million shares remain available for purchase under the program. As of June 30, 2006, FCX had 187.2 million common shares outstanding.

The potential payment of future regular and supplemental dividends will be determined by FCX's Board of Directors and will be dependent upon many factors, including FCX's cash flows and financial position, copper and gold prices and general economic and market conditions. The timing of future purchases of FCX's common stock depends on a number of factors including the price of its common shares, its cash flows and financial position, copper and gold prices and general economic and market conditions.

FCX explores for, develops, mines and processes ore containing copper, gold and silver in Indonesia, and smelts
"Smelt" redirects here. For extracting a metal from its ore, see Smelting. For other uses, see Smelt (disambiguation).


Smelts are a family, Osmeridae, of small anadromous fish.
 and refines copper concentrates in Spain Spain, Span. España (āspä`nyä), officially Kingdom of Spain, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 40,341,000), 194,884 sq mi (504,750 sq km), including the Balearic and Canary islands, SW Europe.  and Indonesia. Additional information on FCX is available on our web site, www.fcx.com.

Cautionary Statement and Regulation G Disclosure. This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 in which we discuss factors we believe may affect our performance in the future. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than historical facts, such as statements regarding projected ore grades and milling rates, projected sales volumes, projected unit net cash costs, projected treatment charge rates, projected operating cash flows, projected capital expenditures, the impact of copper and gold price changes, and the impact of changes in deferred intercompany profits on earnings. Accuracy of the projections depends on assumptions about events that change over time and is thus susceptible susceptible /sus·cep·ti·ble/ (su-sep´ti-b'l)
1. readily affected or acted upon.

2. lacking immunity or resistance and thus at risk of infection.


sus·cep·ti·ble
adj.
 to periodic change based on actual experience and new developments. The declaration and payment of dividends is at the discretion of the company's Board of Directors and will depend on the company's cash flows and financial position, copper and gold prices and general economic and market conditions. FCX cautions readers that it assumes no obligation to update or publicly release any revisions to the projections in this press release and, except to the extent required by applicable law, does not intend to update or otherwise revise the projections more frequently than quarterly. Additionally, important factors that might cause future results to differ from these projections include mine sequencing, production rates, industry risks, commodity prices, Indonesian political risks, weather-related risks, currency translation risks and other factors described in FCX's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This press release also contains certain financial measures such as unit net cash costs per pound of copper and cathode cash unit cost per pound of copper. As required by Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation G, reconciliations of these measures to amounts reported in FCX's consolidated financial statements Consolidated Financial Statements

The combined financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries.

Notes:
Because consolidated financial statements present an aggregated look at the financial position of a parent and its subsidiaries, they enable you to gauge
 are provided in the attachments to this press release.

A copy of this press release is available on our web site, "www.fcx.com." A conference call with securities analysts about second-quarter 2006 results is scheduled for today at 10:00 a.m. EDT EDT
abbr.
Eastern Daylight Time


EDT Eastern Daylight Time

EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York

EDT 
. The conference call will be broadcast on the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 along with slides. Interested parties may listen to the webcast live and view the slides by accessing "www.fcx.com." A replay of the webcast will be available through Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week.

Friday

young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe]

See : Servant
, August 11, 2006.
FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
                        SELECTED OPERATING DATA

                                                   Second Quarter
                                              ------------------------
                                                 2006          2005
                                              ----------    ----------
PT Freeport Indonesia, Net of Rio Tinto's
 Interest
Copper (recoverable)
  Production (000s of pounds)                   237,100       302,300
  Production (metric tons)                      107,500       137,100
  Sales (000s of pounds)                        220,100       313,700
  Sales (metric tons)                            99,900       142,300
  Average realized price per pound                $3.33         $1.53
Gold (recoverable ounces)
  Production                                    307,300       591,300
  Sales                                         278,000       616,400
  Average realized price per ounce              $613.77       $428.23
Silver (recoverable ounces)
  Production                                    877,300     1,020,400
  Sales                                         835,200     1,057,700
  Average realized price per ounce               $11.74         $7.04

PT Freeport Indonesia, 100% Aggregate
Ore milled (metric tons per day)                223,700       211,800
Average ore grade
  Copper (percent)                                 0.72          0.98
  Gold (grams per metric ton)                      0.67          1.43
  Gold (ounce per metric ton)                     0.022         0.046
  Silver (grams per metric ton)                    3.84          4.54
  Silver (ounce per metric ton)                   0.123         0.146
Recovery rates (percent)
  Copper                                           84.1          87.4
  Gold                                             76.4          83.8
  Silver                                           47.8          53.2
Copper (recoverable)
  Production (000s of pounds)                   258,800       349,200
  Production (metric tons)                      117,300       158,400
  Sales (000s of pounds)                        239,900       362,500
  Sales (metric tons)                           108,800       164,400
Gold (recoverable ounces)
  Production                                    325,700       727,400
  Sales                                         293,800       758,600
Silver (recoverable ounces)
  Production                                    900,000     1,211,500
  Sales                                         844,300     1,256,700

                                                     Six Months
                                              ------------------------
                                                 2006          2005
                                              ----------    ----------
PT Freeport Indonesia, Net of Rio Tinto's
 Interest
Copper (recoverable)
  Production (000s of pounds)                   458,400       637,900
  Production (metric tons)                      207,900       289,300
  Sales (000s of pounds)                        445,300       641,800
  Sales (metric tons)                           202,000       291,100
  Average realized price per pound                $3.27         $1.54
Gold (recoverable ounces)
  Production                                    769,100     1,200,700
  Sales                                         750,500     1,211,700
  Average realized price per ounce              $492.73 (a)   $427.54
Silver (recoverable ounces)
  Production                                  1,556,400     2,318,000
  Sales                                       1,542,300     2,328,000
  Average realized price per ounce               $11.19         $7.02

PT Freeport Indonesia, 100% Aggregate
Ore milled (metric tons per day)                220,200       205,600
Average ore grade
  Copper (percent)                                 0.72          1.06
  Gold (grams per metric ton)                      0.79          1.52
  Gold (ounce per metric ton)                     0.025         0.049
  Silver (grams per metric ton)                    4.02          4.89
  Silver (ounce per metric ton)                   0.129         0.157
Recovery rates (percent)
  Copper                                           83.3          88.5
  Gold                                             78.8          83.3
  Silver                                           41.9          55.6
Copper (recoverable)
  Production (000s of pounds)                   505,400       739,500
  Production (metric tons)                      229,200       335,400
  Sales (000s of pounds)                        491,200       743,900
  Sales (metric tons)                           222,800       337,400
Gold (recoverable ounces)
  Production                                    796,400     1,491,300
  Sales                                         780,100     1,501,800
Silver (recoverable ounces)
  Production                                  1,594,100     2,599,500
  Sales                                       1,555,400     2,614,200

(a) Amount was $585.34 before a loss resulting from redemption of
    FCX's Gold-Denominated Preferred Stock, Series II.




                  FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
                        SELECTED OPERATING DATA

                                    Second Quarter      Six Months
                                   ----------------- -----------------
                                     2006     2005     2006     2005
                                   -------- -------- -------- --------
Atlantic Copper
Concentrate and scrap treated
 (metric tons)                     228,900  246,900  479,600  462,700
Anodes
  Production (000s of pounds)      138,700  159,400  295,800  306,800
  Production (metric tons)          62,900   72,300  134,200  139,200
  Sales (000s of pounds)             7,300   15,300   33,700   36,200
  Sales (metric tons)                3,300    6,900   15,300   16,400
Cathodes
  Production (000s of pounds)      131,500  137,800  260,900  269,500
  Production (metric tons)          59,600   62,500  118,300  122,200
  Sales (000s of pounds)           131,100  140,800  267,700  273,400
  Sales (metric tons)               59,400   63,900  121,400  124,000
Gold sales in anodes and slimes
 (ounces)                          199,000  178,900  444,600  246,200
Cathode cash unit cost per
 pound(a)                            $0.21    $0.18    $0.20    $0.18

PT Smelting, 25%-owned by PT
 Freeport Indonesia
Concentrate treated (metric tons)  187,500  230,700  421,900  457,100
Anodes
  Production (000s of pounds)      110,900  153,100  258,700  304,400
  Production (metric tons)          50,300   69,500  117,300  138,100
Cathodes
  Production (000s of pounds)      127,300  146,100  269,700  289,600
  Production (metric tons)          57,700   66,300  122,300  131,400
  Sales (000s of pounds)           129,600  145,500  270,300  289,200
  Sales (metric tons)               58,800   66,000  122,600  131,200
Cathode cash unit cost per
 pound(b)                            $0.25    $0.10    $0.19    $0.10

(a) For a reconciliation of cathode cash unit cost per pound to
    production costs applicable to sales reported in FCX's
    consolidated financial statements refer to the attached
    presentation, "Cathode Cash Unit Costs."
(b) For a reconciliation of cathode cash unit cost per pound to equity
    in PT Smelting's earnings reported in FCX's consolidated financial
    statements refer to the attached presentation, "Cathode Cash Unit
    Costs."




                  FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
             CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

                                             Three Months Ended
                                                  June 30,
                                         --------------------------
                                            2006           2005
                                         -----------    -----------
                                         (In Thousands, Except Per
                                               Share Amounts)
Revenues(a)                              $1,426,202     $  902,909
Cost of sales:
  Production and delivery(b)                605,607        390,586 (c)
  Depreciation and amortization              43,355         54,159
                                         -----------    -----------
    Total cost of sales                     648,962        444,745
Exploration expenses(b)                       2,778          2,342
General and administrative
 expenses(b, d)                              35,135         25,379
                                         -----------    -----------
    Total costs and expenses                686,875        472,466
                                         -----------    -----------
Operating income                            739,327        430,443
Equity in PT Smelting earnings                2,006          2,562
Interest expense, net                       (21,024)       (35,292)
(Losses) gains on early extinguishment
 and conversion of debt                        (267)             -
Other income, net                            14,616 (e)      8,143
                                         -----------    -----------
Income before income taxes and minority
 interests                                  734,658        405,856
Provision for income taxes                 (310,244)      (188,684)

Minority interests in net income of
 consolidated subsidiaries                  (42,034)       (26,800)
                                         -----------    -----------
Net income                                  382,380        190,372
Preferred dividends                         (15,125)       (15,125)
                                         -----------    -----------
Net income applicable to common stock    $  367,255     $  175,247
                                         ===========    ===========

Net income per share of common stock:
  Basic                                       $1.95          $0.98
                                         ===========    ===========
  Diluted(f)                                  $1.74          $0.91
                                         ===========    ===========
Average common shares outstanding:

  Basic                                     188,506        178,324
                                         ===========    ===========
  Diluted(f)                                222,111        219,990
                                         ===========    ===========
Dividends paid per share of common
 stock                                      $1.0625          $0.25
                                         ===========    ===========

                                              Six Months Ended
                                                  June 30,
                                         --------------------------
                                            2006           2005
                                         -----------    -----------
                                         (In Thousands, Except Per
                                               Share Amounts)
Revenues(a)                              $2,512,324     $1,705,974
Cost of sales:
  Production and delivery(b)              1,083,522        755,592 (c)
  Depreciation and amortization              86,605        111,085
                                         -----------    -----------
    Total cost of sales                   1,170,127        866,677
Exploration expenses(b)                       5,354          4,262
General and administrative
 expenses(b, d)                              65,766         46,993
                                         -----------    -----------
    Total costs and expenses              1,241,247        917,932
                                         -----------    -----------
Operating income                          1,271,077        788,042
Equity in PT Smelting earnings                5,565          5,158
Interest expense, net                       (43,695)       (72,840)
(Losses) gains on early extinguishment
 and conversion of debt                      (2,240)            37
Other income, net                            19,574 (e)     16,095
                                         -----------    -----------
Income before income taxes and minority
 interests                                1,250,281        736,492
Provision for income taxes                 (531,966)      (352,712)

Minority interests in net income of
 consolidated subsidiaries                  (69,160)       (47,888)
                                         -----------    -----------
Net income                                  649,155        335,892
Preferred dividends                         (30,250)       (30,250)
                                         -----------    -----------
Net income applicable to common stock    $  618,905     $  305,642
                                         ===========    ===========

Net income per share of common stock:
  Basic                                       $3.29          $1.71
                                         ===========    ===========
  Diluted(f)                                  $2.97          $1.62
                                         ===========    ===========
Average common shares outstanding:

  Basic                                     188,211        178,822
                                         ===========    ===========
  Diluted(f)                                221,794        220,516
                                         ===========    ===========
Dividends paid per share of common
 stock                                       $1.875          $1.00
                                         ===========    ===========

(a) Includes positive adjustments to prior period concentrate sales
    totaling $146.6 million for the 2006 quarter, $12.6 million for
    the 2005 quarter, $137.9 million for the 2006 six-month period and
    $8.7 million for the 2005 six-month period.
(b) On January 1, 2006, FCX adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
    Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), "Share-Based Payment" or "SFAS
    123R." Incremental costs associated with adoption of SFAS 123R
    totaled $6.8 million ($4.0 million to net income) in the 2006
    quarter and $15.9 million ($9.3 million to net income) in the 2006
    six-month period. Total stock-based compensation costs follow (in
    millions):
                                            Second         Six-Month
                                            Quarter         Period
                                         -------------   -------------
                                          2006   2005     2006   2005
                                         ------ ------   ------ ------
Production and delivery costs             $5.5   $1.3    $11.6   $2.6
Exploration expenses                       0.3      -      0.7      -
General and administrative expenses        6.3    2.2     13.2    5.3
                                         ------ ------   ------ ------
    Total stock-based compensation
     costs                               $12.1   $3.5    $25.5   $7.9
                                         ====== ======   ====== ======

(c) Amounts are net of deferred mining costs of $20.6 million for the
    2005 quarter and $52.8 million for the 2005 six-month period. On
    January 1, 2006, FCX adopted new accounting rules, described in
    Note a on page IV, which require that stripping costs incurred
    during production be charged to cost of sales as incurred.
(d) Includes Rio Tinto's share of joint venture reimbursements for
    employee stock option exercises which decreased general and
    administrative expenses by $2.6 million for the 2006 quarter, $0.1
    million for the 2005 quarter, $7.1 million for the 2006 six-month
    period and $3.0 million for the 2005 six-month period.
(e) Includes an $8.6 million gain from the disposition of certain land
    owned by Atlantic Copper.
(f) Reflects assumed conversion of FCX's 7% Convertible Senior Notes
    and 5 1/2% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, resulting in the
    exclusion of interest expense totaling $5.1 million and dividends
    totaling $15.1 million for the 2006 quarter, interest expense of
    $10.3 million and dividends totaling $15.1 million for the 2005
    quarter, interest expense of $10.2 million and dividends of $30.3
    million for the 2006 six-month period and interest expense of
    $20.6 million and dividends of $30.3 million for the 2005
    six-month period, and the inclusion of 32.0 million shares for the
    2006 quarter, 39.8 million shares for the 2005 quarter, 31.9
    million shares for the 2006 six-month period and 39.7 million
    shares for the 2005 six-month period.




                  FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

                                           June 30,     December 31,
                                            2006           2005
                                         -----------    -----------
                                               (In Thousands)

ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents              $  357,751     $  763,599
  Accounts receivable                       685,275        687,969
  Inventories                               790,942        565,019
  Prepaid expenses and other                 18,534          5,795
                                         -----------    -----------
    Total current assets                  1,852,502      2,022,382
Property, plant, equipment and
 development costs, net                   3,104,806      3,088,931
Deferred mining costs                             - (a)    285,355 (a)
Other assets                                111,661        119,999
Investment in PT Smelting                    40,570         33,539
                                         -----------    -----------
Total assets                             $5,109,539     $5,550,206
                                         ===========    ===========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable and accrued
   liabilities                           $  581,022     $  573,560
  Accrued income taxes                       94,563        327,041
  Current portion of long-term debt and
   short-term borrowings                     89,683        253,350
  Unearned customer receipts                 56,900         57,184
  Accrued interest payable                   29,828         32,034
  Rio Tinto share of joint venture cash
   flows                                     26,251        125,809
                                         -----------    -----------
    Total current liabilities               878,247      1,368,978
Long-term debt, less current portion:
  Senior notes                              612,900        624,365
  Convertible senior notes                  307,663        323,667
  Equipment and other loans                  47,764         54,529
  Atlantic Copper debt                       13,841             37
                                         -----------    -----------
    Total long-term debt, less current
     portion                                982,168      1,002,598
Accrued postretirement benefits and
 other liabilities                          236,710        210,259
Deferred income taxes                       852,209        902,386
Minority interests                          218,849        222,991
Stockholders' equity:
  Convertible perpetual preferred stock   1,100,000      1,100,000
  Class B common stock                       30,011         29,696
  Capital in excess of par value of
   common stock                           2,357,782      2,212,246
  Retained earnings                       1,202,295 (a)  1,086,191
  Accumulated other comprehensive income        199         10,749
  Common stock held in treasury          (2,748,931)    (2,595,888)
                                         -----------    -----------
    Total stockholders' equity            1,941,356      1,842,994
                                         -----------    -----------
Total liabilities and stockholders'
 equity                                  $5,109,539     $5,550,206
                                         ===========    ===========

(a) On January 1, 2006, FCX adopted Emerging Issues Task Force Issue
    No. 04-6, "Accounting for Stripping Costs Incurred during
    Production in the Mining Industry" (EITF 04-6), which requires
    that stripping costs incurred during production be considered
    costs of the extracted minerals and included as a component of
    inventory to be recognized in cost of sales in the same period as
    the revenue from the sale of inventory. Upon adoption of EITF
    04-6, FCX recorded its deferred mining costs asset ($285.4
    million) at December 31, 2005, net of taxes, minority interest
    share and inventory effects ($135.9 million), as a cumulative
    effect adjustment to reduce its retained earnings on January 1,
    2006. In addition, stripping costs incurred in 2006 and later
    periods are now charged to cost of sales as incurred. Adoption of
    the new guidance has no impact on FCX's cash flows.




                  FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

                                          Six Months Ended June 30,
                                         --------------------------
                                            2006           2005
                                         -----------    -----------
                                               (In Thousands)

Cash flow from operating activities:
  Net income                             $  649,155 (a) $  335,892
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to
   net cash provided by operating
   activities:
    Depreciation and amortization            86,605        111,085
    Minority interests' share of net
     income                                  69,160         47,888
    Stock-based compensation                 24,824          1,826
    Long-term compensation and
     postretirement benefits                 10,590          9,802
    Losses (gains) on early extinguishment
     and conversion of debt                   2,240            (37)
    Deferred income taxes                    63,295          5,327
    Equity in PT Smelting earnings           (5,565)        (5,158)
    Increase in deferred mining costs             - (a)    (52,810)(a)
    (Recognition) elimination of profit
     on PT Freeport Indonesia sales to
     PT Smelting                            (12,979)            25
    Provision for inventory obsolescence      3,000          3,000
    Other                                     4,806          1,067
    (Increases) decreases in working
     capital:
      Accounts receivable                    (1,790)       123,278
      Inventories                          (218,373)        25,155
      Prepaid expenses and other             (2,845)        (2,406)
      Accounts payable and accrued
       liabilities                           29,655         (8,100)
      Rio Tinto share of joint venture
       cash flows                           (99,558)          (334)
      Accrued income taxes                 (226,292)        25,011
                                         -----------    -----------
    (Increase) decrease in working
     capital                               (519,203)       162,604
                                         -----------    -----------
    Net cash provided by operating
     activities                             375,928        620,511
                                         -----------    -----------
Cash flow from investing activities:
  PT Freeport Indonesia capital
   expenditures                            (104,163)       (53,428)
  Atlantic Copper and other capital
   expenditures                              (6,182)        (5,863)
  Sale of assets                              2,887              -
  Investment in PT Smelting and other        (1,152)           131
  Proceeds from insurance settlement              -          2,016
                                         -----------    -----------
    Net cash used in investing
     activities                            (108,610)       (57,144)
                                         -----------    -----------
Cash flow from financing activities:
  Proceeds from debt                         53,135         65,647
  Repayments of debt                       (223,303)      (235,249)
  Redemption of step-up preferred stock           -           (215)
  Purchases of FCX common shares            (99,783)       (80,227)
  Cash dividends paid:
    Common stock                           (352,493)      (179,658)
    Preferred stock                         (30,250)       (30,251)
    Minority interests                      (56,802)(b)    (71,425)(b)
  Net proceeds from exercised stock
   options                                   13,830          2,016
  Excess tax benefit from exercised
   stock options                             22,522 (c)          -
  Other                                         (22)           (21)
                                         -----------    -----------
    Net cash used in financing
     activities                            (673,166)      (529,383)
                                         -----------    -----------
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash
 equivalents                               (405,848)        33,984
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
 of year                                    763,599        551,450
                                         -----------    -----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
 period                                  $  357,751     $  585,434
                                         ===========    ===========

(a) See Note a on page IV. Stripping costs are no longer deferred
    and are included in net income.
(b) Represents minority ownership interests' share of PT Freeport
    Indonesia and PT Puncakjaya Power dividends.
(c) Prior to adoption of SFAS 123R, these amounts would have been
    classified as operating cash flows.




                  FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
                 PRODUCT REVENUES AND PRODUCTION COSTS

PT FREEPORT INDONESIA PRODUCT REVENUES AND UNIT NET CASH COSTS

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

PT Freeport Indonesia presents gross profit per pound of copper using
both a "by-product" method and a "co-product" method. PT Freeport
Indonesia uses the by-product method in its presentation of gross
profit per pound of copper because (1) the majority of its revenues
are copper revenues, (2) it produces and sells one product,
concentrates, which contains copper, gold and silver, (3) it is not
possible to specifically assign PT Freeport Indonesia's costs to
revenues from the copper, gold and silver it produces in concentrates,
(4) it is the method used to compare mining operations in certain
industry publications and (5) it is the method used by PT Freeport
Indonesia's management and Board of Directors to monitor its
operations. In the co-product method presentation below, costs are
allocated to the different products based on their relative revenue
values, which will vary to the extent our metals sales volumes and
realized prices change.

In both the by-product and the co-product method calculations below,
PT Freeport Indonesia shows adjustments to copper revenues for prior
period open sales as separate line items. Because the copper pricing
adjustments do not result from current period sales, PT Freeport
Indonesia has reflected these separately from revenues on current
period sales. Noncash and nonrecurring costs, which consist of items
such as stock-based compensation costs starting January 1, 2006,
write-offs of equipment or unusual charges, have not been material.
They are removed from site production and delivery costs in the
calculation of unit net cash costs. As discussed above, gold and
silver revenues are reflected as credits against site production and
delivery costs in the by-product method. Presentations under both
methods are shown below together with a reconciliation to amounts
reported in FCX's consolidated financial statements.




                  FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
                 PRODUCT REVENUES AND PRODUCTION COSTS
                              (continued)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2006
--------------------------------
                                                 Co-Product Method
                                 By-Product  -------------------------
(In Thousands)                     Method       Copper        Gold
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
Revenues, after adjustments
 shown below                    $741,511     $741,511     $175,763

Site production and delivery,
 before net noncash and
 nonrecurring costs shown below  270,904      216,458       51,308
Gold and silver credits         (186,513)           -            -
Treatment charges                107,196 (a)   85,652 (b)   20,302 (b)
Royalty on metals                 22,934       18,325        4,344
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Unit net cash costs            214,521      320,435       75,954
Depreciation and amortization     33,910       27,095        6,422
Noncash and nonrecurring costs,
 net                              10,404        8,313        1,970
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Total unit costs               258,835      355,843       84,346
Revenue adjustments, primarily
 for pricing on prior period
 open sales                      237,274      237,274            -
PT Smelting intercompany profit
 elimination                      (7,849)      (6,271)      (1,487)
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
Gross profit                    $712,101     $616,671     $ 89,930
                                =========    =========    =========

Pounds of copper sold (000s)     220,100      220,100
Ounces of gold sold                                        278,000
Ounces of silver sold

Gross profit per pound of copper/per ounce of gold and silver:
Revenues, after adjustments
 shown below                       $3.33        $3.33      $613.77
                                ---------    ---------    ---------

Site production and delivery,
 before net noncash and
 nonrecurring costs shown below     1.23         0.98       184.56
Gold and silver credits            (0.85)           -            -
Treatment charges                   0.49 (a)     0.39 (b)    73.03 (b)
Royalty on metals                   0.11         0.09        15.62
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Unit net cash costs               0.98         1.46       273.21
Depreciation and amortization       0.15         0.12        23.10
Noncash and nonrecurring costs,
 net                                0.05         0.04         7.09
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Total unit costs                  1.18         1.62       303.40
Revenue adjustments, primarily
 for pricing on prior period
 open sales                         1.12         1.12        18.47
PT Smelting intercompany profit
 elimination                       (0.03)       (0.03)       (5.35)
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
Gross profit per pound/ounce       $3.24        $2.80      $323.49
                                =========    =========    =========

Reconciliation to Amounts
 Reported
(In Thousands)                                Production  Depreciation
                                                 and          and
                                  Revenues     Delivery   Amortization
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
Totals presented above          $   928,024  $   270,904  $    33,910
Net noncash and nonrecurring
 costs per above                        N/A       10,404          N/A
Less:  Treatment charges per
        above                      (107,196)         N/A          N/A
       Royalty per above           (22,934)          N/A          N/A
Revenue adjustments, primarily
 for pricing on prior period
 open sales per above               237,274          N/A          N/A
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
Mining and exploration segment    1,035,168      281,308       33,910
Smelting and refining segment       593,134      560,375        7,410
Eliminations and other             (202,100)    (236,076)       2,035
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
As reported in FCX's consolidated
 financial statements           $ 1,426,202  $   605,607  $    43,355
                                ============ ============ ============

Three Months Ended June 30, 2006
--------------------------------
                                                 Co-Product Method
                                             -------------------------
(In Thousands)                                  Silver       Total
                                             ------------ ------------
Revenues, after adjustments shown below      $ 10,750     $928,024
Site production and delivery, before net
 noncash and nonrecurring costs shown below     3,138      270,904
Gold and silver credits                             -            -
Treatment charges                               1,242 (b)  107,196
Royalty on metals                                 265       22,934
                                             ---------    ---------
  Unit net cash costs                           4,645      401,034
Depreciation and amortization                     393       33,910
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net               121       10,404
                                             ---------    ---------
  Total unit costs                              5,159      445,348
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing
 on prior period open sales                         -      237,274
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination       (91)      (7,849)
                                             ---------    ---------
Gross profit                                 $  5,500     $712,101
                                             =========    =========

Pounds of copper sold (000s)
Ounces of gold sold
Ounces of silver sold                         835,200

Gross profit per pound of copper/per ounce of gold and silver:
Revenues, after adjustments shown below        $11.74
                                             ---------
Site production and delivery, before
 net noncash and nonrecurring costs shown
 below                                           3.76
Gold and silver credits                             -
Treatment charges                                1.49 (b)
Royalty on metals                                0.32
                                             ---------
  Unit net cash costs                            5.57
Depreciation and amortization                    0.47
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net              0.14
                                             ---------
  Total unit costs                               6.18
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing
 on prior period open sales                      1.14
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination     (0.11)
                                             ---------
Gross profit per pound/ounce                    $6.59
                                             =========

(a) Includes $14.4 million or $0.07 per pound for adjustments to prior
    quarters' concentrate sales subject to final pricing to reflect
    the impact on treatment charges resulting from the increase in
    copper prices since March 31, 2006.
(b) Includes $11.5 million or $0.05 per pound for copper, $2.7 million
    or $9.84 per ounce for gold and $0.2 million or $0.20 per ounce
    for silver for adjustments to prior quarters' concentrate sales
    subject to final pricing to reflect the impact on treatment
    charges resulting from the increase in copper prices since March
    31, 2006.




                  FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
                 PRODUCT REVENUES AND PRODUCTION COSTS
                              (continued)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
--------------------------------
                                                 Co-Product Method
                                 By-Product  -------------------------
(In Thousands)                     Method        Copper        Gold
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
Revenues, after adjustments
 shown below                    $480,076     $480,076     $264,040

Site production and delivery,
 before net noncash and
 nonrecurring costs shown below  221,071 (a)  141,221 (b)   77,671 (b)
Gold and silver credits         (271,446)           -            -
Treatment charges                 67,867       43,354       23,844
Royalty on metals                 17,741       11,333        6,233
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Unit net cash costs             35,233      195,908      107,748
Depreciation and amortization     44,217       28,246       15,535
Noncash and nonrecurring costs,
 net                               2,284        1,459          802
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Total unit costs                81,734      225,613      124,085
Revenue adjustments, primarily
 for pricing on prior period
 open sales                       12,472       12,472            -
PT Smelting intercompany profit
 recognized                        2,552        1,630          897
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
Gross profit                    $413,366     $268,565     $140,852
                                =========    =========    =========

Pounds of copper sold (000s)     313,700      313,700
Ounces of gold sold                                        616,400
Ounces of silver sold

Gross profit per pound of copper/per ounce of gold and silver:
Revenues, after adjustments
 shown below                       $1.53        $1.53      $428.23
                                ---------    ---------    ---------

Site production and delivery,
 before net noncash and
 nonrecurring costs shown below     0.71 (a)     0.45 (b)   126.01 (b)
Gold and silver credits            (0.87)           -            -
Treatment charges                   0.21         0.14        38.68
Royalty on metals                   0.06         0.03        10.11
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Unit net cash costs               0.11         0.62       174.80
Depreciation and amortization       0.14         0.09        25.20
Noncash and nonrecurring costs,
 net                                0.01         0.01         1.30
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Total unit costs                  0.26         0.72       201.30
Revenue adjustments, primarily
 for pricing on prior period
 open sales                         0.04         0.04         0.12
PT Smelting intercompany profit
 recognized                         0.01         0.01         1.45
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
Gross profit per pound/ounce       $1.32        $0.86      $228.50
                                =========    =========    =========

Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
(In Thousands)                                Production  Depreciation
                                                 and          and
                                  Revenues     Delivery   Amortization
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
Totals presented above          $   751,522  $   221,071  $    44,217
Net noncash and nonrecurring
 costs per above                        N/A        2,284          N/A
Less:  Treatment charges per
        above                       (67,867)         N/A          N/A
       Royalty per above            (17,741)         N/A          N/A
Revenue adjustments, primarily
 for pricing on prior period
 open sales per above                12,472          N/A          N/A
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
Mining and exploration segment      678,386      223,355       44,217
Smelting and refining segment       331,897      321,909        7,141
Eliminations and other             (107,374)    (154,678)       2,801
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
As reported in FCX's consolidated
 financial statements           $   902,909  $   390,586  $    54,159
                                ============ ============ ============

Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
--------------------------------
                                                 Co-Product Method
                                             -------------------------
(In Thousands)                                  Silver       Total
                                             ------------ ------------
Revenues, after adjustments shown below         7,406     $751,522

Site production and delivery, before net
 noncash and nonrecurring costs shown below     2,179 (b)  221,071
Gold and silver credits                             -            -
Treatment charges                                 669       67,867
Royalty on metals                                 175       17,741
                                             ---------    ---------
  Unit net cash costs                           3,023      306,679
Depreciation and amortization                     436       44,217
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net                23        2,284
                                             ---------    ---------
  Total unit costs                              3,482      353,180
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing
 on prior period open sales                         -       12,472
PT Smelting intercompany profit recognized         25        2,552
                                             ---------    ---------
Gross profit                                    3,949     $413,366
                                             =========    =========

Pounds of copper sold (000s)
Ounces of gold sold
Ounces of silver sold                       1,057,700

Gross profit per pound of copper/per ounce of gold and silver:
Revenues, after adjustments shown below         $7.04
                                             ---------

Site production and delivery, before net
 noncash and nonrecurring costs shown below      2.06 (b)
Gold and silver credits                             -
Treatment charges                                0.63
Royalty on metals                                0.17
                                             ---------
  Unit net cash costs                            2.86
Depreciation and amortization                    0.41
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net              0.02
                                             ---------
 Total unit costs                                3.29
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing
 on prior period open sales                     (0.03)
PT Smelting intercompany profit recognized       0.02
                                             ---------
Gross profit per pound/ounce                    $3.74
                                             =========

(a) Net of deferred mining costs totaling $20.6 million or $0.07 per
    pound. Following adoption of EITF 04-6 on January 1, 2006,
    stripping costs are no longer deferred. See Note a on page IV.

(b) Net of deferred mining costs totaling $13.2 million or $0.04 per
    pound for copper, $7.2 million or $11.74 per ounce for gold and
    $0.2 million or $0.19 per ounce for silver. See Note a above and
    Note a on page IV.




                  FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
                 PRODUCT REVENUES AND PRODUCTION COSTS
                              (continued)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2006
-------------------------------
                                                 Co-Product Method
                                 By-Product  -------------------------
(In Thousands)                     Method       Copper        Gold
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
Revenues, after adjustments
 shown below                    $1,460,234   $1,460,234   $458,561

Site production and delivery,
 before net noncash and
 nonrecurring costs shown below  545,913      411,480      129,218
Gold and silver credits         (477,068)           -            -
Treatment charges                190,839 (a)  143,844 (b)   45,172 (b)
Royalty on metals                 42,869       32,312       10,147
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Unit net cash costs            302,553      587,636      184,537
Depreciation and amortization     67,683       51,016       16,021
Noncash and nonrecurring costs,
 net                              22,072       16,637        5,224
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Total unit costs               392,308      655,289      205,782
Revenue adjustments, primarily
 for pricing on prior period
 open sales and gold hedging     128,357 (c)  197,319      (68,962)
PT Smelting intercompany profit
 recognized                       12,979        9,783        3,072
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
Gross profit                    $1,209,262   $1,012,047   $186,889
                                =========    =========    =========


Pounds of copper sold (000s)     445,300      445,300
Ounces of gold sold                                        750,500
Ounces of silver sold

Gross profit per pound of copper/per ounce of gold and silver:
Revenues, after adjustments
 shown below                       $3.27        $3.27     $ 492.73 (d)
                                ---------    ---------    ---------

Site production and delivery,
 before net noncash and
 nonrecurring costs shown below     1.23         0.93       172.18
Gold and silver credits            (1.07)           -            -
Treatment charges                   0.43 (a)     0.32 (b)    60.19 (b)
Royalty on metals                   0.09         0.07        13.52
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Unit net cash costs               0.68         1.32       245.89
Depreciation and amortization       0.15         0.11        21.35
Noncash and nonrecurring costs,
 net                                0.05         0.04         6.96
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Total unit costs                  0.88         1.47       274.20
Revenue adjustments, primarily
 for pricing on prior period
 open sales                         0.30 (c)     0.45        26.40
PT Smelting intercompany profit
 recognized                         0.03         0.02         4.09
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
Gross profit per pound/ounce       $2.72        $2.27      $249.02
                                =========    =========    =========

Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
(In Thousands)                                Production  Depreciation
                                                 and          and
                                  Revenues     Delivery   Amortization
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
Totals presented above          $ 1,937,302  $   545,913  $    67,683
Net noncash and nonrecurring
 costs per above                        N/A       22,072          N/A
Less:  Treatment charges per
        above                      (190,839)         N/A          N/A
       Royalty per above            (42,869)         N/A          N/A
Revenue adjustments, primarily
 for pricing on prior period
 open sales and hedging per
 above                              128,357          N/A          N/A
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
Mining and exploration segment    1,831,951      567,985       67,683
Smelting and refining segment     1,109,238    1,051,812       14,816
Eliminations and other             (428,865)    (536,275)      4,106
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
As reported in FCX's consolidated
 financial statements           $ 2,512,324  $ 1,083,522  $    86,605
                                ============ ============ ============


Six Months Ended June 30, 2006
-------------------------------
                                                 Co-Product Method
                                             -------------------------
(In Thousands)                                  Silver       Total
                                             ------------ ------------
Revenues, after adjustments shown below      $ 18,507     $1,937,302

Site production and delivery, before net
 noncash and nonrecurring costs shown below     5,215       545,913
Gold and silver credits                             -             -
Treatment charges                               1,823 (b)   190,839
Royalty on metals                                 410        42,869
                                             ---------    ---------
  Unit net cash costs                           7,448       779,621
Depreciation and amortization                     646        67,683
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net               211        22,072
                                             ---------    ---------
  Total unit costs                              8,305       869,376
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing
 on prior period open sales and gold hedging        -       128,357
PT Smelting intercompany profit recognized        124        12,979
                                             ---------    ---------
Gross profit                                 $ 10,326     $1,209,262
                                             =========    =========

Pounds of copper sold (000s)
Ounces of gold sold
Ounces of silver sold                       1,542,300

Gross profit per pound of copper/per ounce of gold and silver:
Revenues, after adjustments shown below        $11.19
                                             ---------

Site production and delivery, before net
 noncash and nonrecurring costs shown below      3.38
Gold and silver credits                             -
Treatment charges                                1.18 (b)
Royalty on metals                                0.27
                                             ---------
  Unit net cash costs                            4.83
Depreciation and amortization                    0.42
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net              0.14
                                             ---------
  Total unit costs                               5.39
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing
 on prior period open sales                      0.82
PT Smelting intercompany profit recognized       0.08
                                             ---------
Gross profit per pound/ounce                    $6.70
                                             =========

(a) Includes $12.4 million or $0.03 per pound for adjustments to 2005
    concentrate sales subject to final pricing to reflect the impact
    on treatment charges resulting from the increase in copper prices
    since December 31, 2005.
(b) Includes $9.3 million or $0.02 per pound for copper, $2.9 million
    or $3.91 per ounce for gold and $0.1 million or $0.08 per ounce
    for silver for adjustments to 2005 concentrate sales subject to
    final pricing to reflect the impact on treatment charges resulting
    from the increase in copper prices since December 31, 2005.
(c) Includes a $69.0 million or $0.16 per pound loss on the redemption
    of FCX's Gold-Denominated Preferred Stock, Series II.
(d) Amount was $585.34 before a loss resulting from redemption of
    FCX's Gold-Denominated Preferred Stock, Series II.




                  FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
                 PRODUCT REVENUES AND PRODUCTION COSTS
                              (continued)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
-------------------------------
                                                 Co-Product Method
                                 By-Product  -------------------------
(In Thousands)                     Method       Copper        Gold
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
Revenues, after adjustments
 shown below                    $995,096     $995,096     $515,038

Site production and delivery,
 before net noncash and
 nonrecurring costs shown below  414,425 (a)  270,131 (b)  139,813 (b)
Gold and silver credits         (531,544)           -            -
Treatment charges                139,353       90,833       47,013
Royalty on metals                 36,519       23,804       12,320
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Unit net cash costs             58,753      384,768      199,146
Depreciation and amortization     91,142       59,408       30,749
Noncash and nonrecurring costs,
 net                               2,808        1,831          947
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Total unit costs               152,703      446,007      230,842
Revenue adjustments, primarily
 for pricing on prior period
 open sales                       15,016       15,016            -
PT Smelting intercompany profit
 elimination                         (25)         (16)          (9)
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
Gross profit                    $857,384     $564,089     $284,187
                                =========    =========    =========

Pounds of copper sold (000s)     641,800      641,800
Ounces of gold sold                                      1,211,700
Ounces of silver sold

Gross profit per pound of copper/per ounce of gold and silver:
Revenues, after adjustments
 shown below                       $1.54        $1.54      $427.54
                                ---------    ---------    ---------

Site production and delivery,
 before net noncash and
 nonrecurring costs shown below     0.65 (a)     0.42 (b)   115.39 (b)
Gold and silver credits            (0.83)           -            -
Treatment charges                   0.21         0.14        38.80
Royalty on metals                   0.06         0.04        10.17
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Unit net cash costs               0.09         0.60       164.36
Depreciation and amortization       0.14         0.09        25.38
Noncash and nonrecurring costs,
 net                                0.01         0.01         0.78
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
  Total unit costs                  0.24         0.70       190.52
Revenue adjustments, primarily
 for pricing on prior period
 open sales                         0.04         0.04        (2.47)
PT Smelting intercompany profit
 elimination                           -            -        (0.01)
                                ---------    ---------    ---------
Gross profit per pound/ounce       $1.34        $0.88      $234.54
                                =========    =========    =========

Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
(In Thousands)                                Production  Depreciation
                                                 and          and
                                  Revenues     Delivery   Amortization
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
Totals presented above          $ 1,526,640  $   414,425  $    91,142
Net noncash and nonrecurring
 costs per above                        N/A        2,808          N/A
Less:  Treatment charges per
        above                      (139,353)         N/A          N/A
       Royalty per above            (36,519)         N/A          N/A
Revenue adjustments, primarily
 for pricing on prior period
 open sales per above                15,016          N/A          N/A
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
Mining and exploration segment    1,365,784      417,233       91,142
Smelting and refining segment       604,013      585,486       14,230
Eliminations and other             (263,823)    (247,127)       5,713
                                ------------ ------------ ------------
As reported in FCX's consolidated
 financial statements           $ 1,705,974  $   755,592  $   111,085
                                ============ ============ ============


Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
-------------------------------
                                               Co-Product Method
                                             -------------------------
(In Thousands)                                  Silver       Total
                                             ------------ ------------
Revenues, after adjustments shown below      $ 16,506     $1,526,640

Site production and delivery, before net
 noncash and nonrecurring costs shown below     4,481 (b)  414,425
Gold and silver credits                             -            -
Treatment charges                               1,507      139,353
Royalty on metals                                 395       36,519
                                             ---------    ---------
  Unit net cash costs                           6,383      590,297
Depreciation and amortization                     985       91,142
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net                30        2,808
                                             ---------    ---------
  Total unit costs                              7,398      684,247
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing
 on prior period open sales                         -       15,016
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination         -          (25)
                                             ---------    ---------
Gross profit                                 $  9,108     $857,384
                                             =========    =========

Pounds of copper sold (000s)
Ounces of gold sold
Ounces of silver sold                       2,328,000

Gross profit per pound of copper/per ounce of gold and silver:
Revenues, after adjustments shown below         $7.02
                                             ---------

Site production and delivery, before net
 noncash and nonrecurring costs shown below      1.92 (b)
Gold and silver credits                             -
Treatment charges                                0.65
Royalty on metals                                0.17
                                             ---------
  Unit net cash costs                            2.74
Depreciation and amortization                    0.42
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net              0.01
                                             ---------
  Total unit costs                               3.17
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing
 on prior period open sales                      0.06
PT Smelting intercompany profit elimination         -
                                             ---------
Gross profit per pound/ounce                    $3.91
                                             =========

(a) Net of deferred mining costs totaling $52.8 million or $0.08 per
    pound. Following adoption of EITF 04-6 on January 1, 2006,
    stripping costs are no longer deferred. See Note a on page IV.
(b) Net of deferred mining costs totaling $34.4 million or $0.05 per
    pound for copper, $17.8 million or $14.70 per ounce for gold and
    $0.6 million or $0.25 per ounce for silver. See Note a above and
    Note a on page IV.




                  FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
                        CATHODE CASH UNIT COSTS

Cathode cash unit cost per pound of copper is a measure intended to
provide investors with information about the costs incurred to produce
cathodes at FCX's smelting operations in Spain and Indonesia. FCX uses
this measure for the same purpose and for monitoring operating
performance at its smelting operations. This information differs from
measures of performance determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and should not be considered in
isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Other
smelting companies present this measure, although Atlantic Copper's
and PT Smelting's measures may not be comparable to similarly titled
measures reported by other companies.

ATLANTIC COPPER CATHODE CASH UNIT COST PER POUND OF COPPER

The reconciliation below presents reported production costs for FCX's
smelting and refining segment (Atlantic Copper) and subtracts or adds
components of those costs that do not directly relate to the process
of converting copper concentrates to cathodes. The adjusted production
costs amounts are used to calculate Atlantic Copper's cathode cash
unit cost per pound of copper (in thousands, except per pound
amounts):

                                                Three Months Ended
                                                      June 30,
                                             -------------------------
                                                 2006         2005
                                             ------------ ------------
Smelting and refining segment production
 costs reported in FCX's consolidated
 financial statements                        $   560,375  $   321,909
  Less:
    Raw material purchase costs                 (409,477)    (209,199)
    Production costs of anodes sold               (1,524)      (2,368)
    Other                                          3,335          179
  Credits:
    Gold and silver revenues                    (118,816)     (78,473)
    Acid and other by-product revenues            (6,279)      (7,291)
                                             ------------ ------------
Production costs used in calculating cathode
 cash unit cost per pound                    $    27,614  $    24,757
                                             ============ ============

Pounds of cathode produced                       131,500      137,800
                                             ============ ============

Cathode cash unit cost per pound             $      0.21  $      0.18
                                             ============ ============

                                                 Six Months Ended
                                                     June 30,
                                             -------------------------
                                                 2006         2005
                                             ------------ ------------
Smelting and refining segment production
 costs reported in FCX's consolidated
 financial statements                        $ 1,051,812  $   585,486
  Less:
    Raw material purchase costs                 (735,418)    (406,470)
    Production costs of anodes sold               (6,049)      (5,766)
    Other                                          4,447       (1,034)
  Credits:
    Gold and silver revenues                    (248,859)    (110,421)
    Acid and other by-product revenues           (12,938)     (14,591)
                                             ------------ ------------
Production costs used in calculating cathode
 cash unit cost per pound                    $    52,995  $    47,204
                                             ============ ============

Pounds of cathode produced                       260,900      269,500
                                             ============ ============

Cathode cash unit cost per pound             $      0.20  $      0.18
                                             ============ ============

PT SMELTING CATHODE CASH UNIT COST PER POUND OF COPPER

The calculation below presents PT Smelting's reported operating costs
and subtracts or adds components of those costs that do not directly
relate to the process of converting copper concentrates to cathodes.
PT Smelting's operating costs are then reconciled to PT Freeport
Indonesia's equity in PT Smelting earnings reported in FCX's
consolidated financial statements (in thousands, except per pound
amounts):

                                                Three Months Ended
                                                      June 30,
                                             -------------------------
                                                 2006         2005
                                             ------------ ------------
Operating costs - PT Smelting (100%)         $    31,438  $    17,623
  Add:   Gold and silver refining charges          1,039        1,119
  Less:  Acid and other by-product revenues       (3,666)      (3,641)
         Other                                     3,522         (400)
                                             ------------ ------------
Production costs used in calculating cathode
 cash unit cost per pound                    $    32,333  $    14,701
                                             ============ ============

Pounds of cathode produced                       127,300      146,100
                                             ============ ============

Cathode cash unit cost per pound             $      0.25  $      0.10
                                             ============ ============

Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
  Operating costs per above                  $   (31,438) $   (17,623)
  Other costs                                   (528,549)    (312,792)
  Revenue and other income                       568,252      340,904
                                             ------------ ------------
  PT Smelting net income                           8,265       10,489

PT Freeport Indonesia's 25% equity interest        2,066        2,622
Amortization of excess investment cost               (60)         (60)
                                             ------------ ------------
  Equity in PT Smelting earnings reported in
   FCX's consolidated financial statements   $     2,006  $     2,562
                                             ============ ============

                                                 Six Months Ended
                                                     June 30,
                                             -------------------------
                                                 2006         2005
                                             ------------ ------------
Operating costs - PT Smelting (100%)         $    55,404  $    36,074

  Add:   Gold and silver refining charges          2,505        2,075

  Less:  Acid and other by-product revenues       (7,402)      (7,502)
         Other                                     1,922         (898)
                                             ------------ ------------
Production costs used in calculating cathode
 cash unit cost per pound                    $    52,429  $    29,749
                                             ============ ============

Pounds of cathode produced                       269,700      289,600
                                             ============ ============

Cathode cash unit cost per pound             $      0.19  $      0.10
                                             ============ ============

Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
  Operating costs per above                  $   (55,404) $   (36,074)
  Other costs                                 (1,000,584)    (590,943)
  Revenue and other income                     1,078,729      648,130
                                             ------------ ------------
  PT Smelting net income                          22,741       21,113

PT Freeport Indonesia's 25% equity interest        5,685        5,278
Amortization of excess investment cost              (120)        (120)
                                             ------------ ------------
  Equity in PT Smelting earnings reported in
   FCX's consolidated financial statements   $     5,565  $     5,158
                                             ============ ============




                  FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
                      PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

PT Freeport Indonesia's Contract of Work provides for a 35 percent
corporate income tax rate. PT Indocopper Investama (100 percent owned
by FCX) pays a 30 percent corporate income tax on dividends it
receives from its 9.36 percent ownership in PT Freeport Indonesia. In
addition, the tax treaty between Indonesia and the United States
(U.S.) provides for a withholding tax rate of 10 percent on dividends
and interest that PT Freeport Indonesia and PT Indocopper Investama
pay to their parent company, FCX. FCX currently records no income
taxes at Atlantic Copper, which is subject to taxation in Spain,
because it has not generated significant taxable income in recent
years and has substantial tax loss carryforwards for which FCX has
provided no net financial statement benefit. FCX receives no
consolidated tax benefit from these losses because they cannot be used
to offset PT Freeport Indonesia's profits in Indonesia, but can be
utilized to offset Atlantic Copper's future profits.

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

                                                Three Months Ended
                                                      June 30,
                                             -------------------------
                                                 2006         2005
                                             ------------ ------------
Mining and exploration segment operating
 income(a)                                   $   690,977  $   390,780
Mining and exploration segment interest
 expense, net                                     (1,608)      (5,897)
Intercompany operating profit recognized
 (deferred)                                       34,208       48,350
                                             ------------ ------------
  Income before taxes                            723,577      433,233
Indonesian corporate income tax rate                  35%          35%
                                             ------------ ------------
  Corporate income taxes                         253,252      151,632

Approximate PT Freeport Indonesia net income     470,325      281,601
Withholding tax on FCX's equity share              9.064%       9.064%
                                             ------------ ------------
  Withholding taxes                               42,630       25,524

PT Indocopper Investama corporate income tax      11,247        6,957
Other, net                                         3,115        4,571
                                             ------------ ------------
FCX consolidated provision for income taxes  $   310,244  $   188,684
                                             ============ ============

FCX consolidated effective tax rate                   42%          46%
                                             ============ ============

                                                 Six Months Ended
                                                     June 30,
                                             -------------------------
                                                 2006         2005
                                             ------------ ------------
Mining and exploration segment operating
 income(a)                                   $ 1,138,504  $   819,087
Mining and exploration segment interest
 expense, net                                     (4,881)     (11,624)
Intercompany operating profit recognized
 (deferred)                                      108,419      (15,220)
                                             ------------ ------------
  Income before taxes                          1,242,042      792,243
Indonesian corporate income tax rate                  35%          35%
                                             ------------ ------------
  Corporate income taxes                         434,715      277,285

Approximate PT Freeport Indonesia net income     807,327      514,958
Withholding tax on FCX's equity share              9.064%       9.064%
                                             ------------ ------------
  Withholding taxes                               73,176       46,676

PT Indocopper Investama corporate income tax      16,870       21,081
Other, net                                         7,205        7,670
                                             ------------ ------------
FCX consolidated provision for income taxes  $   531,966  $   352,712
                                             ============ ============

FCX consolidated effective tax rate                   43%          48%
                                             ============ ============

(a) Excludes charges for the in-the-money value of FCX stock option
    exercises, which are eliminated in consolidation, totaling $29.4
    million for the 2006 quarter, $0.7 million for the 2005 quarter,
    $85.5 million for the 2006 six-month period and $17.4 million for
    the 2005 six-month period.




                  FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
                           BUSINESS SEGMENTS

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

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

                                             Mining        Smelting
                                              and            and
                                           Exploration     Refining
                                         -------------- --------------
                                                (In Thousands)

Three months ended June 30, 2006:
Revenues                                 $1,035,168 (a) $  593,134
Production and delivery                     281,308        560,375
Depreciation and amortization                33,910          7,410
Exploration expenses                          2,709              -
General and administrative expenses          55,689 (c)      3,529
                                         -----------    -----------
Operating income                         $  661,552     $   21,820
                                         ===========    ===========
Equity in PT Smelting earnings           $        -     $    2,006
                                         ===========    ===========
Interest expense, net                    $    1,608     $    4,824
                                         ===========    ===========
Provision for income taxes               $  237,001     $        -
                                         ===========    ===========
Capital expenditures                     $   56,392     $    2,669
                                         ===========    ===========
Total assets                             $3,890,148 (d) $1,035,415 (e)
                                         ===========    ===========

Three months ended June 30, 2005:
Revenues                                 $  678,386 (a) $  331,897
Production and delivery                     223,355        321,909
Depreciation and amortization                44,217          7,141
Exploration expenses                          2,272              -
General and administrative expenses          18,425 (c)      2,901
                                         -----------    -----------
Operating income (loss)                  $  390,117     $      (54)
                                         ===========    ===========
Equity in PT Smelting earnings           $        -     $    2,562
                                         ===========    ===========
Interest expense, net                    $    5,897     $    4,387
                                         ===========    ===========
Provision for income taxes               $  138,007     $        -
                                         ===========    ===========
Capital expenditures                     $   29,939     $    3,139
                                         ===========    ===========
Total assets                             $3,870,969 (d) $  717,707 (e)
                                         ===========    ===========

Six months ended June 30, 2006:
Revenues                                 $1,831,951 (a) $1,109,238
Production and delivery                     567,985      1,051,812
Depreciation and amortization                67,683         14,816
Exploration expenses                          5,246              -
General and administrative expenses         137,995 (c)      7,304
                                         -----------    -----------
Operating income                         $1,053,042     $   35,306
                                         ===========    ===========
Equity in PT Smelting earnings           $        -     $    5,565
                                         ===========    ===========
Interest expense, net                    $    4,881     $   10,271
                                         ===========    ===========
Provision for income taxes               $  381,692     $        -
                                         ===========    ===========
Capital expenditures                     $  105,332     $    6,182
                                         ===========    ===========

                                          Eliminations
                                           and Other      FCX Total
                                         -------------- --------------
                                                (In Thousands)

Three months ended June 30, 2006:
Revenues                                 $ (202,100)    $1,426,202
Production and delivery                    (236,076)(b)    605,607
Depreciation and amortization                 2,035         43,355
Exploration expenses                             69          2,778
General and administrative expenses         (24,083)(c)     35,135
                                         -----------    -----------
Operating income                         $   55,955     $  739,327
                                         ===========    ===========
Equity in PT Smelting earnings           $        -     $    2,006
                                         ===========    ===========
Interest expense, net                    $   14,592     $   21,024
                                         ===========    ===========
Provision for income taxes               $   73,243     $  310,244
                                         ===========    ===========
Capital expenditures                     $     (838)    $   58,223
                                         ===========    ===========
Total assets                             $  183,976     $5,109,539
                                         ===========    ===========

Three months ended June 30, 2005:
Revenues                                 $ (107,374)    $  902,909
Production and delivery                    (154,678)(b)    390,586
Depreciation and amortization                 2,801         54,159
Exploration expenses                             70          2,342
General and administrative expenses           4,053 (c)     25,379
                                         -----------    -----------
Operating income (loss)                  $   40,380     $  430,443
                                         ===========    ===========
Equity in PT Smelting earnings           $        -     $    2,562
                                         ===========    ===========
Interest expense, net                    $   25,008     $   35,292
                                         ===========    ===========
Provision for income taxes               $   50,677     $  188,684
                                         ===========    ===========
Capital expenditures                     $      (33)    $   33,045
                                         ===========    ===========
Total assets                             $  369,588     $4,958,264
                                         ===========    ===========

Six months ended June 30, 2006:
Revenues                                 $ (428,865)    $2,512,324
Production and delivery                    (536,275)(b)  1,083,522
Depreciation and amortization                 4,106         86,605
Exploration expenses                            108          5,354
General and administrative expenses         (79,533)(c)     65,766
                                         -----------    -----------
Operating income                         $  182,729     $1,271,077
                                         ===========    ===========
Equity in PT Smelting earnings           $        -     $    5,565
                                         ===========    ===========
Interest expense, net                    $   28,543     $   43,695
                                         ===========    ===========
Provision for income taxes               $  150,274     $  531,966
                                         ===========    ===========
Capital expenditures                     $   (1,169)    $  110,345
                                         ===========    ===========




                  FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
                           BUSINESS SEGMENTS
                              (continued)

                                             Mining        Smelting
                                              and            and
                                           Exploration     Refining
                                         -------------- --------------
                                                (In Thousands)

Six months ended June 30, 2005:
Revenues                                 $1,365,784 (a) $  604,013
Production and delivery                     417,233        585,486
Depreciation and amortization                91,142         14,230
Exploration expenses                          4,164              -
General and administrative expenses          51,607 (c)      5,905
                                         -----------    -----------
Operating income (loss)                  $  801,638     $   (1,608)
                                         ===========    ===========
Equity in PT Smelting earnings           $        -     $    5,158
                                         ===========    ===========
Interest expense, net                    $   11,624     $    8,192
                                         ===========    ===========
Provision for income taxes               $  283,326     $        -
                                         ===========    ===========
Capital expenditures                     $   53,508     $    5,863
                                         ===========    ===========

                                          Eliminations
                                           and Other      FCX Total
                                         -------------- --------------
                                                (In Thousands)

Six months ended June 30, 2005:
Revenues                                 $ (263,823)    $1,705,974
Production and delivery                    (247,127)       755,592
Depreciation and amortization                 5,713        111,085
Exploration expenses                             98          4,262
General and administrative expenses         (10,519)(c)     46,993
                                         -----------    -----------
Operating income (loss)                  $  (11,988)    $  788,042
                                         ===========    ===========
Equity in PT Smelting earnings           $        -     $    5,158
                                         ===========    ===========
Interest expense, net                    $   53,024     $   72,840
                                         ===========    ===========
Provision for income taxes               $   69,386     $  352,712
                                         ===========    ===========
Capital expenditures                     $      (80)    $   59,291
                                         ===========    ===========

(a) Includes PT Freeport Indonesia's sales to PT Smelting totaling
    $325.4 million in the 2006 quarter, $194.9 million in the 2005
    quarter, $607.9 million in the 2006 six-month period and $429.0
    million in the 2005 six-month period.
(b) Includes deferral (recognition) of intercompany profits on 25
    percent of PT Freeport Indonesia's sales to PT Smelting, for which
    the final sale to third parties has not occurred, totaling $7.8
    million in the 2006 quarter, $(2.6) million in the 2005 quarter
    and $(13.0) million in the 2006 six-month period.
(c) Includes charges to the mining and exploration segment for the
    in-the-money value of FCX stock option exercises which are
    eliminated in consolidation totaling $29.4 million in the 2006
    quarter, $0.7 million in the 2005 quarter, $85.5 million in the
    2006 six-month period and $17.4 million in the 2005 six-month
    period.
(d) Includes PT Freeport Indonesia's trade receivables with PT
    Smelting totaling $257.6 million at June 30, 2006, and $71.9
    million at June 30, 2005.

(e) Includes PT Freeport Indonesia's equity investment in PT Smelting
    totaling $40.6 million at June 30, 2006, and $52.9 million at June
    30, 2005.
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