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INDEPENDENT 2700 E. Executive Drive, Suite 140
MINING CONSULTANTS, INC. Tucson, Arizona 85706 USA
Tel: (520) 294-9861 Fax: (520) 294-9865
jmarek@imctucson.com
March 8, 2004
Pat Prejean
Assistant Controller - Financial Reporting
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
1615 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Dear Mr. Prejean,
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of our reports included herein or incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, into Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.'s previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-31584, 333-72760, and 333-104564) and on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-63267, 33-63269, 33-63271, 333-85803, and 333-105535) and on Form S-4 (File No. 333-104563).
INDEPENDENT MINING CONSULTANTS, INC.
Date: March 8, 2004 By: /s/ John M. Marek
Name: John M. Marek
Title: President