Exhibit 23.1



              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference of our reports included herein or
incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K/A, into Freeport-McMoRan
Inc.'s previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos.
2-85000, 33-14641, 33-29850, 33-30417 and 33-62170) and IMC Global Inc.'s
Form S-4 (File No. 333-40377).

                                         /s/Arthur Andersen LLP
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                                            Arthur Andersen LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana,
  November 18, 1997