Exhibit 24.2
POWER OF ATTORNEY
BE IT KNOWN: That the undersigned, in his capacity or
capacities as an officer and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT and RICHARD C.
ADKERSON, and each of them acting individually, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and with full power
of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on behalf of him,
in his name and in his capacity or capacities as aforesaid, an Annual
Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996,
and any amendment or amendments thereto and any other document in support
thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to
said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said attorney or
attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully the intent
of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do personally or in
the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby ratifying and confirming
all acts and things which said attorney or attorneys may do or cause to
be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.
/s/ Rene L. Latiolais
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Rene L. Latiolais
POWER OF ATTORNEY
BE IT KNOWN: That the undersigned, in his capacity or
capacities as an officer and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint RENE L. LATIOLAIS and RICHARD C.
ADKERSON, and each of them acting individually, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and with full power
of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on behalf of him,
in his name and in his capacity or capacities as aforesaid, an Annual
Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996,
and any amendment or amendments thereto and any other document in support
thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to
said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said attorney or
attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully the intent
of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do personally or in
the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby ratifying and confirming
all acts and things which said attorney or attorneys may do or cause to
be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.
/s/ James R. Moffett
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James R. Moffett
POWER OF ATTORNEY
BE IT KNOWN: That the undersigned, in his capacity or
capacities as an officer and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT and RENE L.
LATIOLAIS, and each of them acting individually, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and with full power
of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on behalf of him,
in his name and in his capacity or capacities as aforesaid, an Annual
Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996,
and any amendment or amendments thereto and any other document in support
thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to
said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said attorney or
attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully the intent
of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do personally or in
the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby ratifying and confirming
all acts and things which said attorney or attorneys may do or cause to
be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.
/s/ Richard C. Adkerson
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Richard C. Adkerson
POWER OF ATTORNEY
BE IT KNOWN: That the undersigned, in his capacity or
capacities as an officer and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS
and RICHARD C. ADKERSON, and each of them acting individually, his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and with
full power of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on
behalf of him, in his name and in his capacity or capacities as
aforesaid, an Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment or amendments thereto and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the
undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
that said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry
out fully the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could
do personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things which said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.
/s/ Robert W. Bruce III
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Robert W. Bruce III
POWER OF ATTORNEY
BE IT KNOWN: That the undersigned, in his capacity or
capacities as an officer and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS
and RICHARD C. ADKERSON, and each of them acting individually, his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and with
full power of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on
behalf of him, in his name and in his capacity or capacities as
aforesaid, an Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment or amendments thereto and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the
undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
that said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry
out fully the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could
do personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things which said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.
/s/ William J. Blackwell
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William J. Blackwell
POWER OF ATTORNEY
BE IT KNOWN: That the undersigned, in his capacity or
capacities as an officer and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS
and RICHARD C. ADKERSON, and each of them acting individually, his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and with
full power of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on
behalf of him, in his name and in his capacity or capacities as
aforesaid, an Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment or amendments thereto and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the
undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
that said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry
out fully the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could
do personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things which said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.
/s/ Robert A. Day
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Robert A. Day
POWER OF ATTORNEY
BE IT KNOWN: That the undersigned, in his capacity or
capacities as an officer and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS
and RICHARD C. ADKERSON, and each of them acting individually, his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and with
full power of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on
behalf of him, in his name and in his capacity or capacities as
aforesaid, an Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment or amendments thereto and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the
undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
that said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry
out fully the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could
do personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things which said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.
/s/ William B. Harrison, Jr.
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William B. Harrison, Jr.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
BE IT KNOWN: That the undersigned, in his capacity or
capacities as an officer and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS
and RICHARD C. ADKERSON, and each of them acting individually, his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and with
full power of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on
behalf of him, in his name and in his capacity or capacities as
aforesaid, an Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment or amendments thereto and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the
undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
that said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry
out fully the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could
do personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things which said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.
/s/ Henry A. Kissinger
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Henry A. Kissinger
POWER OF ATTORNEY
BE IT KNOWN: That the undersigned, in his capacity or
capacities as an officer and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS
and RICHARD C. ADKERSON, and each of them acting individually, his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and with
full power of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on
behalf of him, in his name and in his capacity or capacities as
aforesaid, an Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment or amendments thereto and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the
undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
that said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry
out fully the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could
do personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things which said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.
/s/ Bobby Lee Lackey
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Bobby Lee Lackey
POWER OF ATTORNEY
BE IT KNOWN: That the undersigned, in her capacity or
capacities as an officer and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS
and RICHARD C. ADKERSON, and each of them acting individually, her true
and lawful attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and with
full power of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on
behalf of her, in her name and in her capacity or capacities as
aforesaid, an Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment or amendments thereto and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the
undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
that said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry
out fully the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could
do personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things which said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.
/s/ Gabrielle K. McDonald
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Gabrielle K. McDonald
POWER OF ATTORNEY
BE IT KNOWN: That the undersigned, in his capacity or
capacities as an officer and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS
and RICHARD C. ADKERSON, and each of them acting individually, his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and with
full power of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on
behalf of him, in his name and in his capacity or capacities as
aforesaid, an Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment or amendments thereto and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the
undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
that said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry
out fully the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could
do personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things which said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.
/s/ George Putnam
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George Putnam
POWER OF ATTORNEY
BE IT KNOWN: That the undersigned, in his capacity or
capacities as an officer and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS
and RICHARD C. ADKERSON, and each of them acting individually, his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and with
full power of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on
behalf of him, in his name and in his capacity or capacities as
aforesaid, an Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment or amendments thereto and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the
undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
that said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry
out fully the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could
do personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things which said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.
/s/ B.M. Rankin, Jr.
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B.M. Rankin, Jr.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
BE IT KNOWN: That the undersigned, in his capacity or
capacities as an officer and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS
and RICHARD C. ADKERSON, and each of them acting individually, his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and with
full power of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on
behalf of him, in his name and in his capacity or capacities as
aforesaid, an Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment or amendments thereto and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the
undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
that said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry
out fully the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could
do personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things which said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.
/s/ J. Taylor Wharton
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J. Taylor Wharton
POWER OF ATTORNEY
BE IT KNOWN: That the undersigned, in his capacity or
capacities as an officer and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS
and RICHARD C. ADKERSON, and each of them acting individually, his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and with
full power of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on
behalf of him, in his name and in his capacity or capacities as
aforesaid, an Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment or amendments thereto and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the
undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
that said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry
out fully the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could
do personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things which said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.
/s/ Robert M. Wohleber
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Robert M. Wohleber