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 Copper & Gold Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby make, constitute and
appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
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, 2000, and any amendment or
amendments thereto and any other document in support thereof or
supplemental thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to said
attorney full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing whatsoever that said attorney 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 may do or
cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 30th day of January, 2001.
/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 Copper & Gold 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, 2000, 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 30th day of January, 2001.
/s/ Robert J. Allison, Jr.
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Robert J. Allison, 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 Copper & Gold 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, 2000, 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 30th day of January, 2001.
/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 Copper & Gold 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, 2000, 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 30th day of January, 2001.
/s/ R. Leigh Clifford
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R. Leigh Clifford
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 Copper & Gold 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, 2000, 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 30th day of January, 2001.
/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 Copper & Gold 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, 2000, 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 30th day of January, 2001.
/s/ Gerald J. Ford
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Gerald J. Ford
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 Copper & Gold 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, 2000, 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 30th day of January, 2001.
/s/ H. Devon Graham, Jr.
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H. Devon Graham, 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 Copper & Gold 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, 2000, 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 30th day of January, 2001.
/s/ Oscar Y. L. Groeneveld
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Oscar Y. L. Groeneveld
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 Copper & Gold 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, 2000, 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 30th day of January, 2001.
/s/ J. Bennett Johnston
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J. Bennett Johnston
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 Copper & Gold 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, 2000, 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 30th day of January, 2001.
/s/ Bobby Lee Lackey
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Bobby Lee Lackey
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 Copper & Gold 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, 2000, 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 30th day of January, 2001.
/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 Copper & Gold Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby make, constitute and
appoint RICHARD C. ADKERSON, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
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, 2000, and any amendment or
amendments thereto and any other document in support thereof or
supplemental thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to said
attorney full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing whatsoever that said attorney 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 may do or
cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
EXECUTED this 30th day of January, 2001.
/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 Copper & Gold 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, 2000, 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 30th day of January, 2001.
/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 Copper & Gold 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, 2000, 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 30th day of January, 2001.
/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 Copper & Gold 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, 2000, 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 30th day of January, 2001.
/s/ C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.
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C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.