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 Copper & Gold Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby make,
constitute and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS,
and GEORGE A. MEALEY, 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, 1993 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 29th day of March, 1994.



                              /s/ C. Donald Whitmire
                              C. Donald Whitmire


                     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, RENE L. LATIOLAIS,
and GEORGE A. MEALEY, 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, 1993 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 29th day of March, 1994.



                              /s/ Stephen M. Jones
                              Stephen M. Jones









                     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, RENE L. LATIOLAIS,
and GEORGE A. MEALEY, 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, 1993 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 29th day of March, 1994.



                              /s/ Leland O. Erdahl
                              Leland O. Erdahl


                     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, RENE L. LATIOLAIS,
and GEORGE A. MEALEY, 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, 1993 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 29th day of March, 1994.



                              /s/ Ronald Grossman
                              Ronald Grossman


                     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, RENE L. LATIOLAIS,
and GEORGE A. MEALEY, 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, 1993 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 29th day of March, 1994.



                              /s/ Wolfgang F. Siegel
                              Wolfgang F. Siegel


                   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, RENE L. LATIOLAIS,
and GEORGE A. MEALEY, 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, 1993 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 29th day of March, 1994.



                              /s/ Elwin E. Smith
                              Elwin E. Smith


                     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, RENE L. LATIOLAIS,
and GEORGE A. MEALEY, 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, 1993 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 29th day of March, 1994.



                              /s/ Eiji Umene
                              Eiji Umene


                     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 GEORGE A.
MEALEY, 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, 1993 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 29th day of March, 1994.



                              /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 Copper & Gold 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, 1993 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 29th day of March, 1994.

                              /s/ George A. Mealey
                              --------------------
                                  George A. Mealey