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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008
OR
[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
  
To
Commission File Number: 1-9916
 
 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
74-2480931
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
  
   
One North Central Avenue
  
Phoenix, AZ
85004-4414
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(602) 366-8100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
R Yes ÿo No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer R                                                              Accelerated filer ÿo                                   Non-accelerated filer  o                                       Smaller reporting company ÿo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ÿ o Yes R No

On October 31, 2008, there were issued and outstanding 377,652,970 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share.

 
 

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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

   
September 30,
    
December 31,
  
   
2008
    
2007
  
   
(In Millions)
  
                 
ASSETS
                
Current assets:
                
Cash and cash equivalents
  
$
1,202
    
$
1,626
  
Trade accounts receivable
    
1,236
      
1,099
  
Other accounts receivable
    
427
      
196
  
Product inventories and materials and supplies, net
    
2,520
      
2,178
  
Mill and leach stockpiles
    
910
      
707
  
Other current assets
    
153
      
97
  
Total current assets
    
6,448
      
5,903
  
Property, plant, equipment and development costs, net
    
26,482
      
25,715
  
Goodwill
    
6,048
      
6,105
  
Long-term mill and leach stockpiles
    
1,260
      
1,106
  
Trust assets
    
549
      
606
  
Intangible assets, net
    
447
      
472
  
Other assets
    
772
      
754
  
Total assets
  
$
42,006
    
$
40,661
  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                
Current liabilities:
                
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  
$
2,739
    
$
2,345
  
Current portion of reclamation and environmental liabilities
    
282
      
263
  
Accrued income taxes
    
261
      
420
  
Dividends payable
    
235
      
212
  
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings
    
23
      
31
  
Copper price protection program
    
–
      
598
  
Total current liabilities
    
3,540
      
3,869
  
Long-term debt, less current portion:
                
Senior notes
    
6,885
      
6,928
  
Project financing, equipment loans and other
    
301
      
252
  
Total long-term debt, less current portion
    
7,186
      
7,180
  
Deferred income taxes
    
6,757
      
7,300
  
Reclamation and environmental liabilities, less current portion
    
1,974
      
1,733
  
Other liabilities
    
1,093
      
1,106
  
Total liabilities
    
20,550
      
21,188
  
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
    
1,429
      
1,239
  
Stockholders’ equity:
                
5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock
    
1,100
      
1,100
  
6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
    
2,875
      
2,875
  
Common stock
    
50
      
50
  
Capital in excess of par value
    
13,697
      
13,407
  
Retained earnings
    
5,666
      
3,601
  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    
41
      
42
  
Common stock held in treasury
    
(3,402
)
    
(2,841
)
Total stockholders’ equity
    
20,027
      
18,234
  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  
$
42,006
    
$
40,661
  
                 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)


                         
 
Three Months Ended
  
Nine Months Ended
  
 
September 30,
  
September 30,
  
 
2008
  
2007
  
2008
  
2007
  
 
(In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)
                         
Revenues
$
4,616
  
$
5,066
  
$
15,729
  
$
12,755
  
Cost of sales:
                        
Production and delivery
  
2,874
    
2,662
    
8,316
    
6,105
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
442
    
356
    
1,322
    
846
  
Total cost of sales
  
3,316
    
3,018
    
9,638
    
6,951
  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
  
90
    
131
    
300
    
314
  
Exploration and research expenses
  
77
    
40
    
209
    
87
  
Total costs and expenses
  
3,483
    
3,189
    
10,147
    
7,352
  
Operating income
  
1,133
    
1,877
    
5,582
    
5,403
  
Interest expense, net
  
(139
)
  
(155
)
  
(444
)
  
(386
)
Losses on early extinguishment of debt
  
–
    
(36
)
  
(6
)
  
(171
)
Gains on sales of assets
  
–
    
47
    
13
    
85
  
Other income and expense, net
  
(14
)
  
48
    
(3
)
  
110
  
Income from continuing operations before income
                        
taxes, minority interests and equity in affiliated
                        
companies’ net earnings
  
980
    
1,781
    
5,142
    
5,041
  
Provision for income taxes
  
(240
)
  
(653
)
  
(1,627
)
  
(1,875
)
Minority interests in net income of consolidated
                        
subsidiaries
  
(155
)
  
(307
)
  
(748
)
  
(728
)
Equity in affiliated companies’ net earnings
  
2
    
5
    
16
    
17
  
Income from continuing operations
  
587
    
826
    
2,783
    
2,455
  
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
  
–
    
12
    
–
    
44
  
Net income
  
587
    
838
    
2,783
    
2,499
  
Preferred dividends
  
(64
)
  
(63
)
  
(191
)
  
(144
)
Net income applicable to common stock
$
523
  
$
775
  
$
2,592
  
$
2,355
  
                         
Basic net income per share of common stock:
                        
Continuing operations
$
1.37
  
$
2.00
  
$
6.78
  
$
7.06
  
Discontinued operations
  
–
    
0.03
    
–
    
0.13
  
Basic net income per share of common stock
$
1.37
  
$
2.03
  
$
6.78
  
$
7.19
  
                         
Diluted net income per share of common stock:
                        
Continuing operations
$
1.31
  
$
1.85
  
$
6.20
  
$
6.46
  
Discontinued operations
  
–
    
0.02
    
–
    
0.12
  
Diluted net income per share of common stock
$
1.31
  
$
1.87
  
$
6.20
  
$
6.58
  
                         
Average common shares outstanding:
                        
Basic
  
382
    
382
    
383
    
327
  
Diluted
  
447
    
447
    
449
    
380
  
                         
Dividends declared per share of common stock
$
0.50
  
$
0.3125
  
$
1.375
  
$
0.9375
  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

   
Nine Months Ended
  
   
September 30,
  
   
2008
    
2007
  
   
(In Millions)
  
Cash flow from operating activities:
                
Net income
  
$
2,783
    
$
2,499
  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
                
operating activities:
                
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
    
1,322
      
864
  
Minority interests in net income of consolidated subsidiaries
    
748
      
738
  
Stock-based compensation
    
113
      
115
  
Charges for reclamation and environmental liabilities, including accretion
    
141
      
22
  
Unrealized losses on copper price protection program
    
–
      
212
  
Losses on early extinguishment of debt
    
6
      
171
  
Gain on sales of assets
    
(13
)
    
(85
)
Deferred income taxes
    
(347
)
    
(279
)
Increase in long-term mill and leach stockpiles
    
(154
)
    
(23
)
Increase in other long-term liabilities
    
78
      
64
  
Other, net
    
24
      
1
  
(Increases) decreases in working capital, excluding amounts
                
acquired from Phelps Dodge:
                
Accounts receivable
    
(198
)
    
(299
)
Inventories
    
(558
)
    
358
  
Other current assets
    
(58
)
    
–
  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    
(152
)
    
427
  
Accrued income taxes
    
(424
)
    
215
  
Settlement of reclamation and environmental liabilities
    
(142
)
    
(73
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
    
3,169
      
4,927
  
                 
Cash flow from investing activities:
                
North America capital expenditures
    
(648
)
    
(601
)
South America capital expenditures
    
(229
)
    
(65
)
Indonesia capital expenditures
    
(332
)
    
(273
)
Africa capital expenditures
    
(699
)
    
(151
)
Other capital expenditures
    
(21
)
    
(48
)
Acquisition of Phelps Dodge, net of cash acquired
    
(1
)
    
(13,907
)
Proceeds from the sale of assets and other, net
    
59
      
79
  
Net cash used in investing activities
    
(1,871
)
    
(14,966
)
                 
Cash flow from financing activities:
                
Proceeds from term loans under bank credit facility
    
–
      
12,450
  
Repayments of term loans under bank credit facility
    
–
      
(10,900
)
Net proceeds from sales of senior notes
    
–
      
5,880
  
Net proceeds from sale of common stock
    
–
      
2,816
  
Net proceeds from sale of 6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
    
–
      
2,803
  
Proceeds from other debt
    
183
      
412
  
Repayments of other debt
    
(198
)
    
(752
)
Purchases of FCX common stock
    
(500
)
    
–
  
Cash dividends paid:
                
Common stock
    
(504
)
    
(301
)
Preferred stock
    
(191
)
    
(112
)
Minority interests
    
(714
)
    
(440
)
Net proceeds from (payments for) exercised stock options
    
22
      
(15
)
Excess tax benefit from exercised stock options
    
25
      
9
  
Bank credit facilities fees and other, net
    
155
      
(250
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    
(1,722
)
    
11,600
  
                 
Cash included with assets held for sale
    
–
      
(91
)
                 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    
(424
)
    
1,470
  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    
1,626
      
907
  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  
$
1,202
    
$
2,377
  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

                                     
   
Convertible Perpetual
  
Mandatory Convertible
              
Accumulated
  
Common Stock
        
   
Preferred Stock
  
Preferred Stock
  
Common Stock
          
Other
  
Held in Treasury
        
   
Number
      
Number
      
Number
      
Capital in
      
Compre-
  
Number
            
   
of
  
At Par
  
of
  
At Par
  
of
  
At Par
  
Excess of
  
Retained
  
hensive
  
of
  
At
  
Stockholders’
  
   
Shares
  
Value
  
Shares
  
Value
  
Shares
  
Value
  
Par Value
  
Earnings
  
Income
  
Shares
  
Cost
  
Equity
  
   
(In Millions)
  
Balance at December 31, 2007
  
1
  
$
1,100
    
29
  
$
2,875
    
497
  
$
50
  
$
13,407
  
$
3,601
  
$
42
    
114
  
$
(2,841
)
$
18,234
  
Exercised stock options, issued
                                                                        
restricted stock and other
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
2
    
–
    
208
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
208
  
Stock-based compensation costs
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
73
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
73
  
Tax benefit for stock option
                                                                        
exercises and restricted stock
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
9
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
9
  
Tender of shares for exercised
                                                                        
stock options and restricted
                                                                        
stock
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
1
    
(61
)
  
(61
)
Shares purchased
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
6
    
(500
)
  
(500
)
Dividends on common stock
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
(527
)
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
(527
)
Dividends on preferred stock
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
(191
)
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
(191
)
Comprehensive income:
                                                                        
Net income
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
2,783
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
2,783
  
Other comprehensive income,
                                                                        
net of taxes:
                                                                        
Unrealized losses on
                                                                        
securities
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
(7
)
  
–
    
–
    
(7
)
Translation adjustments
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
2
    
–
    
–
    
2
  
Defined benefit plans:
                                                                        
Amortization of
                                                                        
unrecognized amounts
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
4
    
–
    
–
    
4
  
Other comprehensive loss
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
(1
)
  
–
    
–
    
(1
)
Total comprehensive income
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
    
2,782
  
Balance at September 30, 2008
  
1
  
$
1,100
    
29
  
$
2,875
    
499
  
$
50
  
$
13,697
  
$
5,666
  
$
41
    
121
  
$
(3,402
)
$
20,027
  
                                                                         

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 
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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1. 
GENERAL INFORMATION
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States (U.S.). Therefore, this information should be read in conjunction with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.’s (FCX) consolidated financial statements and notes contained in its 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods reported. With the exception of certain adjustments associated with the acquisition of Phelps Dodge Corporation (Phelps Dodge), all such adjustments are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008.

As further discussed in Note 2, on March 19, 2007, FCX acquired Phelps Dodge. The nine months ended September 30, 2007, financial results include Phelps Dodge’s results beginning March 20, 2007. Additionally, Phelps Dodge had an international wire and cable business, Phelps Dodge International Corporation (PDIC), which FCX sold on October 31, 2007. As a result of the sale, FCX’s three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007, report PDIC as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of income (see Note 3).

Recent Events.  During September and October 2008, global economic conditions weakened and markets experienced a sharp decline in commodity prices. Copper prices fell from $3.98 per pound at June 30, 2008, to $2.91 per pound at September 30, 2008, and further to $1.81 per pound at October 31, 2008.

In connection with the March 2007 acquisition of Phelps Dodge (refer to Note 2), acquired inventories, including mill and leach stockpiles, were recorded at fair value based on market prices and the outlook for future prices at the acquisition date. As a result of declines in copper prices and increased input costs, FCX recorded charges to operating income for lower-of-cost or market (LCM) inventory adjustments at certain of its North America copper mines in third-quarter 2008 (refer to Note 6). Subsequent to September 30, 2008, copper prices have further declined, and if current weak economic conditions continue, additional charges for LCM inventory adjustments are likely to be recorded in fourth-quarter 2008.

Additionally, during fourth-quarter 2008, FCX will undertake a review to assess other long-lived asset carrying values, including goodwill associated with the acquisition of Phelps Dodge. FCX’s impairment test for goodwill requires it to make several assumptions in determining the fair value of reporting units to which it has allocated goodwill, including near and long-term metal price assumptions (primarily for copper and molybdenum); estimates of commodity-based input costs such as energy, labor and sulfuric acid; proven and probable reserve estimates, including any costs to develop the reserves and the timing of producing the reserves; and the use of appropriate current discount rates. If current weak economic conditions continue, FCX may be required to record significant impairments of goodwill in fourth-quarter 2008.

2. 
ACQUISITION OF PHELPS DODGE
On March 19, 2007, Phelps Dodge became a wholly owned subsidiary of FCX. The estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and the results of Phelps Dodge’s operations are included in FCX’s consolidated financial statements beginning March 20, 2007.

The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, “Business Combinations,” with FCX as the accounting acquirer. In the acquisition, each share of Phelps Dodge common stock was exchanged for 0.67 of a share of FCX common stock and $88.00 in cash. As a result, FCX issued 136.9 million shares and paid $18.0 billion in cash to Phelps Dodge stockholders for total consideration of $25.8 billion.

In accordance with the purchase method of accounting, the purchase price paid was determined at the date of the public announcement of the transaction and was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values on the closing date of March 19, 2007. In valuing acquired assets and assumed liabilities, fair values were based on, but were not limited to: quoted market prices, where available; the intent of FCX with respect to whether the assets purchased were to be held, sold or abandoned; expected future
 
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cash flows; current replacement cost for similar capacity for certain fixed assets; market rate assumptions for contractual obligations; and appropriate discount rates and growth rates. A decline in copper or molybdenum prices from those used to estimate the fair values of the acquired assets could result in impairment to the carrying amounts assigned to inventories; mill and leach stockpiles; property, plant and equipment; and goodwill. At the date of acquisition of Phelps Dodge, price projections used to value the assets acquired ranged from near-term prices of $2.98 per pound for copper and $26.20 per pound for molybdenum to long-term average prices of $1.20 per pound for copper and $8.00 per pound for molybdenum.

A summary of the final purchase price allocation as of March 19, 2007, follows (in billions):

         
Purchase
  
 
Historical
  
Fair Value
  
Price
  
 
Balances
  
Adjustments
  
Allocation
  
Cash and cash equivalents
$
4.2
  
$
–
  
$
4.2
  
Inventories, including mill and leach stockpiles
  
0.9
    
2.8
    
3.7
  
Property, plant and equipmenta
  
6.0
    
16.2
    
22.2
  
Other assets
  
3.1
    
0.2
    
3.3
  
Allocation to goodwill
  
–
    
6.2
    
6.2
b
Total assets
  
14.2
    
25.4
    
39.6
  
Deferred income taxes (current and long-term)c
  
(0.7
)
  
(6.3
)
  
(7.0
)
Other liabilities
  
(4.1
)
  
(1.5
)
  
(5.6
)
Minority interests
  
(1.2
)
  
–
    
(1.2
)
Total
$
8.2
  
$
17.6
  
$
25.8
  
                   
 
a. 
Includes amounts for proven and probable reserves and values assigned to value beyond proven and probable reserves (VBPP).
 
b. 
Includes $160 million of goodwill associated with PDIC, which was sold in the fourth quarter of 2007.
 
c. 
Deferred income taxes have been recognized based on the difference between the tax basis and the fair values assigned to net assets.

Goodwill arising from the acquisition of Phelps Dodge was $6.2 billion, which primarily related to the requirement to recognize a deferred tax liability for the difference between the assigned values and the tax bases of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. FCX allocated goodwill to the individual mines it believes have contributed to the excess purchase price and also included consideration of the mines’ potential for future growth (see Note 10 for the allocation of goodwill to FCX’s reportable segments).

Pro Forma Financial Information.  The following pro forma information assumes that FCX acquired Phelps Dodge effective January 1, 2007. The most significant adjustments relate to the purchase accounting impacts on the carrying values of acquired metal inventories (including mill and leach stockpiles) and property, plant and equipment using March 19, 2007, metal prices and assumptions (in millions, except per share data):

 
Historical
          
       
Phelps
  
Pro Forma
  
Pro Forma
  
Nine months ended September 30, 2007
FCX
  
Dodgea
  
Adjustments
  
Consolidated
  
Revenues
$
12,755
  
$
2,294
  
$
90
  
$
15,139
b
Operating income
$
5,403
  
$
793
  
$
(131
)
$
6,065
b,c
Income from continuing operations before
                        
income taxes, minority interests and equity
                        
in affiliated companies’ net earnings
$
5,041
  
$
836
  
$
(271
)
$
5,606
b,c,d,e
Net income from continuing operations
                        
applicable to common stock
$
2,311
  
$
493
  
$
(224
)
$
2,580
b,c,d,e
Diluted net income per share of common
                        
stock from continuing operations
$
6.46
    
N/A
    
N/A
  
$
6.20
b,c,d,e
Diluted weighted-average shares of
                        
common stock outstanding
  
380
    
N/A
    
N/A
    
447
f
 
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a. 
Represents the results of Phelps Dodge’s operations from January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007. Beginning March 20, 2007, the results of Phelps Dodge’s operations are included in FCX’s consolidated financial statements.
 
Additionally, for comparative purposes, the historical Phelps Dodge financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, represents results from continuing operations, and therefore, excludes the results of PDIC (i.e., discontinued operations).
 
b. 
Includes charges to revenues for mark-to-market accounting adjustments on the copper price protection program totaling $232 million ($142 million to net income or $0.32 per share). Also includes pro forma credits for amortization of acquired intangible liabilities totaling $90 million ($55 million to net income or $0.12 per share).
 
c. 
Includes charges associated with the impacts of the increases in the carrying values of acquired metal inventories (including mill and leach stockpiles) and property, plant and equipment, and also includes the amortization of intangible assets and liabilities resulting from the acquisition totaling $1.4 billion ($831 million to net income or $1.86 per share).
 
d. 
Excludes net losses on early extinguishment of debt totaling $88 million ($69 million to net income or $0.15 per share) for financing transactions related to the acquisition of Phelps Dodge.
 
e. 
Includes interest expense from the debt issued in connection with the acquisition of Phelps Dodge totaling $469 million ($366 million to net income or $0.82 per share). Also includes accretion on the fair value of environmental liabilities resulting from the acquisition totaling $72 million ($44 million to net income or $0.10 per share).
 
f. 
Estimated pro forma diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, follow (in millions):

Average number of basic shares of FCX common stock
      
outstanding prior to the acquisition of Phelps Dodge
  
198
  
Shares of FCX common stock issued in the acquisition
  
137
  
Sale of shares of FCX common stock
  
47
  
Assumed conversion of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
  
39
  
Assumed conversion of other dilutive securities
  
26
  
Pro forma weighted-average shares of FCX common stock outstanding
  
447
  
       
The above pro forma consolidated information has been prepared for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to be indicative of the results that would actually have occurred, or the results expected in future periods, had the events reflected herein occurred on the dates indicated.

3. 
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On October 31, 2007, FCX sold its international wire and cable business, PDIC, for $735 million, which resulted in a net loss of $14 million ($9 million to net income) for transaction-related costs. The transaction generated after-tax proceeds of approximately $650 million (net proceeds of $597 million after taxes, transaction-related costs and PDIC cash).

As a result of the sale, the operating results of PDIC have been removed from continuing operations in the consolidated statements of income. Selected financial information related to discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2007, and for the period March 20, 2007 through September 30, 2007, follows (in millions):

 
Three Months
  
March 20, 2007
  
 
Ended
  
Through
  
 
September 30,
  
September 30,
  
 
2007
  
2007
  
Revenues
$
376
  
$
797
  
Operating income
  
18
    
70
  
Provision for income taxes
  
5
    
20
  
Income from discontinued operations
  
12
    
44
  
 
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 4.
PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
 
The components of net periodic benefit cost for pension and postretirement benefits for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (nine months ended September 30, 2007 includes Phelps Dodge’s plans for the period March 20, 2007, through September 30, 2007) follow (in millions):

   
Three Months Ended
  
Nine Months Ended
  
   
September 30,
  
September 30,
  
   
2008
  
2007
  
2008
  
2007
  
Service cost
  
$
9
  
$
9
  
$
27
  
$
20
  
Interest cost
    
27
    
25
    
81
    
56
  
Expected return on plan assets
    
(31
)
  
(31
)
  
(95
)
  
(67
)
Amortization of prior service cost
    
1
    
2
    
4
    
4
  
Amortization of net actuarial loss
    
–
    
–
    
1
    
1
  
Net periodic benefit cost
  
$
6
  
$
5
  
$
18
  
$
14
  
                           
The increase in service and interest costs and the expected return on plan assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, resulted primarily from the impact of the Phelps Dodge plans for the full nine months in 2008.

5. 
EARNINGS PER SHARE
FCX’s basic net income per share of common stock was calculated by dividing net income applicable to common stock by the weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The following is a reconciliation of net income and weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding for purposes of calculating diluted net income per share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (in millions, except per share amounts):
                           
   
Three Months Ended
  
Nine Months Ended
  
   
September 30,
  
September 30,
  
   
2008
  
2007
  
2008
  
2007
  
Income from continuing operations
  
$
587
  
$
826
  
$
2,783
  
$
2,455
  
Preferred dividends
    
(64
)
  
(63
)
  
(191
)
  
(144
)
Income from continuing operations applicable
                          
to common stock
    
523
    
763
    
2,592
    
2,311
  
Plus income impact of assumed conversion of:
                          
6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
    
49
    
48
    
146
    
99
  
5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock
    
15
    
15
    
45
    
45
  
Diluted net income from continuing operations
                          
applicable to common stock
    
587
    
826
    
2,783
    
2,455
  
Income from discontinued operations
    
–
    
12
    
–
    
44
  
Diluted net income applicable to common stock
  
$
587
  
$
838
  
$
2,783
  
$
2,499
  
                           
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding:
    
382
    
382
    
383
    
327
  
Add stock issuable upon conversion, exercise or
                          
vesting of:
                          
6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stocka
    
39
    
39
    
39
    
27
  
5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock
    
24
    
23
    
24
    
23
  
Dilutive stock options
    
1
b
  
2
    
2
    
2
  
Restricted stock
    
1
    
1
    
1
    
1
  
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding
                          
for purposes of calculating diluted net income per share
    
447
    
447
    
449
    
380
  
                           
Diluted net income per share of common stock:
                          
Continuing operations
  
$
1.31
  
$
1.85
  
$
6.20
  
$
6.46
  
Discontinued operations
    
–
    
0.02
    
–
    
0.12
  
Diluted net income per share of common stock
  
$
1.31
  
$
1.87
  
$
6.20
  
$
6.58
  
                           
 
a.
Preferred stock will automatically convert on May 10, 2010, into between approximately 39 million to 47 million shares of FCX common stock at a conversion rate that will be determined based on FCX’s common
 
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  stock price or other certain events. Prior to May 10, 2010, holders may convert at a conversion rate of 1.3605 or approximately 39 million shares.
 
b.
Potential additional shares of common stock of approximately 1 million were anti-dilutive in the three months ended September 30, 2008.

Outstanding stock options with exercise prices greater than the average market price of FCX’s common stock during the period are excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share of common stock. FCX’s convertible instruments are also excluded when including the conversion of these instruments increases reported diluted net income per share. Excluded amounts were approximately 299,000 stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $113.44 for third-quarter 2008 and approximately 150,000 stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $113.23 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. No stock options were excluded for third-quarter 2007, and approximately 389,000 stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $65.96 were excluded for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

6. 
INVENTORIES, AND MILL AND LEACH STOCKPILES
The components of inventories follow (in millions):

   
September 30,
  
December 31,
  
   
2008
  
2007
  
Mining Operations:
              
Raw materials
  
$
1
  
$
1
  
Work-in-process
    
148
    
71
  
Finished goodsa
    
919
    
898
  
Atlantic Copper:
              
Raw materials (concentrates)
    
184
    
164
  
Work-in-process
    
123
    
220
  
Finished goods
    
7
    
6
  
Total product inventories    
 1,382
    
   1,360
  
Total materials and supplies, netb
    
1,138
    
818
  
Total inventories
  
$
2,520
  
$
2,178
  
               
 
a. 
Primarily includes copper concentrates, anodes, cathodes and rod, and molybdenum.
 
b.
Materials and supplies inventory is net of obsolescence reserves totaling $18 million at September 30, 2008, and $16 million at December 31, 2007.

The following is a detail of mill and leach stockpiles (in millions):

   
September 30,
  
December 31,
  
   
2008
  
2007
  
Current:
              
Mill stockpiles
  
$
2
  
$
6
  
Leach stockpiles
    
908
    
701
  
Total current mill and leach stockpiles
  
$
910
  
$
707
  
               
Long-terma:
              
Mill stockpiles
  
$
332
  
$
248
  
Leach stockpiles
    
928
    
858
  
Total long-term mill and leach stockpiles
  
$
1,260
  
$
1,106
  
               
 
a. 
Metals in stockpiles not expected to be recovered within the next 12 months.

FCX recorded charges for lower-of-cost or market inventory adjustments primarily at FCX’s Tyrone copper mine of $16 million ($11 million to net income or $0.02 per share) in third-quarter 2008 and $22 million ($14 million to net income or $0.03 per share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.


 
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7. 
INCOME TAXES
FCX’s third-quarter 2008 income tax provision from continuing operations resulted from taxes on international operations ($268 million), partially offset by a benefit on U.S. operations ($28 million). Because of the recent decline in copper prices and changes in PT Freeport Indonesia’s sales projections, FCX’s projected consolidated annual tax rate for 2008 has decreased from approximately 34 percent to approximately 32 percent. FCX’s third-quarter 2008 effective tax rate of approximately 24 percent reflects the cumulative impact of this reduced annual tax rate.

FCX’s income tax provision for the first nine months of 2008 resulted from taxes on international operations ($1.4 billion) and U.S. operations ($234 million). The difference between FCX’s consolidated effective income tax rate of approximately 32 percent for the first nine months of 2008 and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35 percent primarily was attributable to a U.S. benefit for percentage depletion, partially offset by withholding taxes and incremental U.S. income tax accrued on foreign earnings.

FCX’s third-quarter 2007 income tax provision from continuing operations resulted from taxes on international operations ($584 million) and U.S. operations ($69 million). FCX’s income tax provision from continuing operations for the first nine months of 2007 resulted from taxes on international operations ($1.7 billion) and U.S. operations ($161 million). The difference between FCX’s consolidated effective income tax rate of approximately 37 percent for the first nine months of 2007 and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35 percent primarily was attributable to withholding taxes related to earnings from Indonesia and South America operations and a U.S. foreign tax credit limitation, partly offset by a U.S. benefit for percentage depletion.

8. 
INTEREST COSTS
Capitalized interest totaled $35 million in third-quarter 2008, $51 million in third-quarter 2007, $90 million for the first nine months of 2008 and $108 million for the first nine months of 2007.

9. 
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Fair Value Measurements. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” which provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value measurements under U.S. GAAP but rather establishes a common definition of fair value, provides a framework for measuring fair value under U.S. GAAP and expands disclosure requirements about fair value measurements. In February 2008, FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. FAS 157-2, which delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for nonfinancial assets or liabilities that are not required or permitted to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. Effective January 1, 2008, FCX adopted SFAS No. 157 for financial assets and liabilities recognized at fair value on a recurring basis. This partial adoption of SFAS No. 157 did not have a material impact on our financial reporting and disclosures as FCX’s financial assets are measured using quoted market prices, or Level 1 inputs. FCX is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on its financial reporting and disclosures for pension and postretirement related financial assets and nonfinancial assets or liabilities not valued on a recurring basis (at least annually).

Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. In March 2008, FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133.” SFAS No. 161 amends the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities contained in SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” Under SFAS No. 161, entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (i) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (ii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and related interpretations and (iii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. SFAS No. 161 encourages, but does not require disclosure for earlier periods presented for comparative purposes at initial adoption. The adoption of SFAS No. 161 will not affect FCX’s accounting for derivative financial instruments; however, FCX is currently evaluating the impact on its related disclosures.


 
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The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. In May 2008, FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,” which identifies the sources of accounting and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with U.S. GAAP. SFAS No. 162 is effective 60 days following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The Meaning of Presenting Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.” The adoption of SFAS No. 162 is not expected to result in a change in FCX’s accounting practices.

Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion. In May 2008, FASB issued FSP No. APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement),” which will change the accounting treatment for convertible debt securities that the issuer may settle fully or partially in cash. FSP No. APB 14-1 requires bifurcation of convertible debt instruments into a debt component that is initially recorded at fair value and an equity component, which represents the difference between the initial proceeds from issuance of the instrument and the fair value allocated to the debt component. The debt component is subsequently accreted (as a component of interest expense) to par value over its expected life. FSP No. APB 14-1 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2008, and must be retrospectively applied to all prior periods presented, even if an instrument has matured, converted, or otherwise been extinguished as of the FSP’s effective date. FCX will adopt FSP No. APB 14-1 on January 1, 2009, and will be required to retrospectively apply its provisions to its 7% Convertible Senior Notes. FCX is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of FSP No. APB 14-1 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

10. 
BUSINESS SEGMENTS
FCX has organized its operations into four primary operating divisions – North America copper mines, South America copper mines, Indonesia and Molybdenum. Notwithstanding this structure, FCX internally reports information on a mine-by-mine basis. Therefore, in accordance with SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” FCX concluded that its operating segments include individual mines. Operating segments that meet SFAS No. 131 thresholds are reportable segments. During third-quarter 2008, FCX revised its presentation of the operating divisions to better reflect management’s view of the consolidated FCX operations, but did not change its reportable segments. Accordingly, FCX has revised its segment disclosures for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007, to conform with the current period presentation. Further discussion of the reportable segments included in FCX’s primary operating divisions, as well as FCX’s other reportable segments – Rod & Refining and Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining – follows.

North America Copper Mines.  FCX has six operating copper mines in North America – Morenci, Bagdad, Sierrita and Safford in Arizona and Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico. These operations include open-pit mining, sulfide ore concentrating, leaching, solution extraction and electrowinning (SX/EW). The North America mines division includes the Morenci copper mine as a reportable segment.

Morenci. The Morenci open-pit mine, located in southeastern Arizona, primarily produces copper cathodes and copper concentrates. In addition to copper, the Morenci mine produces a small amount of molybdenum concentrates as a by-product. FCX owns an 85 percent undivided interest in Morenci through an unincorporated joint venture.

Other Mines. Other mines include FCX’s other operating southwestern U.S. copper mines – Bagdad, Sierrita, Safford, Chino and Tyrone. In addition to copper, the Bagdad, Sierrita and Chino mines produce molybdenum, gold and silver as by-products.

South America Copper Mines.  FCX has four operating copper mines in South America – Cerro Verde in Peru, and Candelaria, Ojos del Salado and El Abra in Chile. These operations include open-pit and underground mining, sulfide ore concentrating, leaching and SX/EW operations. The South America mines division includes the Cerro Verde copper mine as a reportable segment.

Cerro Verde. The Cerro Verde open-pit copper mine, located near Arequipa, Peru, produces copper cathodes and copper concentrates. In addition to copper, the Cerro Verde mine produces molybdenum concentrates as a by-product. FCX owns a 53.56 percent interest in Cerro Verde.

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Other Mines. Other mines include FCX’s Chilean copper mines – Candelaria, Ojos del Salado and El Abra – which include open-pit and underground mining, sulfide ore concentrating, leaching and SX/EW operations. In addition to copper, the Candelaria and Ojos del Salado mines produce gold and silver as by-products. FCX owns an 80 percent interest in both the Candelaria and Ojos del Salado mines, and owns a 51 percent interest in the El Abra mine.

Indonesia.  Indonesia mining includes PT Freeport Indonesia’s Grasberg copper and gold mining operations. FCX owns 90.64 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia, including 9.36 percent owned through PT Indocopper Investama. In 1996, FCX established an unincorporated joint venture with Rio Tinto, which covers PT Freeport Indonesia’s mining operations in Block A and gives Rio Tinto, through 2021, a 40 percent interest in certain assets and future production exceeding specified annual amounts of copper, gold and silver. After 2021, Rio Tinto will have a 40 percent interest in all production from Block A.

Molybdenum.  The Molybdenum segment includes FCX’s wholly owned Henderson molybdenum mine in Colorado and related conversion facilities. The Henderson underground mine produces high-purity, chemical-grade molybdenum concentrates, which are typically further processed into value-added molybdenum chemical products. This segment is an integrated producer of molybdenum, with mining, roasting and processing facilities that produce high-purity, molybdenum-based chemicals, molybdenum metal powder and metallurgical products, which are sold to customers around the world. This segment also includes a sales company that purchases and sells molybdenum from the Henderson mine as well as from FCX’s North America and South America copper mines that produce molybdenum as a by-product. In addition, at times this segment roasts and/or processes material on a toll basis. Toll arrangements require the tolling customer to deliver appropriate molybdenum-bearing material to FCX’s facilities for processing into a product that is returned to the customer, who pays FCX for processing its material into the specified products.

The Molybdenum segment also includes FCX’s wholly owned Climax molybdenum mine in Colorado, which has been on care-and-maintenance status since 1995.
 
Rod & Refining.  The Rod & Refining segment consists of copper conversion facilities, including a refinery, four rod mills and a specialty copper products facility. This segment processes copper produced at FCX’s North America mines and purchased copper into copper anode, cathode, rod and custom copper shapes. At times this segment refines copper and produces copper rod and shapes for customers on a toll basis. Toll arrangements require the tolling customer to deliver appropriate copper-bearing material to FCX’s facilities for processing into a product that is returned to the customer, who pays FCX for processing its material into the specified products.

Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining.  Atlantic Copper, S.A. (Atlantic Copper), FCX’s wholly owned smelting unit in Spain, smelts and refines copper concentrates and markets refined copper and precious metals in slimes.

Intersegment Sales. Intersegment sales by the North America, South America and Indonesia mines are based on similar arms-length transactions with third parties at the time of the sale. Intersegment sales of any individual mine may not be reflective of the actual prices ultimately realized because of a variety of factors, including additional processing, timing of sales to unaffiliated customers and transportation premiums.

Allocations. FCX allocates certain operating costs, expenses and capital to the operating divisions and individual segments. However, not all costs and expenses applicable to a mine or operation are allocated. All federal and state income taxes are recorded and managed at the corporate level with the exception of foreign income taxes, which are generally recorded and managed at the applicable mine or operation. In addition, most exploration and research activities are managed at the corporate level, and those costs are not allocated to the operating divisions or segments. Accordingly, the following segment information reflects management determinations that may not be indicative of what the actual financial performance of each operating division or segment would be if it was an independent entity.


 
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Business Segments
 

(In Millions)
North America Copper Mines
  
South America Copper Mines
  
Indonesia
                      
                                       
Atlantic
  
Corporate,
      
                                       
Copper
  
Other &
      
       
Other
      
Cerro
  
Other
          
Molyb-
  
Rod &
  
Smelting
  
Elimi-
  
FCX
  
Third-Quarter 2008
Morenci
  
Mines
  
Total
  
Verde
  
Mines
  
Total
  
Grasberg
  
denum
  
Refining
  
& Refining
  
nations
  
Total
  
Revenues:
                                                  
Unaffiliated customersb
$
86
  
$
97
  
$
183
  
$
315
  
$
578
  
$
893
  
$
754
a
$
683
  
$
1,477
  
$
625
  
$
1
  
$
4,616
  
Intersegment
  
425
  
794
  
1,219
  
94
  
21
  
115
  
48
  
–
  
8
  
–
  
(1,390
)
–
  
Production and deliveryb
  
347
  
500
  
847
  
161
  
336
  
497
  
470
  
417
  
1,478
  
611
  
(1,446
)
2,874
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationb
  
81
  
113
  
194
  
42
  
81
  
123
  
52
  
52
  
2
  
9
  
10
  
442
  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
20
  
3
  
–
  
4
  
63
  
90
  
Exploration and research expenses
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
77
  
77
  
Operating income (loss)b
  
83
  
278
  
361
  
206
  
182
  
388
  
260
  
211
  
5
  
1
  
(93
)
1,133
  
                                                   
Interest expense, net
  
1
  
3
  
4
  
–
  
4
  
4
  
(1
)
–
  
1
  
3
  
128
  
139
  
Provision for income taxes
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
56
  
53
  
109
  
114
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
17
  
240
  
Goodwill at September 30, 2008
  
1,912
  
2,299
  
4,211
  
763
  
366
  
1,129
  
–
  
703
  
–
  
–
  
5
  
6,048
  
Total assets at September 30, 2008
  
7,130
  
12,222
  
19,352
  
4,933
  
4,350
  
9,283
  
4,121
  
4,181
  
493
  
856
  
3,720
  
42,006
  
Capital expenditures
  
85
  
110
  
195
  
26
  
37
  
63
  
109
  
60
  
2
  
7
  
330
  
766
  
                                                   
Third-Quarter 2007
                                                  
Revenues:
                                                  
Unaffiliated customers
  
145
  
113
  
258
  
555
  
724
  
1,279
  
570
a
519
  
1,725
  
688
  
27
  
5,066
  
Intersegment
  
544
  
724
  
1,268
  
66
  
23
  
89
  
267
  
–
  
11
  
–
  
(1,635
)
–
  
Production and deliveryb
  
379
  
408
  
787
  
199
  
256
  
455
  
351
  
380
  
1,726
  
674
  
(1,711
)
2,662
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationb
  
92
  
86
  
178
  
41
  
53
  
94
  
43
  
22
  
3
  
8
  
8
  
356
  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
44
  
4
  
–
  
5
  
78
  
131
  
Exploration and research expenses
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
1
  
–
  
–
  
39
  
40
  
Operating income (loss)b
  
218
  
343
  
561
  
381
  
438
  
819
  
399
  
112
  
7
  
1
  
(22
)
1,877
  
                                                   
Interest expense, net
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
3
  
–
  
3
  
3
  
–
  
2
  
6
  
141
  
155
  
Provision for income taxes
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
121
  
143
  
264
  
254
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
135
  
653
  
Total assets at September 30, 2007
  
4,804
  
8,795
  
13,599
  
4,660
  
4,546
  
9,206
  
3,968
  
1,944
  
640
  
1,104
  
10,928
c
41,389
  
Capital expenditures
  
81
  
153
  
234
  
13
  
16
  
29
  
98
  
8
  
2
  
10
  
85
  
466
  
                                                   
 
a. 
Includes PT Freeport Indonesia’s sales to PT Smelting totaling $376 million in third-quarter 2008 and $353 million in third-quarter 2007.
 
b. 
The following tables summarize the impact of purchase accounting fair value adjustments on operating income (loss) primarily associated with the impacts of the increases in the carrying values of Phelps Dodge’s metals inventories (including mill and leach stockpiles) and property, plant and equipment:

Third-Quarter 2008
                                                  
Revenues
$
–
  
$
–
  
$
–
  
$
3
  
$
–
  
$
3
  
N/A
  
$
–
  
$
–
  
N/A
  
$
–
  
$
3
  
Production and delivery
  
(4
)
(8
)
(12
)
(1
)
(7
)
(8
)
N/A
  
(6
)
–
  
N/A
  
(2
)
(28
)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
(58
)
(69
)
(127
)
(22
)
(53
)
(75
)
N/A
  
(38
)
–
  
N/A
  
2
  
(238
)
Reduction of operating income
$
(62
)
$
(77
)
$
(139
)
$
(20
)
$
(60
)
$
(80
)
N/A
  
$
(44
)
$
–
  
N/A
  
$
–
  
$
(263
)
                                               
 

Third-Quarter 2007
                                                  
Production and delivery
$
(112
)
$
(49
)
$
(161
)
$
(42
)
$
(34
)
$
(76
)
N/A
  
$
(40
)
$
–
  
N/A
  
$
(13
)
$
(290
)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
(58
)
(48
)
(106
)
(21
)
(19
)
(40
)
N/A
  
(9
)
–
  
N/A
  
–
  
(155
)
Reduction of operating income
$
(170
)
$
(97
)
$
(267
)
$
(63
)
$
(53
)
$
(116
)
N/A
  
$
(49
)
$
–
  
N/A
  
$
(13
)
$
(445
)
                                               
 
c. 
Includes preliminary goodwill of $6.3 billion, which had not been allocated to reporting units, and also includes assets of $1.2 billion associated with discontinued operations (see Note 3).


 
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Business Segments (continued)



(In Millions)
North America Copper Mines
  
South America Copper Mines
  
Indonesia
                      
                                       
Atlantic
  
Corporate,
      
                                       
Copper
  
Other &
      
       
Other
      
Cerro
  
Other
          
Molyb-
  
Rod &
  
Smelting
  
Elimi-
  
FCX
  
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
Morenci
  
Mines
  
Total
  
Verde
  
Mines
  
Total
  
Grasberg
  
denum
  
Refining
  
& Refining
  
nations
  
Total
  
Revenues:
                                                  
Unaffiliated customersb
$
343
  
$
314
  
$
657
  
$
1,572
  
$
2,078
  
$
3,650
  
$
2,452
a
$
2,117
  
$
4,832
  
$
2,014
  
$
7
  
$
15,729
  
Intersegment
  
1,391
  
2,421
  
3,812
  
275
  
118
  
393
  
418
  
–
  
24
  
–
  
(4,647
)
–
  
Production and deliveryb
  
929
  
1,287
  
2,216
  
530
  
861
  
1,391
  
1,308
  
1,298
  
4,831
  
1,960
  
(4,688
)
8,316
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationb
  
242
  
323
  
565
  
131
  
249
  
380
  
145
  
160
  
5
  
27
  
40
  
1,322
  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
104
  
14
  
–
  
18
  
164
  
300
  
Exploration and research expenses
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
1
  
–
  
–
  
208
  
209
  
Operating income (loss)b
  
563
  
1,125
  
1,688
  
1,186
  
1,086
  
2,272
  
1,313
  
644
  
20
  
9
  
(364
)
5,582
  
                                                   
Interest expense, net
  
2
  
8
  
10
  
2
  
2
  
4
  
2
  
–
  
3
  
9
  
416
  
444
  
Provision for income taxes
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
383
  
334
  
717
  
558
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
352
  
1,627
  
Capital expenditures
  
244
  
254
  
498
  
88
  
141
  
229
  
332
  
104
  
6
  
19
  
741
  
1,929
  
                                                   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
                                                  
Revenues:
                                                  
Unaffiliated customers
  
181
  
141
  
322
  
861
  
1,658
  
2,519
  
3,317
a
1,034
  
3,757
  
1,761
  
45
  
12,755
  
Intersegment
  
1,080
  
1,433
  
2,513
  
333
  
17
  
350
  
991
  
–
  
24
  
–
  
(3,878
)
–
  
Production and deliveryb
  
720
  
832
  
1,552
  
343
  
531
  
874
  
1,064
  
838
  
3,757
  
1,709
  
(3,689
)
6,105
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationb
  
166
  
162
  
328
  
85
  
173
  
258
  
158
  
47
  
6
  
27
  
22
  
846
  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
133
  
9
  
–
  
15
  
157
  
314
  
Exploration and research expenses
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
1
  
–
  
–
  
86
  
87
  
Operating income (loss)b
  
375
  
580
  
955
  
766
  
971
  
1,737
  
2,953
  
139
  
18
  
10
  
(409
)
5,403
  
                                                   
Interest expense, net
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
7
  
(1
)
6
  
10
  
–
  
3
  
20
  
347
  
386
  
Provision for income taxes
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
266
  
318
  
584
  
1,275
  
–
  
–
  
–
  
16
  
1,875
  
Capital expenditures
  
156
  
413
  
569
  
31
  
34
  
65
  
273
  
21
  
4
  
31
  
175
  
1,138
  
                                                   
 
a. 
Includes PT Freeport Indonesia’s sales to PT Smelting totaling $1.2 billion in the first nine months of 2008 and $1.6 billion in the first nine months of 2007.
 
b. 
The following tables summarize the impact of purchase accounting fair value adjustments on operating income (loss) primarily associated with the impacts of the increases in the carrying values of Phelps Dodge’s metals inventories (including mill and leach stockpiles) and property, plant and equipment:

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
                                                  
Revenues
$
–
  
$
–
  
$
–
  
$
8
  
$
1
  
$
9
  
N/A
  
$
(3
)
$
–
  
N/A
  
$
–
  
$
6
  
Production and delivery
  
(33
)
(6
)
(39
)
(5
)
(26
)
(31
)
N/A
  
(18
)
–
  
N/A
  
(24
)
(112
)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
(155
)
(193
)
(348
)
(66
)
(150
)
(216
)
N/A
  
(118
)
–
  
N/A
  
7
  
(675
)
Reduction of operating income
$
(188
)
$
(199
)
$
(387
)
$
(63
)
$
(175
)
$
(238
)
N/A
  
$
(139
)
$
–
  
N/A
  
$
(17
)
$
(781
)
                                               
 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
                                                  
Production and delivery
$
(196
)
$
(123
)
$
(319
)
$
(62
)
$
(80
)
$
(142
)
N/A
  
$
(120
)
$
–
  
N/A
  
$
(74
)
$
(655
)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
(121
)
(96
)
(217
)
(42
)
(89
)
(131
)
N/A
  
(21
)
–
  
N/A
  
–
  
(369
)
Reduction of operating income
$
(317
)
$
(219
)
$
(536
)
$
(104
)
$
(169
)
$
(273
)
N/A
  
$
(141
)
$
–
  
N/A
  
$
(74
)
$
(1,024
)
                                               


 
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TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF
FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. as of September 30, 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, and the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, cash flows, and stockholders’ equity for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report dated February 29, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements and which report included an explanatory paragraph for the Company’s adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,” effective January 1, 2007; Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” effective January 1, 2006; Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 04-6, “Accounting for Stripping Costs Incurred during Production in the Mining Industry,” effective January 1, 2006; and SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132R,” effective December 31, 2006. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.


ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Phoenix, Arizona
November 4, 2008



 
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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

In Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) and its consolidated subsidiaries, including, except as otherwise stated, Phelps Dodge Corporation (Phelps Dodge) and its subsidiaries, which we acquired on March 19, 2007. You should read this discussion in conjunction with our financial statements, the related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the discussion of our “Business and Properties” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The results of operations reported and summarized below are not necessarily indicative of future operating results. In particular, the financial results included for the first nine months of 2007 include the operations of Phelps Dodge only since March 20, 2007, not the full nine-month period because of the accounting treatment for the acquisition. References to “Notes” are Notes included in our “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.” Throughout Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, all references to earnings or losses per share are on a diluted basis, unless otherwise noted.

We are one of the world’s largest copper, gold and molybdenum mining companies in terms of reserves and production. Our portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia, which contains the largest single recoverable copper reserve and the largest single gold reserve of any mine in the world based on the latest available reserve data provided by third-party industry consultants; significant mining operations in North and South America; and the Tenke Fungurume development project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

In North America, we have six operating copper mines – Morenci, Bagdad, Sierrita and Safford in Arizona and Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico. All of these mining operations are wholly owned, except for Morenci. We have an 85 percent undivided interest in Morenci, an unincorporated joint venture.

In South America, we have four operating copper mines – Cerro Verde in Peru, and Candelaria, Ojos del Salado and El Abra in Chile. We own a 53.56 percent interest in Cerro Verde, an 80 percent interest in both Candelaria and Ojos del Salado and a 51 percent interest in El Abra.

We own 90.64 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia, including 9.36 percent owned through our wholly owned subsidiary, PT Indocopper Investama. PT Freeport Indonesia operates under an agreement, called a Contract of Work, with the Government of Indonesia that allows us to conduct exploration, mining and production activities in a 24,700-acre area called Block A located in Papua, Indonesia. Under the Contract of Work, PT Freeport Indonesia also conducts exploration activities in an approximate 500,000-acre area called Block B in Papua. All of PT Freeport Indonesia’s proven and probable mineral reserves and current mining operations, including the Grasberg minerals district, are located in Block A.

Our Molybdenum operations include our wholly owned Henderson mine in Colorado, and also includes our wholly owned Climax mine in Colorado, which has been on care-and-maintenance status since 1995.  On November 10, 2008, we announced the suspension of construction activities associated with the restart of the Climax molybdenum mine (refer to “Development Projects” for further discussion).

We also operate Atlantic Copper S.A. (Atlantic Copper), a wholly owned subsidiary, located in Spain. Atlantic Copper’s operations involve the smelting and refining of copper concentrates and the marketing of refined copper and precious metals in slimes. Additionally, PT Freeport Indonesia owns a 25 percent interest in PT Smelting, an Indonesian company, which operates a copper smelter and refinery in Gresik, Indonesia.

Phelps Dodge also had an international manufacturing division, Phelps Dodge International Corporation (PDIC), which manufactured engineered wire and cable products principally for the global energy sector. On October 31, 2007, we sold PDIC, and as a result, the operating results of PDIC have been reported as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of income.


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RECENT EVENTS

Since completion of the Phelps Dodge acquisition in March 2007, our business strategy has been focused on defining the potential of our resources and developing expansion and growth plans to deliver additional volumes to a growing marketplace. Following the achievement of $10 billion in debt reduction during 2007, our financial policy was designed to use our cash flows to invest in growth projects with high rates of return and return excess cash flows to shareholders in the form of dividends and share purchases.
 
In response to the dramatic shift in global economic conditions that occurred in September and October 2008, we are revising our near-term business strategy. The sudden downturn in global economic and credit conditions and accompanying financial market turmoil has resulted in a sharp decline in commodity prices. Copper prices fell from $3.98 per pound at June 30, 2008, to $2.91 per pound at September 30, 2008, and further to $1.82 per pound at November 10, 2008. While our long-term strategy of developing our resources to their full potential remains in place, the severity of the decline in prices and the present economic and credit environment will limit our ability to invest in growth projects and require us to make adjustments to our near-term plans.

While we view the long-term outlook for our business positively, supported by limitations on supplies of copper and by the requirements for copper in the world’s economy, we are responding aggressively to the sudden downturn and uncertain near-term outlook. Operating plans are being revised to target reductions in costs, defer or eliminate capital projects, defer exploration expenditures and potentially curtail production at high-cost operations. Our near-term strategy will be designed to protect liquidity while preserving our large mineral resources and growth options for the longer term.

As an initial step, we announced in October 2008 a total of $500 million of capital cost reductions in 2008 and 2009, which included a decision to defer incremental expansion projects at Sierrita and Bagdad and the planned restart of the Miami mine. We are targeting additional capital cost reductions and will defer discretionary spending pending improvement in market conditions. Spending on projects in the early stages of planning and construction are being reviewed. On November 10, 2008, we announced plans to defer start-up of the Climax molybdenum mine, previously expected to restart in 2010.  We are also considering the timing of the development of the $450 million El Abra sulfide project. In addition, we are reducing equipment purchases which were previously planned to support expansion plans. Refer to “Development Projects” and “Capital Resources and Liquidity – Investing Activities” for further discussion.

We are preparing revised plans at each of our operations to establish lower operating and administrative costs, reflect lower commodity-based input costs and reduced capital spending budgets. Certain operations may be curtailed in response to market conditions and exploration spending will also be reduced. We expect to provide an update on our revised operating plans in December 2008.

We have a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility which matures in March 2012. At September 30, 2008, no amounts were drawn and availability totaled approximately $1.4 billion after considering outstanding letters of credit. We plan to use the facility from time to time for working capital and short term funding requirements but do not intend to use the facility for long-term funding items. We will continue to monitor the capital markets for additional long-term funding opportunities but under current conditions, such opportunities are costly and limited.

Additionally, in mid-September 2008, we suspended our share purchase program in response to financial market turmoil. The Board of Directors reviews our dividend, which is currently $2.00 per share on our common stock, and financial policy on an ongoing basis and will be considering the impact of the recent decline in commodity prices on our operating and financial plans.

 
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COPPER, GOLD AND MOLYBDENUM MARKETS

The graphs below illustrate the movements in metals prices from 1992 through November 10, 2008. World prices for copper, gold and molybdenum have fluctuated significantly during this period. The London Metal Exchange (LME) copper price varied from a low of $0.60 per pound in 2001 to record highs above $4.00 per pound in July 2008, the London gold price fluctuated from a low of approximately $250 per ounce in 1999 to record highs above $1,000 per ounce in March 2008, and the Metals Week Molybdenum Dealer Oxide prices ranged from a low of $1.82 per pound in 1992 to a high of $40.00 per pound in 2005. Copper, gold and molybdenum prices are affected by numerous factors beyond our control as described further in our “Risk Factors” contained in Part I, Item 1A of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 
*  Excludes Shanghai stocks, producer, consumer and merchant stocks.

The graph above presents LME copper prices and reported stocks of copper at the LME and New York Mercantile Exchange and Commodity Exchange (COMEX) through November 10, 2008. During the period 2003 to 2006, global consumption exceeded production, evidenced by the decline in exchange warehouse inventories. During the last few years, combined LME and COMEX stocks remained at low levels and totaled approximately 208 thousand metric tons at September 30, 2008, which represented approximately four days of global consumption. Disruptions associated with strikes and other operational issues, combined with growing demand from China and other emerging economies resulted in low levels of inventory in 2006, 2007 and during the first nine months of 2008. The recent turmoil in the United States (U.S.) banking and financial markets and concerns about the global economy negatively impacted copper prices late in the third quarter of 2008. During third-quarter 2008, LME copper prices were volatile ranging from $2.91 per pound to $4.08 per pound, averaging $3.49 per pound and closing at $2.91 per pound on September 30, 2008. Subsequent to September 30, 2008, copper prices have been significantly impacted as a result of heightened financial market turmoil and demand related concerns. During October 2008, LME copper prices ranged from $1.67 per pound to $2.89 per pound, and closed at $1.82 per pound on November 10, 2008. Despite the significant decline in copper prices, global inventories remain at low levels and supply issues continue. While the near-term outlook is weak and uncertain, we believe the underlying fundamentals of the copper business remain positive supported by supply side constraints and the absence of significant new development projects. Future copper prices may continue to be volatile and are expected to be influenced by demand from China, economic activity in the U.S. and other industrialized countries, the timing of the development of new supplies of copper, production levels of mines and copper smelters and the level of direct participation by investors.

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The strengthening of the U.S. dollar in recent months resulted in lower gold prices. During third-quarter 2008 gold prices ranged from approximately $741 per ounce to $986 per ounce and averaged approximately $872 per ounce. The U.S. dollar continued to strengthen during October 2008, and on November 10, 2008, London gold prices closed at approximately $753 per ounce.
 

 
Molybdenum markets have been strong in recent years with growing demand and limited supply. During third-quarter 2008, molybdenum prices ranged from $32.25 per pound to $33.88 per pound and averaged $33.50 per pound. While molybdenum prices have been relatively stable during the first nine months of 2008, prices have declined recently as a result of the financial market turmoil and demand-related concerns. During October 2008, the Metals Week Molybdenum Dealer Oxide price ranged from $24.25 per pound to $31.40 per pound, and was $12.00 per pound on November 10, 2008.


 
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CONSOLIDATED RESULTS and OUTLOOK


     
Nine Months Ended
  
 
Third-Quarter
  
September 30,
  
 
2008
  
2007
  
2008
  
2007
  
Financial Data (in millions, except per share amounts)
                        
Revenues
$
4,616
a,b
$
5,066
a,c
$
15,729
a,b
$
12,755
a,c
Operating income
  
1,133
a,b,d,e
  
1,877
a,c,d
  
5,582
a,b,d,e
  
5,403
a,c,d
Income from continuing operations applicable
                        
to common stockf
  
523
    
763
    
2,592
    
2,311
  
Net income applicable to common stockf
  
523
b,d,e
  
775
c,d,g
  
2,592
b,d,e,g
  
2,355
c,d,g
Diluted net income per share of common stockh:
                        
Continuing operations
$
1.31
  
$
1.85
  
$
6.20
  
$
6.46
  
Discontinued operations
  
–
    
0.02
    
–
    
0.12
  
Diluted net income per share of common stock
$
1.31
b,d,e
$
1.87
c,d,g
$
6.20
b,d,e,g
$
6.58
c,d,g
Diluted average common shares outstandingh,i
  
447
    
447
    
449
    
380
  
                         
Operating Data - Sales from Mines, Excluding Sales
                        
of Purchased Metal
                        
Copper
                        
Consolidated share (millions of recoverable pounds)
  
1,016
    
949
    
2,869
    
2,479
  
Average realized price per pound
$
3.14
  
$
3.53
c
$
3.43
  
$
3.43
c
Site production and delivery costs per poundj
$
1.66
  
$
1.31
  
$
1.58
  
$
1.21
  
Unit net cash costs per poundj
$
1.29
  
$
1.05
  
$
1.21
  
$
0.57
  
Gold
                        
Consolidated share (thousands of recoverable ounces)
  
307
    
269
    
852
    
2,137
  
Average realized price per ounce
$
869
  
$
695
  
$
897
  
$
669
  
Molybdenum
                        
Consolidated share (millions of recoverable pounds)
  
19
    
16
    
59
    
33
  
Average realized price per pound
$
32.11
  
$
27.89
  
$
31.78
  
$
26.22
  

a. 
As discussed in Note 10, we have revised the presentation of our operating divisions to better reflect management’s view of the consolidated FCX operations, and have also reclassified amounts for the 2007 periods to conform with the current period presentation. Following is a summary of revenues and operating income by operating division for the third quarters and first nine months of 2008 and 2007 (in millions):

 
Third-Quarter 2008
  
Third-Quarter 2007
  
     
Operating
      
Operating
  
 
Revenues
  
Income
  
Revenues
  
Income
  
North America copper mines
$
1,402
  
$
361
  
$
1,526
  
$
561
  
South America copper mines
  
1,008
    
388
    
1,368
    
819
  
Indonesia
  
802
    
260
    
837
    
399
  
Molybdenum
  
683
    
211
    
519
    
112
  
Rod & Refining
  
1,485
    
5
    
1,736
    
7
  
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
625
    
1
    
688
    
1
  
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(1,389
)
  
(93
)
  
(1,608
)
  
(22
)
Total FCX
$
4,616
  
$
1,133
  
$
5,066
  
$
1,877
  

 
Nine Months Ended
  
Nine Months Ended
  
 
September 30, 2008
  
September 30, 2007
  
     
Operating
      
Operating
  
 
Revenues
  
Income
  
Revenues
  
Income
  
North America copper mines
$
4,469
  
$
1,688
  
$
2,835
  
$
955
  
South America copper mines
  
4,043
    
2,272
    
2,869
    
1,737
  
Indonesia
  
2,870
    
1,313
    
4,308
    
2,953
  
Molybdenum
  
2,117
    
644
    
1,034
    
139
  
Rod & Refining
  
4,856
    
20
    
3,781
    
18
  
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
2,014
    
9
    
1,761
    
10
  
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(4,640
)
  
(364
)
  
(3,833
)
  
(409
)
Total FCX
$
15,729
  
$
5,582
  
$
12,755
  
$
5,403
  
 
b. 
Includes charges totaling $66 million ($40 million to net income or $0.09 per share) in third-quarter 2008 and $35 million ($21 million to net income or $0.05 per share) for the first nine months of 2008 for unrealized losses on copper derivative contracts entered into with our U.S. copper rod customers, which will allow FCX to receive market prices in the month of shipment while the customer pays the fixed price they requested.
 
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c. 
Includes charges to revenues for mark-to-market accounting adjustments on the 2007 copper price protection program totaling $44 million ($26 million to net income or $0.06 per share) and a reduction in average realized copper prices of $0.04 per pound in third-quarter 2007, and $212 million ($129 million to net income or $0.34 per share) and a reduction in average realized copper prices of $0.08 per pound for the first nine months of 2007.
 
d. 
Includes the impacts of purchase accounting fair value adjustments associated with the acquisition of Phelps Dodge, which are primarily because of increased carrying values of acquired property, plant and equipment and metal inventories, including mill and leach stockpiles, and also includes amounts for non-operating income and expense mostly related to accretion of the fair values of assumed environmental liabilities (determined on a discounted cash flow basis). These impacts totaled $293 million, $263 million to operating income and $30 million for non-operating income and expenses, ($183 million to net income or $0.41 per share) in third-quarter 2008 and $849 million, $781 million to operating income and $68 million for non-operating income and expenses, ($530 million to net income or $1.18 per share) for the first nine months of 2008.
 
The impact of purchase accounting fair value adjustments associated with the acquisition of Phelps Dodge totaled $449 million, $445 million to operating income and $4 million for non-operating income and expenses, ($279 million to net income or $0.62 per share) in third-quarter 2007 and $1.0 billion, $1.0 billion to operating income and $4 million for non-operating income and expenses, ($642 million to net income or $1.69 per share) for the first nine months of 2007.
 
(Refer to Note 10 for a summary of the impacts of purchase accounting fair value adjustments on our business segments for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.)
 
e. 
Includes charges for lower-of-cost or market (LCM) inventory adjustments at certain of our North America copper mines totaling $16 million ($11 million to net income or $0.02 per share) in third-quarter 2008 and $22 million ($14 million to net income or $0.03 per share) for the first nine months of 2008.
 
f. 
After preferred dividends.
 
g. 
Includes net losses on early extinguishment of debt totaling $6 million ($5 million to net income or $0.01 per share) for the first nine months of 2008 associated with an open-market purchase of our 9.5% Senior Notes. The first nine months of 2008 also includes gains on the sales of assets totaling $13 million ($8 million to net income or $0.02 per share).
 
Net losses on early extinguishment of debt totaling $36 million ($31 million to net income or $0.07 per share) in third-quarter 2007 and $171 million ($141 million to net income or $0.37 per share) for the first nine months of 2007 primarily related to premiums paid and the accelerated recognition of deferred financing costs associated with early repayments of debt. Also includes gains on the sales of assets totaling $47 million ($29 million to net income or $0.06 per share) for third-quarter 2007 and $85 million ($52 million to net income or $0.14 per share) for the first nine months of 2007.
 
h. 
Reflects assumed conversion of our 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock and 6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
 
i. 
On March 19, 2007, we issued 137 million common shares to acquire Phelps Dodge, and on March 28, 2007, we sold 47 million common shares. Common shares outstanding on September 30, 2008, totaled 378 million. Assuming conversion of the instruments discussed in Note h above and including dilutive stock options and restricted stock units, total common shares outstanding would approximate 444 million at September 30, 2008.
 
j. 
Reflects per pound weighted average production and delivery costs and unit net cash costs (net of by-product credits) for all copper mines. For reconciliations of the actual and pro forma per pound costs by operating division to production and delivery costs applicable to actual or pro forma sales reported in our consolidated financial statements or pro forma consolidated financial results, refer to “Unit Net Cash Costs” included in “Operations” and to “Product Revenues and Production Costs.”

Outlook
During September and October 2008, global economic conditions weakened dramatically and there is significant uncertainty about the near-term price outlook for our principal products. While we view the long-term outlook for our business positively, supported by limitations on supplies of copper and by the requirements for copper in the world’s economy, we are responding to the sudden downturn and uncertain near-term outlook. Operating plans are being revised to target reductions in costs, defer or eliminate capital projects, defer exploration expenditures and potentially curtail production at high-cost operations. Refer to “Recent Events” for further discussion.


 
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Following is a summary of our actual consolidated sales volumes for the first nine months of 2008 and projected consolidated sales volumes (excluding sales of purchased metal) for the year 2008:

   
2008
   
First
    
   
Nine Months
  
Full-Year
   
(Actual)
  
(Estimate)
Copper (billions of recoverable pounds):
        
North America copper mines
    
1.1
    
1.4
South America copper mines
    
1.1
    
1.5
Indonesia
    
0.7
    
1.1
     
2.9
    
4.0
Gold (millions of recoverable ounces)
        
Indonesia
    
0.7
    
1.1
Other
    
0.1
    
0.1
     
0.8
    
1.2
         
Molybdenum (millions of recoverable pounds)a
    
59
    
74
             
a.
Includes sales of molybdenum produced as a by-product at our North America and South America copper mines.

Copper sales of approximately 4.0 billion pounds for the year 2008 are expected to be approximately 100 million pounds lower than July estimates and 2008 gold sales of approximately 1.2 million ounces are expected to be approximately 200 thousand ounces lower than July estimates primarily because of a small scale failure at the Grasberg open pit in early September 2008, which limited access to a high grade section of the Grasberg open pit. Remediation activities at Grasberg have been substantially completed and we regained access in October 2008 to the high-grade material previously restricted. Refer to “Operations” for further discussion of sales volumes at our North America and South America copper mines, Indonesia operations and Molybdenum operations.

Consolidated unit net cash costs were $1.29 per pound of copper in third-quarter 2008 and $1.21 per pound of copper for the first nine months of 2008, compared to $1.05 per pound of copper in third-quarter 2007 and $0.57 per pound of copper for the first nine months of 2007. The increase in cash costs over the year ago periods primarily reflects higher commodity-based input costs, principally related to energy and sulfuric acid. Energy costs, which are expected to approximate 25 percent of our consolidated copper production costs for 2008, include annual purchases of approximately 230 million gallons of diesel fuel, 800 thousand metric tons of coal, 6,600 gigawatt hours of electricity and 2 million MMBTU of natural gas. Because energy is a significant portion of our production costs, we have been negatively impacted by higher energy prices. However, as a result of the recent declines in energy, steel and sulfuric acid prices, we expect commodity-based input costs will begin to decline from the levels experienced in third-quarter 2008. Assuming average prices of $2.15 per pound of copper, $800 per ounce of gold and $27 per pound of molybdenum for fourth-quarter 2008, and using recent prices for commodity-based input costs, we estimate our consolidated unit net cash costs would average approximately $1.07 per pound for fourth-quarter 2008 and approximately $1.17 per pound for the year. Projected unit net cash costs for 2008 are higher than the July estimate of $1.10 per pound primarily because of the impact of lower volumes at Grasberg.

We are engaged in capital projects to expand our production volumes, extend our mine lives and develop large-scale underground ore bodies. Capital costs associated with these development activities have also been affected by rising input costs, including equipment, materials and supplies and labor. Additionally, our development of large-scale underground ore bodies in Indonesia is more sensitive to labor costs than our large-scale open pit and mill processing operations. Accordingly, increasing labor costs without corresponding productivity gains will adversely impact our current and future underground development and operations. Future capital spending plans are being reviewed in response to the impact of recent changes in global economic conditions on commodity prices. Refer to “Development Projects” for further discussion.

In connection with our March 2007 acquisition of Phelps Dodge, acquired inventories, including mill and leach stockpiles, were recorded at fair value based on market prices and the outlook for future prices at the acquisition date. Accounting rules require that inventories be recorded at the lower of cost or market. As a result of declines in copper prices and increased input costs, we recorded charges to operating income for LCM inventory adjustments at certain of our North America copper mines totaling $16 million ($11 million to net income or $0.02 per share) in third-quarter 2008 and $22 million ($14 million to net income or $0.03 per share) for the first nine months of 2008. Subsequent to September 30, 2008, copper prices have fallen dramatically during a time of economic uncertainty
 
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and financial market turmoil. If current weak economic conditions continue, additional charges for LCM inventory adjustments are likely to be recorded in fourth-quarter 2008.

Additionally, during fourth-quarter 2008, we will undertake a review of the carrying values of our long-lived assets, including goodwill associated with the acquisition of Phelps Dodge. If current weak economic conditions continue, we may be required to record charges to income during fourth-quarter 2008. At September 30, 2008, the carrying value of goodwill associated with our acquisition of Phelps Dodge totaled approximately $6.0 billion, which primarily relates to the requirement to recognize a deferred tax liability for the difference between assigned values and the tax bases of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. This amount has been allocated to the individual mines we believe have contributed to the excess purchase price and also on the basis of the mines’ potential for future growth (refer to Note 10 for the allocation of goodwill to our reportable segments). At the acquisition date, metal price projections used to value the net assets acquired ranged from near-term prices of $2.98 per pound of copper and $26.20 per pound of molybdenum to long-term average prices of $1.20 per pound of copper and $8.00 per pound of molybdenum). Goodwill has an indefinite useful life and is not amortized, but rather is tested for impairment at least annually, unless events occur or circumstances change between annual tests that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a related reporting unit below its carrying amount. We will perform our next annual impairment test of goodwill in fourth-quarter 2008. Our impairment test for goodwill requires us to make several assumptions in determining the fair value of reporting units to which we have allocated goodwill, including near and long-term metal price assumptions (primarily for copper and molybdenum); estimates of commodity-based input costs such as energy, labor and sulfuric acid; proven and probable reserve estimates, including any costs to develop the reserves and the timing of producing the reserves; and the use of appropriate current discount rates. If current weak economic conditions continue, we may be required to record significant impairments of goodwill in fourth-quarter 2008. Refer to Item “Risk Factors” contained in Part II, Item 1A for further discussion.

Revenues
Consolidated revenues include the sales of copper, copper concentrates, molybdenum, gold and other metals by our North America and South America copper mines and Molybdenum operations, our Indonesia operation’s sale of copper concentrates (which also contain significant quantities of gold and silver), and the sale by Atlantic Copper of copper anodes, copper cathodes, and gold in anodes and slimes. Consolidated revenues totaled approximately $4.6 billion in third-quarter 2008 and $15.7 billion for the first nine months of 2008, compared with approximately $5.1 billion in third-quarter 2007and $12.8 billion for the first nine months of 2007. Following is a summary of changes in our consolidated revenues between periods (in millions):

 
Third
  
Nine
  
 
Quarter
  
Months
  
Consolidated revenues – prior year period
$
5,066
  
$
12,755
  
Sales volumes:
            
Copper
  
242
    
1,370
a
Gold
  
26
    
(860
)
Molybdenum
  
70
    
674
a
Price realizations:
            
Copper
  
(436
)
  
(224
)
Gold
  
53
    
194
  
Molybdenum
  
78
    
327
  
Purchased copper and molybdenum
  
(165
)
  
324
  
Adjustments, primarily for copper pricing on prior period/year open sales
  
(172
)
  
310
  
Unrealized losses on derivative contracts
  
(67
)
  
(39
)
Treatment charges
  
40
    
110
  
Impact of the 2007 copper price protection program
  
44
    
212
  
Atlantic Copper revenues
  
(63
)
  
253
  
Other, net
  
(100
)
  
323
  
Consolidated revenues – current year period
$
4,616
  
$
15,729
  

a. 
Reflects a full nine months of sales for 2008 at our North America and South America copper mines and Molybdenum operations, compared with the first nine months of 2007, which included sales beginning March 20, 2007, for these operations. Refer to “Operations” for further discussion of copper sales volumes at our North America copper mines, South America copper mines, Indonesia operation and Molybdenum operations.

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For the third quarter and first nine months of 2008, approximately half of our mined copper was sold in concentrate, 30 percent as rod (principally from our North America operations) and 20 percent as cathodes. Substantially all of our concentrate sales contracts and some of our cathode sales contracts provide final copper pricing in a specified future period (generally one to four months from the shipment date) based primarily on quoted LME prices. We ultimately receive market prices based on prices in the specified future period; however, the accounting rules applied to these sales result in changes recorded to revenues until the specified future period. We record revenues and invoice customers at the time of shipment based on then-current LME prices, which results in an embedded derivative on our provisional priced concentrate and cathode sales that is adjusted to fair value through earnings each period until the date of final pricing. To the extent final prices are higher or lower than what was recorded on a provisional basis, an increase or decrease to revenues is recorded each reporting period until the date of final pricing. Accordingly, in times of rising copper prices, our revenues during a quarter benefit from higher prices received for contracts priced at current market rates and also from an increase related to the final pricing of provisionally priced contracts entered into in prior periods; in times of falling copper prices, the opposite occurs.

Third-quarter 2008 LME copper prices averaged $3.49 per pound, compared with our average recorded price of $3.14 per pound. The applicable forward curve price at the end of the quarter was $2.89 per pound. Approximately half of our consolidated copper sales during third-quarter 2008 were provisionally priced at the time of shipment and are subject to final pricing in fourth-quarter 2008 and into early 2009.

At September 30, 2008, our copper sales included 467 million pounds of copper (net of minority interests) priced at an average of $2.89 per pound and subject to final pricing over the next several months. We estimate that each $0.05 change in the price realized from the September 30, 2008, provisional price recorded would impact our 2008 consolidated revenues by $31 million ($15 million to net income). The LME closing spot price for copper on October 31, 2008, was $1.81 per pound. Assuming that the October 31, 2008, quarter-to-date average LME price of $2.23 per pound and forward curve prices of $1.86 per pound were applied to the September 30, 2008, provisionally priced sales, the weighted average prices for these sales would be approximately $1.98 per pound, resulting in a reduction to fourth-quarter 2008 revenues of approximately $560 million ($280 million to net income). We estimate that each $0.05 change in the copper forward curve price on October 31, 2008, would impact fourth-quarter 2008 net income by approximately $11 million.

At June 30, 2008, 369 million pounds of copper (net of minority interests) were provisionally priced at $3.88 per pound. Lower prices in third-quarter 2008 resulted in adjustments to these prior period copper sales and decreased consolidated revenues by $282 million ($127 million to net income or $0.28 per share), compared with a decrease of $54 million ($27 million to net income or $0.06 per share) in third-quarter 2007 related to prior period copper sales. Adjustments to prior year copper sales resulted in an increase in consolidated revenues of $268 million ($114 million to net income or $0.25 per share) for the first nine months of 2008, compared with a decrease of $42 million ($18 million to net income or $0.05 per share) for the first nine months of 2007.

Some of our U.S. copper rod customers request a fixed market price instead of the COMEX average price in the month of shipment. We hedge this price exposure in a manner that allows us to receive the COMEX average price in the month of shipment, while the customer pays the fixed price they requested. We accomplish this by entering into copper futures and swap contracts and then liquidating the copper futures contracts and settling the copper swap contracts during the month of shipment. Currently, these transactions do not meet all the criteria under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended, to qualify as a hedge transaction. Consolidated revenues include charges for unrealized losses on copper derivative contracts entered into with our U.S. copper rod customers totaling $66 million ($40 million to net income or $0.09 per share) in third-quarter 2008 and $35 million ($21 million to net income or $0.05 per share) for the first nine months of 2008, compared with gains of $1 million (less than $1 million to net income) in third-quarter 2007 and $4 million ($2 million to net income or $0.01 per share) for the first nine months of 2007.

On limited past occasions, in response to market conditions, we have entered into copper and gold price protection contracts for a portion of our expected future mine production to mitigate the risk of adverse price fluctuations. Also, in connection with the Phelps Dodge acquisition, we assumed the 2007 copper price protection program, which resulted in charges to revenues for third-quarter 2007 totaling $44 million ($26 million to net income or $0.06 per share) and $212 million ($129 million to net income or $0.34 per share) for the first nine months of 2007. The 2007 copper price protection program matured on December 31, 2007, and in January 2008, we made a $598 million payment upon the settlement of the related contracts. We do not intend to enter into similar hedging programs in the future.

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Production and Delivery Costs
Consolidated production and delivery costs totaled approximately $2.9 billion in third-quarter 2008 and approximately $2.7 billion in third-quarter 2007. Higher production and delivery costs in third-quarter 2008 primarily reflect higher commodity-based input costs principally related to energy and sulfuric acid (refer to “Outlook” for further discussion). Higher costs were partly offset by $262 million of lower purchase accounting impacts associated with increased inventory values that were mostly realized in 2007.

Consolidated production and delivery costs totaled approximately $8.3 billion for the first nine months of 2008 and approximately $6.1 billion for the first nine months of 2007. Higher production and delivery costs for the first nine months of 2008 primarily reflect a full nine months of costs associated with our acquired copper and molybdenum operations in North America and South America, as well as the impact of higher commodity-based input costs principally related to energy and sulfuric acid (refer to “Outlook” for further discussion). Higher production and delivery costs for the first nine months of 2008 also reflected higher costs of concentrate purchases at Atlantic Copper. Higher costs were partly offset by $543 million of lower purchase accounting impacts associated with increased inventory values that were mostly realized in 2007.

As a result of declines in copper prices and increases in input costs, current period production and delivery costs include LCM inventory adjustments at certain of our North America copper mines totaling $16 million ($11 million to net income or $0.02 per share) in third-quarter 2008 and $22 million ($14 million to net income or $0.03 per share) for the first nine months of 2008. Refer to “Outlook” for further discussion.

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
Consolidated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense totaled $442 million in third-quarter 2008 and $356 million in third-quarter 2007. The increase in depreciation, depletion and amortization expense in third-quarter 2008 primarily reflected $83 million of higher purchase accounting impacts related to the increase in the carrying values of acquired property, plant and equipment resulting from revised valuations of acquired assets that were finalized in first-quarter 2008.

Consolidated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense totaled $1.3 billion for the first nine months of 2008 and $846 million for the first nine months of 2007. The increase in depreciation, depletion and amortization expense in the 2008 period primarily reflected $306 million of higher purchase accounting impacts related to a full nine months of purchase accounting impacts in the 2008 period, combined with increases in the carrying values of acquired property, plant and equipment resulting from revised valuations of acquired assets that were finalized in first-quarter 2008. Higher depreciation, depletion and amortization expense also reflected higher depreciation expense under the unit-of-production method resulting from a full nine months of production from our North America and South America copper mines in 2008.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $90 million in third-quarter 2008 and $300 million for the first nine months of 2008, compared with $131 million in third-quarter 2007 and $314 million for the first nine months of 2007, primarily reflecting lower incentive compensation costs in the 2008 periods.

Exploration and Research Expenses
Consolidated exploration and research expenses totaled $77 million for third-quarter 2008 and $209 million for the first nine months of 2008, compared with $40 million for third-quarter 2007 and $87 million for the first nine months of 2007. Higher expenditures in the 2008 periods primarily reflected increased exploration efforts in North America, mostly in the Safford and Morenci districts, and also in Africa, including targets outside the area of initial development at Tenke Fungurume. The increase in expenditures for the first nine months of 2008, compared with the 2007 period, also reflected a full nine months of exploration and research expenses associated with Phelps Dodge operations in 2008. As a result of recent weak market conditions we are revising our operating plans and expect to reduce our exploration and research expenses in future periods. (Refer to “Exploration Activities” for further discussion.)

Interest Expense, Net
Consolidated interest expense (before capitalization) decreased to $174 million in third-quarter 2008, compared with $206 million in third-quarter 2007, reflecting 2007 net repayments of debt incurred in connection with the acquisition of Phelps Dodge, partly offset by net purchase accounting impacts of $29 million recorded in third-quarter 2008 primarily associated with accretion of the fair values of environmental liabilities (determined on a discounted cash flow basis) assumed in the acquisition of Phelps Dodge.

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Consolidated interest expense (before capitalization) increased to $534 million for the first nine months of 2008, compared with $494 million for the first nine months of 2007, reflecting net purchase accounting impacts of $70 million recorded in the first nine months of 2008 primarily associated with accretion of the fair values of environmental liabilities (determined on a discounted cash flow basis) assumed in the acquisition of Phelps Dodge, partly offset by lower interest expense because of 2007 net repayments of debt incurred in connection with the acquisition of Phelps Dodge.

Capitalized interest totaled $35 million in third-quarter 2008 and $90 million for the first nine months of 2008, compared with $51 million in third-quarter 2007 and $108 million for the first nine months of 2007. Capitalized interest is primarily related to our development projects (refer to “Development Projects” for further discussion), which included Tenke Fungurume during the 2008 and 2007 periods, and also included Safford during 2007.

Losses on Early Extinguishment of Debt
For the first nine months of 2008, we recorded net charges totaling $6 million ($5 million to net income or $0.01 per share) for early extinguishment of debt associated with an open-market purchase of $33 million of our 9.5% Senior Notes in first-quarter 2008.

For the first nine months of 2007, we recorded net charges totaling $171 million ($141 million to net income or $0.37 per share) for early extinguishment of debt. These net charges include $154 million ($131 million to net income) related to the accelerated recognition of deferred financing costs associated with early repayment of amounts under the $11.5 billion senior credit facility, including the refinancing of the Tranche B term loan. Also included was $17 million ($10 million to net income) recorded in second-quarter 2007 related to premiums paid and the accelerated recognition of deferred financing costs associated with the May 2007 redemption of our 10⅛% Senior Notes.

Gains on Sales of Assets
Gains on sales of assets totaled $13 million ($8 million to net income or $0.02 per share) for the first nine months of 2008. Gains on sales of assets totaled $47 million ($29 million to net income or $0.06 per share) for third-quarter 2007 and $85 million ($52 million to net income or $0.14 per share) for the first nine months of 2007 primarily associated with the sales of marketable securities.

Provision for Income Taxes
Our third-quarter 2008 income tax provision resulted from taxes on international operations ($268 million), partly offset by a benefit on U.S. operations ($28 million). Because of the recent decline in copper prices and changes in PT Freeport Indonesia’s sales projections, our projected consolidated annual tax rate for 2008 has decreased from approximately 34 percent to approximately 32 percent. Our third-quarter 2008 effective tax rate of approximately 24 percent reflects the cumulative impact of this reduced annual tax rate.

Our income tax provision for the first nine months of 2008 resulted from taxes on international operations ($1.4 billion) and U.S. operations ($234 million). The difference between our consolidated effective income tax rate of approximately 32 percent for the first nine months of 2008 and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35 percent primarily was attributable to a U.S. benefit for percentage depletion, partly offset by withholding taxes and incremental U.S. income tax accrued on foreign earnings.

Our third-quarter 2007 income tax provision from continuing operations resulted from taxes on international operations ($584 million) and U.S. operations ($69 million). Our income tax provision from continuing operations for the first nine months of 2007 resulted from taxes on international operations ($1.7 billion) and U.S. operations ($161 million). The difference between our consolidated effective income tax rate of approximately 37 percent for the first nine months of 2007 and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35 percent primarily was attributable to withholding taxes related to earnings from Indonesia and South America operations and a U.S. foreign tax credit limitation, partly offset by a U.S. benefit for percentage depletion.

 
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A summary of the approximate amounts in the calculation of our consolidated provision for income taxes for the first nine months of 2008 and 2007 follows (in millions, except percentages):

   
Nine Months Ended
  
Nine Months Ended
  
   
September 30, 2008
  
September 30, 2007
  
           
Effective
  
Provision for
          
Effective
  
Provision for
  
   
Incomea
    
Tax Rate
  
Income Tax
  
Incomea
    
Tax Rate
  
Income Tax
  
U.S.
  
$
2,254
    
24%
  
$
544
  
$
1,076
    
32%
  
$
339
  
South America
    
2,469
    
33%
    
800
    
2,006
    
34%
    
676
  
Indonesia
    
1,324
    
42%
    
558
    
2,947
    
43%
    
1,275
  
Eliminations and other
    
(56
)
  
N/A
    
(15
)
  
40
    
N/A
    
21
  
Purchase accounting adjustments
    
(849
)
  
37%
    
(319
)
  
(1,028
)
  
37%
    
(386
)
Annualized rate adjustmentb
    
N/A
    
N/A
    
59
    
N/A
    
N/A
    
(50
)
Consolidated FCX
  
$
5,142
    
32%
  
$
1,627
  
$
5,041
    
37%
  
$
1,875
  

a. 
Represents income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity in affiliated companies’ net earnings.
 
b. 
In accordance with applicable accounting rules, we adjust our interim provision for income taxes to equal our estimated annualized tax rate.
 

Minority Interests in Net Income of Consolidated Subsidiaries
Minority interests in net income of consolidated subsidiaries was $155 million in third-quarter 2008, compared with $307 million in third-quarter 2007. Lower minority interests in third-quarter 2008 primarily reflected a lower minority interest share of PT Freeport Indonesia’s net income and in the South America copper mines’ net income because of lower third-quarter 2008 earnings.

Minority interests in net income of consolidated subsidiaries was $748 million for the first nine months of 2008, compared with $728 million for the first nine months of 2007. Higher minority interests in the 2008 period primarily reflected greater minority interest shares in the South America copper mines’ net income because of a full nine months of operations in 2008, partly offset by a lower minority interest share of PT Freeport Indonesia’s net income related to lower earnings for the first nine months of 2008.

OPERATIONS

Certain of the operating data included in this section for our North America and South America copper mines, Molybdenum and Rod & Refining operations for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, combine our historical data with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007, for comparative purposes only. As the pre-acquisition data represent the results of these operations under Phelps Dodge management, such combined results are not necessarily indicative of what past results would have been under FCX management or of future operating results.

North America Copper Mines
We have six operating copper mines in North America – Morenci, Bagdad, Sierrita, Safford, Chino and Tyrone. The North America copper mines division includes the Morenci copper mine as a reportable segment. Following is further discussion of this reportable segment, as well as the other operating copper mines that are included in the North America copper mines division.

Morenci. The Morenci open-pit mine, located in southeastern Arizona, primarily produces copper cathodes and copper concentrates. In addition to copper, Morenci produces a small amount of molybdenum concentrates as a by-product. The Morenci complex includes a concentrate pressure leaching facility to convert copper concentrates to copper cathode, which was commissioned in third-quarter 2007. In third-quarter 2008, this facility was converted from a medium-temperature, pressure-leaching operation to high-temperature to maximize the amount of acid available for stockpile leaching operations.

Other Mines. Other mines include our other operating southwestern U.S. copper mines – Bagdad, Sierrita, Safford, Chino and Tyrone. In addition to copper, the Bagdad, Sierrita and Chino mines produce molybdenum, gold and silver as by-products.


 
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Operating Results. The following discussion of our North America copper mines for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007, to reflect a full comparative nine-month period in 2007. As the pre-acquisition results represent the results of these operations under Phelps Dodge management, such combined results are not necessarily indicative of what past results would have been under FCX management or of future operating results.

       
Nine Months Ended
  
   
Third-Quarter
  
September 30,
  
   
2008
  
2007
  
2008
  
2007a
  
Consolidated Operating Data, Net of Joint Venture Interest
                          
Copper (millions of recoverable pounds)
                          
Production
    
374
    
357
    
1,051
    
993
  
Sales, excluding purchases
    
361
    
376
    
1,047
    
1,016
  
Average realized price per pound
  
$
3.42
  
$
3.37
b
$
3.56
  
$
3.00
b
                           
Molybdenum (millions of recoverable pounds)
                          
Productionc
    
7
    
8
    
22
    
23
  
                           
100% Operating Data, Including Joint Venture Interest
                          
Solution extraction/electrowinning (SX/EW) operations
                          
Leach ore placed in stockpiles (metric tons per day)
    
1,067,000
    
797,600
    
1,100,300
    
739,800
  
Average copper ore grade (percent)
    
0.23
    
0.21
    
0.22
    
0.25
  
Copper production (millions of recoverable pounds)
    
251
    
246
    
683
    
722
  
                           
Mill operations
                          
Ore milled (metric tons per day)
    
247,900
    
226,400
    
249,800
    
221,000
  
Average ore grade (percent):
                          
Copper
    
0.40
    
0.36
    
0.40
    
0.34
  
Molybdenum
    
0.02
    
0.03
    
0.02
    
0.02
  
Copper recovery rate (percent)
    
83.5
    
86.4
    
83.1
    
85.4
  
Production (millions of recoverable pounds):
                          
Copper
    
151
    
144
    
450
    
364
  
Molybdenum (by-product)
    
7
    
8
    
22
    
23
  
 
a. 
The North America copper mines’ operating data for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007. As the pre-acquisition results represent the results of these operations under Phelps Dodge management, such combined results are not necessarily indicative of what past results would have been under FCX management or of future operating results.
 
b. 
Before charges for mark-to-market accounting adjustments on the 2007 copper price protection program, amounts were $3.48 per pound for third-quarter 2007 and $3.23 per pound for the first nine months of 2007.
 
c. 
Reflects by-product molybdenum production from our North America copper mines. Sales of by-product molybdenum are reflected in the Molybdenum segment.

Consolidated copper sales from the North America mines totaled 361 million pounds in third-quarter 2008 and approximately 1.0 billion pounds for the first nine months of 2008, compared with 376 million pounds in third-quarter 2007 and approximately 1.0 billion pounds for the first nine months of 2007. Copper sales volumes for the third quarter and first nine months of 2008 were not significantly different than the comparable 2007 periods. Increases in North America production from the recently commissioned Safford mine was offset by lower sales volumes resulting from timing of shipments.

Consolidated copper sales volumes from our North America copper mines are expected to total approximately 1.4 billion pounds in 2008, compared with 1.3 billion pounds of copper for the combined year 2007.

Unit Net Cash Costs. Unit net cash costs per pound of copper and molybdenum are measures intended to provide investors with information about the cash-generating capacity of our mining operations expressed on a basis relating to the primary metal product for our respective operations. We use this measure for the same purpose and for monitoring operating performance by our mining operations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This measure is presented by other mining companies, although our measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
 
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The following tables summarize the unit net cash costs at our North America copper mines. Gross profit per pound for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, has been presented on a pro forma basis, which combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007, and also includes certain pro forma adjustments for the North America copper mines, which assume the acquisition of Phelps Dodge was effective January 1, 2007. Refer to “Product Revenues and Production Costs” for an explanation of the “by-product” and “co-product” methods and a reconciliation of unit net cash costs per pound to production and delivery costs applicable to sales reported in our consolidated financial statements and in our consolidated pro forma financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 (see Note 2 for consolidated pro forma financial information).
 

Gross Profit per Pound of Copper and Molybdenum for North America Copper Mines

 
Third-Quarter 2008
  
Third-Quarter 2007
  
 
By-
  
Co-Product Method
  
By-
  
Co-Product Method
  
 
Product
        
Molyb-
  
Product
        
Molyb-
  
 
Method
  
Copper
  
denum a
  
Method
  
Copper
  
denum a
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
3.42
  
$
3.42
  
$
33.47
  
$
3.48
  
$
3.48
  
$
31.80
  
                                     
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                                    
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
2.07
    
1.79
    
15.30
    
1.41
    
1.22
    
9.69
  
By-product creditsa
  
(0.65
)
  
–
    
–
    
(0.66
)
  
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
0.09
    
0.09
    
–
    
0.09
    
0.09
    
–
  
Unit net cash costs
  
1.51
    
1.88
    
15.30
    
0.84
    
1.31
    
9.69
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
0.52
    
0.46
    
2.75
    
0.46
    
0.41
    
2.46
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
0.09
b
  
0.09
b
  
0.14
    
0.44
    
0.43
    
0.22
  
Total unit costs
  
2.12
    
2.43
    
18.19
    
1.74
    
2.15
    
12.37
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on
                                    
prior period open sales and hedging
  
(0.23
)
  
(0.23
)
  
–
    
(0.12
)
  
(0.12
)
  
–
  
Idle facility and other non-inventoriable costs
  
(0.04
)
  
(0.04
)
  
(0.03
)
  
(0.02
)
  
(0.02
)
  
–
  
Gross profit
$
1.03
  
$
0.72
  
$
15.25
  
$
1.60
  
$
1.19
  
$
19.43
  
                                       
Consolidated sales
                                    
Copper (millions of recoverable pounds)
  
361
    
361
          
376
    
376
        
Molybdenum (millions of recoverable pounds)
              
7
                
8
  

a. 
Molybdenum by-product credits and revenues reflect volumes produced at market-based pricing and also include tolling revenues at Sierrita.
 
b. 
Includes charges of $0.04 per pound for LCM inventory adjustments primarily at our Tyrone mine.

 
Nine Months Ended
  
Nine Months Ended
  
 
September 30, 2008
  
September 20, 2007a
  
 
By-
  
Co-Product Method
  
By-
  
Co-Product Method
  
 
Product
        
Molyb-
  
Product
        
Molyb-
  
 
Method
  
Copper
  
denum b
  
Method
  
Copper
  
denum b
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
3.56
  
$
3.56
  
$
33.01
  
$
3.23
  
$
3.23
  
$
28.57
  
                                     
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                                    
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
1.86
    
1.61
    
12.14
    
1.39
    
1.20
    
9.83
  
By-product creditsb
  
(0.71
)
  
–
    
–
    
(0.65
)
  
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
0.09
    
0.09
    
–
    
0.09
    
0.08
    
–
  
Unit net cash costs
  
1.24
    
1.70
    
12.14
    
0.83
    
1.28
    
9.83
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
0.53
    
0.47
    
2.57
    
0.47
c
  
0.40
c
  
2.96
c
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
0.08
d
  
0.08
d
  
0.15
    
0.39
e
  
0.37
e
  
0.54
e
Total unit costs
  
1.85
    
2.25
    
14.86
    
1.69
    
2.05
    
13.33
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on
                                    
prior period open sales and hedging
  
(0.03
)
  
(0.03
)
  
–
    
(0.17
)
  
(0.17
)
  
–
  
Idle facility and other non-inventoriable costs
  
(0.04
)
  
(0.04
)
  
(0.03
)
  
(0.03
)
  
(0.03
)
  
–
  
Gross profit
$
1.64
  
$
1.24
  
$
18.12
  
$
1.34
  
$
0.98
  
$
15.24
  
                                     
Consolidated sales
                                    
Copper (millions of recoverable pounds)
  
1,044
    
1,044
          
1,004
    
1,004
        
Molybdenum (millions of recoverable pounds)
              
22
                
23
  
 
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a. 
For comparative purposes, the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, has been presented on a pro forma basis, which combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007, and also includes certain pro forma adjustments, which assume the acquisition of Phelps Dodge was effective January 1, 2007 (Refer to notes c and e below for further discussion of the pro forma adjustments). As the pre-acquisition results represent the results of the North America copper mines under Phelps Dodge management, such results are not necessarily indicative of what past results would have been under FCX management or of future operating results.
 
b. 
Molybdenum by-product credits and revenues reflect volumes produced at market-based pricing and also include tolling revenues at Sierrita.
 
c. 
Includes pro forma adjustments of $0.11 per pound of copper on a by-product basis, $0.09 per pound of copper on a co-product basis and $0.90 per pound of molybdenum on a co-product basis associated with the impact of increased carrying values for acquired property, plant and equipment at the North America copper mines.
 
d. 
Includes charges of $0.02 per pound for LCM inventory adjustments primarily at our Tyrone mine.
 
e. 
Includes pro forma adjustments of $0.06 per pound of copper on a by-product basis, $0.05 per pound of copper on a co-product basis and $0.50 per pound of molybdenum on a co-product basis associated with the impact of increased carrying values for acquired metal inventories at the North America copper mines.

The North America mines have experienced production cost increases in recent years primarily as a result of higher energy costs and costs of other consumables, higher mining and milling rates, labor costs and other factors. Unit net cash costs, after by-product credits, increased to $1.51 per pound of copper in third-quarter 2008, compared with $0.84 per pound in third-quarter 2007, primarily reflecting higher input costs ($0.59 per pound increase, including $0.20 per pound for higher mining rates, $0.18 per pound for energy, $0.15 per pound for costs associated with Safford as the mine ramps up to full production rates and $0.11 per pound for increased acid costs). Higher unit net cash costs in third-quarter 2008 also reflected lower volumes ($0.08 per pound increase). Commodity-based input costs, principally energy, declined in September and October 2008, and are expected to result in lower costs than the levels experienced in third-quarter 2008.

Unit net cash costs, after by-product credits, increased to $1.24 per pound of copper for the first nine months of 2008, compared with $0.83 per pound for the first nine months of 2007, primarily reflecting higher input costs ($0.53 per pound increase, including $0.17 per pound for higher mining rates, $0.17 per pound for energy and $0.13 per pound for costs associated with the Safford mine). Partly offsetting higher input costs for the first nine months of 2008 were higher volumes ($0.07 per pound decrease) and higher molybdenum credits ($0.06 per pound decrease).

Our six operating North America copper mines have varying cost structures because of differences in ore grades and ore characteristics, processing costs, by-products and other factors. During third-quarter 2008, North America’s costs ranged from a net credit of $0.73 per pound at one mine to $2.12 per pound at another operation. Approximately ten percent of North America’s production had cash costs above $2.00 per pound in third-quarter 2008 and approximately 45 percent had cash costs between $1.90 per pound and $2.00 per pound. We are currently undertaking a review of our operations, taking into consideration reduced copper prices and recent declines in commodity-based input costs, to seek cost reductions and determine whether certain operations should be curtailed.

The fair values of acquired inventory and property, plant and equipment were based on preliminary estimates for the 2007 periods, with adjustments made until such values were finalized in first-quarter 2008; accordingly, depreciation, depletion and amortization reflect changes in purchase accounting impacts associated with adjustments to the carrying values of these assets. Noncash and nonrecurring costs for the 2008 periods reflect lower purchase accounting impacts related to increased carrying values of acquired inventory that were mostly realized in 2007. Also impacting noncash and nonrecurring costs in the third quarter and first nine months of 2008 were charges for LCM inventory adjustments totaling $16 million ($0.04 per pound) in third-quarter 2008 and $22 million ($0.02 per pound) for the first nine months of 2008.

Assuming average prices of $2.15 per pound of copper and $27 per pound of molybdenum for fourth-quarter 2008 and achievement of current 2008 sales estimates, we estimate that average unit net cash costs, including molybdenum credits, for our North America copper mines would approximate $1.39 per pound of copper for fourth-quarter 2008 and $1.28 per pound of copper for the year. Each $2 per pound change in the average price of molybdenum in fourth-quarter 2008 would impact 2008 unit net cash costs by approximately $0.01 per pound.


 
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South America Copper Mines
We have four operating copper mines in South America – Cerro Verde in Peru, and Candelaria, Ojos del Salado and El Abra in Chile. These operations include open-pit and underground mining, sulfide ore concentrating, leaching and SX/EW operations.

The South America copper mines division includes the Cerro Verde copper mine as a reportable segment. Following is further discussion of this reportable segment, as well as the other copper mining operations included in the South America copper mines division.

Cerro Verde. The Cerro Verde open-pit mine, located near Arequipa, Peru, produces copper cathodes and copper concentrates. In addition to copper, the Cerro Verde mine produces molybdenum concentrates as a by-product. In mid-2007, the recently expanded mill at Cerro Verde reached design capacity of 108,000 metric tons of ore per day. The expansion enables Cerro Verde to produce approximately 650 million pounds of copper per year (approximately 348 million pounds per year for our share) and approximately 8 million pounds of molybdenum per year (approximately 4 million pounds per year for our share).

Cerro Verde has provided a variety of community support projects over the years. During 2006, as a result of discussions with local mayors in the Arequipa region, Cerro Verde agreed to contribute to the design and construction of domestic water and sewage treatment plants for the benefit of the region. These facilities are being designed in a modular fashion so that initial installations can be readily expanded in the future. The cost associated with the construction of these facilities, which will be split equally between Cerro Verde and local municipalities, is currently under review. We have designated approximately $50 million of cash for financing Cerro Verde’s share of the construction costs of these facilities.

During 2006, the Peruvian government announced that all mining companies operating in Peru will make annual contributions to local development funds for a five-year period. The contribution is equal to 3.75 percent of after-tax profits, of which 2.75 percent is contributed to a local mining fund and 1.00 percent to a regional mining fund. A charge to production and delivery costs for these local mining fund contributions totaled $5 million in third-quarter 2008 and $33 million for the first nine months of 2008, compared with charges of $33 million in third-quarter 2007 and $41 million for the first nine months of 2007.

We are currently negotiating the labor agreement covering certain employees at our Cerro Verde mine, which expires in December 2008.

Other Mines. Other mines include our Chilean copper mines – Candelaria, Ojos del Salado and El Abra – which include open-pit and underground mining, sulfide ore concentrating, leaching and SX/EW operations. In addition to copper, the Candelaria and Ojos del Salado mines produce gold and silver as by-products.

In April 2008, El Abra and its workers successfully negotiated a new four-year agreement effective August 1, 2008, to replace the previous agreement that was scheduled to expire October 2008. The new agreement provides for an increase in base wages, bonuses and an employee loan program. The estimated total cost of the increased wages and bonuses over the four-year term is approximately $40 million.


 
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Operating Results. The following discussion of our South America copper mines for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007, to reflect a full comparative nine-month period in 2007. As the pre-acquisition results represent the results of these operations under Phelps Dodge management, such combined results are not necessarily indicative of what past results would have been under FCX management or of future operating results.

       
Nine Months Ended
  
   
Third-Quarter
  
September 30,
  
   
2008
  
2007
  
2008
  
2007a
  
Copper (millions of recoverable pounds)
                          
Production
    
394
    
377
    
1,116
    
1,022
  
Sales
    
391
    
376
    
1,122
    
1,020
  
Average realized price per pound
  
$
3.02
  
$
3.63
  
$
3.38
  
$
3.48
  
                           
Gold (thousands of recoverable ounces)
                          
Production
    
32
    
31
    
83
    
83
  
Sales
    
30
    
31
    
83
    
84
  
Average realized price per ounce
  
$
856
  
$
704
  
$
891
  
$
644
  
                           
Molybdenum (millions of recoverable pounds)
                          
Productionb
    
1
    
–
c
  
2
    
–
c
                           
SX/EW operations
                          
Leach ore placed in stockpiles (metric tons per day)
    
273,400
    
285,400
    
279,600
    
288,900
  
Average copper ore grade (percent)
    
0.45
    
0.45
    
0.44
    
0.42
  
Copper production (millions of recoverable pounds)
    
139
    
139
    
418
    
430
  
                           
Mill operations
                          
Ore milled (metric tons per day)
    
189,800
    
181,400
    
179,300
    
163,700
  
Average copper ore grade (percent):
                          
Copper
    
0.78
    
0.76
    
0.75
    
0.72
  
Molybdenum
    
0.02
    
0.02
    
0.02
    
0.01
  
Copper recovery rate (percent)
    
87.8
    
88.4
    
89.5
    
87.3
  
Production (millions of recoverable pound):
                          
Copper
    
255
    
238
    
698
    
592
  
Molybdenum
    
1
    
–
c
  
2
    
–
c
 
a. 
The South America copper mines’ operating data for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007. As the pre-acquisition results represent the results of these operations under Phelps Dodge management, such combined results are not necessarily indicative of what past results would have been under FCX management or of future operating results.
 
b. 
Reflects by-product molybdenum production from our South America copper mines. Sales of by-product molybdenum are reflected in the Molybdenum segment.
 
c. 
Rounds to less than one million pounds.

Consolidated copper sales from the South America mines totaled 391 million pounds in third-quarter 2008 and approximately 1.1 billion pounds for the first nine months of 2008, compared with 376 million pounds in third-quarter 2007 and approximately 1.0 billion for the first nine months of 2007. Higher copper sales volumes in third-quarter 2008 were primarily because of the timing of shipments at El Abra, and also reflected increased production at Candelaria and Ojos del Salado resulting from improved milling rates. The increase in consolidated copper sales volumes for the first nine months of 2008 primarily reflected higher production from Cerro Verde’s new concentrator, which reached design capacity in mid-2007.

Consolidated sales volumes from our South America mines are expected to approximate 1.5 billion pounds of copper and 110 thousand ounces of gold in 2008, compared with 1.4 billion pounds of copper and 114 thousand ounces of gold for the combined year 2007. In addition, Cerro Verde expects to produce three million pounds of molybdenum in 2008, compared with one million pounds for the combined year 2007.

Unit Net Cash Costs. Unit net cash costs per pound of copper is a measure intended to provide investors with information about the cash-generating capacity of our mining operations expressed on a basis relating to the primary metal product for our respective operations. We use this measure for the same purpose and for
 
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monitoring operating performance by our mining operations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This measure is presented by other mining companies, although our measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The following tables summarize the unit net cash costs at our South America copper mines. Gross profit per pound for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, has been presented on a pro forma basis, which combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007, and also includes certain pro forma adjustments for the South America copper mines, which assume the acquisition of Phelps Dodge was effective January 1, 2007. Refer to “Product Revenues and Production Costs” for an explanation of the “by-product” and “co-product” methods and a reconciliation of unit net cash costs per pound to production and delivery costs applicable to sales reported in our consolidated financial statements and in our consolidated pro forma financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 (see Note 2 for consolidated pro forma financial information).

Gross Profit per Pound of Copper for South America Copper Mines

 
Third-Quarter 2008
  
Third-Quarter 2007
  
 
By-Product
  
Co-Product
  
By-Product
  
Co-Product
  
 
Method
  
Method
  
Method
  
Method
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
3.02
  
$
3.02
  
$
3.63
  
$
3.63
  
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                        
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
1.22
    
1.17
    
0.98
    
0.95
  
By-product credits
  
(0.15
)
  
–
    
(0.08
)
  
–
  
Treatment charges
  
0.09
    
0.09
    
0.24
    
0.23
  
Unit net cash costs
  
1.16
    
1.26
    
1.14
    
1.18
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
0.32
    
0.30
    
0.25
    
0.24
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
0.03
    
0.02
    
0.21
    
0.21
  
Total unit costs
  
1.51
    
1.58
    
1.60
    
1.63
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on
                        
prior period open sales
  
(0.51
)
  
(0.51
)
  
0.10
    
0.10
  
Other non-inventoriable costs
  
(0.01
)
  
(0.01
)
  
(0.02
)
  
(0.02
)
Gross profit
$
0.99
  
$
0.92
  
$
2.11
  
$
2.08
  
                         
Consolidated copper sales (millions of
                        
recoverable pounds)
  
391
    
391
    
376
    
376
  

 
Nine Months Ended
  
Nine Months Ended
  
 
September 30, 2008
  
September 30, 2007a
  
 
By-Product
  
Co-Product
  
By-Product
  
Co-Product
  
 
Method
  
Method
  
Method
  
Method
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
3.38
  
$
3.38
  
$
3.48
  
$
3.48
  
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                        
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
1.15
    
1.11
    
0.89
    
0.86
  
By-product credits
  
(0.13
)
  
–
    
(0.08
)
  
–
  
Treatment charges
  
0.16
    
0.16
    
0.21
    
0.21
  
Unit net cash costs
  
1.18
    
1.27
    
1.02
    
1.07
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
0.34
    
0.32
    
0.34
b
  
0.33
b
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
0.06
    
0.06
    
0.14
c
  
0.14
c
Total unit costs
  
1.58
    
1.65
    
1.50
    
1.54
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on
                        
prior period open sales
  
0.21
    
0.21
    
0.01
    
0.01
  
Other non-inventoriable costs
  
(0.02
)
  
(0.03
)
  
(0.02
)
  
(0.02
)
Gross profit
$
1.99
  
$
1.91
  
$
1.97
  
$
1.93
  
                         
Consolidated copper sales (millions of
                        
recoverable pounds)
  
1,122
    
1,122
    
1,020
    
1,020
  

a. 
For comparative purposes, the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, has been presented on a pro forma basis, which combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007, and also includes certain pro forma adjustments, which assume the acquisition of Phelps Dodge was effective January 1, 2007 (Refer to notes b and c below for further discussion of the pro forma adjustments). As the pre-acquisition results represent the results of the South America copper mines under Phelps Dodge
 
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management, such results are not necessarily indicative of what past results would have been under FCX management or of future operating results.
 
b. 
Includes pro forma adjustments of $0.05 per pound of copper on both a by-product and co-product basis associated with the impact of increased carrying values for acquired property, plant and equipment at the South America copper mines.
 
c. 
Includes pro forma adjustments of less than $0.01 per pound of copper on both a by-product and co-product basis associated with the impact of increased carrying values for acquired metal inventories at the South America copper mines

The South America copper mines also have experienced production cost increases in recent years primarily as a result of higher energy costs and costs of other consumables, higher mining costs and milling rates, labor costs and other factors. Unit net cash costs, after by-product credits, increased to $1.16 per pound of copper in third-quarter 2008, compared with $1.14 per pound in third-quarter 2007, reflecting higher input costs ($0.29 per pound increase, including $0.12 per pound for energy, $0.12 per pound for increased acid and other commodity-based input costs and $0.08 per pound for higher mining rates). The increase in input costs for third-quarter 2008 was partly offset by lower treatment charges ($0.15 per pound decrease), higher by-product credits ($0.07 per pound decrease) reflecting higher average gold prices and molybdenum production at Cerro Verde in third-quarter 2008 and higher volumes ($0.04 per pound decrease). Commodity-based input costs, principally energy, declined in September and October 2008, and are expected to result in lower costs than the levels experienced in third-quarter 2008.

Unit net cash costs, after by-product credits, increased to $1.18 per pound of copper for the first nine months of 2008, compared with $1.02 per pound for the first nine months of 2007, reflecting higher input costs ($0.38 per pound increase, including $0.13 per pound for energy, $0.13 per pound for increased acid and other commodity-based input costs and $0.09 per pound for higher mining rates). The increase in input costs for the first nine months of 2008 was partly offset by higher volumes ($0.11 per pound decrease), higher by-product credits ($0.05 per pound decrease) and lower treatment charges ($0.05 per pound decrease).

During third-quarter 2008, unit net cash costs for our South America copper mines ranged from $0.88 per pound to $1.83 per pound of copper, and approximately 25 percent of South America’s production had cash costs above $1.80 per pound. As a result of changing market conditions, we are reviewing our South America operations to determine if any changes to capital spending and operating plans are warranted.

The estimated fair values of acquired inventory and property, plant and equipment were based on preliminary estimates for the 2007 periods, with adjustments made until such values were finalized in first-quarter 2008; accordingly, depreciation, depletion and amortization reflect changes in purchase accounting impacts associated with adjustments to the carrying values of property, plant and equipment. Additionally, the inventory impacts on noncash and nonrecurring costs were mostly realized in 2007.

Assuming average prices of $2.15 per pound of copper for fourth-quarter 2008 and achievement of current 2008 sales estimates, we estimate that average unit net cash costs for our South America copper mines, including gold and molybdenum credits, would approximate $1.07 per pound of copper for fourth-quarter 2008 and $1.15 per pound of copper for the year.

Indonesia
We own 90.64 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia, including 9.36 percent owned through our wholly owned subsidiary, PT Indocopper Investama. The Government of Indonesia owns the remaining 9.36 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia. In July 2004, we received a request from the Indonesian Department of Energy and Mineral Resources that we offer to sell shares in PT Indocopper Investama to Indonesian nationals at fair market value. In response to this request and in view of the potential benefits of having additional Indonesian ownership in our operations, we agreed to consider a potential sale of any or all of our interest in PT Indocopper Investama at fair market value. Neither our Contract of Work nor Indonesian law requires us to divest any portion of our ownership interest in PT Freeport Indonesia or PT Indocopper Investama. In May 2008, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Papua provincial government (the Province) whereby the parties agreed to work cooperatively to determine the feasibility of an acquisition by the Province of the PT Indocopper Investama shares at fair market value.

Joint Ventures with Rio Tinto plc (Rio Tinto). In 1996, we established joint ventures with Rio Tinto, an international mining company with headquarters in London, England. One joint venture covers PT Freeport Indonesia’s mining operations in Block A and gives Rio Tinto, through 2021, a 40 percent interest in certain assets and future production exceeding specified annual amounts of copper, gold and silver in Block A, and, after 2021, a 40
 
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percent interest in all production from Block A. All of PT Freeport Indonesia’s current mining operations and reserves are in Block A.
 
Operating, nonexpansion capital and administrative costs are shared proportionately between PT Freeport Indonesia and Rio Tinto based on the ratio of the incremental revenues from production from our expansion completed in 1998 to total revenues from Block A, including production from PT Freeport Indonesia’s previously existing reserves. PT Freeport Indonesia receives 100 percent of the cash flow from specified annual amounts of copper, gold and silver through 2021, calculated by reference to its proven and probable reserves as of December 31, 1994, and 60 percent of all remaining cash flow.

Operating Results. Following is a discussion of our Indonesia mining operations:

       
Nine Months Ended
  
   
Third-Quarter
  
September 30,
  
   
2008
  
2007
  
2008
  
2007
  
Consolidated Operating Data, Net of Joint Venture Interest
                          
Copper (millions of recoverable pounds)
                          
Production
    
256
    
177
    
678
    
943
  
Sales
    
264
    
197
    
700
    
948
  
Average realized price per pound
  
$
2.94
  
$
3.63
  
$
3.33
  
$
3.48
  
                           
Gold (thousands of recoverable ounces)
                          
Production
    
264
    
182
    
731
    
2,051
  
Sales
    
271
    
234
    
757
    
2,061
  
Average realized price per ounce
  
$
870
  
$
695
  
$
897
  
$
668
  
                           
100% Operating Data, Including Joint Venture Interest
                          
Ore milled (metric tons per day):
                          
Grasberg open pita
    
132,200
    
143,000
    
122,700
    
162,300
  
Deep Ore Zone (DOZ) underground minea
    
60,800
    
55,600
    
62,700
    
51,600
  
Total
    
193,000
    
198,600
    
185,400
    
213,900
  
Average ore grade:
                          
Copper (percent)
    
0.82
    
0.58
    
0.76
    
0.88
  
Gold (grams per metric ton)
    
0.61
    
0.70
    
0.59
    
1.47
  
Recovery rates (percent):
                          
Copper
    
89.8
    
89.1
    
89.8
    
90.9
  
Gold
    
78.0
    
83.0
    
78.6
    
87.4
  
Production (recoverable):
                          
Copper (millions of pounds)
    
274
    
194
    
725
    
984
  
Gold (thousands of ounces)
    
264
    
327
    
731
    
2,362
  
 
a. 
Amounts represent the approximate average daily throughput processed at PT Freeport Indonesia’s mill facilities from each producing mine.

PT Freeport Indonesia’s share of sales totaled 264 million pounds of copper and 271 thousand ounces of gold in third-quarter 2008 and 700 million pounds of copper and 757 thousand ounces of gold for the first nine months of 2008, compared with 197 million pounds of copper and 234 thousand ounces of gold in third-quarter 2007 and 948 million pounds of copper and 2.1 million ounces of gold for the first nine months of 2007. At the Grasberg mine, the sequencing in mining areas with varying ore grades causes fluctuations in the timing of ore production resulting in varying quarterly and annual sales of copper and gold. Higher copper and gold sales volumes in third-quarter 2008 resulted from the expected mining in a higher ore grade section of the Grasberg open pit. However, in early September 2008, access to this high-grade section of the Grasberg open pit was limited because of a small scale failure (refer to “Outlook” for further discussion). As a result, PT Freeport Indonesia mined ore from the DOZ underground mine and lower grade sections of the Grasberg open pit during September 2008. The decrease in copper and gold sales volumes for the first nine months of 2008 resulted from mining in a lower grade section of the Grasberg open pit during the first half of 2008.

PT Freeport Indonesia’s sales for 2008 are expected to approximate 1.1 billion pounds of copper and 1.1 million ounces of gold, compared with 1.1 billion pounds of copper and 2.2 million ounces of gold for 2007. Copper and gold sales for 2008 are lower than July estimates primarily because of the small scale failure at the Grasberg open pit in early September 2008. Remediation activities at Grasberg have been substantially completed and we regained access in October 2008 to the high-grade material previously restricted. As a result of mining in the higher-grade
 
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section of the Grasberg open pit, PT Freeport Indonesia expects sales volumes to approximate 1.3 billion pounds of copper and 2.1 million ounces of gold for 2009.

Unit Net Cash Costs. Unit net cash costs per pound of copper is a measure intended to provide investors with information about the cash-generating capacity of our mining operations expressed on a basis relating to the primary metal product for our respective operations. We use this measure for the same purpose and for monitoring operating performance by our mining operations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This measure is presented by other mining companies, although our measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The following tables summarize the unit net cash costs at our Indonesia mining operations. Refer to “Production Revenues and Production Costs” for an explanation of “by-product” and “co-product” methods and a reconciliation of unit net cash costs per pound to production and delivery costs applicable to sales reported in our consolidated financial statements.

Gross Profit per Pound of Copper/per Ounce of Gold for PT Freeport Indonesia

 
Third-Quarter 2008
  
Third-Quarter 2007
  
 
By-
  
Co-Product Method
  
By-
  
Co-Product Method
  
 
Product
            
Product
            
 
Method
  
Copper
  
Gold
  
Method
  
Copper
  
Gold
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
2.94
  
$
2.94
  
$
870.08
  
$
3.63
  
$
3.63
  
$
694.95
  
                                     
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                                    
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
1.76
    
1.34
    
390.55
    
1.76
    
1.43
    
270.62
  
Gold and silver credits
  
(0.93
)
  
–
    
–
    
(0.90
)
  
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
0.24
    
0.18
    
52.81
    
0.34
    
0.28
    
52.65
  
Royalty on metals
  
0.12
    
0.09
    
26.30
    
0.10
    
0.08
    
15.57
  
Unit net cash costs
  
1.19
    
1.61
    
469.66
    
1.30
    
1.79
    
338.84
  
Depreciation and amortization
  
0.20
    
0.15
    
44.45
    
0.22
    
0.17
    
33.13
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
0.02
    
0.02
    
3.70
    
0.02
    
0.02
    
3.75
  
Total unit costs
  
1.41
    
1.78
    
517.81
    
1.54
    
1.98
    
375.72
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on
                                    
prior period open sales
  
(0.47
)
  
(0.47
)
  
(8.72
)
  
0.16
    
0.16
    
43.81
  
PT Smelting intercompany profit
  
0.04
    
0.03
    
8.38
    
0.24
    
0.19
    
36.50
  
Gross profit
$
1.10
  
$
0.72
  
$
351.93
  
$
2.49
  
$
2.00
  
$
399.54
  
                                     
Consolidated sales
                                    
Copper (millions of recoverable pounds)
  
264
    
264
          
197
    
197
        
Gold (thousands of recoverable ounces)
              
271
                
234
  


 
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Nine Months Ended
  
Nine Months Ended
  
 
September 30, 2008
  
September 30, 2007
  
 
By-
  
Co-Product Method
  
By-
  
Co-Product Method
  
 
Product
            
Product
            
 
Method
  
Copper
  
Gold
  
Method
  
Copper
  
Gold
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
3.33
  
$
3.33
  
$
897.19
  
$
3.48
  
$
3.48
  
$
668.47
  
                                     
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                                    
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
1.84
    
1.40
    
379.34
    
1.10
    
0.77
    
146.73
  
Gold and silver credits
  
(1.04
)
  
–
    
–
    
(1.50
)
  
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
0.28
    
0.21
    
57.68
    
0.35
    
0.24
    
46.84
  
Royalty on metals
  
0.12
    
0.09
    
25.51
    
0.12
    
0.09
    
16.55
  
Unit net cash costs
  
1.20
    
1.70
    
462.53
    
0.07
    
1.10
    
210.12
  
Depreciation and amortization
  
0.21
    
0.16
    
42.89
    
0.17
    
0.12
    
22.21
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
0.03
    
0.03
    
6.85
    
0.02
    
0.02
    
3.43
  
Total unit costs
  
1.44
    
1.89
    
512.27
    
0.26
    
1.24
    
235.76
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on
                                    
prior period open sales
  
0.13
    
0.13
    
9.05
    
0.04
    
0.04
    
1.19
  
PT Smelting intercompany profit
  
0.01
    
0.01
    
1.38
    
0.01
    
0.01
    
1.56
  
Gross profit
$
2.03
  
$
1.58
  
$
395.35
  
$
3.27
  
$
2.29
  
$
435.46
  
                                     
Consolidated sales
                                    
Copper (millions of recoverable pounds)
  
700
    
700
          
948
    
948
        
Gold (thousands of recoverable ounces)
              
757
                
2,061
  

Because of the fixed nature of a large portion of PT Freeport Indonesia’s costs, unit costs vary significantly from period to period depending on volumes of copper and gold sold during the period. PT Freeport Indonesia has also experienced significant increases in production costs in recent years primarily as a result of higher energy costs and costs of other consumables, higher mining costs and milling rates, labor costs and other factors. Unit net cash costs, after gold and silver credits, decreased to $1.19 per pound of copper in third-quarter 2008, compared with $1.30 per pound in third-quarter 2007, reflecting higher copper sales volumes ($0.58 per pound decrease) and lower treatment charges ($0.10 per pound decrease). Partly offsetting these decreases were higher input costs ($0.52 per pound increase, including $0.30 per pound for higher mining rates and $0.22 per pound for energy).

Unit net cash costs, after gold and silver credits, increased to $1.20 per pound of copper for the first nine months of 2008, compared with $0.07 per pound for the first nine months of 2007, reflecting lower copper sales volumes ($0.47 per pound increase), lower gold and silver credits ($0.46 per pound increase) associated with lower gold volumes in 2008, and higher input costs ($0.22 per pound increase, including $0.12 per pound for higher mining rates and $0.12 per pound for energy). Partly offsetting these increases were lower treatment charges ($0.07 per pound decrease).

Treatment charges vary with the volume of metals sold and the price of copper, and royalties vary with the volume of metals sold and the prices of copper and gold. Market rates for treatment charges have decreased since 2006 and will vary based on PT Freeport Indonesia’s customer mix. Royalties totaled $32 million in third-quarter 2008 and $87 million for the first nine months of 2008, compared with $20 million in third-quarter 2007 and $117 million for the first nine months of 2007. The reduction in royalties primarily reflects lower copper and gold sales volumes, partly offset by higher metal prices. Assuming average prices of $2.15 per pound of copper and $800 per ounce of gold for fourth-quarter 2008 and achievement of current 2008 sales estimates for PT Freeport Indonesia, royalty costs would total approximately $117 million ($0.11 per pound of copper) in 2008.

Because certain assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis, PT Freeport Indonesia’s unit depreciation rate varies with the level of copper production and sales.

Assuming average copper prices of $2.15 per pound and average gold prices of $800 per ounce for fourth-quarter 2008 and achievement of current 2008 sales estimates, PT Freeport Indonesia estimates that average unit net cash costs, including gold and silver credits, would approximate $0.76 per pound for fourth-quarter 2008 and $1.04 per pound for the year. Each $25 per ounce change in gold prices for fourth-quarter 2008 would have an approximate $0.01 per pound impact on PT Freeport Indonesia’s 2008 unit net cash costs. Because the majority of PT Freeport Indonesia’s costs are fixed, unit costs vary with volumes sold and the price of gold, and are currently projected to be higher during 2008 than in 2007 primarily because of lower projected gold sales volumes.
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We expect PT Freeport Indonesia’s unit net cash costs for 2009 to be significantly lower than 2008 levels because of higher gold volumes and by-product credits, as well as reduced commodity-based input costs.
 
Molybdenum
The Molybdenum segment includes our wholly owned Henderson molybdenum mine in Colorado and related conversion facilities. This segment is an integrated producer of molybdenum, with mining, roasting and processing facilities that produce high-purity, molybdenum-based chemicals, molybdenum metal powder and metallurgical products, which are sold to customers around the world. The Henderson underground mine produces high-purity, chemical-grade molybdenum concentrates, which are typically further processed into value-added molybdenum chemical products. The Molybdenum segment also includes a sales company that purchases and sells molybdenum from our Henderson mine and from our North America and South America copper mines that produce molybdenum as a by-product. Also included in the Molybdenum segment are related conversion facilities that, at times, roast and/or process material on a toll basis. Toll arrangements require the tolling customer to deliver appropriate molybdenum-bearing material to our facilities for processing into a product that is returned to the customer, who pays us for processing their material into the specified products.

The Molybdenum segment also includes our wholly owned Climax molybdenum mine in Colorado, which has been on care-and-maintenance status since 1995. Climax is believed to be the largest, highest-grade and lowest-cost undeveloped molybdenum ore body in the world. On November 10, 2008, we announced the suspension of construction activities associated with the restart of the Climax molybdenum mine (refer to “Development Projects” for further discussion).

In March 2008, the labor agreement covering employees of the Rotterdam conversion plant expired, and we successfully negotiated a new three-year agreement effective April 1, 2008. Additionally, in May 2008, the labor agreement covering employees of the Stowmarket conversion plant expired, and we successfully negotiated a new three-year agreement effective June 1, 2008.

Operating Results. The following discussion of our Molybdenum segment for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007, to reflect a full comparative nine-month period in 2007. As the pre-acquisition results represent the results of this operation under Phelps Dodge management, such combined results are not necessarily indicative of what past results would have been under FCX management or of future operating results.

       
Nine Months Ended
  
   
Third-Quarter
  
September 30,
  
   
2008
  
2007
  
2008
  
2007a
  
Consolidated Operating Data
                          
Molybdenum (millions of recoverable pounds)
                          
Production
    
13
    
10
    
33
    
30
  
Sales, excluding purchases
    
19
b
  
16
b
  
59
b
  
50
b
Average realized price per pound
  
$
32.11
  
$
27.89
  
$
31.78
  
$
25.12
  
                           
Henderson Molybdenum Operations
                          
Ore milled (metric tons per day)
    
27,800
    
22,300
    
26,500
    
24,000
  
Average molybdenum ore grade (percent)
    
0.25
    
0.25
    
0.23
    
0.23
  
Molybdenum production (millions of recoverable pounds)
    
13
    
10
    
33
    
30
  
 

a. 
The Molybdenum operating data for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007. As the pre-acquisition results represent the results of this operation under Phelps Dodge management, such combined results are not necessarily indicative of what past results would have been under FCX management or of future operating results.
 
b. 
Includes sales of molybdenum produced as a by-product at our North America and South America copper mines.

Consolidated molybdenum sales volumes increased to 19 million pounds in third-quarter 2008 and 59 million pounds for the first nine months of 2008, compared with 16 million pounds in third-quarter 2007 and 50 million pounds for the first nine months of 2007. Consolidated molybdenum sales volumes are expected to approximate 74 million pounds in 2008, compared with 69 million pounds of molybdenum for the combined year 2007. Approximately 85 percent of our expected 2008 molybdenum production is committed for sale throughout the world pursuant to annual or quarterly agreements based primarily on prevailing market prices one month prior to
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the time of sale. For 2009, approximately 90 percent of our projected molybdenum sales are expected to be priced at prevailing market prices.
 
Molybdenum markets have been strong in recent years, averaging approximately $30 per pound in 2007 and $33 per pound for the first nine months of 2008. Slowing demand for molybdenum in the metallurgical and chemicals sectors during October 2008 combined with weak global economic conditions and turmoil in credit and financial markets has resulted in a sudden and sharp decline in molybdenum prices in recent weeks.  The Metals Week Molybdenum Dealer Oxide price declined from approximately $30 per pound in mid-October 2008 to $12.00 per pound on November 10, 2008.  In response to these conditions, on November 10, 2008, we announced that we have revised our mine plans at the Henderson molybdenum mine to operate at a reduced rate.  This will result in a reduction in expected annual molybdenum production of approximately 10 million pounds, reflecting a 25 percent reduction in Henderson's approximate annual production.  We are also assessing the potential to curtail by-product molybdenum production at our copper mines.
 
Unit Net Cash Costs. The following table summarizes the unit net cash costs at our Henderson molybdenum mine. Gross profit per pound of molybdenum for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, has been presented on a pro forma basis, which combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007, and also includes certain pro forma adjustments related to the Henderson molybdenum mine, which assume the acquisition of Phelps Dodge was effective January 1, 2007. Refer to “Product Revenues and Production Costs” for a reconciliation of unit net cash costs per pound to production and delivery costs applicable to sales reported in our consolidated financial statements and in our consolidated pro forma financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 (see Note 2 for consolidated pro forma financial information).

Gross Profit per Pound of Molybdenum for Henderson

     
Nine Months Ended
  
 
Third-Quarter
  
September 30,
  
 
2008
  
2007
  
2008
  
2007
  
 
(Actual)
  
(Actual)
  
(Actual)
  
(Pro forma)a
  
Revenues
$
31.21
  
$
28.22
  
$
30.32
  
$
25.22
  
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                        
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
4.90
    
4.34
    
4.99
    
4.20
  
Unit net cash costs
  
4.90
    
4.34
    
4.99
    
4.20
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
4.20
    
1.83
    
4.23
    
3.92
b
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
0.39
    
0.53
    
0.17
    
0.29
  
Total unit costs
  
9.49
    
6.70
    
9.39
    
8.41
  
Gross profitc
$
21.72
  
$
21.52
  
$
20.93
  
$
16.81
  
                         
Consolidated molybdenum sales (millions of
                        
recoverable pounds)
  
13
    
10
    
33
    
30
  

 
a. 
For comparative purposes, the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, has been presented on a pro forma basis, which combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007, and also includes certain pro forma adjustments, which assume the acquisition of Phelps Dodge was effective January 1, 2007 (refer to note b below for further discussion of the pro forma adjustments). As the pre-acquisition results represent the results of the Henderson operation under Phelps Dodge management, such results are not necessarily indicative of what past results would have been under FCX management or of future operating results.
 
b. 
Includes pro forma adjustments of $2.30 per pound associated with the impact of increased carrying values for acquired property, plant and equipment at the Henderson molybdenum mine.
 
 
 c.
Gross profit reflects sales of Henderson products based on volumes produced at market-based pricing. On a consolidated basis, the Molybdenum segment includes profits on sales as they are made to third parties and realizations based on actual contract terms. As a result, the actual gross profit realized will differ from the amounts reported in this table.
 
Henderson’s unit net cash costs per pound of molybdenum for the third quarter and first nine months of 2008 were higher than the comparable 2007 periods primarily because of higher input costs, including outside services, supplies and energy.

The estimated fair values of acquired property, plant and equipment were based on preliminary estimates for the 2007 periods, with adjustments made until such values were finalized in first-quarter 2008; accordingly,
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depreciation, depletion and amortization reflect changes in purchase accounting impacts associated with adjustments to the carrying values of these assets.

Assuming achievement of current 2008 sales estimates, we estimate that the 2008 average unit net cash costs for Henderson would approximate $5.00 per pound of molybdenum.

Rod & Refining
The Rod & Refining segment consists of copper conversion facilities, including a refinery, four rod mills and a specialty copper products facility. This segment processes copper produced at our North America mines and purchased copper into copper anode, cathode, rod and custom copper shapes. At times this segment refines copper and produces copper rod and shapes for customers on a toll basis. Toll arrangements require the tolling customer to deliver appropriate copper-bearing material to our facilities for processing into a product that is returned to the customer, who pays us for processing their material into the specified products.
 
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
Our investment in smelters serves an important role in our concentrate marketing strategy. PT Freeport Indonesia generally sells, under long-term contracts, approximately one-half of its concentrate production to its affiliated smelters, Atlantic Copper and PT Smelting, and the remainder to other customers. Additionally, beginning in 2008, certain of our South America mining operations began selling a portion of their copper concentrate and cathode inventories to Atlantic Copper. Treatment charges for smelting and refining copper concentrates represent a cost to PT Freeport Indonesia and our South America mining operations and income to Atlantic Copper and PT Smelting. Through downstream integration, we are assured placement of a significant portion of our concentrate production. Smelting and refining charges consist of a base rate and, in certain contracts, price participation based on copper prices. Higher treatment and refining charges benefit our smelter operations at Atlantic Copper and adversely affect our mining operations in Indonesia and South America. Our North America copper mines are not significantly affected by changes in treatment and refining charges because these operations are fully integrated with our Miami smelter.

Atlantic Copper has a labor contract covering certain employees, which expired in December 2007. The contract has been provisionally extended until a further extension is negotiated.

We defer recognizing profits on PT Freeport Indonesia’s and our South America copper mines’ sales to Atlantic Copper and on 25 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia’s sales to PT Smelting until final sales to third parties occur. Changes in these net deferrals resulted in net additions to net income totaling $33 million ($0.07 per share) in both the third quarter and first nine months of 2008. Changes in these net deferrals resulted in additions to net income totaling $91 million ($0.20 per share) in third-quarter 2007 and a reduction to net income of $11 million ($0.03 per share) in the first nine months of 2007. At September 30, 2008, our net deferred profits on PT Freeport Indonesia’s and the South America copper mines’ inventories at Atlantic Copper and PT Smelting to be recognized in future periods’ net income after taxes and minority interests totaled $59 million.

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

During recent periods, we have been engaged in capital projects to expand our production volumes, extend our mine lives and develop large-scale underground ore bodies. In addition to the recently completed and current major projects under way, we have also been reviewing properties to evaluate potential expansion opportunities associated with existing ore bodies. In response to the significant change in economic conditions and the recent sharp decline in copper prices, we are deferring several expansion projects, including the incremental expansion projects at Sierrita and Bagdad and the planned restart of the Miami mine. We had previously estimated capital costs of approximately $370 million for these projects and production of 180 million pounds of copper and six million pounds of molybdenum per year beginning in 2010. We have also undertaken a review of all of our capital projects as a result of the sudden downturn in global economic conditions and will be revising our plans to reduce and/or defer capital spending.

Safford. Construction of a major new copper mine in Safford, Arizona, is complete, with copper production being ramped up. The Safford copper mine produces ore from two open-pit mines and includes a SX/EW facility. Safford produced 43 million pounds of copper in third-quarter 2008 and 89 million pounds of copper for the first nine months of 2008. Design capacity of the ore stacking circuit was reached during third-quarter 2008, and progress is being made on leach recovery optimization. We have additional exploration and development potential in this district.
 
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El Abra. We have plans to develop a large sulfide deposit at El Abra that will extend the mine life by over 10 years. Copper production from the sulfides would be expected to average approximately 325 million pounds of copper per year, replacing depleting oxide production. Certain of the existing facilities at El Abra would be used to process the additional sulfide reserves. In March 2008, we received approval of the environmental impact study associated with this project. Total initial capital for the project is estimated to approximate $450 million. We had previously planned to begin development of this project in 2009 to reach full production in 2012. Because of current market conditions, we are assessing the timing of this project.

DOZ Expansion. In mid-2007, PT Freeport Indonesia completed the expansion of the capacity of the DOZ underground operation to allow a sustained rate of 50,000 metric tons per day. PT Freeport Indonesia’s further expansion of the DOZ mine to 80,000 metric tons of ore per day is under way with completion targeted by 2010. The capital cost for this expansion is expected to approximate $100 million, with PT Freeport Indonesia’s 60 percent share totaling approximately $60 million. The success of the development of the DOZ mine, one of the world’s largest underground mines, provides confidence in the future development of PT Freeport Indonesia’s large-scale undeveloped underground ore bodies.

Grasberg Block Cave (and associated Common Infrastructure). In 2004, PT Freeport Indonesia commenced its Common Infrastructure project to provide access to its large undeveloped underground ore bodies located in the Grasberg minerals district through a tunnel system located approximately 400 meters deeper than its existing underground tunnel system. In addition to providing access to our underground ore bodies, the tunnel system will enable PT Freeport Indonesia to conduct future exploration in prospective areas associated with currently identified ore bodies. We have completed the feasibility study for the development of the Grasberg block cave, which accounts for over one-third of our reserves in Indonesia, and expect to initiate multi-year mine development activities by year-end 2008. Aggregate mine development capital for the Grasberg block cave (and associated Common Infrastructure) based on a 2008 feasibility study is expected to approximate $3.1 billion to be incurred between 2008 and 2021, with PT Freeport Indonesia’s share totaling approximately $2.8 billion. Approximately $194 million of aggregate project costs has been incurred through September 30, 2008. The timing of the underground Grasberg block cave development will continue to be assessed.

Big Gossan. The Big Gossan underground mine is a high-grade deposit located near PT Freeport Indonesia’s existing milling complex. The Big Gossan mine is being developed as an open-stope mine with backfill consisting of mill tailings and cement, an established mining methodology expected to be higher cost than the block-cave method used at the DOZ mine. Production is currently designed to ramp up to 7,000 metric tons per day in 2011 (average annual aggregate incremental production of 125 million pounds of copper and 65,000 ounces of gold, with PT Freeport Indonesia receiving 60 percent of these amounts). The total capital investment for this project is currently estimated at approximately $480 million, of which approximately $300 million has been incurred through September 30, 2008.

Climax. On November 10, 2008, in response to the recent sharp declines in molybdenum prices, we announced the suspension of construction activities associated with the project to restart the Climax molybdenum mine near Leadville, Colorado. While we remain positive on the long-term prospects for the molybdenum business and the future of the Climax mine, construction activities will be suspended in a controlled and sequenced manner in order to maintain the integrity of the work completed to date and to allow for a quick restart of the project pending improvement in market conditions.  Reclamation and environmental projects will continue, and we will preserve the significant Climax reserves and resources for better market conditions.  Approximately $150 million of the $500 million project has been incurred through October 31, 2008, and remaining near-term commitments total $50 million. The project was previously expected to commence production in 2010 ramping up to expected annual production of 30 million pounds of molybdenum per year.  Once a decision is made to resume construction activities, the project would be capable of starting up within a 12 to 18 month time frame.
 
Tenke Fungurume. We hold an effective 57.75 percent interest in the Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mining concessions in the Katanga province of the DRC and are the operator of the project. The initial project at Tenke Fungurume is based on mining and processing ore reserves approximating 100 million metric tons with average ore grades of 2.3 percent copper and 0.3 percent cobalt. We are currently engaged in drilling activities, exploration analyses and metallurgical testing to evaluate the potential of this highly prospective district and expect its ore reserves to increase significantly over time.

Approximately $1.0 billion in aggregate project costs have been incurred to date. Construction activities are being advanced with current activities focused on concrete placement, steel tank erection, structural steel and infrastructure development, including shops, warehouses and extensive social and regional infrastructure programs. All long lead-
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time equipment has been ordered, and initial production is targeted during the second half of 2009. Annual production in the initial years is expected to approximate 250 million pounds of copper and 18 million pounds of cobalt. We expect the results of drilling activities will enable significant future expansion of initial production rates. The timing of these expansions will depend on a number of factors, including general economic and market conditions.

We are responsible for funding 70 percent of project development costs and are also responsible for financing our partner’s share of certain project overruns. A capital cost review prepared in April 2008 indicated estimated capital costs of approximately $1.75 billion for this project (approximately $1.9 billion including loans to a third-party government agency for power development). These estimates include substantial amounts for infrastructure to support a larger-scale operation than the initial phase of the project, including the provision for expanded electrical power-generating capacity and improved power reliability for the region. The regional power infrastructure investment is estimated at approximately $175 million, the majority of which is expected to be funded through a loan to the DRC state power authority.
 
In response to recent global economic conditions, we are seeking opportunities to defer certain expenditures not required for the initial project. This may affect the timing of near-term expenditures although we continue to expect that development of this high-potential resource will require substantial additional investments.

In February 2008, Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM), in which we own a 57.75 percent interest, received a letter from the Ministry of Mines, Government of the DRC, seeking comment on proposed material modifications to the mining contracts for the TFM concession, including the amount of transfer payments payable to the government, the government’s percentage ownership and involvement in the management of the mine, regularization of certain matters under Congolese law and the implementation of social plans. We responded to this letter indicating that our mining contracts were negotiated transparently and approved by the Government of the DRC following extended negotiations, and we believe they are fair and equitable, comply with Congolese law and are enforceable without modifications. As part of the mining contract review process, we met with a representative of La Generale des Carrieres et des Mines (Gecamines), which is wholly owned by the DRC government and owns a 17.5 percent interest in TFM, and a representative of the DRC government in October 2008 to discuss the proposed modifications. Our response at that meeting was consistent with our response to the February letter, and we will continue to work cooperatively with the government to resolve these matters while continuing with our project development activities.

In March 2008, the labor agreement covering employees at Tenke Fungurume expired, and Tenke Fungurume and its workers successfully negotiated a new two-year agreement effective May 22, 2008. 

During October 2008, fighting between rebel groups and the national Congolese army erupted and continues to escalate in the eastern province of North Kivu of the DRC, which is more than 1,000 kilometers from our project site and not easily accessible by road. This conflict has resulted in increased instability in the DRC. We will continue to monitor the situations while continuing with our development project.

EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES

We are conducting exploration activities near our existing mines with a focus on opportunities to expand reserves that will support additional future production capacity in the large mineral districts where we currently operate. Drilling activities have been significantly expanded over the last 12 months and involve drilling adjacent to existing ore bodies. The number of drill rigs has been expanded from 26 in March 2007 to approximately 100 currently. Aggregate exploration expenditures for the full year 2008 are expected to approximate $275 million. In response to market conditions, we expect to reduce exploration expenditures in future periods. The information obtained in the 2008 program will allow us to better evaluate our ore bodies and develop plans for the future.

Results to date have been positive, providing opportunities for significant potential reserve additions at our North America sites, at Cerro Verde in South America and in the high potential Tenke district.

In Indonesia, we have continued to pursue exploration, including testing extensions of the Deep Grasberg and Kucing Liar mine complex, evaluating the resource below the depleted Ertsberg pit for potential resumption of open pit mining and evaluating targets in the area between the Ertsberg East and Grasberg mineral systems from the new Common Infrastructure tunnels.


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CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Our operating cash flows vary with prices realized from copper, gold and molybdenum sales, our production levels, production costs, cash payments for income taxes and interest, other working capital changes and other factors. With weakened economic conditions in September and October 2008, there is significant uncertainty about the near-term price outlook for our principal products. While we view the long-term outlook for our business positively, supported by limitations on supplies of copper and by the requirements for copper in the world’s economy, we are responding to the sudden downturn and uncertain near-term outlook. Operating plans are being revised to target reductions in costs, defer or eliminate capital projects, defer exploration expenditures and potentially curtail production at high-cost operations. Refer to “Recent Events” for further discussion.

We have a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility which matures in March 2012. At September 30, 2008, no amounts were drawn and availability totaled approximately $1.4 billion after considering outstanding letters of credit. We plan to use the facility from time to time for working capital and short term funding requirements but do not intend to use the facility for long-term funding items. We will continue to monitor the capital markets for additional long-term funding opportunities but under current conditions, such opportunities are costly and limited.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
At September 30, 2008, we had consolidated cash and cash equivalents of $1.2 billion. The following table reflects the U.S. and international components of consolidated cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2008, and December 31, 2007 (in billions):

 
September 30,
  
December 31,
  
 
2008
  
2007
  
Cash at parent companya
$
0.4
  
$
0.3
  
Cash at international operations
  
0.8
    
1.3
  
Total consolidated cash and cash equivalents
  
1.2
    
1.6
  
Less: Minority interests’ share
  
(0.2
)
  
(0.3
)
Cash, net of minority interests’ share
  
1.0
    
1.3
  
Withholding and other taxes if distributedb
  
(0.2
)
  
(0.2
)
Net cash available to FCX
$
0.8
  
$
1.1
  

a. 
Includes cash at our North America operations.
 
b. 
Cash at our international operations is subject to foreign withholding taxes of up to 22 percent upon repatriation into the U.S.

Operating Activities
We generated operating cash flows totaling $3.2 billion for the first nine months of 2008, which is net of $1.5 billion used for working capital requirements. Operating cash flows for the first nine months of 2007 totaled $4.9 billion, including $628 million from working capital sources. Operating cash flows for the first nine months of 2008 were lower than the comparable 2007 period reflecting significantly higher working capital requirements, including $598 million to settle the 2007 copper price protection program contract and $464 million of higher income tax payments.

Consolidated revenues, operating cash flows and net income vary significantly with fluctuations in the market prices of copper, gold and molybdenum, sales volumes and other factors. Based on projected consolidated sales volumes (refer to “Outlook”) for 2008 and assuming average prices of $2.15 per pound of copper, $800 per ounce of gold and $27 per pound of molybdenum for fourth-quarter 2008, our consolidated operating cash flows would be in excess of $3.5 billion in 2008. Each $0.20 per pound change in copper prices in fourth-quarter 2008 would have an approximate $250 million impact on 2008 operating cash flows, including the impact of provisionally priced copper sales.

In response to the significant decline in copper prices during September and October 2008, we are revising our operating plans to reduce costs and potentially curtail production at high-cost operations.

Investing Activities
Capital expenditures, including capitalized interest, totaled $1.9 billion for the first nine months of 2008, compared with $1.1 billion for the first nine months of 2007. The increase in capital expenditures for the first nine months of 2008 primarily reflected a full nine months of capital spending associated with Phelps Dodge operations in 2008, and also reflected higher costs associated with our major development projects, which totaled approximately $1.1 billion for the first nine months of 2008 (refer to "Development Projects" for further discussion of these projects).
 
 
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Capital expenditures are expected to approximate $2.7 billion for 2008, including $1.6 billion for major projects.  In response to the recent significant change in economic conditions and sharp decline in copper and molybdenum prices, we are revising our capital spending plans. Our capital spending plans for 2009 are also being revised to defer capital spending and will be significantly reduced from our current estimate of approximately $2.3 billion.

Financing Activities
Total debt approximated $7.2 billion at September 30, 2008, and December 31, 2007. At September 30, 2008, we had no borrowings and $63 million of letters of credit issued, resulting in total availability of approximately $1.4 billion under our revolving credit facilities. Our $1.5 billion revolving credit facilities contain restrictions on the amount available for dividend payments, purchases of our common stock and certain debt prepayments. With the repayment of the $10 billion of term loans at year-end 2007, these restrictions do not apply as long as availability under the revolvers plus domestic cash exceeds $750 million. As of September 30, 2008, we had availability under the revolvers plus available domestic cash totaling approximately $1.9 billion.

During first-quarter 2008, we purchased in the open market $33 million of our 9.5% Senior Notes for $46 million.

In April 2008, Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and Fitch Ratings raised our corporate credit rating and the ratings on our unsecured debt to BBB- (investment grade). As a result of the upgrade of our unsecured notes to investment grade, the restricted payment covenants contained in our $6.0 billion in senior notes used to finance the acquisition of Phelps Dodge and 6⅞% Senior Notes have been suspended. To the extent the rating is downgraded below investment grade, the covenants would again be effective.

On July 21, 2008, our Board of Directors approved an increase in the open-market share purchase program for up to 30 million shares. During third-quarter 2008, we acquired 6.3 million shares for approximately $500 million ($79.15 per share average), and 23.7 million shares remain available under this program. Because of recent financial market turmoil and the sharp decline in commodity prices, we have not purchased any of our common shares since September 15, 2008, and do not anticipate purchasing shares of our common stock in the near term. The timing of future purchases of our common stock is dependent on many factors, including the price of our common shares, our operating results, cash flows and financial position, copper, gold and molybdenum prices, and general economic and market conditions.

For the first nine months of 2008, common stock dividends paid totaled $504 million. In December 2007, our Board of Directors increased our annual cash dividend on our common stock to $1.75 per share and on July 21, 2008, our Board of Directors increased our annual cash dividend on our common stock to its current rate of $2.00 per share, paid at a quarterly rate of $0.50 per share. On September 25, 2008, FCX declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share of common stock, which was paid on November 1, 2008, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on October 15, 2008. The declaration and payment of dividends is at the discretion of our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors reviews our dividend and financial policy on an ongoing basis and will be reviewing the impact of the recent decline in commodity prices on our operating and financial plans. The amount of our cash dividend on our common stock is dependent upon our financial results, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors. Based on outstanding common shares on September 30, 2008, and annual cash dividends of $2.00 per share, our annual common stock dividends approximate $755 million.

For the first nine months of 2008, preferred stock dividends paid totaled $191 million representing dividends on our 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock and 6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Annual preferred stock dividends on our 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock and 6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock total approximately $255 million.

Each share of our 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock was initially convertible into 18.8019 shares of our common stock. The conversion rate is adjustable upon the occurrence of certain events, including the payment in any quarter of common stock dividends exceeding $0.20 per share. As a result of the quarterly and supplemental common stock dividends paid through November 1, 2008, each share of preferred stock is now convertible into 21.5305 shares of FCX common stock, or an aggregate of approximately 24 million shares of FCX common stock. We currently have 1.1 million shares of our 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock outstanding. Beginning March 30, 2009, we may redeem shares of the 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock by paying cash, our common stock or any combination thereof for $1,000 per share plus unpaid dividends, but only if our common stock has exceeded 130 percent of the conversion price for at least 20 trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the notice of redemption. On September 25, 2008, FCX declared
 
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a regular quarterly dividend of $13.75 per share of FCX’s 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, which was paid on November 1, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 15, 2008.

In March 2007, we sold 28.75 million shares of 6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, which will automatically convert on May 1, 2010, into shares of FCX common stock. The preferred stock was initially convertible into between 1.3605 and 1.6327 shares of our common stock, depending on the applicable market value of our common stock. The conversion rate is adjustable upon the occurrence of certain events, including the payment in any quarter of common stock dividends exceeding $0.3125 per share; however, adjustments required as a result of dividends that do not exceed one percent are carried forward and must be made no later than August 1 of each year. As a result of the quarterly common stock dividends paid through November 1, 2008, each share of preferred stock is now convertible into between 1.3654 and 1.6386 shares of FCX common stock, and holders may elect to convert at any time prior to May 1, 2010, at a conversion rate equal to 1.3654 shares of common stock, or an aggregate of approximately 39 million shares. On September 25, 2008, FCX declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.6875 per share of FCX’s 6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, which was paid on November 1, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 15, 2008.

Cash dividends paid to minority interests totaled $714 million for the first nine months of 2008 and $440 million for the first nine months of 2007 reflecting dividends paid to the minority interest owners of PT Freeport Indonesia and of our South America copper mines.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

There have been no material changes in our contractual obligations since year-end 2007. Refer to Item 7 in our report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, for further information regarding our contractual obligations.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND RECLAMATION MATTERS

Our mining, exploration, production and historical operating activities are subject to stringent laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. There have been no material changes to our environmental and reclamation obligations since year-end 2007. Refer to Note 15 in our report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, for further information regarding our environmental and reclamation obligations.

 
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Refer to Note 9 for discussion of new accounting standards.


 
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PRODUCT REVENUES AND PRODUCTION COSTS

Unit net cash cost per pound of copper and molybdenum are measures intended to provide investors with information about the cash-generating capacity of our mining operations expressed on a basis relating to the primary metal product for the respective operations. We use this measure for the same purpose and for monitoring operating performance by our mining operations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This measure is presented by other mining companies, although our measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

We present gross profit per pound of copper using both a “by-product” method and a “co-product” method. We use the by-product method in our presentation of gross profit per pound of copper because (i) the majority of our revenues are copper revenues, (ii) we mine ore, which contains copper, gold, molybdenum and other metals, (iii) it is not possible to specifically assign all of our costs to revenues from the copper, gold, molybdenum and other metals we produce, (iv) it is the method used to compare mining operations in certain industry publications and (v) it is the method used by our management and Board of Directors to monitor operations. In the co-product method presentation below, costs are allocated to the different products based on their relative revenue values, which will vary to the extent our metals sales volumes and realized prices change.

In both the by-product and the co-product method calculations, we show adjustments to copper revenues for prior period open sales as separate line items. Because the copper pricing adjustments do not result from current period sales, we have reflected these separately from revenues on current period sales. Noncash and nonrecurring costs consist of items such as stock-based compensation costs, LCM inventory adjustments, write-offs of equipment or unusual charges. They are removed from site production and delivery costs in the calculation of unit net cash costs. As discussed above, gold, molybdenum and other metal revenues at copper mines are reflected as credits against site production and delivery costs in the by-product method. In addition, for comparative purposes, we have presented the calculation for the North America copper mines, South America copper mines and Henderson molybdenum mine for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, on a pro forma basis, which combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007, and also includes certain pro forma adjustments, which assume the acquisition of Phelps Dodge was effective January 1, 2007. As the pre-acquisition results represent the results of the North America and South America copper mines and the Molybdenum operations under Phelps Dodge management, such results are not necessarily indicative of what past results would have been under FCX management or of future operating results. Presentations under both the by-product and co-product methods are shown below together with reconciliations to amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and in our consolidated pro forma financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 (refer to Note 2 for consolidated pro forma information).


 
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North America Copper Mines Product Revenues and Production Costs

Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
        
 
By-Product
  
Co-Product Method
  
(In millions)
Method
  
Copper
  
Molybdenum a
  
Other b
  
Total
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
1,236
  
$
1,236
  
$
231
  
$
22
  
$
1,489
  
                               
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                              
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
747
    
648
    
105
    
11
    
764
  
By-product creditsa
  
(236
)
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
32
    
31
    
–
    
1
    
32
  
Net cash costs
  
543
    
679
    
105
    
12
    
796
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
188
    
167
    
19
    
2
    
188
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
33
c
  
31
c
  
1
    
1
    
33
  
Total costs
  
764
    
877
    
125
    
15
    
1,017
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales and hedging
  
(83
)
  
(83
)
  
–
    
–
    
(83
)
Idle facility and other non-inventoriable costs
  
(16
)
  
(15
)
  
(1
)
  
–
    
(16
)
Gross profit
$
373
  
$
261
  
$
105
  
$
7
  
$
373
  
                               
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
                              
(In millions)
      
Production
    
Depreciation,
              
       
and
    
Depletion and
              
 
Revenues
  
Delivery
    
Amortization
              
Totals presented above
$
1,489
  
$
764
  
$
188
              
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
33
    
N/A
              
Treatment charges per above
  
N/A
    
32
    
N/A
              
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales and hedging per above
  
(83
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
              
Eliminations and other
  
(4
)
  
18
    
6
              
North America copper mines
  
1,402
    
847
    
194
              
South America copper mines
  
1,008
    
497
    
123
              
Indonesia mining
  
802
    
470
    
52
              
Molybdenum
  
683
    
417
    
52
              
Rod & Refining
  
1,485
    
1,478
    
2
              
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
625
    
611
    
9
              
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(1,389
)
  
(1,446
)
  
10
              
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements
$
4,616
  
$
2,874
  
$
442
              

a. 
Molybdenum by-product credits and revenues reflect volumes produced at market-based pricing and also include tolling revenues at Sierrita.
 
b. 
Includes gold and silver product revenues and production costs.
 
c. 
Includes charges totaling $16 million for LCM inventory adjustments primarily at our Tyrone mine.
 

 
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
        
 
By-Product
  
Co-Product Method
  
(In millions)
Method
  
Copper
  
Molybdenum a
  
Other b
  
Total
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
1,307
  
$
1,307
  
$
245
  
$
14
  
$
1,566
  
                               
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                              
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
528
    
459
    
74
    
7
    
540
  
By-product creditsa
  
(247
)
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
34
    
33
    
–
    
1
    
34
  
Net cash costs
  
315
    
492
    
74
    
8
    
574
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationc
  
175
    
155
    
19
    
1
    
175
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, netc
  
166
    
161
    
2
    
3
    
166
  
Total costs
  
656
    
808
    
95
    
12
    
915
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales and hedging
  
(43
)
  
(43
)
  
–
    
–
    
(43
)
Idle facility and other non-inventoriable costs
  
(8
)
  
(9
)
  
–
    
1
    
(8
)
Gross profit
$
600
  
$
447
  
$
150
  
$
3
  
$
600
  
                               

Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
                              
(In millions)
      
Production
    
Depreciation,
              
       
and
    
Depletion and
              
 
Revenues
  
Delivery
    
Amortization
              
Totals presented above
$
1,566
  
$
540
  
$
175
              
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
166
    
N/A
              
Treatment charges per above
  
N/A
    
34
    
N/A
              
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales and hedging per above
  
(43
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
              
Eliminations and other
  
3
    
47
    
3
              
North America copper mines
  
1,526
    
787
    
178
              
South America copper mines
  
1,368
    
455
    
94
              
Indonesia mining
  
837
    
351
    
43
              
Molybdenum
  
519
    
380
    
22
              
Rod & Refining
  
1,736
    
1,726
    
3
              
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
688
    
674
    
8
              
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(1,608
)
  
(1,711
)
  
8
              
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements
$
5,066
  
$
2,662
  
$
356
              

a. 
Molybdenum by-product credits and revenues reflect volumes produced at market-based pricing and also include tolling revenues at Sierrita.
 
b. 
Includes gold and silver product revenues and production costs.
 
c. 
The estimated fair values of acquired inventory and property, plant and equipment were based on preliminary estimates during 2007, with adjustments made until such values were finalized in first-quarter 2008. Additionally, the inventory impacts on noncash and nonrecurring costs were mostly realized during 2007.
 
 
 
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
        
 
By-Product
  
Co-Product Method
  
(In millions)
Method
  
Copper
  
Molybdenum a
  
Other b
  
Total
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
3,721
  
$
3,721
  
$
720
  
$
59
  
$
4,500
  
                               
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                              
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
1,936
    
1,684
    
265
    
26
    
1,975
  
By-product creditsa
  
(740
)
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
100
    
97
    
–
    
3
    
100
  
Net cash costs
  
1,296
    
1,781
    
265
    
29
    
2,075
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
551
    
490
    
56
    
5
    
551
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
83
c
  
79
c
  
3
    
1
    
83
  
Total costs
  
1,930
    
2,350
    
324
    
35
    
2,709
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales and hedging
  
(28
)
  
(28
)
  
–
    
–
    
(28
)
Idle facility and other non-inventoriable costs
  
(43
)
  
(42
)
  
(1
)
  
–
    
(43
)
Gross profit
$
1,720
  
$
1,301
  
$
395
  
$
24
  
$
1,720
  
                               
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
                              
(In millions)
      
Production
    
Depreciation,
              
       
and
    
Depletion and
              
 
Revenues
  
Delivery
    
Amortization
              
Totals presented above
$
4,500
  
$
1,975
  
$
551
              
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
83
    
N/A
              
Treatment charges per above
  
N/A
    
100
    
N/A
              
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales and hedging per above
  
(28
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
              
Eliminations and other
  
(3
)
  
58
    
14
              
North America copper mines
  
4,469
    
2,216
    
565
              
South America copper mines
  
4,043
    
1,391
    
380
              
Indonesia mining
  
2,870
    
1,308
    
145
              
Molybdenum
  
2,117
    
1,298
    
160
              
Rod & Refining
  
4,856
    
4,831
    
5
              
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
2,014
    
1,960
    
27
              
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(4,640
)
  
(4,688
)
  
40
              
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements
$
15,729
  
$
8,316
  
$
1,322
              

a. 
Molybdenum by-product credits and revenues reflect volumes produced at market-based pricing and also include tolling revenues at Sierrita.
 
b. 
Includes gold and silver product revenues and production costs.
 
c. 
Includes charges totaling $22 million for LCM inventory adjustments primarily at our Tyrone mine.
 

 
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Pro Forma)a
        
 
By-Product
  
Co-Product Method
  
(In millions)
Method
  
Copper
  
Molybdenum b
  
Other c
  
Total
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
3,244
  
$
3,244
  
$
658
  
$
43
  
$
3,945
  
                               
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                              
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
1,398
    
1,204
    
226
    
19
    
1,449
  
By-product creditsb
  
(650
)
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
85
    
83
    
–
    
2
    
85
  
Net cash costs
  
833
    
1,287
    
226
    
21
    
1,534
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
475
d
  
404
d
  
68
d
  
3
    
475
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
400
e
  
372
e
  
13
e
  
15
    
400
  
Total costs
  
1,708
    
2,063
    
307
    
39
    
2,409
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales and hedging
  
(173
)
  
(173
)
  
–
    
–
    
(173
)
Idle facility and other non-inventoriable costs
  
(26
)
  
(26
)
  
–
    
–
    
(26
)
Gross profit
$
1,337
  
$
982
  
$
351
  
$
4
  
$
1,337
  
                               
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
                              
(In millions)
      
Production
    
Depreciation,
              
       
and
    
Depletion and
              
 
Revenues
  
Delivery
    
Amortization
              
Totals presented above
$
3,945
  
$
1,449
  
$
475
              
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
400
    
N/A
              
Treatment charges per above
  
N/A
    
85
    
N/A
              
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales and hedging per above
  
(173
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
              
North America copper mines
  
3,772
    
1,934
    
475
              
South America copper mines
  
3,622
    
1,248
    
347
              
Indonesia mining
  
4,308
    
1,064
    
158
              
Molybdenum
  
1,481
    
1,143
    
127
              
Rod & Refining
  
5,078
    
5,049
    
8
              
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
1,761
    
1,709
    
27
              
Eliminations and other
  
(4,883
)
  
(4,716
)
  
40
              
As reported in FCX’s pro forma consolidated
                              
financial resultsf
$
15,139
  
$
7,431
  
$
1,182
              

a. 
For comparative purposes, the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, has been presented on a pro forma basis, which combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007, and also includes certain pro forma adjustments, which assume the acquisition of Phelps Dodge was effective January 1, 2007 (refer to notes d and e below for further discussion of the pro forma adjustments). As the pre-acquisition results represent the results of the North America copper mines under Phelps Dodge management, such results are not necessarily indicative of what past results would have been under FCX management or of future operating results.
 
b. 
Molybdenum by-product credits and revenues reflect volumes produced at market-based pricing and also include tolling revenues at Sierrita.
 
c. 
Includes gold and silver product revenues and production costs.
 
d. 
Includes pro forma adjustments of $116 million for copper on a by-product basis, $95 million for copper on a co-product basis and $21 million for molybdenum on a co-product basis associated with the impact of increased carrying values for acquired property, plant and equipment at the North America copper mines.
 
e. 
Includes pro forma adjustments of $65 million for copper on a by-product basis, $53 million for copper on a co-product basis and $12 million for molybdenum on a co-product basis associated with the impact of increased carrying values for acquired metal inventories at the North America copper mines.
 
f. 
Refer to Note 2 for consolidated pro forma financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.

 
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South America Copper Mines Product Revenues and Production Costs


Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
                
 
By-Product
  
Co-Product Method
  
(In millions)
Method
  
Copper
  
Other a
  
Total
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
1,181
  
$
1,181
  
$
62
  
$
1,243
  
                         
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                        
nonrecurring costs shown below
  
476
    
457
    
28
    
485
  
By-product credits
  
(58
)
  
–
    
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
36
    
36
    
–
    
36
  
Net cash costs
  
454
    
493
    
28
    
521
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
122
    
117
    
5
    
122
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
13
    
8
    
–
    
8
  
Total costs
  
589
    
618
    
33
    
651
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                        
period open sales
  
(198
)
  
(198
)
  
–
    
(198
)
Other non-inventoriable costs
  
(5
)
  
(4
)
  
(1
)
  
(5
)
Gross profit
$
389
  
$
361
  
$
28
  
$
389
  
                         
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
                        
(In millions)
      
Production
  
Depreciation,
        
       
and
  
Depletion and
        
 
Revenues
  
Delivery
  
Amortization
        
Totals presented above
$
1,243
  
$
485
  
$
122
        
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
8
    
N/A
        
Less: Treatment charges per above
  
(36
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
        
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                        
period open sales per above
  
(198
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
        
Purchased metal
  
26
    
23
    
N/A
        
Eliminations and other
  
(27
)
  
(19
)
  
1
        
South America copper mines
  
1,008
    
497
    
123
        
North America copper mines
  
1,402
    
847
    
194
        
Indonesia mining
  
802
    
470
    
52
        
Molybdenum
  
683
    
417
    
52
        
Rod & Refining
  
1,485
    
1,478
    
2
        
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
625
    
611
    
9
        
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(1,389
)
  
(1,446
)
  
10
        
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements
$
4,616
  
$
2,874
  
$
442
        

a. 
Includes gold, silver and molybdenum product revenues and production costs.


 
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
                
 
By-Product
  
Co-Product Method
  
(In millions)
Method
  
Copper
  
Other a
  
Total
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
1,361
  
$
1,361
  
$
36
  
$
1,397
  
                         
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                        
nonrecurring costs shown below
  
369
    
359
    
15
    
374
  
By-product credits
  
(31
)
  
–
    
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
90
    
87
    
3
    
90
  
Net cash costs
  
428
    
446
    
18
    
464
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationb
  
94
    
91
    
3
    
94
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, netb
  
77
    
79
    
(2
)
  
77
  
Total costs
  
599
    
616
    
19
    
635
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                        
period open sales
  
41
    
41
    
–
    
41
  
Other non-inventoriable costs
  
(7
)
  
(7
)
  
–
    
(7
)
Gross profit
$
796
  
$
779
  
$
17
  
$
796
  
                         
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
                        
(In millions)
      
Production
  
Depreciation,
        
       
and
  
Depletion and
        
 
Revenues
  
Delivery
  
Amortization
        
Totals presented above
$
1,397
  
$
374
  
$
94
        
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
77
    
N/A
        
Less: Treatment charges per above
  
(90
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
        
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                        
period open sales per above
  
41
    
N/A
    
N/A
        
Purchased metal
  
43
    
43
    
N/A
        
Eliminations and other
  
(23
)
  
(39
)
  
–
        
South America copper mines
  
1,368
    
455
    
94
        
North America copper mines
  
1,526
    
787
    
178
        
Indonesia mining
  
837
    
351
    
43
        
Molybdenum
  
519
    
380
    
22
        
Rod & Refining
  
1,736
    
1,726
    
3
        
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
688
    
674
    
8
        
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(1,608
)
  
(1,711
)
  
8
        
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements
$
5,066
  
$
2,662
  
$
356
        

a. 
Includes gold and silver product revenues and production costs.
 
b. 
The estimated fair values of acquired inventory and property, plant and equipment were based on preliminary estimates during 2007, with adjustments made until such values were finalized in first-quarter 2008.


 
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
                
 
By-Product
  
Co-Product Method
  
(In millions)
Method
  
Copper
  
Other a
  
Total
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
3,794
  
$
3,794
  
$
167
  
$
3,961
  
                         
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                        
nonrecurring costs shown below
  
1,294
    
1,247
    
65
    
1,312
  
By-product credits
  
(154
)
  
–
    
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
180
    
180
    
–
    
180
  
Net cash costs
  
1,320
    
1,427
    
65
    
1,492
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
379
    
365
    
14
    
379
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
69
    
64
    
–
    
64
  
Total costs
  
1,768
    
1,856
    
79
    
1,935
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                        
period open sales
  
232
    
232
    
–
    
232
  
Other non-inventoriable costs
  
(24
)
  
(22
)
  
(2
)
  
(24
)
Gross profit
$
2,234
  
$
2,148
  
$
86
  
$
2,234
  
                         
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
                        
(In millions)
      
Production
  
Depreciation,
        
       
and
  
Depletion and
        
 
Revenues
  
Delivery
  
Amortization
        
Totals presented above
$
3,961
  
$
1,312
  
$
379
        
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
64
    
N/A
        
Less: Treatment charges per above
  
(180
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
        
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                        
period open sales per above
  
232
    
N/A
    
N/A
        
Purchased metal
  
191
    
188
    
N/A
        
Eliminations and other
  
(161
)
  
(173
)
  
1
        
South America copper mines
  
4,043
    
1,391
    
380
        
North America copper mines
  
4,469
    
2,216
    
565
        
Indonesia mining
  
2,870
    
1,308
    
145
        
Molybdenum
  
2,117
    
1,298
    
160
        
Rod & Refining
  
4,856
    
4,831
    
5
        
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
2,014
    
1,960
    
27
        
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(4,640
)
  
(4,688
)
  
40
        
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements
$
15,729
  
$
8,316
  
$
1,322
        

a. 
Includes gold, silver and molybdenum product revenues and production costs.


 
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Pro Forma)a
                
 
By-Product
  
Co-Product Method
  
(In millions)
Method
  
Copper
  
Other b
  
Total
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
3,544
  
$
3,544
  
$
86
  
$
3,630
  
                         
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                        
nonrecurring costs shown below
  
903
    
877
    
34
    
911
  
By-product credits
  
(78
)
  
–
    
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
215
    
212
    
3
    
215
  
Net cash costs
  
1,040
    
1,089
    
37
    
1,126
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
347
c
  
338
c
  
9
    
347
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
146
d
  
147
d
  
(1
)
  
146
  
Total costs
  
1,533
    
1,574
    
45
    
1,619
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                        
period open sales
  
16
    
17
    
(1
)
  
16
  
Other non-inventoriable costs
  
(21
)
  
(20
)
  
(1
)
  
(21
)
Gross profit
$
2,006
  
$
1,967
  
$
39
  
$
2,006
  
                         
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
                        
(In millions)
      
Production
  
Depreciation,
        
       
and
  
Depletion and
        
 
Revenues
  
Delivery
  
Amortization
        
Totals presented above
$
3,630
  
$
911
  
$
347
        
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
146
    
N/A
        
Less: Treatment charges per above
  
(215
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
        
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                        
period open sales per above
  
16
    
N/A
    
N/A
        
Purchased metal
  
191
    
191
    
N/A
        
South America copper mines
  
3,622
    
1,248
    
347
        
North America copper mines
  
3,772
    
1,934
    
475
        
Indonesia mining
  
4,308
    
1,064
    
158
        
Molybdenum
  
1,481
    
1,143
    
127
        
Rod & Refining
  
5,078
    
5,049
    
8
        
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
1,761
    
1,709
    
27
        
Eliminations and other
  
(4,883
)
  
(4,716
)
  
40
        
As reported in FCX’s pro forma consolidated financial resultse
$
15,139
  
$
7,431
  
$
1,182
        

a. 
For comparative purposes, the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, has been presented on a pro forma basis, which combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007, and also includes certain pro forma adjustments, which assume the acquisition of Phelps Dodge was effective January 1, 2007 (refer to notes c and d below for further discussion of the pro forma adjustments). As the pre-acquisition results represent the results of the South America copper mines under Phelps Dodge management, such results are not necessarily indicative of what past results would have been under FCX management or of future operating results.
 
b. 
Includes gold and silver product revenues and production costs.
 
c. 
Includes pro forma adjustments of $56 million for copper on a by-product basis and $54 million for copper on a co-product basis associated with the impact of increased carrying values for acquired property, plant and equipment at the South America copper mines.
 
d. 
Includes pro forma adjustments of $2 million for copper on both a by-product and co-product basis associated with the impact of increased carrying values for acquired metal inventories at the South America copper mines.
 
e.
Refer to Note 2 for consolidated pro forma financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
 

 
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Indonesia Mining Product Revenues and Production Costs

Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
        
 
By-Product
  
Co-Product Method
  
(In millions)
Method
  
Copper
  
Gold
  
Silver
  
Total
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
783
  
$
783
  
$
233
  
$
11
  
$
1,027
  
                               
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                              
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
466
    
355
    
106
    
5
    
466
  
Gold and silver credits
  
(244
)
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
63
    
48
    
14
    
1
    
63
  
Royalty on metals
  
32
    
24
    
8
    
–
    
32
  
Net cash costs
  
317
    
427
    
128
    
6
    
561
  
Depreciation and amortization
  
52
    
40
    
12
    
–
    
52
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
4
    
3
    
1
    
–
    
4
  
Total costs
  
373
    
470
    
141
    
6
    
617
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales
  
(130
)
  
(130
)
  
–
    
–
    
(130
)
PT Smelting intercompany profit
  
10
    
8
    
2
    
–
    
10
  
Gross profit
$
290
  
$
191
  
$
94
  
$
5
  
$
290
  
                               
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
                              
(In millions)
    
Production
  
Depreciation,
              
     
and
  
Depletion and
              
 
Revenues
  
Delivery
  
Amortization
              
Totals presented above
$
1,027
  
$
466
  
$
52
              
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
4
    
N/A
              
Less: Treatment charges per above
  
(63
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
              
Less: Royalty per above
  
(32
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
              
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales per above
  
(130
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
              
Indonesia mining
  
802
    
470
    
52
              
North America copper mines
  
1,402
    
847
    
194
              
South America copper mines
  
1,008
    
497
    
123
              
Molybdenum
  
683
    
417
    
52
              
Rod & Refining
  
1,485
    
1,478
    
2
              
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
625
    
611
    
9
              
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(1,389
)
  
(1,446
)
  
10
              
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements
$
4,616
  
$
2,874
  
$
442
              
                               

 
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
        
 
By-Product
  
Co-Product Method
  
(In millions)
Method
  
Copper
  
Gold
  
Silver
  
Total
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
769
  
$
769
  
$
173
  
$
5
  
$
947
  
                               
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                              
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
347
    
282
    
63
    
2
    
347
  
Gold and silver credits
  
(178
)
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
67
    
55
    
12
    
–
    
67
  
Royalty on metals
  
20
    
16
    
4
    
–
    
20
  
Net cash costs
  
256
    
353
    
79
    
2
    
434
  
Depreciation and amortization
  
43
    
35
    
8
    
–
    
43
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
4
    
3
    
1
    
–
    
4
  
Total costs
  
303
    
391
    
88
    
2
    
481
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales
  
(23
)
  
(23
)
  
–
    
–
    
(23
)
PT Smelting intercompany profit
  
47
    
38
    
9
    
–
    
47
  
Gross profit
$
490
  
$
393
  
$
94
  
$
3
  
$
490
  
                               
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
                              
(In millions)
    
Production
  
Depreciation,
              
     
and
  
Depletion and
              
 
Revenues
  
Delivery
  
Amortization
              
Totals presented above
$
947
  
$
347
  
$
43
              
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
4
    
N/A
              
Less: Treatment charges per above
  
(67
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
              
Less: Royalty per above
  
(20
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
              
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales per above
  
(23
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
              
Indonesia mining
  
837
    
351
    
43
              
North America copper mines
  
1,526
    
787
    
178
              
South America copper mines
  
1,368
    
455
    
94
              
Molybdenum
  
519
    
380
    
22
              
Rod & Refining
  
1,736
    
1,726
    
3
              
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
688
    
674
    
8
              
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(1,608
)
  
(1,711
)
  
8
              
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements
$
5,066
  
$
2,662
  
$
356
              
                               



 
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
        
 
By-Product
  
Co-Product Method
  
(In millions)
Method
  
Copper
  
Gold
  
Silver
  
Total
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
2,344
  
$
2,344
  
$
686
  
$
40
  
$
3,070
  
                               
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                              
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
1,285
    
981
    
287
    
17
    
1,285
  
Gold and silver credits
  
(726
)
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
195
    
149
    
44
    
2
    
195
  
Royalty on metals
  
87
    
67
    
19
    
1
    
87
  
Net cash costs
  
841
    
1,197
    
350
    
20
    
1,567
  
Depreciation and amortization
  
145
    
110
    
33
    
2
    
145
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
23
    
18
    
5
    
–
    
23
  
Total costs
  
1,009
    
1,325
    
388
    
22
    
1,735
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales
  
82
    
82
    
–
    
–
    
82
  
PT Smelting intercompany profit
  
5
    
4
    
1
    
–
    
5
  
Gross profit
$
1,422
  
$
1,105
  
$
299
  
$
18
  
$
1,422
  
                               
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
                              
(In millions)
    
Production
  
Depreciation,
              
     
and
  
Depletion and
              
 
Revenues
  
Delivery
  
Amortization
              
Totals presented above
$
3,070
  
$
1,285
  
$
145
              
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
23
    
N/A
              
Less: Treatment charges per above
  
(195
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
              
Less: Royalty per above
  
(87
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
              
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales per above
  
82
    
N/A
    
N/A
              
Indonesia mining
  
2,870
    
1,308
    
145
              
North America copper mines
  
4,469
    
2,216
    
565
              
South America copper mines
  
4,043
    
1,391
    
380
              
Molybdenum
  
2,117
    
1,298
    
160
              
Rod & Refining
  
4,856
    
4,831
    
5
              
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
2,014
    
1,960
    
27
              
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(4,640
)
  
(4,688
)
  
40
              
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements
$
15,729
  
$
8,316
  
$
1,322
              
                               


 
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
        
 
By-Product
  
Co-Product Method
  
(In millions)
Method
  
Copper
  
Gold
  
Silver
  
Total
  
Revenues, after adjustments shown below
$
3,325
  
$
3,325
  
$
1,380
  
$
41
  
$
4,746
  
                               
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
                              
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
1,040
    
729
    
302
    
9
    
1,040
  
Gold and silver credits
  
(1,421
)
  
–
    
–
    
–
    
–
  
Treatment charges
  
332
    
232
    
97
    
3
    
332
  
Royalty on metals
  
117
    
82
    
34
    
1
    
117
  
Net cash costs
  
68
    
1,043
    
433
    
13
    
1,489
  
Depreciation and amortization
  
158
    
111
    
46
    
1
    
158
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
24
    
17
    
7
    
–
    
24
  
Total costs
  
250
    
1,171
    
486
    
14
    
1,671
  
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales
  
11
    
11
    
–
    
–
    
11
  
PT Smelting intercompany profit
  
11
    
8
    
3
    
–
    
11
  
Gross profit
$
3,097
  
$
2,173
  
$
897
  
$
27
  
$
3,097
  
                               
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
                              
(In millions)
    
Production
  
Depreciation,
              
     
and
  
Depletion and
              
 
Revenues
  
Delivery
  
Amortization
              
Totals presented above
$
4,746
  
$
1,040
  
$
158
              
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
24
    
N/A
              
Less: Treatment charges per above
  
(332
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
              
Less: Royalty per above
  
(117
)
  
N/A
    
N/A
              
Revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior
                              
period open sales per above
  
11
    
N/A
    
N/A
              
Indonesia mining
  
4,308
    
1,064
    
158
              
North America copper mines
  
2,835
    
1,552
    
328
              
South America copper mines
  
2,869
    
874
    
258
              
Molybdenum
  
1,034
    
838
    
47
              
Rod & Refining
  
3,781
    
3,757
    
6
              
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
1,761
    
1,709
    
27
              
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(3,833
)
  
(3,689
)
  
22
              
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements
$
12,755
  
$
6,105
  
$
846
              
                               

 
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Henderson Molybdenum Mine Product Revenues and Production Costs


 
Three Months Ended
  
 
September 30,
  
(In millions)
2008
  
2007
  
Revenues
$
394
  
$
278
  
             
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
            
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
62
    
43
  
Net cash costs
  
62
    
43
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationa
  
53
    
18
  
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
5
    
5
  
Total costs
  
120
    
66
  
Gross profitb
$
274
  
$
212
  

Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
                  
(In millions)
    
Production
  
Depreciation,
  
       
and
  
Depletion and
  
 
Revenues
  
Delivery
  
Amortization
  
Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
                  
Totals presented above
$
394
  
$
62
  
$
53
  
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
5
    
N/A
  
Henderson mine
  
394
    
67
    
53
  
Other molybdenum operations and eliminationsc
  
289
    
350
    
(1
)
Molybdenum
  
683
    
417
    
52
  
North America copper mines
  
1,402
    
847
    
194
  
South America copper mines
  
1,008
    
497
    
123
  
Indonesia mining
  
802
    
470
    
52
  
Rod & Refining
  
1,485
    
1,478
    
2
  
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
625
    
611
    
9
  
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(1,389
)
  
(1,446
)
  
10
  
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements
$
4,616
  
$
2,874
  
$
442
  
                   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
                  
Totals presented above
$
278
  
$
43
  
$
18
  
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
5
    
N/A
  
Henderson mine
  
278
    
48
    
18
  
Other molybdenum operations and eliminationsc
  
241
    
332
    
4
  
Molybdenum
  
519
    
380
    
22
  
North America copper mines
  
1,526
    
787
    
178
  
South America copper mines
  
1,368
    
455
    
94
  
Indonesia mining
  
837
    
351
    
43
  
Rod & Refining
  
1,736
    
1,726
    
3
  
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
688
    
674
    
8
  
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(1,608
)
  
(1,711
)
  
8
  
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements
$
5,066
  
$
2,662
  
$
356
  

a. 
The estimated fair values of acquired property, plant and equipment were based on preliminary estimates during 2007, with adjustments made until such values were finalized in first-quarter 2008.
 
b.
Gross profit reflects sales of Henderson products based on volumes produced at market-based pricing. On a consolidated basis, the Molybdenum segment includes profits on sales as they are made to third parties and realizations based on actual contract terms. As a result, the actual gross profit realized will differ from the amounts reported in this table.
 
c. 
Primarily includes amounts associated with the molybdenum sales company, which includes sales of molybdenum produced as a by-product at our North America and South America copper mines.


 
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Nine Months Ended
  
 
September 30,
  
 
2008
  
2007
  
(In millions)
(Actual)
  
(Pro Forma)a
  
Revenues
$
997
  
$
741
  
             
Site production and delivery, before net noncash
            
and nonrecurring costs shown below
  
164
    
123
  
Net cash costs
  
164
    
123
  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
  
139
    
116
b
Noncash and nonrecurring costs, net
  
6
    
8
  
Total costs
  
309
    
247
  
Gross profitc
$
688
  
$
494
  

 
 
Reconciliation to Amounts Reported
      
Production
  
Depreciation,
  
(In millions)
      
and
  
Depletion and
  
   
Revenues
  
Delivery
  
Amortization
  
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
                  
Totals presented above
$
997
  
$
164
  
$
139
  
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
6
    
N/A
  
Henderson mine
  
997
    
170
    
139
  
Other molybdenum operations and eliminationsd
  
1,120
    
1,128
    
21
  
Molybdenum
  
2,117
    
1,298
    
160
  
North America copper mines
  
4,469
    
2,216
    
565
  
South America copper mines
  
4,043
    
1,391
    
380
  
Indonesia mining
  
2,870
    
1,308
    
145
  
Rod & Refining
  
4,856
    
4,831
    
5
  
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
2,014
    
1,960
    
27
  
Corporate, other & eliminations
  
(4,640
)
  
(4,688
)
  
40
  
As reported in FCX’s consolidated financial statements
$
15,729
  
$
8,316
  
$
1,322
  
                   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Pro Forma)a
                  
Totals presented above
$
741
  
$
123
  
$
116
  
Net noncash and nonrecurring costs per above
  
N/A
    
8
    
N/A
  
Henderson mine
  
741
    
131
    
116
  
Other molybdenum operations and eliminationsd
  
740
    
1,012
    
11
  
Molybdenum
  
1,481
    
1,143
    
127
  
North America copper mines
  
3,772
    
1,934
    
475
  
South America copper mines
  
3,622
    
1,248
    
347
  
Indonesia mining
  
4,308
    
1,064
    
158
  
Rod & Refining
  
5,078
    
5,049
    
8
  
Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining
  
1,761
    
1,709
    
27
  
Eliminations and other
  
(4,883
)
  
(4,716
)
  
40
  
As reported in FCX’s pro forma consolidated financial resultse
$
15,139
  
$
7,431
  
$
1,182
  

a.
For comparative purposes, the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, has been presented on a pro forma basis, which combines our historical results with the Phelps Dodge pre-acquisition results for the period January 1, 2007, through March 19, 2007, and also includes certain pro forma adjustments, which assume the acquisition of Phelps Dodge was effective January 1, 2007 (refer to note b below for further discussion of the pro forma adjustments). As the pre-acquisition results represent the results of the Henderson mine under Phelps Dodge management, such results are not necessarily indicative of what past results would have been under FCX management or of future operating results.
 
b.
Includes pro forma adjustments of $68 million associated with the impact of increased carrying values for acquired property, plant and equipment at the Henderson molybdenum mine.
 
c.
Gross profit reflects sales of Henderson products based on volumes produced at market-based pricing. On a consolidated basis, the Molybdenum segment includes profits on sales as they are made to third parties and realizations based on actual contract terms. As a result, the actual gross profit realized will differ from the amounts reported in this table.
 
d.
Primarily includes amounts associated with the molybdenum sales company, which includes sales of molybdenum produced as a by-product at our North America and South America copper mines.
 
e.
Refer to Note 2 for consolidated pro forma financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
 


 
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

Our discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements in which we discuss our expectations regarding future performance. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than historical facts, such as those regarding anticipated sales volumes, ore grades, milling rates, commodity prices, unit net cash costs, operating cash flows, royalty costs, capital expenditures, the impact of copper, gold and molybdenum price changes, the impact of changes in deferred intercompany profits on earnings, treatment charge rates, depreciation rates, exploration efforts and results, liquidity, other financial commitments and timing of dividend payments and open market purchases of FCX common stock. The declaration and payment of dividends is at the discretion of FCX’s Board of Directors and will depend on FCX’s financial results, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors. Accuracy of the forward-looking statements depends on assumptions about events that change over time and is thus susceptible to periodic change based on actual experience and new developments. We caution readers that we assume no obligation to update or publicly release any revisions to the forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q and, except to the extent required by applicable law, do not intend to update or otherwise revise the forward-looking statements more frequently than quarterly. Additionally, important factors that might cause future results to differ from these forward-looking statements include mine sequencing, production rates, industry risks, regulatory changes, commodity prices, political risks, weather-related risks, labor relations, environmental risks, litigation results, currency translation risks and other factors described in more detail under the heading “Risk Factors” below in Part II, Item 1A., and also in Part I, Item 1A. of our report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
There have been no material changes in FCX’s market risks during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. For additional information on market risk, refer to “Disclosures About Market Risks” included in Part II, Item 7A of our report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.
 
(a) 
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, with the participation of management, have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on their evaluation, they have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
 
(b) 
Changes in internal control. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2008, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

Environmental Proceedings

Pinal Creek. Information regarding this legal proceeding is incorporated by reference to Item 3. Legal Proceedings of Part I of the FCX Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

The trial on this matter has been postponed to allow the parties to appeal an interlocutory issue and has not been rescheduled.  At a hearing on October 24, 2008, to consider motions alleging discovery abuse, the district judge presiding over the case stated that he believed additional sanctions should be awarded against Phelps Dodge Miami Inc. ("PDMI"), the affiliate of FCX that is a party to the litigation, and that he would allow his decision to be appealed on an interlocutory basis because such sanctions might be sufficiently severe to require retrial if the sanctions were reversed on appeal.  PDMI likely would appeal any such decision.


 
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Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

If forward market prices do not improve, the carrying values of inventories and long-lived assets, including goodwill associated with our acquisition of Phelps Dodge, may be impaired, which would require charges to operating income that could be material.

Declines in the market price of copper, among other factors, may cause us to record additional lower-of-cost or market (LCM) inventory adjustments and may also require us to write down the carrying value of long-lived assets, including goodwill associated with our acquisition of Phelps Dodge, which would potentially have a material adverse impact on our net income and shareholders’ equity, but would have no effect on cash flows. For the first nine months of 2008, we recorded charges to operating income for LCM inventory adjustments, and additional adjustments are likely to be recorded in fourth-quarter 2008 unless forward market prices as of October 31, 2008, increase, the outlook for long-term future copper prices increases and/or commodity-based input costs decrease from third-quarter 2008 levels. At September 30, 2008, the carrying value of goodwill associated with our acquisition of Phelps Dodge totaled approximately $6.0 billion. We will perform our annual test for goodwill impairment in fourth-quarter 2008. Unless, at the time of our annual impairment test, forward market prices increase, the outlook for long-term future copper prices increases, commodity-based input costs decrease and/or significant reserve additions are identified at the mines with goodwill, we may be required to record significant impairments of goodwill in fourth-quarter 2008. For additional information, refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Consolidated Results and Outlook” included in this report; “Critical Accounting Estimates – Carrying Value of Goodwill,” included in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007; and “Risk Factors – Other Risks – The impact of purchase accounting in connection with our acquisition of Phelps Dodge in March 2007 will adversely affect our reported earnings” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

(c) The following table sets forth information with respect to shares of common stock of FCX purchased by FCX during the three months ended September 30, 2008:
                   
             
(c) Total Number of
  
(d) Maximum Number
   
(a) Total Number
  
(b) Average
  
Shares Purchased as Part
  
of Shares That May
   
of Shares
  
Price Paid
  
of Publicly Announced
  
Yet Be Purchased Under
Period
  
Purchaseda
  
Per Share
  
Plans or Programsb
  
the Plans or Programsb
July 1-31, 2008
  
336
  
$
96.97
  
–
  
30,000,000
August 1-31, 2008
  
3,279,377
  
$
85.06
  
3,279,200
  
26,720,800
Sept 1-30, 2008
  
3,035,300
  
$
72.78
  
3,035,300
  
23,685,500
Total
  
6,315,013
  
$
79.16
  
6,314,500
  
23,685,500
                   
a. 
Consists of shares repurchased under FCX’s applicable stock incentive plans (Plans) and its non-qualified supplemental savings plan (SSP). Through the Plans, FCX repurchased 471 shares to satisfy tax obligations on restricted stock awards and to cover the cost of option exercises. Under the SSP, FCX repurchased 42 shares as a result of dividends paid.
 
b. 
On July 21, 2008, our Board of Directors approved an increase in FCX’s open-market share purchase program for up to 30 million shares. The program does not have an expiration date.

Item 6.  Exhibits.
The exhibits to this report are listed in the Exhibit Index beginning on Page E-1 hereof.

 
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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

By:             /s/ C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.
C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.
Vice President and
Controller-Financial Reporting
(authorized signatory and
Principal Accounting Officer)

Date:  November 10, 2008



 
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FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
 

 
   
Filed
        
Exhibit
  
with this
Incorporated by Reference
Number
Exhibit Title
Form 10-Q
Form
File No.
Date Filed
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 18, 2006, by and among Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX), Phelps Dodge Corporation and Panther Acquisition Corporation.
  
S-4
333-139252
12/11/2006
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of FCX.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
03/19/2007
3.2
Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of FCX.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
8/11/2008
3.3
Amended and Restated By-Laws of FCX, as amended through May 1, 2007.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
05/04/2007
4.1
Certificate of Designations of 5½% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock of FCX.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
03/31/2004
4.2
Certificate of Designations of 6¾% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of FCX.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
03/27/2007
4.3
Rights Agreement dated as of May 3, 2000, between FCX and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent.
  
10-Q
001-09916
05/15/2000
4.4
Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement dated as of February 26, 2002, between FCX and Mellon Investor Services.
  
10-Q
001-09916
05/07/2002
4.5
Indenture dated as of February 11, 2003, from FCX to The Bank of New York, as Trustee, with respect to the 7% Convertible Senior Notes due 2011.
  
8-K
001-09916
02/25/2003
4.6
Indenture dated as of March 19, 2007, from FCX to The Bank of New York, as Trustee, with respect to the 8.25% Senior Notes due 2015, 8.375% Senior Notes due 2017, and the Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2015.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
03/19/2007
4.7
Credit Agreement dated as of March 19, 2007, by and among FCX, the lenders party thereto, the issuing banks party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and collateral agent, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as syndication agent.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
03/19/2007
4.8
Amendment Agreement dated as of July 3, 2007, amending the Credit Agreement dated as of March 19, 2007, among FCX, the Lenders party thereto, the Issuing Banks party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as Syndication Agent.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
07/11/2007
4.9
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 19, 2007, by and among FCX, PT Freeport Indonesia, the lenders party thereto, the issuing banks party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent and JAA security agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as FI trustee, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as syndication agent.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
03/19/2007

 
 
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4.10
Amendment Agreement dated as of July 3, 2007, amending the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 19, 2007, which amended and restated the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2006, which amended and restated the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2003, which amended and restated the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 19, 2001, which amended and restated both the Credit Agreement, originally dated as of October 27, 1989 and amended and restated as of June 1, 1993 and the Credit Agreement, originally dated as of June 30, 1995, among FCX, PT Freeport Indonesia, U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee for the Lenders and certain other lenders under the FI Trust Agreement, the Lenders party thereto, the Issuing Banks party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Security Agent, JAA Security Agent and Collateral Agent, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as Syndication Agent.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
07/11/2007
10.1
Contract of Work dated December 30, 1991, between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and PT Freeport Indonesia.
  
S-3
333-72760
11/05/2001
10.2
Contract of Work dated August 15, 1994, between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and PT Irja Eastern Minerals Corporation.
  
S-3
333-72760
11/05/2001
10.3
Participation Agreement dated as of October 11, 1996, between PT Freeport Indonesia and P.T. RTZ-CRA Indonesia (a subsidiary of Rio Tinto PLC) with respect to a certain contract of work.
  
S-3
333-72760
11/05/2001
10.4
Agreement dated as of October 11, 1996, to Amend and Restate Trust Agreement among PT Freeport Indonesia, FCX, the RTZ Corporation PLC (now Rio Tinto PLC), P.T. RTZ-CRA Indonesia, RTZ Indonesian Finance Limited and First Trust of New York, National Association, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent, JAA Security Agent and Security Agent.
  
8-K
001-09916
11/13/1996
10.5
Concentrate Purchase and Sales Agreement dated effective December 11, 1996, between PT Freeport Indonesia and PT Smelting.
  
S-3
333-72760
11/05/2001
10.6
Second Amended and Restated Joint Venture and Shareholders’ Agreement dated as of December 11, 1996, among Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Nippon Mining and Metals Company, Limited and PT Freeport Indonesia.
  
S-3
333-72760
11/05/2001
10.7
Participation Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2005, among Phelps Dodge Corporation, Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, a Delaware corporation, Cyprus Metals Company, a Delaware corporation, Cyprus Climax Metals Company, a Delaware corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, a Japanese corporation, Summit Global Management, B.V., a Dutch corporation, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., a Japanese corporation, Compañia de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., a Peruvian sociedad anonima abierta, and Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A., a Peruvian sociedad anonima abierta.
  
8-K
001-00082
03/22/2005
10.8
Shareholders Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005, among Phelps Dodge Corporation, Cyprus Climax Metals Company, a Delaware corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, a Japanese corporation, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., a Japanese corporation, Summit Global Management B.V., a Dutch corporation, SMM Cerro Verde Netherlands, B.V., a Dutch corporation, Compañia de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., a Peruvian sociedad anonima abierta, and Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A., a Peruvian sociedad anonima abierta.
  
8-K
001-00082
06/07/2005
10.9
Master Agreement and Plan of Merger between Columbian Chemicals Company, Columbian Chemicals Acquisition LLC and Columbian Chemicals Merger Sub, Inc., dated November 15, 2005.
  
10-K
001-00082
02/27/2006
10.10
Reclamation and Remediation Trust Agreement between Phelps Dodge Corporation and Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company, dated December 22, 2005.
  
10-K
001-00082
02/27/2006
10.11*
FCX Director Compensation.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
8/11/2008
 
 
E-2
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10.12*
Consulting Agreement dated December 22, 1988, with Kissinger Associates, Inc. (Kissinger Associates).
  
10-K405
001-09916
03/31/1998
10.13*
Letter Agreement dated May 1, 1989, with Kent Associates, Inc. (Kent Associates, predecessor in interest to Kissinger Associates).
  
10-K405
001-09916
03/31/1998
10.14*
Letter Agreement dated January 27, 1997, among Kissinger Associates, Kent Associates, FCX, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FTX), and FM Services Company (FMS).
  
10-K405
001-09916
03/08/2002
Supplemental Agreement with Kissinger Associates and Kent Associates, effective as of January 1, 2009.
X
      
10.16*
Agreement for Consulting Services between FTX and B. M. Rankin, Jr. effective as of January 1, 1990 (assigned to FMS as of January 1, 1996).
  
10-K405
001-09916
03/31/1998
10.17*
Supplemental Agreement dated December 15, 1997, between FMS and B. M. Rankin, Jr.
  
10-K405
001-09916
03/31/1998
10.18*
Supplemental Letter Agreement between FMS and B. M. Rankin, Jr., effective as of January 1, 2008.
  
10-K
001-11307-01
02/29/2008
10.19*
Letter Agreement effective as of January 7, 1997, between Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. and FMS.
  
10-K405
001-09916
03/08/2002
10.20*
Supplemental Letter Agreement between FMS and J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., dated January 18, 2005.
  
10-K
001-11307-01
03/16/2005
10.21*
Supplemental Agreement between FMS and J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., effective as of May 1, 2008.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
8/11/2008
Supplemental Agreement between FMS and J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., effective as of January 1, 2009.
X
      
10.23*
Letter Agreement dated November 1, 1999, between FMS and Gabrielle K. McDonald.
  
10-K405
001-09916
03/20/2000
10.24*
Supplemental Letter Agreement between FMS and Gabrielle K. McDonald, effective as of May 1, 2008.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
8/11/2008
Supplemental Letter Agreement between FMS and Gabrielle K. McDonald, effective as of January 1, 2009.
X
      
10.26*
Agreement for Consulting Services between FMS and Dr. J. Taylor Wharton, effective as of January 11, 2008.
  
10-K
001-11307-01
02/29/2008
10.27*
Executive Employment Agreement dated April 30, 2001, between FCX and James R. Moffett.
  
10-Q
001-09916
07/30/2001
10.28*
Change of Control Agreement dated April 30, 2001, between FCX and James R. Moffett.
  
10-Q
001-09916
07/30/2001
10.29*
First Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated December 10, 2003, between FCX and James R. Moffett.
  
10-K
001-11307-01
03/10/2004
10.30*
First Amendment to Change of Control Agreement dated December 10, 2003, between FCX and James R. Moffett.
  
10-K
001-11307-01
03/10/2004
10.31*
Change of Control Agreement dated February 3, 2004, between FCX and Michael J. Arnold.
  
10-K
001-11307-01
03/10/2004
10.32*
Executive Employment Agreement effective January 29, 2008, between FCX and Richard C. Adkerson.
  
10-K
001-11307-01
02/29/2008
10.33*
Executive Employment Agreement effective January 29, 2008, between FCX and Kathleen L. Quirk.
  
10-K
001-11307-01
02/29/2008
10.34*
FCX Executive Services Program.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
05/05/2006
10.35*
FCX Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended and restated.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
02/05/2007
10.36*
FCX President’s Award Program.
  
S-3
333-72760
11/05/2001
10.37*
FCX Supplemental Executive Capital Accumulation Plan.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
05/12/2008
10.38*
FCX Supplemental Executive Capital Accumulation Plan Amendment One.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
05/12/2008
 
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10.39*
FCX 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
05/10/2007
10.40*
FCX 1995 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended and restated.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
05/10/2007
10.41*
FCX Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
05/10/2007
10.42*
FCX 1999 Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan.
  
10-K
001-09916
03/20/2000
10.43*
FCX Stock Appreciation Rights Plan dated May 2, 2000.
  
10-Q
001-09916
07/30/2001
10.44*
FCX 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
05/10/2007
10.45*
Phelps Dodge 2003 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, as amended.
  
S-8
333-141358
03/16/2007
10.46*
Form of Amendment No. 1 to Notice of Grant of Nonqualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights under the 2004 Director Compensation Plan.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
05/05/2006
10.47*
FCX 2004 Director Compensation Plan, as amended and restated.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
05/10/2007
10.48*
FCX 2005 Annual Incentive Plan.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
05/06/2005
10.49*
The Phelps Dodge Corporation Supplemental Retirement Plan, amended and restated effective January 1, 2005 and adopted on March 16, 2007.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
05/10/2007
10.50*
First Amendment to the Phelps Dodge Corporation Supplemental Retirement Plan, dated as of November 9, 2007.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
05/12/2008
10.51*
The Phelps Dodge Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan, amended and restated effective January 1, 2005, and adopted on March 16, 2007.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
05/10/2007
10.52*
First Amendment to the Phelps Dodge Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan, dated March 16, 2007.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
05/10/2007
10.53*
Second Amendment to the Phelps Dodge Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan, dated as of March 16, 2007.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
05/10/2007
10.54*
Third Amendment to the Phelps Dodge Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan, dated as of November 14, 2007.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
05/12/2008
10.55*
FCX Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
07/13/2007
10.56*
Form of Notice of Grant of Nonqualified Stock Options for grants under the FCX 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
  
10-K
001-11307-01
02/29/2008
10.57*
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for grants under the FCX 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
  
10-K
001-11307-01
02/29/2008
10.58*
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for grants under the FCX 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
  
10-K
001-11307-01
02/29/2008
10.59*
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (form used in connection with participant elections) for grants under the FCX 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
  
10-K
001-11307-01
02/29/2008
10.60*
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (form used in connection with participant elections) for grants under the FCX 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
  
10-K
001-11307-01
02/29/2008
10.61*
Form of Amendment to the ELIP Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement (Endorsement Method) adopted by Phelps Dodge Corporation and entered into by and between Phelps Dodge and certain of its executives.
  
10-Q
001-11307-01
05/10/2007
Letter from Ernst & Young LLP regarding unaudited interim financial statements.
X
      
 
 
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d – 14(a).
X
      
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d – 14(a).
X
      
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
X
      
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350.
X
      
99.1
Amended and Restated Mining Convention dated as of September 28, 2005, among the Democratic Republic of Congo, La Générale des Carrières et des Mines, Lundin Holdings Ltd (now called TF Holdings Limited) and Tenke Fungurume Mining S.A.R.L.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
09/02/2008
99.2
Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement dated as of September 28, 2005, by and between La Générale des Carrières et des Mines  and TF Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries.
  
8-K
001-11307-01
09/02/2008
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Note:  Certain instruments with respect to long-term debt of FCX have not been filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q since the total amount of securities authorized under any such instrument does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of FCX and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. FCX agrees to furnish a copy of each such instrument upon request of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

*  Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 
 
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