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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">As
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      with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2007.&#160;
Registration No. 333-______</font></div>
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      STATES</strong></font></div>
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      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong></font></div>
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      D.C.&#160;&#160;20549</strong></font></div>
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      S-8</strong></font></div>
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      STATEMENT</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>under</strong></font></div>
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      SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Freeport-McMoRan
      Copper &amp; Gold Inc.</strong></font></div>
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      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</em></font></div>
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      or other
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      Employer</em></font></div>
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      incorporation or
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      No.)</em></font></div>
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      North Central Avenue</strong></font></div>
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      and Restated Freeport-McMoRan Copper &amp; Gold Inc.</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>2006
      Stock Incentive Plan</strong></font></div>
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      North Central Avenue</strong></font></div>
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                  to be registered </font></div>
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                  maximum</font></div>
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                  maximum </font></div>
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                Stock (par value $.10 </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">per
                share)</font></div>
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                a stock
                split, stock dividend or similar transaction in the future and during
                the
                effectiveness of this Registration Statement involving our Common
                Stock,
                the number of shares and rights registered shall be automatically
                increased to cover the additional shares and rights in accordance
                with
                Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933.</font></div>
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                the number of additional shares of the Common Stock of the Company
                reserved for issuance pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2006 Stock
                Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;).&#160;&#160;12,000,000 shares issuable
                pursuant to the Plan were previously registered on Registration Statement
                No. 333-136084.</font></div>
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                solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant
                to
                Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the average
                of the
                high and low price per share of our Common Stock on the New York
                Stock
                Exchange on November 13, 2007.</font></div>
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      I</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>INFORMATION
      REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">On
      July
      27, 2006, Freeport-McMoRan Copper &amp; Gold Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
&#8220;Company&#8221;) registered 12,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.10 per
      share (formerly Class B common stock), to be offered and sold to participants
      under the Freeport-McMoRan Copper &amp; Gold Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as
      amended from time to time (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;) pursuant to the Registration Statement on
      Form S-8 (File No. 333-136084).&#160;&#160;The Plan was amended by the Company&#8217;s
      stockholders on July 10, 2007, to increase the number of shares available for
      issuance under the Plan by 25,000,000 shares of common stock.&#160;&#160;This
      Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E to
      Form
      S-8 (Registration of Additional Securities) to register such additional
      25,000,000 shares of common stock which may be offered or sold to participants
      under the Plan.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt;"></font>The
      contents of the Registration
      Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-136084) with respect to 12,000,000 shares
      of
      common stock are hereby incorporated by reference.</font></div>
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      II</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Item
      8.&#160;&#160;Exhibits.</strong></font></div>
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              <div>&#160;</div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><a href="ex5-1.htm">5.1</a></font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
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                of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &amp; Den&#232;gre,
                L.L.P.</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><a href="ex15-1.htm">15.1</a></font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Letter
                from Ernst &amp; Young LLP regarding unaudited interim financial
                statements.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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              <div>&#160;</div>
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            </td>
            <td>
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                of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><a href="ex23-2.htm">23.2</a></font></div>
            </td>
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                of Independent Mining Consultants,
                Inc.</font></div>
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            </td>
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                of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &amp; Den&#232;gre, L.L.P.
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                signed
                on behalf of certain of our officers and
                directors.</font></div>
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      Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
      that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
      this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
      thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Phoenix, State of Arizona, on November
      15, 2007.</font></div>
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      has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November
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                of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &amp; Den&#232;gre,
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                from Ernst &amp; Young LLP regarding unaudited interim financial
                statements.</font></div>
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                of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.</font></div>
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fcx111507-s8.htm
As
      filed
      with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2007. 
Registration No. 333-______
UNITED
      STATES
SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
      D.C.  20549
_______________
FORM
      S-8
REGISTRATION
      STATEMENT
under
THE
      SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_______________
Freeport-McMoRan
      Copper & Gold Inc.
(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
74-2480931
(State
      or other
      jurisdiction
(I.R.S.
      Employer
of
      incorporation or
      organization)
Identification
      No.)
One
      North Central Avenue
Phoenix,
      Arizona 85004
(Address,
      including zip code, or registrant's
principal
      executive offices)
Amended
      and Restated Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
2006
      Stock Incentive Plan
(Full
      title of the plan)
_______________
Richard
      C. Adkerson
Chief
      Executive Officer
Freeport-McMoRan
      Copper & Gold Inc.
One
      North Central Avenue
Phoenix,
      Arizona 85004
(602)
      366-8100
(Name,
      address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including
      area code, of agent for service)
Copy
      to:
Margaret
      F. Murphy
Jones,
      Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P.
201
      St. Charles Avenue
New
      Orleans, Louisiana 70170-5100
CALCULATION
                OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
                of
securities
                to be registered
Amount
                  to be registered
(1)
Proposed
                  maximum
offering
                  price
per
                  unit
Proposed
                  maximum
aggregate
offering
                  price
Amount
                  of
registration
                  fee
Common
                Stock (par value $.10
per
                share)
25,000,000
                Shares
(2)
$100.71
(3)
$ 2,517,750,000
(3)
$77,295
(3)
(1)
Upon
                a stock
                split, stock dividend or similar transaction in the future and during
                the
                effectiveness of this Registration Statement involving our Common
                Stock,
                the number of shares and rights registered shall be automatically
                increased to cover the additional shares and rights in accordance
                with
                Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933.
(2)
Represents
                the number of additional shares of the Common Stock of the Company
                reserved for issuance pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2006 Stock
                Incentive Plan (the "Plan").  12,000,000 shares issuable
                pursuant to the Plan were previously registered on Registration Statement
                No. 333-136084.
(3)
Estimated
                solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant
                to
                Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the average
                of the
                high and low price per share of our Common Stock on the New York
                Stock
                Exchange on November 13, 2007.
PART
      I
INFORMATION
      REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
On
      July
      27, 2006, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company") registered 12,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.10 per
      share (formerly Class B common stock), to be offered and sold to participants
      under the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, as
      amended from time to time (the "Plan") pursuant to the Registration Statement on
      Form S-8 (File No. 333-136084).  The Plan was amended by the Company's
      stockholders on July 10, 2007, to increase the number of shares available for
      issuance under the Plan by 25,000,000 shares of common stock.  This
      Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E to
      Form
      S-8 (Registration of Additional Securities) to register such additional
      25,000,000 shares of common stock which may be offered or sold to participants
      under the Plan.
INCORPORATION
      BY REFERENCE
The
      contents of the Registration
      Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-136084) with respect to 12,000,000 shares
      of
      common stock are hereby incorporated by reference.
PART
      II
INFORMATION
      REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item
      8.  Exhibits.
5.1
Opinion
                of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre,
                L.L.P.
15.1
Letter
                from Ernst & Young LLP regarding unaudited interim financial
                statements.
23.1
Consent
                of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent
                of Independent Mining Consultants,
                Inc.
23.3
Consent
                of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P.
                (included in Exhibit 5).
24.1
Powers
                of Attorney pursuant to which this Registration Statement has been
                signed
                on behalf of certain of our officers and
                directors.
II-1
SIGNATURES
The
      Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
      Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
      that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
      this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
      thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Phoenix, State of Arizona, on November
      15, 2007.
Freeport-McMoRan
      Copper & Gold Inc.
By:
/s/
      Richard C.
      Adkerson
Richard C. Adkerson
Chief
      Executive Officer
Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
      has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November
      15, 2007.
Signature
Title
*
James
                  R. Moffett
*
Chairman
                  of the Board
B.
                  M. Rankin, Jr.
/s/
                Richard C. Adkerson
Vice
                  Chairman of the Board
Richard
                  C. Adkerson
*
Chief
                  Executive Officer and Director
(Principal
                  Executive Officer)
Kathleen
                  L. Quirk
*
Executive
                  Vice President, Chief
Financial
                  Officer and Treasurer
(Principal
                  Financial Officer)
C.
                  Donald Whitmire, Jr.
*
Vice
                  President and Controller -
Financial
                  Reporting
(Principal
                  Accounting Officer)
Robert
                J. Allison, Jr.
Director
S-1
*
Robert
                  A. Day
*
Director
Gerald
                  J. Ford
*
Director
H.
                  Devon Graham, Jr.
*
Director
J.
                  Bennett Johnston
*
Director
Charles
                  C. Krulak
*
Director
Bobby
                  Lee Lackey
*
Director
Jon
                  C. Madonna
*
Director
Dustan
                  E. McCoy
*
Director
Gabrielle
                  K. McDonald
*
Director
J.
                  Stapleton Roy
*
Director
Stephen
                H. Siegele
Director
S-2
*
J.
                Taylor Wharton
Director
*By:
/s/ Richard C. Adkerson
Richard
                C. Adkerson
Attorney-in-Fact
S-3
EXHIBIT
      INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
      of Exhibits
5.1
Opinion
                of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre,
                L.L.P.
15.1
Letter
                from Ernst & Young LLP regarding unaudited interim financial
                statements.
23.1
Consent
                of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent
                of Independent Mining Consultants,
                Inc.
23.3
Consent
                of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P.
                (included in Exhibit 5).
24.1
Powers
                of Attorney pursuant to which this Registration Statement has been
                signed
                on behalf of certain of our officers and
                directors.