Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MOFFETT JAMES R
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC [FCX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1615 POYDRAS STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/26/2005
(Street)

NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class B Common Stock               1,479,007 I By Limited Liability Company
Class B Common Stock               22,100 (3) I By 401(k) plan
Class B Common Stock               7,552 (4) I By Spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Forward Sale Contract (right/obligation to sell) (1) 07/26/2005   J(1)(2)   1     (1)   (1)(2) Class B Common Stock 300,000 (1) (2) 1 I By Limited Liability Company

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MOFFETT JAMES R
1615 POYDRAS STREET
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112		   X     Chairman of the Board  

Signatures

 Cynthia M. Molyneux, on behalf of James R. Moffett pursuant to a power of attorney   07/27/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On July 26, 2005, Moffett Holdings, L.L.C. (the "LLC") entered into a forward sale contract with a securities broker pursuant to which the LLC agreed to sell 300,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to the securities broker on February 15, 2011 (the "Maturity Date") with the sale price to be determined and paid on the Maturity Date as follows: if the closing sale price of a share of Class B Common Stock on the Maturity Date is $31.5643 or less, the sale price will be $31.5643 per share; if the closing sale price of a share of Class B Common Stock on the Maturity Date is $49.3587 or more, the sale price will be $49.3587 per share; if the closing sale price of a share of Class B Common Stock on the Maturity Date is between $31.5643 and $49.3587, the per share sale price will be the closing sale price on the Maturity Date. The LLC may instead elect to settle the contract in cash and retain ownership of the 300,000 shares.
(2) The LLC has pledged 300,000 shares of the Class B Common Stock to secure its obligations under the contract. The LLC will continue to hold beneficial ownership, and have voting rights and the right to receive quarterly dividend payments of $.25 per share with respect to the shares for the term of the contract.
(3) Based on plan statement as of June 30, 2005.
(4) The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
 
Remarks:
The Reporting Person's beneficial ownership also includes options to acquire a total of 2,829,654 shares of Class B Common Stock, 

930,000 of which are vested and 1,899,654 of which are unvested.

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