Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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 *
FLORES JAMES C
   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)
Vice Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
700 MILAM, SUITE 3100		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/03/2013
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77002		 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
Common Stock 06/03/2013   P   100,000 A $ 31.2724 (1) 386,041 I By Sable Management, L.P.
Common Stock 06/03/2013   P   350,000 A $ 31.1636 (2) 350,000 I Flores No. 2 Family Limited Partnership
Common Stock 06/03/2013   P   650,000 A $ 31.1636 (2) 1,050,458 I Flores Family Limited Partnership
Common Stock               4,345,083 (3) D  
Common Stock               284 (6) I By 401(k) plan

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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
Options (Right to Buy) $ 31.82 06/03/2013   A   1,350   06/03/2013(4) 12/30/2020 Common Stock 1,350 (5) 1,350 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 32.6 06/03/2013   A   5,400   06/03/2013(4) 06/01/2021 Common Stock 5,400 (5) 5,400 D  
Options (Right to Buy) $ 16.34 06/03/2013   A   5,400   06/03/2013(4) 06/01/2022 Common Stock 5,400 (5) 5,400 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
FLORES JAMES C
700 MILAM
SUITE 3100
HOUSTON, TX 77002		   X     Vice Chairman of the Board  

Signatures

 Kelly C. Simoneaux on behalf of James C. Flores pursuant to a power of attorney   06/05/2013
**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) The price reported represents the weighted average price of the shares purchased. Shares were purchased at varying prices in the range of $31.2275 - $31.3200. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(2) The price reported represents the weighted average price of the shares purchased. Shares were purchased at varying prices in the range of $30.93 - $31.45. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(3) Includes 128,718 stock-settled Restricted Stock Units.
(4) These options became fully vested and exercisable at the effective time of the merger described in Footnote 5.
(5) Acquired pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Issuer, McMoRan Exploration Co. ("MMR") and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Merger Agreement") in exchange for options to purchase MMR common stock. Options to purchase shares of MMR common stock were converted into options to purchase shares of Issuer common stock, with the number of shares subject to the Issuer options equal to the number of shares subject to the corresponding MMR options multiplied by 0.5400, and rounded down to the nearest whole share. The exercise price of the Issuer options is equal to the exercise price of the corresponding MMR options, divided by 0.5400, and rounded up to the nearest whole cent.
(6) Based on plan statement dated May 31, 2013.

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