UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 17,
2006
FREEPORT-McMoRan
COPPER & GOLD INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-9916
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74-2480931
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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1615
Poydras Street
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New
Orleans, Louisiana
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70112
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (504) 582-4000
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02. Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) issued a press release dated October 17, 2006,
announcing its third-quarter and nine-month 2006 results (see exhibit 99.1)
and
presented slides on its web site that accompanied its October 17, 2006, earnings
conference call (see exhibit 99.2).
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits.
The
Exhibits included as part of this Current Report are listed in the attached
Exhibit Index.
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.
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C.
Donald
Whitmire, Jr.
Vice
President and Controller -
Financial
Reporting
(authorized
signatory and
Principal
Accounting Officer)
Date:
October 17, 2006
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc.
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
Number
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Press
release dated October 17, 2006, titled “Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Inc. Reports Third-Quarter
and Nine-Month 2006 Results.”
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Slides
presented in conjunction with October 17, 2006, FCX third-quarter
2006
earnings conference call conducted via the internet.
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