UNITED STATES
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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

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IMPORTANT ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Stockholder Meeting To Be Held on June 15, 2011

Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual meeting of stockholders are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the proxy materials and vote online or request a copy of the proxy materials. The items to be voted on and location of the annual meeting of stockholders are on the reverse side of this Notice. Your vote is important!

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials, which contain important information and are available to you on the Internet or by mail. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy materials, which consist of the proxy statement and annual report to stockholders, are available at:

When you go online, you can also help the environment by consenting to receive electronic delivery of future proxy materials.

		Obtaining a Copy of the Proxy Materials — If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. Otherwise you will not receive a paper or e-mail copy. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the reverse side on or before June 5, 2011 to facilitate timely delivery.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Hotel du Pont, 11th and Market Streets, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.

Your Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Items 1, 2 and 4 below and recommends a vote of 1 YEAR on Item 3 below.

	1.		Election of twelve directors. Nominees are: Richard C. Adkerson, Robert J. Allison, Jr., Robert A. Day, Gerald J. Ford, H. Devon Graham, Jr., Charles C. Krulak, Bobby Lee Lackey, Jon C. Madonna, Dustan E. McCoy, James R. Moffett, B. M. Rankin, Jr., Stephen H. Siegele.
	2.		Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers.
	3.		Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.
	4.		Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm.

Your Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST Item 5 below.

5.

Stockholder proposal regarding the selection of a candidate with environmental expertise to be recommended for election to the company’s Board of Directors.

PLEASE NOTE — YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must vote online or request a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you.

Directions to the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

If you plan to attend our 2011 annual meeting of stockholders, you can obtain directions to the Hotel du Pont online at the hotel’s website, www.hoteldupont.com/map-directions/index.cfm. The proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed above, along with the recommendations of our Board of Directors.

After you’ve reviewed the proxy materials, you can vote your proxy on line at http://www.edocumentview.com/FCX_MTG by entering your Control Number/Voter ID located in the circle in the shaded bar on the reverse side of this Notice.