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      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 
                       SCHEDULE 13G

Information statement pursuant to Rule 13d-1 and 13d-2
                    (Amendment No. )(1)

             Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc.
                      (Name of issuer)
                              
             Silver-Denominated Preferred Stock
               (Title of class of securities)
                              
                          35671D865
                       (CUSIP number)
                              
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     (1) The  remainder  of this cover page shall be filled out for a  reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect  to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The  information  required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed"  for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act.  (however,  see the
Notes.).

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CUSIP No. 35671D865

** Note ** The total  number of shares  reported  herein is  475,000  depository
shares,  each representing  0.025 shares of  Silver-Denominated  Preferred Stock
(the  "Depository  Shares").  All ownership  percentages set forth herein assume
that there are 4,760,000 Depository Shares outstanding.

1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION
     NO.OF ABOVE PERSONS
          SoGen International Fund, Inc. 13-2672902

2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
     (a)   [ ]
     (b)   [ ]

3.   SEC USE ONLY

4.   CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
          Maryland

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
          0

6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
          475,000 shared with its investment adviser, 
          Societe Generale Asset Management Corp.

7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
          0

8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
          475,000 shared with its investment adviser, 
          Societe Generale Asset Management Corp.

9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
     REPORTING PERSON
          475,000 depository shares

10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES 
     CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]

11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
          9.98%

12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
          IV

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                          SCHEDULE 13G
    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
                              
Item 1
(a) Name of Issuer:
     Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. (the "Issuer").

(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
     1615 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisianna 70112

Item 2
(a) Names of Persons Filing:
        SoGen International Fund, Inc. (the "Fund").

(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
     The principal business office of the Fund is located at 
     1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.

(c) Citizenship:
     The Fund is a Maryland corporation.
     
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
     Silver-Denominated Preferred Stock (the "Depository Shares").

(e) CUSIP Number:
     35671D865


Item 3
The persons filing this Schedule 13G are:
     (d) an investment company registered under Section
     8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
     amended (the "Fund").

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Schedule 13G

Item 4
Ownership.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
        The Fund beneficially owns 475,000 Depository Shares.
  
(b) Percentage of class:
        The Fund beneficially owns 9.98% of the outstanding 
        Depository Shares. 

(c) Number of Shares As to Which Such Persons Have:
     (i)   sole power to vote or direct the vote:
               None
                
     (ii)  shared power to vote or direct the vote:
               475,000 shared with its investment adviser, 
               Societe Generale Asset Management Corp.

     (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                None  
                
(iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
               475,000 shared with its investment adviser, 
               Societe Generale Asset Management Corp.

Item 5
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
     Not Applicable.

Item 6
Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person.
     Not Applicable.

Item 7
Identification  and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
Being Reported On By the Parent Holding Company. 
     Not Applicable.

Item 8
Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group.
     Not Applicable.

Item 9
Notice of Dissolution of Group:
     Not Applicable.

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Schedule 13G

Item 10
Certification.

          By signing  below,  I certify  that,  to the best of my knowledge  and
     belief,  the  securities  referred to above were  acquired in the  ordinary
     course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have
     the effect of  changing  or  influencing  the control of the Issuer of such
     securities and were not acquired in connection  with or as a participant in
     any transaction having such purpose or effect.
     
Signature.

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
     certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,  complete
     and correct.


Dated:   May 9, 1997



SOGEN INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC.
By:      /s/ Jean-Marie Eveillard
Title:    Jean-Marie Eveillard, President

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