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Exhibit 23.3

TBPE REGISTERED ENGINEERING FIRM F-1580                          FAX (713) 651-0849
1100 LOUISIANA STREET SUITE 4600 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-5294             TELEPHONE (713) 651-9191


















CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS



We hereby consent to the references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., including the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in such Form 10-K, to all references to our firm name and to our reserve reports prepared for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) relating to the estimated quantities of certain of the Company’s proved and probable reserves of oil and gas and present values thereof as of December 31, 2013. We also hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of such reports in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File No. 333-179420), Form S-4 (File No. 333-190821) and on Forms S-8 (333-85803, 333-105535, 333-115292, 333-136084, 333-141358, 333-147413 and 333-189047) of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.


/s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.


RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
TBPE Firm Registration No. F-1580




Houston, Texas
February 27, 2014












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