FORM 8-A

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

               FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                      FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Delaware                                    74-248-0931
   (State of Incorporation or organization)           (I.R.S. Employer
                                                     Identification No.)


                   One East First Street, Reno, Nevada 89501
                   (Address of principal executive offices)

          If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction
A(c)(1), please check the following box. [ ]

          If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt
securities and is to become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness
of a concurrent registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(2), please check the following
box.  [ ]


          Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

             Title of each class           Name of each exchange on which
             to be so registered           each class is to be registered
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            Class B Common Stock, par         New York Stock Exchange
              value $0.10 per share          Australian Stock Exchange

          Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                   NONE


Item 1.  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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     The information set forth under "Description of Capital Stock Prior to
and Following the Merger" in the Registrant's Consent Solicitation
Statement, dated as of February 7, 1995 (the "Consent Solicitation
Statement"), is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.  Exhibits.
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1.       Consent Solicitation Statement.   Incorporated herein by reference to
         the Registrant's Definitive Additional Materials to the Proxy
         Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange
         Commission on  February 7, 1995.




                                   SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, on this 29th day of
June, 1995.


                           FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.


                           By:        /s/ Charles W. Goodyear
                              -------------------------------------
                              Name:       Charles W. Goodyear
                              Title:      Senior Vice President and
                                          Chief Investment Officer