Exhibit 23.1


              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hearby consent to the incorporation
by reference of our reports included herein or incorporated by reference
in this Form 10-K, into Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s previously
filed Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File No. 333-31584) and on
Forms S-8 (File Nos. 33-63267, 33-63269, 33-63271 and 333-85803).


                                      /s/Arthur Andersen LLP



New Orleans, Louisiana,
March 23, 2001