ex32-2.htm
Exhibit
32.2
Certification
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
(Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
In
connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Freeport-McMoRan Copper
& Gold Inc.(the “Company”) for the quarter ending September 30, 2008, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
“Report”), Kathleen L. Quirk, as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §
1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to
the best of her knowledge:
(1) The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated: November
10, 2008
Kathleen
L. Quirk
Executive
Vice President,
Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
A signed
original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to
the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
This
certification shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of § 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.