Exhibit 23.4

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (the “Registration Statement”) of our reserves reports setting forth the interests of Plains Exploration & Production Company 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 for certain periods, which were originally included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2013. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Reserves” in such Registration Statement.

Houston, Texas	NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
August 26, 2013
	By:	/s/ Danny D. Simmons
		Danny D. Simmons
		President and Chief Operating Officer