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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 11-K



(Mark One)

[x]      ANNUAL  REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
         OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]

         For the fiscal year ended        December 31, 1995
                                  ------------------------------------
 
                                       OR

[ ]      TRANSITION  REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
         ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

         For the transition period from                     to
                                       ---------------------  ------------------

Commission file number      1-82
                      ---------------



                       PHELPS DODGE EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
                       ----------------------------------








                            PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION
                            ------------------------



                            2600 North Central Avenue
                           Phoenix, Arizona 85004-3014
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                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------


The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the Committee has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.

                                          PHELPS DODGE EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN



Date:     June 21, 1996                   By:___________________________________
     ------------------------                  John C. Replogle, Chairman
                                               Benefits Administration Committee

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                       PHELPS DODGE EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
                       ----------------------------------

                 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                 -----------------------------------------------


                                      * * *


                           DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994
                           --------------------------
 
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                       PHELPS DODGE EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
                       ----------------------------------


                                      INDEX
                                      -----



                                                                            Page
                                                                            ----

Report of Independent Accountants                                              5

Statement of Net Assets Available For Benefits, with Fund Information        6-7

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund
Information                                                                 8-10

Notes to Financial Statements                                              11-16

Additional Information:*

         I.     Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
                at December 31, 1995                                          17

         II.    Schedule of Reportable Transactions                           18







*    Other schedules required by Section  2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor
     Rules and  Regulations  for Reporting and Disclosure  under ERISA have been
     omitted because they are not applicable.

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<PAGE>
                        Report of Independent Accountants


June 10, 1996


To the Benefits Administration Committee and Participants
of the Phelps Dodge Employee Savings Plan


In our  opinion,  the  financial  statements  listed in the  accompanying  index
present fairly, in all material respects,  the net assets available for benefits
of the Phelps Dodge Employee Savings Plan at December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the
changes in net assets  available for benefits for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1995, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.  These financial  statements are the  responsibility of the Benefits
Administration  Committee (the Committee);  our  responsibility is to express an
opinion on these  financial  statements  based on our audits.  We conducted  our
audits of these  statements  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain  reasonable
assurance   about  whether  the  financial   statements  are  free  of  material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial  statements,   assessing  the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the Committee,  and
evaluating the overall  financial  statement  presentation.  We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.

Our audits  were  performed  for the  purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial  statements taken as a whole. The additional  information  included in
Schedules I and II are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not
a required part of the basic financial statements but is additional  information
required by ERISA. The Fund Information in the statement of net assets available
for benefits and the  statement of changes in net assets  available for benefits
is presented for purposes of additional  analysis rather than to present the net
assets  available  for plan  benefits  and changes in net assets  available  for
benefits of each fund. The supplemental schedules and Fund Information have been
subjected  to the  auditing  procedures  applied  in  the  audits  of the  basic
financial  statements  and, in our  opinion,  are fairly  stated in all material
respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.




PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
June 10, 1996

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                       PHELPS DODGE EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
                       ----------------------------------
      STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, WITH FUND INFORMATION
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------

                                DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                -----------------
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      PHELPS    OCCIDENTAL
                                                                                       DODGE     PETROLEUM
                                      MONEY   INTEREST        EQUITY        GROWTH    COMMON        COMMON
                                     MARKET     INCOME        INCOME         STOCK     STOCK         STOCK       LOAN
                   ASSETS              FUND       FUND          FUND          FUND      FUND          FUND       FUND      TOTAL
                   ------
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                  <C>       <C>           <C>           <C>       <C>           <C>        <C>       <C>    
Investments, at Current 
Value (cost basis $194,125):

  Common Stocks                                                                      $42,165          $247              $ 42,412

  Mutual Funds                      $24,526                  $37,218       $63,762                                       125,506

  Guaranteed Investment
  Contracts                                    $46,023                                                                    46,023


  Loans to Participants                                                                                       $12,790     12,790
                                    -------    -------       -------       -------   -------       -------    -------   --------

                                     24,526     46,023        37,218        63,762    42,165           247     12,790    226,731
                                    -------    -------       -------       -------   -------       -------    -------   --------

Receivables:

  Loan Repayments                        63         92            64           106        64                    (389)          0

  Employee Contributions                133        202           180           320       200                               1,035

  Employer Contributions              1,194      1,651         1,684         2,692     1,536                               8,757
                                    -------    -------       -------       -------   -------       -------    -------   --------
                                      1,390      1,945         1,928         3,118     1,800                    (389)      9,792
                                    -------    -------       -------       -------   -------       -------    -------   --------

Net Assets Available for            $25,916    $47,968       $39,146       $66,880   $43,965       $   247    $12,401   $236,523
Benefits                            =======    =======       =======       =======   =======       =======    =======   ========

</TABLE>
                 See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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                       PHELPS DODGE EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
                       ----------------------------------
      STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, WITH FUND INFORMATION
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------

                                DECEMBER 31, 1994
                                -----------------
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   PHELPS   OCCIDENTAL
                                                                                    DODGE    PETROLEUM
                                       MONEY    INTEREST     EQUITY    GROWTH      COMMON       COMMON
                                      MARKET      INCOME     INCOME     STOCK       STOCK        STOCK       LOAN
                   ASSETS               FUND        FUND       FUND      FUND        FUND         FUND       FUND           TOTAL
                   ------
                                  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                  <C>         <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>          <C>        <C>           <C>    
Investments, at Current 
Value (cost basis $165,321):
  Common Stocks                                                                   $37,644         $278                  $ 37,922
  Mutual Funds                       $21,237                $26,095   $42,660                                             89,992
  Guaranteed Investment
  Contracts
                                                 $42,151                                                                  42,151

  Loans to Participants                                                                                   $10,944         10,944
                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------      -------    -------       --------
                                      21,237      42,151     26,095    42,660      37,644          278     10,944        181,009
                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------      -------    -------       --------
Receivables:
  Employee Contributions                 163         265        194       319         206                                  1,147
  Employer Contributions               1,280       1,887      1,536     2,402       1,575                                  8,680
                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------      -------    -------       --------
                                       1,443       2,152      1,730     2,721       1,781           --         --          9,827
                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------      -------    -------       --------
 Total Assets                         22,680      44,303     27,825    45,381      39,425          278     10,944        190,836
                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------      -------    -------       --------
                 LIABILITIES
                 -----------
Accrued Liabilities                     (241)       (239)       (66)     (167)       (279)                    (34)        (1,026)
                                     -------     -------    -------   -------     -------      -------    -------       --------
Net Assets Available for 
Benefits                             $22,439     $44,064    $27,759   $45,214     $39,146      $   278    $10,910       $189,810
                                     =======     =======    =======   =======     =======      =======    =======       ========
</TABLE>
                 See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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                       PHELPS DODGE EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
                       ----------------------------------
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, WITH FUND INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
                          ----------------------------
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      PHELPS   OCCIDENTAL
                                                                                       DODGE    PETROLEUM
                                       MONEY     INTEREST      EQUITY     GROWTH      COMMON       COMMON
                                      MARKET       INCOME      INCOME      STOCK       STOCK        STOCK        LOAN
                                        FUND         FUND        FUND       FUND        FUND         FUND        FUND        TOTAL
                                   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>          <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>      
Additions to Net Assets
  Attributed to:
Investment Income:
  Realized Gains (Losses) on
   Investments                                              $     357  $     869   $     (67)   $       3                $   1,162
  Change in Unrealized
   Appreciation (Depreciation)                                  6,297     12,045         814           24                   19,180
  Dividends                        $   1,300                    2,142      3,689       1,188           12                    8,331
  Interest                                 8    $   2,438           2          4          14                $     956        3,422
                                   ---------    ---------   ---------  ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------
                                       1,308        2,438       8,798     16,607       1,949           39         956       32,095
                                   ---------    ---------   ---------  ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------
Contributions:
  Employee                             1,733        2,766       2,219      3,775       2,477                                12,970
  Employer                             1,760        2,547       2,380      3,826       2,277                                12,790
                                   ---------    ---------   ---------  ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------
                                       3,493        5,313       4,599      7,601       4,754                                25,760
                                   ---------    ---------   ---------  ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------
 Total Additions                       4,801        7,751      13,397     24,208       6,703           39         956       57,855
                                   ---------    ---------   ---------  ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------
Deductions from Net Assets
  Attributed to:
Distributions to Participants
  and Beneficiaries                   (1,770)      (2,336)     (2,270)    (2,512)     (2,056)         (16)       (150)     (11,110)
Other Charges, Net                        39            1          (6)        (4)        (28)         (13)        (21)         (32)
Loans to Participants, Net of
  Repayments                             (60)         (99)        (66)      (268)       (213)                     706            0
Fund Exchanges, Net                      467       (1,413)        332        242         413          (41)                       0
                                   ---------    ---------   ---------  ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------
 Total Deductions                     (1,324)      (3,847)     (2,010)    (2,542)     (1,884)         (70)        535      (11,142)
                                   ---------    ---------   ---------  ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------
Increase (Decrease) in Net
  Assets During the Year               3,477        3,904      11,387     21,666       4,819          (31)      1,491       46,713
Net Assets Available for Benefits:
    Beginning of Year                 22,439       44,064      27,759     45,214      39,146          278      10,910      189,810
                                   ---------    ---------   ---------  ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------
    End of Year                    $  25,916    $  47,968   $  39,146  $  66,880   $  43,965          247   $  12,401    $ 236,523
                                   =========    =========   =========  =========   =========    =========   =========    =========
</TABLE>
                 See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

<PAGE>
                       PHELPS DODGE EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
                       ----------------------------------

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, WITH FUND INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
                          ----------------------------
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        PHELPS    OCCIDENTAL
                                                                                         DODGE     PETROLEUM
                                         MONEY    INTEREST      EQUITY      GROWTH      COMMON        COMMON
                                        MARKET      INCOME      INCOME       STOCK       STOCK         STOCK     LOAN
                                          FUND        FUND        FUND        FUND        FUND          FUND     FUND        TOTAL
                                     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                    <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>            <C>     <C>         <C>     
Additions to Net Assets
  Attributed to:
Investment Income:
  Realized Gains (Losses) on
    Investments                                                 $  (89)     $ (139)    $   565        $    7              $    344
  Change in Unrealized
    Appreciation (Depreciation)                                 (2,329)     (2,389)      6,653            31                 1,966
  Dividends                            $   813                   2,444       1,667         938            15                 5,877
  Interest                                   1     $ 2,743           1           1           7                  $ 802        3,555
                                       -------     -------     -------     -------     -------        ------  -------     --------
                                           814       2,743          27       (860)       8,163            53      802       11,742
                                       -------     -------     -------     -------     -------        ------  -------     --------
Contributions:
  Employee                               1,626       2,902       2,036       3,466       1,844                              11,874
  Employer                               1,848       2,836       2,171       3,470       2,134                              12,459
                                       -------     -------     -------     -------     -------        ------  -------     --------
                                         3,474       5,738       4,207       6,936       3,978            --       --       24,333
                                       -------     -------     -------     -------     -------        ------  -------     --------
Transfer of Hourly Plan Assets              33                       4           7           7                      6           57
                                       -------     -------     -------     -------     -------        ------  -------     --------
Total Additions                          4,321       8,481       4,238       6,083      12,148            53      808       36,132
                                       -------     -------     -------     -------     -------        ------  -------     --------
Deductions from Net Assets
  Attributed to:
Distributions to Participants
  and Beneficiaries                     (2,381)     (3,216)     (1,460)     (1,883)     (1,823)          (41)    (524)     (11,328)
Other Charges, Net                           2           7           3           4           1           (16)     (30)         (29)
Loans to Participants, Net of
  Repayments                              (379)       (450)       (289)       (481)       (611)                 2,210            0
Fund Exchanges, Net                     (1,294)     (1,065)        652        (162)      1,869                                   0
                                       -------     -------     -------     -------     -------        ------  -------     --------
Total Deductions                        (4,052)     (4,724)     (1,094)     (2,522)       (564)          (57)   1,656      (11,357)
                                       -------     -------     -------     -------     -------        ------  -------     --------
Increase (Decrease) in Net
  Assets During the Year                   269       3,757       3,144       3,561      11,584            (4)   2,464       24,775
Net Assets Available for 
Benefits:
  Beginning of Year                     22,170      40,307      24,615      41,653      27,562           282    8,446      165,035
                                       -------     -------     -------     -------     -------        ------  -------     --------
  End of Year                          $22,439     $44,064     $27,759     $45,214     $39,146        $  278  $10,910     $189,810
                                       =======     =======     =======     =======     ========       =======  =======     ========
</TABLE>
                 See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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                       PHELPS DODGE EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
                       ----------------------------------
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, WITH FUND INFORMATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
                          ----------------------------
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   PHELPS     OCCIDENTAL
                                                                                    DODGE      PETROLEUM
                                     MONEY    INTEREST      EQUITY      GROWTH     COMMON         COMMON
                                    MARKET      INCOME      INCOME       STOCK      STOCK          STOCK        LOAN
                                      FUND        FUND        FUND        FUND       FUND           FUND        FUND        TOTAL
                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>     
Additions to Net Assets
  Attributed to:
Investment Income:
  Realized Gains (Losses)
   on Investments                                        $     189   $     332    $  (304)       $    45                 $    262
  Change in Unrealized
   Appreciation (Depreciation)                               2,758       3,394        356             (9)                   6,499
  Dividends                        $   603                     808       3,658        890             21                    5,980
  Interest                               2     $ 2,917           1           2          5             55     $   635        3,617
                                   -------     -------     -------     -------    -------        -------     -------     --------
                                       605       2,917       3,756       7,386        947            112         635       16,358
                                   -------     -------     -------     -------    -------        -------     -------     --------
Contributions:
  Employee                           1,862       3,034       1,721       2,933      1,828                                  11,378
  Employer                           1,809       2,968       1,947       3,156      1,722                                  11,602
                                   -------     -------     -------     -------    -------        -------     -------     --------
                                     3,671       6,002       3,668       6,089      3,550             --          --       22,980
                                   -------     -------     -------     -------    -------        -------     -------     --------
Transfer of Hourly Plan Assets                      54           6           2                                    15           77
                                   -------     -------     -------     -------    -------        -------     -------     --------
Total Additions                      4,276       8,973       7,430      13,477      4,497            112         650       39,415
                                   -------     -------     -------     -------    -------        -------     -------     --------
Deductions from Net Assets
  Attributed to:
Distribution to Participants
  and Beneficiaries                 (2,590)     (5,042)     (1,587)     (2,501)    (2,135)          (169)       (204)     (14,228)
Other Charges, Net                      17          13         (22)        (27)       (19)           (72)         (4)        (114)
Loans to Participants,
  Net of Repayments                   (499)       (498)       (215)       (307)      (198)                     1,717            0
Fund Exchanges, Net                 (1,353)     (1,344)      1,910         878        (53)           (38)                       0
                                   -------     -------     -------     -------    -------        -------     -------     --------
Total Deductions                    (4,425)     (6,871)         86      (1,957)    (2,405)          (279)      1,509      (14,342)
                                   -------     -------     -------     -------    -------        -------     -------     --------
Increase (Decrease) in Net
  Assets During the Year              (149)      2,102       7,516      11,520      2,092           (167)      2,159       25,073
Net Assets Available for 
Benefits:
  Beginning of Year                 22,319      38,205      17,099      30,133     25,470            449       6,287      139,962
                                   -------     -------     -------     -------    -------        -------     -------     --------
  End of Year                      $22,170     $40,307     $24,615     $41,653    $27,562        $   282     $ 8,446     $165,035
                                   =======     =======     =======     =======    =======        =======     =======     ========
</TABLE>
                 See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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                       PHELPS DODGE EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
                       ----------------------------------

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                          -----------------------------


NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF PLAN
- ----------------------------

a.       General:
         --------

         The Phelps Dodge  Corporation  Savings and Deferred Profit Sharing Plan
(the  Plan),  a defined  contribution  plan,  was  established  by Phelps  Dodge
Corporation  (the  Corporation)  effective  January 1, 1953,  for the benefit of
eligible salaried employees (the Participants). Hourly employees became eligible
for the  savings  feature of the Plan on April 1, 1989.  Subsequently,  the Plan
name was changed to Phelps Dodge Employee Savings Plan.

         The Plan is subject to certain  provisions  of the Employee  Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). A brief description of the Plan is included
in the following paragraphs.  Participants should refer to the Plan document for
a complete description of Plan provisions.

b.       Administration:
         ---------------

         The  Plan is  sponsored  by the  Corporation  and  administered  by the
Benefits  Administration  Committee (the Committee) composed of six employees of
the Corporation who are appointed by the Corporation's Board of Directors.

         Plan  assets  are held by a trust  (the  Trust)  administered  by M & I
Marshall and Ilsley Trust Company of Arizona (the Trustee). Fees and expenses of
the Trust,  other than brokerage  commissions  and taxes paid in connection with
security transactions,  and other expenses relating to the administration of the
Plan are currently paid by the Corporation.

c.       Investment Options:
         -------------------

         The Trust is comprised of the following investment funds:

         Money Market Fund - high quality, short-term cash instruments including
         certificates  of  deposit  and U.S.  Treasury  bills  issued  by banks,
         corporations and the U.S. government or its agencies.

         Interest Income Fund - high quality government,  corporate and mortgage
         backed debt and other fixed income  securities  with returns evened out
         by the fund's structure and design.

         Equity Income Fund - income-producing  stocks with demonstrated  higher
         returns than the overall market;  a portion may be invested in bonds or
         other fixed income securities, especially those convertible to stocks.

         Growth Stock Fund - primarily invests in stocks of mid-sized  companies
         whose stock is expected to grow faster than the overall market.

         Phelps Dodge Common Stock Fund - invests only in common stock of Phelps
         Dodge Corporation.

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         In  addition,  certain  participants  hold  assets  in  the  Occidental
Petroleum  Common  Stock  Fund as a result of the  transfer  of assets  from the
Columbian Chemicals Company plan.  Participant loans are held in a separate Loan
Fund.

         Effective March 15, 1996, four new investment fund options were added.

         S&P 500 Index Fund - primarily  stocks of the same  companies as in the
         S&P 500 Index.

         Balanced Fund -  a mix of stocks, U.S. Treasury bonds  and money market
         cash instruments; its allocation of assets may shift substantially from
         time-to-time.

         International  Equity Fund - invests in stocks of European  and Pacific
         Basin companies  and government securities of  developed and developing
         countries.

         Small Cap Equity Fund - invests in a combination of small and mid-sized
         value and growth stocks.

d.       Contributions:
         --------------

         A profit sharing  contribution made for certain salaried and Mercantile
hourly  employee  participants  by the  Corporation  (the Company Profit Sharing
Contribution)  for any year is limited to the lesser of 4% of  consolidated  net
income  of the  Corporation  or 7 1/2% of the  aggregate  eligible  base  pay of
Participants  and  can be made  only to the  extent  that  it  does  not  reduce
consolidated  net  income  below  $.50 per  common  share  for such  year  after
provision  for payment of  preferred  and  preference  share  dividends.  Profit
sharing  contributions,  which are  included  in Employer  contributions  in the
Statement  of  Changes  in  Net  Assets   Available  for  Benefits,   With  Fund
Information,  totalled  $8,344,000 for 1995,  $8,234,000 for 1994 and $7,478,000
for 1993.

         Participants  were allowed to make voluntary  contributions  from 1% to
10% of their base pay on an after-tax  basis  (After-tax  Contributions)  to the
Plan by payroll  deduction from July 1, 1986 to March 31, 1989.  Effective April
1,  1989,   these  voluntary   After-tax   Contributions   were  eliminated  and
Participants   became   eligible   to   make   pretax   contributions    (Pretax
Contributions),  subject to certain limitations, equal to 2% - 10% of their base
pay before March 15, 1996 and 1% - 10% after that date. Pretax Contributions are
eligible for a matching  contribution  from the  Corporation  (Company  Matching
Contribution)  equal  to 50% of the  first  5% of the  base  pay  deferred.  All
contributions  are  invested in one or more of the  investment  funds  available
within the Plan as elected by  participants.  Participants  are fully  vested in
their total account balance.

e.       Distributions:
         --------------

         Participants'   interests  in  the  Trust  become   distributable  upon
severance of their service with the Corporation or to their beneficiaries in the
event of their death or,  effective July 1, 1995, upon attaining age 59 1/2. The
distribution may be a single lump sum or a series of substantially equal annual,
quarterly  or monthly  cash  installments  beginning  no earlier than age

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55 and continuing  over a period not to exceed 10 years,  at the election of the
Participant or beneficiary.  Distributions are generally made in cash,  although
distributions  from the Phelps  Dodge Common  Stock Fund,  Occidental  Petroleum
Stock Fund,  Equity Income Fund, and Growth Stock Fund may also be made in kind.
Effective March 15, 1996, cash  distributions are based upon the market price of
the  funds  within  two  days  prior to the  time of  distribution.  Previously,
accounts  were valued  monthly and cash  distributions  were based on the market
price of funds at the month-end prior to the time of distribution.

         Participants  may withdraw their After-tax  Contributions  and earnings
thereon at any time.  The Plan also  provides,  with  certain  limitations,  for
hardship  withdrawals from employee Pretax,  Company Matching and Company Profit
Sharing  Contributions;  however,  earnings  on any of these  contributions  are
ineligible for hardship withdrawal.  Hardship withdrawals are not granted unless
other  financial  resources are not reasonably  available,  including  after-tax
savings or a loan from the Plan. All  withdrawals or  distributions  are made in
accordance with procedures outlined in the Plan document.

f.       Loans:
         ------

         Participants may borrow amounts as provided in the Plan. Such loans are
repayable over a maximum of 5 years with the exception of loans for the purchase
of a primary  residence  which  may  extend  to 15  years.  All  loans  bear the
Trustee's  prime  interest  rate plus 2% at the end of the month  preceding  the
month in which the loan is applied for.  Loans are repaid by payroll  deductions
and  interest is credited to  participants'  accounts.  The loans are secured by
participants' previous contributions to the Plan.

g.       Plan Termination:
         -----------------

         The Plan may be amended or terminated  at any time by the  Corporation.
No such action may cause any  portion of the Trust to revert to the  Corporation
or to be used or diverted for any purpose other than for the  exclusive  benefit
of Participants or their beneficiaries.


NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
- ----------------------------------------------------

         The financial  statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual basis
of accounting. Plan investments, other than Guaranteed Investment Contracts, are
presented at fair value.  The fair values of common stock and mutual fund shares
are valued  based upon the  closing  market  price on the  valuation  date.  The
Guaranteed  Investment  Contracts  are valued based upon their  respective  face
values plus accrued interest on the valuation date. Participant loans are valued
at amounts advanced to participants less principal payments received.

         Security transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Expenses paid
by the Plan in connection with such transactions  include brokerage  commissions
and taxes which are included in the cost of  securities  purchased  and deducted
from the proceeds of securities sold. Realized gains (losses) resulting from the
sale of  investments  are based  upon  average  carrying  value.  The  change in
unrealized  appreciation  (depreciation)  is determined by comparison of average
carrying  value  to  current  value.   Dividend  income  is  recognized  on  the
ex-
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dividend date.  Interest  income is recognized as earned.  Employer and employee
contributions are recognized on the accrual basis.

         Benefit  obligations for persons who have withdrawn from  participation
in the Plan are as folows:

                                                       December 31, 1995
                                                   --------------------------
            Money Market Fund                                      $  85,000

            Interest Income Fund                                     151,000

            Equity Income Fund                                       288,000

            Growth Stock Fund                                        393,000

            Phelps Dodge Common Stock Fund                           173,000

            Loans                                                     72,000


These amounts are reflected as liablities in the Plan's Form 5500.

NOTE 3 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
- ------------------------------------

         The Trustee  invests in the  Corporation's  common stock in  accordance
with the provisions of the Plan. The following is a summary of  transactions  in
the Corporation's common stock:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Year Ended December 31,
                                                    -----------------------
                                          1995                1994                 1993
                                   --------------------------------------------------------
                                                     (in thousands)
<S>                                      <C>                 <C>                  <C>     
Cost of shares purchased                 $  9,973            $  8,605             $  6,705
Number of shares purchased                    170                 149                  143

Proceeds from shares sold                $  5,289            $  4,530             $  3,613
Number of shares sold                          86                  82                   80

Value of shares distributed              $    905            $    397             $  1,124
Number of shares distributed                   15                   7                   24
</TABLE>


NOTE 4 - TAX STATUS:
- --------------------

         The Internal  Revenue  Service  (IRS) has  determined  that the Plan in
effect  prior to July 1, 1986,  met the  requirements  of Section  401(a) of the
Internal  Revenue  Code and that the  earnings  of the  Trust  are  exempt  from
taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code.  The  Corporation  believes that Plan
amendments  since that date will not change that status and, on March 31,  1995,
filed for a redetermination  by the IRS that the Plan, as amended,  continues to
satisfy such requirements.  The determination letter request is pending with the
IRS.  Participants  are not taxed  currently  on their share of Pretax,  Company
Matching or Company  Profit Sharing  Contributions  to the Plan or on the income
earned by the Trust.

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NOTE 5 - PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN:
- -----------------------------------

         The  following is a summary of the number of  Participants  invested in
the investment options offered by the Plan as of December 31, 1995:

Money Market Fund                                                          2,609
Interest Income Fund                                                       3,186
Equity Income Fund                                                         3,023
Growth Stock Fund                                                          3,717
Phelps Dodge Common Stock Fund                                             3,150
Occidental Petroleum Common Stock Fund                                        40
Loan Fund                                                                  2,195


NOTE 6 - REALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS:
- ------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Year Ended December 31, 1995
                                                                  ----------------------------
                                                                         (in thousands)
                                                                                             Realized
                                                                          Carrying              Gains
Investments:                                              Proceeds           Value           (Losses)
                                                          --------         -------            ------
<S>                                                        <C>             <C>                    <C> 
          Phelps Dodge Common Stock                        $ 6,193         $ 6,260                (67)
          Mutual Funds and Other Common Stocks               8,100           6,871              1,229
                                                           -------         -------           --------
                                                           $14,293         $13,131           $  1,162
                                                           =======         =======           ========



                                                                  Year Ended December 31, 1994
                                                                  ----------------------------
                                                                         (in thousands)
                                                                                             Realized
                                                                          Carrying              Gains
Investments:                                               Proceeds          Value            (Losses)
                                                           --------         ------             ------
          Phelps Dodge Common Stock                         $ 4,927        $ 4,362           $    565
          Mutual Funds and Other Common Stocks                6,438          6,659               (221)
                                                            -------        -------           --------
                                                            $11,365        $11,021           $    344
                                                            =======        =======           ========



                                                                  Year Ended December 31, 1993
                                                                  ----------------------------
                                                                         (in thousands)
                                                                                             Realized
                                                                          Carrying              Gains
Investments:                                               Proceeds          Value            (Losses)
                                                           --------         ------             ------
          Phelps Dodge Common Stock                       $  4,738        $  5,042            $  (304)
          Mutual Funds and Other Common Stocks               4,947           4,381                566
                                                          --------        --------           --------
                                                          $  9,685        $  9,423            $   262
                                                          ========        ========            =======
</TABLE>
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NOTE 7 - INVESTMENT IN GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CONTRACTS:
- -------------------------------------------------------

         On August  12,  1994,  Canadian  and U.S.  Government  regulators  took
control of  Confederation  Life Insurance  Company  (Confederation).  The Plan's
Interest Income Fund assets include a Guaranteed  Investment Contract (GIC) with
Confederation.  The GIC was purchased on March 20, 1991,  with an 8.59% contract
rate of interest,  with interest paid annually on April 1 and principal  payable
at maturity, April 1, 1996. The carrying value of the GIC at the time of seizure
was $5,354,886.

         The Plan has frozen the Confederation GIC and is currently not allowing
any distributions,  withdrawals,  loans or elective investment transfers of this
portion  of  the  Interest   Income  Fund.   The  accrual  of  interest  on  the
Confederation  GIC was  discontinued  on the seizure date and the nonaccrual has
resulted in  approximately  $458,000 and  $191,000 of interest  income not being
recognized in Statement of Changes in Net Assets  Available  for Benefits,  With
Fund  Information,  for the years ended  December 31, 1995 and December 31, 1994
respectively.

         The Confederation GIC is included in the December 31, 1995 Statement of
Net Assets  Available for Benefits,  With Fund Information at the carrying value
as of the  date of  seizure.  Based  on  currently  available  information,  the
Committee does not believe that any  significant  reduction in carrying value is
likely to occur and, therefore, an impairment writedown is not necessary at this
time.

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                                                          ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                       PHELPS DODGE EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN             Schedule I
                       ----------------------------------
                              ITEM 27a FORM 5500 -
                              --------------------
                 SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                 -----------------------------------------------
                                DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                -----------------
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    NUMBER OF                                                                                                       CURRENT 
     SHARES       DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT                                                          COST            VALUE
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>               <C>                                                                             <C>               <C>    
          24,526  MONEY MARKET FUND
                  Fidelity Government Money Market Portfolio                                      $ 24,526          $24,526

                  INTEREST INCOME FUND
           5,355  Confederation Life Insurance Company Guaranteed
                  Investment Contract, 8.59%, matures April 1,                                       5,355            5,355
                  1996

           3,069  Lincoln National Insurance Company                                                 3,069            3,069
                  Guaranteed Investment Contract, 8.02%
                  matures December 31, 1998

           2,757  Principal Mutual Insurance Company                                                 2,757            2,757
                  Guaranteed Investment Contract, 5.06%
                  matures  December 31, 1999

           3,474  Sun Life of Canada Insurance Company                                               3,474            3,474
                  Guaranteed Investment Contract, 5.74%
                  matures June 20, 2000

          23,053  Fidelity Short Term Interest Fund                                                 23,053           23,053
                  (includes Marshall Money Market Fund)
                  Commonwealth Life Mortgage
                  Backed Security GIC

           1,765  5.20%, matures March 25, 2000                                                      1,765            1,765
           1,790  5.20%, matures September 15, 2000                                                  1,790            1,790

                  Commonwealth Life Asset
                  Backed Security GIC
           1,518  7.04%, matures August 15, 1997                                                     1,518            1,518
           1,672  7.20%, matures May 31, 1999                                                        1,672            1,672
           1,570  5.20%, matures April 7, 1999                                                       1,570            1,570
                                                                                                     -----            -----
                  Total Interest Income Fund                                                        46,023           46,023

                  EQUITY INCOME FUND
             981  Fidelity Equity Income Fund                                                       29,292           37,218

                  GROWTH STOCK FUND
             741  Fidelity Magellan Fund                                                            50,374           63,762

                  PHELPS DODGE COMMON STOCK FUND*
             677  Phelps Dodge Corporation Common Stock                                             30,889           42,165

                  OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM COMMON STOCK FUND
              11  Occidental Petroleum Company Common Stock                                            231              247

                  LOAN FUND
                  Loans to Participants
                  8% - 12.5%, maturing through June 2011                                            12,790           12,790
                                                                                                    ------           ------

                  TOTAL  INVESTMENTS                                                               194,125          226,731
                                                                                                   =======          =======

*Assets  indicated  by * are  invested  with  parties in  interest as defined by
Section 3(14) of ERISA.
</TABLE>
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                                                          ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                       PHELPS DODGE EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN            Schedule II
                       ----------------------------------            -----------
                              ITEM 27d FORM 5500 -
                              --------------------
                      SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS*
                      ------------------------------------
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
                          ----------------------------
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PARTY      DESCRIPTION              NUMBER OF      PURCHASE      SELLING    LEASE    EXPENSE     COST OF       CURRENT     NET GAIN
INVOLVED    OF ASSET              TRANSACTIONS      PRICE         PRICE     RENTAL   INCURRED     ASSET        VALUE ON    OR (LOSS)
                                                                                                             TRANSACTION
                                                                                                                 DATE       
- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>        <C>                         <C>       <C>          <C>           <C>      <C>        <C>           <C>          <C>
     M&I   Interest Income Fund
             Purchases                 31        $9,407,122                                                   $9,407,122          --
             Sales                     24                     $5,504,299                        $5,504,299                        --
     M&I   Equity Income Fund
             Purchases                 45         7,604,576                                                    7,604,576          --
             Sales                     47                      3,057,396                         2,590,786                  $466,610
     M&I   Growth Stock Fund
             Purchases                 43        12,973,142                                                   12,973,142          --
             Sales                     55                      4,617,997                         3,724,443                   893,554
     M&I   Phelps Dodge Common
           Stock Fund
             Purchases                 37         9,972,838                                                    9,972,838          --
             Sales                     38                      5,288,886                         3,792,852                 1,496,034
</TABLE>

*Transactions  or series of  transactions  in excess of 5 percent of the current
value of the  Plan's  assets as of  December  31,  1995 as  defined  in  Section
2520.103.6 of the  Department of Labor Rules and  Regulations  for Reporting and
Disclosure under ERISA.

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                       Consent of Independent Accountants



We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 No.  33-26442 of Phelps Dodge  Corporation  of our report
dated June 10, 1996 appearing on page 5 of this Form 11-K.



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Phoenix, Arizona
June 21, 1996


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