FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC
SC 13D/A, 1999-07-07
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 Schedule 13D**

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 3)*

                      Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
                                 (Name of Issuer)

     Gold-Denominated Preferred Stock, Series II, Par Value $0.10 per share
                          (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    35671D881
                                  (Cusip Number)

                                W. Robert Cotham
                           201 Main Street, Suite 2600
                             Fort Worth, Texas 76102
                                  (817) 390-8400
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  July 2, 1999
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     If  the  filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G  to
report  the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for   any   subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would   alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to  be  "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act  of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the  Act
but  shall  be  subject  to all other provisions of the Act  (however,  see  the
Notes).

The Reporting Person owns none of the Depositary Shares.
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     CFW-C, L.P.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
                                                       (a) /   /

                                                       (b) /   /

3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: WC

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                       /   /


6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Texas


               7.   Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     -0-

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                       /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 0.0%


14.  Type of Reporting Person: PN
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     Pursuant  to  Rule  13d-2(a) of Regulation 13D-G of the General  Rules  and
Regulations  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the  "Act"),
the  undersigned  hereby amend their Schedule 13D Statement  dated  October  25,
1996,  as  amended  by  Amendment No. 1 dated August 21,  1998,  as  amended  by
Amendment  No.  2  dated  June 9, 1999 (the "Schedule  13D"),  relating  to  the
depositary  shares  representing 0.05 shares each of Gold-Denominated  Preferred
Stock,  Series  II,  par  value $0.10 per share  (the "Depositary  Shares"),  of
Freeport-McMoRan  Copper & Gold, Inc.  Unless otherwise indicated,  all  defined
terms used herein shall have the same meanings respectively ascribed to them  in
the Schedule 13D.

Item 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

        Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

        (a)

        Reporting Person

        CFW-C

        CFW-C is not the beneficial owner of any Depositary Shares.

        Controlling Persons

        TMT

        TMT is not the beneficial owner of any Depositary Shares.

        Taylor

        Taylor is not the beneficial owner of any Depositary shares.

        To  the best of the knowledge of the Reporting Person, other than as set
forth  above, none of the persons named in Item 2 herein is the beneficial owner
of any Depositary Shares.

        (b)

        Reporting Person

        CFW-C

        CFW-C  has  no power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose  or  to
direct the disposition of any Depositary Shares.

        Controlling Persons

        TMT

        TMT  has  no  power to vote or to direct the vote or to  dispose  or  to
direct the disposition of any Depositary Shares.

        Taylor

        Taylor  has no power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose  or  to
direct the disposition of any Depositary Shares.

(c)  Since  the  last  filing, the Reporting Person has effected  the  following
      transactions in the Depositary Shares:

DATE         NO. OF SHARES     PRICE PER SHARE
                SOLD

07/02/99       340,000            $12.87
07/02/99       337,700             12.87

       Except  as  set forth in this paragraph (c), to the best of the knowledge
of  the Reporting Person, none of the persons named in response to paragraph (a)
has effected any transactions in Depositary Shares since the last filing.

       (d)    The  Reporting  Person  affirms that no  person  other  than  such
Reporting Person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt  of
dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Depositary Shares owned by
such Reporting Person.

       (e)    On  July 2, 1999, the Reporting Person ceased to be the beneficial
owner of 5% or more of the outstanding Depositary Units.

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        After  reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,  I
certify  that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete  and
correct.

        DATED: July 7, 1999

                                     CFW-C, L.P.

                                     By:  Thomas M. Taylor & Co.,
                                           managing general partner



                                     By: /s/ A.A. Butler
                                         A.A. Butler, Vice President

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                          EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT                 DESCRIPTION

  99.1  Agreement  and  Power  of  Attorney pursuant to  Rule  13d-1(k)(1)(iii),
        previously filed.

  99.2  Agreement  and  Power  of  Attorney pursuant to  Rule  13d-1(k)(1)(iii),
        previously filed.




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