FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC
SC 13D/A, 1999-06-11
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 Schedule 13D**

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 2)*

                      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)

                                  June 9, 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 total number of shares reported herein is 677,700 depositary shares,  each
representing  0.05 shares of Gold-Denominated Preferred Stock,  Series  II  (the
"Depositary Shares"), which constitutes approximately 15.7% of the total  number
of  Depositary Shares outstanding.  All ownership percentages set  forth  herein
assume that there are 4,305,580 Depositary Shares outstanding.

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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     The Bass Management Trust

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

                                                       (b) / X /

3.   SEC Use Only


4.   Source of Funds: 00 - Trust Funds

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: 00 - Trust
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Perry R. Bass, Inc.

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

                                                       (b) / X /

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: CO
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Sid R. Bass Management Trust

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

                                                       (b) / X /

3.   SEC Use Only


4.   Source of Funds: 00 - Trust Funds

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: 00 - Trust
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Lee M. Bass

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

                                                       (b) / X /

3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: PF

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


6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: USA


               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: IN

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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) / X /

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: 677,700 (1)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: 677,700 (1)
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     677,700

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

                                                       /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 15.7%


14.  Type of Reporting Person: PN

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(1) Power is exercised by its managing general partner, Thomas M. Taylor & Co.
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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 (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
"Stock"),  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 2.   IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

     Item 2 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

     BMT,  PRB,  Inc.,  SRBMT and LMB shall not be Reporting Persons  on  future
filings on Schedule 13D.

Item 3.   SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

     Item 3 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

     The  source  and  amount of the funds used or to be used by  the  Reporting
Persons to purchase Depositary Shares are as follows:

REPORTING PERSON        SOURCE OF FUNDS        AMOUNT OF FUNDS

        BMT             Trust Funds (1)        $ 2,311,792.92

        PRB, Inc.       Working Capital (2)    $ 8,685,632.88

        SRBMT           Trust Funds (1)        $ 2,404,593.40

        LMB             Personal Funds (3)     $ 2,404,611.99

        CFW-C           Working Capital(2)     $ 8,506,735.30

        (1)   As  used herein, the term "Trust Funds" includes income  from  the
various  investments  of the trust plus sums borrowed from banks  and  brokerage
firm margin accounts for general purposes.  None of the funds reported herein as
"Trust  Funds" were borrowed or otherwise obtained for the specific  purpose  of
acquiring, handling, trading or voting the Depositary Shares.

        (2)  As used herein, the term "Working Capital" includes income from the
business  operations of the entity plus sums borrowed from banks  and  brokerage
firm  margin  accounts to operate such business in general.  None of  the  funds
reported herein as "Working Capital" were borrowed or otherwise obtained for the
specific  purpose  of  acquiring, handling, trading  or  voting  the  Depositary
Shares.

        (3)  As used herein, the term "Personal Funds" may include sums borrowed
from  banks  and brokerage firm margin accounts, none of which were borrowed  or
otherwise  obtained for the specific purpose of acquiring, handling, trading  or
voting the Depositary Shares.

Item 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

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

        (a)

        Reporting Persons

        BMT

        BMT does not beneficially own any of the Depositary Shares.

        PRB, Inc.

        PRB, Inc. does not beneficially own any of the Depositary Shares.

        SRBMT

        SRBMT does not beneficially own any of the Depositary Shares.

        LMB

        LMB does not beneficially own any of the Depositary Shares.

        CFW-C

        The  aggregate number of Depositary Shares that CFW-C owns beneficially,
pursuant  to  Rule 13d-3 of the Act, is 677,700, which constitutes approximately
15.7% of the outstanding Depositary Shares.

        Controlling Persons

        PRB

        PRB is not the beneficial owner of any of the Depositary Shares.

        NLB

        NLB is not the  beneficial owner of any of the Depositary Shares.

        SRB

        SRB is not the beneficial owner of any of the Depositary Shares.

        TMT

        In  its capacity as managing general partner of CFW-C, TMT may, pursuant
to  Rule  13d-3  of  the Act, be deemed to be the beneficial  owner  of  677,700
Depositary  Shares,  which constitutes approximately 15.7%  of  the  outstanding
Depositary Shares.

        Taylor

        In  his capacity as President of TMT, managing general partner of CFW-C,
Taylor  may,  pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act, be deemed to be the  beneficial
owner of 677,700 Depositary Shares, which constitutes approximately 15.7% of the
outstanding Depositary Shares.

        To  the  best  of the knowledge of each of the Reporting Persons,  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 Persons

        BMT

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

        PRB, Inc.

        PRB, Inc. has no power to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose or to
direct the disposition of any of the Depositary Shares.

        SRBMT

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

        LMB

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

        CFW-C

        Acting through its managing general partner, CFW-C has the sole power to
vote  or  to  direct  the vote and to dispose or to direct  the  disposition  of
677,700 Depositary Shares.

        Controlling Persons

        PRB

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

        NLB

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

        SRB

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

        TMT

        In  its capacity as managing general partner of CFW-C, TMT has the  sole
power  to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition
of 677,700 Depositary Shares.

        Taylor

        In  his capacity as President of TMT, managing general partner of CFW-C,
Taylor  has  the sole power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose  or  to
direct the disposition of 677,700 Depositary Shares.

        (c)  During the past 60 days, the Reporting Persons have sold Depositary
Shares  in  transactions effected on the Bermuda Stock Exchange  and  the  Tokyo
Stock Exchange, as follows:

REPORTING                    NO. OF SHARES        PRICE PER
 PERSON       DATE               SOLD              SHARE

SRBMT        06-09-99          81,000             $12.86
LMB          06-09-99          81,000              12.86
BMT          06-09-99          76,000              12.86
PRB, Inc.    06-09-99         191,000              12.86

       Except  as  set forth in this paragraph (c), to the best of the knowledge
of  each  of  the  Reporting Persons, none of the persons named in  response  to
paragraph (a) has effected any transactions in Depositary Shares during the past
60 days.

       (d)    Each  of the Reporting Persons 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)   Not Applicable.

Item 7.      MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

       Item 7 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

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

Exhibit 99.2 --    Agreement   and   Power   of  Attorney   pursuant   to   Rule
                   13d-1(k)(1)(iii), previously filed.
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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: June 11, 1999

                                     PERRY R. BASS, INC.


                                     By:  /s/ W. R. Cotham
                                           W. R. Cotham,
                                           Vice President and Secretary


                                      /s/ W. R. Cotham
                                     W. R. Cotham,
                                     Attorney-in-Fact for:

                                           THE BASS MANAGEMENT TRUST (1)
                                           SID R. BASS MANAGEMENT TRUST (2)
                                           LEE M. BASS (3)



                                     CFW-C, L.P.

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



                                     By: /s/ W.R. Cotham
                                         W.R. Cotham, Vice President


(1)     A  Power of Attorney authorizing W. R. Cotham, et al., to act on  behalf
        of  The  Bass  Management  Trust previously  has  been  filed  with  the
        Securities and Exchange Commission.

(2)     A  Power of Attorney authorizing W. R. Cotham, et al., to act on  behalf
        of  Sid  R.  Bass  Management Trust previously has been filed  with  the
        Securities and Exchange Commission.

(3)     A  Power of Attorney authorizing W. R. Cotham, et al., to act on  behalf
        of  Lee  M.  Bass  previously has been filed  with  the  Securities  and
        Exchange Commission.
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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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