EX-23.3 9 q413exhibit233.htm EXHIBIT 23.3
Exhibit 23.3
TBPE REGISTERED ENGINEERING FIRM F-1580 FAX (713) 651-0849
1100 LOUISIANA STREET SUITE 4600 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-5294 TELEPHONE (713) 651-9191
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS
We hereby consent to the references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., including the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in such Form 10-K, to all references to our firm name and to our reserve reports prepared for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. 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 as of December 31, 2013. We also hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of such reports in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File No. 333-179420), Form S-4 (File No. 333-190821) and on Forms S-8 (333-85803, 333-105535, 333-115292, 333-136084, 333-141358, 333-147413 and 333-189047) of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
/s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
TBPE Firm Registration No. F-1580
Houston, Texas
February 27, 2014
SUITE 600, 1015 4TH STREET, S.W. CALGARY, ALBERTA T2R 1J4 TEL (403) 262-2799 FAX (403) 262-2790
621 17TH STREET, SUITE 1550 DENVER, COLORADO 80293-1501 TEL (303) 623-9147 FAX (303) 623-4258