EX-23.1 6 q419exhibit231.htm EXHIBIT 23.1
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

1) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-85803) pertaining to the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan,

2) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-105535) pertaining to the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan,

3) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-115292) pertaining to the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. 2004 Director Compensation Plan,

4) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-136084) pertaining to the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan,

5) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-141358) pertaining to the Phelps Dodge 2003 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan and the Phelps Dodge 1998 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan,

6) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-147413) pertaining to the Amended and Restated Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan,

7) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-189047) pertaining to the Plains Exploration & Production Company 2010 Incentive Award Plan; the Plains Exploration & Production 2004 Stock Incentive Plan; the McMoRan Exploration Co. Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan; the McMoRan Exploration Co. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated; the McMoRan Exploration Co. 2004 Director Compensation Plan, as amended and restated; the McMoRan Exploration Co. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated; the McMoRan Exploration Co. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated; the McMoRan Exploration Co. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated; the McMoRan Exploration Co. 1998 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated; and the McMoRan Exploration Co. 1998 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended and restated,

8) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-212523) pertaining to the Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, and

9) | Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-226675) pertaining to the Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 2018

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement.
of our reports dated February 14, 2020, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Freeport-McMoRan Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2019.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
February 14, 2020