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Disaster Response

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Disaster Response

On December 26, 2004, a massive earthquake - one of the five strongest ever recorded - struck off the coast of North Sumatra in Indonesia, triggering powerful waves called tsunamis that devastated the coastlines of Aceh province in Indonesia and areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and other nations as far away as Somalia in Africa. The devastation was staggering. The human lives lost are estimated to total nearly 300,000, with more than 200,000 of those in Aceh province. This was one of the world's most shocking catastrophes and the hearts of people in all nations in our global community were filled with compassion and sorrow.

Employees load Company and employee-donated goods onto aircraft bound for the victims of a November 26, 2004 earthquake in Nabire, Papua.

Our operations, located in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, were not impacted by this terrible event 3,000 miles away in the westernmost province of Aceh. As part of the larger Indonesian community, we moved quickly to assist those in Indonesia who suffered in this event. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and PT Freeport Indonesia provided cash contributions in Indonesia and in the U.S. for immediate assistance and to
encourage fundraising efforts. We also provided airplanes to transport food and medical supplies, aid workers and government officials to the stricken area. In addition, our employees made generous cash contributions and the Company matched these.

PT Freeport Indonesia also provided assistance to residents of Nabire in Papua after the earthquake there on November 26, 2004, including the donation of goods and the services of medical personnel and the provision of numerous chartered flights to transport assistance to victims. These efforts are consistent with Freeport's view of its responsibility as a corporate citizen and its policy of helping strengthen the communities where we operate.

An Airfast Indonesia aircraft unloads goods donated by PT Freeport Indonesia in Banda Aceh, North Sumatra in response to the December 26, 2004 earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the coastline of the Aceh Province.