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                                                               EXHIBIT 24.1
                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and
appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie Williams his
or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and
authority (acting alone and without the other) to execute and deliver in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned as such Director and/or Officer
of the Company in the Company's capacity as the Administrative Managing
General Partner of Phosphate Resource Partners Limited Partnership, a
Delaware limited partnership (the "Partnership"), the Annual Report of the
Partnership on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and
all amendments to such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and
all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and of
any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned hereby
grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and
confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by
virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.




/s/ ROBERT E. FOWLER, JR.
Robert E. Fowler, Jr.

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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.




/s/ RAYMOND F. BENTELE
Raymond F. Bentele

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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.




/s/ ROD F. DAMMEYER
Rod F. Dammeyer

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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.





/s/ JAMES M. DAVIDSON
James M. Davidson

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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.





/s/ HAROLD H. MACKAY
Harold H. MacKay

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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.





/s/ DAVID B. MATHIS
David B. Mathis

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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.






/s/ THOMAS H. ROBERTS, JR.
Thomas H. Roberts, Jr.

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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.





/s/ JOSEPH P. SULLIVAN
Joseph P. Sullivan

<PAGE>
                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.





/s/ RICHARD L. THOMAS
Richard L. Thomas

<PAGE>
                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.





/s/ BILLIE B. TURNER
Billie B. Turner




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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.





/s/ J. BRADFORD JAMES
J. Bradford James












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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.




/s/ ANNE M. SCAVONE
Anne M. Scavone














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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.





/s/ ROBERT W. BRUCE III
Robert W. Bruce III









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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.






/s/ RENE L. LATIOLAIS
Rene L. Latiolais











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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.





/s/ DONALD F. MAZANKOWSKI
Donald F. Mazankowski











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                       POWER OF ATTORNEY


          The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC
Global Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes
and appoints Wendell F. Bueche, Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie
Williams his or her true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with
full power and authority (acting alone and without the other) to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as
such Director and/or Officer of the Company in the Company's capacity
as the Administrative Managing General Partner of Phosphate Resource
Partners Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"), the Annual Report of the Partnership on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to execute and deliver any and all amendments to
such Annual Report for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and in connection with the foregoing, to do any and all
acts and things and execute any and all instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Partnership to comply with the securities laws of the United States and
of any state or other political subdivision thereof.  The undersigned
hereby grants unto such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full
power of substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that such attorneys and agents may do or
cause to be done by virtue of these presents.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1998.





/s/ JAMES R. MOFFETT
James R. Moffett