EXHIBIT 24.1

                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


          BE  IT  KNOWN:   That  the  undersigned,  in  his  capacity  or
capacities  as  an  officer  and/or a member of the Board of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation and Administrative Managing
General   Partner   of  Freeport-McMoRan   Resource   Partners,   Limited
Partnership ("FRP"),  does  hereby  make, constitute and appoint JAMES R.
MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS and RICHARD  C.  ADKERSON,  and  each  of them
acting  individually, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power  to
act without  the  others and with full power of substitution, to execute,
deliver and file, for  and  on  behalf  of  him,  in  his name and in his
capacity or capacities as aforesaid, an Annual Report of FRP on Form 10-K
for  the  year ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment  or  amendments
thereto and  any  other  document  in  support  thereof  or  supplemental
thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every  act  and
thing  whatsoever  that  said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or
advisable  to  carry  out fully  the  intent  of  the  foregoing  as  the
undersigned might or could do personally or in the capacity or capacities
as aforesaid, hereby ratifying  and  confirming all acts and things which
said attorney or attorneys may do or cause  to  be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney.

          EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.


                                            /s/ Robert M. Wohleber
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Robert M. Wohleber

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                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


          BE  IT  KNOWN:  That the undersigned, in  his  capacity  as  an
officer  of  Freeport-McMoRan   Resource  Partners,  Limited  Partnership
("FRP"), does hereby make, constitute  and appoint JAMES R. MOFFETT, RENE
L.  LATIOLAIS  and  RICHARD  C.  ADKERSON  and   each   of   them  acting
individually,  his  true  and lawful attorney-in-fact with power  to  act
without the others and with  full  power  of  substitution,  to  execute,
deliver  and  file,  for  and  on  behalf  of him, in his name and in his
capacity or capacities as aforesaid, an Annual Report of FRP on Form 10-K
for  the year ended December 31, 1996, and any  amendment  or  amendments
thereto  and  any  other  document  in  support  thereof  or supplemental
thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every  act  and
thing  whatsoever  that  said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or
advisable  to  carry  out fully  the  intent  of  the  foregoing  as  the
undersigned might or could do personally or in the capacity or capacities
as aforesaid, hereby ratifying  and  confirming all acts and things which
said attorney or attorneys may do or cause  to  be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney.

          EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.


                                            /s/ Nancy D. Bonner
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Nancy D. Bonner

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                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


          BE  IT  KNOWN:  That the undersigned, in  her  capacity  as  an
officer  of  Freeport-McMoRan   Resource  Partners,  Limited  Partnership
("FRP"), does hereby make, constitute  and  appoint  JAMES R. MOFFETT and
RICHARD C. ADKERSON, and each of them acting individually,  her  true and
lawful  attorney-in-fact  with  power  to act without the others and with
full power of substitution, to execute,  deliver  and  file,  for  and on
behalf  of  her,  in  her  name  and  in  her  capacity  or capacities as
aforesaid,  an  Annual  Report  of  FRP  on Form 10-K for the year  ended
December 31, 1996, and any amendment or amendments  thereto and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto,  and the undersigned
hereby  grants  to  said  attorneys,  and  each of them, full  power  and
authority to do and perform each and every act  and thing whatsoever that
said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or  advisable  to carry out
fully  the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or  could  do
personally  or  in  the  capacity  or  capacities  as  aforesaid,  hereby
ratifying  and  confirming  all  acts  and  things which said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.


          EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.


                                            /s/ Rene L. Latiolais
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Rene L. Latiolais

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                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


          BE  IT  KNOWN:   That  the  undersigned,  in  his  capacity  or
capacities as an officer and/or a member  of  the  Board  of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation and Administrative Managing
General   Partner   of   Freeport-McMoRan   Resource   Partners,  Limited
Partnership  ("FRP"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint  JAMES  R.
MOFFETT and RENE  L. LATIOLAIS, and each of them acting individually, his
true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others and
with full power of substitution, to execute, deliver and file, for and on
behalf  of  him, in his  name  and  in  his  capacity  or  capacities  as
aforesaid, an  Annual  Report  of  FRP  on  Form  10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996, and any amendment or amendments  thereto and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto,  and the undersigned
hereby  grants  to  said  attorneys,  and  each of them, full  power  and
authority to do and perform each and every act  and thing whatsoever that
said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or  advisable  to carry out
fully  the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or  could  do
personally  or  in  the  capacity  or  capacities  as  aforesaid,  hereby
ratifying  and  confirming  all  acts  and  things which said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.

          EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.


                                            /s/ Richard C. Adkerson
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Richard C. Adkerson

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                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


          BE  IT  KNOWN:   That  the  undersigned,  in  his  capacity  or
capacities as an officer and/or a member  of  the  Board  of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation and Administrative Managing
General   Partner   of   Freeport-McMoRan   Resource   Partners,  Limited
Partnership  ("FRP"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint  JAMES  R.
MOFFETT, RENE  L.  LATIOLAIS  and  RICHARD  C. ADKERSON, and each of them
acting individually, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact  with  power to
act  without  the others and with full power of substitution, to execute,
deliver and file,  for  and  on  behalf  of  him,  in his name and in his
capacity or capacities as aforesaid, an Annual Report of FRP on Form 10-K
for  the  year ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment  or  amendments
thereto and  any  other  document  in  support  thereof  or  supplemental
thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every  act  and
thing  whatsoever  that  said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or
advisable  to  carry  out fully  the  intent  of  the  foregoing  as  the
undersigned might or could do personally or in the capacity or capacities
as aforesaid, hereby ratifying  and  confirming all acts and things which
said attorney or attorneys may do or cause  to  be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney.

          EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.


                                            /s/ Robert W. Bruce III
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Robert W. Bruce III

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                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


          BE  IT  KNOWN:   That  the  undersigned,  in  his  capacity  or
capacities  as an officer and/or a member of the Board  of  Directors  of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation and Administrative Managing
General  Partner   of   Freeport-McMoRan   Resource   Partners,   Limited
Partnership  ("FRP"),  does  hereby make, constitute and appoint RENE  L.
LATIOLAIS and RICHARD C. ADKERSON  and  each of them acting individually,
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power to act without the others
and with full power of substitution, to execute,  deliver  and  file, for
and  on  behalf of him, in his name and in his capacity or capacities  as
aforesaid,  an  Annual  Report  of  FRP  on  Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996, and any amendment or amendments  thereto and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto,  and the undersigned
hereby  grants  to  said  attorneys,  and  each of them, full  power  and
authority to do and perform each and every act  and thing whatsoever that
said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or  advisable  to carry out
fully  the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or  could  do
personally  or  in  the  capacity  or  capacities  as  aforesaid,  hereby
ratifying  and  confirming  all  acts  and  things which said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.

          EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.


                                            /s/ James R. Moffett
                                            ----------------------------
                                            James R. Moffett


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                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


          BE  IT  KNOWN:   That  the  undersigned,  in  his  capacity  or
capacities as an officer and/or a member  of  the  Board  of Directors of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation and Administrative Managing
General   Partner   of   Freeport-McMoRan   Resource   Partners,  Limited
Partnership  ("FRP"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint  JAMES  R.
MOFFETT, RENE  L.  LATIOLAIS  and  RICHARD  C. ADKERSON, and each of them
acting individually, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact  with  power to
act  without  the others and with full power of substitution, to execute,
deliver and file,  for  and  on  behalf  of  him,  in his name and in his
capacity or capacities as aforesaid, an Annual Report of FRP on Form 10-K
for  the  year ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment  or  amendments
thereto and  any  other  document  in  support  thereof  or  supplemental
thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every  act  and
thing  whatsoever  that  said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or
advisable  to  carry  out fully  the  intent  of  the  foregoing  as  the
undersigned might or could do personally or in the capacity or capacities
as aforesaid, hereby ratifying  and  confirming all acts and things which
said attorney or attorneys may do or cause  to  be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney.

          EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.


                                            /s/ Robert A. Day
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Robert A. Day


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                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


          BE  IT  KNOWN:   That  the  undersigned,  in  his  capacity  or
capacities  as an officer and/or a member of the Board  of  Directors  of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation and Administrative Managing
General  Partner   of   Freeport-McMoRan   Resource   Partners,   Limited
Partnership  ("FRP"),  does hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES  R.
MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS  and  RICHARD  C.  ADKERSON,  and each of them
acting individually, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact  with  power to
act  without  the others and with full power of substitution, to execute,
deliver and file,  for  and  on  behalf  of  him,  in his name and in his
capacity or capacities as aforesaid, an Annual Report of FRP on Form 10-K
for  the  year ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment  or  amendments
thereto and  any  other  document  in  support  thereof  or  supplemental
thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every  act  and
thing  whatsoever  that  said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or
advisable  to  carry  out fully  the  intent  of  the  foregoing  as  the
undersigned might or could do personally or in the capacity or capacities
as aforesaid, hereby ratifying  and  confirming all acts and things which
said attorney or attorneys may do or cause  to  be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney.

          EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.


                                            /s/ William B. Harrison, Jr.
                                            ----------------------------
                                            William B. Harrison, Jr.

<PAGE>

                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


          BE  IT  KNOWN:   That  the  undersigned,  in  his  capacity  or
capacities  as an officer and/or a member of the Board  of  Directors  of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation and Administrative Managing
General  Partner   of   Freeport-McMoRan   Resource   Partners,   Limited
Partnership  ("FRP"),  does hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES  R.
MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS  and  RICHARD  C.  ADKERSON,  and each of them
acting individually, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact  with  power to
act  without  the others and with full power of substitution, to execute,
deliver and file,  for  and  on  behalf  of  him,  in his name and in his
capacity or capacities as aforesaid, an Annual Report of FRP on Form 10-K
for  the  year ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment  or  amendments
thereto and  any  other  document  in  support  thereof  or  supplemental
thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every  act  and
thing  whatsoever  that  said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or
advisable  to  carry  out fully  the  intent  of  the  foregoing  as  the
undersigned might or could do personally or in the capacity or capacities
as aforesaid, hereby ratifying  and  confirming all acts and things which
said attorney or attorneys may do or cause  to  be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney.

          EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.


                                            /s/ Henry A. Kissinger
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Henry A. Kissinger

<PAGE>

                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


          BE  IT  KNOWN:   That  the  undersigned,  in  his  capacity  or
capacities  as an officer and/or a member of the Board  of  Directors  of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation and Administrative Managing
General  Partner   of   Freeport-McMoRan   Resource   Partners,   Limited
Partnership  ("FRP"),  does hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES  R.
MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS  and  RICHARD  C.  ADKERSON,  and each of them
acting individually, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact  with  power to
act  without  the others and with full power of substitution, to execute,
deliver and file,  for  and  on  behalf  of  him,  in his name and in his
capacity or capacities as aforesaid, an Annual Report of FRP on Form 10-K
for  the  year ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment  or  amendments
thereto and  any  other  document  in  support  thereof  or  supplemental
thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every  act  and
thing  whatsoever  that  said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or
advisable  to  carry  out fully  the  intent  of  the  foregoing  as  the
undersigned might or could do personally or in the capacity or capacities
as aforesaid, hereby ratifying  and  confirming all acts and things which
said attorney or attorneys may do or cause  to  be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney.

          EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.


                                            /s/ Bobby Lee Lackey
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Bobby Lee Lackey

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                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


          BE  IT  KNOWN:   That  the  undersigned,  in  her  capacity  or
capacities  as an officer and/or a member of the Board  of  Directors  of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation and Administrative Managing
General  Partner   of   Freeport-McMoRan   Resource   Partners,   Limited
Partnership  ("FRP"),  does hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES  R.
MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS  and  RICHARD  C.  ADKERSON,  and each of them
acting individually, her true and lawful attorney-in-fact  with  power to
act  without  the others and with full power of substitution, to execute,
deliver and file,  for  and  on  behalf  of  her,  in her name and in her
capacity or capacities as aforesaid, an Annual Report of FRP on Form 10-K
for  the  year ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment  or  amendments
thereto and  any  other  document  in  support  thereof  or  supplemental
thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every  act  and
thing  whatsoever  that  said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or
advisable  to  carry  out fully  the  intent  of  the  foregoing  as  the
undersigned might or could do personally or in the capacity or capacities
as aforesaid, hereby ratifying  and  confirming all acts and things which
said attorney or attorneys may do or cause  to  be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney.

          EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.


                                            /s/ Gabrielle K. McDonald
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Gabrielle K. McDonald


<PAGE>

                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


          BE  IT  KNOWN:   That  the  undersigned,  in  his  capacity  or
capacities  as an officer and/or a member of the Board  of  Directors  of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation and Administrative Managing
General  Partner   of   Freeport-McMoRan   Resource   Partners,   Limited
Partnership  ("FRP"),  does hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES  R.
MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS  and  RICHARD  C.  ADKERSON,  and each of them
acting individually, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact  with  power to
act  without  the others and with full power of substitution, to execute,
deliver and file,  for  and  on  behalf  of  him,  in his name and in his
capacity or capacities as aforesaid, an Annual Report of FRP on Form 10-K
for  the  year ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment  or  amendments
thereto and  any  other  document  in  support  thereof  or  supplemental
thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every  act  and
thing  whatsoever  that  said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or
advisable  to  carry  out fully  the  intent  of  the  foregoing  as  the
undersigned might or could do personally or in the capacity or capacities
as aforesaid, hereby ratifying  and  confirming all acts and things which
said attorney or attorneys may do or cause  to  be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney.

          EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.


                                            /s/ George Putnam
                                            ----------------------------
                                            George Putnam

<PAGE>

                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


          BE  IT  KNOWN:   That  the  undersigned,  in  his  capacity  or
capacities  as an officer and/or a member of the Board  of  Directors  of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation and Administrative Managing
General  Partner   of   Freeport-McMoRan   Resource   Partners,   Limited
Partnership  ("FRP"),  does hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES  R.
MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS  and  RICHARD  C.  ADKERSON,  and each of them
acting individually, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact  with  power to
act  without  the others and with full power of substitution, to execute,
deliver and file,  for  and  on  behalf  of  him,  in his name and in his
capacity or capacities as aforesaid, an Annual Report of FRP on Form 10-K
for  the  year ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment  or  amendments
thereto and  any  other  document  in  support  thereof  or  supplemental
thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every  act  and
thing  whatsoever  that  said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or
advisable  to  carry  out fully  the  intent  of  the  foregoing  as  the
undersigned might or could do personally or in the capacity or capacities
as aforesaid, hereby ratifying  and  confirming all acts and things which
said attorney or attorneys may do or cause  to  be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney.

          EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.


                                            /s/ B.M. Rankin, Jr.
                                            ----------------------------
                                            B. M. Rankin, Jr.

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                        POWER OF ATTORNEY


          BE  IT  KNOWN:   That  the  undersigned,  in  his  capacity  or
capacities  as an officer and/or a member of the Board  of  Directors  of
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a Delaware corporation and Administrative Managing
General  Partner   of   Freeport-McMoRan   Resource   Partners,   Limited
Partnership  ("FRP"),  does hereby make, constitute and appoint JAMES  R.
MOFFETT, RENE L. LATIOLAIS  and  RICHARD  C.  ADKERSON,  and each of them
acting individually, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact  with  power to
act  without  the others and with full power of substitution, to execute,
deliver and file,  for  and  on  behalf  of  him,  in his name and in his
capacity or capacities as aforesaid, an Annual Report of FRP on Form 10-K
for  the  year ended December 31, 1996, and any amendment  or  amendments
thereto and  any  other  document  in  support  thereof  or  supplemental
thereto, and the undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every  act  and
thing  whatsoever  that  said attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or
advisable  to  carry  out fully  the  intent  of  the  foregoing  as  the
undersigned might or could do personally or in the capacity or capacities
as aforesaid, hereby ratifying  and  confirming all acts and things which
said attorney or attorneys may do or cause  to  be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney.

          EXECUTED this 4th day of February, 1997.


                                            /s/ J. Taylor Wharton
                                            ----------------------------
                                            J. Taylor Wharton