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Tag: Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold

Posted inIndonesia

Indonesia’s dirty coal habit is proving hard to break

by John McBeth June 23, 2021July 3, 2021

JAKARTA – In setting an original target of 2070 for net-zero carbon emissions, President Joko Widodo’s government has made it clear to the angst of environmentalists that at least for now coal remains the necessary way of the future in powering Indonesia towards a place in the global industrial supply chain. Despite a renewedcampaign by the […]

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Indonesia on a fool’s errand looking for lithium

by John McBeth May 17, 2021May 19, 2021
Posted inIndonesia

China building Indonesia into an EV powerhouse

by John McBeth February 4, 2021February 9, 2021
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Gold miner’s dream just out of reach in Indonesia

by John McBeth December 9, 2020December 12, 2020
Aerial view of Indonesia's Grasberg mine operated by US mining giant Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold. Picture: Facebook
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Indonesia’s grand plan to sink world’s richest mine

by John McBeth June 10, 2020June 15, 2020
Posted inIndonesia

Covid-19 opens world’s biggest gold mine to attack

by John McBeth April 1, 2020April 2, 2020
Indonesian police stand guard at the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern province of Papua, Indonesia. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters /Muhammad Adimaja
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

World’s biggest gold mine nationalized in Indonesia

by John McBeth December 23, 2018February 18, 2020
Trucks operate in the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern region of Papua, Indonesia Photo: Reuters / Muhammad Adimaja /Antara Foto
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Russia, World

Indonesia’s mining industry headed nowhere fast

by John McBeth December 14, 2018February 18, 2020
a large yellow conveyor belt carrying coal and emptying onto a huge pile.
Posted inAT Finance, China, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Environment to be ultimate casualty of US-China investment war

by Sarah Brewin December 6, 2018
An Indonesian worker fills up a truck with fuel at a state energy giant Pertamina filling center in Jakarta on August 27, 2014. Photo: AFP/Adek Berry
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Price rising on Indonesia’s resource nationalism

by John McBeth September 19, 2018February 18, 2020
Indonesian police stand guard at the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern province of Papua, Indonesia. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters /Muhammad Adimaja
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Indonesia a step closer to controlling Grasberg mine

by John McBeth July 17, 2018February 18, 2020
Aerial view of Indonesia's Grasberg mine operated by US mining giant Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold. Picture: Facebook
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Indonesia pollution charge piles pressure on Freeport

by John McBeth May 9, 2018February 18, 2020
BP workers at the Tangguh natural gas project set for a massive expansion in Papua Indonesia. Photo: BP
Posted inAT Finance, China, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

How BP got it right in Indonesia

by John McBeth April 3, 2018February 18, 2020
A student holds a placard during a protest at the PT Freeport Indonesia headquarters calling for the closure of its mine in Papua province, in Jakarta. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Indonesian polls may delay Freeport settlement

by John McBeth March 15, 2018February 18, 2020
Indonesian President Joko Widodo waves at an ASEAN summit event at Clark, Pampanga, northern Philippines November 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia

Widodo’s smoke and mirrors hide hard truths

by John McBeth January 23, 2018February 18, 2020
A student holds a placard during a protest at the PT Freeport Indonesia headquarters calling for the closure of its mine in Papua province, in Jakarta. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Mining mire spreads in Indonesia

by John McBeth November 28, 2017February 18, 2020
Indonesian police stand guard at the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern province of Papua, Indonesia. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters /Muhammad Adimaja
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Freeport under multiple guns in Indonesia

by John McBeth November 2, 2017February 18, 2020
Indonesia President Joko Widodo salutes during a ceremony to mark Independence Day at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, August 17, 2017 Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters/Puspa Perwitasari
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Middle East, World

Widodo rides a popular populist wave

by John McBeth September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

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