US Mining Giant’s Extension a Victory for Indonesia’s President
A decision by Indonesian authorities to assure US mining giant Freeport McMoRan that its Grassberg copper and gold mine contract would be extended is being taken as the most important sign yet that President Joko Widodo is continuing to gain the upper hand over economic nationalists.
Freeport said Thursday that it had been assured by government officials…
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