Indonesia and the US miner have made progress in behind-the-scenes negotiations to end an impasse over the future of the world’s most profitable mine By John McBeth After painting themselves into a corner, the Indonesian government and American mining giant Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold are finally taking tentative steps in quiet negotiations to end … Continue reading Mining News – Indonesia

US miner Freeport McMoran's dispute with the government could intensify as workers lose jobs and top US politicians take special interest in the case By John McBeth During a recent presentation to Australian academics, a respected Jakarta-based analyst made the bold prediction that if the current stand-off between the Indonesian government and US mining giant … Continue reading Mining – Gold – Indonesia – Specter of unrest in Indonesian mine mire