Freeport has stopped all operations at its Indonesia mine.
From the Wall Street Journal
JAKARTA—Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc. stopped operations at its giant mine in
Indonesia Monday after striking workers blocked the way and following
four deaths near the mine last week.
"All accesses are blocked," by striking workers, PT Freeport
Indonesia spokesperson Sinta Sirait told reporters, including the main
entrance to the mine and the seaport that it uses. He said the company
does not know yet when it will resume operations. Last week the local
Indonesian unit of Phoenix-based Freeport-McMoRan operated at 80% of its
capacity by using contract workers.
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