…they hoisted the Morning Star flag, one of Papua’s independence symbols. Another major point of contention is Grasberg mine, the world’s biggest copper and gold mine, managed by US-based Freeport…
…the main reasons for Indonesia’s interest in West Papua was the Grasberg copper-gold deposit, mined since the Indonesian invasion by US company Freeport McMoRan, which was able to expand the…
…him to believe that Rio Tinto is complicit in the corruption of local elites. Tom Albanese stated emphatically that Rio Tinto is opposed to corruption. Grasberg Mine, West Papua (for…
…with the company in its legal argument, thereby paving the way for the suit, which could cost Rio Tinto millions in reparations, to proceed in the U.S. court system. Grasberg…
…we may file new cases of environmental damage and rights violations.” Rio Tinto helped finance the expansion of the massive Grasberg mine and continues to profit from it. See http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/papua-tribe-files-32b-lawsuit-against-freeport/362747….
