Divestment Does Not Erase Environment Issues

THE divestment of Freeport’s 51.2 percent stake to Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) in December 2018 sparks concerns about the mine waste—also known as tailing—management being neglected. The Mining Advocacy Network (Jaringan Advokasi Tambang/Jatam), for example, accuses the environment and forestry ministry of being too soft on Freeport, because it allows the finalization of the Rp55.4-trillion transaction before the waste pr

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