JAKARTA -- U.S. miner Freeport-McMoran's Indonesian subsidiary announced the resignation of its President on Saturday, adding fresh uncertainty to its negotiations with the government over a ban on exports from its giant copper mine in Papua Province.
Concerns over reduced supply in the global market have already lifted the benchmark price of copper, the metal used in everything from electrical wires to motors, to its highest level in 20 months.
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