Marwan Batubara: Policy confusion is hobbling Indonesian mining

Government must provide certainty to reap the sector's full economic gains

20171130_mag_viewpoint Freeport Protest Reuters

A student takes part in a protest in Jakarta in April calling for the closure of Freeport-McMoRan's gold and copper mine.

The long-running dispute between the Indonesian government and U.S. minerals company Freeport-McMoRan over Grasberg, the world's largest gold mine and second-largest copper mine, shows little sign of ending any time soon -- despite optimistic government claims to the contrary.

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