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Foes of Indonesian Mine Deal Threaten Joko Presidency

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Dec 05, 2015
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When it was announced on Oct. 8 that Indonesian authorities had assured US mining giant Freeport McMoRan that its Grasberg copper and gold mine contract would be extended, President Joko Widodo appeared to have gained the upper hand, thwarting forces using economic nationalism as an avenue to eventually put the mine in domestic hands.

But nearly two mont…

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