New Study Clears Newmont on Indonesia Charges
An independent report released on May 22 by a panel of experts in Jakarta has confirmed that US-based mining giant Newmont Mining Corp's Minahasa Raya subsidiary did not pollute the environment by dumping mine tailings into Buyat Bay in Northern Sulawesi.
Newmont was sued for US$133 million in 2004 in a South Jakarta court on charges of polluting the bay…
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