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Clean coal: Is it hope or hype?

Dennis Posadas,  The Jakarta Post,  August 20, 2009

China's explosive growth has spurred the development of coal electric plants to power the demands of its people. Surprisingly, some of that coal comes from Indonesia, in places like Ombilin, Bukit Asam, and South Kalimantan , sometimes from illegal mining operations. And why not? Coal is cheap and plentiful, and it can be found in many areas of the world, including Indonesia.

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SOEs get ready for Newmont shares

Alfian,  The Jakarta Post ,  August 19, 2009

The central government will be represented by a consortium of state firms in the purchase of a 14 percent stake in PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT), an executive of the consortium says. NNT is a local unit of US mining giant Newmont Corp. The consortium will be spearheaded by state mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) with another state mining company PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam (PTBA) being a member, PTBA president director Sukrisno said on Tuesday.

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Gunmen attack Freeport mine

The Jakarta Post, August 13, 2009

JAKARTA: Gunmen fired shots at a bus outside the PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) operation area early Wednesday morning, while the bus was traveling along a road leading to the Grasberg mine in Tembagapura, Timika, Papua. There were no passengers onboard the bus and no one was injured in the incident, PTFI said in a statement.

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