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The Grasberg mine has one of the largest reserves of gold and copper in the world. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is located in Mimika Regency , Central Papua , Indonesia near Puncak Jaya . It is operated by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI, see below ), a joint venture among the government of Indonesia , government of Central Papua , and American company Freeport ...
28 June 1978: Six women who were accused to have connections to the OPM were pack-raped and shot dead in Babuma. [citation needed] Unknown: North Biak, 12 people were shot after receiving permission to leave camp to collect sago for a village feast. 1981: 10 Papuans were killed, and 58 disappeared without trace in Paniai Region.
The Grasberg mine has been cited as one of the largest single taxpayers in Indonesia, [3] [17] contributing 0.6 percent to Indonesia's GDP (96 percent of the GDP of Mimika Regency where the mine is located) and generating 17.3 billion USD in revenue for the Indonesian government between 1992 and 2017 through taxes, export duties, royalties, and ...
Rescuers have spent Tuesday pulling body bags and survivors from a South African mine where scores of illegal miners are still thought to be at least 2km (1.2 miles) underground. Eighty-two people ...
Over 100 people who were illegally mining in the abandoned mine have reportedly died since the crackdown began, a group representing the miners told British broadcaster Sky News.
In a briefing held on Monday near the site of the rescue operation, Giwusa leadership, alongside community figures, said the videos shared "painted a very dire picture" of the situation underground.
Ravi Rai was working in the mine in the north-eastern state of Assam on Monday morning when water entered the pit. "We were holding on to a rope in 50-60ft (15-18m) deep water for at least 50 ...
A methane gas explosion at the St. Helena gold mine severed the cable of a double-deck elevator, causing it to fall 1.4 kilometers to the bottom of the mine shaft, killing all 52 people on board. 10 others who were not in the elevator were killed in the explosion. [105] [106] Welkom, South Africa: 31 27 March 1980