Freeport Mcmoran

Everyone Profits From West Papua Except for Papuans

Benny Wenda | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: West Papua, West Papua Freeport, United Nationa West Papua, United Nations Indonesia, Freeport-Mcmoran, West Papua Rio Tinto, World News
Benny Wenda

You would think that being home to the world's largest goldmine, West Papua would be a land of riches. Yet we remain the poorest part of all of Indonesia. The world's largest gold and copper mine, Freeport, has caused permanent environmental devastation to our sacred lands.

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Unrest in Indonesia's Mines: Local Chaos and Global Injustice

Michelle Chen | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: East Timor, Indonesia, Mining, Southeast Asia, Globalization, Gold, Asia, Coal, Freeport McMoRan, West Papua, Indonesia Mining, World News
Michelle Chen

Work recently resumed in the Grasberg mine of the Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold, but the suffering continues while officials and multinationals maneuver to manage Southeast Asia's resource curse.

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Is Leadville Headed For Another Mining Boom Cycle?

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Leadville Colorado, Climax Molybdenum Mine, Freeport McMoRan, Leadville Mine, Denver News

Leadville's Climax molybdenum mine may be restarted as early as next year, according to a Thursday report from the Leadville Herald Democrat. The m...

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Goldman Sachs Likes Copper and Gold for 2011

Robert Lenzner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Gold, BHP Billiton, Freeport McMoRan, Copper, Business News
Robert Lenzner

Load Up On Copper and Gold; The Best Commodity Plays for 2011 My sources report that there's only 4 days copper inventory on the LME and in Shanghai. ...

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The Least Ethical Companies In The World (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Grace Kiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ryanair, Least Ethical Companies, Slidepoll, Corporate Ethics, Occidental Petroleum, Covalence, Mediaset, Freeport-Mcmoran, Monsanto, Syngenta, Barrick-Mining-Company, Grupo Mexico, Halliburton, Total, Least Ethical Companies in the World, Philip Morris, Chevron, Business News

Can ethics be quantified? Or, better yet, can a lack of ethics be quantified? This week, the Swiss research firm Covalence released its annual r...

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Build More Autos Overseas: Marginalize More U.S. Families

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NewPage Corp., Ford Ranger, Usw, China, Chevy Silverado, Toyota Celica GT, Unemployment, General Motors, Copper, Nissan, Hurricane Katrina, Jim Henson, 9-11, U.S. Economy, Ge, Gm, Steelworkers, United Steelworkers, Congress, Hbo, Goodyear Tire, Keep It Made in America, Wall Street, Bush Administration, Molybdenum, Ball Corp., Molly, Fraggle Rock, Chino Mine, Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis, Freeport McMoRan, Rubber Worker, Doozers, Auto Bailout, Fraggles, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

As I toured the U.S. last week on the 11-state, 32-city "Keep it Made in America" bus tour. I talked to unemployed manufacturing workers who are desperate.

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