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View all search resultsTwo bodies recovered after landslide at Freeport's Grasberg mine
The landslide occurred on Sept. 8 when material from an extraction point flowed at one of five sections of the Grasberg Block Cave (GBC) underground gold and copper mine in Tembagapura.
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“X” marks the spot: PT Freeport Indonesia workers line up as President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s motorcade heads to the Grassberg mine of the gold mining company in Mimika, Papua, to inaugurate 5G smart mining technology on Sept. 1, 2022. (AFP/Presidential Palace)
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escuers on Saturday recovered two bodies from an underground mine operated by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) in Tembagapura, Mimika, Central Papua, a police official said, nearly two weeks after a landslide trapped seven workers.
The landslide occurred on Sept. 8 when material from an extraction point flowed at one of five sections of the Grasberg Block Cave (GBC) underground gold and copper mine in Tembagapura.
The workers were trapped after the flow closed access and limited evacuation routes, the company said.
The two victims were found on Saturday morning and have been identified as Irawan, 46, and Wigih Hartono, 37, Mimika Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Billyandha Hildiario Budiman told AFP.
The search for the other five continues, Billyandha said, adding that as of Saturday afternoon, there was no further progress.
Both victims hailed from Java and their bodies are expected to be transported home that same day, he said.
PTFI did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment.
Local media reported that the company's president director Tony Wenas confirmed that two bodies had been found and that the operation to find the remaining workers was ongoing.
The company suspended operations at the mine earlier this month to prioritize the rescue.
The Grasberg complex, operated by PTFI, is one of the largest gold and copper mines in the world.
