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View all search resultsPresident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced on Friday that Indonesia became the majority owner of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) after increasing its share ownership from 9.36 percent to 51.23 percent through a US$3.85 billion deal.
The government has issued another temporary permit extension for gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia as the divestment process of shares from Freeport-McMoran (FCX) to state-owned mining holding company PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) is still incomplete.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has expressed optimism that the transfer of the 51.23 percent stake in gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia’s (PTFI) to state-owned mining holding company PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) can be completed by the end of the year.
After reaching a divestment deal on Thursday, gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) will now focus on a smelter construction plan, which is required for the company to obtain the special mining permit (IUPK) that is needed to operate the Grasberg gold and copper mine in Papua.
State mining holding company Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) plans to issue global bonds whose proceeds will be used to pay for a loan to finance the purchase of majority ownership in Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), the operator of the world’s second-largest copper mine in Papua.
State-owned mining holding PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) expects to sign an agreement with US-based mining company Freeport-McMoran (FCX) to acquire a controlling stake in PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) in August.
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan has said the enormous copper reserves in the Grasberg Mine in Papau will deliver large profits for Indonesia, after the country signed an agreement to gain control of the majority share of gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI).
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