Abstract

Subject The dispute between PT Freeport Indonesia and the government. Significance Freeport-McMoRan, a US mining company which owns 91% of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), has informed the government that it may seek international arbitration over its Contract of Work (CoW) for Grasberg, the world’s largest gold and second-largest copper mine located in Papua province. Impacts US-Indonesia ties could suffer since Carl Icahn, an advisor to US President Donald Trump, holds a 7% stake in Freeport. The Freeport dispute’s outcome will affect global gold and copper prices. Resource nationalism will continue to push policy towards protectionism.

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