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Indonesia Freeport
Workers of mining giant Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc.
gather during a strike in Timika, Papua province, Indonesia,
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. Thousands of striking workers blockaded
roads leading to a Freeport-McMoRan mine in easternmost Indonesia
on Tuesday, preventing food, medicine and other supplies from
reaching holed-up staffers and their families. (AP Photo)
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Indonesia Freeport
Workers of mining giant Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc.
stage a strike in Timika, Papua province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct.
18, 2011. Thousands of striking workers blockaded roads leading to
a Freeport-McMoRan mine in easternmost Indonesia on Tuesday,
preventing food, medicine and other supplies from reaching holed-up
staffers and their families.(AP Photo)
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Indonesia Freeport Shooting
Indonesia police stand guard as workers of mining giant
Freeport-McMoran gather during a strike in Timika, Papua province,
Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. Indonesian security forces fired
on striking workers at Freeport-McMoran's gold and copper mine
after a protest turned violent early Monday, killing one, officials
said. (AP Photo)
Irwin Ferdiansyah
Indonesia Freeport Firing
An activist shouts a slogan during a solidarity rally for
workers of U.S. mining giant Freeport-McMoran outside the company's
Indonesian headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 11,
2011. The demonstration came a day after Indonesian security forces
fired on striking workers at the world's biggest gold mine, killing
one and injuring more than a dozen other people, officials said.
(AP Photo/Irwin Ferdiansyah)
Irwin Ferdiansyah
Indonesia Freeport Firing
An activist shouts a slogan during a solidarity rally for
workers of U.S. mining giant Freeport-McMoran outside the company's
Indonesian headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 11,
2011. The demonstration came a day after Indonesian security forces
fired on striking workers at the world's biggest gold mine, killing
one and injuring more than a dozen other people, officials said.
(AP Photo/Irwin Ferdiansyah)
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Indonesia Freeport Shooting
Indonesian police clash with workers of mining giant
Freeport-McMoran during a protest in Timika, Papua province,
Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. Indonesian security forces fired
on striking workers at Freeport-McMoran's gold and copper mine
after a protest turned violent early Monday, killing one, officials
said. (AP Photo)
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Indonesia Freeport Shooting
Indonesia police clash with workers of mining giant
Freeport-McMoran during a protest in Timika, Papua province,
Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. Indonesian security forces fired
on striking workers at Freeport-McMoran's gold and copper mine
after a protest turned violent early Monday, killing one, officials
said. (AP Photo)
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Indonesia Freeport Shooting
Workers of mining giant Freeport-McMoran gather during a strike
in Timika, Papua province, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011.
Indonesian security forces fired on striking workers at
Freeport-McMoran's gold and copper mine after a protest turned
violent early Monday, killing one, officials said. (AP Photo)
Posted: Friday, October 21, 2011 12:42 pm
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Updated: 1:42 am, Sat Nov 12, 2011.
3 killed near Freeport's Indonesia gold mine
Associated Press |
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Phoenix-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper
& Gold Inc. says unknown gunmen killed three people near its
mine in eastern Indonesia, where thousands of striking workers are
demanding higher pay.
Company spokesman Ramdani Sirait says one contract worker and
two nonemployees were shot Friday. Police are investigating.
The Grasberg mine — which holds some of the largest gold and
copper reserves in the world — is located in the remote mountains
of Papua province.
Ninety percent of its 12,000 workers walked off the job Sept.
15, demanding salaries of between $2.10 to $3.50 an hour be pushed
as high as $33.
Last week, two workers were shot by police trying to control a
crowd and three were killed by unknown gunmen.
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