Indonesian lawmakers pass new mining law
December 17th, 2008… lawmakers passed a new mining law Tuesday that will give the mineral-rich nation greater control over … has some of the most abundant reserves of coal, copper, gold, tin and nickel and in the world has lured mining giants like Newmont Mining Corporation, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold and the Rio Tinto Group - most of whom arrived before the 1998 …