Management ensures Freeport Freeport Indonesia began in 2016 will close the open pit gold mine in Papua, which is by far the largest open pit gold mine in Indonesia and even in the world.

Management ensures Freeport Freeport Indonesia began in 2016 will close the open pit gold mine in Papua, which is by far the largest open pit gold mine in Indonesia and even in the world.

Instead, Freeport Indonesia will operate and exploit the gold ore at the Grasberg underground mining. The mine will be operational in 2016.

Grasberg underground mine will be the largest underground mine in the world with a production of 200,000 tons of material per day. Until late 2010, Freeport Indonesia produced 235,000 tonnes of gold ore per day with a projected 1.7 million ounces of gold.

"Although this is an underground mine, we already have a good track record. Remains confident I'll Safety is our priority," said CEO of Freeport McMoRan Copper Gold Inc., Richard C. Adkerson, Thursday (05/23/2013).

He added, though the accident occurred at the training center in Freeport gold mine in Papua, the company will continue to invest and operate in Indonesia. To that end, the company will remain responsible for what happens in the Gossan gold mine.

"I am confident about safety at the mine. For in the year 2016, we are sure will continue to operate in Indonesia well," he said.


CEO of Freeport McMoRan Copper Gold Inc., Richard C. Adkerson, claiming Freeport mine in Indonesia is the safest mines for safety in the world, at least not compared to the Freeport mine in the United States, Chile, Peru, and Africa.

"Freeport Indonesia outperformed the other performance aspects of safety, especially when compared to our mines in the U.S., Chile, Peru, and Africa," Richard said during a press conference at Hotel Mulia Jakarta, Thursday (05/23/2013).

Richard added that mining, particularly underground mining, is the most high-risk activities. What's more, the Freeport mine in Indonesia is in the equatorial region with high rainfall so that the potential of causing potential accidents the higher.

However, Freeport Indonesia claims to have security and safety in accordance with existing rules. "Until now, we are still investigating the exact cause of the collapse. We also did not expect this disaster. Entire extended family Freeport worldwide sympathy for this incident," he said.

He promised, Freeport Indonesia will involve experts from all over the world, in particular to examine the causes of this incident and will learn from this incident back in the future.