Freeport's environment plans

Freeport's environment plans

JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia Company announced that its environmental management plan and environmental monitoring plan have been approved by the government.

The approval, which was issued by Minister of Mines and Energy I.B. Sudjana on Feb. 17, was based on a recommendation of the ministry's commission for environment impact analysis after having conducted on-the-spot checking on the environment in its mining area, field trips to the job site and villagers in Irian Jaya, as well as examinations of its documents, the company said.

In a statement made available yesterday the company said that the plans outline long-term tailing management and monitoring activities based on input from many government agencies including the ministries of forestry, mines and energy, and public works, as well as the local administration.

The U.S.-Indonesian joint venture now holds a mining concession, called Block A, at a 10,000 hectare area and Block B, at 2.6 million hectares in size, located in Irian Jaya. (fhp)