Govt to seek $100m from Newmont

Thu, 10 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: The government plans to file a civil suit demanding
that mining firm PT Newmont Minahasa Raya pay US$100 million in
damages for allegedly polluting Buyat Bay in North Sulawesi.

State Minister of the Environment Rachmat Witoelar said on
Wednesday the amount had been calculated based on the
environmental damage allegedly caused by the firm.

"The calculation includes the cost of rehabilitating the
coastline, for example," he said after meeting with Vice
President Jusuf Kalla.

The firm is also facing criminal charges over the alleged
pollution, but no date has been set for the start of the trial.

Separately, Newmont said that it had not received any official
notification or summons from the court regarding the lawsuit. --
JP

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