Govt Urged to Evaluate Freeport after Landslide Incident
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Minggu, 14 September 2014 14:44 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Energy analyst Kurtubi said the government must evaluate Freeport’s mining contracts after a landslide incident occurred in Freeport's area. The contract evaluation, Kurtubi said, should be initiated since the government has had no control or power over mining company.
“In mining contracts, the government handed over 100 percent [of the mining operation] to the mining companies,” Kurtubi told Tempo on Sunday, September 14, 2014.
Kurtubi added that the government should set regulations for mining companies to meet certain criteria before conducting their activities. Kurtubi doubted that Freeport’s environmental impact analysis had met the requirements.
A landslide incident occurred on Friday, September 12, 2014 at the West Muck Bay underground mining area, Grasberg Block Cave (GBC), PT Freeport Indonesia. The landslide buried parts of a jumbo drill vehicle operated by two employees.
Freeport’s spokesperson Daisy Primayanti said in a press release that that the materials in form of rocks and soils fell during ground support activities. One of the employees is still being evacuated.
HUSSEIN ABRI YUSUF l AYU PRIMA SANDI
