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US scientist in race to learn from Indonesia’s dying glacier

US scientist in race to learn from Indonesia’s dying glacier

(AFP) JAKARTA — The only glacier in the western Pacific could disappear in less than five years, taking with it vital clues about the earth’s changing climate, a US scientist… Read more »

Indonesia’s Last Glaciers

Indonesia’s Last Glaciers

Images of glacier-capped Puncak Jaya, earth’s highest mountain between the Andes and the Himalayas, and an expedition to remove ice cores that may contain clues to climates of the past… Read more »

Indonesia’s last glacier will melt within years from Earth Blog

Indonesia’s last glacier will melt within years from Earth Blog

Indonesia’s Puncak Jaya, earth’s highest island peak and the tallest mountain between the Andes and the Himalayas, holds the last glaciers in the tropical Pacific. Ancient ice from such high,… Read more »

Indonesia’s last glacier will melt within years

Indonesia’s last glacier will melt within years

By ROBIN McDOWELL (AP) – 5 days ago JAKARTA, Indonesia — Lonnie Thompson spent years preparing for his expedition to the remote, mist-shrouded mountains of eastern Indonesia, hoping to chronicle… Read more »

Nickelore signs Indo gold, copper deal

Nickelore signs Indo gold, copper deal

Edited announcement West Perth-based nickel producer Nickelore has signed an agreement to acquire up to a 51 per cent interest in a gold and copper project in Papua Province, Indonesia… Read more »

Freeport Dismisses Papua Tribe Lawsuit as ‘Baseless’

Freeport Dismisses Papua Tribe Lawsuit as ‘Baseless’

Heru Andriyanto US mining giant Freeport McMoRan has criticized a lawsuit filed by Papua’s Amungme people, who are seeking $30 billion in damages over the company’s 40-year mining operation in… Read more »

Freeport Dismisses Papua Tribe Lawsuit as ‘Baseless’

Freeport Dismisses Papua Tribe Lawsuit as ‘Baseless’

Heru Andriyanto US mining giant Freeport McMoRan has criticized a lawsuit filed by Papua’s Amungme people, who are seeking $30 billion in damages over the company’s 40-year mining operation in… Read more »

3 million have AIDS virus

3 million have AIDS virus

By: Kate Kelland (Pic)- A woman who is infected with HIV prepares her medicines in a shelter house in Jayapura of the Indonesia Papua province November 27, 2008. REUTERS/Oka Barta… Read more »

Indonesian Police To Reduce Security Presence At Freeport Mine

Indonesian Police To Reduce Security Presence At Freeport Mine

Indonesian National Police (Polri) personnel providing Vital National Installations (Obvitnas) security for PT Freeport Indonesia’s mining operations in Mimika District in Papua will be reduced according to Papua Police Chief Inspector General FX Bagus Ekodanto on 4 February 2009

Freeport Tertibkan Pendulang Tradisional

Freeport Tertibkan Pendulang Tradisional

TIMIKA ( PAPOS) -Sekitar 200 personil keamanan yang terdiri dari Satuan Tugas (Satgas) Amole V, Brimob, Satuan Pengendali Massa (Dalmas) Polres Mimika, satuan pengamanan PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) sejak Rabu… Read more »