Monday, April 23, 2007

Indonesian Court Says Newmont Mine Waste Within Limits; Verdict Expected

(Bloomberg) -- An Indonesian court, preparing to hand down a verdict in the trial for pollution of a local unit of Newmont Mining Corp., the world's second-largest gold miner, said waste dumped by its mine was within limits.

It is known that the tailings never exceeded the specifications, Presiding Judge Ridwan Damanik told the district court in Manado, North Sulawesi today. Tailings are treated material dumped by a mine after metals are extracted.


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