Freeport to cut mining activities at Indonesia copper mine
Lower output from Grasberg will hit country's main copper smelter
Jakarta
FREEPORT-MCMORAN Inc has warned it will scale back activities at its Indonesian copper mine, an official at Indonesia's main copper smelter, PT Smelting, said on Wednesday, amid a worker strike and other issues.
Freeport's Grasberg mine in Papua, Indonesia, is the world's second-largest copper mine, and recent disruptions there have helped support a jump in copper prices.
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