Freeport and Indonesia Take Baby Steps on Grasberg Impasse
Last week, Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) announced a “Heads of Agreement with the Indonesian state-owned enterprise PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) and PT Freeport Indonesia’s (or PT-FI) joint venture partner Rio Tinto.” The agreement was preceded by a “Framework” that Freeport announced in August 2017.