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PostSubject: Wretched Indonesia forces miners into new deals    Wretched Indonesia forces miners into new deals  Icon_minitimeSat Mar 17, 2012 4:33 am

BHP Billiton and Newcrest will be forced to renegotiate their long-standing mining leases under controversial new divestment laws in Indonesia.

A senior official in Indonesia's Department of Mines and Energy has confirmed that all companies without exception, must implement the new policy under which foreigners cannot own more than 49 per cent of a mining project in the country.

But the details of the divestment for projects operating under existing contracts are subject to negotiation.

The regulation, which was signed by the Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, last month but only published last week, has caused turmoil in the global mining industry as companies that have billions in assets try to work out what it means.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/indonesia-forces-miners-into-new-deals-20120316-1vaj8.html#ixzz1pMS8xMpz
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