Huge Indonesia mine resumes operations after lockdown protest

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Operations have resumed at the world's biggest gold mine in Indonesia, the company that runs it said Saturday, after workers blocked access to the ...

More than 1,000 employees had staged a demonstration at the main entrance to the mine. TIMIKA, Indonesia: Operations have resumed at the world's biggest gold mine in Indonesia, the company that runs it said on Saturday , after workers blocked access to the site in protest at being stopped from visiting their families over virus concerns.

Many workers had been unable to leave the site - a high-altitude open pit that is also a major copper mine - for six months.

 

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