Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Stanford University


Shorenstein APARC News



April 27, 2007

Boosting business in the Philippines: Gold mining firm cleared of toxic dumping charges in Indonesia - Pacific Time on Public Radio International

SEAF in the news

Newmont Mining, the world's second-largest producer of gold, was acquitted this week by an Indonesian court. The firm, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, was accused of dumping toxic mercury and arsenic waste off Indonesia's Sulawesi Island. Shorenstein APARC's Donald Emmerson is interviewed by K. Oanh Ha on KQED's Pacific Time about the court's decision. Listen to the show.