Chronicle of almost 30 years of Freeport mining operations in Indonesia. Based on mining concessions awarded by the government led by General Suharto in 1973, Freeport has steadily built its production output of almost 200,000 cubic feet / day of ore, rich in copper. Despite the company's attempts to address environmental issues and the rate of indigenous people, critics were unimpressed by the company's efforts to improve. Since the overthrow of Suharto in 1998, the company has to survive in the new government. "Hide
by V. Kasturi Rangan, Arthur McCaffrey Source: Harvard Business School 10 pages. Publication Date: February 23, 2004. Prod. #: 504061-PDF-ENG
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