Fight for World’s Biggest Gold Mine Isn’t Over, Says Former CEO
- Company losing majority stake in giant mine after five decades
- Final terms of deal will be negotiated over next two years
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The landmark deal that forced Freeport-McMoRan Inc. to cede controlling interest in the world’s biggest gold mine and second-largest copper mine to Indonesia may not be the final outcome as both sides prepare for a politically charged fight over the price of the asset and how it will be run, according to the U.S. company’s former chief in Indonesia.
Chappy Hakim, who once led the nation’s air force and who remains an adviser to Freeport Indonesia after his resignation as chief executive in February, said the political nature of the negotiations, which have been going on for years, make it unpredictable as to what both sides will finally agree.