Govt., not to limit time for investigation on Freeport mine : Jero
Tuesday, June 11 2013 - 02:40 AM WIB
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik said that the government would not make any time limit for investigation of accident in Freeport mine in Indonesia on May 14 that killed 28 people.
Minister Jero stressed that the investigation must be done seriously.
?We can not give a tight schedule, so please conduct the investigation seriously. It can not be limited with time,? he told Petromindo.com at the State Palace when asked whether the ongoing probe over the incident can be completed before three months.
The open-pit mine of Freeport in Papua resumed operation on May 29, but then the government requested all the production be halted again.
The investigation on the Freeport mine in Papua is being carried out following the collapse of an underground tunnel in training facility of the mine.
Editing by Adianto P. Simamora