Mimika Prepares 2,000 Hectares of Land for Freeport Smelters
16 February 2015 02:14 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Following Papua provincial government’s wish build smelters of mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia in Papua, Mimika Regent Eltius Omaleng said that the local government had prepared land for the location of the smelters in the region.
"For the locations of smelters, it is located near Amamapere seaport,” Eltius said to the delegation of the Energy and Mineral Resources Minister in Mimika.
In addition, Eltius said the local government has also prepared 5 hectare of land in Pomako for cement packing plant to support the smelters.
In the meantime, Energy Minister Sudirman Said sad the plant would later function to pack the cement and distribute cement to meet demands from the residents and local industries.
For the record, the location of the factory is near the seaport and has direct access to the residential areas.
"So it’s part of the effort to develop infrastructures,” the Minister said.
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