Freeport Halts Mining Mobilizes All Resources For Papua Rescue Jakarta (antara) energy and mineral resources (esdm) minister bahlil lahadalia announced that pt freeport indonesia has suspended all production activities to focus on locating seven workers trapped in an underground mine following a landslide. "all freeport production activities have been halted. all efforts are focused on finding the victims," bahlil told reporters at the ministry of energy, jakarta, on wednesday, september 17, 2025.
Indonesian Forces Rescue 18 Freeport Workers From Rebel Siege In Papua Rescue teams at freeport’s papua mine continue the search for five missing workers after a deadly wet material slide halted operations. Jakarta – seven workers from major mining firm pt freeport indonesia (ptfi) remain trapped underground, one week after a landslide struck the grasberg block cave (gbc) mine in tembagapura, mimika, central papua. Earlier, ptfi president director tony wenas said his agency was deploying all its resources to rescue seven workers who were still trapped. according to him, the biggest challenge is the wet ore sludge material that gets into the underground mine area of gbc in large quantities. The location of the seven workers is known and they are believed to be safe, freeport said, adding that rescue crews are working to clear the area for a safe and swift evacuation.
Freeport Races To Rescue 7 Workers Trapped In Papua Mine Landslide Earlier, ptfi president director tony wenas said his agency was deploying all its resources to rescue seven workers who were still trapped. according to him, the biggest challenge is the wet ore sludge material that gets into the underground mine area of gbc in large quantities. The location of the seven workers is known and they are believed to be safe, freeport said, adding that rescue crews are working to clear the area for a safe and swift evacuation. The incident blocked access to certain areas within the mine, restricting evacuation routes for seven team members. the location of the workers is known, and they are believed to be safe. Freeport mcmoran inc. said operations at its giant indonesian copper mine remain suspended as the company continued efforts to rescue seven workers trapped underground earlier this week. Pt freeport indonesia has temporarily halted mining operations to focus on the evacuation process of workers trapped after a mudslide. “we have temporarily halted all underground mining operations and are concentrating every resource on evacuating the seven trapped contractor workers,” said freeport indonesia’s vp of corporate communications, katri krisnati in a statement, as reported by antara.
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