Newmont readies for trial that could send executive to jail for decade

[Judi Lynn]

Newmont readies for trial that could send executive to jail for decade(updated PM 12:02)

2005/8/4
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP)

The world's largest gold mining producer and its top U.S. executive in Indonesia go on trial Friday for allegedly dumping toxins into a bay and sickening villagers.

Analysts say the case against Newmont Mining Corp. will test the cash-strapped government's ability to attract foreign investment while cracking down on environmental crimes.

The Denver, Colorado-based company and Richard Ness, president director of its local subsidiary, Newmont Minahasa Raya, insist they will be cleared of charges that they intentionally or negligently engaged in acts that resulted in pollution.

They say a police report showing high levels of mercury and arsenic in the Buyat Bay on Sulawesi island is flawed.
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Newmont Minahasa Raya

[NVMojo]

1. this issue has been going on for almost a year or more now

Newmont's largest mine is nearby here ...

[0007]

2. You mean gold mine. They have many copper mines that

are much larger.