2 mining company employees recovering from injuries sustained in Indonesian bombings

September 7th, 2009 A look at clove cigarettesCLOVES: Also known as kreteks (pronounced "cree-techs") for the crackling sound they make when burned, the cigarettes contain tobacco blended with cloves. WHERE THEY STARTED: They originated in the 1880s in Indonesia and are a staple of the Indonesian smoking culture — so much so that companies like Philip Morris International Inc.

August 19th, 2009 Stillwater: GM not reconsidering metals contractCOLUMBUS, Mont. — Stillwater Mining Co.

August 7th, 2009 Tribe files lawsuit against Freeport in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — Lawyers claiming to represent an Indonesian tribe have filed a lawsuit against U.S. mining company Freeport, demanding $30 billion in damages for unspecified environmental and human rights violations, court officials and a media report said Friday.

July 29th, 2009 Responsibility claim for Indonesian terror attacksJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police say they are investigating an Internet message claiming responsibility for the suicide attacks on two Jakarta hotels nearly two weeks ago. Police spokesman Sulityo Ishak said Wednesday that the message is part of inquiries into the blasts at the J.W.

July 27th, 2009 Freeport staff implicated in Indonesian shootingsJAKARTA, Indonesia — Police have charged two employees at U.S. company Freeport with alleged involvement in a spate of deadly shootings at the largest gold mine in the world, an official said Monday.

July 22nd, 2009 Freeport's workers again under attack in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — Three more people were wounded by gunfire Wednesday at the world's largest gold mine, the latest ambush targeting employees of U.S. conglomerate Freeport in Indonesia's underdeveloped Papua province.

July 21st, 2009 Police: Dutch couple killed in Jakarta hotel blastJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police identified the remains Tuesday of two more victims of last week's suicide bombings in Jakarta, raising the number of foreigners killed to six. A Dutch couple were among those killed in a blast at the Ritz-Carlton, one of two luxury hotels targeted, said national police spokesman Nanan Sukarna.

July 18th, 2009 Obama offers support to Indonesia's presidentWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has called Indonesia's leader to express support for the Indonesian government and people after suicide attacks at two hotels killed seven people. Obama spoke on Saturday with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SOO'-see-loh BAM'-bang yoo-doo-YOH'-noh).

July 17th, 2009 Arizona company's workers hurt in Indonesia blastPHOENIX — A company spokesman says two employees of Phoenix-based Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. are among the people injured in suicide bombings at hotels in Indonesia's capital.

July 15th, 2009 A list of shootings at Freeport's Indonesian mineThe road to Freeport's gold mine in Indonesia's militarized Papua province has been the site of many deadly shootings since it opened four decades ago during the Suharto dictatorship. An overview based on information provided by the police, military and Freeport: — August 2002: An ambush on a convoy carrying schoolteachers to the Grasberg mining complex kills two Americans and an Indonesian.

July 15th, 2009 2 police wounded in new attack near Indonesia mineJAKARTA, Indonesia — Gunmen fired at police near the gold mining operations of U.S. company Freeport in the Indonesian province of Papua on Wednesday, wounding two officers, official said.

July 12th, 2009 Freeport: Security guard killed in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — A U.S. mining company says a security guard has been killed and five people injured in a shooting near its Indonesian mining operations.

July 12th, 2009 Freeport: Guard killed near Indonesian mineJAKARTA, Indonesia — A security guard working for U.S. mining giant Freeport was killed and five other people were injured when their vehicles came under attack Sunday in Indonesia's restive Papua province, a company official said.

July 11th, 2009 Australian shot dead at Freeport mine in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — An Australian working for U.S. mining giant Freeport in Indonesia's restive Papua province was shot and killed Saturday, possibly by a sniper, police and company officials said.

June 1st, 2009 South African mining co.: 36 illegal miners killedJOHANNESBURG — An underground fire in an abandoned shaft has apparently killed 36 illegal miners, South Africa's Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited said Monday. In a statement, the company said the bodies were brought to the surface by other illegal miners over the weekend.