Indonesia bans mineral ore exports, but may allow Freeport shipments
January 11, 2014 at 13:29 PM EST
JAKARTA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Indonesia banned all mineral ore exports, as expected, on Sunday, but will likely allow U.S. mining giants Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold and Newmont Mining Corp to continue to ship billions of dollars worth of copper overseas.
