UPDATE 1-Indonesia sets Newport deadline for Freeport smelter deal
March 02, 2015 at 07:04 AM EST
JAKARTA, March 2 (Reuters) - Newmont Mining Corp's Indonesian copper export permit will not be renewed beyond March 19 unless it strikes a deal with Freeport-McMoRan Inc to invest in the latter's planned smelter, a mines ministry official said on Monday.
