INDONESIA PRESS-Freeport halts copper exports from Indonesia amid rule hiccup - Jakarta Globe

JAKARTA, Aug 12 (Reuters) - U.S. mining giant Freeport has stopped its shipments of copper concentrate from Indonesia after failing to obtain an exemption from a new rule requiring mining exports to use letters of credit, the Jakarta Globe newspaper reported, quoting Riza Pratama, a spokesman for the company's Indonesia unit.