MINING with . Having centuries of experience locked into its workforce , Merdeka has been able to shrug off these risks , and ensure that the project has a positive impact on local businesses , the community , and the surrounding environment . No small order .

“ We had the wettest year on record which hampered our earth works considerably ,” Moorhead says . “ We were able to handle those impacts and

delays by using our status as an owner-executor . I think if we were using an EPCM arrangement we could have had a large cost blowout .”

Unlike many players operating in the country ’ s mining space , Merdeka is fully owned by locals , with expats making up less than one percent of its workforce . But the company ’ s commitment to

Indonesia doesn ’ t end there , as Moorhead explains : “ On

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