Pak Zardi, Bagaimana dengan kawan-kawan yang kerja di Mongolia? Sudah pulangkah (karena musim dingin, gak bisa kerja katanya)? Mungkin bisa dimatangkan LT-nya (?)
Salam - Daru ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arif Zardi Dahlius" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <iagi-net@iagi.or.id> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 8:10 AM Subject: [iagi-net-l] FWD: Bloomberg article - Noranda Ranks Mongolia Top in Asia for Copper Mining > Fyi, buat praktisi pertambangan. > > > March 25, 2005 > Noranda Ranks Mongolia Top in Asia for Copper Mining > > By Xiao Yu > > March 25 (Bloomberg) -- Mongolia is ranked as the top country in Asia for > copper mining, based on security, political stability and business > climate, Noranda Inc., Canada 's biggest mining company, said in a > presentation at the Asia Mining Congress in Singapore March 22-24. The > rankings presented by Paul Severin, Senior Vice President of Exploration > at Noranda, include comments from Canada 's Department of Foreign Affairs > and International Trade. Severin has 35 years of experience in mining and > is a member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario, > the Geological Association of Canada, the Prospectors and Developers > Association of Canada and the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. > > Personal Security: > > Mongolia Very good: few violent attacks directed towards foreigners, > no internal conflict. > > China Good: few violent attacks on foreigners, low level of > internal conflict (minor conflict in far North West ). > > Indonesia A concern: organized attacks have occurred, high level of > internal conflict in 5 specific areas. > > Papua New Guinea A concern: personal attacks including foreigners. Some > internal conflict but not organized (on mainland) > > Philippines A concern: history of organized attacks, such as bombings, > including focus on foreigners. Internal conflict in southwest Mindanao . > Difficult to manage. > > Political Stability: > > Mongolia Very Good (stable): Successful democratic transition since > 1990. Some issues due to poverty. > > China Good (stable): Dissent strongly controlled. Dissent > concentrated in specific areas (esp. far North West ). > > Indonesia A concern: Democratic elections are a positive, but > concentrated armed revolt in specific areas. No resolution in place for > this instability at present. > > Papua New Guinea Fair (stable): Democratic government transitions > successfully. Little organized dissent. > > Philippines A concern: Democratic elections, but armed dissent > widespread, organized and intense in western Mindanao . > > Business Climate: > > Mongolia Minor issues: Transparent and clear foreign ownership rules. > Minor uncertainty as to provincial government influence on acquisition of > title. VAT on exploration in U.S. dollar is non-refundable. > > China Serious issues but improving: Foreign ownership rules > problematic. Unclear jurisdiction of local and central governments. > Unclear transfer from exploration to mining title. New mining law expected > in 2007. > > Indonesia Serious issues: National Protected Forest is an issue. > Uncertainty created by situation at > > Newmont's Minahasa mine. > > Papua New Guinea Minor issues: Foreign ownership rules clear. Taxation > greatly improved. Aboriginal rights generally clear but negotiations can > be complex. > > Philippines Serious issues but improving: Positive: Recent Supreme > Court judgment on 100 percent foreign ownership. Less positive: > uncertainty over Aboriginal rights - negotiation required. Unclear > taxation - negotiation needed. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit IAGI Website: http://iagi.or.id IAGI-net Archive 1: http://www.mail-archive.com/iagi-net%40iagi.or.id/ IAGI-net Archive 2: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iagi Komisi Sedimentologi (FOSI) : Deddy Sebayang([EMAIL PROTECTED])-http://fosi.iagi.or.id Komisi SDM/Pendidikan : Edy Sunardi([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Komisi Karst : Hanang Samodra([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Komisi Sertifikasi : M. Suryowibowo([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Komisi OTODA : Ridwan Djamaluddin([EMAIL PROTECTED] atau [EMAIL PROTECTED]), Arif Zardi Dahlius([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Komisi Database Geologi : Aria A. Mulhadiono([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------
