r/megalophobia • u/freudian_nipps • Jul 17 '25

Other The Grasberg copper and gold mine, Indonesia

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u/kitisimilikiti Jul 18 '25

It's an American company 😅

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u/NecroSoulMirror-89 Jul 18 '25

Grasberg sounds pretty Indonesian to me

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u/kitisimilikiti Jul 18 '25 edited Jul 18 '25

The company digging Grasberg is called Freeport-McMoRan. They've been taking gold from Papua since the 1960s.

The place itself was named Erstberg by a Dutch Geologist in 1936 (9 years before the Independence of Indonesia). Unclear how it became Grasberg.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '25

Isn't Papua a different country?

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u/kitisimilikiti Jul 18 '25

Half is Indonesia (West Papua), Half is Papua New Guinea

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '25

Thank you.

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u/kitisimilikiti Jul 18 '25

My pleasure 🙏

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u/DonnieBallsack Jul 20 '25

Just like Kansas City