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 MANADO, Indonesia (AP) - An American who heads the Indonesian branch of the world's largest gold producer on Friday blasted pollution charges against the company as "silly," and said he was looking forward to taking the stand to clear his name.
Richard Ness, president director of Newmont Mining Corp.'s Indonesian subsidiary, told The Associated Press that his Sulawesi island mine discharged only 0.11 ounces of mercury per day into the sea during 9 1/2 years of operations.
"That would fit in a 1-liter bottle," he said, adding that such a small amount of the heavy liquid would neither endanger humans nor harm the marine ecosystem.
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