Earlier this month, Freeport obtained an export permit for the rest of the year from the government.
Iron ore is one of the year’s worst performing major commodities, slumping by almost a quarter as China’s property crisis drags on.
Indonesia's nickel production surge is challenging the West's ambitions of diversifying its critical metals supply chains.
The trip comes after Niger’s military government withdrew mining rights from Canadian and French companies to develop uranium deposits.
