JAKARTA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Two bodies have been
recovered in the search for seven Freeport Indonesia workers
trapped underground at a major copper mine since September 8 due
to heavy mudflows, Indonesian media reported.
The team is still looking for the other workers and the
identification process will begin when police arrive, media
outlets quoted a company spokesperson as saying.
Representatives for Freeport Indonesia and the local
police did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for
comment.
After the incident at Grasberg, one of the world's biggest
copper mines, Freeport suspended operations at the mine's main
production block, senior Indonesian mining ministry official Tri
Winarno said this week. He added that smaller sites were up and
running.
In addition to five Indonesians, the workers included a
Chilean and a South African, Tri said.