Grasberg Mine: Inside Indonesia’s “Mountain Of Gold”

[@Truthseeker371]

Papua Niu Guini. Because of the abundance of minerals, Indonesia will not let go of Irian Jaya. Coffee is also called kina gold in Papua Niu Guini.

[@JetTee-w2l]

Coffee is literally toxic burnt seed water..seeds and anything that comes from them- plants aka vegetables, nuts, beans, seed oils, are all toxic antinutrient/caffeine filled poison, that raises cortisol/stress hormones, nevermind all the pesticides ect..govt/medical industry loves pushing and profiting off of toxic junk like this, so they promote this poison to the masses, and sickly masses= trillions annually for scum govt/medical industry demons..so keep sippin that stress inducing, age fast water.

[@eddy671]

Papua's natural resource gold mines are excavated but the people's lives are still at a low level. This mine is also one of the big reasons why the snow at Jaya's peak is falling away. Finally a priceless natural beauty is disappearing. Who is greedy?

[@olewetdog6254]

So true. I don't understand how they could allow something like this without making sure their own people benefit from it.

[@mastercreamer1398]

Just about everyone is greedy it seems to me. Terrible world these days

[@gwizzler]

@@olewetdog6254 thats a question for the Indo government. You can be sure they got their cut. Where it went is the real question.

[@makenocommento-kj4gq]

@eddy671, what do you suggest instead?, It goes without saying that the workers deserve the best safety conditions and fair pay, do U believe the mine should stop?, Perhaps you can pay the wages instead

[@secretagent86]

Lots of gold already in storage. We really don’t need more. Rip down a mountain poison the envrionment for what? Do put gold into another hole

[@PatFoteff]

This is an engineering feat that hasn't been given close to enough press. There is a book about a crash in WW 2 in this area. The locals had barely ever seen a white person. Supposedly only one white person had ever been there before this crash. It was a near-stone age existence. It was a big operation to get them out. It was called A Crash into Shagri- La. Fantastic book.

[@owenwilson25]

Across most of West Papua there had been stories since the 1860s of white people, but few could believe it until they saw them. Then unfortunately under the on-going occupation of the "New York Agreement" came the Indonesian military, they used US Mitchell bombers during the 1960s, these days its Apache and other helicopter gunships and this year Chinese drones designed to carry eight mortar bombs that can be dropped on the target (villagers).

[@TheSilmarillian]

Yep its the beginning of what where called cargo cults mana from the sky

[@goodlifegreenscapesbrecken5928]

More press will only cease its production. Look around the American West. Shut everything down unless it is well out of sight. Filled in old mine shafts throughout the Forest.

[@jeffdogmoe1061]

having lived in indonesia for two decades this story makes me weep. the reason western countries go there to mine and drill is the total lack of oversight and legislation to protect the environment. they will very quickly not only level the mountain but the effluvia will wash into the sea and destroy fisheries, corals, etc. all legal. s

[@princethawani1351]

What is more precious fish and gold

[@famtv251]

Yet you enjoy the device you typed this on as a result of this type of human ingenuity.

[@SubvertTheState]

​@@famtv251 There are lots of people who don't care to have cell phones. It's a requirement for most legally mandated and/or expected correspondence and data entry in order to work.

[@michaelbellamy007]

Iya, sedih benar.

[@3613jeremy]

The biggest issue with these countries is their leaders' lack of care to create or enforce any kinda land repair

[@davesmith3388]

This story and what was accomplished is amazing. I can relate to some of these accomplishments on a lesser scale as I single handedly built roads through mountainous areas which were considered impossible to drive any kind of equipment or vehicles through. The only thing to travel here were horses nearly 100 years prior. I sometimes wonder whether anyone will ever credit my name with the access roads I carved through the steep, rocky, treacherous and secluded wilderness areas in central Pennsylvania, USA. I usually worked with forestors to engineer road grades and drainage for forestry roads.

[@CamiManuel]

You are amazing ❤

[@edwardwalsh4454]

ROAD CLEARERS DO treeMENdous WORK.

[@cattnipp]

are you an engineer?

[@owenwilson25]

Except for on-going ethnic cleansing, mass murders, international looting, and rape of the indigenous Australian population who do not want the Freeport mine or Indonesian gunships and military occupation. The mine is NOT in Indonesia that is Asian, Papua is the northern section of the Australian continent some 3500km east of Java (Indonesia). West Papua is victim of illegal use of the UN Trusteeship system in what is infamously known as the "New York Agreement" to in-effect sell the indigenous Australian population and their homelands to their traditional enemy Indonesia/Java (Javanese have for past thousand years attempted to kidnap Papuans as a black slave commodity, but the Papuans kept beating them back. After creation of 'Indonesia' it demanded possession of West Papua, eastern Papua (now known as independent nation of PNG), northern Borneo, and East Timor.) Unfortunately the Dutch allowed Standard Oil buy a 60% holding in the exploration company that was tasked with exploring West Papua's mineral resources, a year later they discovered what they renamed as Ertsberg and Grasberg and in violation of the license concealed both the discovery and survey reports while John Rockefeller made plans how to get hold of the mountains without paying the Dutch or Papuans for converting their sacred mountains into a hole. Under the "New York Agreement" the US and UN appointed Indonesia as the "administrator" and in violation of the UN Charter for 61 years has turned its back while Indonesia and Freeport have been looting the colony. Sixty years of on-going mass murders, international looting, denial of media access, and on-going denial of rights.. West Papua is victim of the "New York Agreement" so WHY did Indonesia in 2005 forbid the US Senate passing that year's bill (sec.1115) asking questions about conditions inside West Papua and validity of the Indonesian claim of sovereignty over West Papua? The New York Agreement appointed Indonesia as the UN member to administrate and help West Papua towards independence, does the US not have a right and duty to ask about it?

[@whereswaldo5740]

Thanx! I probably walked in one hunting. We had a camp in Potter County. Part of the Appalachian Trail passed very near there. Old French Joe. There were old railroad beds too. No tracks or ties. But there were fire roads. While driving for deer some places were so steep I had to hold onto the trees with one hand and a rifle in the other. Practically walking on one knee uphill and leg extended on the other.

[@asikbanget5041]

The whole mountain is now gone, but the mine continues underground. There's still enough reserve until 2060, producing annually around 50 tons of gold and 600,000 tons of copper. The company's annual EBITDA is around 60-70%, makes it one of the most profitable companies in the world

[@neilreid9005]

A jaw dropping story. Never heard this one before. Absolutely incredible what determined people can achieve.

[@CameronFussner]

Is gold really worth it to buy ? In terms of the short term considering taxes and overall cost of upfront purchase then trying to resell when I actually need the liquidity, is physical or gold stocks more worth the cost ? Because it seems to be when people speak of gold their not being specific to the short term or Long term approach to justifying the purchase. Let me know your thoughts , thanks anyone

[@Franklin-gq4si]

Only worth it for your long long term investment, short term a guaranteed loss. It's all manipulated and so is Mike bias on gold because that's his business. Always keep that in perspective.

[@CharlesArthur-fq5sx]

For sure I thought so, it seems to be a good hedge against inflation in the long term, thanks for your feedback.

[@williamDonaldson432]

Gold is often seen as a safe-haven asset that can protect against inflation and economic uncertainty. But like any investment, it carries risks. To determine if gold is the right investment option for you, an investment advisor can help you weigh the potential benefits and risks of investing in gold. They can also help you create a well-diversified portfolio that includes gold as part of a broader investment strategy. An investment advisor can help you decide how much of your portfolio should be allocated to gold and select other investments that can complement your gold holdings.

[@foreverlaura-fq4eu]

Wow, that's really impressive! I could definitely benefit from the guidance of an investment advisor since my portfolio has been stagnant lately. Would you be able to share the name of the advisor who's been guiding you?

[@Bellaelena549]

@@williamDonaldson432 That sounds promising. I've been hesitant to dive into gold because I'm not sure where to start.

[@mohamedhabib8460]

A very few Great Men - the Pioneers, the Voyagers & Explorers - did the initial Very Hard Work, and the followers enjoy the Benefits! Great story to tell the younger generation! Bravo!!!

[@owenwilson25]

Jean Dozy died ashamed of the on-going ethic cleansing of West Papua and international looting that his 1936 survey lead to.

[@petergroeneveld6596]

The largest gold and copper project is in BC, Canada. The KSM project of Seabridge Gold is currently under development with all permits in hand. The company has just applied for the Substantially Started Status. Resources M&I plus INF = 154 Moz. of gold. DYOR

[@harls9287]

Sounds like it is not currently the world’s biggest mine but rather a project.

[@petergroeneveld6596]

@@harls9287 Resource! Project permits in place! If it 'sounds' you didn't look, you will regret, suit yourself, share price going up.

[@sparksmcgee6641]

​@@harls9287 yep a project

[@rodmoyo8285]

These 2 giant mines destroyed the natural habitat and sanctity of the place......😢

[@nasseralmahrie47]

Richest country but poorest citizen 😢

[@goodllookin1722]

Who fucking cares, 50 years ago plus

[@leojanuszewski1019]

What did the citizenry do to develop the resource?

[@ako5bcv]

Exactly right 😡🥲

[@krasje28]

They sold the rights to the Americans, so they get barely any penny of it.

[@Invisible360]

Thieves who looted that country's resources are portrayed as heroes and great men

[@DanoJan-mw3pd]

so what impact did this huge hole have on the environment of the area?

[@owenwilson25]

Birth rate plummeted (due to copper in the water), massive mercury poisoning levels among the indigenous population (panning the Freeport wash as it flows downriver) as they try to survive among the Indonesians and other foreigners who've colonised their homelands, HIV/AIDS became rampant due to TNI transferring all of Indonesia's infected prostitutes (after sex with Thail fishermen) to Papua; all the classic colonial abuse you'd expect.

[@RR-.-]

Free West Papua

[@RandallMoore-x4k]

@@owenwilson25 Absolutely...a more one sided doc I have seldom seen. Pure agit prop

[@paulrivers7248]

36:30 what they didn't mention is they had to replace the breaks on every truck no less than once a week I was one of the drivers from 89 to 94 I loved that job but it was scary tho us drivers named the rd the rd from hell but I was making 18k each month and that was great great money back then I saved it and started my own company called earth movers I'm still working everyday lol

[@owenwilson25]

traitor.

[@D_o_A]

Honestly, how could anyone chalk this up as progress? It's a shame the locals weren't hungry.

[@owenwilson25]

HUngry? Not ever during the 70,000 years of West Papuan farming and habitation of Papua, until Standard Oil found out about the Amungme's gold, and NOTHING was going to stop the Cold-war banker architect Robert Lovett and his Freeport mining company getting access to the Papuan lands the Dutch were trying to protect.. The video is propaganda to conceal the on-going ethnic cleansing & international looting (BP, Koreans, China and others have joined Freeport's looting), please Google the Yale Law School title "Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control" , or the Asian Human Rights title "Neglected Genocide". Or search KZbin for 'West Papua War' for efforts to get some public attention to what your companies and international friend Indonesia are doing in the Australian continental island of Papua.

[@colonelfustercluck486]

why you want hungry locals?

[@johnj4860]

If they'd been eating the miners the weapons technology mismatch would have been demonstrated

[@jonathanwienke512]

They hired a bunch of locals as miners. That's why they weren't hungry.

[@andrewthacker114]

Fascinating history of the gold mining in that area. I presume it still operates today.

[@megroslmegr7504]

Its still operating but Indonesian Gov now own big chunk of Freeport share there

[@philipgrice1026]

The geophysical aspects of these discoveries and engineering feats are truly phenomenal. What is missing is the geopolitical history that preceded the development of these incredible mines and the wealth they have produced. Allan Dulles was the head of the CIA following the second world war. He was also an attorney for the Rockefellers. He learned of the gold and copper deposits as he was working for the family at the time Nelson Rockefeller's son 'disappeared' in the jungle. Dulles and the CIA were behind the coup that eventually displaced the Dutch colonies and put a CIA ally in power in what eventually became Irian Jaya The Dulles and CIA involvement also has a connection to the assassination of JFK, as was politically supporting Sukarno who held power in what had been the Dutch East Indies while being undermined in secret by Allan Dulles and the CIA who actively, but covertly, supported General Suharto who gained power in a coup following JFK's death. Dulles needed JFK not to support Sukarno while he, Dulles, was committed to using the CIA to put Suharto in power behind his back. There was more than just the mutual hatred between JFK and Dulles and the CIA after the Castro debacle to underwrite the assassination. There was the huge amount of gold to be extracted with Dulles help by US control of General Suharto.

[@kryptovista3648]

Great background info! Thanks!

[@TheSopheom]

I've long heard of the "disappearance" but never the backstory. I should have known it wasn't a random retreat to the wilderness.

[@laurencemcguigan2225]

Calm down jason bourne

[@TheSopheom]

@@laurencemcguigan2225 lolllll, funny

[@shubhammohnani8137]

How can i contact you. any instagram or fb ?

[@harrydebastardeharris987]

What they probably don’t tell you is the enviromental damage this mine caused,the killing of local people,refusal to give jobs to locals, ruination of all the local river and jungles.Was it worth it to make a handful of people Super Rich.

[@kyzersozay007]

Love the fact massive companies quoted multi millions to build a road Local guy : give me a bulldozer mechanic fuel crate of beer n 20 Malborough 😂😂😂

[@dennisgannon]

Great story, great history, great discovery. Well done.

[@owenwilson25]

The mine is NOT in Indonesia that is in Asian, Papua is the northern section of the Australian continent some 3500km east of Java (Indonesia). West Papua is victim of illegal use of the UN Trusteeship system a.k.a. the "New York Agreement" to in-effect sell the indigenous Australian population and their homelands to their traditional enemy Indonesia/Java (Javanese have for past thousand years attempted to kidnap Papuans as a black slave commodity, but the Papuans kept beating them back. After creation of 'Indonesia' it demanded possession of West Papua, eastern Papua (now known as independent nation of PNG), northern Borneo, and East Timor.) Unfortunately the Dutch in 1935 had allowed Standard Oil buy a 60% holding in the exploration company that was tasked with exploring West Papua's mineral resources, a year later they discovered what they renamed as Ertsberg and Grasberg and in violation of the license concealed both the discovery and survey reports while John Rockefeller made plans how to get hold of the mountains without paying the Dutch or Papuans for converting their sacred mountains into a hole. Under the "New York Agreement" the US and UN appointed Indonesia as the "administrator" and in violation of the UN Charter for 61 years has turned its back while Indonesia and Freeport have been looting the colony. Sixty years of on-going mass murders, international looting, denial of media access, and on-going denial of rights.. West Papua is victim of the "New York Agreement" so WHY did Indonesia in 2005 forbid the US Senate passing that year's bill (sec.1115) asking questions about conditions inside West Papua and validity of the Indonesian claim of sovereignty over West Papua? The New York Agreement appointed Indonesia as the UN member to administrate and help West Papua towards independence, does the US not have a right and duty to ask about it?

[@shirleyfrancis4515]

Really. Greedy Europeans exploiting another area of the world. I bet the locals will not profit.

[@tonygeorgegunua9841]

The mining company did not give anything back to the people who own the land and the minerals, where has all the benefits gone.

[@pedal-ninja]

true. and don't forget the level of corruption among government officials

[@BullProspecting]

I would loved to be the Prospecting Geologist on this project! Even tho I was 2! Lol I would loved spending the night in the Forest! The memories they made are absolutely amazing and what life is all about! God created a huge playground for all his children to play in. Some get caught up in the 9-5 lifestyle while others are Blessed with exploring this Great & Awesome playground!🙏

[@grahamesmith1697]

I was there during my carrier with Goodyear...at this altitude I felt very poorly....An amazing mine though and a great experience.... our good friend Steve Arris was the tire manager there for a while... Grahame

[@owenwilson25]

Would you care to Google the Yale Law School title "Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control" , or the Asian Human Rights title "Neglected Genocide" ? ?

[@RIZFERD]

STFU western world is the truly evil, look at thousands of years history western world deeds around the world.

[@sosofun1840]

You have forgotten one significant variable. The massive copper mine in Panama is competing with the canall for water

[@sbaumgartner9848]

Staggeringly complex and dangerous. Amazing.

[@MarySoondrawu]

Amazing doscovery brings amazing interest and outcomes in the middle of nowhere.

[@maozedung7270]

Grid and absolute madness thrives those destructive people

[@ericb.4358]

Nevada, USA, has a hell of a lot of gold as well.

[@ImYourBoogieManThatsWhoiAm]

I’d bet the Grand Canyon is full of gold

[@andylane7142]

This made me feel quite sick. The only shout out the locals got was that they might be cannibals without even doing them the decency of providing evidence. Nothing about how this likely ruined their home, changed their lives forever and broke up their way of life that probably hadn’t changed much in centuries. Some idiot got rich though. Whoop Whoop. FFS.

[@chaseblood1618]

You sure added a lot of baseless context there. 🙄

[@TheBSDetector99]

@@chaseblood1618 they are still killing the locals. I'm with Andy. The Indos and the Americans are in it together- sickening

[@RandallMoore-x4k]

@@chaseblood1618 "Baseless"? Do you know ANYTHING AT ALL about the damage these huge mining projects do to the indigeneous people and the environment? Didn't think so.........not because the information on the true cost of these metals is not out there, but because YOU don't want to face it.

[@Bob_Adkins]

@@RandallMoore-x4k You wear a COVID mask inside your car alone, don't you?

[@wayupnorth9420]

Odd, I didn’t see the giant settling ponds near the ocean. Usually these are toxic dumps which in this case are most likely dumping into the ocean in an under-regulated environment.

[@christianhohrhan5723]

Fascinating documentary . Everything seems so sucessful and clean ... no pollution , toxic waste or harming natives and nature . An ideal example for the whole mining industry at that time ...☺😇

[@owenwilson25]

Would you care to Google the Yale Law School title "Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control" , and how about the New York Times article "Below a Mountain of Wealth, a River of Waste" ? ? Or do a KZbin search for West Papua War..

[@jeanmarcleplattenier2762]

sarcasm?

[@flouisbailey]

@@owenwilson25 Thanks for your research. Mining always causes holes 🕳 see EV mining to save planet. Sarcastic as comments usually are.

[@SubvertTheState]

​@@owenwilson25 Youd have to be naive to think there was anything clean about the mining and ore refining process. Mercury and arsenic are the most widely used chemicals used to bind precious metals and extract them from crushed ore. Nobody is going to carefully collect and dispose of that stuff if they can get away with dumping it.

[@flouisbailey]

Gold volcano must be nice unless it is in your backyard. Tram cables out of tune very interesting.

[@DarynStorch-bg2hm]

The minerals recovered will never cover the negative environmental and social impacts.

[@neilreid9005]

Evidence please?

[@princethawani1351]

Bullshit

[@Handleyman]

Without it we wouldn’t be reading your narrow minded opinions on the internet.

[@Richard-ez6nf]

Baloney

[@lhan724]

Stupid Comment 😂😂😂

[@donaldmaurer3505]

I don't think the ore was anywhere near as rich, it was mostly copper. But the total amount of gold might have been larger, in the gold deposit that Anaconda planned to mine sixty years ago in Lewis and Clark county, Montana. After people found out the mine would have produced an open pit twenty miles wide, that idea got shut down fast. The copper, gold, and zinc are still there, but getting the metal out would ruin the area, and no mine was ever opened there. You'll notice that most big mines are located a long way from any areas that would be wrecked by the mining. Nobody is allowed to strip mine coal in the U.S. without restoring the mined property to the vegetation that was there originally.

[@owenwilson25]

Geologists have assured me there would have been several US$billion in gold on the surface when Bechtel bulldozed the area for Freeport, unfortunately it is impossible to know how much gold has been removed as it does not need to be sold in a market like copper does, and due to the infamous connections of Bechtel & Freeport with all of the former and current CIA directors there's no way of know what uses this undocumnted supply of gold has been used for.

[@TheSilmarillian]

Same here downunder opal miner here and where I live banned open cuts about 40yrs ago they end up as very large holes that are never remediated

[@TheSilmarillian]

@@owenwilson25 Valid point indeed

[@lucienvandegaart3611]

Would take hundreds of years

[@jeanmarcleplattenier2762]

How many mines were restored to original conditions? Very rare. I have seen numerous open pit mines which are not restored. Huge piles of slag and overburden are the result.

[@kenneybis1097]

600,000 tons, 1 gram of gold per ton, 28 grams per ounce so over 20,000 ounces at $1,700 per oz, looks like around $35 million per day just off gold. Amazing find indeed

[@TriviaWonderland]

and the rest. Goodman for thinking.

[@kenneybis1097]

@@TriviaWonderland Someone has to

[@owenwilson25]

Now you know why Indonesia assassinated UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjod, but do you understand why the US and Soviets help conceal the act? Would you care to Google the Yale Law School title "Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control" , or the Asian Human Rights title "Neglected Genocide" ? ? Westt Papua is UN trust territory that the UN is still concealing from the agenda of the UN Trusteeship Council so the Council can not begin its legal duties under articles 85 part 2, 87 and 88 of the UN Charter.

[@jamielee9350]

Don't forget it has infrastructure and running costs of $22 million per day... That leaves gross profit of $13 million per day , less taxes = $9 million per day X 7 = $63 million per week X 52 = $ 3,276 million per annum . NOT A BAD PAY DAY ... Wish it was mine ... (No pun intended) 🤣🤣🤣

[@lucienvandegaart3611]

Aboriginies Always get burned by white europeans greed. Zeems to of spread like a fatal disease World wide

[@markhaseley3304]

The second time watching this amazing feat. Still incredible!

[@RR-.-]

Free West Papua

[@owenwilson25]

Would you care to Google the Yale Law School title "Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control" , or the Asian Human Rights title "Neglected Genocide" ? ? Or the New York Times article, "Below a mountain of gold, a river of waste"

[@alistairmills7608]

And they poisoned and destroyed a river system and impoverished 10,000 locals who lived on the river.

[@ldkbudda4176]

What about eating some people from another tribe? How you call it then, mister rightcheous? ;)

[@mastercreamer1398]

Same old story unfortunately. Anything for money

[@hamletgiragosian6147]

…so that you could have the copper in the thing you used to make your comment.

[@darrenstrathdee7425]

@@hamletgiragosian6147his pigeon died or else it would’ve been a note.

[@Hairil.]

Qaas

[@21gioni]

I worked for the company who built the conveyors that brings the gold and copper out to transport.

[@bobmitchell8012]

Haven’t they ever heard of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.......one of many rich Gold deposits in Australia, and the 2 Biggest Nuggets Ever found, in Victoria Australia.

[@21gioni]

@@bobmitchell8012The mines in this video are the largest in the world. The top of the mountain is almost solid gold.

[@Zubadubank-ne3hm]

I WANT TO BUILD A Gold Mining Company I know a secret site

[@21gioni]

@@Zubadubank-ne3hm I have the engineers who can design your operations. They don’t come cheap, they are professional engineers who designed Aluminium Smelting Plant in Canada.

[@geemail1978]

And what is your point? Is it just Bragging?

[@MECKATRON]

New Guinea politically divided to fight against the other half of itself. While being robbed blind. These natives didn't realized how rich they were. USA & EUROPEAN COUNTRIES...

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

An oldy but a goody documentary/puff piece. Grasberg has long-since gone underground rather than open-pit. Almost everyone mentioned in the piece is dead/retired.

[@stevenjohns-savage7024]

Well done guys 👍😊

[@hagnier14]

Some of my friend who's a geology student in Indonesia just finished their internship there. They're amazed by the size of the mining pit. It's also one of my dream to work there as a geologist.

[@owenwilson25]

Would you care to Google the Yale Law School title "Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control" , or the Asian Human Rights title "Neglected Genocide" ? ?

[@hagnier14]

@@owenwilson25 I'm aware of this issue, but your reply seems unrelated to my comments on this video. So, if you'd like to find another place to start a discussion on the topic, I'd be happy to 😃

[@owenwilson25]

@@hagnier14 Don't cry, I'm not forcing you to have morals, just ensuring you're aware of the issues.

[@Bob_Adkins]

@@owenwilson25 Google "Small-minded soy boys that fear everything and are jealous of real men that do real work so you can have your i-Phone". Following your rules, we would still be in the stone age.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

The forest and nature suffered as much as the workers

[@owenwilson25]

And the indigenous population suffering the US / Indonesian occupation, care to Google the Yale Law School title "Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control" , or the Asian Human Rights title "Neglected Genocide" ? ?

[@jamielee9350]

Without the legendary "Ilyas Hamid" , non of this would ever have happened.

[@jackthelad15]

The worlds most valuable commodity is CONTENTMENT and PEACE OF MIND for no money nor precious metal can buy it...❤❤

[@Khalrua]

I love Jay Pennington!

[@aflah8890]

I never expected the world largest gold mine located in Indonesia. May the use of natural resources put in good use for the nation and the local people of Papua

[@Chris_at_Home]

It is pretty amazing. I did 2 120 day work visas there in 93-94 doing network installation and turn up working with the Indonesians. We worked from the port site to the mine and even did some underground work.

[@RK-cj4oc]

​@@Chris_at_HomeAny advice for starting work as a starter in one of these mines?

[@BiboNassim]

You must be joking.

[@linmal2242]

The evil Indonesians have repressed the native West Papuans for decades for their riches. The Kopassus (Indonesian Special Forces) are currently killing West Papuan freedom fighters who are fighting for Independence. West Papua and Papua New Guinea should become one country! Australia, NZ, UK and the USA should support their Independence and union because Indonesia could easily become the Iran of South East Asia!

[@southernsmoke8391]

A white built that infrastructure a long time ago. Indonesia gets its cut but the white man, as usual, get the larger, unfair cut.

[@terryzanger7152]

I hope sufficient dollars are set aside to cover the reclamation. Often these big companies sell out once the end is near, taking away the profits and leaving some nothing company to hold the bag. Once bankrupt it falls to the locals to pay for

[@runethorsen8423]

The countries should simply look at the passport - if they are American they are here to exploit. Don't let them in.

[@hswing11]

GREAT WELL DONE EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE THANK YOU

[@babakgholian3467]

No amount of gold is worth of destroying our mother earth and the nature .

[@garydavo07]

On What are you watching this documentary ?

[@southernsmoke8391]

Nuclear weapons don’t exist bc of gold.

[@Tony-ft4jp]

Tell that to.Ameruca causing wars all over the world.with 800 military bases and 350 bio labs?.and your worried about mining

[@smokeysmith1282]

Disagree. As stewards of nature, wise use of nature’s resources is the most important factor. Unfortunately greed takes over for so many and destruction then follows.

[@D_o_A]

​@smokey smith The visible effects of this on the land seem to nullify any justification that this as wise or undestructive. Not to mention, greed and destruction were a consistent theme from the beginning and reminisced with a smile several times throughout this film. It gives me the chills justifying a few thousand jobs for slave assembled electronic components and decades of extracted resources from a pristine ecosystem in a developing nation, but just disagree anyways for no reason.

[@patdriver5696]

Amazing lesson.

[@AjinkyaWagh-g2c]

Greed is progress Greed is growth Greed is every thing Why does sacrifice in small thing when your able to get the universe in your hand

[@traianliviudanciu8665]

Greed can be evil

[@asmebro3949]

Indigenious people do not have a place any longer.

[@princethawani1351]

20 years to build, costing over 3 billion dollars. That can easily tell you how huge is this mine Its obvious that ROI is so huge

[@davidmurphy619]

Delbert Light was an Exxon explorer with a fleet of planes trains trucks and helicopters at his disposal. He had retired and owned Winslow Exxon Gas Station . I had the rare privilege to spend a couple weeks with him in a VA Hospital in mining capitol Prescott Arizona . Boy did I learn a lot .

[@thomaswarchol5321]

It’s just another beautiful place to be wrecked by man’s greed

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

How sad, destroying a mountain, the forest, a culture, for a stupid metal... Idiotic greed..

[@KwabenaAfriyie-c5q]

And the indigenous people are still poor

[@buzzinsmaug664]

P LEASE LOOK A C.F.GET THE WORKERS AND PAY THEM A DECENT WAGE AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR HEALTH ... THE WORLD 🌎IS MONITORING YOU !!!

[@raheemabdul1066]

51:01 K2 mountain climb.

[@raheemabdul1066]

also Denali

[@davidshort7750]

Incredible story all right. About Greed.

[@lionelk.1739]

I agree it is about greed. I want to know. Who gets the money?

[@tomashak8407]

What year was this documentary recorded?

[@paulrivers7248]

Great documentary at night I look for stuff like this to help me unwind after a long day and this one relaxed me so I can sleep lol

[@owenwilson25]

Its political propaganda paid for by Indonesia. Would you care to Google the Yale Law School title "Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control" , or the Asian Human Rights title "Neglected Genocide" ? ?

[@yankeehillraymie1296]

Its like mining the top of everest ❤

[@juandilasagofficial]

What I'm worried is when they found that the earth core is a solid good what they do

[@MarkVickers-xq9si]

Man ! Even when I was in my 20s , in excellent physical shape, I knew I couldn't take high heat ++ humidity . Last 25 + years, people in the west call this Rain Forrest. That's a cuddly name for a JUNGLE, with Really nasty insects, snakes, funguses , all the while trying to get enough oxygen. Even a very hot desert is better . Or nasty cold . Growing up, Rain Forrest was temperate range areas , such as the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon , with heavy rainfall & heavy green growth, but tolerable temperatures . Real JUNGLE : you can Have it !

[@clintonbenson7595]

Fantastic doco

[@solmillin]

Briliant!

[@mikeperr8701]

Amazing! Amazing place amazing people!

[@pauljelismoesman9563]

Suez canal comes to mind..

[@ministryofyahushua3065]

Respect. Pura Vida, YahuSeph

[@michaelsadventures4261]

Greetings from somewhere close to Fort Knox, Kentucky U.S.A.

[@ryanhudson3807]

A marvel of man's determination.

[@southernsmoke8391]

Or the level of man’s greed.

[@kirilmihaylov1934]

​@@southernsmoke8391 right

[@robmarshall956]

@@southernsmoke8391 is greed a skin colour issue for you ?

[@ldkbudda4176]

@@southernsmoke8391 What about eating some people from another tribe? How you call it then, mister rightcheous? ;)

[@icosthop9998]

​@@robmarshall956 no answer

[@phuongrambo8293]

this video is super informative and well-produced, i really appreciate the effort put into showcasing the Grasberg Mine. however, i can’t help but wonder if the environmental impact of such mining operations is worth the economic benefits. it seems like a classic case of prioritizing short-term gains over long-term sustainability, don't you think?

[@DazedandInsane]

Amazing

[@2gazbo]

Background music(?) is crap and makes it hard to hear. Documentaries do not require background music, it detracts from the narrative, it is basically noise when trying to hear the narrator.

[@jamesgoode9246]

Why is the volume of this video SO LOW ???

[@steveashburn9652]

Been there in 1997. Unbelievable place.

[@barbaravogtmann9621]

You picture says “Biggest Gold Mine” yet , your heading says Biggest Gold Reserve , so , which is it ?

[@portagepete1]

Are they finding gold fast enough to match the new money printed?

[@firechariot_rider620]

volume of gold reserve is at Philippines shores...

[@buzz385]

They got the right contractor in Bechtel.

[@Adroit1911]

I played pool with a pilot for that company. Really nice dude.

[@owenwilson25]

Bechtel king of every filthy scheme from privatizing South America's water to looting Papuan gold at Indonesian gun point and between.

[@davidking4779]

I have a lot of respect for men that are willing to work so hard and risk so much to attain their goal.

[@owenwilson25]

To loot people at gun-point? What kind of person admires looting and greed driven ethnic cleansing of the indigenous population? The Indonesian military has flown 3500km to invade West Papua, the invasion in 1961/1962 was about the ninth and like each of the others the Papuans arrested the Indonesian invasion force but in September 1961 the UN Secretary General had been killed and with Indonesia's help Indonesia's buddy U Thant became the new UN Secretary General who pressed Kennedy to help Indonesia force the Dutch to sign the 'New York Agreement' to authorise UN annexation and appointing Indonesia as a colonial administrator for the past 61 years. Sure you help Ukraine, because they're white, but when an Axis Islamic power like Indonesia flies 3500km to invade our Pacific War allies in Papua, what did you government do?

[@mairepcod4063]

Thanks,

[@mfwanfy]

Massive destruction all in the name of greed. Very, very depressing.

[@michaelbrick9730]

No gold wedding ring for you...matter fact, you shouldn't be wearing any gold at all...The planet will survive when you and I are long gone, and then another body of humans will move in and do the same over and over again...

[@owenwilson25]

@@michaelbrick9730 Would you care to Google the Yale Law School title "Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control" , or the Asian Human Rights title "Neglected Genocide" ? ?

[@surjatjandra3270]

​@@owenwilson25how about the native Americans genocide by the Yankee and aboriginal genocide by the British?

[@surjatjandra3270]

​@@owenwilson25how about the genocide of Laos people during the Vietnam war by the US bombing Laos?

[@owenwilson25]

@@surjatjandra3270 Indonesian looting & ethnic cleansing is ON-GOING now.

[@neeteshjaylal1257]

Did the country where the mines are situated. Build its own smelter, so the it can crate value for its economy or just remain a supplier of raw material?

[@johnl5316]

Key West in the Florida Keys was once a 10,000 foot mountain of gold until it was all mined leaving a low lying island

[@owenwilson25]

But at least those were 'Americans' mining America, not a foreign military invasion from Asia 3500km away from the Australian island and indigenous peoples of Papua. The authors of the 'New York Agreement' were criminals, and the on-going international looting stunning.

[@Juan-oy3fo]

Irian jaya. 1:27

[@BloggingCulture]

Gold and Copper - are important materials for electronics technology

[@martinluke9470]

Silver is needed even more for electronics.

[@toxyz9490]

Uzbekistans old name was Oltin Orda, means golden land, it holds 90% of all gold of earth , Russia takes 4000 ton gold every year from Uzbekistan

[@DavidPereira-wf8uo]

If everybody living here is part of the 1% I give this country and mine endorsement

[@yankeehillraymie1296]

Ill build that Road with One Skidsteer. ❤

[@gervazejoseph9586]

The adage that says, "With God all things are possible," could well have been supplanted by, alas, an even truer turn, which quips, "With Gold all things prove tenable."

[@RBNOYPIVLOGS]

i remember sir.john morton 1 of the genious geologies..i know

[@MrJackwork]

I did some work on a home belonging to one of the owners of that mine. Opulent beyond description.

[@Jerry-vx2hq]

The Illuminati for sure.

[@romanchomenko2912]

The new country on the block is Ukraine it has 3200 tonnes of gold and the reserves can last 120 years that's why there is a war with Russia. Not only that Ukraine has 13.5 trillion dollars worth of minerals and is ranked top 10 in elements of interest.

[@donlod322]

Prove it!!!

[@Nick-or5lr]

Afghanistan, as trillions of dollars in minerals. Cobalt and nickel, lithium. Why do you think China wants it. All American deposits are on federal land which you can’t mine on so we are still dependent on other countries.

[@heavynetwork6804]

🤯federal lands?!?!? Do you know how stupid that is??? If government has the best intentions, they would change that tomorrow...🤦🏻‍♂️ Love...💪🏻💙

[@alrent2992]

If it's in Ukraine you can bet Russia will own it ! 😂😂

[@Sunshine2335-l5f]

Fake news

[@ristube3319]

16:22 No airport eh?

[@godbluffvdgg]

Ilyas is a BEAST! ..They should rename the HEAT road the; Ilyas Highway

[@mitchellhawkes22]

Oh, the lives that were lost to build a gold mine.... I think the better New Guinea story is the small, scrappy Aussie military force that faced down the Imperial Japanese Army in the same highland of New Guinea 80 years ago in WW2. Against all odds, they repelled an enemy trying to smash the Australian Nation.

[@colonelfustercluck486]

yeah,. but they were slightly to the east in WW2. The mine in this video is in Indonesia, previously Dutch New Guinea territory in WW2 (west side of the island). The Aussies did their WW2 New Guinea campaign in Papua New Guinea( east side). The mining business continues today on both sides of the border, in the highlands... and all over the place. Same with Oil and Gas... there are operators from all over the world, in various areas. And definately all over PNG

[@Robert-tt5tg]

Awesome

[@altareggo]

Yes, it was quite an achievement....but seriously: the ecological destruction involved in a project this massive, is mind-boggling!! I firmly believe there are places on the earth which simply shouldn't be disturbed - no matter what the temptation and most certainly not for gold or diamonds or other luxuries...and yes i know gold has lots of industrial applications but it is most certain not indispensible.

[@conrad4667]

That must mean that there are areas that can be disturbed.

[@Jerry-vx2hq]

God will destroy the Earth after the war with Satan is finished.

[@tomkelly8827]

You learned about this and your reply cam through copper wires and gold plated phone/computer. You are funding this mine

[@nolanconnelly6821]

Can someone say something about the gold and oil in Haiti?