Freeport Indonesia Smelter Stunted. COVID-19 global pandemic hit the mineral and coal mining sector. Overshadowed by the Coronavirus outbreak, the mineral downstream project in the form of the construction of a smelter was hampered. A producer of copper and gold, Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara, for example. This subsidiary of Medco Group submitted a request to the government to delay the completion of the smelter project schedule from the previous target.To subscribe please click here