Papua mine stopped by protests
Production at a lucrative gold mine in the Indonesian province of Papua has been suspended because of a demonstration by local illegal miners. The US-owned facility is one of the world's largest gold and copper mines. Armed with bows, arrows and home-made spears, the protesters are demanding the right to continue their illegal mining in the area.
See "Papua mine stopped by protests", Rachel Harvey, BBC News Online, February 21, 2006