MANADO, Indonesia (AP) - An American who heads the Indonesian branch of the world's largest gold producer went on trial Friday on criminal charges of dumping toxins into a bay, in a case that is being closely watched by foreign investors and environmentalists.
The Indonesian government says Newmont Mining Corp. dumped mercury and arsenic-laced pollutants into the Buyan Bay on Sulawesi island.
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