Indonesia's hotly-contested mineral ban takes effect

Indonesia has pushed through a hotly-contested ban on raw minerals exports after making last-minute concessions for the country's two biggest miners. US mining giants Freeport-McMoRan and Newmont will temporarily be exempt from the ban, which took effect on Sunday. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25708346#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa