JAKARTA : Shareholders of nickel miner PT Vale Indonesia approved a rights issue that will facilitate the acquisition of a stake by Indonesia state mining holding company MIND ID, the company said in a statement late on Friday.Vale Canada and Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining had agreed to sell 14 per…
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