Japan firms find copper, zinc mineralised belt in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH:
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp
has found a mineralised belt of copper and zinc in Cambodia, and plans to step up further exploration with a Japanese partner to extract the minerals.
The organisation known as JOGMEC
said on Tuesday it has teamed up with Nittetsu Mining Co for a joint survey on the belt in the northeastern province of Stung Treng.
The Cambodian government gave the exploration rights in late April to Nittetsu Mining (Cambodia) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Japanese firm.
Having signed a memorandum of understanding on the geological survey with Cambodia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy,
JOGMEC conducted a study to narrow down potential areas for mineral exploration and found the belt last year, it said in a statement.
JOGMEC said it referred Nittetsu Mining to the Cambodian government as a potential extractor last November.
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