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JOGMEC signs MOU with Zimbabwe- Tech Transfer at JOGMEC Geologic Remote Sensing Centre in BotswanaOn Thursday, September 10th, 2015 in Harare, Zimbabwe, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National
Corporation (JOGMEC: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President : Mr. Hirobumi Kawano ) and the Ministry of Minesand Mining Development, Zimbabwe (MMMD : Harare, Zimbabwe, Minister : Hon. Walter Chidakwa ) haveentered into the MOU in order to strengthen bilateral relations and attract investments in Zimbabwe’s
mining sector by Japanese companies.
The signing ceremony took place at Ministry of Mines and Mining Development in Harare, Zimbabwe on
Thursday September 10th with cooperation of Embassy of Japan. JOGMEC Senior Councilor Mr. Daisuke
Matsunaga, Ambassador Yoshi Tendai Hiraishi, Deputy Minister Hon. Fred Moyo and Prof. Francis
Gudyanga, MMMD Permanent Secretary, attended the ceremony and signed the MOU on behalf ofJOGMEC President Mr. Hirobumi Kawano and MMMD Minister Hon. Walter Chidakwa respectively.
The bilateral meeting between JOGMEC President and MMMD Minister on the occasion of Japan-Africa
Mining & Resources Business Seminar 2015 (J-SUMIT2), which took place in Tokyo, May this year,
became a positive turning point to end the five years of negotiation.
Following the signing and the official announcement of two-year extension of the second phase of theproject at JOGMEC Geologic Remote Sensing Centre in Botswana on the occasion of J-SUMIT2,JOGMEC will provide technical transfer of remote sensing and GIS with Zimbabwean geologists in thisfiscal year at JOGMEC Geologic Remote Sensing Centre in Botswana.
This is a very important milestone for JOGMEC, having achieved signing with all of thirteen SADC
member states which have a Geological Survey Department.
JOGMEC continues its active support for Japanese companies’ exploration and development activities
in mining sector to secure the stable supply of resources and its contribution to development of mining
industry and improvement of investment climate by building and strengthening relations with resource-richcountries.

1MOU Signing Ceremony(Left) Daisuke Matsunaga, Senior Councilor, JOGMEC(Right) Prof. Francis Gudyanga, Permanent Secretary, MMMD

■ MOU Overview
・JOGMEC provides technical transfer of satellite image analysis at JOGMEC Geologic Remote Sensing Centre inBotswana to geologists of Geological Survey Department of Zimbabwe (GSD).
・JOGMEC and GSD conduct a joint fieldwork to verify geological features and mineral deposits identified by remotesensing and GIS.

■ Second phase of the project of JOGMEC Geological Remote Sensing Centre in Botswana
JOGMEC Geological Remote Sensing Centre was established in July 2008 in Botswana. Since then, the centre has
conducted mineral exploration and technical training for geologists from SADC countries. Its second stage, initiallyset for fiscal 2013-2015, has recently been extended for another two years till March 2018, focusing more on
creating exploration projects to reflect the results of selecting promising areas and joint surveys with participatingcountries.

■Countries which have signed MOU concerning on technical transfer at JOGMEC Geologic Remote

Sensing Centre in Botswana23