Australia approves Japanese investment in rare-earths miner Lynas

The Foreign Investment Review Board has given the go-ahead for Japan’s Sojitz Corporation and the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (Jogmec) to invest in rare-earths miner Lynas. Lynas executed a binding financing, distribution and...

Company Announcement: Drilling Results at Gypsy Plains IOCG Target, Cloncurry

Attached please find a press release on: Minotaur Exploration Limited („Minotaur‟ ASX: MEP) is manager for a Joint Venture with Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) which commenced in February 2010 for iron oxide copper-...

Platinum Australia says $3,5m Japan deal to fund SA projects

The $3,5-million exploration funding agreement between Aim- and ASX-listed Platinum Australia and the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), would provide the necessary funding to complete the platinum company’s planned...

Daily podcast – January 7, 2010

African Minerals plans to sell a 12,5% stake to the China Railway Materials Commercial Corporation; and Australia and China show a united front in a bid to improve investment ties.

Japanese firm enters into third SA platinum venture

The Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) has entered into its third joint venture (JV) to explore for platinum in South Africa. The Japanese corporation announced in a statement on Wednesday that it had entered into a deal with...

High-profile industry, political speakers expected at Australian uranium conference

The fourth Australian Uranium Conference, to be held in Perth next week, would be open to a number of topics, including climate change, global warming, carbon emission and carbon trading, the conference organisers said on Monday. More than 400...