JOGMEC

JOGMEC is a governmental organization that collaborates with governmental agencies and companies both at home and abroad with a view to secure stable supplies of natural resources and energy for Japan, while contributing to the development of resources and energy business worldwide as the duty of large energy-consuming nation. 
As for the mining sector, JOGMEC seeks to ensure a stable supply of metal resources which are indispensable for Japanese industry, and contributes to a wide range of fields including surveying, exploration, development, production and stockpiling to recycling and environmental protection. 

Specifically, while implementing and assisting geological surveys in prospective areas for metal resources, JOGMEC also supports exploration and development by Japanese companies by providing equity capital and liability guarantees. JOGMEC also actively carries out technological development and provides technical support in each stage of metal resource development.