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30 Oct 2026 · Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) · official source
JOGMEC renews strategic partnership MoU with New South Wales at IMARC
Japan's JOGMEC and the New South Wales government renewed their 2017 memorandum on a comprehensive strategic partnership, signed by Premier Chris Minns and the JOGMEC CEO at IMARC in Sydney. The MoU has supported Japanese investment in coal, metals, oil and gas, hydrogen, ammonia and carbon capture; JOGMEC noted the state's push to develop critical minerals with Japanese investment.
12 Oct 2026 · Mining Technology
VHM and Mitsui sign term sheet for Goschen mineral sands concentrate offtake
VHM signed a non-binding term sheet to sell Mitsui up to 65,000 tonnes a year of heavy mineral concentrate, about half of planned output from its Goschen rare earths and mineral sands project in Victoria. The three-year deal, extendable by three years, uses pricing linked to zircon and titanium dioxide, and the parties are discussing trade finance and raising volumes toward all of Goschen's concentrate.
1 Oct 2026 · Talga Group (ASX)
Talga advances Japanese anode talks with Mitsubishi Chemical, Dainen and Hanwa
Talga said its three letters of intent with Japanese firms for graphite anode from the Vittangi project in Sweden are moving toward binding term sheets, with definitive agreements targeted around year-end. Hanwa is also considering a project-level investment, and Talga cites Japanese buyers seeking non-Chinese graphite supply.
17 Sept 2026 · Trend News Agency
Uzbekistan's foreign minister and JOGMEC chief discuss exploration and critical minerals cooperation
Uzbekistan's foreign minister met the head of Japan's state resource agency JOGMEC to discuss expanding geological exploration in Uzbekistan, developing critical mineral resources and bringing in Japanese exploration and processing technology. Training, research and local technical capacity were also on the agenda; no specific minerals or projects were named.
11 Sept 2026 · Trend News Agency
Uzbekistan's Technological Metals Complex and Japanese firms discuss critical metals cooperation
At the 18th joint meeting of the Uzbekistan-Japan economic cooperation committees in Tashkent, Uzbekistan's state Technological Metals Complex met a Japanese business delegation including Mitsubishi, Marubeni and export insurer NEXI. Discussions covered supplying critical metals to Japan, investment and financing for Uzbek mining and processing, and producing higher value-added products in Uzbekistan.
30 Jul 2026 · JOGMEC · official source
JOGMEC commits up to C$47.7 million to Lofdal heavy rare earth venture in Namibia with Toyota Tsusho
Japan's state resource agency JOGMEC said it will invest up to about C$47.7 million (roughly ¥5.5 billion) in TJ Namibia Rare Earths, a special purpose company formed with Toyota Tsusho to develop the Lofdal deposit, making the first payment on 23 July 2026. The project targets dysprosium and terbium for magnets in vehicle motors, with a definitive feasibility study under way and a commercialisation decision targeted within fiscal 2026.
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