Thursday, September 27, 2012
(Top) Leo, a Philippine delegate for the 9th ASEAN Working Group meeting for ASOMM and regional director for Mines and Geoscience Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources. (Above) Hong Hai, Vietnamese delegate and director-general of the Centre for Information and Archives of Geology, Vietnam. Pictures: BT/Jin-Shen
He also noted that Brunei had contributed much to the discussion, and thanked them for being good hosts. Leo Van V Juguan, regional director for the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, of the Philippines, who chaired the meeting of the Sustainable Mineral Development working group, said that they discussed plans in which ASEAN countries is coming up with programmes on how their minerals can be used effectively. "Minerals are finite (resources)," he said in an interview. "It is not renewable, so studies have been proposed and undertaken to fully use what we have," he said. "This also includes going into efficient recovery of even low grade minerals." He also thanked Brunei, as the host country, and also noted that they had actively participated in the discussions today and helped along with the proceedings. The meeting continues and concludes today, with a resolution statement issued after meetings between the last two working groups: Information and Database and Capacity Building and Mineral. The Brunei Times