This work also points out that it is essential for the Lao PDR to initiate targeted marketing of its geological potential in order to attract investments from international mining for exploration.
- Our experiences from the geological work in Greenland show, that it is important to make a targeted marketing of the geology and the terms to get an exploration licence, says Senior Research Scientist Peter Appel from GEUS, who has been responsible for the work in Laos.
- The mining companies must know if the country hosts an attractive geology, and if geological data are available, before they invest a lot of money in exploration. And it is also important, that they know the terms to get an exploration licence.
As a first step of marketing, GEUS has assisted The Lao PDR Department of Geology and Mines to establish a homepage, where mining companies and other interested investors can get information about geology, existing concessions and terms to get licences.
Contact person:
Peter Appel, GEUS
Phone: +45 38 14 22 14
E-mail: pa@geus.dk