Expert Group on Minerals and Energy Exploration and Development (Disbanded APEC Fora)

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Articulate, coordinate and promote minerals issues within APEC.
Supply information about development potential and opportunities.
Promote adequate access to markets for mining products of APEC Member Economies.
Promote linkages between minerals and energy.
Enhance the contribution of mineral and energy resources to sustainable development.
Identify, develop and promote synergies with other APEC fora.

Exchange of visions and policy definitions, through its Annual Meetings.
Information on the supply side, through the APEC Network of Minerals and Energy Data (ANMED) data network
Cooperation in environmental subjects of mining and metals, through the Subgroup on Environmental Cooperation led by Japan and a series of Environmental Cooperation workshops (ECOW).
Exploring vision on the metals demand side of the industry (projects)

Governments of member economies, to facilitate their strategic planning to foster and promote mineral and energy resource exploration and development in their economies.
Business enterprises and peak business bodies in member economies, to facilitate their business planning and to pursue investment and sales opportunities.
Business enterprises of other economies, to identify potential investment opportunities in the APEC region.

Capital investment in minerals and energy development within member economies, through providing easy access by small, medium and large enterprises to minerals and energy resource information, data and business opportunities.
Strategic planning by member economies' governments, including definition of new trends, investment development, production, trade, transport and other aspects of exploration and development of their mineral and energy resources.
Free flow of information between member economies on scientific and technological developments in the sustainable and environmentally-sound exploration and development of their minerals and energy resources.

Nine Annual Plenary Meetings (1996-2005) in Chile, Korea, Canada, Thailand, USA, Mexico, China, and Chinese Taipei, that respond to the drive to strengthen the dialogue on mining issues and evaluate the work of the Group, as well as exchange of information, visions and policy definitions.
Eight Environmental Cooperation Workshops, resulting in documents, presentations, publications, and statements regarding the role of APEC member economies in the areas of mining and sustainable development.
Workshops related to mining taxation, and the formation of an APEC database on Minerals and Energy, and Energy Efficiency in the mining industry.
Five projects on the subjects of South West Asia Hydrocarbon potential, Database on Mining and Energy Related Opportunities (ANMED), Survey of factors influencing demand for minerals and metals, followed by a second phase identifying technological factors related to the demand side, and Energy Efficiency improvement in the mining industry.