Mining and Industrial Cooperation. 1. The aims of cooperation in mining and industry sectors, carried out in the mutual interest of the Parties and in compliance with their policies, will be: (a) to focus cooperative activities towards sectors where mutual and complementary interests exist; and (b) to build on existing agreements and arrangements already in place between the Parties. 2. Mining and Industrial cooperation may include work in, but not be limited to, the following areas: (a) bio-mining (mining using biotechnology procedures); (b) mining techniques, specially underground mining, and conventional metallurgy; (c) productivity in mining; (d) industrial robotics for mining and other sector applications;
Mining and Industrial Cooperation. The aims of cooperation in mining and industry sectors carried out in the mutual interest of the Parties and in compliance with their policies, will be:
Mining and Industrial Cooperation. 1. The aims of cooperation in mining and industry sectors car- ried out in the mutual interest of the Parties and in compliance with their policies, will be:
(a) to encourage, where appropriate, government agencies, research institutions, universities, private companies and other re- search organizations in each other’s country to conclude direct arrangements in support of cooperative activities, programs, projects or joint ventures within the framework of this Agreement;
(b) to focus cooperative activities towards sectors where mu- tual and complementary interests exist; and
(c) to build on existing agreements and arrangements already in place between the Parties such as intergovernmental protocols, or association agreements between copper companies and corpo- rations of the Parties.
2. Mining and Industrial cooperation may include work in, but not be limited to, the following areas:
(a) bio-mining (mining using biotechnology procedures);
