{"id":15619,"date":"2019-04-01T08:53:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T06:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.impulso.es\/angola-and-spain-united-by-what-lies-beneath-the-african-countrys-soil\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T14:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:57:10","slug":"angola-and-spain-united-by-what-lies-beneath-the-african-countrys-soil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulso.es\/en\/angola-and-spain-united-by-what-lies-beneath-the-african-countrys-soil\/","title":{"rendered":"Angola and Spain, united by what lies beneath the African country\u2019s soil."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_empty_space el_class=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;]<div class=\"vntd-special-heading\"style=\"margin-bottom:px;\"><h1 class=\"header  font-secondary\" >Angola looks to Spain for mining investors to exploit its rich subsoil.<\/h1><div class=\"header-strips-one \" ><\/div><h2 class=\"description normal \" >The Spanish-Portuguese consortium UTE PLANAGEO tasked with identifying, analysing and mapping an extensive area.<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1554101276985{margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]We review the Investor Attraction Conference for Angola held this week at the G\u00f3mez Pardo Foundation in Madrid, which served to disseminate the results of PLANAGEO, Angola\u2019s largest programme for producing geological and mining information.<\/p>\n<p>In this context, a meeting was held between the Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, H.E. Ms Reyes Maroto, the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, H.E. Mr Pedro Duque, and the Secretary-General for the Coordination of Science Policy (MICIU), H.E. Mr Rafael Rodrigo, with the Angolan delegation from the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the event, the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Pedro Duque, explicitly expressed his support for \u201ccollaboration between Angola and Spain in the field of talent development\u201d, and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, highlighted \u201cthe close trade ties between these two countries\u201d. In this way, both ministers wished to show the Government of Spain\u2019s support for the PLANAGEO project, conceived as the largest programme for producing geological and mining information in the African country, which is enabling better management and exploitation of mineral resources, as well as greater knowledge of Angolan geology and its possible industrial applications. Activities included within the project include airborne geophysical and geological-geochemical surveying, geological mapping at different scales, the preparation of maps of metallic minerals and minerals for civil construction, as well as the updating of hydrogeological maps and a broad training and capacity-building programme in various aspects related to sustainable, environmentally responsible mining.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the African country\u2019s delegation, those in attendance included H.E. Mr Jos\u00e9 Luis Matos Agostinho, Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to Spain; H.E. Dr Janio Da Rosa Correa Victor, Secretary of State for Geology and Mines; and Dr Luis Baptista Antonio, Director-General for International Exchange. The National Laboratory of Energy and Geology (LNEG) was represented by Machado Leite, Member of the LNEG Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also attending the meeting were our Chief Executive Officer, Jorge Su\u00e1rez, and our General Manager, Paco Cuervo, who serves as Managing Director of the Spanish-Portuguese joint venture awarded the project and responsible for the implementation of PLANAGEO in Angola. Representing the IGME, the entity responsible for the scientific and technical coordination of PLANAGEO (Angola\u2019s Geological, Geophysical and Geochemical Mapping Plan), were Isabel Su\u00e1rez, Acting Director of IGME; Isabel R\u00e1bano, Director of the Department of Geoscientific Infrastructure and Services; Roberto Rodr\u00edguez, Director of the Department of Geoscientific Research and Foresight; and Juan Jos\u00e9 Dur\u00e1n, Director of the Department of Research in Geological Resources.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_wp_search][vc_basic_grid post_type=&#8221;post&#8221; max_items=&#8221;3&#8243; element_width=&#8221;12&#8243; item=&#8221;2633&#8243; initial_loading_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1554101381781-f2e93599-59a2-0&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_empty_space el_class=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1554101276985{margin-right: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]We review the Investor Attraction Conference for Angola held this week at the G\u00f3mez Pardo Foundation in Madrid, which served to disseminate the results of PLANAGEO, Angola\u2019s largest programme for producing geological and mining information. In this context, a meeting was held between the Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, H.E. 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