Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources Archives

Korean Researchers Discover Massive Gold Deposit

DAEJEON, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) announced Tuesday that it had discovered a deposit of 211,283 tons of gold ore in Jindo and Haenam, South Jeolla Province, using newly-developed technology. According to the institute, the ore should account for 627.5 kilograms of pure gold, which at [...]

Report Center Set Up to Authenticate, Register and Safeguard Meteorites

SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A special report center dedicated to meteors was established to authenticate, register and store them safely. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced that it opened the Meteorite Report Center at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources in Daejeon on April 16. The primary role [...]