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Contents
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources 3
2014 KIGAM Annual Report 3
Greeting Messages from the President of KIGAM / Kim, Kyu Han 4
History 6
Organization 8
Budget 9
Staff : 445 9
Geological Research Division 10
Tectonic Evolution and Stratigraphy of Proterozoic to Mesozoic Strata in the Western Gyeonggi Block and a New Geoscience Information System 12
Geological Mapping Program 14
Baekdu Volcanic Magma Behavior and Geodynamics 15
Quaternary Interhemispheric Hydrologic Seesaw 17
Establishment of the Quaternary Geologic System(Yeongsan River areas) 18
Evaluation of Quaternary Aggregate Resources 19
Development of High-Precision Rare Earth Element Determination Methods by ICP-MS and ID-TIMS 20
GRS-XRS Team 21
Lunar Regolith 21
KSIAR, the Infrasound Array Installed at KSRS 22
Seismic and Infrasonic Analysis of the 9 March 2014 Jinju Fireball 23
Rapid & Timely Producing of Shake Map for Earthquake Hazard Mitigation using PGA Values from the Earthquake Early Warning System(EEWS) 24
Regional Estimations of Site Effects in Seoul 25
Resolving of the Long-Standing Enigmas of Deinocheirus for a Half Century 26
Mineral Resources Research Division 30
Securing and Utilization of Mineral Resources 32
Potential Evaluation and Exploration of Overseas Mineral Resources 32
Potential Evaluation and Exploration of Domestic Mineral Resources 33
Mining Technology to Exploit Deep-Seated Ore Bodies 34
Geophysical Exploration for Detecting the Ore Deposits Deep Underground 35
Airborne Survey in Korea 36
Technology Development for Manufacturing Low-Carbon High-Functionality Green Cement using Low-Quality Limestone and Bottom Ash Emitted from Power Plants 36
Process Development of Polymetallic Manganese Nodules by a Smelting-Wet Combined Method 38
Preparation of a Highly Toughened Dense TiC?Ni Composite by the Sintering of a Non?equilibrium(Ti, Ni)C Solid-Solution Phase 39
Extracting Lithium from Seawater 40
Extracting Magnesium from Seawater & Synthesizing Edible Magnesium Materials 40
Process for Recovering Precious Metals from Spent Mobile Phone PCBs and Automobile Catalysts 41
Mineral Policy & Economics 42
Petroleum & Marine Research Division 46
Development of Coalbed Methane Production and Evaluation Technologies inIndonesia 48
Development of Technology for the Characterization and Evaluation of Shale Gas Reservoirs 49
Analysis and Information Collection of Domestic and Overseas Petroleum Basins 50
Environmental Impact Study Related to Gas Hydrate Production 51
Korea International Ocean Discovery Program (K-IODP) 52
Gas Hydrate Development & Production Technology 54
Marine Geological and Geophysical Mapping of the Korean Seas 54
Heuksan Mud Belt, in a Tide-Dominated Inner Shelf of Korea: a Modern Analogue Study ofthe Shale Reservoir Potential 56
Multi-Azimuth 3D Exploration and Reservoir Modeling 58
Study of Coastal Geohazards 60
Geologic Environment Division 62
Installation of Landslide Monitoring Systems at the Korean National Parks 64
Control Technology of Geoenvironmental Hazards Induced by Mining Activity 65
Regional Geochemical Mapping of Rare Elements 66
Development of Convergence Core Technologies for Aquifer Artificial Recharge in Securing Groundwater Resources 67
Assessment of Mass Exchanges at Hydrospheric Interfaces through Eco-Hydrogeological Technologies 69
Thermal Energy Storage in Underground Rock Caverns 70
Development and Field Application of CO₂ Monitoring Technology 72
Mineral Carbonation of Industrial Materials 73
Improving Accuracy and Flexibility of Numerical Simulations of Geothermal Heat Pump Systems using a Voronoi Grid Refinement Approach 74
Future R&D Policy 76
International 78
Public 82
Geological 84
International School for 88
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