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KIGAM in Myanmar for the Future Cooperation with DGSE
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  • Date2020/02/28 14:00
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KIGAM in Myanmar for the Future Cooperation with DGSE

 

Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM)'s President Dr. Bok Chul KIM and Dr. Thet Tin Nyunt, Director General of Department of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration (DGSE), signed the first MOU with on February 4th 2020.


 

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KIGAM and DGSE, first, initiated the research R&D cooperation in 2012 for joint exploration in Muwellut region, which is located in the northwestern part of Myanmar.

In 2013, KIGAM and DGSE signed the first Research Agreement to carry out various geological and geochemical surveys on target minerals in Bophivum area of about 50 km² until 2016. From 2017 to 2019, the acquired data was used for prospecting undeveloped ore bodies in 3D model.


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The world is facing the 4th Industrial Revolution, which is going to lead the era of Smart Energy Conversion. The Korean government chose a different policy for overseas mineral & energy resources. Myanmar is blessed with reserved natural resources such as Lithium, which is also known as ‘White Oil’ in the cutting-edge technology. Korea also values the importances of utilizing Lithium as the core of new energy industry.

 

KIGAM and DGSE's MOU will build a strategic roadmap on how to develop the Hafnium Lithium Pegmatite in Mogok, Myanmar from the year of 2020.


    

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