GeoForum 2013 PROGRAMME*
Tuesday 2 July 2013
14:00 Exhibition Stand Set-Up & Poster Display Set-Up
18:00 Welcome Function and Exhibition Opening in Turbine Hall by special guest Mxolisi Kota, CEO, Council for Geoscience
Day 1 – Wednesday 3 July 2013 Session 1 - Minerals & Mining of the Future SESSION CHAIR: Craig Smith
09:00 Opening & Welcome Pamela Naidoo, GSSA President 2012-2013
09:10 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Minerals of the Future Murray Hitzman, Colorado School of Mines, USA (SEG Invited Lecturer)
09:40 A Review of African REE Projects in the Context of the Global REE Market Jock Harmer, Jock Harmer Consulting
10:00 Molybdenum and Rhenium in the Hana Mining Concession, Botswana Sharad Master, University of the Witwatersrand
10:20 High-grade Rare Earth Element Resource in the Steenkampskraal Monazite Deposit of the Western Cape Brent Jellicoe, Great Western Minerals Group
10:40 Geology of the Wigu Hill Complex in Tanzania Ephraim Masibhera, Bastillion Resources
11:00 Tea & Coffee Break in the Exhibition Hall
11:30 Critical metals of the future: A market overview Lara Smith, Core Consultants
11:50 The Exploration Story for Zandkopsdrift, Namaqualand Grant Hayward, Frontier Rare Earths SA (Pty) Ltd
12:10 Sedimentary Phosphate Deposits in the Western Cape: Their Origin and Potential David Katemaunzanga, Bastillion Resources
12:30 Some Thoughts of Mining in the Future Declan Vogt, CSIR – CMI
12:50 Closing Remarks SESSION CHAIR: Craig Smith
13:00 Lunch Break in the Exhibition Hall
* This programme is subject to change by the GSSA and the organisers. ** Please note that only the presenting author is acknowledged on the programme, please see the abstract book for the full author contribution.
Session 2 – Gold in Africa SESSION CHAIR: Genevieve Pearson
14:00 **Pre-booked IMA 2014 Guided Tour to MuseumAfrica Departs**
14:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Long Term Outlook for the Global Exploration industry: Gloom or Boom? Richard Schodde, MinEx Consulting Pty Ltd, Australia
14:30 Its time for Africa: The 35th International Geological Congress Richard Viljoen, Chair, ICG 2016
14:50 Mongbwalu Gold Deposit and Environs: Democratic Republic of the Congo Sue Winkler, AngloGold Ashanti
15:10 3D Seismic Contributions to Future Exploration, Mine Planning and Development on the Jeanette Project, Allanridge District, South Africa Charles Pretorius, Geophysical Consultants cc
15:30 Review of Pan-African Gold Developments in Namibia and Brazil Nick Steven, Rockwater Consulting Namibia
15:50 SESSION 2 POSTERS
16:00 Tea & Coffee Break in the Exhibition Hall
16:30 West African Collaboration Research Kim Ncube-Hein, University of the Witwatersrand
16:50 The Nyanzaga Gold Deposit, Sukumaland Greenstone Belt, Tanzania Hannes Henckel, African Barrick Gold
17:10 Gold Mineralisation Models in the South Western Sector of the Barberton Mountain Land Pheladi Makoela, Galaxy Gold
17:30 Global Trends in Gold Exploration Financing and Activity: Implications for South Africa and Africa Keith Scott, The MSA Group
17:50 Closing Remarks SESSION CHAIR: Genevieve Pearson
18:00 Launch of IGC 2016 in the Exhibition Hall
* This programme is subject to change by the GSSA and the organisers. ** Please note that only the presenting author is acknowledged on the programme, please see the abstract book for the full author contribution.
Day 2 – Thursday 4 July 2013 Session 3 – Base Metals and Bulk Commodities in Africa SESSION CHAIR: Sifiso Siwela
09:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Overview of the Geology of Southern African Sediment-hosted Precambrian Iron and Manganese Ore Deposits Nic Beukes, University of Johannesburg
09:30 Iron Ore in Africa Brendan Clarke, The MSA Group
09:50 The Kamoa Copper Deposit, Central African Copperbelt, D.R.C. David Edwards, IvanPlats
10:10 The Rediscovery and Re-exploration for Bauxite and Rutile, Republic of Cameroon, West Africa Chris Ainsworth, The Mineral Corporation
10:30 A Geochemical and Geometallurgical Analysis of the Kalahari Manganese Deposit, Northern Cape, South Africa Lauren Blignaut, University of Johannesburg
10:50 SESSION 3 POSTERS
11:00 Tea & Coffee Break in the Exhibition Hall
11:30 Exploration in the DRC Susa Maleba, SRK
11:50 Extension of the Central African Copperbelt into Northwest Botswana Mike de Wit, Tsodilo Resources Limited
12:10 The Mboumi VMS near Ndjole, Gabon: an Early Proterozoic Eskay Creek Analogue in Central Africa Paul Karpeta, Bastillion Resources
12:30 Fe-Ore Exploration in Africa: Challenges in Africa Anika Solanki, Kai Batla
12:50 Closing Remarks SESSION CHAIR: Sifiso Siwela
13:00 Lunch Break in the Exhibition Hall
* This programme is subject to change by the GSSA and the organisers. ** Please note that only the presenting author is acknowledged on the programme, please see the abstract book for the full author contribution.
Session 4 – Layered Mafic Complexes in Africa SESSION CHAIR: Gordon Chunnett
14:00 **Pre-Booked IMA 2014 Guided Tour to MuseumAfrica Departs**
14:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS New Africa Mining Fund - What we do! How we do it! Neil Gardyne, New Africa Mining Fund
14:30 Geology of the Platreef Project Shane Nielsen, Ivan Plats
14:50 Platinum Developments on the Eastern Limb of the Bushveld Complex: Nkwe Platinum Projects Tawanda Manyeruke, Nkwe Platinum(SA) (Pty) Ltd
15:10 Discovery and Exploration of the Lower Platreef Horizon James Winch, AngloAmerican Platinum
15:30 How to Make Chromitities in Layered Intrusions Rich in Platinum Group Elements Rais Latypov, University of the Witwatersrand
15:50 SESSION 4 POSTERS
16:00 Tea & Coffee Break in the Exhibition Hall
16:30 Application of Modern Analytical Techniques and Innovations to the Characterization of Platinum Ores Dave Reid, University of Cape Town
16:50 3D Kinematic Model and Structural Evolution of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa Oluseyi Adunola Bamisaiye, University of Pretoria
17:10 Revised Emplacement Model for the Uitkomst Complex, South Africa Nicolaas Steenkamp, University of Pretoria
17:30 Pentlandite Flotation in Correlation to Ore Mineralogy, Nkomati Nickel Mine, South Africa Gargi Mishra, University of Johannesburg
17:50 Closing Remarks SESSION CHAIR: Gordon Chunnett
18:00 GSSA AGM in the Glass Room - followed by drinks & snacks in the cocktail lounge
* This programme is subject to change by the GSSA and the organisers. ** Please note that only the presenting author is acknowledged on the programme, please see the abstract book for the full author contribution.
Day 3 – Friday 5 July 2013 Session 5 – Carbon in Africa SESSION CHAIR: Keith Scott
09:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS The Karoo Basin’s Shale Gas Potential John Decker, Petroleum Agency of South Africa
09:30 Geological and Economic Aspects of the Proterozoic Umkondo Group Diamond Placer Near Marange, Zimbabwe John Ward
09:50 Hydrothermal Spring Deposits – Afar Ethiopia Sharad Master, University of the Witwatersrand
10:10 Developments in Karoo Uranium George van der Walt, Peninsula Energy Limited
10:30 Exploration of the Lemphane Kimberlite in Lesotho Mike Lynn, The MSA Group
10:50 SESSION 5 POSTERS
11:00 Tea & Coffee Break in the Exhibition Hall **Pre-Booked Magaliesburg Cable Car and Geological Drive Departs**
11:30 South African Coal Road Map Ian Hall, SA Coal Road Map
11:50 Waterberg Coal Dawie van Wyk, GeoCoal Services
12:10 The Sedimentological Formation of the Tete Coal Fields, Mozambique Andy Lloyd, Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique
12:30 Drilling practices through the years – Legislation & Safety Colin Rice, Colin Rice Exploration & Training
12:50 Closing Remarks SESSION CHAIR: Keith Scott
12:55 GeoForum Closure Avinash Bisnath, GSSA President 2013-2014
* This programme is subject to change by the GSSA and the organisers. ** Please note that only the presenting author is acknowledged on the programme, please see the abstract book for the full author contribution.
SESSION 2 – POSTERS
The Analysis of Functional Groups and Quantification of Individual Ligands from the Surface of Multi-functionalized Gold Nanoparticles Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Thingahangwi Madzivhandila, National Institute for Occupational Health
Investigation of the Polymorphs of Crystalline Silica/Silicates present in Dust Samples collected from different Gold, Platinum, Coal and Diamond Mines in South Africa. Thingahangwi Madizivhandila, National Health Laboratory Service
Interpretation of the Gold-Bearing Lithologies in the Giyani Greenstone Belt, South Africa. Nicolaas C Steenkamp, WorleyParson TWP, Johannesburg
SESSION 3 – POSTERS
Lithostratigraphic Correlation, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Lower Manganese Orebody at Kalagadi Manganese Mine, the Northern Cape Province of South Africa Sonwabile Rasmeni, Mintek
Petrology and Geochemistry of the Late Palaeozoic Madzaringwe and Mikambeni Formations of the Tshipise-Pafuri Sub-basin, South Africa: Implications for their source, provenance, paleoweathering and tectonic setting. Ntokoza Malaza, University of Fort Hare
SESSION 4 – POSTERS
Correlated Mineralogical and Geochemical Variations in Merensky Reef Ore Facies and UG2 at Lonmin’s Marikana Mine, Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Thomas Dzvinamurungu, University of Johannesburg
Apparent Inverse Alteration Sequence of the Basal Unit, Uitkomst Complex, South Africa. Nicolaas C Steenkamp, University of Pretoria
Abundance of Silica in Platinum Mines and the Implications for Silicosis. Cecilia Pretorius & George Henry, CSIR
Relations between Chrome-spinels and PGM in UG-2 Chromite Horizon, Eastern Bushveld Evenia Semikolennykh, Saint-Petersburg State University
Facies of the Grand Conglomerate, Western Katanga, DRC: Case studies from the Kamoa & Nzilo Projects Sarah Clay, IvanPlats Ltd
* This programme is subject to change by the GSSA and the organisers. ** Please note that only the presenting author is acknowledged on the programme, please see the abstract book for the full author contribution.
SESSION 5 – POSTERS
Petrology of a Cratonic, Mantle-Derived Eclogite Xenolith Suite from the Balmoral Kimberlite, Kimberley Region, South Africa. Mxinwa Thando, University of Johannesburg
A New Approach to the Characterisation of Coal from New Vaal Colliery through MLA- Based Automated Mineralogy, With a View on Liberation. Donavan Johannes Pretorius, University of Johannesburg
Magnetic and Electromagnetic Investigation of the Polile Tshisa Hot Spring in the Northern Netectonic Belt in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. K Madi, University of Fort Hare
The Distribution of Minerals in Coal and Associated Non-Coal Strata in the Coal Fields of the Main Karoo – and Sub-basins: A Comparison for the Environmental Application. Lindani Ncube, Department of Geology, University of Fort Hare
Investigating the Co2 Sequestration Potential of Minewaste Tailings Through Mineral Carbonation Sameera Mohamed, Zakhele Nkosi & Karabo Rapholo, University of Pretoria
* This programme is subject to change by the GSSA and the organisers. ** Please note that only the presenting author is acknowledged on the programme, please see the abstract book for the full author contribution.