Annual Technical Report 2003/2004 A NNUAL T ECHNICAL R EPORT 2003/2004 for the year ending 31st March 2004 Compiled by R.R.M. Price Editing and Layout: Information Management Unit, Council for Geoscience Council for Geoscience South Africa COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE 2 © Council for Geoscience 2004 ISBN 1-919908-61-7 The Council for Geoscience is a statutory body established in terms of the Geoscience Act (Act no. 100 of 1993). Cover: Msikaba Formation quartzite is exposed in a vertical section at the Magwa Falls, southeast of Lusikisiki. These falls are 154 m high and the second highest in South Africa. The Devonian Msikaba Formation was deposited in the tidal nearshore environment. The vertically sided valley into which the falls discharge may be a gap dyke. Scenic geological features such as these form the basis of the geotourism industry. (Photograph by Koos Reddering.) Obtainable from the Council for Geoscience, 280 Pretoria Road, Silverton, Pretoria, by mail from the Publications Shop, Council for Geoscience, Private Bag X112, 0001 Pretoria. Tel. (+27) (0)12 841 1017. A catalogue of publications is available on request, and at http://www.geoscience.org.za. Email enquiries to
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[email protected]. Annual Technical Report 2003/2004 CONTENTS 1. FOREWORD . 5 2. POVERTY-AALLEVIATION PROGRAMME . 7 3. INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION . 9 4. INTERNATIONAL METALLOGENIC MAPPING PROGRAMME . 12 5. COLLABORATION WITH SADC COUNTRIES . 13 6. COLLABORATION WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS . 16 7. REGIONAL MAPPING. 17 7.1 GEOLOGICAL MAPPING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMME. 17 7.1.1 1:250 000-SSCALE MAPS.