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I. INTRODUCTION A. 2000/2001 WAS A SUCCESSFULL YEAR FOR THE COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE.

I. INTRODUCTION A. 2000/2001 WAS A SUCCESSFULL YEAR FOR THE COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE. B. THE ISSUE OF CORE-FUNDING FOR THE COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS, CULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Not yet completely resolved - Some relief was given.

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I. INTRODUCTION A. 2000/2001 WAS A SUCCESSFULL YEAR FOR THE COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE.

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  1. I. INTRODUCTION A. 2000/2001 WAS A SUCCESSFULL YEAR FOR THE COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE. B. THE ISSUE OF CORE-FUNDING FOR THE COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS, CULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Not yet completely resolved - Some relief was given

  2. C. CORE-SHED: THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS, CULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MADE A SPECIAL GRANT. D. NEW PRODUCTS WERE DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF GEO- HAZARDS. E. PROBLEM OF A NEW NATIONAL AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY STILL REQUIRES DISCUSSION. F. PROBLEMS WITH RESPECT TO THE PFMA

  3. II. SYSTEMATIC MAPPING PROGRAMME • OF THE COUNCIL • A. GEOLOGICAL MAPPING PROGRAMME • 1.1:1 000 000 mapping programme • to produce a seamless map • to resolve correlation problems • 2.1:250 000 mapping programme • To complete remaining maps: • Onseepkans 2818 • Pofadder 2918 • Loeriesfontein 3018 • Alexander Bay 2816 • Garies 3017 • Revision mapping • Thabazimbi 2426 • Clanwilliam 3218 • Morokweng 2622 • .

  4. 3. 1:50 000 mapping programme -Eastern Cape (7 maps) -Kwazulu-Natal (2 maps) -Northern Province (2 maps) -Western Cape (4 maps) -North-West Province (2 maps) -Gauteng (8 maps) -Free State (1 map) -Mpumalanga (1 map) B. ENGINEERING GEOLOGICAL MAPPING 1:50 000 geo-hazard mapping programme -Western Cape Province (2 maps) -Gauteng (2 maps) -North Province (1 map) -Free State (1 map) -Mpumalanga (1 map)

  5. C. METALLOGENIC MAPS • 1. 1:1 000 000 map published • 2. 1:5 000 000 Africa map (complete) • 3. 1:250 000 maps • Port Elizabeth • Clanwilliam • Thabazimbi • West Rand

  6. 4.Provincial Mineral Resources Maps • North Province • Eastern Cape Province • Kwazulu-Natal • 5. Construction raw materials mapping • Western Cape Province • Eastern Cape Province • Gauteng Province • Mpumalanga • Free State

  7. D. GEOCHEMICAL MAPPING • Pilgrims Rest } • Barberton } Sampling • - Vryburg } • - Mafikeng } Editing of maps • - Rustenburg } • - Springbok } Printing of maps • - Alexanderbaai }

  8. E. GEOPHYSICAL MAPPING • 1.Seismology (upgrade all seismic stations) • - Continue monitoring • - Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty • - Dam Sites (South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland) • - Nuclear sites • - Pebble Bed Modular Reactor

  9. 2. RADIOMETRIC MAPPING: • 1:1 000 000 NATIONAL MAP • 3. AIRBORNE SURVEYS: • CONTINUE WITH HIGH DENSITY SURVEYS IN SELECTED AREAS • SEMI-AUTOMATIC 3D MODELLING TECHNOLOGIES • - NEW MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES

  10. F. MARINE MAPPING PROGRAMME • ZULULAND CONTINENTAL SHELF • CAPE TOWN ON/OFF SHORE MARINE MAP • DURBAN SHELF MAPPING • MAPPING AROUND ROBIN ISLAND • MAPPING OF OFFSHORE MINERAL DEPOSITS

  11. III. MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL ASSETS • A. INTELECTUAL PROPERTY • National Marine Geoscience Database • Mineral Resources Database • Engineering Geology Database • Geology Database • Geophysical Database • Seismological data • Gravity data • Magnetic data • Radiometric data • National Coal database • Dolomite hazard / risk database • Geochemical Database • National Bibliographic Database

  12. B .PHYSICAL ASSETS • Museum Collections • National Geoscience Library and map library • Collection of reports, borehole data and company reports. • Borehole core collection • Geochemical sample collections • Fossil collections

  13. IV. PUBLIC RESEARCH / SERVICE FUNCTIONS • .1. Industrial Minerals Research • 2. .Dam and Underground Studies • New dam sites • Dam safety studies • Dam construction phase studies • Tunnel studies • .3. Geohydrology • Rural water supply studies • Groundwater target studies • Groundwater pollution studies

  14. 4. .Analytical Services • 5. Education Services (Museum) • 6. Publications Section • 51 Major publications are presently in the pipeline. • 33 Full colour geoscience maps are in pipeline for publication • 7. Support to Government Departments, DME, DWAF, DEA, DFA, SANDF, DTI, and Provincial Governments.

  15. I. PREPARATION FOR NEW MINERALS DEVELOPMENT BILL • A. MANAGEMENT OF EXPLORATION DATA AND REPORTS BY MINING COMPANIES • Define data requirements • Manage and provide access to collections/data • Capture data into databases • Validate data / reporting standards • B. MANAGE BOREHOLE CORE ARCHIVES AND PROVIDE ACCESS • C. DEVELOP EXPLORATION TARGETS AND INVESTMENT PROFILES TO PROMOTE INVESTMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

  16. D. DEVELOP NEW CONCEPTS FOR METALLOGENIC PROVINCES FOR INVESTMENT TARGET GENERATION E. DEVELOP A NEW MINERALS PORMOTION STRATEGY FOR THE COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE F.ASSIST WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW MINING CADASTRAL FOR SOUTH AFRICA

  17. VI. POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROJECT A. JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THE COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE AND THE NORTHERN FLAGSHIP INSTITUTION TO USE MINERAL, ENERGY AND HERITAGE RESOURCE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP NEW BUSINES IN RURAL AREAS B. TARGET AS A FIRST PRIORITY THE POOREST (HIGHEST POVERTY INDEX) AREAS IN SOUTH AFRICA C. DEVELOP A PROFILE OF A RANGE OF MINERAL, ENERGY AND HERITAGE RESOURCE OPPORTUNITIES WHICH MAY BE DEVELOPED ECONOMICALLY

  18. D. CARRY OUT A “FIRST PASS” SCREENING OF THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SELECT THE MORE PROMISING PROJECTS FOR FURTHER WORK E. DEVELOP THE PROMISING OPPORTUNITIES INTO FIRM PROJECT PROFILES WHICH CAN BE MARKETED NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY F. IDENTIFY POSSIBLE SOURCES OF FINANCEMENT FOR SUCH PROJECTS

  19. VII. INTERNATIONAL TENDERS / PROJECTS A. AFRICA Mauritania - World Bank Mozambique - World Bank Lesotho - World Bank Nigeria - Government Gabon - Government Morocco - Government Tunisia - Government Swaziland - Government Namibia - Private Sector Sudan - Private Sector Algeria (Short Listed) - World Bank

  20. B. MIDDLE EAST UAF - Government Saudi Arabia - Government Yemen - UNDP C. SOUTH AMERICA Argentina - World Bank Argentina - Private Sector Bolivia (Short listed) - World Bank Brazil (Short listed) - World Bank

  21. VIII. MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PAST YEAR • A. COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE PUBLISHED THREE NEW NATIONAL 1:1 000 000 MAPS FOR SOUTH AFRICA • Metallogenic Map • Gravity Map • Magnetic Map • B. LOCATED SOME VERY SIGNIFICANT GOLD AND NICKEL-COPPER, GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALIES AND SOME NEW CARBONATITE COMPLEXES. ONE OF THE LATTER HAS NOW BEEN VERIFIED

  22. C. COMPLETED A RECORD NUMBER OF NEW MAPS AND PUBLICATIONS D. ENDED WITH THE HIGHEST OWN INCOME EVER (± R35 MILLION – UNAUDITED)

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