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PRESENTATION ON THE CGS ACTIVITIES FOR 2002/3 YEAR

Explore the history, mandate, financial performance, investments, compliance with governance standards, scientific highlights, major new developments, and international review of the Council for Geoscience activities in 2002/3.

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PRESENTATION ON THE CGS ACTIVITIES FOR 2002/3 YEAR

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  1. PRESENTATION ON THE CGS ACTIVITIES FOR 2002/3 YEAR • HISTORY OF CGS • MANDATE OF CGS • FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR 2002/3 • MAJOR INVESTMENT MADE BY CGS • COMPLIANCE WITH PFMA / KING2 • SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHTS • MAJOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS • INTERNATIONAL REVIEW

  2. HISTORY OF CGS • ESTABLISHED IN 1895 IN CAPE PROVINCE • ESTABLISHED IN 1898 IN THE ZAR • ESTABLISHED IN 1899 IN NATAL AND ZULULAND • CONSOLIDATED IN 1913 AS THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA • COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1993 • GEOSCIENCE ACT, ACT 100 OF 1993

  3. MANDATE OF THE COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE • TO DO THE SYSTEMATIC GEOSCIENCE MAPPING FOR SOUTH AFRICA (ON AND OFF SHORE), TO COMPILE THE DATA AND PUBLISH IT FOR PUBLIC ACCESS. • TO COLLECT, ARCHIVE AND ARRANGE PUBLIC ACCESS TO ALL GEOSCIENCE DATA AND INFORMATION IN THE REPOSITORIES • TO CARRY OUT BASIC GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND GEOLOGICAL PROCESSESS BOTH PAST AND PRESENT.

  4. TO RENDER GEOSCIENCE KNOWLEDGE SERVICES TO THE GOVERNMENT ON REQUEST. • TO MANAGE A NUMBER OF NATIONAL FACILITIES ON BEHALF OF THE NATION. THESE INCLUDE: • GEOSCIENCE MUSEUM • NATIONAL BOREHOLE CORE REPOSITORIES • NATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL NETWORK • INFRASOUND OBSERVATORY • NATIONAL GEOSCIENCE DATABASE • TO RENDER GEOSCIENCE SERVICES TO EXTERNAL CLIENTS ON A COST RECOVERY BASIS

  5. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF CGS DURING 2002/3 • THE CGS INCOME FROM SERVICES INCREASED FROM R22,65 MILLION TO R31,0 MILLION • INTEREST INCOME INCREASED FROM R 9,32 MILLION TO R 11,332 MILLION • PROFIT INCREASED FROM R16,962 MILLION TO R19,335 MILLION • THE ABOVE FIGURES ARE NOT YET THE FINAL FIGURES FOR THE YEAR.

  6. MAJOR INVESTMENTS WHICH CGS HAS MADE DURING THE PAST YEAR • PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMPLETED • PURCHASE OF OFFICES IN UPINGTON • PURCHASE OF A FARM NEAR BOSHOFF TO CONSTRUCT THE INFRASOUND OBSERVATORY • CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND PHASE OF THE BOREHOLE CORE REPOSITORY AT DONKERHOEK • PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNED • CONSTRUCTION OF THE OBSERVATORY • CONSTRUCTION OF THE GEOCHEMICAL STORES • PURCHASE OF OFFICES IN POLOKWANE

  7. RESEARCH EQUIPMENT PURCHASED: • UPGRADE OF THE NATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL NETWORK • MARINE MAGNETOMETER FOR SEA MAPPING • UPGRADE OF THE RADIOMETRIC AND MAGNETIC SPECTROMETERS FOR AIRBORNE SURVEYS • UPGRADE OF VARIOUS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR DATA PROCESSING • UPGRADE OF THE TWO RADIOGENIC ISOTOPE MASS SPECTROMETERS • PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT TO UPGRADE THE LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE

  8. RESEARCH EQUIPMENT TO BE PURCHASED OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS: • X-RAY SPECTROMETERS • ICP-MS FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSES • LAZER ABLATION MAGNETIC SECTOR MASS SPECTROMETER FOR ISOTOPIC ANALYSES • X-RAY DIFFRACTION EQUIPMENT • ELECTRON MICROPROBE • SMALL BOAT FOR MARINE MAPPING • SIDESCAN SONAR MAPPING EQUIPMENT • GEOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR AIRBORNE SURVEYING

  9. COMPLIANCE WITH RESPECT TO VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE • FULL COMPLIANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE PFMA • PARTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE KING 2 REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE • FULL COMPLIANCE WITH RESPECT TO GAAP • CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO ASSESS THE EXTENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER LEGISLATION

  10. SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHTS • PUBLICATION OF THE 1:5 MILLION METALLOGENIC MAP OF AFRICA • COMPLETION OF THE 1:5 MILLION PLATE TECTONIC MAP OF AFRICA • INSTALLATION OF A NUMBER OF BROADBAND SEISMIC STATIONS ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA • COMPLETED THE DESIGN OF THE INFRASOUND ARRAY FOR THE INFRASOUND OBSERVATORY • DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED THE NEW MINING CADSTER FOR SOUTH AFRICA • PRODUCED A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF NEW MAPS AND PUBLICATIONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA

  11. MAJOR NEW PROGRAMS WHICH STARTED DURING THE PAST YEAR • COMMENCED WITH THE MAPPING OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONTINENTAL SHELF • PREPARATION FOR THE START OF THE AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICAL MAPPING OF SOUTH AFRICA • DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED MARINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR KWA-ZULU NATAL • PREPARATION FOR THE IMPLIMENTATION OF THE NEW MINERALS AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES ACT • AFRICAN CONTINENTAL SHELF STUDY • CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE PROGRAM

  12. FIVE YEARLY INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CGS • REVIEW FOUND THAT CGS IS A WORLD CLASS ORGANISATION • PROGRAMS AND PRODUCTS ARE OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AND APPROPRIATE FOR SOUTH AFRICA • CURRENT LEVEL OF COMMERCIAL INCOME IS ACCEPTABLE • SIGNIFICANT NEW INVESTMENTS ARE NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT THE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE REMAINS WORLD CLASS. • SALARIES ARE TOO LOW AND CAUSE A LOSS OF STAFF

  13. LEVELS OF BASIC, CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH IS TOO LOW TO SUSTAIN EXCELLENCE IN FUTURE • TOO FEW STAFF MEMBERS WITH AN ACCEPTABLE SCIENCE CITATION INDEX RATING • THE RESEARCH BUDGET SHOULD BE RINGFENCED AND ADDITIONAL DEMANDS WHICH ARE PLACED ON CGS SHOULD BE CONTRACTUALLY ESTABLISHED AND FUNDED • CGS SHOULD CONTINUE TO ADRESS THE SOUTH AFRICAN, SADC AND AFRICAN MARKETS AS ITS FIRST PRIORITY • CLOSE RESEARCH COOPERATION WITH UNIVERSITIES SHOULD BE FOSTERED

  14. PREPARATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE • MPRD ACT. •  CGS NEW FUNCTIONS IN RESPECT OF SUPPORTING • THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW ACT ARE: • ASSESSING AND EVALUATING EXPLORATION PROGRAMS • ASSESSING AND EVALUATING GEOLOGICAL DATA FOR MINING LICENCE APPLICATIONS • CURATING EXPLORATION PROGRAMS AND REPORTS • SELECTING CORE FOR STORAGE • INVESTMENT PROMOTION

  15. PREPARATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF • THE MPRD ACT. • AS PART OF PREPARATIONS: • A CGS LICENCING CADASTER SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED AT ALL DME OFFICES • CORE STORAGE FACILITIES ARE BEING EXTENDED • A SEPARATE UNIT TO SUPPORT THE NEW ACT WILL BE ESTABLISHED.

  16. NEW STRATEGY FOR CGS • AS PART OF POSITIONING THE CGS FOR THE FUTURE, A STRATEGIC SESSION WAS HELD FROM 14 - 16 APRIL 2003. • SIX FOCUS AREAS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED: • 1. GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH AND MAPPING • e.g. Geological, geophysical, geochemical mapping • 2. GEOSCIENCES APPLICABLE TO ENGINEERING GEOLOGY/ CONSTRUCTION AND PHYSICAL HAZARDS • e.g. Dam sites investigations • 3.GEOSCIENCES APPLICABLE TO WATER MANAGEMENT. • e.g. Groundwater investigation and management of water supply systems

  17. 4. GEOSCIENCES EDUCATION AND INFORMATION • e.g. Development of leaner materials, industry training, palaeontology heritage information • 5. MINERALS AND ENERGY RESOURCES • DEVELOPMENT • e.g. Attracting investment, poverty alleviation projects, SMME and BEE • 6. ENVIRONMENT, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CHEMICAL HAZARDS. • e.g. Mine Pollution, medical and health geology

  18.  BUSINESS PLANS FOR EACH AREA ARE BEING DEVELOPED.  NEW STRATEGY TO BE IN PLACE BY NEXT YEAR.

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