A short course was held in the Jan Kramers Museum,  Geology Department at UZ on 31st January and 1st February 2019.   

Course presenters included Forbes Mugumbate, Gayle Hanssen,  Godfrey Chagondah, Billmore Nemahwe and Tania Marshall.

 

Day 1: Covered the importance of gold in the Zimbabwe mining scene; an overview of gold deposits and mineralization as applicatble to Zimbabwe;  gold exploration of greenstone-hosted lode gold deposits and mining of greenstone-hosted lode gold deposits

 

Day 2:  Covered the mining of sulphide-hosted gold deposits;  QAQC of exploration results; the importance of codes in the minerals industry and the concept of a Competent Person