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The Geological Society Newsletter is published three times a year and is available either by e-mail or by postage to all paid up members of the Society. Please feel free to request back copies (for a fee) or send comments to our Newsletter Editor. Contributions to the newsletter on any topic related to geology are always welcome

Summer Symposium 2017

The Summer Symposium was held on 1st December 2017 at the Geological Department at the University of Zimbabwe.  The event was well supported with some 60 members in attendance.
 
The program was as follows and abstracts can be uploaded from the list below:
 
Maideyi Meck -  Geological Society Chair:- Welcome & Official Opening
 
Farai Mutondoro:- Transparency in the Mining Sector: Addressing corruption risks and vulnerabilities in the awarding of mining claims in Zimbabwe
 
Branko Corner:- Southern Africa
Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Sun, 03/12/2017 - 14:25

Workshop - Professional Registration of Zimbabwean Geologists

On Friday 14th July 2017 approximately 40 members of the society met at the Geology Department,  University of Zimbabwe to discuss the issues around professional registration of Zimbabwean geologists.  The Workshop was facilitated by Brent barber.

The presentation used to guide the discussion is attached below.

Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Mon, 17/07/2017 - 08:04

Talk - Geoheritage in the Sahara and Sahel - Sharad Master

On Thursday 18th May 2017 Sharad Master from EGRI,  School of Geosciences,  University of Witwatersrand gave a talk entitled 'Geoheritage in the Sahara and Sahel'
 
The talk was attended by approximately 40 members and students and focused on many of the sites covered in the recently published book,  Africa's Top Geological Sites,  (publishers - Struik Nature 2016)
Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Fri, 19/05/2017 - 07:57

Talk - Modern versus ancient controls on sedimentary systems the present is not always the key to the past - Poppe de Boer

On Friday 31st March 2017 Poppe de Boer , from Utrecht University gave a talk entitled 'Modern versus ancient controls on sedimentary systems - the present is not always the key to the past'
 
The talk was attended by approximately 30 members and students.
 
Please find a copy of his presentation below.
Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Fri, 31/03/2017 - 21:09

Talk - Geneses of Magmatic MineralDeposits: Special reference to Cr and Pt mineralization - Yasushi Watanabe

On Monday 27th March 2017 Yasushi Watanabe, from the Graduate School of International Resource Sciences, Akita University  gave a talk entitled 'Geneses of Magmatic MineralDeposits: Special reference to Cr and Pt mineralization'
 
The talk was attended by approximately 45 members and students.
 
Please find a copy of his presentation below.
Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Tue, 28/03/2017 - 09:55

AGM 2017

The 2017 AGM was held at 1700 hours on 24 th February 2017 at The Country Club (CFX) Brompton Road, Highlands, Harare
 
The following agenda was dicussed:
 
1. Convening of Meeting
2. Obituaries  and Minute of Silence
3. Apologies
4. Minutes of Previous AGM
   -Consideration and approval of the minutes
   -Matters arising not covered  elsewhere in the agenda
5. Chairman’s Statement – Brent Barber
6. Treasurer’s report – Collins Mwatahwa
7.
Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Wed, 08/03/2017 - 11:15

Talk - Evolution of the Southern Appalachians, USA - Jeff Chaumba

On Friday 16th December 2016 Jeff Chaumba, a graduate of University of Zimbabwe and now with the University of North Carolina at Pembroke,  gave a talk entitled

'A brief outline of the geologic evolution of the Southern Appalachians, USA, and some of its associated metals mineralization'

The talk was attended by 40 members.

Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Sun, 18/12/2016 - 18:14

Summer Symposium 2016

The Summer Symposium was held on 25th November 2016 at the Geological Department at the University of Zimbabwe.
 
Isaac Kwesu,  CEO of Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe Official Opening  offically opened the symposium.
 
The program was as follows and abstracts can be uploaded from the list below:-
 
Isaac Kwesu -  CEO of Chamber of Mines:- Official Opening    
 
Temba Hawadi (Director of ZGS) - Zimbabwe Geological Survey’s Japanese assisted project
 
Jan Kramers (Keynote Speaker):- Adrift again
Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Mon, 28/11/2016 - 10:42

Murehwa Batholith - Trip with Mark Tsomondo

On Saturday 26th November 20 members participated in a post Summer Symposium Field trip to the western margin of the Murehwa batholith to discuss alternative models of Chilimanzi granite emplacement, emphasizing regional tectonic controls versus vertical tectonics.

Lots of interesting discussion around the outcrops before heavy rain cut the trip short.

Find the field guide attached

Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Mon, 28/11/2016 - 09:42

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