Summer Symposium 2019

The Summer Symposium was held at the Geology Department UZ on 29th November 2019 and attended by 75 members

 

Welcome - Nevison Chikandiwa-  Geological Society Chair

 

Official Opening - Forbes Mugumbate -  Director of the Geological Survey

 

Summary Of The Petroleum Exploration Completed In The Mzarabani Project By Invictus Energy - Brent Barber

 

Sijarira surprise! Preliminary age data on detrital zircons from the Sijarira Group, western Zimbabwe, reveals an unexpected Antarctica connection - Sharad Master

 

Superplume versus far-field stress as geodynamic controls on Witwatersrand sedimentation and Ventersdorp LIP magmatism: new insights from south-retreating and north-advancing orogens of 3.1-2.5Ga Kalahari Supercontinent  - Mark Tsomondo

 

The Great Dyke of Great Treasures and Great Mysteries - Forbes Mugumbate

 

A new Late Triassic fossil vertebrate assemblage from Zimbabwe - Key to the understanding of the origin of Dinosaurs - Chris Griffin as read by Tim Broderick

 

The Geology and Historical Importance of the Abanab Vanadium Mine in the Otavi MountainLand (Namibia) - Mark Watts presented by Sharad Master

 

Some Observations on Pegmatites - Tony Martin

 

Structural Footprint of Gold Mineralisation in Zimbabwe Greenstone Belts; A case study of Pickstone Peerless Deposit - George Rusike

 

Tantalite Production in Post Colonial Zimbabwe, 1980 – 2018: Challenges and Prospects - Tafadzwa Gwini

 

The Geo-Metallurgy of the Arcadia Pegmatite Swarm -  Adam Moodley

 

An Interpretation Of Magnetic, Gravity And Magnetotelluric Measurements Over The Magondi Circular Magnetic Anomaly Of Zimbabwe - Tenyears Gumede

 

ScanIT – Optimizing core logging data acquisition - Megan du Plooy

 

Microseismic monitoring based approach to effective ground control management in unstable underground mines - Paul Matshona

 

Summary - Tony Martin