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Africa’s oldest known dinosaur - 230-million-year-old fossil found in Zimbabwe

Africa’s oldest known dinosaur  - 230-million-year-old fossil found in Zimbabwe.

The relatively small sauropod ancestor is helping reveal how dinosaurs first spread across ancient Earth.

See the link to the National Geographic article below:-

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/fabulous-230-million...

 

Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Fri, 02/09/2022 - 08:45

Passing of Philip Dewhurst

We regret to announce that Philip Dewhurst passed away in Tunbridge Wells in August 2022

Phil, a geology graduate from UZ, worked for Rio Tinto and Mobil and was a director of Reunion Mining before retiring and then moving to the UK in 2010.  During his retirement, he continued to keep up with mining industry developments while writing reports for minerals industry researchers, Roskills.  

Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Tue, 23/08/2022 - 14:29

Online Talk - Quantification of the impacts of rock mass quality on stope width control and pillar stability in a hard rock narrow reef mine - Omberai Mandingaisa

On Tuesday 17 May 2022 Omberai Mandingaisa delivered an online talk titled:-
 
'Quantification of the impacts of rock mass quality on stope width control and pillar stability in a hard rock narrow reef mine'
 
 
 Please find a copy of the presentation below
Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Wed, 18/05/2022 - 15:19

AGM 2022

AGM 2022
 
The 2022 AGM was held at 1800 hours on 25th February 2022 at Tayana Conference Centre, Mt. Pleasant, Harare
 
 The following agenda was dicussed:
 1. Convening of the Meeting
2. Obituaries
3. Apologies
4. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
5. Chairman’s Statement  -Renias Tirivabaya
6. Treasurer’s Report - Collins Mwatahwa
8. Announcement of the Next Committee 2022 – 2023 - Kennedy Mtetwa
9. Professional Registration  - Kennedy Mtetwa
10.
Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Wed, 02/03/2022 - 10:58

Summer Symposium 2021

The Summer Symposium was held at the Diamond Lecture Theatre, University of Zimbabwe on 26th November 2021 and attended by 80 members and students.

 

Copies of the presentations can be found below:-

 

Welcome - Renias Tirivabaya-  Geological Society Chair

Official Opening - Prof P. Mapfumo, Vice Chancellor University of Zimbabwe,  represented by Prof C Mbohwa,  Pro Vice-Chancellor,  Strategic Partnerships and Industrialisation

GSZ Mentorship Program - Steve Duma

Society of Economic Geologists - Andrew du Toit

Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Tue, 30/11/2021 - 14:36

Talk Online - The Post-Karoo Mutandahwe Igneous Complex of SoutheasternZimbabwe -A host to a potential "CLIMAX-Type" Porphyry Molybdenum Deposit with distal Tungsten/Copper? - Tenyears Gumede

On Thursday 7th October 2021 Tenyears Gumede delivered an online talk titled:-
 
'The Post-Karoo Mutandahwe Igneous Complex of SoutheasternZimbabwe -A host to a potential "CLIMAX-Type" Porphyry Molybdenum Deposit with distal Tungsten/Copper?'
 
 Please find a copy of the presentation below.
Submitted by Andrew du Toit on Fri, 08/10/2021 - 10:37

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