The Summer Symposium was held in the University of Zimbabwe in Harare on the 24th October 2025 and attended by 85 members and 53 students

Absracts can be found at https://www.geologicalsociety.org.zw/documents/summer-symposium-abstract...

Official Opening - Forbes Mugumbate - Director -  Zimbabwe Geological Survey

From Data to Policy: Leveraging Beneficiation Research to Inform Mineral Processing Infrastructure Development in Sub-Saharan Africa -Maideyi Meck

African Minerals and Energy Resources Classification and Management System, Pan African Reporting Code (AMREC PARC) and its relevance to the African mining industry - Fred Ndoro

The geological architecture of Southern Africa - Tony Martin

A review of the geology and exploration challenges for lenticular chrome deposits in the Zimbabwe Craton and Northern Marginal Zone - Godfrey Chagonda

Diamond potential of the lithospheric mantle beneath the Limpopo mobile belt (southern Zimbabwe) based on geochemistry of mantle garnets - Evgeny Nikolenko

British Geological Survey collaborations in Zimbabwe 2025/26: National geological map GIS and Harare groundwater database - John Stevenson & Bentje Brauns

Promoting Large-Scale Mineral Exploration in Zimbabwe - Hillary Gumbo

Kimberlite origin and emplacement - kimberlitic & alluvial diamond exploration in Southern Africa - Tapiwa Mtetwa

An Overview Of Resource Drilling And Mine Development At Mogalakwena          James Winch

Practical uses of AI for Zimbabwe - Steve Duma

GIS & Remote Sensing applications in mineral exploration - How we can use them in Zimbabwean context      - George Kwenda

Core Principles and Best Practices for Geological Databases - Johannah Nhiwatiwa

Mineral Resource Modelling and Grade Estimation - Arimon Ngilazi

Summary - Tony Martin