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Volume12 – Issue 1
Fostering Researchers in the Geosciences (FoRGe) – a Survey for African geoscientists
Researchers based in Africa are invited to participate in this first FoRGesurvey, which aims to ensure that programmeactivities respond to clearly identified needs. The survey is open until 15 August 2023.
29th Colloquium of African Geology – 2 6 2 9 September 2023 | Windhoek, Namibia (CALL FOR ABSTRACTS)
The Geological Survey of Namibia is the principal organizer of the 29th Colloquium of African Geology (CAG29) on behalf of the GSAf, as well as in cooperation with various stakeholders, including the Young Earth Scientists (YES) Network Namibia, the Geoscience Department-University of Namibia, the Geoscience Council of Namibia, the Namibian Hydrogeological Association, and the Department of Mining and Process Engineering-Namibia University of Science and Technology. The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) is quite dynamic and diverse in its composition, with representatives from associations, institutions, mining companies,…
Call for young geoscience reporters
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated geoscientist committed to our planet and willing to raise awareness of the geological challenges and hazards in your region and/or country? Then, this call is for you! The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) is the largest and most prestigious geological organization in the world (https://www.iugs.org/) and we are searching for young amateur reporters that can represent us in outreach activities. You don’t need to have experience reporting news, with a smart phone and a desire to inform the…
Information asymmetries and transparency – the leaking faucet of the mining industry
By: Mary Barton Principal Geoscientist, Odikwa GeoServices, Namibia Most often, the mining industry is viewed as a social activity with the inherent goal of upgrading the societies in which the mining occurs. This is, in fact, wrong. Mining is an economic activity with the goal of creating profits for the shareholder or the investor. Apart from investors, mining is closely associated with a core group of stakeholders that play a major role in the success of the venture, namely the government and the community. Historically,…
29th Colloquium of African Geology – 26 – 29 September 2023 | Windhoek, Namibia
CAG29 First Circular (Download the full call: CAG29)MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AFRICA (GSAf)The Colloquium of African Geology (CAG) is a major biennial meeting, held under the auspices of the Geological Society of Africa, where earth scientists from around the globe have the opportunity to present their research on topics of African geology to an international forum of their peers. It also offers an opportunity to initiate, develop and implement projects which promote interaction between Academia, Industry and Society. The 28th…
GEO@EAIFR webinar
The East African Institute for Fundamental Research (EAIFR) and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) wish to inform those who may be interested of a GEO@EAIFR webinar. This seminar will take place on April 18, 2023 and will be broadcast live on ZOOM. It will also be recorded and later posted on the ICTP-EAIFR YouTube channel, where one can find the previous recorded GEO@EAIFR webinars. Below all the details: Speaker: David Bercovici, Frederick William Beinecke Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University, USA. Title: Generation of plate tectonics from…
29th Colloquium of African Geology – September 26th to 29th , 2023
29th Colloquium of African Geology (https://cag29gsaf.org/) The Colloquium of African Geology (CAG) is a major biennial meeting organized under the auspices of the Geological Society of Africa (GSAf). Professor W. Q. Kennedy, assisted by Dr. Tom Clifford, convened the very first CAG at the University of Leeds, England, in March 1964. There was a pulse of excitement that electrified the assembled audience from Africa, Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand when Prof. Kennedy announced his new concept of a ‘Pan-African thermo-tectonic event’.…
Advertisment of AMGC Employment Opportunities 28 – December 2022
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (6 positions) AFRICAN MINERALS AND GEOSCIENCES CENTRE Link to the post The African Minerals and Geoscience Centre (AMGC) is a Pan-African Mineral Service Provider with several analytical services including Geochemical Analytical Services, Mineral Processing Services and Geo-information Services. In this context AMGC is seeking for Senior Exploration Geologist, Senior Geophysist, Senior Hydrogeologist, Junior Chemist/Geochemist, Chemical Laboratory Technician and Metallurgy and Mineral Processing Laboratory Technician. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION Applications should include the following documents: Application letter in English highlighting the candidate’s motivation and…
Press Release _ AMDC Strategic Partners Retreat
The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) held a strategic institutional Partners’ retreat on 27th and 28th July 2022, at the African Union Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The strategic partners’ consultative retreat on AMDC’s theory of change was inclusive of an overview of the new AMDC’s operational metrics alongside the current and rapidly evolving minerals management and development landscape on the continent. Read more about the event and the strategic documents