I. INTRODUCTION

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I. INTRODUCTION A. 2000/2001 WAS A
SUCCESSFULL YEAR FOR THE COUNCIL FOR
GEOSCIENCE. B. THE ISSUE OF CORE-FUNDING FOR
THE COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS, CULTURE, SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY - Not yet completely
resolved - Some relief was given
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C. CORE-SHED THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS,
CULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MADE A
SPECIAL GRANT. D. NEW PRODUCTS WERE
DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF
GEO- HAZARDS. E. PROBLEM OF A NEW NATIONAL
AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY STILL REQUIRES
DISCUSSION. F. PROBLEMS WITH RESPECT TO THE
PFMA
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• II. SYSTEMATIC MAPPING PROGRAMME
• OF THE COUNCIL
• A. GEOLOGICAL MAPPING PROGRAMME
• 1. 11 000 000 mapping programme
• to produce a seamless map
• to resolve correlation problems
• 2. 1250 000 mapping programme
• To complete remaining maps
• Onseepkans 2818
• Pofadder 2918
• Loeriesfontein 3018
• Alexander Bay 2816
• Garies 3017

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3. 150 000 mapping programme -Eastern Cape (7
maps) -Kwazulu-Natal (2 maps) -Northern
Province (2 maps) -Western Cape (4
maps) -North-West Province (2 maps) -Gauteng (8
maps) -Free State (1 map) -Mpumalanga (1
map) B. ENGINEERING GEOLOGICAL MAPPING 150 000
geo-hazard mapping programme -Western Cape
Province (2 maps) -Gauteng (2 maps) -North
Province (1 map) -Free State (1
map) -Mpumalanga (1 map)
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• C. METALLOGENIC MAPS
• 1. 11 000 000 map published
• 2. 15 000 000 Africa map (complete)
• 3. 1250 000 maps
• Port Elizabeth
• Clanwilliam
• Thabazimbi
• West Rand

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• 4.Provincial Mineral Resources Maps
• North Province
• Eastern Cape Province
• Kwazulu-Natal
• 5. Construction raw materials mapping
• Western Cape Province
• Eastern Cape Province
• Gauteng Province
• Mpumalanga
• Free State

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• D. GEOCHEMICAL MAPPING
• Pilgrims Rest
• Barberton Sampling
• - Vryburg
• - Mafikeng Editing of maps
• - Rustenburg
• - Springbok Printing of maps
• - Alexanderbaai

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E. GEOPHYSICAL MAPPING 1.Seismology (upgrade all
seismic stations) - Continue monitoring -
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty -
Dam Sites (South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland) -
Nuclear sites - Pebble Bed Modular Reactor
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• 2. RADIOMETRIC MAPPING
• 11 000 000 NATIONAL MAP
• 3. AIRBORNE SURVEYS
• CONTINUE WITH HIGH DENSITY SURVEYS IN SELECTED
  AREAS
• SEMI-AUTOMATIC 3D MODELLING TECHNOLOGIES
• - NEW MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES

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• F. MARINE MAPPING PROGRAMME
• ZULULAND CONTINENTAL SHELF
• CAPE TOWN ON/OFF SHORE MARINE MAP
• DURBAN SHELF MAPPING
• MAPPING AROUND ROBIN ISLAND
• MAPPING OF OFFSHORE MINERAL DEPOSITS

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• III. MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL ASSETS
• A. INTELECTUAL PROPERTY
• National Marine Geoscience Database
• Mineral Resources Database
• Engineering Geology Database
• Geology Database
• Geophysical Database
• Seismological data
• Gravity data
• Magnetic data
• Radiometric data
• National Coal database
• Dolomite hazard / risk database
• Geochemical Database
• National Bibliographic Database

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• B .PHYSICAL ASSETS
• Museum Collections
• National Geoscience Library and map library
• Collection of reports, borehole data and company
  reports.
• Borehole core collection
• Geochemical sample collections
• Fossil collections

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• IV. PUBLIC RESEARCH / SERVICE FUNCTIONS
• .1. Industrial Minerals Research
• 2. .Dam and Underground Studies
• New dam sites
• Dam safety studies
• Dam construction phase studies
• Tunnel studies
• .3. Geohydrology
• Rural water supply studies
• Groundwater target studies
• Groundwater pollution studies

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• 4. .Analytical Services
• 5. Education Services (Museum)
• 6. Publications Section
• 51 Major publications are presently in the
  pipeline.
• 33 Full colour geoscience maps are in pipeline
  for publication
• 7. Support to Government Departments, DME, DWAF,
  DEA, DFA, SANDF, DTI, and Provincial Governments.

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• I. PREPARATION FOR NEW MINERALS DEVELOPMENT BILL
• A. MANAGEMENT OF EXPLORATION DATA AND REPORTS BY
  MINING COMPANIES
• Define data requirements
• Manage and provide access to collections/data
• Capture data into databases
• Validate data / reporting standards
• B. MANAGE BOREHOLE CORE ARCHIVES AND PROVIDE
  ACCESS
• C. DEVELOP EXPLORATION TARGETS AND INVESTMENT
  PROFILES TO PROMOTE INVESTMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

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D. DEVELOP NEW CONCEPTS FOR METALLOGENIC
PROVINCES FOR INVESTMENT TARGET GENERATION E.
DEVELOP A NEW MINERALS PORMOTION STRATEGY FOR THE
COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE F.ASSIST WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW MINING CADASTRAL FOR
SOUTH AFRICA
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VI. POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROJECT A. JOINT VENTURE
BETWEEN THE COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE AND THE
NORTHERN FLAGSHIP INSTITUTION TO USE MINERAL,
ENERGY AND HERITAGE RESOURCE OPPORTUNITIES TO
DEVELOP NEW BUSINES IN RURAL AREAS B. TARGET AS
A FIRST PRIORITY THE POOREST (HIGHEST POVERTY
INDEX) AREAS IN SOUTH AFRICA C. DEVELOP A
PROFILE OF A RANGE OF MINERAL, ENERGY AND
HERITAGE RESOURCE OPPORTUNITIES WHICH MAY BE
DEVELOPED ECONOMICALLY
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D. CARRY OUT A FIRST PASS SCREENING OF THE
OPPORTUNITIES TO SELECT THE MORE PROMISING
PROJECTS FOR FURTHER WORK E. DEVELOP THE
PROMISING OPPORTUNITIES INTO FIRM PROJECT
PROFILES WHICH CAN BE MARKETED NATIONALLY AND
INTERNATIONALLY F. IDENTIFY POSSIBLE SOURCES OF
FINANCEMENT FOR SUCH PROJECTS
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VII. INTERNATIONAL TENDERS / PROJECTS A.
AFRICA Mauritania - World Bank Mozambique - Wo
rld Bank Lesotho - World Bank Nigeria - Govern
ment Gabon - Government Morocco - Government T
unisia - Government Swaziland - Government Nam
ibia - Private Sector Sudan - Private
Sector Algeria (Short Listed) - World Bank
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B. MIDDLE EAST UAF - Government Saudi
Arabia - Government Yemen - UNDP C. SOUTH
AMERICA Argentina - World Bank Argentina - Pr
ivate Sector Bolivia (Short listed) - World
Bank Brazil (Short listed) - World Bank
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• VIII. MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PAST YEAR
• A. COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE PUBLISHED THREE NEW
  NATIONAL 11 000 000 MAPS FOR SOUTH AFRICA
• Metallogenic Map
• Gravity Map
• Magnetic Map
• B. LOCATED SOME VERY SIGNIFICANT GOLD AND
  NICKEL-COPPER, GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALIES AND SOME NEW
  CARBONATITE COMPLEXES. ONE OF THE LATTER HAS NOW
  BEEN VERIFIED

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C. COMPLETED A RECORD NUMBER OF NEW MAPS AND
PUBLICATIONS D. ENDED WITH THE HIGHEST OWN
INCOME EVER ( R35 MILLION UNAUDITED)