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Hydrogeological and hydrochemical characterisation of the area around the Kusile Power Station, Mpumalanga.
(2022)Abstract available in PDF. -
Investigating potential aquifers for managed aquifer recharge using treated wastewater around the greater Ethekwini District Municipality.
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Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Molteno formation in the Elliot and Indwe area, Cape Province.
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Local-to micro-scale structural controls on shear-zone-hosted gold mineralisation, Ngubevu area, Natal Thrust Front, Tugela Terrane, South Africa.
(2021)The research described in this dissertation focused on shear-zone-hosted precious and base metal mineralisation in the Ngubevu area, in the Natal Thrust Front of the Tugela Terrane in the Natal Metamorphic Province of ... -
Characterisation of groundwater and surface water interaction in the eThekwini Metropolitan District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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The structural evolution of the Bumbeni Complex and Bumbeni Ridge and its relationship with Gondwana break-up: insights from high resolution aeromagnetic data and field mapping.
(2021)The Bumbeni Complex is the remnant of a Cretaceous volcanic centre (~133 Ma) that is now exposed along the southern end of the Lebombo Mountain Range, adjacent to the cover sequences that infill the Zululand Basin in ... -
Index testing and assessment of the suitability of bentonite from the Imerys Bentonite Mine, for use in geosynthetic clay liners.
(2020)Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) have become a suitable substitute for compacted clay liners. Their use centre on liquid impoundments, such as to prevent leachates from landfills seeping into the groundwater system and as ... -
Hydrochemical characterisation of Northern KwaZulu-Natal historic coal mining districts, Northeastern South Africa.
(2018)This M.Sc. dissertation reports the results of a hydrogeochemical study undertaken on historical coal mining districts of northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province, South Africa. The research catchment covers an area of about ... -
Hydrogeological and hydrochemical investigation of the Durban Metropolitan District, Eastern South Africa.
(2018)Population and economic growth within the Durban Metropolitan region in eastern South Africa has increased the demand for water supply. This ever-increasing demand means that all available water supply sources including ... -
Geotechnical characterization and slope stability analyses of the Town Bush Valley, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
(2018)The construction of settlements over zones of instability is increasing the impact of disasters across the world both in developed and developing nations. Many areas in the greater Pietermaritzburg region in South Africa, ... -
Marine geology of the East London continental shelf.
(2017)This dissertation examines the marine geology of the continental shelf offshore East London, on the east coast of South Africa. High-resolution seismic, multibeam bathymetric and backscatter tools are employed to reveal ... -
Hydrogeochemical and environmental isotope characterization of the CO₂ springs along the Bongwana Fault, its impact on fresh water resources and implications for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in South Africa.
(2018)Natural CO²-rich springs at the Bongwana area in Eastern South Africa emanate from three sites along an 80 km long North-South trending Bongwana Fault. The geological unit that outcrops along the extent of the Fault are ... -
Submarine canyon evolution of the Southwest Cape continental margin.
(2017)Submarine canyons are diverse geomorphological systems that are characterised by a wide variety of geomorphic and sedimentary processes. The complexities that arise during their evolution reveal changes in the tectonic and ... -
The seismic stratigraphy, geological evolution and CO2 storage potential of the offshore Durban Basin, South Africa.
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Nearshore morphological changes and their relation to wave-induced forcing at Isipingo embayment, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)The nearshore zone is one of the most active sedimentary environments on the continental shelf, frequently impacted by energetic wave conditions and storm–generated waves and flows. Despite its proximity to the beach and ... -
Seismic, geochemical and sedimentological characteristics of storm deposits from the Durban continental shelf, South Africa.
(2015)The Durban shelf is a wave-dominated, high energy setting, characterised by submerged shorelines at depths of ~60 m, backed to landward by low-relief backbarrier depressions. The exposure at the seafloor of a back-barrier/lagoon ... -
Catchment hydrological modelling using ArcSWAT : a study of the Ingula pumped storage scheme (IPSS) catchments, South Africa.
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Structure and evolution of the Zinkwazi and Umdloti barrier spit and inlet systems along the KwaZulu-Natal coastline, South Africa.
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The efficiency of logistic function and prediction-area plot in prospectivity analysis of mineral deposits.
(Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (French Geological Survey)., 2017-10)In this work, we present logistic-based mineral prospectivity mapping (MPM) methods concerning with assigning weights of exploration indicators, without contribution of training sites as in supervised MPM and without ... -
Developments in GIS-based mineral prospectivity mapping : An overview.
(Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (French Geological Survey), 2017-10)This keynote presentation provides an overview of the developments in GIS-based mineral prospectivity mapping during the past 30–40 years or so.
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