Browsing Masters Degrees (Geology) by Title
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Catchment hydrological modelling using ArcSWAT : a study of the Ingula pumped storage scheme (IPSS) catchments, South Africa.
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Characterisation of geotechnical, geochemical and metallurgical properties for mine-to-mill optimisation at Sandsloot open pit platinum mine, South Africa
(2008)Sandsloot open pit mine extracts platinum, copper and nickel from the Platreef orebody in the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex. At present, it is the world's largest open pit platinum mine, but it is one of the smaller ... -
A combined sedimentological-mineralogical study of sediment-hosted gold and uranium mineralization at Denny Dalton, Pongola Supergroup, South Africa.
(2009)The ~2.98 - 2.87 Ga Pongola Supergroup in South Africa is subdivided into the lower volcano-sedimentary Nsuze Group, and the upper sedimentary Mozaan Group, the latter comprising a several kilometres thick succession of ... -
Conventional hydrogeological, hydrochemical and environmental isotope study of the Sandspruit River Catchment, Berg River Basin, South Africa.
(2012)The Sandspruit River catchment, found within the heart of the Swartland region is infamous for wheat and wine production. Variable groundwater quality and low productivity is encountered within the folded and fractured ... -
Defining the spectral characteristics of rocks within the Mambulu Complex, Natal Belt, South Africa.
(2012)Field and laboratory spectroscopy are sub-fields of remote sensing, where the radiometric data of materials are individually measured either where the materials occur in situ or in a controlled laboratory environment. Both ... -
Foraminiferal distribution in unconsolidated sediment associated with a marginal coral reef in South Africa.
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The genesis of the quartz-sericite schists of the Toggekry Formation, Nondweni Greenstone Belt, South Africa.
(2013)The aim of this study was to investigate the origin of sulphide-bearing quartz sericite-schists of the Toggekry Formation in the Archaean Nondweni greenstone belt (NGB) in the SE Kaapvaal craton, and to compare them with ... -
A geochemical study of the Theta Reef of the Frankfort Mining Complex in the Sabie-Pilgrim's Rest Goldfield South Africa.
(2015)For over a century the Sabie-Pilgrim’s Rest Goldfield has been one of the most important gold producers in South Africa. The epigenetic gold deposits are situated at the eastern escarpment of the Eastern Transvaal ... -
A geological and hydrogeological study of the Shu Shu thermal springs, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2013)The Shu Shu thermal springs are located in central KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa at an altitude of 250m above mean sea level at the bottom of the Tugela Valley. They have been investigated in an attempt to ascertain ... -
The geology and geochemistry of the Rooi Rand Dyke Swarm.
(1996)The Jurassic Rooi Rand dolerite dyke swarm was emplaced sub-parallel to the Lebombo Monocline during the initial stages of Gondwana breakup. The dykes extend northwards from the southern Lebombo region in northern ... -
The geology and geochemistry of the volcanic rocks of the Pongola sequence in southern Swaziland.
(1993)The ~3.0 Ga Pongola Sequence, comprising a lower dominantly volcanic Nsuze Group and an upper largely sedimentary Mozaan Group, crops out in the Mahlangatsha and Kubuta areas of southern Swaziland. The Nsuze Group consists ... -
The geology and rock mass quality of the Cenozoic Kalahari Group, Nchwaning Mine Northern Cape.
(2002)With the extension of the Nchwaning Mine shaft complex in the Northern Cape Province, various geological and geotechnical complications needed to be identified in order to ensure correct use of tunnelling methods and ... -
The geology and tectonic setting of the Shashe-Foley-Tonota area (Central Motloutse Complex), NE Botswana.
(2013)The well-developed NE-SW structural grain of the Shashe, Foley and Tonota (SFT) region is used to separate it from the NW-SE trending structures that characterise the Matsitama belt and adjacent area previously described ... -
The geology of the Ngoye granite gneiss formation.
(1985)The Ngoye Granite Gneiss Formation is located in the Natal sector of the Proterozoic Namaqua-Natal Mobile Belt, about 10 km southwest of Empangeni. It forms a prominent east-west trending elongate whalebacked massif some ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Hydrogeological conceptual modeling of the Kosi Bay Lakes system, north eastern South Africa.
(2015)This M.Sc. Thesis focuses on the hydrogeological study of the Kosi Bay Lakes system, located in the north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province of South Africa. The research catchment covers an area of about 659 km². It is ... -
Impact of alluvial gold mining on surface water quality in the Revue basin-Manica District, Mozambique.
(2000)The upper part of the Revue basin in the Manica District, Mozambique is located in a mountainous area underlain by rocks of the Manica greenstone belt. This greenstone belt has alluvial gold deposits in the Revue river ...