Author:Trickett, JC; Stevenson, F; Vogt, D; Mason, I; Hargreaves, J; Eybers, H; Fynn, R; Meyering, MDate:May 2000Borehole Radar has been identified as the most immediately applicable electromagnetic technique to delineate disruptions to gold reef in the South African Deepmine environment. The economically important Ventersdorp Contact Reef (VCR) has ...Read more
Author:Bally, RDate:1986This bibliography covers the literature relating to sandy beaches on the African continent and outlying islands. The bibliography lists biological, chemical, geographical and geological references and covers shallow marine sediments, surf ...Read more
Author:Theron, Andre; Engelbrecht, Jeanine; Kemp, J; Kleynhans, Waldo; Turnbull, TDate:Jun 2017Sinkholes are an unpredictable geohazard that endanger life and property in dolomitic terrains. Sinkholes are a significant threat in Gauteng, South Africa’s most populated and urbanized province. Small-scale surface subsidence is frequently ...Read more
Author:Leyland, RDate:Sep 2010Despite some preliminary developments for Slope Management Systems (SMS) for the South African Road Network, no functional SMS has been implemented. Slopes along important strategic routes are generally not monitored and only maintained on a ...Read more
Author:Deacon, HJ; Hendey, QB; Lambrechts, JJNDate:Dec 1983Current knowledge of aspects of the geology, soils and palaeontology relevant to the study of the palaeoecology of the fynbos region, the southern margin of the African continent, is surveyed in nine essays and three introductory reviews. ...Read more
Author:Paige-Green, PDate:May 2004As the need for road construction materials increased with urban and rural development, their availability is decreasing. They are becoming more costly, their extraction usually has serious environmental implications and many of the most ...Read more
Author:Hobbs, PJ; Cobbing, JEDate:Aug 2007The comparatively short history of acid mine drainage (AMD) in the West Rand Basin (WRB) via mine water decant on the Randfontein Operations property (formerly Randfontein Estates Ltd) of Harmony Gold Mining Company west of Krugersdorp (Figure ...Read more
Author:Van Schoor, Michael; Binley, ADate:Dec 2009The applicability of tunnel-to-tunnel electrical resistance tomography (ERT) for imaging disruptive geological structures ahead of mining, in an igneous platinum mining environment is assessed. The geophysical targets of interest are slump ...Read more
Author:Van Schoor, MichaelDate:Sep 2006One of the strengths of the electrical resistance tomography (ERT) technique is its flexibility in terms of survey geometries. In this paper an unconventional and novel ERT application that is geometrically analogous to in-seam seismic ...Read more
Author:Fourie, S; Van Schoor, Michael; Vogt, D; van der Walt, J; Jikelo, A; Campbell, G; Du Plessis, ADate:Jan 2015This chapter introduces a range of geophysical methods that may be applicable to coal mining and exploration problems. The focus of these discussions is on emphasising the link between geology and physics – and how the different geophysical ...Read more
Author:Cowling, RM; Roux, PW; Pieterse, AJHDate:1986This report, the first of three volumes, forms part of the Karoo Biome Project. One of the aims is to synthesize existing knowledge of the Karoo biome and so provide a foundation for further research in areas where it is considered necessary. ...Read more
Author:Talma, AS; Vogel, JCDate:Mar 1992An oxygen isotope temperature record over a large part of the past 30,000 yr has been obtained for the southern Cape Province of South Africa by combining data on the isotopic composition of a stalagmite from a deep cave with that of a confined ...Read more
Author:Debba, PraveshDate:May 2010The presentation was an the University of Pretoria to geology students. It focused on ways to design optimal sampling schemes to target specific minerals.Read more
Author:Hatton, CJ; De Waal, SA; Schweitzer, JKDate:Dec 1997The papers in this special issue consider possible South African plume-related deposits, such as the Ventersdorp and Karoo volcanic rocks, and the Bushveld and Uitkomst Complexes. These magnetic provinces are described and interpreted in the ...Read more
Author:Leyland, RDate:2014The Karoo Dolerite Suite in South Africa is an important source of road construction aggregates both as natural gravel aggregate and as a crushed rock aggregate. The reason for this is the wide distribution of the suite throughout the Karoo ...Read more
Author:Leyland, RDate:2015The Karoo Dolerite Suite in South Africa is an important source of road construction aggregates both as natural gravel aggregate and as a crushed rock aggregate. The reason for this is the wide distribution of the suite throughout the Karoo ...Read more
Author:Baird, D; Marais, JFK; Martin, APDate:1988The Swartkops estuary has been an object of study for many years and research results obtained during the past 30 years were considered at a symposium in 1987. This report documents the proceedings of this symposium as well as conclusions and ...Read more
Author:Whitfield, AK; Allanson, BR; Heinecken, TJEDate:Dec 1983Swartvlei ranks among the most intensively studied of all Cape estuarine systems. The hydrology of the Swartvlei catchment has been investigated by then the Department of Water Affairs, hydrographic survey have been conducted by the Coastal ...Read more
Author:Fourie, S; Henry, G; Marè, LDate:Jul 2009Major objective of the project is to initiate semi-regional exploration of the Waterberg Coalfield to the benefit of the Industry.Read more