School of Geosciences - University of Witwatersrand

Sep 29

The Wits Geosciences Postgraduate Research Group invites you to a special seminar with Dr Gracelin Baskaran, Director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Critical Minerals and Natural Resource Governance: Opportunities and Challenges for R...Read more

The Wits Geosciences Postgraduate Research Group invites you to a special seminar with Dr Gracelin Baskaran, Director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Critical Minerals and Natural Resource Governance: Opportunities and Challenges for Resource-Rich Countries Organised by our Postgraduate Research Group, this initiative creates a space for postgraduate students and the wider School community to engage with researchers and professionals working across the geosciences. 📅 Wednesday, 30 September 🕑 14:00 📍 Honours Room, Geoscience Building 💻 Join via Microsoft Teams Meeting ID: 397 453 106 838 90 Passcode: qu6vn2na Everyone is welcome to join the discussion. #WitsGeosciences #PostgraduateResearch #CriticalMinerals #ResourceGovernance #Geoscience #NaturalResources #WitsUniversity

Sep 14

FINAL CALL FOR REGISTRATIONS | Jozi140✨️ There’s still time to join us as we celebrate 140 years since the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand and explore how geology, gold and mining shaped Johannesburg. Across 19–20 September, Jozi140 takes us through the landscapes and history of the city w...Read more

FINAL CALL FOR REGISTRATIONS | Jozi140✨️ There’s still time to join us as we celebrate 140 years since the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand and explore how geology, gold and mining shaped Johannesburg. Across 19–20 September, Jozi140 takes us through the landscapes and history of the city with two days of field excursions, a special temporary exhibition at Origins Centre, and a keynote by Prof. Bruce Cairncross: The Witwatersrand Goldfield: History, Geology, Minerals and Gold. Choose the full weekend, a single-day excursion, or join us for the exhibition and keynote. Registrations close 15 September! Register and find out more: jozi140.witsevents.co.za #Jozi140 #Witwatersrand #Johannesburg #WitsGeosciences #Geology #Gold #Geoheritage #WitsUniversity

Sep 3

🌍 Geotalk - SAS-SEG Special Lunchtime Talk Join us for a special Monday Geotalk as we welcome Prof Dave Holwell from the University of Leicester. ⛏️ Geodynamic controls on magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE systems through Earth history: from craton margin to orogenic belt This talk is hosted in collaboration w...Read more

🌍 Geotalk - SAS-SEG Special Lunchtime Talk Join us for a special Monday Geotalk as we welcome Prof Dave Holwell from the University of Leicester. ⛏️ Geodynamic controls on magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE systems through Earth history: from craton margin to orogenic belt This talk is hosted in collaboration with the South African Student Chapter of the Society of Economic Geologists (SAS-SEG). 📅 Monday, 7 September 🕐 13:15 (GMT+2) 📍 G121, Wits Geosciences 💻 Join via Zoom: Meeting ID 971 6840 3738 Bring your lunch, your questions and your best economic geology banter! ☕️🪨 #Geotalk #WitsGeosciences #EconomicGeology #Geology #PGE #CriticalMinerals #WitsUniversity #SASSEG

Aug 27

On 26 August, a large section of a glacier high in the Himalayas collapsed into the valley below, generating an enormous ice-and-rock avalanche and debris flow. The event was powerful enough to produce a magnitude 5.2 seismic signal, initially interpreted as an earthquake. Further analysis by the ...Read more

On 26 August, a large section of a glacier high in the Himalayas collapsed into the valley below, generating an enormous ice-and-rock avalanche and debris flow. The event was powerful enough to produce a magnitude 5.2 seismic signal, initially interpreted as an earthquake. Further analysis by the USGS determined that no earthquake had occurred and that the seismic signal was generated by the glacial collapse and debris flow itself. As geoscientists, we study the immense forces that shape our planet, but it is sobering to see those forces unfold with such speed and devastating consequences for communities. The scale of the glacial collapse, debris flow and subsequent flooding is difficult to comprehend. At this time, our thoughts remain with the communities mourning loved ones, those still waiting for news of missing family and friends, and the rescue teams working under incredibly difficult conditions. We encourage those in our community who are able to do so to consider supporting established relief organisations responding to the disaster, including All Hands & Hearts, whose team in Nepal is mobilising to provide emergency relief: https://allhandsandhearts.org/our-work/programs/nepal-flood-relief #Geoscience #NaturalHazards #WitsGeosciences

Aug 21

🌍 This week’s Geotalk is a particularly special one as we welcome Borbor Gibson, one of our own PhD candidates at the Wits School of Geosciences. Borbor will be presenting research from his PhD: Geometallurgical assessment of selective base metal sulfide dissolution from a complex, oxidised PGM flo...Read more

🌍 This week’s Geotalk is a particularly special one as we welcome Borbor Gibson, one of our own PhD candidates at the Wits School of Geosciences. Borbor will be presenting research from his PhD: Geometallurgical assessment of selective base metal sulfide dissolution from a complex, oxidised PGM flotation tailings material Reaching this stage represents years of research and hard work. While the examination process still lies ahead, we’re excited to see Borbor share the fruits of that work with the School, and wish him all the best and many blessings for the final stages of his PhD! 👏 📅 Thursday, 27 August 🕓 16:00–17:00 📍 G101, Wits Geosciences 📺 Live on YouTube @WitsGeosciences Please note: due to data protection requirements, the recording will not be immediately available after the talk, so join us live if you would like to catch it online. #Geotalk #WitsGeosciences #PhDResearch #Geometallurgy #EconomicGeology #PGM #Research #WitsUniversity