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South Africa will be hosting the 35th‘World
Cup of Geosciences’ in 2016, the presti-
gious International Geological Congress
(IGC), which is generally regarded as the
most important activity of the International
Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). The
South African event – which is expected to
attract several thousand delegates – will
take place at the Cape Town International
Convention Centre from 27 August to
4 September 2016.
The Council for Geoscience, together
with the Geological Society of South Africa
and other collaborators from academia
and industry, is currently spearheading
the preparations for the 35th IGC in South
Africa.
The objectives of the IGC are as follows:
Contribute, in collaboration with and
under the sponsorship of the IUGS,
to the advancement of fundamental
and applied research in the geological
sciences.
Provide a general assembly of geo-
Bauba halts operations at
Moeijelijk chrome mine
Bauba Platinum says the last quarter of 2015
saw the market price of chrome ore experi-
ence severe pressure with the price dropping
from US$175 to US$120 per tonne.
The adverse changes in the chrome ore
market, specifically those pertaining to price,
have resulted in the company’s chrome proj-
ect becoming financially unviable at present.
As a result, the board of directors of Bauba has
decided to cease current operations and place
the Moeijelijk mine under care-and-mainte-
nance with effect from 11 January 2016.
The mine is located on the Eastern Limb of
the Bushveld Complex.
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scientists, spanning a wide range of
geoscience disciplines, where ideas and
information can be freely exchanged.
Emphasise the geological specialities
or challenges of the host country or
region.
Provide the opportunity, by way of
geological excursions, to examine geo-
logical problems and features in the
field.
Only two of these prestigious confer-
ences have been held in Africa before. The
first was hosted by South Africa in Pretoria
in 1929 and was instrumental in advanc-
ing the study of geology and the earth
sciences in South Africa and on the conti-
nent. The other was held in Algeria in 1952.
Delegates will have the opportunity to
participate in a number of pre-congress
and post-congress field trips, many of
them into Africa. One of the ‘flagship’ field
trips will be ‘The Great Southern African
Train Geo-Safari’. Directly after the con-
gress, the luxury Shongololo Express train
will depart from Cape Town and will arrive
at Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) seven days
later. En route there will be geological and
general interest day excursions to a variety
of sites in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Further details are available from web-
site
www.35IGC.org.
South Africa to host Geological Congress