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Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy and Depositional Environment of the Early Cretaceous Drilled Succession in Durban Basin, East Coast, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Durban Basin located on the eastern coast of South Africa has been a focus of interest for Petroleum Exploration for the last few decades. Only four exploratory wells have been drilled in this offshore basin without success. ... -
Formation evaluation and assessment of flow units of some selected wells in the Bredasdorp basin, offshore South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Petroleum geologists have long recognized the need to apply secondary and tertiary hydrocarbon recovery techniques for an accurate understanding of the internal architecture of a reservoir. The approach to effective ... -
Formation evaluation of deep-water reservoirs in the 13A and 14A sequences of the Central Bredasdorp Basin, offshore South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The goal of this study is to enhance the evaluation of subsurface reservoirs by improving the prediction of petrophysical parameters through the integration of wireline logs and core measurements. Formation evaluations of ... -
From water resources management to integrated water resources management: an analysis of the establishment of new water management organisations in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The questions posed in this study address the different processes that were involved in the decision-making and establishment of the water management organisations, the extent of public participation, as well as features ... -
Gender and perceptions of science and science education: a case study in Mitchells Plain
(2012)The literature on the manner in which gender influences the participation and performance of girls and boys in science and science education indicates that the disparity between the genders, in favour of boys, persists. ... -
Geochemical and mineralogical evaluation of toxic contaminants mobility in weathered coal fly ash: as a case study, Tutuka dump site, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The management and disposal of huge volumes of coal combustion by products such as fly ash has constituted a major challenge to the environment. In most cases due to the inadequate alternative use of coal fly ash, the ... -
Geochemical and petrographic characterization of platreef pyroxenite Package p1, p2, p3 and p4 units at the akanani prospect area, bushveld Complex, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study is focused on the Akanani prospect area, approximately 25 km north-west of the town of Mokopane, Limpopo Province where exploration geologists at the study area have classified the ‘pyroxenitic’ units into P1, ... -
Geochemical and Petrographic Characterization of the Transition Boundary between the MG2 package to MG3 package at Dwarsrivier Chrome Mine, Bushveld Complex, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)This study area is situated within the Eastern Bushveld complex at Dwarsrivier chrome mine, which is approximately 30 km from Steelpoort and 60km from Lydenburg in the Mpumalanga province. The primary aim of the project ... -
Geochemical and petrographic evidence for the Vredefort proximal impact ejecta in the Northern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The advancement of the understanding of hypervelocity impacts lies in discovering impact structures and both proximal and distal impact ejecta. This study uses petrographic and geochemical techniques to investigate the ... -
Geochemical and petrographic evidence for the vredefort proximal impact ejecta in the Northern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The advancement of the understanding of hypervelocity impacts lies in discovering impact structures and both proximal and distal impact ejecta. This study uses petrographic and geochemical techniques to investigate the ... -
Geochemical assessment of groundwater quality and suitability for drinking and irrigation purposes in Newcastle, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Groundwater is one of the most valuable natural resources on earth and it forms an important part of the total water resources of South Africa. For this reason, this resource should be monitored and controlled on a regular ... -
Geochemical controls of platinum-group elements distribution patterns in the Patreef, bushveld complex, South Africa: a case study at Zwartfontein farm, Akanani prospect area
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The Platreef, is a contact-type pyroxenitic reef in the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex, enriched in platinum group elements (PGE) and base metal sulfides (BMS). Relatively subdued mining in the Platreef, compared ... -
Geochemical evaluation of source rock potential and characterization of hydrocarbon occurrences in the Eastern Dahomey Basin, Nigeria
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Nigeria is endowed with significant oil sand and heavy oil reserves. These reserves are found within the Cretaceous Afowo Formation in the Eastern Dahomey Basin. The petroleum systems and quality of these reserves are ... -
Geochemical evaluation of source rocks within the upper Ecca, main Karoo
(University of Western Cape, 2012)The Karoo in South Africa is an area in which petroleum studies are being reviewed with particular interest, especially within the Tanqua and Laingsburg subbasins of the Karoo. The particular formations of interest ... -
Geochemical, Sedimentological and Mineralogical Study of Sediments along Coastal Areas of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE): Implications for Provenance, Depositional Environment, Heavy Minerals and Radiogenic Elements Contamination
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)This study describes sedimentological, geochemical and mineralogical results of the beach sediments of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in order to understand the provenance, depositional environment and the level of ... -
Geochemistry of Gold One tailings and associated contaminant transport into the Randfontein area, Witwatersrand Basin.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The city of Randfontein, in the Witwatersrand, hosts several slimes and tailings storage facilities which pose potential threat to the environment in the form of acid mine drainage (AMD). The latter, readily scavenges toxic ... -
The geochemistry, geochronology and petrogenetic characteristics of two granitic suites on the eastern margin of the Namaqua Sector, Namaqua-Natal Mobile Belt, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The group of granites on the eastern margin of the Mesoproterozoic Namaqua sector of the polydeformed and highly metamorphosed Namaqua-Natal Province of southern Africa is known as the Keimoes Suite. The suite includes ... -
Geochronology and geochemistry of the Postberg ignimbrites, Saldanha, Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The Saldania Belt in southern Africa, a product of the Pan-African Saldanian Orogeny, forms part of a system of Neoproterozoic mobile belts that border and weld older cratons on the African continent. It is a low-grade ... -
Geochronology, petrogenesis and isotopic characteristics of the palaeoproterozoic Gladkop Suite, north-western portion of the Namaqua sector, Namaqua-Natal Metamorphic complex, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The Gladkop Suite (GS) granitic gneisses in the Bushmanland Domain (BD) represent one of the oldest rock units in the Namaqua-Natal Metamorphic Province (NNMP), and are located adjacent to the northern Richtersveld ... -
A geographic information systems approach to the identification of Table Mountain group aquifer "type areas" of ecological importance
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)The Table Mountain group aquifer system has the potential to be an important supply of water. Although the aquifer system is used to some extent, a number of aspects relating to the aquifer system are poorly understood and ...