Event type:
Evening meeting, Lecture, Regional Group
Organised by:
South East Regional Group
Venue:
Horley Baptist Church, Horley, Surrey
Event status:
EVENT CLOSED
Please join the South East Regional Group of the Geological Society for this talk from Dr Brendan Clarke from GSA Global.
The 2.06 Ga Bushveld Complex in South Africa is the world’s largest layered intrusion, covering an areal extent of over 66,000 km2 and having an average thickness of over 8km. It is also the world’s largest repository of PGEs, chromitite and vanadiferous titanomagnetite.
Whereas countless petrological studies have assessed the magmatic processes associated with the emplacement of the Bushveld Complex, only a handful of studies have focused on the physical mechanisms of emplacement.
In his talk, Brendan will discuss how the Bushveld Complex was initially emplaced as sill-like body, and how the magmatic overplating resulted in profound tectonic effects on the floor rocks, and the implications that this tectonism had on the distribution of economic targets within the Complex.
Please arrive from 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start.
Speaker
Dr Brendan Clarke, GSA Global
Brendan is a geologist with 20 years of experience in structural geology, mineral exploration and exploration project management and is currently the Director – Africa for CSA Global.
He has designed, executed and managed exploration projects globally with a specific focus on Africa, the Middle East and India, in addition to extensive experience in the execution of regional-scale, precompetitive geological research programmes. Brendan has worked in more than 20 African countries, with a key focus on iron ore and gold projects in the African greenstone belts and is a CP/QP for orogenic gold and iron ore.
He is well-versed with all the major international reporting codes and has provided technical support to IPOs on all major exchanges. He completed his PhD on the floor tectonics associated with, and resulting from, the emplacement of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa.
Cost and booking information
This talk is free, but please email [email protected] if you wish to attend so that SERG have an idea of numbers for catering.
Venue
Horley Baptist Church
289 Court Lodge Road
Horley
Surrey
RH6 8RG
Contact
Please contact Sarah Cook via [email protected] with any enquiries.