Near-surface geophysical investigation of the Far Western Limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Nadan, Thiashen | |
| dc.contributor.co-supervisor | Scheiber-Enslin, Stephanie | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Manzi, Musa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-21T07:22:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-10-21T07:22:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-10 | |
| dc.description | A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, to the Faculty of Science, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Platinum Group Elements (PGE’s) and chromium are the main economic minerals that are found within the Bushveld Complex. In particular, the Far Western Limb of the Bushveld Complex has not been completely explored, as it is overlain by a thick Quaternary sedimentary deposit which masks the contacts between the different underlying lithological units. Chromium outcrops within the Far Western Limb have already been identified and mined. The study aims to assess the feasibility of extended geophysical surveys which will further identify the shallow subsurface lithologies and evaluate the future mining potential in the area. Results of this study show that the quaternary cover is approximately eighty meters thick, implying a shallow bedrock within the Far Western Limb. This was used to delineate a contact between the Transvaal Supergroup and the Rustenburg Layered Suite that was lost beneath the sedimentary cover. This shows that shallow geophysical investigations and drilling can prove useful in delineating the lithologies hosting the chromium ores. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | National Research Foundation (NRF). | |
| dc.description.submitter | MM2024 | |
| dc.faculty | Faculty of Science | |
| dc.identifier | 0000-0002-5213-1286 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Nadan, Thiashen. (2023). Near-surface geophysical investigation of the Far Western Limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. [Master's dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/41761 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10539/41761 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | |
| dc.rights | ©2023 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. | |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | |
| dc.school | School of Geosciences | |
| dc.subject | Bushveld Large Igneous Province | |
| dc.subject | Far Western Limb | |
| dc.subject | Petrophysics | |
| dc.subject | Ground Geophysics | |
| dc.subject | Subsurface Mapping | |
| dc.subject | UCTD | |
| dc.subject.other | SDG-15: Life on land | |
| dc.title | Near-surface geophysical investigation of the Far Western Limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa | |
| dc.type | Dissertation |