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May 20, 2013
Monday Geology Picture: Mogolokwena Platinum Mine, South Africa
Today’s Monday Geology Picture and description are courtesy of my husband Jackie Gauntlett, who is sharing another picture from his recent field trip as part of his masters degree in Exploration Geology at Rhodes University. From Jackie: Mogolokwena Platinum Mine is the largest platinum mine in the world and is situated on the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa. This image shows one of four open pits …
May 15, 2013
Weekly Geology Picture(s) #2: Barberton Mountainland, South Africa
To make up for missing the last two Monday Geology Picture posts, here’s another guest post by my husband Jackie Gauntlett. This post shares more pictures from his recent mining / exploration geology field trip in South Africa. The Barberton Mountainland in north-eastern South Africa is underlain by the some of the oldest and best preserved rocks in the world – the Barberton Greenstone Belt. The rocks of this unique …
May 14, 2013
Weekly Geology Picture(s) #1: Chromitite in the Bushveld Complex, South Africa
So, I have been quite negligent recently and missed both last week’s and this week’s Monday Geology Picture. My apologies for that! Life has been very busy with things such as writing a paper and preparing for upcoming fieldwork. To make up for missing the Monday Geology Picture the last two weeks, my husband Jackie is going to share two sets of pictures (one today, one tomorrow) from his recent …
April 26, 2013
South Africa Mining / Exploration Geology Field Trip: A Preview
First of all, I want to apologize to my readers that blogging here on Georneys has been somewhat light over the past several weeks. There are a couple of reasons why. The first reason is that my work as a geologist for a marine gold exploration company has been very busy. Work has been going very well, but as a new industry geologist I’ve been working hard to learn as …
April 15, 2013
Monday Geology Picture(s): Gold Reef City– Some Historical Views
This week I’m sharing the last pictures from my September 2012 visit to Gold Reef City, Gold Reef City, a gold mining themed amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa. The amusement park is built on the site of an old gold mine, and these pictures provide some insight into what life was like on the mine in days gone by. There is a museum with some pictures and information on …
April 8, 2013
Monday Geology Picture(s): Gold Reef City– Trains
I have a few more pictures to share with you from my September 2012 visit to Gold Reef City, a gold mining themed amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Check out some of my previous “Monday Geology Picture” posts for some more pictures from the park. This week I’m sharing some pictures of trains. One of the things that I like about Gold Reef City is that there are trains …
April 1, 2013
Monday Geology Picture(s): Gold Reef City– Some Rides
After passing through the mining themed entrance, enjoying an underground mine tour, watching a gold pouring demonstration, and panning for gold, my husband and I decided to enjoy some of the rides during our visit to Gold Reef City, a mining-themed amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa. We visited the theme park back in September 2012. The first ride that we went on was some sort of crazy rollercoaster where …
March 25, 2013
Monday Geology Picture(s): Gold Reef City– Panning for Gold
After passing through the mining-themed entrance, going on an underground mine tour, and watching a gold pouring demonstration at Gold Reef City (a gold mining themed amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa), my husband and I decided to try the “Gold Panning” activity. I must admit, we were somewhat disappointed in this activity, which involved “panning” for some shiny metal (but not gold– it was very different in texture, density, …
March 18, 2013
Monday Geology Picture(s): Gold Reef City– Gold Pouring Demonstration
After entering through the impressive entrance and going on the underground mine tour, my husband and I went to the gold pouring demonstration at Gold Reef City, a theme park in Johannesburg, South Africa that is situated on the site of an old gold mine. We visited the theme park back in September 2012. The gold pouring demonstration doesn’t use real gold but is nevertheless impressive! Also, there is a …
March 11, 2013
Monday Geology Picture(s): Gold Reef City– Underground Mine Tour
For a few weeks, I’m sharing some pictures from a visit to Gold Reef City, a gold mining themed amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa, back in September 2012. Last week I shared some pictures of the mining-themed entrance. This week I am sharing some pictures from the underground mine tour. The park is located on the site of an old gold mine. Now that water is no longer being …
