Field Trips

Field trip bookings are open! Registered delegates will be given first preference to book.

South Africa is a world leader in mining. The country is famous for its abundance of mineral resources, accounting for a significant proportion of world production and reserves, and South African mining companies are key players in the global industry. One of the highlights of the IMA 2014 Meeting will be the field trips around southern Africa to experience this rich mineral heritage for yourself.

Tour Tour Leader Dates Per Person Price
PRE CONFERENCE FIELD TRIPS
Big 5 & Big 5 Johan Krynauw

24 – 31 August 2014
Confirmed

R20,000
Eastern Bushveld and Nkomati Chris Gauert

27 – 31 August 2014
Confirmed

R9,000
Northern Bushveld John Dunlevey 28 – 30 August 2014 R4,750
Pilanesberg Alkaline Jock Harmer 29 – 31 August 2014 R8,000
Vredefort Wolf Uwe Reimold and Roger Gibson

30 – 31 August 2014
Confirmed

R3,650
       
PRE CONFERENCE DAY TRIPS
Vametco Vanadium Mine Johan de Villiers 27 August 2014 R750
Chromite Mine Johan de Villiers 28 August 2014 R750
Platinum Mine (Lonmin) Flotation Plant and Smelter Johan de Villiers 29 August 2014 R750
Cullinan Diamond Mine and Tswaing Tour Gavin Whitfield

29 August 2014
Confirmed

R850
Wits Gold Mine Bertus Smit 29 August 2014 R750
Argent Mine Graham Reeks 30 August 2014 R750
Cradle of Humankind Bonita de Klerk

30 August 2014
Confirmed

R1,000
Local Wits Geology (Central Rand) Morris Viljoen 31 August 2014 R750
The Richest Views on Earth Grant Cawthorn

31 August 2014
Confirmed

R750
       
DURING CONFERENCE DAY TRIPS
Anglo ARC Labs Mussarat Safi / Byron Bezuidenhout 1 September 2014 R400
SGS Lab Tour Annegret Lombard 2 September 2014 R400
Ceramic Factory Tour Luisa Ashworth 3 September 2014 R400
Mintek Desh Chetty 3 September 2014 R400
Exxaro SollyTheron 5 September 2014 R400
PPC Cement Factory Tour Maggie Loubser 2 September 2014 R400
       
POST CONFERENCE FIELD TRIPS
Iron Ore and Maganese Deposits of the Northern Cape Nic Beukes

6 – 11 September 2014
Confirmed

R11,000
Namibia Pegmatites& Industrial Minerals Judith Kinnaird, Gabi Schneider, Paul Nex

6 – 12 September 2014
Confirmed

R19,000
Geology of the Early Earth – the Barberton Greenstone Belt Axel Hoffman, Allan Wilson

6 – 12 September 2014
Confirmed

R25,500
Geology of the Western Cape - including Tour of Cape Peninsula and Table Mountain Geohike John Rogers, John Compton

6-8 September 2014
Confirmed

R8,200
       
POST CONFERENCE DAY TRIPS
Witwatersrand Golden Geology Gavin Whitfield

6 September 2014
Confirmed

R750
Pilanesberg Geology, Fauna and Flora Ian Gordon-Cumming 6 September 2014 R2,000
Tswaing Meteorite Crater Dion Brandt

7 September 2014
Confirmed

R750

Accommodation: Please note a surcharge of 20% (on accommodation cost) will apply for single accommodation bookings. Single booking requests will be dependant on availability.