Dr Ian Basson
Principal Member
Qualifications
Ph.D. Structural Geology,
University of Natal (Durban)
Key expertise
- Mapping of complex structural environments, including high-grade metamorphic terranes and terranes with a significant brittle-ductile or brittle overprint
- Structural and lithological mapping of open-cast mines
- Liaison with geotechnical engineers and mining personnel in pit slope design and mine planning
- 3D modeling of complex geology
- Lithological and structural interpretation of geophysical and LandSat/ASTER data sets
- Forward structural modelling in greenfields or brownfields exploration projects, using stress mapping/modelling where required