A vital component of the Council for Geoscience's statutory commitment is the gathering, generation, interpretation, usage, storage and dissemination of basic geological, geophisical, geochemical and mineral deposit information. The study of mineral deposits incorporates the nature, distribution, genesis and economic viability of mineral commodities. The Minerals Development Unit fullfils this role, prinicipally for the Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Free State provinces, though it also handles various national and international projects and initiatives.

Click on the map below to open an A0-sized map of Simplified Geology and Selected Mineral Deposits.