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TRAINING Gem cutting The newly introduced gem cutting course was first held during 9-27 January 2006 to six participants from the member countries. The second one was conducted to three interested clients from 3rd to 21st April 2006. Two more gem cutting training courses were conducted from 3rd to 21st July and 30th October to 17th November 2006 with five and six participants respectively. Training participants at a gem cutting training session (left) and attending gemmology (right) training courses Gemmology The regularly delivered “Introduction to Gemmology” course continued. The 31st, 32nd and 33rd courses were conducted by the Mineralogy, Petrology and Gemmology Section during 20-24 March, 26-30 June and 20-24 November 2006 respectively. In total thirty seven participants, from Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya, attended the course. A tailor-made course for two participants was also carried out from 24 to 28 July 2006. Mineral Processing A training course on mineral processing techniques was organised jointly by the Mineral Processing and Chemical and Environmental Sections from 13 February to 24 March 2006 for three participants from Uganda. A one week training course on sampling of gold and other precious metals, which was conducted by an expert from the British Geological Survey (BGS), was attended by four participants from the SEAMIC member States and one participant from Malawi. The course was organized at SEAMIC from 3 to 7 April 2006. GIS Web Mapping A training course on GIS Web Mapping and Data Standards was carried out from 6 to 17 March 2006, and was facilitated by a web mapping expert from the British Geological Survey. The course included the use of open source and free software on web GIS mapping, namely Map Server, and different international standards used in web mapping. Seven participants from the member countries attended the course. 20
Attachment During the month of July and August 2006 students from the Department of Chemical and Mineral Processing Engineering of the University of Dar es Salaam were on attachment for eight weeks in the Laboratory Services Department of SEAMIC for practical training. The students were able to gain experience in analytical and ore testing methods. ITC Refresher Course ITC Refresher course was organised for the second time at SEAMIC. The two weeks training course titled “Novel approaches in earth observation and geo-information science for earth scientist” was carried out by experts from the International Institute for Geo-information Science and earth Observation (ITC) of the Netherlands from 9th to 20th October 2006. This course was designed for earth scientists engaged in exploration, environmental geology or reconnaissance mapping and was attended by the alumni of ITC. 21 participants from 10 African countries, namely: Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Zambia and Zimbabwe attended the course, which was fully sponsored by the Netherlands government. The objectives of the course were: ∗ To communicate on the current state-ofthe-art in earth observation, mobile GIS and digital field data capture techniques and data integration approaches; ∗ To develop conceptual framework for understanding the potential new sources of information from earth observation techniques and their applicability in Earth sciences; ∗ To assist in the development of strategies for data acquisition directed towards the specific need of the earth scientist; ∗ Τo provide insight into where data can be retrieved and how data (field-based and earth observation data) can be integrated; and ∗ To develop multidisciplinary attitude and foster creativity in analysing and solving earth science problems through the use of earth observation or geo-information technologies. CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS Environmental Impact Assessment A workshop on environmental impact assessment (EIA) was organized from 20 to 24 February 2006 at SEAMIC. Delegates for the workshop were from Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda and SEAMIC. The participants’ background included mining company employees, consultants, government ministries and other government bureaus. The delegates were contacted for provision of additional information on their experience and expertise, prior to the workshop, by Dr Paul Mitchell, the workshop facilitator from the British Geological Survey. Participants also made short presentations on different aspects of the EIA process in their respective national context, during the workshop. 21
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