Has South Africa run out of minerals? Mosa Mabuza, Council of Geoscience

There is a persistent narrative that South African mining is in its sunset phase, but the custodian of the country's subsurface data disagrees. We gather the specialists and run the diagnostics on the future of African exploration with Mosa Mabuza, CEO of the Council of Geoscience. With roots tracing back to 1912, the Council is driving a massive digital transformation. Mosa explains why 150 years of formalised mining has only "scratched the surface," highlighting new high-resolution 1:50,000 scale mapping that integrates geochemistry and geophysics to uncover hidden mineralising systems. We discuss the new Junior Mining and Exploration Fund with the IDC, the launch of a hyperspectral Virtual Core Library, and how the Council of Geoscience is leading the Organisation of African Geological Surveys (OAGS) to boost investment across the continent. 🩺 Subscribe to our channel to join the pulse and track the industry’s critical readings. Chapters: 00:00 - Opening Diagnostics: The Heartbeat of African Mining 00:41 - Mosa Mabuza and the Council of Geoscience: Custodians of Subsurface Data 05:00 - The Role of the Council and Managing Prospecting Data 08:07 - Funding Exploration: The Junior Mining and Exploration Fund 12:06 - High-Resolution Mapping: Filling the 1:50,000 Gap 16:40 - Mineral Wealth: Why SA has only scratched the surface 21:51 - The Continental Gap: $65/sq km vs $5/sq km in Africa 26:14 - Digital Transformation: Drones, Portals, and the Virtual Core Library 32:42 - ESG and Community Engagement in Geological Mapping 35:16 - A Call to Industry: Protecting Legacy Data for Posterity 39:00 - Why Geology is the Fulcrum for Human Development (and Koeberg) Connect with us:Follow us on LinkedIn for daily vital signs. Stream or download audio on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.