GEOLOGIST

Tasks and responsibilities: conducting preliminary surveys of mineral, petroleum and natural gas deposits with prospectors, Mining Engineers, Metallurgists, and other mineral scientists and engineers preparing and supervising the production of laboratory reports and scientific papers conducting studies of the structure, nature and formation of the earths crust and the minerals contained in it studying and dating fossils and rock strata to develop knowledge of the evolution and biology of life forms, and to assess their commercial applications studying the effects of natural events, such as erosion, sedimentation, earthquakes and volcanic activity, on the formation of the earths surface and sea beds carrying out exploration to determine the resources present by sampling, examining and analysing geological specimens, rock cores, cuttings and samples using optical, chemical, electronic and mechanical techniques conducting surveys of variations in the earths gravitational and magnet...