New Developments

1. Surveying of new areas covering QDS 136, 159, 161 and 176 was done in October – November 2010. Data compilation and sample analysis is currently underway.

2. The annual review meeting of the GST-GTK Cooperation Project was held in Dodoma in December 2010.

3. The newly constituted Ministerial Advisory Board (MAB) of GST held its first meeting in Dodoma in June, 2010. The Chairperson of the Board is Professor Idrisa Kikula, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Dodoma (UDOM) and the Board Secretary is Professor Abdulkarim Mruma, the CEO of the Geological Survey of Tanzania (GST).

4. The 6th MAB meeting held in Dodoma on 14 February 2011, approved the proposed Staff Scheme of Service for the GST. The Document will be sent to relevant authorities in the Government machinery for subsequent approval before it becomes functional.