Where: Mad Ad Dahab Mine
Description
We will visit the Mahd Al Dahab site of Maaden, the Saudi Arabia Mining Company. Madh Al Dahab translates to ‘Cradle of Gold’, and it is one of the oldest mining sites in Saudi Arabia, where mining started even 3’000 years ago. Representatives of Maaden will participate in the lecture series on Thursday, Jan 15, and will give us a tour through the mine and its operations during our site visit on Jan 18+19. The field trip will include an overnight stay at Mahd Al Dahab. Mahd Al Dahab is located about 200 km north-east of KAUST. The road trip to Madh Al Dahab will take at least 3 hrs. We may stop along the way at geologically interesting locations if deemed appropriate and if time permits. This field trip will require a lot of long driving, through volcanic domains and Precambrian rocks of Western Saudi Arabia. We expect spectacular geology on our way, and may stop in between to check out some interesting sites. Only participants are accepted who attended the related lecture series on Thursday, Jan 15. Participants can choose to either join the Mahd Al Dahab excursion or the field trip to the Shayban Prospect, but not both. Good physical condition is recommended; we may do some short hikes here and there (sturdy boots are also advised). Participants with an earnest interest in Earth Science and Geology will have preference over people who just enjoy outdoor life. Bring drinks and snacks for yourself, lunches & dinners will be arranged or taken at restaurants along the way. Students View all
Martin Mai
Professor Mai's research interests include the physics of earthquakes and the resulting complexity of earthquake phenomena, as seen, for instance, through earthquake-source imaging and dynamic rupture modeling. Mai's work extends to strong ground motion properties and near-source broadband wavefield simulations that include seismic wave scattering in heterogeneous media. He is also interested in earthquake engineering and seismic hazard analysis, and the application of innovative seismology tools in these fields. In this context, his work spans from fundamental earthquake physics to applied earthquake engineering.
Reinhard Paul Ramdohr
After matriculation in 1957 I worked one year as trainee in German mines. In 1963 I obtained the mining engineering degree at the Clausthal School of Mines. This was followed by two and a half years with Freudenberg Group in Germany, building water treatment plants, before joining Sentinel Mining Company in West Australia, searching for iron ore. 1968 Ph.D. in Geology at Heidelberg University in Germany. The following years I spent as base metal exploration geologist on various projects in South Australia before joining Aquitaine Australia Minerals as Project geologist in NT and WA. This work involved all levels of exploration for base metals, gold and uranium. I was instrumental in the discovery of the Sorby Hills lead deposit. Exploration in Germany and Kanada, USA and Sambia for Preussag AG from 1976 to 1978. From 1978 to 1990 I worked again with the Freudenberg Group for investment planning and control. During this period I was involved in industrial projects in Brazil, exploration projects in Senegal and Guinea. Since 1991 I am working as an independent consultant on various projects, e.g. from 1995 to 1998 for the German GTZ to promote small scale gold mining projects in Ghana. Later on RE targets in Ethiopia, fluorite in Mongolia etc. From 2001 to 2010 I did exploration work in Madagascar, including four years as U – exploration manager with Pan African Mining Corp. 2010 to 2013 Director for High River Gold Exploration Burkina SARL and Jilbey Burkina SARL in Burkina Faso. 2014 Freelance Geologist. Publications on sapphire deposits in Madagascar and a copper deposit in South Australia. Several posters at international geol. conferences and many geol. presentations.
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