Meeting the role of a modern geological survey: GGU's publication and data service

Abstract

Who are we? What are our aims? What can we do? What can we do for you? Today questions like these underlie much of the profile material presented by national and provincial geological surveys the world over. More than ever before, geological surveys are involved with self-assessment to ensure that their work areas are relevant to the needs of industry. There is increased effort to provide the geological maps and the metallogenic and hydrocarbon models that industry needs. The modem outlook is for geological surveys to encourage private-sector exploration by pin-pointing new areas with promising economic potential.