Damian Smith « About us

Professional Affiliations

• Master of the Camborne School of Mines (MCSM)
• Member of the Geological Society of South Africa (MGSSA)
• Member of the South African Institute of Rock Engineers (SANIRE)
• Associate Member of the Association of Mine Managers (MAMMSA)

Publications

Tshidada, T., Reid, D.L. and Smith, D.S. (2009). Petrographic Study of the P2-Type Merensky Reef at Northam Platinum Mine, Limpopo Province. GEO2009, Johannesburg, South Africa

Becker, M., Brough, C., Reid, D.L., Smith, D.S. and Bradshaw, D. (2008): Geometallurgical characterisation of the Merensky Reef at Northam Platinum Mine: Comparison of normal, pothole and transitional reef types. ICAM (Ninth International Congress for Applied Mineralogy, Brisbane, Australia.

Smith, D.S., (2007): Challenges to PGM mining at depth. SA Geoforum, Johannesburg.

Smith, D.S., (2007): IRUP characteristics and risk amelioration in platinum mining. AMMSA

Reid, D.L., Roberts, M.D., Miller, J.A., Basson, I.J., Roberts, M. and Smith, D.S. (2006): Lateral persistence of the Merensky Cyclic unit and the significance of footwall reconstitution with Normal and Regional Pothole reef types in the Bushveld Complex. Goldschmidt 2006 conference, Perth, Australia.

Roberts, M.D., Basson, I.J., Miller, J.A., Reid, D.L., Roberts, M. and Smith, D.S. (2006): Petrology and whole-rock geochemistry of Normal and Regional Pothole Reef Sub-facies at Northam Platinum Mine: Implications for PGE mineralization in the Rustenburg Layered Suite, Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Mineralium Deposita.

Smith, D.S. & Basson, I.J. (2006): Shape and distribution analysis of Merensky Reef, Northam Platinum Mine, western Bushveld complex: Implications for pothole formation and growth. Mineralium Deposita April 2006, 1-15.

Smith, D.S. and Basson, I.J. (2005): Shape and distribution analysis of FWP2 potholing on the Merensky Reef, Northam Platinum Mine: Implications for pothole formation and growth. GEO2005, Durban, South Africa.

Roberts, M.D., Roberts, M., Reid, D.L., Basson, I.J., Miller, J.A. and Smith, D.S. (2005): Continuity of PGE mineralization associated with the Merensky Event in the regional pothole subfacies at Northam Platinum Mine, GEO2005, Durban, South Africa.

Smith, D.S., Basson, I.J. & Reid, D.L. (2004): The Normal Reef Sub-Facies of the Merensky Reef at Northam Platinum Mine, Zwartklip Facies, western Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Canadian Mineralogist 43, 875-892.

Smith, D.S., Basson, I.J. & Reid, D.L. (2003): Normal Merensky Reef on Northam Platinum Mine, Zwartklip Facies, Upper Critical Zone, Western Bushveld Complex. Ninth International Platinum Symposium (Billings, Montana), extended abstracts.

Smith, D.S., Basson, I.J. & Reid, D.L. (2002): Normal Merensky Reef in proximity to the Regional Pothole Sub-Facies of the Zwartklip Facies, Upper Critical Zone, Western Bushveld Complex. Eleventh Quadrennial IAGOD Symp. and Geocongress (Windhoek, Namibia), extended abstracts.