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The African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) is happy to see finalization of the installation of a new Benchtop X-ray Diffraction (XRD) by WIRSAM South Africa in the Environmental and Chemical laboratories at the Centre
Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad, Director General (DG) of the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) paid on 17th January 2023 a courtesy visit to H.E. Salim Mvurya, the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs of Kenya. The DG had a successful meeting with the CS, in his capacity the current Chairman of AMGC Governing Council. The meeting was attended by the Principal Secretary for Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs and officials from the ministry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
AMGC Director General, Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad participated in African Union Workshop on Harmonized Geological Information on Strategic Minerals in Africa which held at Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana between 21st- 23rd February 2023.
AMGC Director General and Senior officials participated in the ICGLR-BGR Technical Workshop on Operational Planning for the New AFP Project Phase held from 31st January to 3rd February, 2023 in Bujumbura, Burundi.
AMGC Director General, Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad participated in the Launch of AMDC Phase II and the 2nd African Forum on Mining, which was co-organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) Department of Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry, and Minerals (ETTIM) and the Interim Secretariat of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) from 3rd to 4th October 2022, physically at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The International Conference on Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) delegation led by Dr. Mugyereza B. Ham accompanied with Mrs Arthemie Ndikumana visited the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) on 10 October 2022 as well as held a meeting with AMGC and Federal Institute of Geosciences (BGR), Germany as the development partner at the Centre. The meeting discussed various issues including management and technical aspects along with commercialization for the sustainability of Analytical Finger Print (AFP) Laboratory
The African Minerals & Geosciences Centre (AMGC) received Mr. Maruvuko Msechu, Acting Assistant Commissioner for Local Content and Corporate Social Responsibility in Ministry of Minerals of Tanzania. Mr. Maruvuko in his capacity as the representative of Tanzania in the Board of Directors (BoD) of AMGC has attended the monthly management meeting for Septembe 2022 as well as he paid a fimilirization tour to the various technical departments of AMGC.
H.E. Dr. Mehmet Gulluoglu, the Ambassador of the Embassy of Turkey in Dar ES Salaam, Tanzania accompanied by Mr. Onur Bilgen, the Commercial Counsellor paid a visit to the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) on 13th September 2022. The distinguished Turkish diplomats had familiarized themselves with the Geoscientific-Mining services being provided by the Centre. Theh met and greet 12 Sudanese professionals currently undergoing on job trainings in two departments of AMGC.
The African Minerals and Geosciences (AMGC) has been honoured by a familiarization visit paid by H.E. Dr. Hamisu Umar Takalmawa, the High Commissioner of Nigeria in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. H.E. Dr. Hamisu visited all the technical departments providing mineral services including analysis, training and consultancy to the Geoscientific Institutions and Mining Sector in Africa.
AMGC received a delegation from AUC and UNECA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 29th August, 2022. The delegation was comprised by the following officials:- Dr. Hussein Hassan, the representative of AUC in the AMGC's Policy Organs as well as the Head of Division for Industry, Innovation and Mineral Resources in AUC, Dr. Marit Kitaw, the Interim Director of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) and Dr. Alhaji Tunde Arisekola (FNMGS), the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, the Senior Advisor on Geological and Mineral Information in AMDC
Certificate ceremony of ten Sudanese geologists participated in two-weeks paid training course on "Structural Geology and Geo-tectonic" from 19 - 30 September 2022. The training was organized by the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) in collaboration with a resource expert who is Dr. Michael M Msabi, a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Geology; College of Earth Sciences and Engineering- University of Dodoma.
The Centre held at its premises in Dar es Salaam-Tanzania certificate ceremony of twelve professionals from Ministry of Minerals of the Sudan who participated in paid two training courses from 12 - 23 September 2022. The ceremony was attended by two guests of honours who are:- 1- H.E. Mr. Asm Mustafa, the Charge' d'affairs a.i. of the Sudan Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2- Eng. Ismail M. Mahgub, the President of Sudanese Community in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Eng. Ismail was accompanied by two Sudanese business men intending to invest in the mining sector of Tanzania.
AMGC Director General, Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad participated in the Kick-off of the AfricaMaVal Project in Windhoek during 23-24 June 2022. The Director General represented AMGC as a member of the Advisory Board of the AfricaMaVal Project and delivered AMGC’s Presentation entitled Role of AMGC in Serving Mining Sector & Geosciences Community in Africa.
Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad, the Director General of the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Ms Justina Miriti, the Charge d’affaires a.i. of Kenya High Commission to Tanzania.
On 9th May 2022, the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) received Mr. André Ufer, external consultant to the BGR project on the Analytical Fingerprint for a discussion with Director General of AMGC on the Analytical Fingerprint Laboratory hosted at the Centre.
Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad, the Director General of the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Albert M. Muchanga, the Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry, and Minerals of the African Union Commission (AUC) on 04 May 2022.
H.E. Yasir Ibrahim Ali Mohammed, the Deputy Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) paid a familiarization visit to the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) and the AFP Lab hosted by the Centre on 6th April 2022.
Eng. Benjamin Mchwampaka, the Executive Secretary of Tanzania Chamber of Mines (TCM) accompanied by his assistant Mr. Majani Moremi paid a familiarization visit to the Centre.​ ​ Eng. Benjamin and Mr. Majani toured all the five technical departments and Analytical Finger Printing Laboratory hosted at the Centre. He commended the mineral services being provided by the Centre as well as recent development in enhancing its analytical infrastructures.
The 20th meeting of the ICGLR Audit Committee held in Bukoba, Tanzania. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania officiated the meeting by Hon. Dr. Doto Biteko, the Minister of Minerals. The ICGLR delegation was headed by H.E. the Sudanese Ambassador Yasir Ibrahim Ali Mohammed, the Deputy Executive Secretary. The African Minerlas and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) was represented by Mr. Charles Buteta, the Quality Manager/Ag. Manager of Chemical and Environmental Department.
The Deputy Minister for Minerals of Tanzania, Hon. Dr. Steven L. Kiruswa (MP) paid a familiarization visit to the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) on March 15, 2022. Hon. Dr. Steven was accompanied by his Personal Assistant Mr. Joseph Ngulumwa.
The Ministry of Minerals of the Sudan represented by Dr. Muhammed Saied , Under Secretary of Minerals on 22 February 2022 paid a familiarization visit to the African Minerlas and Geosciences Centre (AMGC). Dr. Muhammed Saied was accompanied by three other officials from the Ministry of Minerals namely: Dr. Suliman Ahmed Hammed , the Director General of the Sudanmin Company Ltd.; Madam Maha A. Rahman , the Director of the General Directorate of International Technical Cooperation and Madam Sawsan Ahmed , the Desk Officer of AMGC.
On 23rd December 2021, Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad, Director General of the African Minerals & Geosciences Centre (AMGC), paid a courtesy visit to Ariab Mining Company Ltd. (A.M.C) Head Office in Khartoum, Sudan.
The management of the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) received partners of the Federal Institute for Geoscience and Natural Resources (BGR) from the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) who were visiting the Analytical Finger Printing (AFP) Laboratory at AMGC on Wednesday 27th October 2021. Among the participants were the ICGLR Project Manager, coordinator of the ICGLR Analytical Fingerprint Management Unit (AMU) as well as Madam Sandra Zafar from BGR Hannover discussing current challenges facing the AFP Lab and solutions to overcome.
On 23rd August 2021, the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) was honored by a familiarize visit of H.E. Mr. Asm Mustafa, the Charge' d'affairs a.i. of the Sudan Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. H.E. Mr. Asm Mustafa appreciated the sustainable excellent relation and cooperation that the Sudan and AMGC share for capacitating the Sudanese human resources in both mining sector and geosciences community
AMGC guest of honor H.E. Mr. Asm Mustafa, the Charge' d'affairs a.i. of the Sudan Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania handed out training certificates to thirteen Sudanese professionals from the Geological Research Authority of Sudan (GRAS), Ministry of Minerals. The Sudanese professionals have finished a training course on Open-source GIS in the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) from 23rd August to 3rd September 2021.
On 12th February 2021, H.E. Sandro de Oliveira, Ambassador of the Republic of Angola in the United Republic of Tanzania paid a familiarize visit to the African Minerals & Geosciences Centre (AMGC). H.E. the Ambassador assured the continued support of Angola to AMGC to be a real Pan-African Centre of Excellence. The Director General of AMGC expressed appreciation, gratitude to the sustainable support of Angola to the Centre. He urged Angola to benefit from the spectrum of mineral services provided by the Centre.
Members of the Geological Department of Gambia who attended a training course on Open-Source GIS organized by the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC), from 03rd May 2021 to 14th May 2021:- Mr. Ismaila M. Saho, Ms Ndey Yassin Ndow and Ms Nyimasatou Jawara
A meeting was convened on November 18, 2020 between the African Minerals & Geosciences Centre (AMGC) management led by the Director General, Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad and the team of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR). The meeting was held to introduce Mr. Manuel Wollschläger, the new AFP Project Manager, who has replaced Dr. Rudolf Mauer who retired on June 2020. Mr. Manuel is an economist with vast experience in the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) projects where he worked in the field of Minerals Certification Mechanism. Mr. Manuel expressed his commitment to continue with a smooth working relationship and tripartite cooperation between AMGC, BGR and ICGLR as it is stipulated in the Agreement on running the Analytical Fingerprinting Laboratory (AFP) hosted by AMGC in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
An official visit by the Geological Survey of Tanzania (GST) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Mussa Daniel Budeba accompanied by Mr. Maruvuko Msechu , Acting Director of Geological Services Directorate and Manager of applied Geology. The Visit had the aim of the new CEO of GST to get familiarization with the AMGC activities, as well as looking for the possibility of attaching some GST technical staff to the AMGC modern facilities for practical training. In addition, the visit had the aim of establishing the MoU between the two Institutes for the mutual benefits of both parties.
Ceremony for issuance of Certificate for ISO 9001:2015 Standard, Certificate TZ20/90372 following the successful assessment and certification of the Management System of African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) in the activities namely: Laboratory services, research and development on industrial minerals and gemstone, generation, collection, processing and dissemination of geo-information, specialized training and production of ceramics. The event took place at AMGC premises on 02 June 2020 and was officiated by Ms. Honorata Rutihinda from SGS Tanzania Superintendance Co. Ltd. Ms. Honorata is working in the Certification and Business Enhancement Department.
On 5th February 2020, the Centre was honored by a courtesy visit from H.E. the newly assigned German Ambassador to Tanzania Mrs. Regine Hess, who familiarized herself with the spectrum of mineral services provided by the AMGC including the services of the Analytical Finger Printing (AFP) Laboratory for analysis of conflict Minerals in the African Great Lakes Region.
AMGC Director General Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad paid a courtesy visit to Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development of Uganda. Mr. Shaddad met Excellences Hon. Dr. Kitutu Kimono, the Cabinet Minister and Hon. Sara A. Opendi, State Minister. The meeting was attended by Mr. Baguma Zachary, the Director General of Geological Survey of Uganda.
AMGC Director General Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad participated in the 15th meeting of the ICGLR Audit Committee during 4-7 January 2020 in Kampala, Uganda.
AMGC Director General Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad Participated in the 5th Annual Sudan International Mining Business Forum & Exhibition (SIMFE 2020) held from 18th to 20th February 2020 in Khartoum, SUDAN.
AMGC participated in the 2-days Tanzania Mineral and Mining Investment Conference 2020 - Sustainable Investment and Partnership from 22-23 February 2020 conducted at Julius Nyerere International Convention Conference Centre (JNICCC), Dar es Salaam.
Hon. Dotto Biteko, the Minister for Minerals, Tanzania the host country of AMGC was the guest of honor and delivered a welcome speech in the PanAfGeo Final Meeting which took place on 24-25 October 2019 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania at Ledger Plaza Bahari Beach.
The Final Meeting of the Geoscientific Knowledge and Skills in African Geological Surveys (PanAfGeo) Project
The Final Meeting of the Geoscientific Knowledge and Skills in African Geological Surveys (PanAfGeo) Project
Hon. John Munyes Kiyong’a, the Cabinet Secretary of Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, Kenya and the Chairman of the Governing Council of African Minerals & Geosciences Centre (AMGC) paid a familiarize visit to the Centre on 25th October 2019. The Hon. Minister Munyes was accompanied by two top officials who are Mr. Thomas Ndola, the Director of Geological Survey, who is representing Kenya in AMGC’s Board of Directors and Mr. Josphat Wanjogu, the AMGC’ s Desk Officer in the Ministry of the State Department of Mining, Kenya.
CLAY WORKSHOP 22 Students from Braeburn International School of Dar-es-salaam with their teacher and staff of AMGC held a Clay workshop on 8th October 2019 in Industrial Minerals Department – Ceramic Unit
A courtesy meeting between AMGC Director General, Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad and H.E. Dr. Samuel Hurkato, the Minister of Mines and Petroleum of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Mr. Hundie Melka Yadete, the delegated Director General of the Geological Survey of Ethiopia (GSE) attended the meeting (picture on the left). Furthermore, Mr. Shaddad had a meeting with H.E. Mr. Assefa Kumsa, the State Minister of Mines and Petroleum of Ethiopia (right picture) both meetings were held at the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 14th May 2019. Excellences the Minister and the State Minister were briefed regarding the activities of the African Minerals & Geosciences Center (AMGC), recent development and challenges facing the Centre. A number of issues were deliberated to enhance the beneficiation of Ethiopia from the mineral services provided by the Centre.
AMGC Director General, Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad participated in the AMDC Business Plan Review Meeting held in Conakry Guinea from 27 to 31 May 2019. The meeting was between AUC delegation and Government of Guinea and it was addressed by H.E. the Minister of Mines & Geology of Guinea.
A courtesy meeting between AMGC’s Director General, Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad and H.E. Ambassador Albert Muchanga, the Commissioner for Trade and Industry including Mining (AUC) of the African Union. The meeting was attended by Dr. Hussein Hassan Hussein, the Acting Director of Trade and Industry including Mining, Head of Industry Division and Mr. Paul Msoma, the Economic Affairs Officer in Mineral Sector Governance. Issues were deliberated to enhance the working relationship between the AMGC and AUC in implementation of the African Mining Vision (AMV) endorsed by the African Head of States for a better scio-economic development of the mining sector in Africa.
THE 39th GOVERNING COUNCIL (GC) MEETING OF THE AFRICAN MINERALS & GEOSCIENCES CENTRE (AMGC) IN KHARTOUM, SUDAN ON 13 - 18 FEBRUARY 2019
Members of the 39th meeting of the Governing Council of the AMGC in session
The 22th Standing Committee of Officials in a group picture with the Secretariat of the Policy Organ Meetings.
Members of AMGC Board of Directors in session
Members of the Governing Council of the AMGC attending the official opening of SIMFE 2019
AMGC participated in the 4th Annual Sudan International Mining Business Forum and Exhibition (SIMFE 2019), the event was held at the Friendship Hall of Khartoum from 18 to 20 February 2019.
The African Minerals & Geosciences Centre (AMGC) received fifteen (15) youngsters from Braeburn International School for a clay day workshop (Pottery session). AMGC does “CLAY DAY FOR KIDS “. The youths had opportunity to see how the Centre makes its pottery and ceramic products and made their own bowls or plates on potter’s wheel under instructions of AMGC’s ceramists and experienced potters
Inauguration of Analytical Finger Printing (AFP) Laboratory and Opening of the 38th Governing Council Meeting of AMGC was honored by Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania Hon. Kassim M. Majaliwa (MP) on 8 June 2018
Certificates Ceremony of the 6th Geodata Digitisation and Mapping of Development Minerals for ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme regional training workshop is being held from 16 to 27 July 2018 for the Eastern African region. 28 participants from Ethiopia (6), Kenya (6), Rwanda (5), Sudan (5) and Tanzania (6) from the academia, government, industry and civil societies attended
The fourth Regional Training Workshop of the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme on Geo-data Digitisation and Field Mapping for Development Minerals for Central Africa has started on 21 May to 01 June 2018, this two weeks training workshop brings together around 19 participants drawn from key stakeholder groups from Congo Republic (5), DR Congo (5), Gabon (4) and Madagascar (5)
The PanAfGeo project training on Environmental Management of Mines
UNECE Resources Management Week 2018 “UNFC for Sustainable Development” Geneva, Switzerland 22 April 2018 Geneva, Switzerland 23 - 27 April 2018
The third Regional Training Workshop of the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme on Geo-data Digitisation and Field Mapping for Development Minerals for West Africa (English Speaking countries) has started 23rd April 2017, this two weeks training workshop brings together around 14 participants drawn from key stakeholder groups from Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ghana.
Closing-Certificates Ceremony of the PanAfGeo - WP5 – Geohazards Training Course at the African Minerals & Geosciences Centre (AMGC) in Dar es Salaam
AMGC Director General, Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad with Industrial Minerals Senior Technician Mr. Lucas kalombola had a meeting with H.E. the Commercial attaché of China in Tanzania to discuss China Role in Developing the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC).
Handing over Certificates Ceremony of 27 geologists from 7 West African countries who have participated for the two weeks in a Regional Training Workshop on Digitization and Mapping of Development Minerals. The training course is one of the 10th training courses conducted by AMGC and sponsored by the Africa, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP)- European Union 🇪🇺 (EU) Development Minerals Programme.
CLAY DAY FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR KIDS
The National Director of Mines of the Ministry of Mines of Guinea was the guest of honor in the officially closing ceremony of the training workshop on Geo-data Digitization Mapping of Development Minerals, which took place in Guinea. The two weeks duration course was sponsored by the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme Implemented In Partnership With UNDP. The workshop was facilitated by both Mr. Mesfin Gebremichael & Mr. Kamina Chororoka the experts from Geoinformation Department of the African Minerals & Geosciences Centre (AMGC). The training course attended by 36 participants from the Ministry of Mines of Guinea and students and teachers from 4 universities
The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme Uganda participants during a field visit at Mbalala quarry in outskirts of Mukono Area in Kampala
The first Regional Training Workshop of the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme on Geo-data Digitisation and Field Mapping for Development Minerals was concluded on 10th November 2017 with a presentation of Certificate of Attendance to the participants of the Training Workshop.
Some of AMGC's hand made ceramic products
African Minerals and Geosciences Centre Director General, Mr. Ibrahim Shadadd attending the latest IIED’s dialogue on artisanal and small scale mining (AMS) in Geita, Tanzania.
The African Minerals and Geoscience Center (AMGC) together with the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme have started holding a series of Regional Training Workshops on Geo-data Digitization and Mapping of Development Minerals for countries from West, Central, East and Southern Africa between October 2017 and July 2018.
The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme first training workshop dedicated to the focus countries has already started at the AMGC. This first event brings together around 20 participants drawn from key stakeholder groups from Cameroon, Guinea, Uganda and Zambia.
The training session on Management Information Geo-scientific i.e. WP7 B - Spatial data infrastructure - Data modeling – Interoperability standards – Data dissemination hosted by AMGC in collaboration with Organization of African Geological Surveys (OAGS) and PanAfGeo, the geosciences capacity building Project for Africa sponsored by EU.
Hon. Kassim Majaliwa, the Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania listening to Mr. Charles Buteta, the Manager for Chemical and Environmental Services while giving explanation regarding the Induced Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscope (ICP-MS) installed in the Analytical Finger Printing (AFP) Lab. In the photo from left is Hon. Peter Teko Lokeris, Minister of State for Minerals, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development of the Republic of Uganda, Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad, the Director General of AMGC and Hon. Dr. Medard Kalemani the Deputy Minister for Energy and Mineral of Tanzania.
Mr. Timo Gawronski, Chief Technical Expert on Analytical Finger Printing from German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) explaining to the Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania on the applicability of some of the mineralogical equipment in relation to the Analytical Finger Printing Lab and the mining industry as whole.
Hon. Kassim Majaliwa, the Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, commemorating the AMGC 40th Anniversary by cutting a cake. Standing on right of the PM is Mr. Ibrahim Shaddad the Director General of AMGC, and on the left is Hon. Dr. Medard Kalemani the Deputy Minister for Energy and Mineral of Tanzania.
Hon. Kassim Majaliwa, the Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania in a group picture with the AMGC Staff.
AMGC staff on meeting with Jiangxi Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
AMGC staff on Advanced Training Program on Ceramic Production Technique at Jiujiang University - Department of Ceramics & Arts with Prof Liu Shuai
Regional Experts and Stakeholders Consultation on Natural Resources and Good Governance for Sustainable Peace, Development and Transformation of the Great Lakes Region
AMGC Director General participation in the ICGLR-BGR Technical Workshop on Operational Planning for the New AFP Project Phase to be held from 31st January to 3rd February, 2023 in Bujumbura, Burundi.

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AMGC in brief

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The African Minerals and Geo-sciences Centre (AMGC), formerly known as Southern and Eastern African Mineral Centre (SEAMIC) was established in 1977 principally to carry out regional geological surveying and to provide minerals exploration and consulting services for programs of its founding member states, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Mozambique, later joined by Uganda, Angola and the Comoros. Kenya became a member in 2006 and the Sudan joined in 2010. In 2007, the ministerial meeting in Maputo decided that membership is open to all African states. To reflect this expansion of the scope, the name of the Centre changed to African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) starting from July 2015.

In 1991 AMGC moved its operations to an extensive new site in Dar es Salaam with a mission to “Promote socio-economic and environmentally responsible mineral sector development in Africa”. To meet the new demands of the mineral sector stakeholders the Centre diversified its services to provide a hightech, state-of-the-art minerals analytical laboratory services and geoinformation data processing activities, complimented with the provision of short term specialized trainings. The trainings were provided under GEODESA, GISAfrica and AEGOS and other smaller projects with funding from the EU, UNDP, UNIDO and the governments of Japan, India, Belgium and France.

The availability of the Centre’s ISO 9000:2008 certified analytical and data processing services at a closer proximity to the exploration and development sites has significantly eased the burden of the investors in conclusively defining areas of mineral potential and hence accelerating mineral discovery and development to benefit the member states national economies, provide employment, reduce poverty and improve the livelihood of its people and to contribute to growth of their respective national economies.

The African Minerals and Geo sciences Centre (AMGC) is an African mineral service provider with the following mission, vision, mandate and objectives.
VISION:
To be a pioneer and leader in the provision of mineral services in Africa
MISSION:
To promote socio-economic and environmentally responsible mineral development in Africa
MANDATE:
 To be a Centre of Excellence and Significance able to provide specialized services for the mineral industries and the overall development of the sector in region.

AMGC MAIN OBJECTIVE ARE:-
- To facilitate the co-ordination, harmonization and access to mineral resources development and provisions of support services in Africa.
- To establish, where relevant, Africa networks of programmes and services and to promote Africa collaboration.
- To promote indigenous mineral based industrialization.
- To promote awareness on potential of the mineral sector's contribution to the economic and social development in Africa.
- To promote responsible investment and free flow of capital, labor, goods and services for mining sector development in Africa.
- To facilitate the promotion of mining prospects with the highest potential for economic and social impact and
- To facilitate the harmonization of mineral sector's policies and legislation in Africa

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

AMGC is an ISO 9001-2008 certified, high tech minerals laboratory, training and consultancy services provider for Africa . Private companies, small scale miners, R&D institutions and the member states are its major clients. AMGC has 5 unique laboratories that cater for various services to the mining sector and these are:
  • Chemical and Environmental Lab
    Analyses various types of geological & environmental materials applying wet chemistry, XRF, XRD, ICP and mercury analytical techniques.
  • Mineral Processing and Small Scale Mining Lab
    Conducts mineral beneficiation services to provide basic data that is required for ore reserve estimation that would enable the economic viability of a mine.
  • Mineralogy, Petrology and Gemmology Lab
    Deals with testing and identification of rocks, minerals, clays and sediments and carries out gemstones and diamonds identification, grading, certification.
  • Industrial Minerals Application Lab
    Produces ceramic products & conducts product design and ceramics prototype production
  • Geo-information Lab
    Provides GIS, remote sensing applications and Geo-informatics data processing and consultancy services.
  • All the Laboratories
    Provide training and consultancy in the above mentioned fields.

Core Values

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  • Supporting the mineral sector to benefit the African nation prosper
  • Improving the capacity of African nations to enable developing their mineral resources
  • Availing up-to-date technology to the African mineral resources sector
  • Advocate increased partnership among African nations to lift up each other Support for the under-privileged sectors of the community in the mineral resources sector to improve their benefits from their activities.

Our Services

Geoinformation
Geoinformation Services
  • Data Capture and Analogue to Digital Conversion
  • Data Compilation and GIS
  • Data Standardization
  • Map Preparation and Publication
  • Data Dissemination Data Acquisition
    and Exploration Surveys
MPG
Training Services
Training courses are offered by the Centre, scheduled or upon request tailor-made, on different topics related to the mineral industry. Some of the course modules are developed internally and others are developed based on requests from customers.
Microscope
Laboratory Services
  • Analysis of Precious & base Metals
  • Water Analysis
  • Wet Chemistry
  • Mineralogical and Petrological
  • Gemmological and Gem cutting
  • Sample Preparation and Ore Testing
  • Industrial Minerals Applications & Ceramics

Feature News & Events

New Training Courses

The Mineralogy, Petrology Department is happy to announce the following new training courses:-

1. Gemstone/Mineral Estimation and Valuation
2. Jewellery Design
3. Gemstone Exploration and Gem Safari's

For further information please contact matokeo@seamic.org 

The 29th Colloquium of African Geology CAG29

The Colloquium of African Geology (CAG) is a major biennial meeting organized under the auspices of the Geological Society of Africa (GSAF), where earth scientists globally have the opportunities to present their research results on topics related to African geology and surrounding areas. The event will take place on 26 - 29 September, 2023 in Windhoek, Namibia. For further information please contact cag29@mme.gov.na, cag29.whk@gmail.com or+264 61 2848398

AMGC Employment Opportunities

AMGC is seeking for Senior Exploration Geologist, Senior Geophysist, Senior Hydrogeologist, Junior Chemist/Geochemist, Chemical Laboratory Technician and Metallurgy and Mineral Processing Laboratory Technician.  For further details please visit  here

PanAfGeo Photography Competition

PanAfGeo is running a Photography Competition for all participants of the PanAfGeo project.
The theme for your photos is “What PanAfGeo means to you?” and can include entries on how you think PanAfGeo benefits you, your Survey, your Society or your Country. Ten finalists will see their photos printed in high resolution, framed and exhibited during the final meeting of the project in 2024. Winners will be announced during that meeting and on the PanAfGeo website and social media.

Key information:

  • Deadline: 22nd of March 2024
  • The contestants must have been involved in any way in PanAfGeo phase 2, and the photograph must be taken during one of the training packages.
  • Photos should illustrate the best of “what PanAfGeo means to you” and should include a short description of why this was important to you.
  • The photographs have to be sent in jpg format, high resolution.
  • To be sent to Céline Andrien - andrien@eurogeosurveys.org; cc - tracey@dancyenergy.com

Training Courses

African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) is pleased to announce the introduction of four new courses on Geostatistics, Petroleum Sciences and Resource Estimation in collaboration with Khartoum based Consulting firm called Knowledge and Training Centre (KTC). The course shall be facilitated by the Director of KTC, Dr. M. Zayed Awad, an eminent specialist in the areas of geostatistics, resource evaluation, stratigraphy, reporting, training and mentoring, risk and decision analysis, petroleum economics, project management. The training course will be organized in Dar es Salaam at the AMGC training facilities. Please click here for the courses information.

The 39th Governing Council (GC) Meeting of AMGC in Khartoum, Sudan

The 39th meeting of the Governing Council (GC) of the AMGC was held in Khartoum Sudan from 13 to 18 February 2019. The GC is the highest policy organ of AMGC comprising of the Ministers responsible for Mineral Resources of the members countries, meets annually to oversee the activities of the Centre. In its 39th meeting, the GC deliberated on several issues pertaining to the AMGC activities and among them were the approval of its annual budget and the renewal of the contract of the Director General for a second four-year term.

The New Airborne Data of Mozambique

Funded by the World Bank, the Australian Thomson Aviation company was contracted by Mozambican Government to carry out airborne survey (magnetic and radiometric) in the north of Mozambique covering the area shown below.
The survey was carried out between 2014 and 2015 and the data were delivered to the National Directorate of Geology and Mines (DNGM) in binging of 2016.

The delivery data include:
• Magnetic and elevation data in Geosoft GDB format
• Radiometric data in Geosoft GDB format
• A set of grids in Geosoft GRD format
• A set of digital maps in at scale 1:250.000 in JPG format
• A set of digital maps in at scale 1:50.000 in JPG format
• Magnetic and elevation data in Geosoft XYZ format (ASCII)
• Radiometric data in Geosoft XYZ format (ASCII)

The coordinate system of delivered data are in coordinate system UTM37S/WGS84.
The data are available at DNGM Department of Geological Information Management. Contcts: Mrs Belmira Muchanga, email: bemuchanga@gmail.com.                                 Read more  

Inauguration of Analytical Finger Printing (AFP) Laboratory

The African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) in tripartite collaboration with BGR of Germany and International Conference of African Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) inaugurated a sophisticated Hi Tech Analytical Finger Printing (AFP) Laboratory on 8 June 2018 for analysis of 3Ts conflict minerals to enforce the regional certification mechanism and abate illicit minerals trade in the African Great Lakes Region.

Regional and Country Level Training Workshops on Geo-data Digitization and Mapping of Development Minerals

The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme is a three-year, €13.1 million capacity building program of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, financed by the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and implemented by UNDP. The aim of the programme is to promote the sustainable development of industrial minerals, construction materials, dimension stones and semi-precious stones in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme supports the capacity development of key stakeholders in the sector such as regulatory agencies and local governments; private stakeholders including small-scale mining enterprises, construction companies, mining and quarrying associations; as well as training centres, universities, civil society organizations and community groups.

The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme is implemented at both the regional and country levels. At the regional level, the programme conducts capacity building activities with participants from forty (40) ACP countries (28 in Africa) through regional training workshops, field trips, the production of guidance products and knowledge exchange. At the country level, in depth capacity building is undertaken with six focus countries: Cameroon (Central Africa); Guinea - Conakry (West Africa); Uganda (East Africa); Zambia (Southern Africa); Jamaica (Caribbean); and Fiji (Pacific). Country-level activities include: training; small grants; the production of maps and databases; development of regulations on environment, health and safety; organization of community dialogues, technology fairs and networking events The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme and the African Minerals and Geosciences Centre (AMGC) signed agreement for AMGC to deliver a series of regional and country level training workshops on geological data digitization techniques, field mapping, resource estimation and database management of Development Minerals.  Through this project AMGC will organize and carry out 10 training workshops for participants from the African ACP countries starting from October 2017 up to June 2018.  Through this programme more than 220 professionals are expected to be trained from 29 African countries.

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