Metallic Minerals

The sub-units activities include:

• The identification and evaluation of the precious and base metal potential ( gold(Au), silver( Ag), copper(Cu), nickel(Ni), lead (Pb) ) of the island.

• To generate a comprehensive metallic mineral database of the island with emphasis on its application to mining and environmental management, epidemiology and agriculture.

• To promote and encourage investment in non-bauxite metallic minerals as a means of diversifying the minerals sector.

Industrial Minerals

The sub-units activities include:

• Identifying and evaluating economic deposits of industrial minerals.

• Determining the commercial viability of different types of limestone, marbles, semi-precious stones as well as other industrial minerals.

• Making recommendation for the profitable exploitation and marketing of these minerals.

• Identification, evaluation and development of sources of skid resistant aggregate resources

• Providing assistance with the demarcation of quarry zones, via geological investigative sampling and reports.

• Assist Government and private organizations as well as members of the public with general geological information, industrial mineral information and educational talks and tours.