2024 Publications
Bourdeau, J. E., Zhang, S. E., Nwaila, G. T., & Ghorbani, Y. (2024). Data generation for exploration geochemistry: Past, present and future. Applied Geochemistry, 172, 106124.
Ferreira, E., Lehmann, J., Rodrigues, J. F., Hayes, B., Merino-Martínez, E., Milani, L., Bybee, G. M., Owen-Smith, T. M., García-Lobón, J. L., Colombo, C. G., Tassinari, C. C. G., Ueckermann, H., Sato, K., Bravo Silva, P., Correia, J., Labaredas, J., Duarte, L., Molekwa, M. A., Manuel, J., & Victorino, A. D. L. (2024). Zircon U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotopes reveal the crustal evolution of the SW Angolan Shield (Congo Craton). Gondwana Research.
Ghorbani, Y., Ilankoon, I. M. S. K., Dushyantha, N., & Nwaila, G. T. (2025). Rare earth permanent magnets for the green energy transition: Bottlenecks, current developments and cleaner production solutions. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 212, 107966.
Ghorbani, Y., Zhang, S. E., Bourdeau, J. E., Chipangamate, N. S., Rose, D. H., Valodia, I., & Nwaila, G. T. (2024). The strategic role of lithium in the green energy transition: Towards an OPEC-style framework for green energy-mineral exporting countries (GEMEC). Resources Policy, 90, 104737.
Gibson, R. L., Wela, S. S., Vonopartis, L. C., & Andreoli, M. A. G. (2024). Melt breccias in parautochthonous basement rocks of the Morokweng impact structure, South Africa – Evidence for a friction origin. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 105239.
Hayes, B., Maghdour-Mashhour, R., Ashwal, L. D., Smith, A. J. B., Ueckermann, H., & Vermeulen, J. (2024). Melt infiltration in a crystal mush and pegmatite formation in the platiniferous Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Mineralium Deposita.
Hayes, B., Ashwal, L. D., Khumalo, K., & Iaccheri, L. M. (2024). Major, trace element and Sr-Nd isotope evidence for a sublithospheric mantle source for the Umkondo Large Igneous Province. Geoscience Frontiers, 15(1), 101719.
Khumalo, K. B., Ashwal, L. D., Hayes, B., Iaccheri, L. M., Meintjes, G. P., & Webb, S. J. (2024). Neoarchean lavas of the Ventersdorp large igneous province, South Africa: Sr-Nd-Hf isotope and trace element constraints on magmatic processes and mantle sources. Earth-Science Reviews.
Milani, L. M., Oosthuizen, L., Owen-Smith, T. M., Bybee, G. M., Hayes, B., Lehmann, J., & Jelsma, H. A. (2024). In-situ trace elements in magnetite as a proxy to metallogenetic processes: A study on mafic-ultramafic peripheral intrusions in the Kunene Complex in Angola and Namibia. Mineralium Deposita.
Nwaila, G. T., Bourdeau, J. E., Zhang, S. E., Chipangamate, N., Valodia, I., Mahboob, M. A., Lehohla, T., Shimaponda-Nawa, M., Durrheim, R. J., & Ghorbani, Y. (2024). A systematic framework for compilation of critical raw material lists and their importance for South Africa. Resources Policy, 93, 105045.
Nwaila, G.T., Zhang, S.E., Bourdeau, J.E. et al. Mineral Reconnaissance Through Scientific Consensus: First National Prospectivity Maps for PGE–Ni–Cu–Cr and Witwatersrand-type Au Deposits in South Africa. Nat Resour Res 33, 2357–2384 (2024).
Shimaponda-Nawa, M., & Nwaila, G. T. (2024). Integrated and intelligent remote operation centres (I2ROCs): Assessing the human–machine requirements for 21st century mining operations. Minerals Engineering, 207, 108565.
Tshinavhe, T. A., McFadzean, B., Nwaila, G., & Becker, M. (2024). Decoupling the effect of hydraulic oil contamination on the flotation performance of UG2 PGE ore and its interaction with alteration minerals. Minerals Engineering, 216, 108881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2024.108881
Vonopartis, L. C., Booysen, R., Nex, P. A. M., Kinnaird, J. A., & Robb, L. J. (2022). Combined satellite and portable XRF exploration mapping of the Zaaiplaats tin field, South Africa. South African Journal of Geology, 125(1), 45–60.
Vonopartis, L. C., Kinnaird, J. A., Nex, P. A. M., & Robb, L. J. (2021). African A-Type granites: A geochemical review on metallogenic potential. Lithos, 396–397.
Vonopartis, L. C., Nex, P. A. M., Kinnaird, J. K., & Robb, L. J. (2020). Evaluating the changes from endogranitic magmatic to magmatic-hydrothermal mineralization: The Zaaiplaats tin granites, bushveld igneous complex, South Africa. Minerals, 10(4).
Zhang, S.E., Bourdeau, J.E., Nwaila, G.T. et al. Denoising of Geochemical Data using Deep Learning–Implications for Regional Surveys. Nat Resour Res 33, 495–520 (2024).
Zhang, S.E., Lawley, C.J.M., Bourdeau, J.E. et al. Workflow-Induced Uncertainty in Data-Driven Mineral Prospectivity Mapping. Nat Resour Res 33, 995–1023 (2024).
Books
Nwaila, G., Tolmay, L., & Burnett, M. (2024). Geostatistics Notes for Practitioners (1st ed.). CRC Press. Buy a copy on campus at the School of Geosciences or here: 
Book Chapters
Atif, I., Mahboob, M. A., Shoko, C., & Nwaila, G. T. (2024). Big data and analytical algorithms for climate variability. In T. Dube, M. D. Shekede, C. Shoko, & T. D. Mushore (Eds.), Remote Sensing of Climate (pp. 29–49). Elsevier.