FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Consequent upon its mission implementation, the functions and responsibilities of the GSP include:

• Geological mapping of the country on appropriate scales
• Supplementation of geological mapping programme with other geoscientific studies & research, geophysical surveys, geochemical investigations, and test drilling operations with a view to assembling and analysing data on composition, structure, history and origin of rocks strata for use in the exploration, exploitation and conservation of natural resources like metallic ores, industrial minerals & rocks, gems & precious stones, building & dimension stones, geothermal energy, fossil fuels, and groundwater.
• Inventorisation of known resources and exploration & assessment of new finds and discoveries.
• Geological investigations in connection with the construction of heavy civil engineering projects, soil conservation, range & watershed management, agricultural development, and land use and town planning.
• Describe the onshore and offshore geological framework and develop an understanding of its formation, evolution and resource potential.
• Study and evaluation of geological hazards associated with earthquakes, volcanic activity, waste disposal, landslides, subsidence and other ground failures; and to develop methods for hazards prediction and mitigation.
• Improvement of existing mapping techniques and development of new skills for the collection, analysis, and interpretation of geoscientific data.
• Basic and applied research in all fields of geological sciences and related disciplines and sponsoring/promoting such researches in other sister institutions.
• Collection, retrieval and dissemination of information and extension of assistance to public and private sector organizations in problems and projects of geological investigations, mineral exploration, and geoscientific research.
• Provision of scientific support and technical advice for legislative, regulatory and policy decisions by the federal, provincial and local governments.
• Establishment of contacts with international research organizations in geosciences and participation in international geoscientific activities.
• Evolving earth-science data sets and to establish and maintain an effective geodata base.
• Geoscience-based environmental impact analysis (EIA).
• Provision of scientific and technical assistance for the effective use of earth science techniques, products and information.
• Education and popularization of geology and related fields and creating public awareness about geological issues and problems of societal value.
• Undertaking geological and resource-related techno-economic and strategic studies within and outside the country.
• Consultancy, contractual work and feasibility studies.
• Publication of the results of activities of the department in the form of different types of thematic maps, reports, books, monographs, journals and research papers and also making them available in digital format.