Government of
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF
APPOINTMENT OF CONSULTANTS
The Geological
Survey of Pakistan has started Accelerated Geological Mapping and Geochemical
Exploration of the selected outcrop areas of the country under a development
project. The objectives of the project are to develop expertise in the GSP in
geological mapping on scale 1:50,000 using Remote Sensing Techniques and
explore new mineral deposits through remote sensing techniques employing
satellite images interpretations.
OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of the study, to be
undertaken through consultancy is to map the geology, its structural and
tectonic domains of
The selected
consultancy firm would be required to train group of geoscientists of GSP in
all the four provinces in preparing geological maps on scale 1:50,000 of
selected areas, employing aforementioned mapping/mineral exploration techniques
through on job training, as well as arranging short courses abroad in related
surveys and domestic training at Geoscience Lab. Islamabad.
The project will
cover geological mapping of 24000 sq. km area in a time span of two years, if
extension is granted. The geochemical exploration will be carried out in the
most economically potential zones of the country covering an area of 6000 sq.
km. The selected firm shall supervise
and develop teams for identifying exploration targets work. Composition of the
team will not be changed.
The final
product of the project would be in the form of maps both in digital and hard
copies that will be useable and meet the requirements for the engineers in
planning towns, roads, high-tension power lines, bridges, tunnels and dams etc
and for geoscientists and hydro-geologists.
Proposals/application should include following information
The
proposals/schemes covering all the above aspects are invited from interested
International/ National consultancy firms for the aforementioned technical
activities of project to achieve the objectives of the project.
Profile
exhibiting verifiable relevant experience of undertaking geological mapping
using remote sensing techniques and Geochemical mineral exploration projects
during the past 10 years. It is desirable to include relevant project details
already accomplished including scope and extent of services performed.
The payment will be made in Pak. Rupee.
The technical
and financial proposals each in separate sealed envelopes should reach at the
below mentioned address latest by
GSP reserves the
right to accept any or all applications without assigning any reason
thereof. For further technical details
please contact on the e-mail address qta@gsp.gov.pk.
For further details, please
visit www.gsp.gov.pk or www.ppra.org.pk
(Dr.
Imran Khan)
Project
Director (AGM)
Ph:
92-081-9211032, Fax: 92-081-9211018
T.O.R.
GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY OF
MINISTRY
OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL RESOURCES
ACCELERATED
GEOLOGICAL MAPPING AND
GEOCHEMICAL
EXPLORATION OF THE OUTCROP AREA OF
TERM
OF REFERENCE FOR LOCAL / FOREIGN CONSULTANTS
BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE PROJECT / STUDIES
The Geological
Survey of Pakistan (GSP), under its charter and mandate, undertakes the
geological mapping of the country on appropriate scale for scientific assessment
of its mineral potential. The total
outcrop area of
Geological
mapping is one of the most fundamental applications of the field of geology
traditionally done in the GSP establishment through detailed field excursions,
which is extremely time consuming and costly.
The national mineral policy, promulgated in 1995 envisaged accelerated
geological mapping of the country so that pace of subsequent mineral
exploration is also stepped up.
In order to
accelerate the pace of geological mapping, the recent advances in the field are
required to be implemented in the Geological Survey of Pakistan.
Geological
mapping through interpretation of multi / hyper spectral satellite images is a
useful tool. The technique is fast and
proved low cost. Remote sensing
technology also represents useful information in mineral exploration. Since satellite images provide data in
different regions of electromagnetic spectrum, they can be widely used in
geological applications. Remote sensing
data is found extremely useful to locate areas of minerals which might be
associated with hydrothermal alteration zones.
The Geological
Survey of Pakistan intends to map the promising mineral potential areas
initially using RS techniques and advanced geochemical survey with the help of
foreign / local consulting firm and later on to extend the same at its own
through the experience gain after implementation of this scheme for rest of the
outcrop area under GSP regular mapping scheme.
The mapping work is intimately followed by geochemical and ground
geophysical surveys in selected areas to access the mineral potential mainly
for copper, iron, lead, and gold.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDIES
The following
are the major objectives of project.
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1. |
The overall objective of the study, to be undertaken through
consultancy is to map the geology, its structural and tectonic domains of |
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2. |
The project will cover geological mapping of 24,000 sq. km area in a time span of
two years. The geochemical exploration will be carried out in the most
economically potential zones of the country covering an area of 6,000 sq.
km. |
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3. |
On job training of the GSP
professionals in the field of application of remote sensing in geological and
mineral resource mapping by the foreign/local consulting firms. |
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4. |
Source of
geological base information for resource and infrastructure development
projects. |
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5. |
Geochemical
surveys of selected areas using modern state-of-the-art techniques and soft
wares to delineate various economic mineral deposits within the country. |
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6. |
To attract
investment both local and foreign in the mineral sector to boost the economy. |
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7. |
Development
of in-house expertise for the future projects. |
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8. |
The final product of the project is the form of maps
both in digital and hard copies, that will be useable and meet the
requirements for the engineers in planning towns, roads, high-tension power
lines, bridges, tunnels and dams etc and for geoscientists and
hydro-geologists |
MODE OF IMPLEMENTATION / ORGANIZATION OF STUDY
A technical
Steering Committee has been constituted to select and monitor the work of the
consultant. Deputy Director General (GSP), as Project Director will oversee the
study implementation envisaged over a period of 24 months, with the advice and
technical guidance of the Director General (GSP).
The available
strength of technical staff at the regional offices of Geological Survey of
Pakistan will be utilized in the project under the supervision of the in-charge
of the office.
A large
component of the project technical inputs will be arranged through the
GSP. However, a part of the project is
undertaken by the specialized firm having experience in remote sensing / GIS
and geochemical surveys.
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT
The project
activities will be spread all over
Proposals/application
should include following information
The
proposals/schemes covering all the above aspects are invited from interested
consultancy firms for the aforementioned technical activities of project to
achieve the objectives of the scheme.
Profile exhibiting verifiable relevant experience of undertaking
geological mapping using remote sensing techniques and Geochemical mineral
exploration projects during the past 10 years. It is desirable to include
relevant project details already accomplished including scope and extent of
services performed.
The payment will be made in Pak.
Rupee.
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
A part of the
project extended over 2 years of time span is required to be undertaken by
local / foreign consultants having expertise in executing similar projects
using modern technique like image processing and geochemical surveys.
The scope of
consultancy services by the foreign experts for the developing the expertise of
GSP geologists in preparation of geological maps using remote sensing data and
geochemical prospecting are as follows:-
Geological Mapping Using RS Data and Image
Processing
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1. |
Review of the
geological setup of the entire geological domain of |
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2. |
Identification
of the sample areas in igneous, metamorphic, hydro-thermally altered rocks
associated with ore deposits and sedimentary rocks for the training to
develop expertise in, geological mapping for mineral and hydrocarbon
exploration, soil surveys, and hydro geological investigations. |
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3. |
Geological
mapping of 24,000 sq.km. area in selected parts of Balochistan,
NWFP, Northern areas, AJK, Sindh and |
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3. |
Training in
remote sensing, earth resource satellite system, radar
technology and terrain evaluation. |
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4. |
Training in
digital image processing (Digital mosaics, band composites, enhancement band
ratio, filtering, Principal Component Analysis and various other processing
techniques) and computer information extraction for the geological mapping
and mineral exploration. |
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5. |
Techniques to
recognize regional lineaments, structural trends along which groups of mining districts may occur, alteration zones and
mapping local fracture pattern that may control. |
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6. |
Field
traverses / spot studies to verify the lithological,
structural and any other geological feature of the interpretative geological
maps. |
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7. |
Compilation /
digitizing and finalization of geological maps. |
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8. |
Training in
developing the mineral resource information system (MRIS). |
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9. |
Training in
the international digital cartographic standards about geological data
generation, database designing and presentation for consistency in maps. |