GIS and Remote Sensing in Mining and Exploration Training in Johannesburg, South Africa
Classroom training in Johannesburg · next cohort Nov 2, 2026 · from USD 6,800
Field programmes in mineral exploration are costly, so narrowing the search before geologists go into the field saves money and time. Across ten days you cover the remote sensing fundamentals relevant to the extractives sector, from sensor types and spectral signatures to image preprocessing. Alteration mapping sessions use multispectral imagery such as Landsat, Sentinel-2 and ASTER with band ratios and principal component analysis to highlight clay, iron oxide and other alteration minerals. You then extract lineaments, faults and folds from satellite images and elevation models to map structural controls on mineralisation.
Later modules prioritise exploration targets with weighted multi-criteria overlay, integrating geological maps, geochemical samples and geophysical surveys into a single GIS project. The programme closes with monitoring land disturbance, tailings and rehabilitation progress, supporting environmental compliance across the mine life cycle. Exploration geologists, mining engineers, GIS and remote sensing analysts, geoscience students and regulators in mining ministries and geological surveys will find it directly useful. You finish with a prospectivity map for a study area and a repeatable workflow for screening new licence areas.
At a Glance
Training in Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg is South Africa's economic heart, home to the JSE and the head offices of Africa's largest companies.
More about training in Johannesburg →- Format
- Classroom, in Johannesburg
- Duration
- Mon - Fri (10 Days)
- Fee
- USD 6,800
- Next start dates
- Nov 2, 2026, Nov 30, 2026, Dec 28, 2026
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- Airport
- O.R. Tambo International (JNB)
- Time zone
- South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2)
- Currency
- South African rand (ZAR). Fees are listed in USD.
- Business districts
- Sandton, Rosebank and Midrand
About this course
This course builds GIS and remote sensing capability specific to mining and exploration workflows, covering multispectral and hyperspectral imagery interpretation for mineral alteration mapping, structural geology mapping from satellite and DEM data, and GIS-based exploration target prioritisation using multi-criteria overlay of geological, geochemical, and geophysical layers.
Participants also cover the environmental monitoring side of mining - land disturbance and rehabilitation tracking using multi-temporal imagery - along with building the concession and tenement maps and exploration reports that regulatory and investor reporting requires.
Throughout the programme, participants work through realistic scenarios drawn from public sector institutions, private enterprises, development organizations, and regulated professional environments, examining how GIS and remote sensing in mining and exploration is applied in practice and where it most often breaks down. Delegates will develop practical skill in designing appropriate frameworks, selecting and applying the right tools for concession and tenement mapping, interpreting findings, and communicating conclusions clearly to colleagues, management and external stakeholders. Sessions move deliberately from principles to application, so that each technique introduced is practised against a realistic problem before the programme moves on — strengthening both individual effectiveness and the wider capability of the organizations delegates return to.
Training Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Develop robust GIS and remote sensing in mining and exploration frameworks that support successful implementation and measurable outcomes.
- Analyze performance using recognized evaluation methods drawn from concession and tenement mapping.
- Design practical systems that strengthen accountability, transparency and evidence generation.
- Evaluate outcomes and assess longer-term impact across a range of operating contexts.
- Apply relevant tools, frameworks and analytical methodologies confidently and appropriately.
- Integrate environmental impact monitoring into existing organizational processes and reporting structures.
- Strengthen decision-making and operational effectiveness through evidence-based professional practice.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
By the end of the GIS and Remote Sensing in Mining and Exploration Training, participants will leave with:
- A comprehensive working understanding of GIS and remote sensing in mining and exploration principles and performance-measurement methodology.
- Enhanced ability to design practical systems and evaluate outcomes reliably.
- Improved competency in concession and tenement mapping, reporting structures and analytical interpretation.
- Practical techniques for translating findings into strategic insight and clear recommendations.
- Greater confidence in applying GIS and remote sensing in mining and exploration and assessing measurable results.
- Stronger capability to support organizational learning and continuous performance improvement.
- Improved approaches to strengthening sustainability, accountability and operational effectiveness.
Training Methodology
This training course adopts a practical, participant-centered learning approach that builds GIS and remote sensing in mining and exploration expertise, strengthens analytical capability and develops confident professional judgement. The methodology combines specialist facilitation, applied hands-on experience and globally recognized professional practice, so that delegates return able to apply what they have learned immediately rather than in theory only.
Methodology includes:
- Expert-led sessions facilitated by experienced GIS and remote sensing in mining and exploration practitioners and subject-matter specialists.
- Practical application of the frameworks, tools and techniques used in concession and tenement mapping.
- Real-world case studies drawn from public sector institutions, private enterprises, development organizations, and regulated professional environments.
- Tool-based demonstrations of the systems, templates and reporting applications used in current practice.
- Interactive discussion and scenario-based learning focused on realistic challenges and decision points.
- Structured group exercises with facilitator feedback, reinforcing learning through practice rather than lecture alone.
Day 1: Remote Sensing Fundamentals for the Extractives Sector
- Satellite and airborne data sources relevant to mining
- Spectral signatures of rocks, minerals and alteration zones
- Selecting imagery for exploration versus monitoring tasks
- Planning a remote sensing exploration project
- Regulatory, ethical and compliance dimensions of remote sensing fundamentals for the extractives sector
- Technology and automation supporting remote sensing fundamentals for the extractives sector
- Reviewing outcomes and capturing lessons learned
Day 2: Multispectral Imagery for Mineral Alteration Mapping
- Interpreting multispectral bands for alteration signatures
- Band ratio and index techniques for mineral mapping
- Distinguishing alteration types from imagery
- Validating alteration maps against known geology
- Practical exercise and facilitated review
- Core principles and terminology underpinning multispectral imagery for mineral alteration mapping
- Standards, frameworks and good practice governing multispectral imagery for mineral alteration mapping
Day 3: Structural Geology from Satellite and Elevation Data
- Mapping lineaments, faults and fold structures
- Using digital elevation models for structural interpretation
- Integrating structural data with alteration mapping
- Identifying structurally controlled targets
- Practical tools, templates and techniques for structural geology from satellite and elevation data
- Roles, responsibilities and stakeholder coordination in structural geology from satellite and elevation data
- Common challenges, risks and failure points in structural geology from satellite and elevation data
Day 4: Multi-Criteria Exploration Target Prioritization
- Building multi-criteria overlay models for target ranking
- Weighting geological, structural and alteration criteria
- Sensitivity testing of prioritization models
- Presenting prioritized targets to exploration teams
- Documentation, record-keeping and reporting requirements
- Measuring performance and assuring quality in multi-criteria exploration target prioritization
- Worked example: applying multi-criteria exploration target prioritization in a live GIS and remote sensing in mining and exploration context
Day 5: Integrating Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Data
- Combining multiple data layers in a GIS environment
- Resolving conflicts between data sources
- Building an integrated exploration GIS database
- Visualizing multi-dataset exploration models
- Core principles and terminology underpinning integrating geological, geochemical and geophysical data
- Standards, frameworks and good practice governing integrating geological, geochemical and geophysical data
- Practical tools, templates and techniques for integrating geological, geochemical and geophysical data
Day 6: Monitoring Land Disturbance and Rehabilitation
- Multi-temporal analysis of mining land disturbance
- Monitoring progressive rehabilitation over time
- Quantifying disturbed and rehabilitated area
- Reporting disturbance trends to regulators
- Roles, responsibilities and stakeholder coordination in monitoring land disturbance and rehabilitation
- Common challenges, risks and failure points in monitoring land disturbance and rehabilitation
- Documentation, record-keeping and reporting requirements
Day 7: Concession and Tenement Mapping
- Mapping and maintaining concession and tenement boundaries
- Resolving boundary overlaps and conflicts
- Producing compliant maps for regulatory submission
- Managing tenement data over the exploration lifecycle
- Measuring performance and assuring quality in concession and tenement mapping
- Worked example: applying concession and tenement mapping in a live GIS and remote sensing in mining and exploration context
- Planning and sequencing concession and tenement mapping within the wider workflow
Day 8: Environmental Impact Monitoring
- Applying remote sensing to environmental impact assessment
- Monitoring vegetation, water and land change near operations
- Building baseline and ongoing monitoring datasets
- Supporting environmental compliance reporting
- Data, evidence and information requirements for environmental impact monitoring
- Decision points and escalation routes in environmental impact monitoring
- Resourcing, cost and capacity considerations
Day 9: Building Exploration Progress Reports
- Combining spatial and geological data into progress reports
- Structuring reports for management and regulators
- Visualizing exploration progress over time
- Documenting methodology for auditability
- Common challenges, risks and failure points in building exploration progress reports
- Documentation, record-keeping and reporting requirements
- Measuring performance and assuring quality in building exploration progress reports
Day 10: Applied Exploration and Monitoring Project
- Producing a complete exploration target prioritization output
- Producing an environmental monitoring output for a mining area
- Presenting combined findings to stakeholders
- Building a sustainable GIS workflow for ongoing use
- Worked example: applying applied exploration and monitoring project in a live GIS and remote sensing in mining and exploration context
- Planning and sequencing applied exploration and monitoring project within the wider workflow
- Data, evidence and information requirements for applied exploration and monitoring project
This course is for geologists and GIS professionals who use remote sensing to target exploration areas and monitor mining's environmental footprint.
- Exploration Geologists and Geoscientists
- GIS Analysts in mining and extractives companies
- Environmental and Compliance Officers in mining operations
- Mine Planning and Land Management Officers
- Government Mining and Geological Survey Officers
- Consultants supporting exploration and permitting
- IT Managers and Systems Administrators
Participants who complete the ten days receive a Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, confirming their ability to apply GIS and remote sensing techniques to mineral exploration and mine environmental monitoring.
Certificates are issued in the delegate’s name on completion of the programme and are suitable for submission towards continuing professional development requirements. Vision Reach Global Consultancy verifies every certificate it issues on request.
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GIS and Remote Sensing in Mining and Exploration Training Venues
South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$6,800Viewing- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$7,600
- South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$6,400
KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,200- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,000
- KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$3,000
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,000
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,800
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$5,200
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$7,600- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,600
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$4,000
- TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$3,800
NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$5,600- NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$5,600
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$9,000
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Frequently Asked Questions About GIS and Remote Sensing in Mining and Exploration Training in Johannesburg
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
GIS and Remote Sensing in Mining and Exploration Training runs as classroom training in Johannesburg, South Africa, in Monday-to-Friday cohorts that start every four weeks. The venue, daily timings and joining details are sent in your Joining Instructions email ahead of the start date.
The next Johannesburg cohort starts on November 2, 2026, and a new intake follows every four weeks. Pick a date under "Upcoming sessions in Johannesburg" above and click Register; your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
The classroom fee for GIS and Remote Sensing in Mining and Exploration Training in Johannesburg is USD 6,800 per delegate, covering tuition and course materials. Register 3 or more delegates together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically.
Yes. Besides Johannesburg, GIS and Remote Sensing in Mining and Exploration Training runs as classroom training in Cape Town and Pretoria. It also runs as live online training you can join from anywhere in South Africa, and in-house at your organisation's own premises.
Yes — GIS and Remote Sensing in Mining and Exploration Training can be delivered at your offices in Johannesburg or at a venue you choose, on dates that suit your team, with case studies tailored to your sector. Message our training advisors to request a proposal.
By the end of the GIS and Remote Sensing in Mining and Exploration Training programme, you'll be able to interpret multispectral imagery for mineral alteration mapping, map structural geology features from satellite and elevation data, prioritise exploration targets using multi-criteria overlay analysis, and integrate geological, geochemical, and geophysical data layers in gis. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
This course is for geologists and GIS professionals who use remote sensing to target exploration areas and monitor mining's environmental footprint. Typical delegates include Exploration Geologists and Geoscientists, GIS Analysts in mining and extractives companies, Environmental and Compliance Officers in mining operations, Mine Planning and Land Management Officers, Government Mining and Geological Survey Officers, Consultants supporting exploration and permitting, and IT Managers and Systems Administrators.
GIS and Remote Sensing in Mining and Exploration Training typically runs as 10 Days. It's available as in-person classroom training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for GIS and Remote Sensing in Mining and Exploration Training from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
GIS and Remote Sensing in Mining and Exploration Training is pitched at intermediate to advanced professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
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