个人简介

Professor Paul Dirks obtained an MSc degree in structural geology from the Utrecht University (1987) and a PhD in structural-metamorphic geology from the University of Melbourne (1990). Paul is an honorary professor in Geology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, a Fellow of the Geological Society of South Africa and a member of AusIMM.

研究领域

Earth Sciences

Paul is a structural geologist with an interest in geodynamics and the tectonic history of cratonic terrains and adjacent mobile belts, investigating their tectonic evolution and associated mineralization patterns. His research is strongly field-based with a focus on detailed geological mapping. Paul has lived and worked across 5 continents, with results published in over 95 peer reviewed papers and book chapters, 130 conference papers and 65 professional reports.

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Cook Y, Sanislav I, Hammerli J, Blenkinsop T and Dirks P (in press) A primitive mantle source for the Neoarchean mafic rocks from the Tanzania Craton. Geoscience Frontiers, Sanislav I, Brayshaw M, Kolling S, Dirks P, Cook Y and Blenkinsop T (in press) The structural history and mineralization controls of the world-class Geita Hill gold deposit, Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania. Mineralium Deposita, Article has an altmetric score of 443 Dirks P, Berger L, Roberts E, Kramers J, Hawks J, Quinney-Randolph P, Elliott M, Musiba C, Churchill S, de Ruiter D, Schmid P, Backwell L, Belyanin G, Boshoff P, Hunter K, Feuerriegel E, Gurtov A, Harrison J, Hunter R, Kruger A, Morris H, Makhubela T, Peixotto B and Tucker S (2015) Geological and taphonomic context for the new hominin species Homo naledi from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa. eLife, 4. pp. 1-37 Langston J, Lubis M, Sayer J, Margules C, Boedhihartono A and Dirks P (2015) Comparative development benefits from small and large scale mines in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Extractive Industries and Society, 2 (3). pp. 434-444 Sanislav I, Kolling S, Brayshaw M, Cook Y, Dirks P, Blenkinsop T, Mturi M and Ruhega R (2015) The geology of the giant Nyankanga gold deposit, Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania. Ore Geology Reviews, 69. pp. 1-16 Article has an altmetric score of 25 Val A, Dirks P, Backwell L, d'Errico F and Berger L (2015) Taphonomic analysis of the faunal assemblage associated with the hominins (Australopithecus sediba) from the early Pleistocene cave deposits of Malapa, South Africa. PLoS ONE, 10 (6). pp. 1-16 Article has an altmetric score of 37 Edwards D, Sloan S, Weng L, Dirks P, Sayer J and Laurance W (2014) Mining and the African environment. Conservation Letters, 7 (3). pp. 302-311 Hofmann A, Bekker A, Dirks P, Gueguen B, Rumble D and Rouxel O (2014) Comparing orthomagmatic and hydrothermal mineralization models for komatiite-hosted nickel deposits in Zimbabwe using multiple-sulfur, iron, and nickel isotope data. Mineralium Deposita, 49 (1). pp. 75-100 Sanislav I, Wormald R, Dirks P, Blenkinsop T, Salamba L and Joseph D (2014) Zircon U–Pb ages and Lu–Hf isotope systematics from late-tectonic granites, Geita Greenstone Belt: implications for crustal growth of the Tanzania Craton. Precambrian Research, 242. pp. 187-204 Dirks P, Charlesworth E, Munyai M and Wormald R (2013) Stress analysis, post-orogenic extension and 3.01 Ga gold mineralisation in the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 226. pp. 157-184 Article has an altmetric score of 5 Dirks P and Berger L (2013) Hominin-bearing caves and landscape dynamics in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 78. pp. 109-131 Article has an altmetric score of 25 Weng L, Boedhihartono A, Dirks P, Dixon J, Lubis M and Sayer J (2013) Mineral industries, growth corridors and agricultural development in Africa. Global Food Security, 2 (3). pp. 195-202