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3-month
Geotechnical Engineering Course (Level 1) for young
geoscientists has been a year round. Six successive courses were
organized in Department of Irrigation (Yangon Head Office).
During the last batch, U Shwe Zin Oo, Survey Consultant in
Singapore and former teacher from Yangon University, offered a
special talk on Engineering Survey on 16th July 2011 and Dr. Yu
Maung, Geotechnical Consultant in Shwedaung Co. Ltd. and former
teacher from YTU, conducted special lecture on 22nd July 2011.
MGS
delivered a new technical course, namely Advanced Surveying
Couse, in Department of Irrigation Head Office in Yangon from
last week of June 2011. The six-week course, equipped with
modern survey instruments, has been led by experts from Amigos
International survey consultant company and MGS’s experienced
survey instructors.
Geotechnical
Engineering Committee, that has been formed to promote the
geotechnical engineering education and to develop geotechnical
and engineering geological research, act as a principal
consultant of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation and the
Department of Hydropower Implementation of the Ministry of No. 1
Electric Power, to provide geology and seismicity information
necessary for the development of dams.
During March 12th to 17th, MGS Geotech team visited Shweli
Hydropower Project Site north of Momeik and studied structural
elements and degree of activity of Shweli Fault in this area.
Also, from May 12th to 19th, a geological field trip was
conducted to Yazagyo and Manipur Dam Sites in Kalemyo area,
western central Myanmar. Deterministic and Probalistic Seismic
Hazard Assessment with other geological data were provided to be
applicable for construction of dams.
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MGS
and Myanmar geologists held its 7th AGM and Banquet in the
evening of 22nd January 2011 at Excel Treasure Hotel,
Shwegondaing, Yangon. The second Paying Homage Ceremony to
Geologists older than 70 was taken place in the same occasion.
This
year's AGM included election for the placement of new CEC, U Lin
Myint. MGS declared its appreciation to two persons and an
organization for their sincere services to the Progress of
Research and three seniors for their lasting and devoted
services to the Progress of Research. Central Executive
Committee reported its work during 2010 in
Annual Report.
On
8th January 2011, Dr. Khin Maung Latt, retired lecturer of the
University of Yangon, currently works in Soil Investigation Pte.
Ltd., Singapore, delivered lectures on –
(1) Tectonic evolution of Asian continental margin during
Mesozoic and early Tertiary in Myanmar Region
(2) Understanding the rock for engineering purposes
MGS
proudly presented the lectures in Geotechnical Training Hall of
Irrigation Department (Yangon Office) so students, members,
researchers and Irrigation Dept personnel could learn and
discuss in the occassion.
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U Tin Hlaing, Central Executive Committee member of the Myanmar Geosciences Society, expired on 11th March 2010, while he was carrying field work in Kawlin area, Upper Myanmar. He is a '67 Geology graduate from Rangoon University and served for decades in DGSE of the Ministry of Mines of Myanmar. He contributed several works on Myanmar Geology jointly with Dr. Andrew Mitchell. The Myanmar Geosciences Society expresses its despondency on loss of its good fellow. |
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U Tin Hlaing (left) during MGS field excursion in Pa-an area in 2006 |
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After
having mutual agreement and signing MOU with two institutes
under Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) vis. Institute of
Geographical and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Beijing
and Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry (GIG) in “Workshop on
Resource and
Environment
towards Sustainable Development in Great Mekong Region” in
October 2010 in Kunming, a group of Chinese Professors visited
Myanmar for the meeting on further collaborative work with MGS
and a brief tour to Nay Pyi Taw, geological exposures along the
Yangon-Mandalay Express Way, and the Sagaing Hills during the
period of 11th to 16th June, 2011. 
Having
field excursions in Myanmar’s geologically interesting areas by
senior members since its foundation in 2004, a recent survey was
conducted on 23rd to 25th February 2011. The team, led by Dr. U
Thein, Past President of the MGS, includes Drs Htay Thwin
(Dagon), Htun Naing Zaw (YU) and Win Min Oo (EYU) with MGS
seniors like U Kyaing Sein, U Than Htun, U Nyunt Htay, U Than
Htut, U Cho Oo and U Soe Thura Tun.
U
Saw Ngwe Khaing from Hinthada University acted as field
conductor and U Kyaw Zwar Naing (Taunggyi) and Lin Thu Aung (WYU)
participated as field assistance. Reminiscing rocks and
structures of Rakhine Yoma and the Kan Thar Yar shore line, the
team have had brainstormings and joint studies, and received
ideas for future work. Department of Irrigation in Kayin Chaung
Dam helped the society for convenience of the excursion.
On
11th September 2010, Mr. Douglas Kirwin and Dr. Andrew Mitchell
joined Myanmar geologists at MGS Special Talk on Economic Geology as
one of the Society of Economic Geology Lecture Series. Mr. Kirwin
delivered lectures on gold deposits of the Cloncurry, Australia and
Haenam, S Korea, and Dr. Mitchell presented about Modi gold deposit
and Monywa copper deposit of Myanmar. Mr. Kirwin donated series of
Economic Geology to the library of the MGS.
Professor
Khin Zaw from Canter of Excellence in Ore Deposits of the University
of Tasmania, who was a staff from University of Rangoon, delivered a
workshop on "Ore Deposit Models in SE Asia" on 2nd January 2010 in
MES Building, Yangon. Old and new comrades on exploration and mining
geology specialization attended and free discussions were made to be
in touch with new ideas and current trends in ore geology.
With
first Myanmar geology professor in university abroad, his
colleagues: Takayuki Manaka and Zaw Naing Oo also presented their
works in the same occasion.