f SAMTEX – Quo Vadimus?

The SAMTEX project is now in its interpretation phase after completing four large phases of acquisition. Broadband and long period magnetotelluric data have been acquired at over 730 locations in an area in excess of one million square kilometres, making it the largest survey of its kind to date. Coverage by SAMTEX is of almost all of Botswana, most of Namibia, and much of South Africa. SAMTEX has demonstrated the utility of regional-scale magnetotellurics for lithospheric imaging, so the natural question to ask is “Where next?” This presentation is one with audience participation to define outstanding problems in Southern and Central African tectonics that can be addressed using this unique geological mapping tool.