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Frik has more than 45 years of experience in geological work, especially in geological mapping, specializing in map compilation, international geological programs and institutional reform of National Geological Surveys, worldwide. He has previously worked for 33 years for the Council for Geoscience (South Africa) before joining IGS in 2014. He has also worked as an independent consultant to the minerals and mining community.
Frik has overseen several large international geological projects on behalf of funding agencies such as the World Bank, Islamic Bank, African Development Bank, Nordic Development Fund and various governments. He has worked with all the large geological surveys such as the BGS, BRGM, USGS, GTK, NGU, CGS (China), CGS (South Africa) and many other national geological surveys. He has worked in most of the SADC (Southern African Development Countries), as well as in projects in Mauritania, Madagascar, Mozambique, Cameroon, Uganda and Lao. Frik has also been involved in the institutional reform projects in the National Geological Surveys of Suriname, Algeria, Zambia and Malawi. Currently he is active in the various geologic projects been carried out in Saudi Arabia by the Saudi Geological Survey, where he has acted as Project Manager and Leader of the geological mapping component.
Frik Hartzer has a PhD degree from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
