Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources

Fiji Mineral Resources Department

PUBLICATIONS OF THE MRD

Mineral Resources Division for 1972-9, Mineral Resources Department from 1980

Annual Reports

Department of Lands & Mineral Resources (ISSN 0252-2470)

  • 1972 - $1.10; 1973 - 94c; 1974 - $1.10.

Mineral Resources Division (ISSN 0252-2462);

  • 1975-1978 - $2.75 (one volume; also published individually as MRD Reports 43 to 46); 1979 - $1.54.

Mineral Resources Department (ISSN 0252-2462)

Year Price Year Price Year Price Year Price
1980 $1.34 1984 $2.20 1988 $4.11 1992 $4.51
1981 $1.34 1985 $2.20 1989 $4.40 1993 $3.96
1982 $3.03 1986 $2.75 1990 $3.85 1994 $2.00
1983 $1.10 1987 $2.10 1991 $4.51 1995 -2000 $1.50
               
               

Hydrogeological Report (ISSN 1011-7512)

No. Title Author Year Price
1 Groundwater investigation and development in Fiji. D.W. Peach 1988 $1.43
2 Groundwater in Fiji. I.N. Gale & S.K. Booth 1993 $13.41
3 Sigatoka Valley Rural Development Scheme: groundwater for irrigation. J. Davies 1992 $6.70

Reports (ISSN 0250-7234)

See separate list.

Geothermal Reports (ISSN 0250-7277)

No. Title Author Year Price
1 Preliminary geothermal investigations in the Savusavu area. M.E. Cox 1980 $4.95
2 Preliminary geothermal investigations in the Lambasa area. M.E. Cox 1980 $4.95
3 The Lambasa geothermal investigation: part I - geophysics. M.E. Cox 1981 $4.95
4 The Lambasa geothermal investigation: part II - geochemistry. M.E. Cox 1980 $3.85
5 Geothermal investigations in the Savusavu area. M.E. Cox 1981 $3.85
6 Heat flow measurements in Fiji. N.J.Skinner 1983 $3.85

Technical Records (ISSN 0252-2454)

Volume 1 - photo-ready copy in preparation for printers

Memoirs (ISSN 0252-2497)

No. Title Author Year Price
1 Mineral deposits of Fiji (metallic deposits). H. Colley 1976 $11.00
2 Vatulele: a study in the geomorphological development of a Fiji island. ISBN 982-211-006-5. P.D. Nunn 1988 $1.45
3 The geological and tectonic setting for ground failure hazards in Suva Harbour and environs. G.G.Shorten 1993 $8.25
4 Metallic Mineral Deposits of Fiji. H. Colley & D. Flint 1995 $20.00
5 Emerged shorelines of the Lau islands. P.D. Nunn 1996 $3.96

Bibliography of the geology of Fiji (ISSN 0252-8398)

Vol. Title Author Year Price
1 Volume 1 (GS publication) out of stock but second edition in preparation.    
2 Volume 2, [general works up to 1975]. P. Rodda 1983 $13.25
3 Volume 3, [open-file mining-company reports on mineral exploration, up to mid 1982]. D.Greenbaum 1983 $8.80
4 Volume 4, [general works up to 1982]. P. Rodda 1994 $4.86
5 Volume 5, [general works up to 1987]. P. Rodda 1987 $13.75
6 Volume 6, [unpublished general works up to 1991]. P. Rodda 1992 $2.78
7 Volume 7, [published general works up to 1991]. P. Rodda 1992 $4.64
8 Volume 8, [general works accessed up to 31 December 1992]. P. Rodda 1993 $5.83
9 Volume 9, [general works accessed up to 14 June 1994]. P. Rodda 1995 $4.60
10 Volume 10, [open-file mining-company reports on mineral exploration, up to 1991]. In prep., data available on request. D. Flint & J.M. Komaibulu 1997 $20.00
11 Volume 11, being compiled by P. Rodda [general works]. Data available on request.

Bulletins (ISSN 0379-1580)

No. Title Author Year Price
1 The geology of west-central Vanua Levu. W.H. Hindle 1976 $13.20
2 Geology of the Lomaiviti and Moala island groups. F.I.E.Coulson 1976 $24.20
3 Geology of northern and central Viti Levu. P. Rodda 1976 $14.30
4 Geology of southeastern Vanua Levu. P.J.Woodrow 1976 $13.20
5 Revised geology of the Lautoka area.(Text being edited, map printed.) B. Rao.    
6 Geology of Taveuni, Laucala, Qamea, Cikobia and nearby islands.( Text mostly typeset, map printed.) D.Woodhall    
7 Geology of Kandavu. P.J.Woodrow 1980 $7.70
8 Geology of Rotuma. ISBN 982-211-005-7 D. Woodhall 1987 $7.15
9 Geology of the Lau Group. (Text being edited, maps printed.) D. Woodhall    
10 Revised geology of the Nadi area.( In preparation). B. Hathway    
11 Geology of the Yasawa and Mamanuca Groups and associated islands. (In prep.) P. Rodda    

Economic Investigations (ISSN 0379-296X)

No. Title Author Year Price
1 The Savundrondro mineral deposit. H. Colley 1981 $2.20
2 Raw materials for cement manufacture in Fiji. A. Rahiman 1983 $2.20
3 The phosphate deposits and geology of Tuvutha. P. Rodda 1981 $4.40
4 The Uthiwai Road mineral deposit. H. Colley 1974 $1.65
5 The Wainivesi marble deposits. (In preparation.) S. Niurou.    

Information Notes (ISSN 1016-2135) All are free

1 Fiji Earthquakes [Anon.] 1986
2 Fiji Groundwater [Anon.] 1988
3 Gold in Fiji S.T. Niurou & D.J. Flint. 1991
4 Discovery of gold in Fiji S.T.Niurou. 1991
5 Tsunamis in Fiji G. Prasad. 1991
6 Types of landslides I. Dau 1992
7 What is geology? 5 pp. D. Reddy. 1995
8 Minerals, 9 pp. D. Reddy. 1995
9 Rocks, 7 pp, 2 figs. D. Reddy. 1995
10 Plate tectonic history of Fiji, 9 pp, 5 figs. D. Reddy. 1995

Geological road logs (annotated strip geological maps, scale 1:100 000, most being available for both directions, printed back to back; logs consisting of text only, though not published, are available for many other roads on Viti Levu and Vanua Levu; all by P. Rodda unless stated otherwise)

Lautoka to Nadi Nadi to Lautoka
Nadi to Navutu Navutu to Nadi
Old Queens Road (southwards) Old Queens Road (northwards)
Navutu to Sigatoka Sigatoka to Navutu
Votualailai to Sigatoka§  
Sigatoka to Korolevu*  
Korovisilou to Votualailai§  
Korolevu to Yarawa* Yarawa to Korolevu*
Navua to Korovisilou§  
Yarawa to Navua* Navua to Yarawa*
Navua to Lami Lami to Navua
* before reconstruction of early 1980s § after reconstruction (logs by B. Rao)
Lautoka to Ba  
Ba to Korovou (Tavua) Korovou (Tavua) to Ba
Korovou (Tavua) to Rakiraki Rakiraki to Korovou (Tavua)
Rakiraki to Barotu  
Barotu to Naqia Naqia to Nanukuloa
Naqia to Korovou (Tailevu) Korovou (Tailevu) to Naqia
Korovou (Tailevu) to Nausori Nausori to Korovou (Tailevu)

Occasional Papers

No. Title , Journal Writer Year Price
1 An occurrence of orbicular gabbro in Fiji. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 19 (2) : 265-268 P. Rodda 1976 $0.55
2 Kuroko-type deposits in Vanua Levu, Fiji. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 21 (3) : 277-285. H. Colley & C.M. Rice 1978 $0.55
3 The mineral deposits and metallogenesis of the Fiji Platform. Economic Geology 75 (6) : 807-829. H. Colley & D. Greenbaum 1980 $0.83
4 The Lambasa area geothermal investigation, Fiji. Geothermal Resources Council, Transactions 2 : 121-123. M.E. Cox 1978 $0.61
5 Stratigraphic names in Fiji - revision of spelling. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 27 (1) : 97-98. P. Rodda 1984 $3.03

Miscellaneous

1 Introduction to marine geology. S. Kyaw 1981 *
2 Lexicon of Fiji stratigraphy. (Stencilled.) P. Rodda 1977 *
3 Fiji as a petroleum prospect.[Includes Bathymetric map of Fiji, scale 1:1 000 000] R.A. Eden & R. Smith 1985 $2.20
4 Fiji's Mineral Policy E.L.Tompkins (compiler) 1997 *

* Complimentary but restricted

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