Agate project and WAXI training courses have been developed in collaboration with industry and universities professionals and cover a range of advanced geoscientific topics (not always covered by local curriculum).
This 5-day course provides practical training in the use of open-source tools for digital geological mapping and field data workflows, including QGIS/QField solutions such as GEOL-QMAPS and FieldMove.
Participants will learn practical methods for integrating diverse datasets, structuring digital mapping projects, and applying efficient tools to support exploration, geological fieldwork and post-processing. Registration fees: US$ 2,250
Course Brochure: Digital Field Mapping_QGIS_Accra Ghana 2026_
This 3-day training course, including lectures and hands-on exercises, will provide a mineral system analysis of orogenic/intrusion-related gold, including its structural, hydrothermal alteration/mineralisation, and fluid-chemistry controls at epi-, meso-, and hypogonadal crustal levels. Registration Fees: TBC
This 2-day training course introduces modern 3D gravity and magnetic inversion techniques tailored for regional to district-scale data using the open-source Tomofast-x platform.
Tomofast-x is a computationally efficient code used by both academia and industry that integrates geophysical, geological, and petrophysical constraints and runs fully parallelised from laptops to supercomputers. Registration Fees: TBC
This 5-day training course will provide an introduction to modern laboratory-based techniques applied to the regional geophysical data of the West African Craton. This course is aimed at geologists wishing to improve their skill base in modern integrated Structural Geophysics mapping techniques. Registration fees: US$ 2,250
Course Brochure: Structural Geophysics, Accra, Ghana 2026
Through lectures, group exercises, and workshop discussions, participants will be able to critically assess which approaches and strategies will have the most significant impact on their discovery success. Registration Fees: US$ 2,250
Course Brochure:The Cognitive Revolution in Minerals Exploration_Accra Ghana 2026_
This 5-day training course is designed for geologists who want to advance their knowledge of contemporary integrated structural geophysics mapping techniques of sedimentary basins.
Registration Fees: US$ 2,250
This course is designed for geologists who want to build or strengthen their skills in structural geology, from field mapping techniques to advanced structural analysis of ore deposits. It begins with “back-to-basics” concepts and steadily progresses to advanced techniques in structural interpretation, including hands-on data integration and applied exploration strategies.
This training course focuses on geochemical techniques applied to mineral exploration, offering comprehensive coverage of essential topics such as sampling strategies, sample preparation, and statistical data analysis. It is aimed at Geologists who want to advance their work in geochemical exploration and learn more from the large amount of data collected. Registration Fees: US$ 2,450
This five-day course is aimed at Exploration Managers or anyone who aspires to become one within the next few years. It will also serve as a valuable introduction to the mineral exploration business for any non-technical professionals who track the activities of mineral explorers in the market or others in the industry. Registration Fees: US$ 2,250
This nine-day training (including two days spent travelling to and from Bakel) is intended for geologists who want to expand their skills in conducting field mapping, using collected data to perform structural analysis and generate comprehensive structural models, and improving their understanding of the implications of deformation processes and structures on mineralisation. This training focuses on hands-on learning, with mostly fieldwork and theory sessions in the afternoons.
Registration Fees: TBC
The organisers reserve the right to cancel any training if the minimum requirement of 12 participants is not met.
For more information, please contact: corinne.debat@agate-project.org