Avinash Bisnath is a co-founding member Kai Batla Holding Pty Ltd and its subsidiaries. He graduated with a BSc. (Hons) in Geology from the University of KwaZulu Natal (former University of Durban-Westville) in 1997. He took up a position as a Mine Geologist with Vaal Reefs, AngloGold from December 1996 until mid-1998 thereafter returned to UKZN to read towards a M.Sc. and graduated with the M.Sc (Geology) in 2001. He was then appointed as a Lecturer in the Department Geology, UKZN where he lectured for a total of three years. In 2001, he also got involved with the South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP) and subsequently spent two field seasons down south doing fieldwork as part of a Ph.D. which was awarded in 2006. In 2007 and 2008 he also served as the Geoscience delegate to the South African National Committee for Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Avinash joined the Council for Geoscience in 2005 and was actively involved in a World Bank funded project mapping crystalline basement rocks in parts of Madagascar. In 2007 he joined Caracle Creek International Consulting (CCIC). At CCIC he has been actively involved in project management of green and brown fields exploration, both nationally and internationally. Avinash has extensive experience in regional geological mapping, several publications in internationally peer-reviewed journals, as well as field guides and numerous conference proceedings.
 

Areas of expertise

– Geological field mapping
– Structural mapping and interpretation
– Metamorphic petrology
– GIS
– Project management of green and brown fields exploration programmes

Qualification and memberships

– Bachelor of Science (Geology & Economic Geology) – University of KwaZulu Natal
– Honours Bachelor of Science (Geology) - University of KwaZulu Natal
– Master of Science (Geology) - University of KwaZulu Natal
– Doctor of Philosophy (Geology) – University of Cape Town
– Introduction to ArcGIS & Brining your data into ArcGIS - GIMS Midrand, Gauteng
– Geoscience delegate to the South African National Committee for Scientific

   Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
– Member of the Geological Society of South Africa (MGSSA)
– Member of the South African Council of Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP),  

   Pri.Sci.Nat.

- Member of the Black Managers Forum (BMF)