Reminiscence of a 10-day journey in October 1946 by dugout canoe / D.R. de Vletter -- Research into the Precambrian of Suriname / D.R. de Vletter, G.J.J. Aleva and S.B. Kroonenberg -- Isotope geochronological research in Suriname / H.N.A. Priem -- Investigations in the coastal plain and offshore area of Suriname / Th. E. Wong, L. Krook and J.I.S. Zonneveld -- Geomorphological investigations in the interior of Suriname / J.I.S. Zonneveld and L. Krook -- The history of soil survey in Suriname / D. Noordam and S. Th. Carilho -- Hydrogeological investigations in Suriname / J. Groen -- Early reconnaissance and cartography of Suriname / G.J.J. Aleva and L. Krook -- The history of prehistoric archaeological research in Suriname / A.H. Versteeg -- An outline of the Surinam mining legislation / P. Schierbeek -- Exploration and exploitation of solid minerals in Suriname / D.R. de Vletter, A.L. Hakstege, E.H. Dahlberg, J.F. Holtrop and A.J. Van Loon -- History of bauxite exploration and mining in Suriname / G.J.J. Aleva and Th. E. Wong -- The search for gold in Suriname / D.R. de Vletter and A.L. Hakstege -- The quest for diamonds in Suriname / D.R. de Vletter -- Exploration and exploitation of industrial minerals in Suriname / A.L. Hakstege -- Hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation in Suriname / Th. E. Wong -- The Geological and Mining Service (GMD) of Suriname / D.R. de Vletter -- Aerial reconnaissance and the Central Bureau for Aerial Mapping (CBL) in Suriname / J.I.S. Zonneveld and A.J. Van Loon -- The Soil Survey Department (DBK) of Suriname / D. Noordam and S. Th. Carilho -- Geological bibliography of Suriname / Th. E. Wong