3D geological modelling of the Renard 2 kimberlite pipe, Québec, Canada: from exploration to extraction

• Published in: Mineralogy and petrology Vol. 112; no. Suppl 2; pp. 411 - 419
• Main Authors: Lépine, Isabelle, Farrow, Darrell
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 01.12.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Breccia; Diamond drills; Diamonds; Dikes; Drill pipe; Drilling; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Exploration; Feasibility studies; Geochemistry; Geological mapping; Geology; Inorganic Chemistry; Mineralogy; Modelling; Original Paper; Philosophy; Rocks; Shape; Three dimensional models; Canada; Quebec Canada; Mining; Renard; Geological model; Mineral resource; Exploration; Kimberlite

The Renard 2 kimberlite pipe is one of nine diamondiferous kimberlite pipes that form a cluster in the south-eastern portion of the Superior Province, Québec, Canada and is presently being extracted at the Renard Mine. It is interpreted as a diatreme-zone kimberlite consisting of two Kimberley-type...