 | Kjarsgaard, Bruce A., Leckie, Dale A., Zonneveld, John-Paul (2007) Discussion of “Geology and diamond distribution of the 140/141 kimberlite, Fort à la Corne, central Saskatchewan, Canada”, by A. Berryman, B.H. Scott-Smith and B.C. Jellicoe (Lithos v. 76, p. 99–114) Lithos, 97 (3) 422-428 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2006.09.021 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and diamond distribution of the 140/141 kimberlite, Fort à la Corne, central Saskatchewan, Canada”, by...c a c Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0E8 b Nexen Inc., 801 7th...Calgary, AB, Canada T2P 3P7 Geological Survey of Canada, 3303 33rd Street NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2L 2A7...140/141 kimberlite bodies in the Fort à la Corne kimberlite field, Saskatchewan as described by Berryman, A...Elsevier B.V. Keywords: Kimberlite; Fort à la Corne; Saskatchewan; Emplacement model 1. Introduction |  | Kjarsgaard, B.A., Harvey, S., McClintock, M., Zonneveld, J.P., Du Plessis, P., McNeil, D., Heaman, L. (2009) Geology of the Orion South kimberlite, Fort à la Corne, Canada. Lithos, 112. 600-617 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2009.05.039 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geology of the Orion South kimberlite, Fort à la Corne, Canada B.A. Kjarsgaard a,⁎, S. Harvey b, M. McClintock...Heaman d a Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0E8 Shore Gold Inc., 300-224...300-224 4th Avenue South, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7K 5M5 c Volcanic Solutions Ltd., 20 Moray Place, Dunedin...Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E3 e Geological Survey of Canada, 3303 33rd Street N.W., Calgary AB, Canada T2L 2A7...South kimberlite body in the Fort à la Corne field in central Saskatchewan. Construction of this kimberlite |  | Scott Smith, B.H., Berryman, A.K. (2007) Reply to Discussion of “Geology and diamond distribution of the 140/141 kimberlite, Fort à la Corne, central Saskatchewan, Canada” by A.K. Berryman, B.H. Scott Smith and B.C. Jellicoe (Lithos 76, 99–114) by B.A. Kjarsgaard, D.A. Leckie and J.P. Zonneveld. Lithos, 97 (3) 429-434 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2006.12.015 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and diamond distribution of the 140/141 kimberlite, Fort à la Corne, central Saskatchewan, Canada” by... 2555 Edgemont Boulevard, North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7R 2M9 b Tawana Resources N.L., 60 Wilson St....January 2007 Keywords: Kimberlite; Fort à la Corne; Saskatchewan; Emplacement; Crater; Pyroclastic 1...Beers Canada Inc. being the most recent operator. This emplacement model for the Fort à la Corne (FALC)...Workshop on Kimberlite Emplacement, Saskatoon, Canada). The occurrence of out of place Mannville and |  | Pittari, A., Cas, R. A. F., Lefebvre, N., Kurszlaukis, S. (2015) Alteration Styles in the Orion Central Volcanic Complex, Fort a la Corne Kimberlite Field, Saskatchewan, and Their Effects on Primary Volcaniclastic Textures: Implications for Facies Mapping and Diamond Exploration. Economic Geology, 110 (1) 147-171 doi:10.2113/econgeo.110.1.147 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Orion Central Volcanic Complex, Fort à la Corne Kimberlite Field, Saskatchewan, and Their Effects on Primary...Textures: Implications for Facies Mapping and Diamond Exploration A. Pittari,1,†,* R.A.F. Cas,1 N. Lefebvre...Beers Canada Inc., 250 Ferrand Drive, Suite 900, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3C 3G8 Abstract Diamond grade...given little attention. At the Fort à la Corne kimberlite field, Saskatchewan, complex overprinting alteration...facies, and by consequence the distribution of diamond grades. Introduction The distribution of diamonds |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Post-eruptive processes in kimberlites—implications for diamond exploration Downloaded by [Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi]...April 2016 K. Leahy Synopsis Deposits of primary diamond ore—kimberlite and, less commonly, lamproite and...illustrated by reference to the Fort à la Corne kimberlite field in western Canada. The consequences for exploration...are indicated. Introduction to diamond exploration The search for diamond in its primary ore is the search...geological factors that control the detection of diamond-bearing volcanics by these methods. The environment |  | Harvey, S., Kjarsgaard, B., McClintock, M., Shimell, M., Fourie, L., Plessis, P. Du, Read, G. (2009) Geology and evaluation strategy of the Star and Orion South kimberlites, Fort à la Corne, Canada. Lithos, 112. 47-60 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2009.04.040 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Star and Orion South kimberlites, Fort à la Corne, Canada S. Harvey a,⁎, B. Kjarsgaard b, M. McClintock...Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7K 5M5 Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0E8 Volcanic...Exploration Fort à la Corne Volcanology Tuff ring Tuff cone Crater Diamond a b s t r a c t Diamond-bearing...Diamond-bearing kimberlites in the Fort à la Corne field, east-central Saskatchewan, consist primarily of volcaniclastic...with the majority of those occurring in the Fort à la Corne main trend. The Star (352 ha) and Orion South |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | fine-quality diamonds on kimberlite. Photo courtesy Aber Diamond Inc. WARREN F. BOYD R. T. Boyd Limited Suite 546...546, 109 Thomas Street Oakville, Ontario Canada L6J 7R4 diamondswfb@cs.com I n the early 1980s, when...the Figure 2. Canadian diamond mines (Ekati and Diavik) and future diamond mines (Jericho, Snap Lake...Kingston"] at 20:04 22 August 2013 Figure 3. The Ekati Diamond mine—Panda pit. Photo courtesy BHP Billiton. world...in the Northwest Territories in the far north of Canada in 1991 led to the largest staking rush in the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the geometries of kimberlite dykes exposed in diamond mines, and by laboratory-based studies of dyke...dense mantle-derived rocks and minerals, including diamond, through the mantle lithosphere to the Earth’s...minerals, and combustion or graphitization rates of diamond are as fast or faster (~1 to 10s m·s−1) than those...preserved in subsurface bodies (Fig. 1) for which diamond mining operations have contributed a unique and...al. 1 University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada, V7W-2S1 E-mail: krussell@eoas.ubc.ca 2 Bristol |  | Chalapathi Rao, N.V., Lehmann, B., Belyatsky, B., Warnsloh, J.M. (2017) The Late Cretaceous diamondiferous pyroclastic kimberlites from the Fort à la Corne (FALC) field, Saskatchewan craton, Canada: Petrology, geochemistry and genesis. Gondwana Research, 44. 236-257 doi:10.1016/j.gr.2016.12.013 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | kimberlites from the Fort à la Corne (FALC) field, Saskatchewan craton, Canada: Petrology, geochemistry...kimberlites from the Fort à la Corne (FALC) field, Saskatchewan craton, Canada: Petrology, geochemistry...kimberlites from the Fort à la Corne (FALC) field, Saskatchewan craton, Canada: petrology, geochemistry... geochemistry and genesis of Fort à la Corne (FALC) kimberlites, Canada ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT ABSTRACT...diamondiferous Fort à la Corne (FALC) kimberlite RI P T field in the Saskatchewan (Sask) craton, Canada, is one |  | Verigeanu, D., Hetman, C.M., Jellicoe, B., Baumgartner, M.C. (2009) Preliminary geology, mineral chemistry and diamond results from the C29/30 Candle Lake volcanic complex, Saskatchewan, Canada. Lithos, 112. 529-540 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2009.05.043 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | chemistry and diamond results from the C29/30 Candle Lake volcanic complex, Saskatchewan, Canada D. Verigeanu...Cardinal Crescent, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7L 6H8 Mineral Services Canada Inc., 205-930 Harbourside Drive...Drive, North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7P 3S7 a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 30 September...Juvenile clasts Petrography Kimberlite emplacement Diamond Geochemistry a b s t r a c t The C29/30 kimberlite...located in eastcentral Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 70 km from the Fort á la Corne kimberlite field. |  | Czas, Janina, Stachel, Thomas, Pearson, D. Graham, Stern, Richard A., Read, George H. (2018) Diamond brecciation and annealing accompanying major metasomatism in eclogite xenoliths from the Sask Craton, Canada. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112. 311-323 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0590-y | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | org/10.1007/s00710-018-0590-y ORIGINAL PAPER Diamond brecciation and annealing accompanying major metasomatism...metasomatism in eclogite xenoliths from the Sask Craton, Canada Janina Czas 1 & Thomas Stachel 1 & D. Graham...xenoliths (diamond-free n = 28; diamondiferous n = 22) from the Cretaceous Fort à la Corne Kimberlite...Kimberlite Field in Western Canada for their major element, trace element and oxygen isotope compositions to assess...possible relationships between metasomatism and diamond formation. All eclogites have major element and |  | Gernon, T.M., Fontana, G., Field, M., Sparks, R.S.J., Brown, R.J., Mac Niocaill, C. (2009) Pyroclastic flow deposits from a kimberlite eruption: The Orapa South Crater, Botswana. Lithos, 112. 566-578 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2009.04.016 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluidisation Degassing a b s t r a c t The Orapa Diamond Mine (Republic of Botswana) exposes a bi-lobate...stable cratonic crust (e.g. southern Africa, N.W.T. Canada and Siberia, Russia). Downward tapering kimberlite...crater deposits of the Fort à la Corne kimberlite field, Saskatchewan, Canada. Crystal-tuff and lapillistone...flow deposits have also been identified in the Fort à la Corne field, although there is still considerable...and Ekati Fox Pipe (Porritt et al., 2008), NWT Canada. In this paper we describe an unusual 25 m thick |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Erindale College, Mississauga , Ontario, L5L 1C6, Canada b U.S. Geological Survey , M.S. 959, Reston, Virginia...University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3B1, Canada Published online: 06 Jul 2010. To cite this article:...Erindale College, Mississauga, Ontario, L5L 1C6 Canada B. C A R T E R H E A R N , J R . , U.S. Geological...University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3B1 Canada Abstract Ilmenite populations (megacrysts and macrocrysts)...of the kimberlite, and thus its potential for diamond resorption, can be overestimated if core compositions |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Institut national de la recherche scientifique, centre Eau-Terre-Environnement, 490 rue de la Couronne, Québec...Québec (QC) Canada G1K 9A9 Department of Geology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand...value of diamond-bearing kimberlites. Variations in grade reflect differences in the diamond content of...combination of magmatic gases + steam. From a diamond exploration perspective, the resulting deep diatremes...deposition. Variations in diamond grade reflect differences in the diamond content of different magma |  | Czas, Janina, Pearson, D. Graham, Stachel, Thomas, Kjarsgaard, Bruce A., Read, George H. (2020) A Palaeoproterozoic diamond-bearing lithospheric mantle root beneath the Archean Sask Craton, Canada. Lithos, 356. 105301 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2019.105301 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Palaeoproterozoic diamond-bearing lithospheric mantle root beneath the Archean Sask Craton, Canada Janina Czas...Palaeoproterozoic diamond-bearing lithospheric mantle root beneath the Archean Sask Craton, Canada, LITHOS(2019)...Palaeoproterozoic diamond-bearing lithospheric mantle root beneath the Archean Sask Craton, Canada Janina Czas*1...Sciences Building, of 1 Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada The Fredy & Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth... The ro 2 Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON, re |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada ABSTRACT The present work summarizes a detailed...some occurrences (Lac de Gras and Kirkland Lake in Canada, Obnazhennaya in Yakutia) probably result from...présentons ici les résultats d’une étude approfondie de la pérovskite telle qu’elle se présente dans une collection...échantillons ayant été prélevés à 40 endroits. Dans les kimberlites types, la pérovskite se présente en cristaux...général, geikielite ferreuse ou ilménite magnésienne). La pérovskite cristallise après le spinelle qui se présente |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gold Inc., 300-224 4th Avenue South Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7K 5M5 Archon Exploration Pty Ltd., 11 Rowsley...March 2009 Available online 5 April 2009 Keywords: Diamond Annual production Mines Advanced projects Exploration...in 2006, help to drive a multi-billion dollar diamond exploration, mining and marketing industry that...Russia, Canada, South Africa and Angola account for 83% by value and 65% by weight of annual diamond production...weight of annual diamond production for 2007. During the last twelve years 16 new diamond mines commenced |  | Hetman, Casey M., Scott Smith, Barbara, Robey, Jock, Nkotsi, Teboho, Mohapi, Mohapi, Mohapi, Thabang (2018) Letšeng diamond mine, Lesotho: a variant of Kimberley-type pyroclastic kimberlite emplacement. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112. 365-382 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0642-3 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1007/s00710-018-0642-3 ORIGINAL PAPER Letšeng diamond mine, Lesotho: a variant of Kimberley-type pyroclastic...of Springer Nature 2018 Abstract The Letšeng Diamond Mine comprises two ~91 Ma kimberlite pipes. An...number of phases of kimberlite with contrasting diamond contents which were formed by the emplacement of...diamonds within the bodies. Keywords Type IIa diamond . Tuffisitic kimberlite . Resedimented volcaniclastic...kimberlite . Hypabyssal Introduction The Letšeng Diamond Mine in Lesotho (Fig. 1a) differs from many other |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | delineated on the Alto Cuilo concession in the diamond fields of northeastern Angola in the years 2005... Location of the Alto Cuilo concession in the diamond fields of northeastern Angola. by magnetically...may be likened to those of the Fort à la Corne kimberlite cluster in Canada described by Berryman et al...Zonneveld et al. (2004), where significant volumes of diamond bearing graded kimberlite beds occur in large kimberlite...required at least one targeted narrow diameter diamond (NDD) borehole to be drilled into each pipe for |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Exploration Minérale, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3P8 2 EMSC/CSEM 3 URSTM European...Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda (Québec), Canada J9X 5E4 Abstract The seismic architecture of the...subsurface Archean crust of the United States and Canada is presented here in three dimensions for the first...much of the exposed Archean crust is also found in Canada beneath some covered terranes, sedimentary basins...Proterozoic to the Cretaceous, and as a consequence, the diamond stability field has been partially to totally overprinted |  | | Journal (issue) | | FEATURE ARTICLE______________ 208 Diamonds in Canada B. A. Kjarsgaard and A. A. Levinson This article...article chronicles the history of Canadian diamond exploration, with particular attention given to key discoveries...as well as Canada’s growing impact on the world diamond market. pg. 206 NOTES AND NEW TECHNIQUES __________... natural inclusions in fancy-color diamonds • Diamond with “compact disc” inclusion • Hemimorphite •...Gem News International • Australia’s Ellendale diamond mine opens • Aquamarine and spessartine from Tanzania |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Kimberlites: From Deep Earth to Diamond Mines Image credit: A ndrea G iuliani Andrea Giuliani1,2 and...kimberlites and associated diamond mines. Keywords : kimberlite, diamond, craton, mantle KIMBERLITES:...by value), including the majority of commercial diamond production. These diamonds are not phenocrysts...Melbourne Parkville, 3010 Victoria, Australia 3 Diamond Exploration and Research Training School (DERTS)...University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3, Canada E-mail: gdpearso@ualberta.ca E lements , V ol |  | | Book (volume) | | Atmospheric Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton, AB Canada Jeff W. Harris School of Geographical and Earth...Bruce A. Kjarsgaard Geological Survey of Canada Ottawa, ON Canada Hugh O’Brien Finland Isotope Geosciences...scientists and industrial personnel concerned with diamond exploration and exploitation, petrology, geochemistry...the primary diamond host rocks and their entrained xenoliths and xenocrysts (including diamond) to get together...Novosibirsk, Russia (1995), Cape Town (1998), Victoria, Canada (2003) and Frankfurt, Germany (2008). The tenth |  | Chakhmouradian, A.R., Böhm, C.O., Demény, A., Reguir, E.P., Hegner, E., Creaser, R.A., Halden, N.M., Yang, P. (2009) “Kimberlite” from Wekusko Lake, Manitoba: Actually a diamond-indicator-bearing dolomite carbonatite. Lithos, 112. 347-357 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2009.03.039 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | “Kimberlite” from Wekusko Lake, Manitoba: Actually a diamond-indicator-bearing dolomite carbonatite A.R. Chakhmouradian...Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Manitoba Geological Survey, Manitoba Industry,...Economic Development and Mines, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Laboratory for Geochemical Research, Hungarian...Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada b c a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...Isotope geochemistry Trace elements Wekusko Lake Canada a b s t r a c t The petrography, mineralogy and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pipe of the Ekati kimberlite field in northwestern Canada, the crater zone is not preserved, but the diatreme...model. Many of the Fort a la Corne, prairies style kimberlite bodies of central Canada are not deep, steep-sided...crater zone. Furthermore, the prairies or Fort a la Corne bodies are not necessarily “pipes” but the...understanding physical sorting processes that may influence diamond grades. It is therefore important to study and...sorting processes. If the deposit or facies is diamond bearing then it implies larger diamonds may be |
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