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Gennady F. Piven
Gennady F. Piven
General Director, Ph.D., Dr.Sci.
JSC “AGD Diamonds”
General Director, Ph.D., Dr.Sci.
JSC “AGD Diamonds”

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Geology
  • Date submitted
    2022-05-04
  • Date accepted
    2022-06-15
  • Date published
    2022-07-26

Prospecting models of primary diamond deposits of the north of the East European Platform

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As a result of a comprehensive study of the geological structure and diamond presense of the northern part of the East European Platform, generalization of the data accumulated by various organizations in the USSR, the Russian Federation, and other states, three main prospecting models of primary diamond deposits have been identified and characterized: Karelian, Finnish, and Arkhangelsk. Geological, structural, mineralogical, and petrographic criteria of local prediction, as well as the features of the response of kimberlite and lamproite bodies in dispersion haloes and geophysical fields, are considered using known examples, including data on the developed M.V.Lomonosov and V.P.Grib mines. It is shown that the most complicated prospecting environments occur in the covered areas of the Russian Plate, where, in some cases, the primary diamond-bearing rocks are similar in their petrophysical properties to the host formations. The buried dispersion haloes of kimberlite minerals in the continental Carboniferous and Quaternary deposits are traced at a short distance from the sources. Differences in the prospecting features of magnesian (Lomonosov mine) and ferromagnesian (Grib mine) kimberlites are also shown. Conclusions about the diamond potential of the model objects of various types are given in this paper.

How to cite: Ustinov V.N., Mikoev I.I., Piven G.F. Prospecting models of primary diamond deposits of the north of the East European Platform // Journal of Mining Institute. 2022. Vol. 255. p. 299-318. DOI: 10.31897/PMI.2022.49
Economics and management
  • Date submitted
    2010-07-10
  • Date accepted
    2010-09-07
  • Date published
    2011-01-01

Parameters of underground operations in combined mining of kimberlite deposits

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The paper analyses the condition of rock massifs surrounding the mined-out area of the Udachnaya kimberlite tube in further mining. Factors that enhance and decrease stability of the enclosing rock massifs are determined.

How to cite: Piven G.F. Parameters of underground operations in combined mining of kimberlite deposits // Journal of Mining Institute. 2011. Vol. 189. p. 355-358.
Economics and management
  • Date submitted
    2010-07-12
  • Date accepted
    2010-09-30
  • Date published
    2011-01-01

Techniques of mining underlying stocks of udachnaya tube

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The paper reviews specific features of combined development of the Udachnaya tube that may possibly combine open-pit and vertical underground mining in vertical   direction.

How to cite: Piven G.F. Techniques of mining underlying stocks of udachnaya tube // Journal of Mining Institute. 2011. Vol. 189. p. 359-361.