The role of forecasting and revision studies at the initial stage of diamond prospecting (Republic of Sakha (Yakutia))
https://doi.org/10.52349/0869-7892_2024_99_34-43
Abstract
The year of 2024 marks two anniversaries associated with the discovery of diamond deposits in the Russian Federation: the first diamond was found in Yakutia on the Sokolinaya spit on the Vilyuy River in 1949, and just 5 years later (in 1954) the first Zarnitsa kimberlite pipe was discovered. In a short time after these events, there were discovered almost all significant diamond deposits in Yakutia. The last discovery dates back to the mid-1990s. There are currently no objects for exploration. In order to identify new deposits, the authors propose to use the approaches outlined in the Methodological Recommendations for Diamond Deposits Prospecting developed by TsNIGRI. An example refers to the territory of the Olenek uplift of the Siberian platform where areas for geological exploration for diamonds are planned during forecasting and revision work.
About the Authors
Yu. K. Golubev,
Central Research Institute of Geological Prospecting for Base and Precious Metals (TsNIGRI)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Golubev Yuriy Konkordyevich – PhD (Geology and Mineralogy), Head of the Diamonds Department
129/1 Varshavskoe sh., Moscow, 117545
N. A. Prusakova
Central Research Institute of Geological Prospecting for Base and Precious Metals (TsNIGRI)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Prusakova Natalya Aleksandrovna – PhD (Geology and Mineralogy), Head of the Laboratory of the Diamonds Departament
129/1 Varshavskoe sh., Moscow, 117545
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Golubev, Yu.K., Prusakova N.A. The role of forecasting and revision studies at the initial stage of diamond prospecting (Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)). Regional Geology and Metallogeny. 2024;(99):34-43. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.52349/0869-7892_2024_99_34-43
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