Advancing diamond exploration - novel techniques for the interpretation of indicator minerals

推进钻石勘探——解释指示矿物的新技术

• 批准号: LP0668981
• 负责人: Prof Greg Yaxley
• 金额: $ 8.41万
• 依托单位: The Australian National University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2007-03-31 至 2010-03-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0668981
• 关键词: Advancing; diamond; exploration; novel; techniques

Diamond production is an important industry in Australia, with a total export value in 2004-05 of $650 million. Most of this production comes from the Argyle Mine in Western Australia, which may be nearing the end of its productivity. Therefore, there is a need to reinvigorate exploration for diamond in Australia, in order for new and significant deposits to be discovered. The outcomes of this proposal will provide diamond exploration companies with improved mineralogical tools to assess the likely diamond grade of parts of the lithosphere sampled by kimberlite or lamproite magmas, thus better directing exploration strategies.

钻石生产是澳大利亚的一个重要产业，2004-05年的总出口额为6.5亿美元。这些产量中的大部分来自西澳大利亚州的Argyle矿，该矿的产能可能已接近尾声。因此，有必要重振澳大利亚的钻石勘探，以便发现新的重要矿藏。这一提议的结果将为钻石勘探公司提供改进的矿物学工具，以评估金伯利岩或钾长花岗岩岩浆采样的岩石圈部分地区可能的钻石品位，从而更好地指导勘探战略。