Applied Structural Geology in Exploration and Mining: A Practical Workshop

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1 1 Applied Structural Gelgy in Explratin and Mining: A Practical Wrkshp Overview Presenter: Lcatin: SRK Kazakhstan SRK Kazakhstan SRK Cnsulting (Kazakhstan) Ltd All rights

2 Wrkshp Intrductin 2 Technical training in structural gelgy develped fr explratin and mining gelgists Aims Define the simple principles f structural cntrl ; Demnstrate why s many re depsits are strngly structurally cntrlled; Describe best practices fr structural data cllectin and analysis in mineral explratin and mining; Prvide sufficient infrmatin n the principal elements f structural prcesses t allw basic interpretatins and analyses t be cnducted; Instill in attendees the cnfidence t start thinking abut practical structural gelgy at their prject and hw they can use it t make a real difference!

3 Wrkshp Frmat 3 Wrkshp Frmat 3 days f structural gelgy training 2 days f classrm-based lectures and practicals (50:50) 1 day based in the field, mine r cre stre depending upn lcatin Fur technical mdules each day: 2 x mrning sessins 2 x afternn sessins Mdule cntent Basic tpic utline Starts with the basics (recap) Prgresses t mre in-depth cncepts Explres practical aspects Exercises reinfrce key practical pints Infrmal learning envirnment attendee participatin encuraged SRK Cnsulting (Kazakhstan) Ltd All rights

4 Summary f Wrkshp Mdules Day 1 4 Intrductin: Applicatins f Structural Gelgy t Mining and Mineral Explratin Summary f Gelgical Risks t the Mining Cycle Hw Gelgical Knwledge Lwers Risk Applicatins f Structural Gelgy t: Grassrts Explratin Advanced Explratin Feasibility Studies Prductin

5 Summary f Wrkshp Mdules Day 1 5 Mdule 1: Summary f Fundamentals Defrmatin Brittle and Ductile Definitins Stress and Strain Kinematics

6 Summary f Wrkshp Mdules Day 1 6 Mdule 2: Sterenets - A Key Tl fr Structural Gelgists Sterenets: what are they? Equal Area Vs. Equal Angle Sterenets: why use them? Pltting Planes and Linear Data Practical Exercises

7 Summary f Wrkshp Mdules Day 1 7 Mdule 3: Faults and Fault-related Structures What are Faults and What is Their Significance t the Mining Industry? Classificatin by Slip-sense Fault Zne Structure Fault Grwth Fault Prpagatin and Segmentatin Fault Linkage Generatin f Fault Rck Fault Zne Hetergeneity Interpretatin and mdelling 2D vs. 3D

8 Summary f Wrkshp Mdules Day 1 8 Mdule 4: Shear Znes and Ductile Defrmatin Significance t the Mining Industry Brittle-Ductile Transitin Hmgenus vs. Hetergeneus Strain Simple shear vs. Pure shear Fliatins Cleavage Lineatins Reactivatin Prgressive Defrmatin Strain Path and Kinematics

9 Summary f Wrkshp Mdules Day 2 9 Mdule 5: Flds and Related Structures Basic Fld Gemetry Identificatin f Flds Orientatins f Majr Flds Intersectin Lineatin Bedding-Cleavage Relatinship Fld Mechanisms Plyphase Flding Analysis f Multiply-flded Terrains Flds in Mineral Systems Recgnitin and Use f Fld Data

10 Summary f Wrkshp Mdules Day 2 10 Mdule 6: Structurally-cntrlled Fluid Flw Basic cncepts Drivers fr fluid flw Distributin f fluids in the crust Fluid Transprt Mechanisms at Different Levels in the Crust Fault Valving and the Rle f Earthquakes in Fluid Redistributin Vein Frmatin and Syn-defrmatin Mineralisatin

11 Summary f Wrkshp Mdules Day 2 11 Mdule 7: Analysis f Structures in Drillhles Hw Can Oriented Data Help Us? Unriented vs. Oriented Drillcre Drillcre Orientatin Techniques Cre Orientatin and QAQC Cmmn Mistakes in Cre Orientatin Appraches t Structural Cre Lgging Using Cre Orientatin Data

12 Summary f Wrkshp Mdules Day 2 12 Mdule 8: Structural Gelgy Mapping, Data Cllectin and Observatins Gelgical Maps Mapping Wrkflws Planning a Mapping Campaign Measurement f Gelgical Structures Structural Mapping Interpretatin Digital Mapping

13 Summary f Wrkshp Mdules Day 3 13 Field Day: Practice in the Real Wrld Evaluatin f structures at utcrp Field and pit mapping Evaluatin f drillcre Dmaining structures in drillcre Drillcre mapping and interpretatin

14 SRK Curse Leaders 14 Dr Chris Bnsn Principal Cnsultant - Structural Gelgy, SRK UK Principal areas f expertise: characterizatin and evaluatin f the structural gelgy f mineral depsits; 3D mdeling f structurally cmplex depsits; quantitative analysis f fracture systems. Field, pen-pit and undergrund envirnments. Experience in precius- and base-metals, cal, diamnds, hydrcarbns and industrial minerals Brad internatinal experience Eurpean Gelgist (EurGel) and a Prfessinal Gelgist (PGe)

15 SRK Curse Leaders 15 Dr Paul Stenhuse Senir Cnsultant - Structural Gelgy, SRK UK Principal areas f expertise: analysis f structural cntrls n mineralizatin at the depsit t reginal scale re depsit delineatin, characterisatin and targeting gelgical/structural mapping 3D mdelling f structurally cmplex re depsits Brad internatinal experience in a variety f cmmdities.

16 SRK Curse Leaders 16 Dr Pavel Mukhin (PhD, MAIG) Principal Cnsultant, SRK (KZ) PhD in Structural Gelgy and Getectnics Principal area f expertise: Management f explratin prjects Specialising in gld, silver, cpper, lead, zinc, irn and diamnd explratin prgrammes Experienced in ffshre explratin fr diamnds, spanning initial gephysical and gechemical surveys, t resurce estimatin, blck mdelling, and mining. He has wrked in Russia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Israel, Greece, Suth Africa, Namibia, Cng, and Cambdia.

17 SRK Office Lcatins 17 >1,600 Prfessinals, 50 ffices, 22 cuntries, 6 cntinents

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