12 IKC Oral Technical Programme
Monday 8 July 2024
Theme 2: Emplacement and Economic Geology of Kimberlites and Related Magmas
Time	Abstract ID	Title	Presenter	Affiliation
Opening Chair: Rory Moore
8:50	Key01	KEYNOTE: The Ekati and Diavik Discoveries – Canada’s Entry to Global Diamond Production	Jon Carlson
9:20	Key02	KEYNOTE: Advancements in Kimberlite Geology After 30 Years of Kimberlite Exploration, Evaluation and Mining in Canada	Casey Hetman	SRK Consulting
Session Chair: Kelly Russell
9:50	108	Metasomatic textural changes in hypabyssal transitional kimberlites: Inferences for the texture and mineralogy of KPK	Maya Kopylova	University of British Columbia
10:10	72	Canadian Kimberlite Pipe Morphology: Insights from Analogue Experiments	David Newton	Seequent
11:00	54	Understanding Kimberlite Crystallisation and Emplacement: Insights from Reaction Products on Ilmenite and Chromite	Lydia Fairhurst	Dalhousie University
11:20	63	Volcanology of selected kimberlites from the Lulo kimberlite field, Angola	Jena Moldenhauer	University of Cape Town
11:40	11	The last 10-15 years of research on non-kimberlitic diatremes, with implications for kimberlite emplacement	Pierre-Simon Ross	Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Seminar 1: Kimberlitic Olivine: Tracking Mantle Cargo and Kimberlite Melt Evolution
Seminar Chair: Herman Grütter
13:15		SEMINAR Primary Lecture: Kimberlitic Olivine: Recent research directions, current implications and the path forward (25-30 minutes) Followed by semi-moderated questions and discussion (30-40 minutes)	Geoffrey Howarth	University of Cape Town
14:45		SEMINAR Supporting Lecture: Olivine-hosted mineral inclusions in kimberlites: insights on the liquid line of descent and T-ƒO2 path (18-20 minutes) Followed by semi-moderated questions and discussion (25 minutes)	Federico Casetta	University of Vienna
15:30		SEMINAR Supporting Lecture: Discovery and interpretation of melt inclusions in kimberlitic olivine – Implications for primitive/parental kimberlite melt compositions (18-20 minutes) Followed by semi-moderated questions and discussion (25 minutes)	Adam Abersteiner	University of Adelaide
Tuesday 9 July 2024
Theme 5: Cratonic Mantle – Petrology, Geochemistry and Geophysics
Time	Abstract ID	Title	Presenter	Affiliation
Session Chair: Graham Pearson
8:30	Key03	KEYNOTE: Seismic Thermography of Continental Lithosphere: Structure, Evolution, and Controls on the Distribution of Kimberlites and Other Mineral Deposits	Sergei Lebedev	University of Cambridge
9:00	74	Developing thermochemical models of Canada’s lithosphere	Riddhi Dave	Geological Survey of Canada
9:20	76	Sodic Cr-diopside compositions record profound pyroxenite/megacrystic (re)fertilization of the central Superior craton lithosphere, Attawapiskat kimberlites, Ontario, Canada	Herman Grutter	SRK Consulting
9:40	62	Lithospheric mantle sampling of kimberlites and lamproites using Al-in-olivine thermometry	Merrily Mathume Tau	University of Cape Town
10:00	144	A new machine-learning single-crystal peridotitic garnet geobarometer & geothermometer	Gary O’Sullivan	Trinity College Dublin
Session Chair: Sonja Aulbach
10:50	26	Lu-Hf chronometry of continuous metasomatic enrichment of the cratonic mantle	Kira Musiyachenko	University of British Columbia
11:10	88	Constraining the chemical and thermal structure of the Kaapvaal Craton subcontinental lithospheric mantle using kimberlite-indicator-mineral geochemistry	Sinelethu Hashibi	University of Cape Town
11:30	39	Sheared peridotites: linking deformation and H2O metasomatism to the onset of craton destabilization	Catharina Heckel	Goethe University Frankfurt
11:50	125	Eclogitic zircon geochronology and trace element geochemistry: an investigation of mantle metasomatism from the Cretaceous to the Archean beneath the Kaapvaal craton	Molly Paul	Boise State University
12:10	132	Revisiting the origin of Cr in cratonic peridotite	Emma Tomlinson	Trinity College Dublin
Session Chair: Andrew Schaeffer
14:00	153	Experimental investigation of silica enrichment in Archean cratonic lithosphere	Caterina Melai	Trinity College Dublin
14:20	34	Large scale rejuvenation of lithospheric mantle beneath Jwaneng, Botswana: implication for diamond growth and destruction	Gareth Davies	Vrije University Amsterdam
14:40	133	Subduction involved in generating thick Archaean cratonic keels? Insights from >2.83 Ga detrital diamonds from Tree River, Slave Craton, Canada	Rory Changleng	Penn State University
15:00	177	New insights into the age, composition and thermal history of the lower crust	Roberta Rudnick	University of California
15:20	24	Ultra-refractory peridotites in the modern and ancient Earth and their implications for origins of Archean cratonic roots	James Scott	University of Cologne
15:40	173	A global look at cratons and the thermal properties that define their roots	Graham Pearson	University of Alberta
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Theme 1: Diamonds
Time	Abstract ID	Title	Presenter	Affiliation
Session Chair: Karen Smit
8:30	Key04	KEYNOTE: Sublithospheric diamond ages and their geodynamic implications	Suzette Timmerman	University of Bern
9:00	45	Sublithospheric Diamonds and Indicator Minerals from DO-27 Kimberlite, Slave Craton, Canada– Geochemistry, Age and Origin	Qiwei Zhang	University of Alberta
9:20	64	Multistage diamond formation, mantle uplift and changing geothermal regimes recorded by inclusions in Kimberley diamonds	Paolo Nimis	Università Di Padova
9:40	57	Diamonds from Fort à la Corne – post-Archean formation in exceptionally cool and fertile lherzolitic substrates	Anetta Banas	Apex Geoscience Ltd.
Session Chair: Yana Fedortchouk
11:00	121	How old are diamonds beneath Proterozoic cratons? Answers from the State Line Kimberlite District, western Laurentia	Melissa Bowerman	University of Alberta
11:20	137	Diamonds from Knee Lake, Manitoba: A Neoarchean aged unconventional diamond deposit on the northwestern Superior Craton	Andrea Pezzera	University of Alberta
11:40	155	Understanding diamond-forming fluids and parental lithologies using Fe, Mg, and K isotopes	Peng Ni	University of California
12:00	134	Metasomatic diamond-forming events in the Limpopo Belt deep lithosphere recorded by HDFs in Venitia diamonds	Yael Kempe	The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
12:20	48	Fluid escape from diamond caught-in-the-act: towards the composition and origin of diamond-forming fluids	Luísa De Carvalho	University of Alberta
12:40	98	Sources and ages of diamond-forming fluids in the lithospheric mantle	Yaakov Weiss	The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Seminar 2: Large Irregular Type II Diamonds: Genesis and Transport to Surface
Seminar Chair: Herman Grütter
14:15		SEMINAR Primary Lecture: The deep mantle genesis of CLIPPIR and Type IIb diamonds (25-30 minutes) Followed by semi-moderated questions and discussion (30-40 minutes)	Evan Smith	Gemological Institute of America
15:45		SEMINAR Supporting Lecture: Sublithospheric diamonds and where to find them (18-20 minutes) Followed by semi-moderated questions and discussion (25 minutes)	Suzette Timmerman	University of Bern
16:30		SEMINAR Supporting Lecture: Deciphering the history of CLIPPIR diamonds from their morphology and surface features (18-20 minutes) Followed by semi-moderated questions and discussion (25 minutes)	Ingrid Chinn	De Beers Group
Thursday 11 July 2024
Time	Abstract ID	Title	Presenter	Affiliation
Session Chair: Luisa de Carvalho
8:30	25	A Russian doll diamond in the making	Jeffrey Harris	University of Glasgow
8:50	97	Oxidized and reduced Ni-rich phases in Voorspoed diamonds	Oded Navon	The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
9:10	118	Mineral inclusions in E-type diamonds from the Siberian craton: witnesses of Archaean mantle redox heterogeneities and eclogite buffering capacity	Giulia Marras	Sapienza University of Rome
9:30	67	Diversity of crystallization conditions of hypabyssal and coherent kimberlites recorded in diamond surface textures	Yana Fedortchouk	Dalhousie University
Theme 4: Diamond Deposits – Exploration and Mining
Session Chair: Maya Kopylova
9:50	Key05	KEYNOTE: Estimating diamond price for mineral resources and reserves; new observations and insights	Andy Davy Malcolm Thurston	Independent Consultants
11:00	35	Diamond deposit valuations using size frequency distributions and price modelling	John Chapman	Gemetrix Pty
11:20	176	A new approach to sampling and evaluating large, low-grade kimberlites at Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan, Canada	Gus Fomradas	Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc.
11:40	73	Diamond preservation in the lithospheric mantle recorded by olivine in kimberlites	Andrea Giuliani	ETH Zurich
12:00	46	A Classification System Precisely Distinguishing Diamond Mineral Inclusion Compositions from Indicator Minerals from Barren Sources	Chad Ulansky	Metalex Ventures Ltd
12:20	19	Diamonds delivered to the West Coast of southern Africa from erosion of Kaapvaal based kimberlites and lamproites	Mike de Wit	University of Stellenbosch
Session Chair: Barrett Elliott
14:00	165	Evolution of Kimberlite Exploration – Advances in Drift Prospecting in Canada’s North (Part 1): Fundamentals and Foundations	Dave Sacco	Palmer
14:20	169	Evolution of Kimberlite Exploration – Kimberlite Indicator Mineral Dispersion on the Kennady North Project, Southern Slave Craton, NWT	Tom McCandless	Mountain Province Diamonds
14:40	157	Evolution of Kimberlite Exploration – Reasons for Renewed Exploration and One “Classic” Example for a Second Look (Part 2)	Eileen Lyon	Aurora Geosciences Ltd.
15:00	116	Exploring for concealed kimberlites: increasing discovery success with soil microbial community fingerprints	Bianca Iulianella Phillips	University of British Columbia
15:20	105	Diavik Diamond Mine Update	Matthew Breen	Diavik Diamond Mine
15:40	37	Impact of High-Power Microwave Treatment on Comminution and Downstream Processing of Kimberlite Ores	Ravash Borhan Mehr	Queen’s University
Friday 12 July 2024
Theme 3: The Origin and Evolution of Kimberlites and Related Magmas
Time	Abstract ID	Title	Presenter	Affiliation
Session Chair: Geoff Howarth
8:30	Key06	KEYNOTE: A universal concept of melting in mantle upwellings: all deep melts are born kimberlitic	Max Schmidt	Department of Earth Sciences, ETH
9:00	170	A new global kimberlite geochemistry dataset: the benefits of open and complete data sharing	Hayden Dalton	The University of Melbourne
9:20	59	Predicting geochemical and isotopic compositions as well as lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary depth and diamond grade in kimberlites and lamproite using Artificial Intelligence	Luc Doucet	Curtin University
9:40	50	Zn and Fe isotopes indicate that kimberlites and silica-undersaturated magmas derive from similar asthenospheric mantle sources	Ronghua Cai	China University of Geosciences
10:00	180	A fresh look at the mantle sources of low-degree mantle-derived melts using K and Ba isotopes	Oded Elazar	Carnegie Institution for Science
Session Chair: Bruce Kjarsgaard
10:50	122	Revisiting Sr-Nd-Hf isotope variations in global cratonic lamproites	Soumendu Sarkar	The University of Melbourne
11:10	27	The origin of Karoo-age diamondiferous lamproites in Zambia	Ntando Ngwenya	University of Johannesburg
11:30	106	Magmatic expressions of the Mesoproterozoic Midcontinent Rift and consequences for sampling diamonds – ultramafic lamprophyres from the Superior craton	Fiona Clark	University of Alberta
11:50	80	The origin of Camp Alpha megacrysts and their relationship to kimberlite magmatism – Liberia, West African Craton	Ellwin Taleni Shiimi	University of Cape Town
12:10	145	Mantle source characteristics of diamondiferous areas in Brazil revealed from Hf and O isotopes of zircon megacrysts	Izaac Cabral-Neto	Geological Survey of Brazil
Session Chair: Andrea Giuliani
14:00	21	Updated geochronology of the central Slave craton – duration, pulses and time-integrated source variability	Chiranjeeb Sarkar	University of Alberta
14:20	178	Mid- and Late Cretaceous N American Kimberlite Magmatism: A comprehensive Tectonic model	Stephen Johnston	University of Alberta
14:40	120	Kimberlite magmatism fed by broad upwelling above mobile basal mantle structures	Nicolas Flament	University of Wollongong
Session Chair: George Read
15:00	Key07a	KEYNOTE: A review of current natural diamond market supply and demand fundamentals together with an examination of recent global diamond exploration and development investment trends	Eira Thomas	Independent Consultant
15:20	Key07b	KEYNOTE: Summary of recent diamond exploration world-wide, next steps, areas of new and renewed interest and the role of technology and ESG in exploration and mining	John Armstrong	Independent Consultant