DEVELOPMENT METHOD OF DIAMOND-ORE DEPOSITS Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC E21C41/26 B03B7/00 

FIELD: mining.

SUBSTANCE: method involves performance of hierarchically real structural deep differentiation of a massif, a deposit (or its section), thus, pointing out the following: different-scale and heterogeneous operational sections based on the most characteristic mining-and-geological peculiar features, including peculiar features of components of mine rocks, and within their limits - ore (mining), ore-porous and rock (overburden) horizons, in them - ore bodies or their parts, operating and rock units, in them - real heterogeneous excavation elements divided into thin and extremely thin layers presented with amenable, temporary non-amenable, non-amenable and low-grade diamond-containing ore, or with rocks; automated production of advance, current and operational express information using a complex method representing a combination of forecasting of probabilistic spatial distribution of diamonds in ore units and in their elements and further direct automated identification of availability, position, quality and quantity of diamonds in thin ore layers by means of an X-ray fluorescence method. With that, crystals of diamonds are automatically extracted from thin ore layers by means of annular hole drilling of each of the crystals separately, without any disturbance of their integrity, and separated from mini-massif of each developed thin layer.

EFFECT: improving ecological and energy efficiency of development of diamond-ore deposits.