Renard 3 Kimberlite

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This Kimberlite pipe is called Renard 3 and is part of Stornaway Diamonds 100% owned Renard Diamond Project. The Renard kimberlite pipes and Lynx and Hibou dykes were emplaced into granitic and gneissic host rocks, and contain diamonds of potential economic interest. The bodies comprise a late Neo-Proterozoic to Cambrian kimberlite field in Québec. To date, nine kimberlite pipes have been identified over a 2 km2 area in the Renard Cluster (Renard 1 to Renard 10; with Renard 5 and Renard 6 forming one body, referred to as Renard 65). The kimberlite pipes are typically spaced between 50 m and 500 m from each other. Most of the Renard kimberlites are irregular and elliptical in plan view. Surface areas of the kimberlite portion of the pipes range from 0.1 ha to 2.01 ha. The Renard kimberlite pipes comprise root zone to diatreme facies rocks characterized by a complex internal geology.