Senior Lecturer in Industrial Rocks and Minerals

Course Director DTC Diamond Professional Course

Geophysics & Borehole Group

Direct contact:

Tel: 0116 252 3799 Email:kip1@le.ac.uk

Research interests

Replacement MVT F-Ba-Pb-Zn deposits including fluorite mineralisation in the S. Pennine orefield, strategic industrial mineral development, the field and laboratory assessment of aggregate and building stone deposits particularly end-use parameter modelling of sand and gravel deposits and integrated geological / geophysical and archaeological assessment of such deposits. Industrial minerals reserve estimation, industrial performance of carbonate rocks, and the geology, production & marketting of diamonds and coloured gemstones. 

Full Details of Research Interest

Four recent publications

• JEFFREY K. (2006) Sand and Gravel deposit evaluation – variogram analysis and its implications for reserve definition – in Reid J.C. (ed) Proceedings of the 42nd Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals: Information Circular 34, North Carolina Geological Survey, 112-119.
• JEFFREY C.  et al. (2005) Sand & Gravel deposits: improved characterisation technology (ADICT), in Mineral Industry Sustainable Technology programme: Final Report 2002-2004, Minerals Industry Research Organisation - Research Series, 120pp
• JEFFREY C.  et al (2004) Integrated Technologies for evaluating Fluorite-barite mineralisation in environmentally sensitive areas (FIESTA) Executive Summary and  Final Report to DTI. (Executive summary (14pp) and final report detailing project outcomes on 2 CD's in html linked documents plus a 3d GIS model of project area and interpretation. 
• JEFFREY K. (2002) Industrial minerals development in Saudi Arabia in Scott P. W. & Bristow C.M. (eds.) Industrial Minerals and Extractive Industry Geology. Geological Society, London 133-140.

Full Listing of Publications

Teaching

• Course Director of Applied & Environmental Geology Degree Programme
• University lead and Course Director of the new Diamond Professional Graduate Certificate Course developed with the Diamond Trading Company and De Beers Group
• Industrial Rocks and Minerals
• Mineral Economics
• Engineering geology and hydrogeology
• Contaminated Land
• Reflected Light Microscopy
• Drilling and Logging
• Sustainable Mineral Extraction
• Landfill Design
• Forensic Geology
• Geology of Diamond Deposits
• The International Diamond Industry Gemmology & Diamond Science
• Equal Opportunities and Special Needs Officer