Improved Synchrotron Characterization of Geological Materials for the Minerals Industry

改进矿物工业地质材料的同步加速器表征

• 批准号: 532354-2018
• 负责人: Banerjee, Neil
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Western Ontario
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=644574
• 关键词: Improved; Synchrotron; Characterization; Geological; Materials

The minerals industry is a mainstay of Canada's economy with annual mineral production valued at $44 billion**in 2017 and $4B in capital investments for mineral processing, creating >634,000 jobs, $97 billion in exports,**hundreds of millions of dollars in R&D expenditures and a better standard of living for all Canadians.**Headquartered in Thunder Bay, ON, Nordmin Engineering Ltd. is a leading Canadian consulting engineering**firm in the resource and industrial sectors, supporting mining efforts worldwide. With a full range of services**from concepts to commissioning, from resource estimation to site closure, Nordmin recognizes the importance**of using cutting-edge technology to provide information and supportive solutions to solve complex problems.**Detailed work on the mineralogy and geochemistry of multiple ore types from varied mining operations will**better help understand the variation in grade and recovery of valuable minerals and metals in complex ores.**This knowledge is critical to allow Nordmin to identify innovative tools that they can use to increase their**success in upgrading mineral processing plants, and ultimately to improve recoveries for their clients. The**proposed research will use innovative synchrotron technology to provide insight into mineralogical and**geochemical variability in ores from different parts of a deposit, identify which minerals contain metals of**interest, determine mineralogical and trace element impurities that may adversely affect recovery and long-term**tailings management, and determine how the mineralogy and geochemistry of ore feed changes at different**stages of processing to improve recoveries. By utilizing the advanced scientific tools proposed in this research**partnership, we expect to help Nordmin deliver increased value by innovating the way ore materials, process**feed, process concentrates, and mining wastes are characterized, so they may ultimately improve the efficiency**and recoveries of important minerals and metals for their clients.

矿业是加拿大经济的支柱，2017年矿产年产量达440亿美元 **，矿产加工资本投资40亿美元，创造了超过634，000个就业岗位，970亿美元的出口，** 数亿美元的研发支出以及所有加拿大人更好的生活水平。Nordmin Engineering Ltd.总部位于安大略省的雷霆湾，是加拿大资源和工业领域领先的咨询工程 ** 公司，为全球的采矿工作提供支持。Nordmin提供从概念到调试、从资源估算到现场关闭的全方位服务 **，认识到使用尖端技术提供信息和支持性解决方案以解决复杂问题的重要性 **。对来自不同采矿作业的多种矿石类型的矿物学和地球化学进行详细研究，将 ** 有助于更好地了解复杂矿石中有价值矿物和金属的品位和回收率的变化。这些知识对于Nordmin确定创新工具至关重要，他们可以使用这些工具来提高矿物加工厂升级的成功率，并最终提高客户的回收率。** 拟议的研究将使用创新的同步加速器技术，深入了解来自存款不同部分的矿石的矿物学和 ** 地球化学变化，确定哪些矿物含有感兴趣的金属，确定可能对回收和长期 ** 尾矿管理产生不利影响的矿物学和微量元素杂质，并确定矿石进料的矿物学和地球化学在加工的不同阶段如何变化，以提高回收率。通过利用这项研究合作伙伴关系中提出的先进科学工具，我们希望通过创新矿石材料、工艺进料、工艺精矿和采矿废物的特征化方式，帮助Nordmin提供更高的价值，从而最终为客户提高重要矿物和金属的效率和回收率。