Optimization and evaluation of an optical device for mining applications

矿产资源部门对加拿大很重要，加拿大公司是全球采矿活动的主要利益攸关方。全球黄金价格持续高企和加拿大矿业公司发挥的强大作用，为重点关注黄金开采应用提供了理由。勘探的关键问题之一是现场样品分析的成本和时间表。样本被以高昂的成本运往中心实验室，数据需要几周甚至几个月的时间才能返回勘探营地。在现场采集的样本通常被运往专门的实验室进行分析。除了大量的后勤工作和运输成本外，勘探现场好几个星期都没有收到数据。这些数据对文件编制很重要，但不支持现场正在进行的活动，往往只能在下一个实地活动季节使用。目前的应用提供了一种现场检测解决方案，这对支持加拿大各地的金矿开采工作可能非常重要。

The mineral resource sector is important for Canada and Canadian companies are major stakeholders in global mining activities. The sustained high global gold prices and the strong role played by Canadian mining companies provided the rationale for the focus on gold mining applications. One of key issues for prospecting are the costs and timelines for samples analysis in the field. Samples are shipped at great cost to central labs, and it takes weeks or even months before the data get back to the prospecting camp. Samples collected in the field are commonly shipped to specialized laboratories for analysis. In addition to substantial logistic efforts and transportation costs, data are not received at the exploration site for many weeks. These data are important for documentation but do not support the ongoing activities on site and often can only be used in the next field season. The current application provides an onsite detection solution that could be important to support gold mining efforts across Canada.