Design, Development, Testing, Evaluation and Optimization of a Gold Detection Instrument

目前，还没有便携式设备可以在自然界中出现的典型浓度下检测黄金并测量现场矿物样品的黄金品位（即浓度）。因此，金矿的矿物勘探需要将矿物样品送到化验室以测量黄金品位，这导致等待化验结果的数周至数月的延迟。这项研究计划汇集了Conestoga学院的硬件，软件和机械专业知识以及Laurentian大学地球科学系的矿物学和地质学专业知识，共同开发一种功能性手持仪器，该仪器将使用Kendall Technology开发的专利工艺在各种条件下现场检测和测量黄金等级。之前的两个研究项目已经将这项技术从理论带到了原型。该方案将研究转移到测试、评估和设计领域

At present, there is no portable device that can detect gold and measure the gold grade (i.e. concentration) of mineral samples in the field at typical concentrations that occur in nature. Therefore mineral exploration for gold requires mineral samples to be sent to assay labs to measure the gold grade, and this causes delays of weeks to months waiting for assay results. This research proposal brings together the hardware, software and mechanical expertise of Conestoga College together with the mineralogical and geological expertise of the Earth Sciences department of Laurentian University, to collaboratively develop a functional handheld instrument that will use a patented process developed by Kendall Technology to detect and measure gold grades on-site under a wide range of conditions. Two previous research projects have taken this technology from a theory to a prototype. This proposal moves the research into the field for testing, evaluation and design