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

目前，还没有便携式设备可以探测到金，并在野外以自然界中出现的典型浓度测量矿物样品的金品位(即浓度)。因此，对黄金的矿产勘探需要将矿物样本送到化验实验室来测量黄金品位，这导致等待化验结果的时间推迟了几周到几个月。这项研究方案将科内斯托加学院的硬件、软件和机械专业知识与劳伦斯大学地球科学系的矿物学和地质学专业知识结合在一起，共同开发一种功能性手持仪器，该仪器将使用肯德尔技术公司开发的专利工艺，在广泛的条件下现场检测和测量黄金品位。之前的两个研究项目已经将这项技术从理论转化为原型。这一建议将研究转移到测试、评估和设计领域 进步。巴里克黄金公司已同意支持这一发展，向劳伦斯研究人员提供进入他们的矿山和矿产勘探地点的机会。这个拟议项目的协同作用是，当劳伦斯地球科学公司研究如何在矿产勘探中最好地使用黄金探测器时，他们将向康尼斯托加学院提供反馈，后者将改进黄金探测器的硬件、软件和机械设计。然后，Conestoga将向Laurentian提供改进的金探测器，用于他们的研究。劳伦斯大学和科内斯托加学院之间的合作和互动，在

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 improvement. Barrick Gold has agreed to support this development by providing Laurentian researchers access to their mines and mineral exploration sites. The synergy in this proposed project is that as Laurentian Earth Sciences researches how best to use the gold detection device in mineral exploration, they will provide feedback to Conestoga College who will improve the hardware, software and mechanical design of the gold detector. Conestoga will then provide Laurentian with improved gold detectors to use in their research. The collaboration and interaction between Laurentian University and Conestoga College, with the support of