Improved Synchrotron Characterization of Geological Materials for the Minerals Industry

矿产行业是加拿大经济的支柱，2017年矿产年产量为440亿美元，矿产加工资本投资为40亿美元，创造了63.4万个就业岗位，970亿美元的出口，数亿美元的研发支出，并为所有加拿大人提供了更好的生活水平。诺德明工程有限公司总部位于安大略省桑德贝，是加拿大资源和工业领域领先的工程咨询公司，为全球采矿工作提供支持。从概念到调试，从资源估计到现场关闭，Nordmin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。**对不同采矿作业的多种矿石类型的矿物学和地球化学的详细研究将**更好地帮助了解复杂矿石中有价值矿物和金属的品位变化和回收率。**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增加他们在升级矿物加工厂方面的成功，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来深入了解矿床不同部分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，确定可能对回收率和长期尾矿管理产生不利影响的矿物学和微量元素杂质，并确定矿石在不同加工阶段的矿物学和地球化学变化，以提高回收率。通过利用本次研究合作中提出的先进科学工具，我们希望通过创新矿石材料、工艺原料、工艺精矿和采矿废物的特征，帮助诺德闵实现更高的价值，从而最终为客户提高重要矿物和金属的效率和回收率。

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.