Improved Methods for Grade Determination and Ore Characterization: From Drill Hole to Laboratory

北大西洋学院将与蟒蛇矿业有限公司合作，开展关于改进一个小型金矿的品位确定和控制的应用研究。我们将开展一系列研究项目，以确定最佳方法，改进现有方法，并开发创新技术，以确定从高级勘探到矿石运往加工厂的品位。这项研究将涉及使用学院最新的激光诱导击穿光谱(LIBS)设备。LIBS设施得到了NSERC和RDC的支持，也是大西洋加拿大唯一的一家。这与NASA在火星上的好奇号火星车使用的技术相同。我们很高兴能使用这种“太空时代”的技术来解决该省现实世界中的采矿问题。

The College of the North Atlantic will partner with Anaconda Mining Ltd to undertake applied research on improving grade determination and control in a small gold mine. We will undertake a series of research projects to determine the best approaches, improve current methods, and develop innovative techniques to determine grade from advanced exploration through to the ore being shipped to the processing plant. This research will involve the use of the College's new state of the art Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrometry (LIBS) facility. The LIBS facility is supported by both NSERC and RDC and the only one in Atlantic Canada. This is the same technology used on NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars. We are excited in using this "space age" technology to resolve real world mining issues here in the Province.