Mineralogy

MINERALOGY CAPABILITIES

Both our Perth (Western Australia) and Kamloops (British Columbia) sites offer advanced in-house mineralogical analysis using rapid SEM-based quantitative mineralogy technology (QEMSCAN and XRD). The ALS Metallurgy Mineralogy Group also leverages the ALS Geochemistry Mineralogy capability based in Brisbane, Australia (MLA Technology) for high volume services if required.

• Mineral List (including formulae and elemental percentages)
• Mineral Abundances (Wt%)
• Elemental Distribution of valuable and penalty
• Grain Size Distribution
• Mineral Association, Locking and Liberation
• Theoretical Grade Recovery Curves
• Filtering of Data (e.g. to establish grain size of locked minerals of interest)
• Coloured Mineral Maps provide qualitative data