Mining and Exploration

In all stages of the mining process, you make decisions based upon your mine model, judgment, and experience. You want to maximize your exploration budgets, pre-screen laboratory samples, identify drill targets quickly, reduce re-mobilization costs, and get an accurate report to the capital markets as fast as possible. Handheld Thermo Scientific x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers represent the state-of-the-art in elemental analysis for mining and exploration applications, paving the way to a positive return on investment.

Geochemical exploration with portable XRF
Mine mapping with portable XRF
Ore grade control with portable XRF
Process monitoring
Concentrates and tailings analysis with XRF
Environmental analysis with XRF
Core and cuttings analysis

Cost-effective Solutions with Mining XRF

More than 1,400 of our innovative x-ray fluorescence instruments can be found serving the needs of the mining industry. They provide a cost-effective and portable alternative to expensive, permanent on-site labs or costly and untimely sample dispatch to off-site laboratories. They offer many operational and cost benefits including:

Rapid delineation of ore/waste boundaries
GPS located mine samples that can be integrated real time into production operations
High sample throughput and increased sample density over traditional lab methods
Direct analysis of drill core and cuttings to dynamically drive exploration XRF programs
Real-time assay directly at the mine face, from bagged samples during survey or drilling operations, or from prepared samples
Light element analysis with helium or vacuum purging directly quantifies Al, S, and Mg levels to perform effective alteration mineral mapping

It's Elemental with XRF and GOLDD Technology

The ideal tool for all these demanding jobs is the handheld Thermo Scientific XL3t 500 Series XRF analyzer, now available with groundbreaking GOLDD technology. With a standard analytical range from S through U, and optional lower detection limits achievable with the new Niton XL3t 500 GOLDD - plus light element analysis (Mg, Al, Si, P, S) without helium or vacuum purging - you can identify element concentrations at unprecedented low levels. This means you get results even at or below the averages naturally found in the earth's crust, detecting even the most subtle geochemical anomalies.

Speed and Precision - The Ideal Combination

With remarkable speed and performance, as well as our trademark point-and-shoot simplicity, our Niton XL3t Series analyzers offer improved value to you through better precision and lower detection limits compared to previously available handheld XRF instruments. They are the ideal tools for measuring elemental concentrations in:

Ores
Soils
Sediments, cuttings and cores
Mill heads and tails
Concentrates
Filter media

On-the-Spot Results in the Palm of Your Hand

Combining advanced electronics, materials technology, and a 50kV x-ray tube, the Niton XL3t, the Niton XL3t 500 GOLDD, and Niton XL3t 900 GOLDD with helium purge are in a class by themselves. For on-the-spot mine mapping, geochemistry during geochemical exploration, and real-time answers on the mine face, these XRF analyzers are the tools that can meet your needs - all with the simple pull of a trigger. Contact us today for a demonstration and discover how these versatile instruments can help with your mining and exploration requirements!