Mineral Analysis
Hard Rock Mining
Niton XRF handheld analyzers are a reliable method for analyzing ore samples in open pit and underground mines, providing the necessary accuracy for valid data in process monitoring, quality control, and various operational decisions (such as grade control). Rapid analyses, combined with an optimized sampling strategy, can lead to significant cost savings and further benefits for mining operations. These analyzers allow for immediate ore grade control. With Niton analyzers, you can:
- Evaluate the exploitability of low-grade resources and identify high-grade areas.
- Define the boundary between ore and waste.
- Evaluate rock cuttings and guide blasting, drilling, and material movement activities.
- Optimize extracted reserves and ensure uniform blending and feeding of raw materials to the mill.
Industrial Minerals
Measuring the composition of industrial minerals such as limestone or phosphate is essential to ensure the quality of products like cement or chemical fertilizers. Niton XRF handheld analyzers are used as an innovative tool for in-mine exploration and evaluation of the composition of raw materials such as phosphate, potash, gypsum, and limestone. With these analyzers, you can:
- Identify harmful and toxic elements.
- Check the composition of raw materials and perform mineral separation processes.
- Define ore, semi-ore, and waste, and prevent ore from being transported to the waste dump.
Rare Earth Elements
Rare Earth Elements (REE) refer to the 15 lanthanide elements plus scandium (Sc) and yttrium (Y). Due to their specific optical and magnetic properties, these elements are of great importance in consumer electronics, catalytic converters, and rechargeable batteries. REEs are rarely found in pure form and are usually concentrated in several types of minerals, each requiring its own extraction technology and processing method. Niton XRF handheld analyzers provide the ability to perform immediate, on-site testing for the analysis of REEs and other elements. You can use Niton analyzers for:
- Immediate qualitative and quantitative assessment of Rare Earth Element (REE) projects.
- Infer low levels of heavy Rare Earth Elements by measuring scandium (Sc) and yttrium (Y) concentrations.
- Measure Rare Earth Elements in geological samples using the Niton XL5 Plus handheld analyzer.
Oil and Gas Exploration
Niton XRF handheld analyzers are invaluable for upstream exploration and production (E&P), providing rapid, on-site chemical analysis of rocks, cuttings, and cores that can be used to identify formations and determine mineral composition. Users can infer mineralogical features suitable for oil and gas production from the data collected in real time.
- Advanced exploration and drilling
- Drilling mud logging
- Mineralogical and lithological inferences
- Formation geochemistry