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  • Quantifying Trace Elements in Coal Applications with XRF
    Article - 26 Jul 2018
    Since its introduction around 4,000 years ago, coal – a naturally occurring combustible solid – has been utilized as a fuel source for heating and cooking and, in more recent times, for the generation...
  • What Happens When a Mine Closes?
    Article - 26 Jul 2018
    All mining operations are temporary, regardless of their size and complexity. Eventually, when all the accessible and valuable materials have been extracted the mine must be closed and the site it is...
  • Penalty Elements in Iron Ore Analysis with XRF
    Article - 24 Sep 2012
    Waste elements other than iron (Fe) in iron ore dilute the overall grade of the ore and incur a smelter penalty. The ore beneficiation process at a mine is designed to remove as much waste and penalty...
  • XRF Analysis of Zinc, Silver, and Lead
    Article - 24 Sep 2012
    The many industrial uses for zinc (Zn) create a strong global demand for the metal from major producers in Asia, Australia, and the Americas.
  • XRF Analysis of Ta-Nb (Coltan), Sn, and W
    Article - 13 Sep 2012
    Tantalum (Ta), niobium (Nb), tungsten (W), and tin (Sn) are mainly used in high-end technology products.
  • PGE Exploration and XRF Analysis
    Article - 13 Sep 2012
    Mining and exploration activities for precious metals have risen due to both high prices and increased demand. Precious metals are a collection of valuable metals that includes gold, silver, and the...
  • Elemental Analysis of Rare Earth Elements
    Article - 13 Sep 2012
    Rare Earth Elements (REEs) are commonly used in consumer electronics such as televisions, cameras, and mobile phones, as well as automobile catalytic converters and rechargeable batteries due to their...
  • Exploration Pathfinder XRF Analysis
    Article - 13 Sep 2012
    Throughout history, gold (Au) has been a very valuable metal because of its monetary worth and unique physical and chemical properties; it is chemically stable (does not oxidize, unlike other metals)...
  • Trace Metal Analysis Methods
    Article - 3 Jul 2019
    Trace metals are found naturally in the environment and living things in minimal amounts, and are the metal subset of trace elements.
  • Advantages of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Brought to Mine Sites
    Article - 17 Feb 2020
    Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a rapid, minimally destructive chemical analysis technique that takes operational principles from atomic emission spectroscopy (AES). LIBS is a technique...

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