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  • Long Battery Life for Plant Projects
    Article - 10 Sep 2018
    The development of a new plant turnaround is a major project that requires a significant financial investment, while also providing the potential for significant effects to occur to all involved...
  • 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.
  • Protecting Battery Life During Plant Shutdown
    Article - 10 Sep 2018
    A typical plant shutdown will occupy less than 5% of the working time, particularly in industries that demand continuous operation of their equipment.
  • Particle Characterization in Mining
    Article - 4 Sep 2019
    This article details the role of particle characterization in mining.
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Sample Preparation Tools in Mining
    Article - 24 Sep 2012
    Lab-based techniques such as inductively coupled plasma and atomic absorption spectroscopy (ICP and AAS) are used commonly for analyzing geological samples.
  • X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) for Mineral Processing
    Article - 17 Jul 2015
    Todd Houlahan speaks to AZoMining about the use of x-ray diffraction in mineral processing and specifically how the Olympus TERRA can help rapidly identify minerals in the field.
  • Tantalum and Tin Ore XRF Analysis
    Article - 24 Sep 2012
    Tantalum (Ta) and tin (Sn) are widely used in high-end technological manufactured products. The aircraft industry (missiles, airplanes, nuclear industry, etc.) uses Ta for its hardness and for making...
  • 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.