Thin Section Analysis and Ore Microscopy

Petrographic and mineralogical characterization of ores and altered host rocks are essential complements to geological mapping, drill log, and assay data. They address a variety of factors key to the success of exploration and mining projects, or to a mineral processing flowsheet:

  • Identification of lithological units and alteration for use in geological mapping programs.
  • Determination of alteration, gangue, and ore mineral zonation and parageneses.
  • Provision of data useful in the construction of appropriate deposit models.
  • Identification of ore minerals and abundances, and potential by-product phases.
  • Determination of ore mineral variability within a deposit.
  • Identification of factors affecting metallurgical recovery.

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