Ore Sorting study service – using drill core samples
Evidence of ore/waste heterogeneity is masked by:
Common drill core sampling and analysis practices where analysis technology is setting limits to sample size/length thus averaging the ore grade on core length.
Common orebody modelling and mine planning practices involving geostatistics and block modelling which further tend to mask the heterogeneity of the ore.
Customers are therefore often unaware of heterogeneity present within their orebodies which can be exploited to recover ore from waste or alternately reject waste from ore.
IMA Scanmobile ore sorting simulation quickly focuses on marginal blocks within a model, and unpacks the geological data to reveal and quantify previously unrecognized ore recovery or waste rejection potential in this material.
Head grade increase (y-axis ppm) as a function of cut off limit (x-axis) when sorting
features
Unique method of studying ore sortability from drill cores
Identifying previously not recognized waste rock and deleterous elements on drill cores
Pinpointing accurately ore waste contacts
Revealing ore pre concentration potential