QEMSCAN® - CAPABILITIES

Cutting Edge Technology for Mineralogical Analysis

QEMSCAN - Quantitative Evaluation of Minerals by SCANning Electron Microscopy.

• Concentrate Contaminant Analysis
• Coal Analysis
• Fe-Ore Mineralogical Anlaysis
• QEMSCAN Can Also Be Utilised For
Oil & Gas Particulate Analysis
• Automated Mineralogy
• Uncrushed Ore Texture Analysis
• Optimum Grind Size Estimates
• Mineral Liberation Studies
• Bench-Scale Testing Analysis
• Plant Audits
• Plant Optimisation
• Tailings Reclamation
• Specific / Trace Mineral Search
• Particle Analysis – Bright Phase Search
• Bulk Modal Analysis (BMA)
• Particle Mineralogical Analysis (PMA)
• FieldScan Analysis Method
• Grinding Circuit Optimisation

“...QEMSCAN® is a fully automated, non-destructive, micro-analysis system that provides rapid, statistically reliable and repeatable, mineralogical, petrographic and metallurgical data, from virtually any inorganic, and some organic, materials. It is used in the mining industry for mineral exploration, ore characterisation, and mineral process optimisation applications...”
(www.fei-natural-resources.com/products/qemscan.aspx, 2011)

Our Bureau Veritas-Amdel mineralogy team has over 20 years experience in the mining industry and more than 15 years experience in Automated Mineralogy technology. Our expertise in the usage of QEMSCAN technology allows us to tailor a solution to client’s specific needs.

State-of-the-art solutions to assist exploration.
Mineral Discovery Chemical Assay
Ore Characterisation
– Evaluate exploration targets
– Characterisation of geometallurgical

Rapid & accurate solutions to optimise & improve programmes.Plant Design & Optimisation & output.
- Know exactly what is entering your mill
- Analyse products from batch or pilot-scale

Confidence & assurance in analysis, reliability
Quality and Accuracy
- Metal recovery
– Analyse concentrator feeds and tailings
– Facilitate effective ore blending
– Avoid metallurgically poor ore stocks
- Concentrate analysis ...