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Rapid results, defensible data, increased productivity for mining & exploration
From a volatile commodities market to financing, safety, and employment issues, the pressure on mining companies to increase efficiency and productivity has never been greater. With a fierce competitive landscape and substantial capital investments at stake, mining companies need to quickly identify and recover the most economically viable resources.
Our mineral analysers provide miners solutions for rapid geochemical analysis that increase discovery success rates, identify drill targets quickly, make on-site decisions about whether to stop or continue drilling, and decide where to focus on the grid. Handheld mineral analysers enable creation of accurate report to the capital markets as fast as possible.
Thermo Scientific™ Niton™ portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) mineral and elemental analysers are making a critical difference in mining exploration and production. Designed for rugged field environments, our handheld analysers provide rapid, on-site qualitative screening directly in-situ or lab-quality quantitative analysis on prepared samples, bypassing the costly and time-consuming process of sending samples to off-site laboratories and waiting days, or even months, for critical data. With rapid sample analysis, you get real-time geochemical data to guide drilling decisions, enable high-productivity operations, and gain a competitive advantage.
Learn how we can help guide every step of the exploration and mining process.
Featured portable XRF analyzers
Niton XL5 Plus Handheld XRF Analyzer
Niton XL3t GOLDD+ Handheld XRF Analyzer
Niton XL2 Plus Handheld XRF Analyzer
Niton handheld XRF for mining & exploration
Portable mineral and elemental analyser categories
Upstream exploration and production, rapid, real-time, on-site chemical analysis of rocks, cuttings, and cores that can be used to infer rock properties favourable to oil and gas production.
Unprecedented exploration efficiency
Make sense of your dollars and cents. The fact of the matter is that mining exploration is expensive. With Niton handheld XRF analyzers, you can shorten your campaign timelines by isolating areas of interest. Quick identification of key discoveries leads to valuable time and resources saved to ensure maximum ROI. Niton analyzers provide fast geochemical analysis of outcrop and soils, and enable you to perform mapping of unexplored areas. With on-board GPS, you’ll chart exact coordinates to avoid displacing key discoveries. You’ll save days and weeks during the exploration process by no longer waiting for test results (that may or may not be in your favor), and save money on external lab tests by deploying pre-screening of samples to minimize additional costs.
Improved productivity and sustainability
Time is valuable – that’s why Niton handheld XRF analyzers help you make the most of it. Now you can perform rapid, qualitative screening directly in the field. Easily delineate ore from waste boundaries to reduce the randomness of digging. Obtain defensible data and minimize the need to send samples to external testing labs. Niton analyzers provide fast assays to optimize drill locations, guide extraction, and determine ore grade. Increase your confidence and reduce turnaround time and lab cost by relying on our field technologies.
Smart technology
Niton analyzers help you work smarter, not harder. Our smart, simplified software solutions feature an application interface that is straightforward and easy to use. You’ll have the option to customize data fields and user profiles to create workflow solutions designed to meet the needs of your business. And with our proprietary NitonConnect PC software, you can even remotely operate the analyzer from the comfort of your computer. Our premiere analyzers also feature WiFi capability to remotely transfer and view sample readings.
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Niton handheld XRF analyzers are a reliable method to analyze ore samples in open pits and underground mines – achieving the accuracy required to provide defensible information for process oversight, quality assurance, and various other operational decisions (such as grade control). Rapid analytics, combined with an optimized sampling strategy, can provide significant cost savings and added benefits for mining operations. Niton handheld XRF analyzers provide instantaneous grade control. Use Niton analyzers to:
- Ascertain the viability of lower grade resources and find localized high-grade enrichments
- Delineate ore and waste boundary
- Assess rock cuts and guide blasting, excavation, and ore handling activities
- Optimize run-of-mine stockpiles and ensure consistent blending and feeding to the mill
Measuring the composition of industrial minerals such as limestone or phosphates is essential to ensuring the quality of products such as cement or fertilizers. Niton handheld XRF analyzers are an emerging instrument of choice for in-quarry exploration and evaluating the composition of raw materials, such as phosphate, potash, gypsum, and limestone. Use Niton analyzers to:
- Determine penalty and toxic elements
- Analyze blends and sort raw materials
- Flag grade, sub-grade and waste to prevent taking ores to the waste heap
Rare Earth Elements (REE) are defined as the 15 lanthanides plus scandium (Sc) and yttrium (Y). Due to their unique optical and magnetic properties, REEs are critical components in consumer electronics, catalytic converters, and rechargeable batteries. Rarely existing in pure form, REEs are typically concentrated in more than one mineral with each mineral requiring a different extraction technology and processing procedure. Niton handheld XRF analyzers provide real-time, on-site assays of REEs and other elements. Use Niton analyzers for:
- Real time qualitative and quantitative evaluation of REE projects
- Infer low levels of heavy REEs from measured scandium (Sc) and yttrium (Y) concentrations
- Measuring Rare Earth Elements in geological samples using the Niton XL5 Plus handheld XRF Analyzer
Niton handheld XRF analyzers are valuable for upstream exploration and production (E&P)- offering rapid, on-site chemical analysis of rocks, cuttings, and cores that can be used to identify formations and determine mineral composition. Users can infer mineralogical properties favorable to oil and gas production from data collected in real-time. The Niton XL5 Plus analyzer is ideal for light elemental and trace metal analysis required for gas shale applications such as:
- Advanced exploration and drilling
- Mud logging
- Mineralogy and lithology inference
- Chemostratigraphy
Niton handheld XRF analyzers are a reliable method to analyze ore samples in open pits and underground mines – achieving the accuracy required to provide defensible information for process oversight, quality assurance, and various other operational decisions (such as grade control). Rapid analytics, combined with an optimized sampling strategy, can provide significant cost savings and added benefits for mining operations. Niton handheld XRF analyzers provide instantaneous grade control. Use Niton analyzers to:
- Ascertain the viability of lower grade resources and find localized high-grade enrichments
- Delineate ore and waste boundary
- Assess rock cuts and guide blasting, excavation, and ore handling activities
- Optimize run-of-mine stockpiles and ensure consistent blending and feeding to the mill
Measuring the composition of industrial minerals such as limestone or phosphates is essential to ensuring the quality of products such as cement or fertilizers. Niton handheld XRF analyzers are an emerging instrument of choice for in-quarry exploration and evaluating the composition of raw materials, such as phosphate, potash, gypsum, and limestone. Use Niton analyzers to:
- Determine penalty and toxic elements
- Analyze blends and sort raw materials
- Flag grade, sub-grade and waste to prevent taking ores to the waste heap
Rare Earth Elements (REE) are defined as the 15 lanthanides plus scandium (Sc) and yttrium (Y). Due to their unique optical and magnetic properties, REEs are critical components in consumer electronics, catalytic converters, and rechargeable batteries. Rarely existing in pure form, REEs are typically concentrated in more than one mineral with each mineral requiring a different extraction technology and processing procedure. Niton handheld XRF analyzers provide real-time, on-site assays of REEs and other elements. Use Niton analyzers for:
- Real time qualitative and quantitative evaluation of REE projects
- Infer low levels of heavy REEs from measured scandium (Sc) and yttrium (Y) concentrations
- Measuring Rare Earth Elements in geological samples using the Niton XL5 Plus handheld XRF Analyzer
Niton handheld XRF analyzers are valuable for upstream exploration and production (E&P)- offering rapid, on-site chemical analysis of rocks, cuttings, and cores that can be used to identify formations and determine mineral composition. Users can infer mineralogical properties favorable to oil and gas production from data collected in real-time. The Niton XL5 Plus analyzer is ideal for light elemental and trace metal analysis required for gas shale applications such as:
- Advanced exploration and drilling
- Mud logging
- Mineralogy and lithology inference
- Chemostratigraphy
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