by Chris Brough | Dec 6, 2022 | Petrolab News
Petrolab is excited to receive this Axio Imager as part of a research grant with Deep Digital Cornwall* (https://deepdigitalcornwall.org/). This research grant will facilitate high quality analysis of thin sections in three correlatable light sources (PPL, XPL and Fluorescence). The AI quantification and measurements will be applicable to numerous petrographic applications from mineral exploration to concrete. The project will be an industry first for Cornwall and likely to increase productivity by ~50%, whilst improving the quality of the data and reports. Proof of concept may also allow for additional capacity to be utilised by other partners to digitise archival thin section collections. *Deep Digital Cornwall (DDC) is a £4.4 million project launched in early 2021, that gives SMEs based in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly access to research skills, knowledge, innovation expertise, new datasets and access to state-of-the-art immersive technology facilities for 3D and 4D data visualisation. The project team is led by the University of Exeter (Camborne School of Mines and the Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence) with delivery partners Cornish Lithium, Cornwall Resources and the South West Centre of Excellence in...
by Chris Brough | Nov 9, 2022 | Petrolab News
Petrolab are delighted to welcome Daria Bondarenko. Daria Bondarenko is a recent graduate from the National Mining University of Ukraine where she completed a bachelors degree in geology, covering mineral identification, petrography and gemology. Since graduating she has worked most recently as a stock controller responsible for arranging shipments, controlling stock and overall...
by Chris Brough | Oct 31, 2022 | Petrolab News
Petrolab are proud sponsors of Process Mineralogy 2022 in Sitges, Spain this week – a picturesque town on the Mediterranean coast famed for its beaches, artistic culture and historical sites. Petrolab technical specialists will also be presenting two papers within the main conference, one on selecting the best analytical toolkits depending on the aims of any given analysis and a second paper on the importance of sample preparation for the analysis of automated mineralogy, (see further details below). Petrolab will be maintaining a booth within the exhibition centre adjacent to the conference room and would be delighted to chat to anyone at the conference who would like to find out more about our technical capabilities, experience and equipment. Paper 1: Selecting the best tools for your mining project – Knowing when to use and combine techniques including optical petrography, XRD and automated mineralogy Zajac, M ., Brough C., Garner C., Strongman J., Fletcher J. Over the past decades, assay was and remains the most common way to analyse samples on and off site primarily due to its low cost, simple and translatable numerical...
by Chris Brough | Oct 12, 2022 | Petrolab News
Petrolab are delighted to welcome James Harvey. James Harvey is a recent graduate from the University of Exeter where he completed a first-class integrated Masters degree in geology in 2021. His fourth year research project investigated the potential for small deposit mining/production of technology metals in European terranes using GIS data. Since graduating he has worked for one year with Tungsten West as Junior Geometallurgist, a role heavily focussed around sample preparation, core logging, mineralogical data analysis and laboratory QAQC....
by Chris Brough | Apr 12, 2022 | Petrolab News
Petrolab are delighted to welcome Daniel Manns. Daniel Manns is a recent Geology graduate from the University of Lancaster and the University of Iceland, where he has just completed a Master of Science. During his time studying he undertook a detailed study of plagioclase megacrysts within a volcanic system and as part of that gained valuable experience in sample preparation, thin section manufacture and petrography. He gained experience of laboratory work was through an internship with InVOLCAN in Tenerife, where he analysed soil gas samples through micro-chromatography (microGC) and quadrupole mass spectrometry (QMS). As a result of these working experiences, he is well-versed in laboratory code of conduct, safety, and maintenance. He joins Petrolab during one of its busiest periods, and has already made a great start on the sample preparation workload....
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