Mining Image Gallery

Examples of drill core, crushed core, and mined ore that has undergone various stages of comminution, physical and chemical processing. The samples are typically presented to the instrument as thin-sections or polished sections.

Copper Leaching

Description
The process of copper leaching, and the rims that form around it together with chemical process.

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Working Distance: 10.8 mm
Detector: Bruker

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Sandstone

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Sandstone that typically forms a reservoir rock

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Chromitiferous Anorthosite

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Chromite-rich anorthosite from the Critical Zone, Bushveld Complex, South Africa

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Orthopyroxenite 1

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Orthopyroxenite, Crtical Zone, Bushveld, South Africa

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Orthopyroxenite 2

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Orthopyroxenite, Crtical Zone, Bushveld, South Africa

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Platininum Group Mineral Particle 1

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Backscattered electron photomicrograph of a particle containing a Platininum Group Mineral (PGM) - high BSE

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Platininum Group Mineral Particle 2

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Particle containing a Platininum Group Mineral

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Platininum Group Mineral Particle 3

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Platinum Group Mineral - Containing Particles

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Serpentinite

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Complex secondary veining in serpentinite, Lizard Complex, Cornwall, UK

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Sheared Rock

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Sheared textures in nickel-rich ore

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Base Metal

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Lead and zinc ore containing galena (red) and sphalerite (blue)

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Copper Leach 1 : Copper-rich feed ore before treatment

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Characterization of copper-rich feed ore before treatment at an acid heap leach plant

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Copper Leach 2 : Copper-rich feed ore after treatment

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Characterization of copper ore after treatment at an acid heap leach plant

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Lead Concentrate

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Locked and liberated grains in a lead concentrate

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Lead Zinc 1

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Locked and liberated grains in feed and concentrate samples from a lead zinc mine

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Lead Zinc 2

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Locked and liberated grains in feed and concentrate samples from a lead zinc mine

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Copper Sulphide Ore 1

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Typical copper sulphide ore, Arizona, USA

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Copper Sulphide Ore 2

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Typical copper sulphide ore mined in Arizona, USA

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Nickel Laterite

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Sized, crushed nickel laterite ore, New Caledonia

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Nickel Sulphide Ore 1

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Nickel sulphide ore, southern Africa

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Nickel Sulphide Ore 3

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Nickel sulphide ore, southern Africa

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Nickel Sulphide Ore 5

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Nickel sulphide ore, southern Africa

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Pisolithic-Textured Bauxite

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Pisolithic-Textured Bauxite

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Slag

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Example slag textures from a lead-zinc plant

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Zinc Concentrate

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Typical particles from a zinc concentrate

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Copper Ore

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Typical chalcopyrite-bearing particles illustrating how grain size can vary, which in turn controls grind size, liberation and recovery.

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Graphite Ore

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Graphite ore, Tanzania

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Heavy Mineral-rich Beach Sand

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Heavy mineral-rich beach sand

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Heavy Mineral Products from Sand Mining

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Heavy mineral products from a sand mining operation in southern Africa

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Ilmenite - Rich Heavy Mineral Sand

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Ilmenite-rich heavy mineral sand

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Heavy Mineral-Rich Beach Sand 2

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Heavy mineral-rich beach sand

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Kimberlite 1

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Diamond-bearing ore from South Africa

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Kimberlite 2

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Diamond-bearing ore from Canada

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Kimberlite 3

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Diamond-bearing ore from South Africa

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Kimberlite 4

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Diamond-bearing ore from South Africa

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Mining Image Gallery

Copper Leaching

Sandstone

Chromitiferous Anorthosite

Orthopyroxenite 1

Orthopyroxenite 2

Platininum Group Mineral Particle 1

Platininum Group Mineral Particle 2

Platininum Group Mineral Particle 3

Serpentinite

Sheared Rock

Base Metal

Copper Leach 1 : Copper-rich feed ore before treatment

Copper Leach 2 : Copper-rich feed ore after treatment

Lead Concentrate

Lead Zinc 1

Lead Zinc 2

Copper Sulphide Ore 1

Copper Sulphide Ore 2

Nickel Laterite

Nickel Sulphide Ore 1

Nickel Sulphide Ore 3

Nickel Sulphide Ore 5

Pisolithic-Textured Bauxite

Slag

Zinc Concentrate

Copper Ore

Graphite Ore

Heavy Mineral-rich Beach Sand

Heavy Mineral Products from Sand Mining

Ilmenite - Rich Heavy Mineral Sand

Heavy Mineral-Rich Beach Sand 2

Kimberlite 1

Kimberlite 2

Kimberlite 3

Kimberlite 4