Mining & Metals - Rosemère, Quebec, Canada
LABORATOIRE HYPERSPECTRAL MOBILE D'ANALYSE DE CAROOTE DE FORAGEHYPERSPECTRAL MOBILE LABORATORY FOR CORE ANALYSISThe Core Mappertm captures one image every 2 nanometres for the visible and near infrared (400nm to 1000nm) spectra. These 300 monochromatic images are compiled in a hyperspectral cube. Using a hyperspectral cube, we produce a matrix. In X and Y, we have the spatial information of our acquisition target, and in Z, we produce the spectrum of each pixel. Thanks to this patented technique, we obtain 1.5 million spectra per acquisition. The results of the hyperspectral analyses can be uploaded into most software used to create drill logs and drill hole analyses, such as Geotic, Gemcom, Geosoft Target, Gocad or Datamine. The transfer of information into the client's databases can be set up using the following measurement criteria: a core box, a metre or even as little as a millimetre of core! The Core Mapper tm allows for a more precise and more rapid analysis (1500 meters per day) of the required minerals. It not only identifies the assemblages present and estimates their quantity, but it also allows the user to visualise their distribution on the core. Furthermore, if a customer wishes to conduct a new query – for example on the assemblages indicating rare earth mineralisation instead of gold – all we need to do is integrate this new criteria into our database.