Abstract

We present the metrological characteristics and technical features of a gamma-activation analysis (GAA) method at a demo-testing facility, where methods for determining the concentrations of noble metals and other elements in rocks, ores, and their technological processing products are developed. Applying this installation, we can analyses samples from various mineral resources under various simulation conditions and optimize the measurement conditions of their samples. Such laboratory tests will provide clients with the real limits of detection of the elements being determined and the accuracy of their determination well in advance of their investment in their own GAA installations.

Keywords: Gold ore analysis; Gold ore processing; Gamma-activation analysis

Abbreviations: GAA: Gamma-Activation Analysis; LINAC: Linear Electron Accelerator; HPGe: High-Purity Geranium