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Feb 17, 2020

Choosing the right technique to analyse your samples is an important decision and new technology is changing the game. Dr Simon Dominy joins Ian Glacken, Director of Geology at Optiro, to discuss new techniques including photon assay.

In this episode:

0:44 What do we mean by 'bulk' assaying?
2:05 Why use BLEG or...


Feb 3, 2020

Bulk sampling can help you get a more accurate idea of how much ore there is to be mined, but you need to have the scale to do it and know when it is appropriate. Dr Simon Dominy joins Director of Geology at Optiro Ian Glacken to discuss where he has seen it used well in the past.

In this episode:

1:07 Why do we need to...