Olympus Portable X-ray Fluorescence (pXRF) analysers provide high performance, real-time geochemical data for rapid multi-element characterization of soils, rocks and ores. Recent, major advances in pXRF technology has vastly improved the limits of detection and number of elements measured, in addition to significantly reducing analysis test times. pXRF is now utilized as an effective method for exploring and in the production of nickel laterite mineralisation. It is routinely used in the reconnaissance drilling, trenching, face sampling, stockpile verification and on concentrates products.
Nickel Laterite Geology
![]() Figure 1 - A generalized cross section of nickel laterite deposits. Source: https://www.geologyforinvestors.com/nickel-laterites | ![]() A Vanta pXRF analyser being used to sample stockpiles (above) and sample active open cut mine faces in New Caledonia (below) |