TECHNIQUES USED FOR

GEOMETALLURGICAL CHARACTERIZATION
Chemical analysis
Physical analysis -Mechanical
Microscopy
Infrared shortwave spectrometry (SWIR)
X-ray diffraction
Release Degree Analysis
Electronic Microscopy
Leaching tests of auriferous minerals.
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS  MICROSCOPY

IT PROVIDES THE OVERALL CHEMICAL

COMPOSITION IN TERMS OF METALS
PRESENT.

 OPTICAL EMISSION
SPECTROPHOTOMETER WITH
PLASMA INDUCTIVELY COUPLED
(ICP-OES).
 SPECTROMETER OF MASSES WITH
SOURCE OF PLASMA OF COUPLING
PRECIOUS MINERAL INCLUSIONS TEXTURES
INDUCTIVE (ICP-MS)
 SEQUENTIAL COPPER ANALYSIS

 DETERMINATION OF MINERALS METALLIC

 GRAIN SIZE
 MINERALOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS (RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MINERALS)
 ALTERATIONS AND REPLACEMENTS
 TYPE OF TEXTURES
 PARAGENETIC SEQUENCES (FORMATION OF
MINERALS).
  TESTING OF LEACHING OF
 PETROGRAPHIC STUDIES AURÍFEROS MINERALS
 Identification of minerals not metallic
 It is based on the dissolution of
and some metallic
Gold and Silver in an alkaline
 Grain size
medium
 Classification of the type of rock.
 These tests consist of evaluating
 Mineralogical Associations (relationship
the Maximum degree of
between minerals)
dissolution of Gold from
 Types of alterations hydrothermal
mineral, as well as the
consumption of cyanide and
lime, which will serve as
important reference in the
 Type of textures
design of conditions of the
leaching test
 CONCLUSIONS

• The geometallurgy is a tool that involves specialists in the field

of microscopy, geology, mining and extractive metallurgy to
optimize the processes of exploitation and beneficiation of
minerals.
• The geometallurgy is also used to optimize production plans,
make projections and reduce risk.
• The geometallurgy can be used in the design of new plants
and during operations.
NEWS: INNOVATIONS IN GEOMETALLURGY TO
OPTIMIZE MINING
Experts highlighted the role of the geometallurgical model
to know the body and the characterization of minerals that
contain the deposits.
Every time you start to develop a mining operation there
are many conditions that are imposed on companies. For
example, to get financing, banks, or risk-measuring
entities, demand more from what was demanded in the
past.
This was mentioned by the expert Roger Amenluxen,
business director of Aminpro, who gave the conference
"Innovations in Geometallurgy", in the framework of the
traditional mining Thursday, organized by the Institute of
Mining Engineers of Peru (IIMP).