Characterisation of gold ores by X-ray computed tomography - Part 1: Software for calibration and quantification of mineralogical phases

GeoMet 2011 - 1st AusIMM International Geometallurgy Conference 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 321-330

  Howard, L E ^a   Elangovan, P ^a   Dominy, S C ^b,c   Armstrong, R ^a   Hezel, D ^a   Abel, R L ^a,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b Snowden Mining Industry Consultants Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATIONS; DIGITAL ANALYSIS; GOLD ORES; GRAY SCALE; GRAY VALUE; HIGH RESOLUTION; IDENTICAL MATERIALS; IMAGING SOFTWARE; LABOUR-INTENSIVE; MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; MICRO COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (MICRO-CT); MICRO CT; MINERAL PHASIS; MINERALOGICAL PHASIS; NON DESTRUCTIVE; X-RAY ATTENUATION; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY FLUX; X-RAY IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

CORE DRILLING; DATA PROCESSING; GOLD; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ORES; SEPARATION; SOFTWARE PACKAGES; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84866870665     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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