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FILENAME BVM_Mineralogy & Petrography_August2016.indd INTERNAL REVISION 2

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CLIENT Acme Labs TRIM 17.0" x 11.0" CLIENT REVISION 2CREATION DATE 01/16/15 BLEED 17.25" x 11.25" (.125") OPERATOR RMHREVISION DATE August 29, 2016 1:04 PM FOLD 8.5" x 11.0" T: 604.417.7865

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Bureau Veritas MineralsMineralogy and Petrography Automated Mineralogy by QEMSCAN and MLA for the Mining Industry

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Mineralogical studies are critical to successful geological exploration and the processing of ores. We offer a full range of packages including: bulk mineralogical analysis (BMA), particle mineralogical analysis (PMA), trace mineral search (TMS), FieldScan (FS) using QEMSCAN, MLA Express and optical mineralogy for both thin and polished sections.

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Bulk Mineral Analysis (BMA)This investigation is a one-dimensional linear analysis of point counting that provides a fast, basic study of mineral deportment.

■ Complete mineral composition and deportment ■ Element deportment ■ Mineral association ■ Mineral liberation ■ Mineral grain size

Particle Mineral Analysis (PMA) A two-dimensional mapping analysis that provides in-depth data for investigative purposes such as the flotation or leaching process.

■ Complete mineral composition ■ Elemental deportment ■ Mineral liberation and associations by size ■ Effect of primary grind on mineral liberation ■ Limiting grade recovery curves for the elements of interest

Trace Mineral Search (TMS) TMS is a refinement of the PMA scan but only measures a sub-population of the particles based on a backscattered electron intensity threshold value.

■ Target mineral (gold/silver/PGM) grain size ■ Target elemental distribution across bearing minerals ■ Mineral grain size distribution ■ Mineral liberation and association ■ Mineral locking characteristics ■ Mineral liberation by free surface

Gold Locking Characteristics

The Composition of the Copper Sulphide Binaires

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Petrographic Studies

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Preliminary Petrographic description from thin sectionsMineralographic Description from polished sectionsCombined Petrographic & Mineralographic

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Diagnosis of Metallurgical PerformancesUsing the combined methods of QEMSCAN/MLA analysis, to determine the sources that caused contaminations in the final concentrates and the losses of target metals into the tailings in plant operations or metallurgical tests.

■ Efficiency of primary grind and regrinding on the target mineral liberations ■ The quality of final concentrates ■ Status of the target minerals lost into the tailings ■ Target mineral recovery by process streams, by mineral association class

and by particle size ■ Evaluation of potential improvement in the concentrate quality and metal

recovery of plant operations or metallurgical test work

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NORTH AMERICA CANADAMain OfficeVANCOUVERTel: +1 604 253 3158Fax: +1 604 253 [email protected]

Metallurgical DivisionRICHMONDTel: +1 604 272 8110

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DOMINICAN REPUBLICMAIMONTel: +809 551 2011

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