The HySpex Core Scanner represents a significant advancement in hyperspectral drill core imaging. Developed through a collaboration between NEO and Prediktera, alongside academic and industrial leaders within CASERM*, this integrated system leverages scientific-grade HySpex VNIR and SWIR cameras to deliver unparalleled hyperspectral imagery. Paired with Prediktera’s innovative Breeze Geo software, it achieves mineral mapping of exceptional quality and resolution. This powerful Core Scanning Tool offers a suite of interactive data analysis methods and incorporates publicly available USGS algorithms for mineral identification, minimum wavelength mapping, and spectral angle mapping.
HySpex Core Scanner stands out as a dedicated platform meticulously designed for mining exploration, offering:
- High-resolution, hyperspectral imagery for detailed analysis.
- A drill-core optimized system ensuring precise data acquisition.
- Real-time mineral analysis capabilities for immediate insights.
- The flexibility to work seamlessly with your own data.
- The power to map mineralization phases directly within the core.
- Efficient logging and export of mineral and lithology maps.
Unveiling the Power of Hyperspectral Core Scanning
Hyperspectral core scanning is revolutionizing mineral exploration by providing a non-destructive and highly detailed method for analyzing drill cores. Unlike traditional methods, this core scanning tool captures data across a wide spectrum of light, revealing mineralogical information invisible to the naked eye. This advanced technique allows for the identification and mapping of minerals based on their unique spectral signatures, offering a comprehensive understanding of the geological composition of the core. The HySpex Core Scanner excels in delivering this capability with exceptional precision and speed.
Key Features of the HySpex Core Scanning Tool
This system is engineered to provide mining professionals with a user-friendly yet powerful tool for enhancing their exploration workflows.
Precision and Detail: High-Resolution Hyperspectral Imagery
At the heart of the HySpex Core Scanner are its high-performance VNIR and SWIR cameras. These cameras capture hyperspectral data at exceptional resolution, allowing for the detailed mapping of even fine-grained mineral textures and distributions within drill cores. This level of detail is crucial for accurate mineral identification and for understanding complex geological structures.
Mining-Optimized Design: Drill-Core Focused System
The HySpex Core Scanner is specifically designed for drill core analysis. Its hardware and software are optimized to handle the unique challenges of core imaging, ensuring consistent and reliable data acquisition. The system’s design facilitates easy loading and scanning of core boxes, maximizing throughput and efficiency in core processing facilities.
Real-Time Insights: Mineral Analysis Capabilities
One of the standout features of this core scanning tool is its real-time mineral analysis capability. As cores are scanned, the system’s software can perform on-the-fly mineral identification and mapping. This immediate feedback allows geologists to quickly identify areas of interest, such as alteration zones or mineralization, enabling informed decisions about further analysis and sampling.
Data Ownership and Flexibility: Work with Your Data
The HySpex Core Scanner is designed with user autonomy in mind. It provides full control over your data, analysis parameters, and results. You can work with your own spectral libraries and algorithms, tailoring the analysis to your specific geological context and exploration objectives. This open architecture ensures that the system can adapt to evolving analytical needs.
Comprehensive Mineral Mapping: Map Mineralization Phases
This core scanning tool enables the detailed mapping of mineralization phases within drill cores. By integrating advanced spectral analysis techniques and USGS algorithms, it can delineate different mineral assemblages and alteration zones, providing a comprehensive mineralogical log of the core. These maps are invaluable for understanding ore genesis and for targeting economic mineralization.
Streamlined Logging: Exportable Mineral and Lithology Maps
The system facilitates efficient core logging by allowing users to export mineralogical interpretations and logs in common formats. These outputs are readily compatible with other core logging software, enabling seamless integration into existing geological databases and workflows. This streamlined data flow enhances collaboration and ensures a comprehensive understanding of subsurface geology.
Software and Hardware Integration for Seamless Operation
The HySpex Core Scanner is a fully integrated solution, combining robust hardware with intuitive software to provide a seamless user experience.
Software:
- Easy-to-use interface: Touch screen enabled for intuitive operation.
- Mineral classification and quantification: Advanced algorithms for accurate mineral analysis.
- USGS MICA mineral mapping: Incorporation of industry-standard USGS algorithms.
- Spectral library interactivity: Flexibility to use and customize spectral libraries.
- Machine learning classification and quantification: Advanced analytical capabilities.
- Python Interface: For customized scripting and analysis workflows.
- Image segmentation and object recognition: For enhanced feature extraction.
Hardware:
- Spectral range: 400 – 2500nm (VNIR and SWIR coverage).
- Scanning swath: 660mm, accommodating standard core boxes.
- Spatial resolution: 0.4mm (VNIR) and 3.3mm (SWIR) for detailed imaging.
- Spectral resolution: 3.3nm (VNIR) and 4.4nm (SWIR) for precise spectral measurements.
Stay in Control of Your Geological Data
The HySpex Core Scanner empowers you to maintain complete control over your valuable geological data. Its user-friendly design ensures ease of operation, while its powerful analytical capabilities provide deep insights into your drill cores. Real-time visualization and interpretation capabilities allow for immediate identification of significant zones, guiding decisions on assaying and geochemical sampling. The system’s flexibility also allows you to revisit and re-evaluate your data as needed, without incurring additional costs. While optimized for core boxes, the system can also accommodate drill chip boxes, loose samples, and rock mass specimens.
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* The Center for Advanced Subsurface Earth Resource Models (CASERM) is a collaborative research center for geoscience data use in mining industry led by Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech.
