Method and system for in situ, continuous and real-time analysis of mineral content in drilling debris

摘要

Method and a system for in situ measuring and analyzing, in a continuous, non- intrusive manner in real-time, one or more compounds, typically minerals present in debris from drilling or some similar material, in powder, comminuted solids or slurry form. The main application includes real-time, non-intrusive, continuous in situ determination of the grade of valuable minerals, such as copper, iron, silver, gold, platinum, nickel, cobalt, chromium, vanadium, manganese, molybdenum, zinc, titanium and uranium, among others, present in the drilling pits debris generated during the excavation, with a relatively low measurement error.