Journal Article

PhotonAssay™: A Review of Real-World Performance on Heterogeneous Gold Ores

A review of real-world PhotonAssay™ performance on heterogeneous gold ores — including coarse and nuggety mineralisation where conventional fire assay struggles most.

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What this note covers

  • Real-world PhotonAssay™ performance across disseminated and coarse gold deposit types

  • Method comparison with fire assay using the Tukey ratio plot framework across 200,000+ samples

  • How larger assay masses reduce total sampling variance, particularly in nuggety ore systems

  • Positional heterogeneity within PhotonAssay™ sample jars: physical basis and practical significance

  • Case studies demonstrating PhotonAssay™ accuracy and operational advantages on site

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