How accurate is PhotonAssay™ when gold grades are low? Dr Naomi Potter, Dr Simon Dominy, and Dr James Tickner explain why sample mass — not just detection limits — is the real key to low-grade precision.
How PhotonAssay™ compares with fire assay at grades around 0.1–0.5 ppm
The importance of total precision (sampling error + instrument error) in low-grade scenarios
Why sample mass significantly improves confidence in low-grade gold assays
The physics-based differences between PhotonAssay™ and traditional geochemical methods
How PhotonAssay™ retains performance closer to its detection limit compared to fire assay
When and where PhotonAssay™ is the right method for exploration vs resource definition
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