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Handheld XRF Workshop

Nov 6, 2015
*UPDATE: FRIDAY IS NOW FREE TO ATTEND.*
Please email Denyse Leroy – DLeroy@laurentian.ca so we have an idea of numbers.
 
 
Schedule
 
Day One:
Friday, November 6, 2015
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Vale Living with Lakes Centre – Room LL102
 
Special Guests:
Gwendy Hall – CAMIRO Study
Noelle Shriver – XRF Applications at Vale
Attila Pentek – XRF at Broken Hammer for Grade Control
Gregg S. Hill, XPS – Quantitative Measurement of Rare Earths Using Olympus x5000 Desktop Analyser
John Fedorowich – XRF Applications at KGHM International
Ross Knight, Geological Survey of Canada - 1) pXRF comparison with 4 acid and fusion chemistry for a regional mineral resource assessment in the east arm of Great Slave Lake; and 2) Application of pXRF to borehole chemostratigraphy, examples from unconsolidated sediments and the Meliadine Gold district.  
 
Day Two:
Saturday, November 7, 2015
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Vale Living with Lakes Centre – Room LL102
 
XRF Theory Review / Factors Affecting Accuracy (Physical, Chemical, Analytical, Spectral Inferences) / Maximize Accuracy in Rock and Soils / Use of Calibration Factors / Use of Site Specific and Site Typical CRM’s / Review of CAMIRO Data / Q&A/ NRCAN Exam


Register today! 
 
Price:  (HST Included in Price)
Industry – $339.00 (2 days + NRCAN certification)
Industry – FREE (Friday only)
Student – $146.90 (2 days + NRCAN certification)
Student – FREE (Friday)
 
Those who are taking the NRCAN exam will be required to bring TWO passport photos and a completed NRCAN XRF Eye Examination Report to the course.
 
MAXIMUM of 30 PARTICIPANTS!
 
Please send questions or a completed registration form to: Denyse Leroy at DLeroy@Laurentian.ca

Source: https://laurentian.ca/goodmanschoolofmines/xrfworkshop/