EXPLORATION

Rio shines light on exploration

LASER mineral analysis technology developed at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Ore Deposit Science over the past decade is being offered to junior explorers for free by Rio Tinto.

Noel Dyson
University of Tasmania PhD student Francisco Testa tries the technology.

University of Tasmania PhD student Francisco Testa tries the technology.

The aim is to try and make the next major mineral deposit discovery in Australia. The mega miner was one of several companies that helped fund the research. Other miners include Anglo American, Anglogold...

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