Measured #9- Todd Houlahan

Measured

This week: Everything Portable XRF!
In this instalment of the #measuredpodcast, Olympus IMS Director of International Mining Todd Houlahan comes on to talk pXRF, the future of mining technology, and much more!
Measured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces.
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Timestamps
1:30 Todd & Rene's journeys into pXRF
6:31 Bit of history: pXRF's acceptance in the mining industry over the years
17:15 Building your own pXRF? Keeping technology in vogue.
23:59 Is there more ground to gain on precision and accuracy?
0:30:20 Olympus' point of difference, R&D, and testimonials.
0:36:28 pXRF value proposition.
0:40:30 pXRF vs Labs: Why isn't everyone adopting XRF?
0:44:00 Moving forward with new technology.
0:47:20 Innovation & Collaboration: the future of XRF (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwmMgWYdeVc).
0:57:03 Talks
James Buskard: https://www.pdac.ca/convention/programming/exploration-insights/sessions/exploration-insights/exploration-insights-online
Ayesha Ahmed: https://www.pdac.ca/convention/programming/exploration-insights/sessions/exploration-insights/exploration-insights-online
0:58:00 The power of multi-element data in down-stream workflows such as resource estimation
1:03:16 pXRF & JORC
Additional materials:
Camiro pXRF Study
https://www.appliedgeochemists.org/images/stories/XRF/pXRF Report Phase I Report rev Oct 2013.pdf
https://www.appliedgeochemists.org/images/stories/XRF/pXRF2-Report_Dec_29_2013.pdf
Ayesha Ahmed Copper Fertility
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332165570_Assessing_copper_fertility_of_intrusive_rocks_using_field_portable_X-Ray_fluorescence_pXRF_data
Gazley And Fisher – Resolution of geochemical and lithostratigraphic complexity: A workflow for application of portable X-ray fluorescence to mineral exploration
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260037684_Resolution_of_geochemical_and_lithostratigraphic_complexity_A_workflow_for_application_of_portable_X-ray_fluorescence_to_mineral_exploration
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