{"id":1175,"date":"2013-08-29T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:11:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:11:51","slug":"miss-us-mining-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/mining\/miss-us-mining-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Miss Us At the Mining Shows?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdac.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right\" title=\"PDAC 2013\" alt=\"PDAC 2013\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/convention-2013-homepage-pic-_with-blur__2_.jpg\" width=\"489\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a>The mining industry is constantly seeking innovative new technologies to maximize the efficiency of exploration activities and mining operations.\u00a0 You can see some of these technologies demonstrated at the large global mining shows \u2013 including two that have already happened this year:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smenet.org\/page\/index.cfm?id=893\">2013 SME Annual Meeting &amp; Exhibit<\/a> and\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/convention.pdac.ca\/pdac\/conv\/index.aspx\">Prospectors &amp; Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)<\/a>\u00a0<em>(photo on right from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdac.ca\/\">PDAC website<\/a>).<\/em>  If you weren\u2019t able to make either show, you can still get a look at one of the industry\u2019s most comprehensive portfolios of analysis and material handling solutions from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Here\u2019s a glimpse of the instruments, equipment, consumables, and industry-leading laboratory information management system (LIMS) that you missed: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the area of <strong>exploration<\/strong>, our new Thermo Scientific Ultra Performance <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niton.com\/en\/mining\/applications\/exploration\">\u00a0XRF Mining Packages<\/a> offer a unique, synergistic, and comprehensive solution for the analysis of light elements using modern, field-portable XRF equipment.\u00a0 Thermo Scientific\u2122 Niton\u2122 XL3t Series <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niton.com\/en\/mining\/products\">XRF analyzers<\/a> now available with embedded GPS functionality, make it easier to capture the exact position of a sample at the same time geochemical analysis is performed.<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>material handling<\/strong>, the new Thermo Scientific\u2122 Ramsey\u2122 Micro-Tech 9000 Electronics platform provides enhanced communications and connectivity for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thermoscientific.com\/ecomm\/servlet\/productsdetail_11152___11962757_-1\">process industry weighing and monitoring applications<\/a>. Built-in Ethernet and USB capabilities improve system communication and prevent downtime by enabling independent load cell troubleshooting.<\/li>\n<li>During <strong>processing<\/strong>, the Thermo Scientific\u2122 Nitus\u2122 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thermoscientific.com\/ecomm\/servlet\/productsdetail_11152_L11114_87461_13440412_-1\">\u00a0Gamma Backscatter (GBS) Gauge<\/a> measures level, density and wall buildup in large mining vessels of any size and in pipes 24 inches or larger. 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