The microscopy Raman Confocal like support to the mining activity
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The mining activity begins with minerals prospecting and it finishes with the obtaining of the final products and the evaluation and remediation of the environmental damage. It is consider the way in wish the Confocal Raman Microscopy (CRM) is helping the mining activity, allowing rocks and minerals characterization, according their content from major to trace components, supplying qualitative and quantitative results quickly and not destructively. The CRM is giving information about the potential behavior of the different minerals in process, sometimes supplying essential elements but in other cases complicating the process. This technique has been used also in characterizing substances and reagents in use in mining labors in order to determine if they are according the required specifications and also if there are unwanted substances in the final products. The CRM is also providing information about the way in which different wastes could damage the environment, for example releasing heavy metals or other dangerous products like asbestos. The use of this technique is illustrated mainly in the Nickel, Gold and Chrome productions.
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