ZEISS MinSCANThe Core of Your Mine-Site Mineralogy Laboratory

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Optimize mineral processing circuits at the mine-site

Mineral processing plant

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Monitor your mineral processing plant through daily mineralogical analysis

of process streams. With ZEISS MinSCAN, you build up a comprehensive

understanding of the daily performance of your plant.

Use the data from ZEISS MinSCAN to increase profits through greater concen-

trate quality and reduced losses to tailings. Rapidly troubleshoot recovery issues,

optimize plant performance and compliment assays by giving metallurgists,

mine managers and superintendents the confidence to make effective decisions

based on quantitative data.

ZEISS MinSCAN marks a step change in automated mineralogy technology

building on the unrivaled pedigree of ZEISS to supply rugged SEM hardware

for challenging environments. In collaboration with its key industry partners,

ZEISS introduces a complete field proven end to end solution to industry for

the first time.

Revolutionize Your Plant Performance

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Simpler. More Intelligent. More Integrated.

Plant Troubleshooting

Use ZEISS MinSCAN data to improve your bottom

line. With a systematic sampling strategy and

rapid data generation, MinSCAN can provide

quanti-tative answers to the following questions:

Are recoverable minerals being lost to tailings?

Is the concentrate being diluted? Is the incoming

ore type going to the correct process stream?

Are penalty elements being sent to the refinery?

Having answers to these questions backed by

data can enable process improvement superinten-

dents to make the right cost saving decisions for

the plant.

Feed Forward Analysis

Use ZEISS MinSCAN to analyze blast chippings

of mine blocks to direct feed ore to the correct

processing stream. Through a fast understanding

of the mineralogy and texture of the mine block,

a decision can be made to send it to the most

appropriate processing stream or even straight

to waste to avoid uneconomical processing.

During feasibility, use MinSCAN data to refine

the block model and incorporate mineralogy and

texture into the mine plan.

Daily Plant Monitoring

Through systematic sampling of the feed, concen-

trate and tailings of your process streams, under-

stand the changes in target mineral recovery by

separating the effects of ore variability from that of

processing plant parameters.

Build up an average picture of the feed quality over

time and processing plant performance to gauge

whether the day's performance is unusually high

or low. Use information regarding unoptimized

processing plant performance to kickoff process

improvement projects and rectify issues backed by

historical data. Use information regarding poor feed

quality to guide the mine plan and maximize the

overall profit of the operation.

Trending graph showing bulk mineralogy variation over time Optimization of extraction processingDrive ore stockpiling decisions

Data proving pyrite dilution of concentrate

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Your Insight into the Technology Behind It

View and Manage Your Results

Use Mineralogic’s Explorer application to browse

results of mineralogy, mineral associations,

mineral partial exposed perimeter, elemental

assay, locking and mineral liberation. Sort particles

and grains, and view individual particles, grains,

pores or fields of view. You can automatically

separate touching particles. Create large mineral

maps and BSD grayscale montages. Enjoy the

convenience of modifying mineral classifications.

Retrospectively reanalyze data offline increasing

productivity. Quickly export data for further

handling.

Remote Data Interpretation

MinSCAN is designed to be operated from

anywhere in the world. When connected to

a network, data from Mineralogic can be trans-

ferred to the cloud and interrogated by the

ZEISS applications team to improve results,

methods and workflows.

With full remote diagnostic, monitoring and

data export capability, you can always be in direct

contact with your instrument. Interpretation of

results can be performed anywhere in the world

enabling your distributed team to be a mouse

click away.

Remote access technical support maximizes system uptimeMineral particles images of heavy mineral sand feed, sorted by Feret max diameter

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Tailored Precisely to Your Applications

Typical Applications, Typical Samples Task ZEISS MinSCAN Offers

Troubleshooting Mineral processing efficiency improvement • Modal mineralogy• Assay• Mineral association• Liberation• Particle size distribution• Grain size distribution• Exposed particle surface• Daily, weekly and monthly trend charts• Grade Recovery Curve • Cumulative Liberation Yield

Plant Modelling Benchmarking plant performance and feed quality • Modal mineralogy• Assay• Mineral association• Liberation• Particle size distribution• Grain size distribution• Exposed particle surface• Daily, weekly and monthly trend charts• Grade Recovery Curve • Cumulative Liberation Yield

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Tailored Precisely to Your Applications

Typical Applications, Typical Samples Task ZEISS MinSCAN Offers

Early Gangue Rejection Increase head grade through gangue rejection • Modal mineralogy• Assay• Mineral association• Liberation• Particle size distribution• Grain size distribution• Exposed particle surface• Daily, weekly and monthly trend charts• Grade Recovery Curve • Cumulative Liberation Yield

Feasibility Understand the viability of an ore deposit for economic recovery • Modal mineralogy• Assay• Mineral association• Liberation• Particle size distribution• Grain size distribution• Exposed particle surface• Daily, weekly and monthly trend charts• Grade Recovery Curve • Cumulative Liberation Yield

Exploration Use mineral vectoring to identify new deposits • Correlation to LA-ICP-MS

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ZEISS MinSCAN at Work

Trending data produced by MinSCAN running bulk mineralogy analyses on 27 samples per day at a large

copper mine. Example shows a drop in recovery correlates well with a spike in copper bearing minerals in

the final tailings.

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Distribution of Cu in Re-cleaner concentrate

Plant performance

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Copper

Chrysocolla

Chalcopyrite

Chalcocite

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Distribution of Cu in Re-cleaner concentrate

Tenorite

Tenorite

Malachite/azurite

Digenite

Covellite

Copper

Chrysocolla

Chalcopyrite

Chalcocite

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ZEISS MinSCAN at Work

Cu deportment by mineral in cyclone overflow

Distribution of Cu bearing minerals in final tail

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Randomly sorted heavy mineral sand mineral particles

Heavy mineral sand mineral particles sorted by Feret max diameter

Detailed high resolution mineral map of a heavy mineral sand particle

Detailed high resolution mineral map of a heavy mineral sand particle

ZEISS MinSCAN at Work

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Ilmentite (High Fe)

Ilmenite (Low Fe)

Kaolinite

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Chromite

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Ilmenite (Low Fe)

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Magnetite

Monazite

Pseudobrookite

Pyrope/Almandine

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Ilmenite

Dolomite

Garnet

Calcite

Chromite

Andradite

ApatiteIlmentite (High Fe) Ilmenite (Low Fe) Monazite Quartz Rutile UnclassifiedIlmenite

Titanomagnetite UnclassifiedIlmentite (High Fe)

Ilmenite (Low Fe)

QuartzIlmeniteHaematite Pseudobrookite

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Automated mineralogy solutions from ZEISS are also available on laboratory based instruments. Choose between C-SEM and FE-SEM analytical technology and

between 1 and 3 EDS detectors. Compliment automated mineralogy with WDX, XRF or Raman spectroscopy.

Expand Your Possibilities

ZEISS EVO for 24/7 Ore Process Control

EVO is the industry standard platform for automated mineralogy and is in operation worldwide in mineral

processing laboratories. EVO’s column isolation valve allows fast sample transfer and chamber pump down,

making it the ideal SEM for 24/7 ore processing. Choose between three chamber sizes – 10, 15 or 25 – to

get the right system for your application. Use EVO in variable pressure mode for easy analysis of uncoated

samples, shortening your time to result.

ZEISS Sigma 300 for Research into Ore Processing

Sigma is a Schottky thermal emitter which combines a high brightness source with high stability improving

your time to result. By exploiting Sigma’s exceptional imaging capabilities, you can distinguish minerals

of similar average atomic weight by grayscale alone (0.07 atomic mass unit resolution). The multi-purpose

nature of Sigma allows it to perform a range of complementary analytical techniques for maximum flexibility.

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Expand Your Possibilities

Microscopy Solutions for Natural Resources

ZEISS offers you the industry’s widest range of imaging solutions for natural resources. Choose from light, electron and ion microscopes with an imaging range from

1 μm to 0.5 nm resolution. Use multiple technologies for imaging and correlate your data to gain a deeper understanding of your samples. Choose between focused

ion beam and X-ray microscopy for imaging of volumes with voxel resolution as small as 5 nm.

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Microscopes

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Widefield

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Research

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Automated

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Correlative Image Viewing with

ZEISS Atlas 5

With Atlas 5 you can compare and correlate data

from any microscope system. Combine images

from the same region of interest, acquired with

optical, electron, ion and X-ray microscopes.

Atlas 5 is your disruptive technology for

correlative data interaction in mining and

geoscience.

Correlate the Following Image Types:

• Polarized images from a light microscope

such as Axio Imager 2

• Secondary electron, backscatter and

cathodoluminescence images from a

scanning electron microscope such as

EVO, Sigma, GeminiSEM and MERLIN

• Mineral maps from a petrological analyzer

such as Mineralogic

• Virtual 2D data slices from an X-ray microscope

such as Xradia Versa and Xradia Ultra

Expand Your Possibilities

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Because the ZEISS microscope system is one of your most important tools, we make sure it is always ready

to perform. What’s more, we’ll see to it that you are employing all the options that get the best from

your microscope. You can choose from a range of service products, each delivered by highly qualified

ZEISS MinSCAN specialists who will support you long beyond the purchase of your system. Our aim is

to enable you to experience those special moments that inspire your work.

Repair. Maintain. Optimize.

Attain maximum uptime with your microscope. A ZEISS Protect Service Agreement lets you budget for

operating costs, all the while reducing costly downtime and achieving the best results through the improved

performance of your system. Choose from service agreements designed to give you a range of options and

control levels. We’ll work with you to select the Protect Service Agreement that addresses your system needs

and usage requirements, in line with your organization’s standard practices. Our service on-demand also

brings you distinct advantages. ZEISS service staff will analyze issues at hand and resolve them – whether

using ZEISS Connected Assistance remote service or working on site.

Enhance Your Microscope System.

Your ZEISS microscope system is designed for a variety of updates; open interfaces allow you to maintain

a high technological level at all times. As a result you’ll work more efficiently now, while extending the

productive lifetime of your microscope as new update possibilities come on stream.

Profit from the optimized performance of your microscope system with services from ZEISS – now and for years to come.

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