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About Chrysos PhotonAssay

The Chrysos PhotonAssay instrument was developed at Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization or CSIRO (https://www.csiro.au). Chrysos Corporation (https://www.chrysos.com.au/) was formed in partnership with CSIRO to commercialize the technology. Sample preparation comprises crushing the sample material and placing this material in sample jars and then into the instrument. The Chrysos PhotonAssay instrument directs high-energy X-rays at the sample causing excitation of atomic nuclei, allowing analysis of gold, silver, and other elements in as little as two minutes.

Importantly, Chrysos PhotonAssay allows large samples of up to 500g to be measured and provides a true bulk reading independent of the chemical or physical form of the sample. This assay method has particular advantages for nuggety gold mineralization, facilitating the assay of an entire core interval of gold mineralization in multiple sample jars, thereby maximizing the sample size and increasing the reliability of the result. The process is completely non-destructive, preserving sample material for additional work including check assays by conventional fire assay and metallic screening.

This method is now employed around the world by various mining and exploration companies with excellent results. For example, Barrick recently partnered with MSALABS to install a Chrysos PhotonAssay unit at Barrick’s Bulyanhulu Mine in Tanzania, and Kirkland Lake Gold recently installed a Chrysos PhotonAssay unit at its Fosterville Mine in Australia. Other companies that are actively utilizing the Chrysos PhotonAssay include Novo Resources Corp. at its mining operations and exploration projects in Western Australia and Benz Mining Corp. Benz recently announced results from 8,500kg of material shipped from its Eastmain Gold Project in Quebec to Intertek in Perth and have also announced an agreement with MSALABS guaranteeing exclusivity on 20,000 assays per month at MSALABS Chrysos PhotonAssay facility in Val d’Or. Additional information on the utilization of the Chrysos PhotonAssay method by these companies can be found on line.