Research and Development

Motivation driven by innovation!

Our commitment

• Several innovations are currently commercialised
• 2-3% of the revenues are invested in SR&ED
• Support programme for graduate studies
• CRSNG, CNRC, FQRNT, DIVEX, etc. networking.
• Partnership with UQAC, Université de Sherbrooke, Université Laval, Centre de géomatique du Québec (CGQ), etc.
• Dedicated laboratory and staff

Ongoing projects

• Development of an automated recognition system for detrital gold in heavy minerals, using photonics technology
• Development of automated mineral recognition routines using electron microscopy
• Calibration of atomiser/sprayer/pulveriser/aerosoliser for routine determination of the bond index
• Determination of metal partitioning in lake-bottom sediments
• Development of deterministic methods for the interpretation of geochemical surveys from secondary environments

Completed Projects

• Classification algorithms for indicator minerals
• Sequential extraction analysis of lake-bottom sediments
• Distribution of metals in soil-plant humus cycle
• Determination of metal partitioning in organic soils
• Metal accumulation in soils in the presence of natural and artificial galvanoplastic cells
• Separation of heavy minerals using LST heavy liquids
• Application of epifluorescence to mineralogy
• Of the use of feldspar triclinicity as indicator of superheated magma
• Development of high efficiency sluices for separating detrital gold grains (ARTGold^TM)
• Modular limnothermic heating system for temporary camps
• Modular temporary bridges
• Testing of KASKOO-X04

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