Canadian Mining Magazine recently featured Inorganic Ventures in the article, "When Every Gram Counts: The Rising Importance of Analytical Accuracy in Mining," written by Brian Alexander, PhD, president of Inorganic Ventures, exploring how rising commodity prices and increasingly complex ore deposits are pushing mining operations toward greater analytical rigor.
The article discusses how, as gold and rare earth projects operate closer to economic thresholds, even small variances in assay results can meaningfully affect resource classification, recovery modeling, and long-term project valuation.
The piece also examines how sampling integrity and matrix-matched calibration remain foundational to defensible results in challenging mining chemistries — including cyanide leach solutions and rare earth element analysis — and features insight from William R. Sattlegger, CEO of i2i Vestcom Advisors Corporation, on how sampling risk can be the first point of analytical failure.
The article closes by emphasizing how analytical supply chains are adapting to mining's shrinking margin for uncertainty, with matrix-matched certified reference materials, extended shelf-life formulations, and site-specific technical support becoming increasingly critical as more analytical work moves closer to the mine site.
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When Every Gram Counts: The Rising Importance of Analytical Accuracy in Mining