Ammtec

AMA - Overview

Recent expansion has seen the development of a mineralogy division that utilises state-of-the-art automated mineralogical instruments to undertake analyses for the Petroleum and Mining industries.

Automated Mineral Analysis - AMA

QEMSCAN™and MLA™ instruments use advanced electron beam (e-beam) technology combined with high resolution Back-Scatter Electron (BSE) and Secondary Electron (SE) imaging and Energy Dispersive Spectrometers (EDS) to rapidly identify ore- and rock-forming minerals.
 

Advanced software programs analyse the data generated to provide sample related textural and mineral information in the form of mineral maps.

The analytic software enables rapid data analysis to identify major, minor and trace mineral abundances, grain size distribution and average grain densities

Samples - AMA

………can be performed on……… 

• Drill cuttings
• Thin sections
• Core slabs
• Core plugs
• Sidewall cores



Drill cuttings are mounted in resin, polished and carbon coated. The analysis examines 1000’s of particles per sample, providing statistically sound and repeatable results.

Fossils

Several Micro Fossils have been identified in drill cutting samples from around the world.

Mineral Logs

A standard output from the AMA is a plot of mineral abundance versus depth. The list of minerals displayed is selectable.
 

Trace Minerals

 
AMA is an excellent technology for identifying trace minerals and determining their abundance. 

The mineral maps below illustrate the concentration of trace minerals (zircon and anatase) and carbon in stylolites in a sandstone core.

    

 

CONTACTS:

Mike Dowen
mike.dowen @ammtec.com.au
Business Development Manager  

Joseph Hamilton (joseph.hamilton @ammtec.com.au)
Chi Ly (chi.ly@ammtec.com.au)
Consultant Mineralogists


6 Macadam Place
Balcatta
Australia 6021
www.ammtec.com.au