Profitable mining with the help of radiation technology

During the boom years of the 2000s, the global mining industry expanded quickly, with many countries and companies investing large amounts of money in efforts to increase production and satisfy a rapidly growing global economy hungry for natural resources. Now, with lower commodity prices, decreasing ore quality and higher production costs, keeping these mines open means streamlining operations and improving productivity. Radiotracers and nucleonic gauges are among the techniques that enable the industry to achieve this increased efficiency.