Published 1991
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Book
Use of an americium-beryllium neutron source in gold prospecting
Creators
- 1. Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Kwabenya (Ghana). National Nuclear Research Inst.
Description
Soil samples taken from the slopes of a mountain suspected of containing gold have been analysed at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission using an americium-beryllium source of thermal neutrons, with a flux of 1.7x105 neutrons·s-1·cm-2, using the neutron activation analysis technique. The average result of 8.4x10-3g of gold, which corresponds to an average percentage of 4.2x10-2%, is quite encouraging and shows that deep within the mountain there may be solid gold deposits. This is only the beginning of the project and future analysis will be directed at five other locations. (author). 2 refs, 1 tab
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- IAEA.
- Imprint Place
- Vienna (Austria)
- ISBN
- 92-0-060091-3
- Imprint Title
- Nuclear techniques in the exploration and exploitation of energy and mineral resources
- Imprint Pagination
- 627 p.
- Series
- Proceedings series.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 591-595.
Conference
- Title
- International symposium on nuclear techniques in the exploration and exploitation of energy and mineral resources.
- Dates
- 5-8 Jun 1990.
- Place
- Vienna (Austria).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Austria
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 22042902
- Subject category
- S58: GEOSCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- AMERICIUM; BERYLLIUM; GOLD; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON SOURCES; PROSPECTING
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDES; ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELEMENTS; METALS; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SOURCES; RADIATION SOURCES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- IAEA-SM--308/91.