By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Steel & Mines Department commissioned highly advanced and scientific XRD & XRF Laboratory in the Directorate of Geology, Bhubaneswar. For the very first time, this type of laboratory is procured by the Government of Odisha. It will expedite and facilitate the mineral exploration programme.
The XRD & XRF Laboratory will step up the analytical aspect of rocks and minerals which in turn will accelerate the auction process.XRD (X-Ray diffraction) machine will precisely identify the mineral phase whereas XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence) is for elemental analysis of rocks/ores instantly. Both the instruments cost around five cores rupees.
Minister, Steel & Mines, Sri Prafulla Kumar Mallik inaugurated the laboratory on 04.102.2021 in the presence of D.K Singh, Principal Secretary to Govt. of Odisha; Debidutta Biswal, Director of Mines; Balwant Singh, Managing Director, OMC; M. R. Panda, Director of Geology; M.R. Mahapatra, Additional Director Geology, Dr. Prabal Kumar Chand, Joint Director Geology; Md. Q. Jamal Khan, Deputy Director Geology; Smt. Subhra Sunayana Aich, Geologist; Smt. Monica Ghana, Geologist; Smt. Santosini Swain, Geologist and other senior officers of Directorate.
