Rambler Metals & Mining (RMM) currently operates the Ming Mine and ore processing plant on the Baie**Verte Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Ming Mine produces both copper and gold. The**objective of this proposed study is to gain information through geometallurgical analysis of current process**stream materials, via advanced and innovative instrumental Mineral Liberation Analysis (MLA). The findings**will then inform changes to processing to increase gold recovery in a cost-effective manner.**Mineral Liberation Analysis (MLA) is based on high resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Our**planned approach will include improved integration of efficient automated MLA mapping, using an SEM**equipped with a Field Emission Gun (FEG) electron beam source that provides superior spatial resolution for**this application, with follow-up Backscattered Electron Imaging - Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy**(SEM-BSE-EDX) analysis to characterize individual gold-bearing mineral grains.