The Orexplore Geocore X10 instrument combines X-ray high-resolution 3D imaging and accurate geochemistry analysis to provide information on the intact characteristics of drill core materials. To test potential applications, drill core materials used 1) in kinetic trials and 2) from a gold and copper system were characterised to determine if sulfides could be identified and this data used to improve geometallurgical and geoenvironmental predictions. Results showed that sulfides could be effectively identified with algorithms developed to extract 3D textural parameters and mineral associations. A new visible optics device called Minerals Insights was also tested for identification of Au and sulfide species using materials from several porphyry deposits. Results were compared to MLA data indicating Mineral Insights was able to accurately determine particle size, shape and mineral association. Integration of automated mineralogy tools for kinetic column feed characterisation continued with biokinetic trials commenced at the University of Cape Town and laser ablation ICP-MS performed to determine absolute trace metal concentrations for the sulfides present in the waste materials collected from three mine sites in western Tasmania, Africa and Finland.