Mining and Minerals

Mining and Minerals

“If it can’t be grown, it must be mined.” Natural resources form the foundation of societies’ lives and mining has played a key role throughout the millennia. From ancient Egypt to the Industrial Age and the ability of mass production, progress has led to our current demand for bigger, faster and stronger products.

The life-cycle of mining begins with exploration, continues through production before ending with closure and postmining land use. The ability to carry out fast and accurate analyses is very important to mining laboratories and is vital to critical decision-making. We provide analytical services suitable from greenfields exploration through to mine closure, including sample preparation and a wide range of state-of-the-art mineral testing services:

• Mineralogical analyses and phase determination
• Standard mineral sample preparation (dry, crush, split and pulverize)
• Advanced exploration including lithium borate and sodium peroxide fusions
• Particle size analysis
• Ores and concentrates chemical composition, including iron ore, nickel laterite, aluminum ore (bauxite), chromite ore, manganese ore, industrial minerals, refractory minerals and others