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ANALYTICAL SERVICES

Today's corporate mining is a large-scale operation and investment. We understand what's at stake, and how critical information is to the decision making process.  We combine sophisticated testing with rigorous data analysis to help clients make informed decisions that lead to successful mining ventures.

Fire Assay

FA-AuAg-Grav

FA-AuAg-AA

FA-AuAg-Grav50

FA-AuAg-AA50

Gold and silver analysis by fire assay - gravimetric finish, 30 g 

Gold and silver analysis by fire assay - AA determination, 30 g

Gold and silver analysis by fire assay - gravimetric finish, 50 g 

Gold and silver analysis by fire assay - AA determination, 50 g 

Metallic Fire Assay

Gold and silver analysis. 1 kg screen charge milled to 80% passing 200 mesh Complete fire of +200 mesh, duplicate split of -200 mesh

Metallic Fire Assay

Elemental Determination

ICP - 30 Element Sweep

AA - Single Element

ABA

Acidity/Alkalinity

TDS

TSS

Cyanide, Total

Cyanide, WAD

3-acid microwave digestion with ICP-OES

Single element, solution analysis by Flame AA

Acid Base Accounting

Acidity/Alkalinity by CaCO3

Total Dissolved Solids

Total Suspended Solids

Total CN in Solution

Weak Acid Dissociable CN in Solution

Carbon Sulfur Speciation

Carbon - Total 

Carbon - Inorganic

Carbon - Organic

Sulfur - Total 

Sulfur - Sulfate

Sulfur - Sulfide

Total carbon by LECO

Acid digestion with LECO finish

By Difference

Total sulfur by LECO

Acid digestion with LECO finish

By Difference

Fire assay is typically used for samples suspected to have coarse deposits. Pulverized samples are screened where the passing and non-passing sample sizes are assayed separately. 

Fire assay gold mine mill

When it is determined that samples may contain coarse gold nugget, it is necessary to expand the fire assay testing to a larger sample of material. The process accounts for the coarse portion of a sample to encompass any gold nuggets for a more representative value. 

Instrumental analysis for the determination of carbon, particularly preg robbing organic carbon, and sulfur/refractory sulfides

Forte Analytical ICP Machine - LECO (1).

Instrumental analysis mainly used to determine composition of carbons and sulfuric compounds. 

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