Services
ALS Minerals is the leading full-service provider of analytical geochemistry services for the global mining industry. With over 60 laboratories located in key mining districts on six continents, ALS Minerals provides unparalleled global coverage for a mobile industry that seeks consistent reliability and quality in the analytical work that is so vital to success.
Our globally coordinated laboratory control system is implemented at all of our permanent laboratory locations and ensures that ALS Minerals' work standards are followed and tracked at every step from initial log-in of sample submittals, through the all-important sample preparation stages and right through to analytical determination.
Analytical procedures appropriate for all "elements of interest" are tailored to meet the needs of exploration geologists, miners, mineral process engineers and metallurgists who might be engaged in exploration, mine grade control, concentrate and bullion determinations, acid-base accounting as well as process plant control. Our standard range of analytical methods covers all commodities from precious metals to iron ore and industrial minerals. These methods include those used for lithogeochemistry, trace and indicator element analysis, ore grade determination, isotope determinations, hydrogeochemistry, biogeochemistry and selective leach geochemistry.
Examples of commodities that are of interest to our clients include:
- Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium and other Precious Metals
- Copper
- Lead-Zinc
- Molybdenum
- Nickel
- Iron Ore
- Bauxite
- Lithium
- Uranium
- Rare Earth Elements (REE)
- Industrial Minerals
Auxiliary services include:
- Mineralogy Determinations (MLA)
- Core Logging, Photography, Core sawing and Archival Services
- Mobile and on-site sample preparation and/or full analytical facilities
- Access to data and quality control information via our WebtrieveTM system
- Long Term Sample Storage using the ALS bar-coded LIMS system
Please contact our client services team of the lab nearest you for more in-depth discussion of methods appropriate to meet the specifications of your project
Metallurgy Services
ALS Ammtec is a leading global provider of bankable metallurgical testing services for mineral process flowsheet development & optimisation. Facilities are based in Perth, Adelaide, and Tasmania Australia, and through the G&T facility in Kamloops, Canada.
Extensive bench scale laboratory, large scale pilot plant facilities and expert metallurgists provide mineral processing, hydrometallurgical, mineralogical and in-plant services to the global resources community. We work with our clients globally to develop and demonstrate bankable metallurgical process flow sheets designed to solve metallurgical challenges to even the most complex geology, for all commodities.
Our testwork philosophy is focused on solutions and transparency. Resource companies and the engineering and financial sectors worldwide trust ALS Ammtec’s metallurgical expertise on process optimisation, scoping, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies.
The ALS Ammtec metallurgy testwork team has an enviable global reputation for delivering the highest quality extractive metallurgical testing service with accurate and timely data, expert support and a culture of safety and innovation.
Scope of Services:
- Bench scale extractive metallurgy
- Continuous pilot plant operations
- Geometallurgy testwork
- Advanced automated mineralogy
