Services - Minerals Ores and Precious Metals

Petrolab provide a comprehensive mineralogical service for the investigation of metallic and non-metallic ores, precious metal deposits, industrial minerals, slags, contaminants and mineral processing products.

Mineralogical services include:

Mineral identification by optical microscopy
QEMSCAN® data analysis, microprobe mapping and other SEM based investigative techniques
Quantitative modal analysis, particle size distribution, liberation study, mineral associations
Ore characterisation
Prediction of mineral behaviour during processing
Mineralogical description and quantitative analysis of mill products
Descriptive petrology of ores
Paragenetic interpretations

Petrolab has close local links with other organisations that provide access to additional analytical techniques and testing facilities including:

Scanning electron microscopy / energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis
QEMSCAN® automated mineralogy equipment
Microprobe mapping
X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) / X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF)
Chemical assay
Physical testing