Why Petrolab?
Mineralogical analysis
- Identification and quantification of valuable and gangue minerals in ores
- Automated Mineralogy (Bulk Modal Analysis, Deportment, Detailed Liberation, GSD, Associations, Theoretical Mineral Liberation, Particle Images)
- Ore characterisation
- Predicting the behaviour of minerals during ore processing
- Mineralogical description and quantitative analysis of mill products
Petrographic analysis
- Examination of concrete, mortar and render to identify degradation factors.
- Examination of rock, aggregate, building stone and slate.
- Mundic Screening Tests for building structures suspected of containing ‘mundic’ concrete.
Sample preparation
Petrolab offers a materials preparation service producing petrographic thin sections from samples and specimens of
- rock
- aggregate
- fossil / coral
- concrete and other similar materials
We operate the first Pelcon Automatic Thin Section Machine in the UK, which produces high quality thin sections.
Our Clients
Petrolab has provided a wide range of services to industry leading clients including:
Latest News
Ride To Rome
Later this month our office manager, Aileen Barwell along with friends Wayne, Alessandro and Dot, will be attempting to ride from London to Rome to raise money for two charities, the first being The Royal British Legion, specifically for their projects supporting Admiral Nurses who work with people (and their families who are often more affected) with Alzheimers, which is a disease that took Wayne’s father at an early age. The second charity they are supporting is Demelza House, which is a hospice that provides respite care and end of life care for children with severe illnesses and life-limiting conditions.
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Automated Mineralogy sparks interest of Petrolab visitors
Petrolab were delighted to welcome a delegation of mining industry visitors from Russia and Kazakhstan yesterday. Petrolab Director, James Strongman gave a presentation on the value of mineralogy in both exploration and operational settings and how Petrolab is utilising recent advances in automated mineralogy and correlative workflows to join with traditional optical microscopy and other complementary micro-investigative techniques such as... read more
The benefits of multicomponent mineralogical analysis – an example from the Isortoq Fe-V-Ti deposit.
We recently had the opportunity to work on R500’s high-grade Fe-V-Ti Isortoq project in South-West Greenland, using multiple analytical techniques to discern the overall bulk and trace mineralogy along with key liberation and deportment characteristics. This type of multicomponent analysis can be highly beneficial for providing robust overall mineralogical interpretation allowing greater confidence for critical ongoing commercial and development decisions.
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