Mining and Minerals Industry Applications
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The Mining and Minerals Industry has a wide array of
testing needs and analysis applications such as analysis
of extracted materials (ore) and processed materials and
concentrates, to verification of the final product chemistry
and alloy grade identification of plant metal components.  

The final products and those being processed require
verification of their composition for process control and
outgoing certification.
Western Analytical Solutions, LLC
Material Analyzers
Product Certification and Finished Product Analysis
PXRF
Lab XRF
Rheology
SEM/EDX
    Semi-Refined Metals - Precious Metal Dore - ASTM E1335
 
 
    Placer Gold purity for value determination and exchanges
   
    China and Ball Clays for Ceramics - ASTM C1605
 
   
    Lime and Limestone - ASTM C1271
 
 
 
    Impurities in Silica Sand and Silicon raw materials
 
   
Ore and Concentrates Analysis
PXRF
Lab XRF
Rheology
SEM/EDX
    Penalty Elements in Gold Ore for extraction grading
 
    Sulfur and other elements affecting Fire Assay results - ASTM E1335
   
    direct measurement of Drill Core to screen sections for lab testing
 
 
 
    Activated Carbon analysis for Gold, Mercury and others
 
   
Process Control during Milling and Refining
PXRF
Lab XRF
Rheology
SEM/EDX
    Gold and Platinum ore, concentrates and impurities analysis
 
 
    Copper, Zinc, Molybdenum ore and impurities
 
    Silver, Lead and Iron ore and concentrates
 
    Uranium - ASTM C1254, C1456, C1110, C1022
 
   
    Phosphate Ore Grading - Sulfur and Phosphorus
   
    Slurry Viscosity and Yield Stress for Pumping and Thickener Design
   
 
    Tailing Analysis for Residual Non-Extracted Metals
     
General Chemical and Process Control
PXRF
Lab XRF
Rheology
SEM/EDX
    Coal and Coke Fly Ash - ASTM D5759, D4326
 
 
 
    Carbon Black Sulfur Content - ASTM D1619
 
   

       
Fabricators and Chemical Plants
PXRF
Lab XRF
Rheology
SEM/EDX
    Positive Material Identification - ASTM E1085, E2465, E572
 
   
    Alloy Verification of Installed Pipe, Valve, Vessel, etc
     

       
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