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Minerals testing laboratories

MTRC Mineral testing services – Your partner for operational excellence

Have confidence in your decision-making when you partner with FLS MTRC. We offer services for mineralogical characterisation, metallurgical testing, equipment selection, flowsheet design and troubleshooting via state-of-the-art mineral testing laboratories at key locations around the world. So you can get more from your ore.

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Optimised process design through advanced mineral testing

With cutting edge metallurgical testing and mineral analysis facilities, FLS MTRC offers a  wide range of testing and engineering services needed to design a mineral extractive process. From the hardness and abrasiveness of materials, to crushing and grinding capabilities, flotation, pre-leach and leaching, gravity separation, dewatering, chemical and mineralogical analysis, right the way through the process. No two deposits are the same, so this detailed testing ensures that your process is designed to meet the needs of your deposit. Optimising process design according to ore characteristics prevents the selection of over-sized or under-sized equipment, which saves on both capital and operating costs as well as reducing the environmental impact of the process. Our minerals testing laboratories effectively allow you to ‘try before you buy’ - ensuring that every investment brings you value.

A full portfolio of mineral testing services

  • Ore characterisation and process mineralogy

    MTRC provides high-quality, cost efficient, reliable mineralogy work performed by a team with decades of mining and production experience. We offer mineralogical support services related to geo-metallurgy, heap leaching, concentrator optimisation and characterisation of other materials.

  • MTRC Comminution

    Optimise your plant with reliable parameter data. FLS' Comminution Lab offers all testing components for equipment sizing, and we thoroughly train our staff in testing procedures to ensure consistency and accuracy. We offer a comprehensive range of comminution testing to determine the ideal plant parameters that will optimise your processing plant.

  • MTRC Dawson metallurgical laboratories

    Improve mineral processing productivity, grade and recovery, through reliable analysis and testing of mineral bodies and flowsheets. FLS MTRC Dawson Metallurgical Laboratories provide metallurgical testing for ore amenability, process development, flowsheet layout and plant design.

  • MTRC Solid/liquid separation

    Optimise your evaluation of new or existing processes, either to improve your operation or to determine design criteria for new equipment selection. The FLS' Separations Laboratories offer experienced engineers to assist you in the evaluation of all your processes. Laboratories are located regionally, and services include contract testing, process engineering, bench testing, pilot testing and research and development. Your test results will offer material- and process-specific conditions, which will ultimately provide efficiency throughout your plant system.

  • MTRC Analytical services

    Get the accurate and precise results your mineral business depends on. The FLS Analytical Laboratory provides quality geochemical analyses to support the Minerals Testing and Research Center facility, allowing us to provide complete mineralogical characterisation and metallurgical testing programs. A combination of well-established methods, coupled with advanced analytical instrumentation, provide you with empirical data to inform your every decision.

  • MTRC Pilot operations

    Get advanced, support for solid/liquid separation testing. FLS' Pilot Operations Group and regional laboratories offer a variety of advanced pilot-scale equipment; we build pilot units as ready-to-go installations, and include the required major pieces of process equipment, control panels and ancillary equipment — all skid-mounted for easy transportation and installation.

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Frequently asked questions

FAQs for mineral testing services

No, MRTC has all the equipment needed to conduct test work.

There is no minimum volume of sample you need to submit; it just has to be representative of your materials.

We can test all materials except radioactive materials.