Additional services to those listed may become available on site please enquire Additional hydro and pyrometallurgical as well as pilot plant tests are available through a partner service provider please enquire All prices are by request Contact details Metallurgyactabscom 8076226707 ext 422 P AGE 27 W e of fer a full characterization of the ore and evaluation and testing of ore processing and extraction methods Ore characterization is done by the Geometallurgy Department making use of FEGQEMSCAN FEGMLA petrographic microscopy and Ri etveld XRD analyis Services of fered cover a wide range of precious metals base metals and industrial minerals The Extractive Metallurgical Department of fers the following general services Metallurgical Services Code 5G Carbon SulphurMetallurgical Balance Package Element Detection Limit CT otal 001 Price 8500sample CGraphitic 005 COrganic 005 CO 2 001 S 001 SO 4 03 Actlabs of fers services using our New W ave Research 213 nanometer laser which is linked to our Thermo FinniganHigh Resolution ICPMS Using our Super Cell this provides the ultimate in sensitivity The laser beam can analyze spots from 5 microns to 100 microns Usually polished s ections or polished thin sections can be analyzed Scans across sections can be run on a programmed grid pattern as well A number of elements can be scanned at th e same time Some applications include UTh dating in Ziron from rim to core Lead isotopic ratios in minerals Analysis of trace elements in carbonaterich matrices such as mussel shells otholites etc Evaluation of impurities in metal samples Rare earth elements scan in minerals Selective extr action analysis of soils Forensic analysis of plastics ceramics paint and glass Analysis of metal contents in tree rings Backscattered electron image of an euhedral pyrite grain with Asrich pyrite light grey rim ming as Aspoor core Comminution Crushing Ball or rod grinding Bond Grindability test Particle Size Analysis Cyclosizing Flotation Bench scale batch froth flotation Kinetic testing Locked cycle testing Gravity Concentration Centrifugal Concentration Knelson Concentrator Shaking T able Wilfley Gravity Recoverable Gold T est Heavy Media Separation Magnetic Separation Davis T ube Recovery SolidLiquid Separation Filtration Settling T ests Hydrometallurgy Bottle roll and tank leaching Cyanidation SequentialDiagnostic Leaching Activated Carbon T esting Analytical counts spectrum from a LAICPMS spot analysis of a pyrite crys tal similar to that seen in the backscat tered electron image of pyrite From Newsl etter of the Cen tre for Ore Deposit Research an ARC Special R e s e a r c h C e n t r e a t t h e U ni v e r s i ty o f T asmania Codes Newsletter 15 December 2003 Laser Ablation High Resolution ICPMS Graphite flotation Knelson Concentrator