Laboratory and Field Services

Laboratory Outsourcing

Gain instant access to world class technical and analytical expertise through our laboratory Outsourcing Services.

Leverage our expertise through laboratory outsourcing and gain instant access to world class technical and analytical expertise. Benefit from our leading industry expertise while avoiding the financial, technical and administrative constraints of setting up and managing an in-house lab.

Our global network of state-of-the-art laboratories and expert staff are able to provide high quality research, quality control and analytical services. We tailor our services to your needs to deliver on time, accurate and trustworthy results.

Our expertise ranges from simple analytical procedures to complex processes like setting up laboratory facilities for our clients.

Our services include:

• Analysis of submitted samples
• Sample preparation and collection
• Analytical projects
• Full lab outsourcing
• Lab set up or acquisition

Please contact us if you’re interested in cost effective access to top notch laboratory services only when needed.

Mine Site Laboratory Services

Cotecna mine site laboratories enable high quality testing and analysis in real time overcoming any accessibility challenges.

Cotecna designs, installs and manages state-of-the-art mine site laboratories according to client specifications and requirements. Our expert staff oversee all operations of the mine site laboratory, providing our clients with timely, continuous and high quality analytical and testing support even in remote locations.

Mine Site Laboratory Services

• Sample preparation
• Sample analysis
• Grade control analysis
• Exploration analysis
• Metallurgical process plant control analysis
• Fire assay
• Wet chemistry
• Moisture analysis
• Bulk Density, SG and particle size distributions

Additional services

• Design and develop new mine site laboratories
• Assess and recommend improvements for existing mine site laboratories
• Instrumentation outfitting
• Laboratory audits
• Sample storage
• Report archiving
• Training and consulting

Cotecna mine site laboratories are supported by our global network of accredited laboratories, enabling us to give our clients full scope services including testing, inspection and certification.

For more information about Cotecna Mine Site Laboratories or to book a consultation, please contact us.

Field Services

Optimise your processes with real time results from our field-testing services.

Cotecna field services help our clients gain critical data and insights that enable them to make quick informed decisions. Our experts customize our field service solutions to suit your needs. We provide best-in-class equipment, staff and methodologies to ensure quality analytical results.

Our services include:

• ED-XRF core scanning systems
• Portable EDXRF analysis systems (pXRF)
• Portable NIR analysis systems (pNIR)
• FTIR analysis systems (FTIR)
• Machine learning and advanced data analysis

Field testing requires working in an uncontrolled environment. Our expertise will help you avoid sample contamination, receive quick accurate results without compromising on quality.

To book a consultation or to learn more about our field services, please contact us.