The Minerals Business Unit offers a variety of analytical services to support the needs of industry. Click the links below to learn more about our services or browse through our Service Listing by Commodity.
For more information or to schedule your service, contact Minerals.
Service Listing by Commodity
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Uranium |
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Diamond |
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Hydro-Carbons |
Insoluble mineral geochemistry - EPMA
Whole rock geochemistry - XRF
Bulk/insoluble/clay mineralogy - XRD
Thick sections (>100 micron) – Petrography
Mineral processing and testing – lab, bench and pilot scale |
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Geochronology and Geochemistry – EPMA
Geochemistry and Uranium assay - XRF
Bulk/clay mineralogy - XRD
Thin sections and fluid inclusion wafers – Petrography
In-situ trace element analysis – LA-ICP-MS |
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Kimberlite indicator analysis – EPMA
Whole rock geochemistry including SiO2 (major and trace)- XRF
Clay mineralogy of altered kimberlites -XRD
Micro-diamond surface feature imaging - SEM
Thin sections and Indicator grain mounts– Petrography
In-situ trace element analysis for Ni in Garnet – LA-ICP-MS |
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Geochemistry of tailings – EPMA
Trace metal and sulphur content in oil - XRF
Whole rock geochemistry - XRF
Bulk/clay mineralogy – XRD
Thin sections / Ultra-thin sections (coal) – Petrography
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Gold and Base Metals |
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Groundwater |
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Geochemistry of individual clay particles - EPMA
Geochemistry (Bulk/clay specific) – XRF
Clay mineralogy – XRD
Thin sections – Petrography
In-situ trace Li analysis – LA-ICP-MS |
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Gold indicator analysis – EPMA
Whole rock geochemistry (Trace gold to 1ppm)- XRF
Gold grain morphology - SEM
Thin sections / Fluid inclusion wafers – Petrography
Mineral processing and testing – lab, bench and pilot scale |
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Aquifer mapping
Water quality analyses
Geologic/Stratigraphic interpretation
Glacial till analyses - carbonates, grain size, trace elements
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