Mining & minerals
In just 2 years, Bureau Veritas has become one of the largest providers of mineral testing services worldwide. Bureau Veritas is now able to provide laboratory testing (geochemical and mineral processing) services to its mining clients wherever they are.
Bureau Veritas has built a network of mineral testing services following completion of 4 acquisitions over the past 18 months:
CCI, the leading provider of coal inspection and testing
services in Australia; Cesmec, one the leading providers of sample preparation
and geoanalytical services in Chile; Amdel, the leading provider of geoanalytical and mineral
processing testing services for non-coal minerals in Australia;
and GeoAnalitica, one the leading providers of geoanalytical
services in Chile.Today, Bureau Veritas operates 36 mineral testing laboratories in 8 countries (Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Namibia and Mozambique) through 5 brands:
A one stop-shop provider of mineral testing services
Bureau Veritas is a leading provider
of one-stop-shop laboratory services to the mining industry. It offers
a full suite of geoanalytical
and mineral processing services across a broad range of
commodities, including
- Coal,
- Nickel,
- Uranium,
- Bauxite,
- PGMs,
- Copper,
- Gold,
- Silver,
- Base metals,
- Precious metals,
- Rare earth minerals,
- Base metals.
We
help our customers assess the mineral content of their deposits and
assess the optimal methodology or processing route available to extract
the valuable minerals from the ore body.
Services are provided throughout the mine
life cycle and include:
- Geoanalytical services, such as
- Fire assay,
- ICP-OES,
- ICP-MS,
- Wet chemistry,
- TGA,
- XRF,
- AAS.
-
Mineral processing
services, including but not limited
to
- Comminution,
- Magnetic and gravity separation,
- Flotation,
- Hydrometallurgy,
- Pyrometallurgy,
- Ore characterization (including automated mineralogy QEMSCAN),
- Pilot plant operation.
Our
expertise is recognised by many of the world’s major mining houses,
including BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Codelco, Vale, Xstrata and Anglo
American.
A
world leader in automation
Amdel is a
world leader in the use of automation for mineral analysis, having
developed several robotic solutions for the processing of mineral
samples. For example, Amdel has developed robotic sample preparation
cells capable of handling over 1000 samples a day. These cells, which
are unique in the world, ensure clients the very best level of
accuracy, combined with high throughput and the reduction of manual
handling of samples. Automation is therefore key to reducing workplace
accidents.
What Bureau Veritas can do for you?
With its international network
comprising 900 offices in 140 countries, Bureau Veritas can answer your
mineral testing needs in virtually all
locations.
Bureau Veritas has already provided
mineral testing services for clients in a number of locations,
including:
- Asia: Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Fiji, China.
- Other: Kazakhstan, Georgia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Brazil, Uruguay, Greenland.
Please contact us for all needs related to:
- Management of sample preparation facilities,
- Outsourcing of your existing laboratories,
- Set-up of new laboratories to serve your existing or future operations.
Additional
services
In addition to testing
services related to mining exploration and production, Bureau Veritas
can also assess the quantity and
quality of mineral commodities as they are shipped.
Services provided in this respect
include:
- Quantity and quality inspection of commodities at truck and train discharge and on loading of export cargoes
- Stockpile monitoring/surveillance
- Temperature monitoring, moisture analysis, physical properties testing and chemical analysis.
Finally Bureau Veritas is also able to provide its
mining clients with a full range
of inspection and audit services,
including:
- QA/AC inspections,
- Design review and Risk Safety Studies,
- Non Destructive Testing & Inspection,
- Condition monitoring,
- Failure analysis / Asset optimization (RAM),
- Health, Safety and Environment studies: HSE regulatory compliance / Environmental impact assessment / Safety & work / Occupational hygiene,
- System certification (ISO 9000, ISO 14000, OHSAS 18000…),
- Environmental (water, soil, air) testing.
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