Assay Lab
Gekko’s Assay Laboratory
Delivering prompt high-quality test results for the mining and exploration industry.
Based in Ballarat, Australia, Gekko’s Assay Laboratory is a world-class facility certified by NATA to ISO-17025.
This laboratory service stems from a foundation in developing gravity separation and intensive leach technologies for maximising gold recoveries.
Gekko’s Assay Lab operates to the highest occupational health and safety standards, and quality control. Standard operating procedures are in place for all in-house systems and processes.
A world-class facility that provides quality and timely analyses.
Benefits
Time is money in mining and exploration and that’s why a fast turnaround time of results helps to keep a mine and exploration program running smoothly.
Reliable technical results provide certainty in mining and exploration programs and ensure sound decisions are made based on laboratory evidence.
The Assay Lab is fully equipped with state-of-the-art instruments for sample preparation and analysis to deliver useful, accurate results.
Gekko’s assay instruments meet strict quality control guidelines and all test runs include internationally certified reference standards to ensure an excellent standard of mineral testing is provided.
Gekko understand the importance of testing mineral recoveries and improving operational processes for greater efficiency and more profits.
Gekko’s team of process and chemical engineers, metallurgists and technical specialists are dedicated to providing high-quality results, fantastic customer support and helpful advice.
Further Information
Experts in Coarse Nuggety Gold
Gekko specialise in determining the quantity of gold in coarse nuggety ores. Accurate quantisation and characterisation of these ores is essential.
Gold quantities will indicate whether mining the ore deposit is economically viable.
Specific ore characteristics will pinpoint what process steps will be beneficial to recover the most gold from the deposit.
Gekko also specialise in base metals such as Ag, Cu, Fe, Pb, Ni, S, Zn, Co, Sb, Mn and Mg in ore.
Laboratory Capabilities
Sample Preparation Facilities
Both high grade and low grade facilities to service ore grade preparation and low level exploration preparation.
Terminator and Boyd Crushers for fast single pass crushing
LM1, LM2 & LM5 high volume pulverising mills
Coarse Nuggety Gold Testing
Leachwell 500-3000™, a proven leaching technique for coarse gold
FaT Fire Assay of the washed Leachwell tail
Screen Fire Assays (SFA500-SFA1000), for quantifying gold in coarse samples
Geochemical & Metallurgical Testing
Fire Assays (FA25, FA30, FA50), for quantifying gold in non-coarse ore
AAS, ICP-OES (33 element package), ICP-MS (40 element package) analysers for quantifying gold and multielement data
Particle Size Distribution by HORIBA Laser Scattering Distribution Analyser
Environmental Testing
OI Analytical analyser for WAD cyanide, free cyanide
UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
pH, conductivity, salinity, water analysis
Better Decisions
Gekko’s goal is to provide prompt high-quality test results that add value to exploration and mining operations that help our clients make informed decisions.
Depending on the needs of the project, the Assay Lab service is flexible and aims to deliver analysis reports to schedule.
Contact Gekko today for more information on the Assay Laboratory’s services.
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