Ores and Minerals Testing
Shiva's specialised ores & minerals testing laboratory in Bangalore, India, provides clients with bulk minerals analysis for major and minor oxides, as well as trace and rare earth elements.
A mining company's corporate wealth is tied to precise estimation of mineral resources, and highly reliable geochemical assays are of paramount importance. Our ores & minerals division is the market leader in providing assaying and analytical services for mining and mineral exploration companies. Our specialized expertise is in the analysis of a variety of sample types (soil, sediment, rock cuttings and core) and we are proud of our 25+year track record in offering a comprehensive range of testing services designed to suit the needs of the industry.
Shiva Analyticals' state of the art facility also offers WDXRF testing. Our WDXRF spectrometer enables major elemental analysis, and trace & rare earth elements analysis with sample preparation obtained from fusion bead and pressed pellet.
Our ores & minerals lab follows international standard protocols in sample preparation, digestion, and analysis. Having the India's best high through-put sample preparation/digestion facilities and state of the art instrumentation enable us to achieve faster turnaround times to serve you better.
Our NABL accredited laboratory routinely engages in R&D checks and participates in International round robin studies of laboratories for ensuring high-quality, reliable, and accurate results.
Our ores & minerals testing services include:
- Estimation of Gold in ppm and ppb levels using Fire assay
- Platinum group elements in ppb levels
- Base metals
- Trace and rare earth elements
- Major oxides for minerals of Iron Ore, Limestone, Bauxite, Manganese Ore, Chromite, Columbite.
- Tiered reports - Certificate of Analysis, quality control reports, and interpretive quality control reports
- Certification of Working standards as per ISO Guide 35: 2006
- Ultrapure acids with certificate of analysis
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About Shiva Analyticals
Certifications & Accreditations
Shiva Analyticals is an ISO 9001 certified and ISO 17025 accredited analytical laboratory based in Bangalore, India, to provide testing services for a wide range of food, agricultural, pharmaceutical, mineral and petroleum products.
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