Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) has built numerous modular and permanent laboratories for projects in Canada, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Turkey, Guatemala, and various states across the United States. Modular laboratories in shipping containers are ideal for short-term use and/or remote access; permanent laboratories built on-site provide ample space for long-term, production-scale operation.
Laboratories, whether modular or permanent, include:
• Laboratory Design & Engineering
• Laboratory Equipment Supply
• Laboratory Construction
• Laboratory Personnel Training
• Safety Program setup
• Quality Control and Analysis Programs
• Development of Laboratory Procedures
Laboratories are critical to any operation — whether in early-stage exploration, full production, or final reclamation. KCA works with each client to establish testing programs, design and construct their lab, train technicians, and set up short-term or long-term quality control programs.
KCA designed and fabricated a permanent laboratory for the Missouri Cobalt Project. Both interior and exterior shown in our gallery. This represents the long-term, on-site lab pattern — engineered for the specific assay menu the operation requires.
KCA designed and fabricated a modular laboratory for the Bolkardag project in Turkey. This shipping-container-mounted lab demonstrates the modular pattern — fully wet-tested in Reno, then disassembled and shipped to site.
Permanent structures are designed and constructed under KCA scope, closely engineered around the testwork the laboratory needs to provide. Modular labs are prefabricated in KCA's Reno facilities and shipped to site as turnkey container units.
KCA offers a variety of training programs accessible to all levels of laboratory technicians, supervisors, and managers. Topics covered include:
• Atomic Absorption (AA)
• Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP)
• LECO Analysis
• Column Test
• Bottle Roll
• Cyanide Speciation (WAD CN)
• Acid Digestion
• Cyanide Shake Tests
• Fire Assay
• Sample Preparation (Crushing, Pulverizing, etc.)
• Environmental Testing
• Data Entry/Data Management
KCA's operating in-house laboratory in Reno, Nevada participates in a variety of quality control programs to ensure accurate, realistic results. Thanks to KCA's laboratory operations knowledge, KCA builds labs that are capable of the same level of accuracy and performance as the Reno headquarters lab.
Selected recent projects where KCA delivered this service. All from our portfolio of 500+ engineering projects.
Whether you’re at scoping stage or ready to break ground, KCA has the lab capacity, engineering bench, and EPCM experience to deliver.
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