Every modern mining operation needs an on-site laboratory — for grade control, process monitoring, environmental compliance, and metallurgical optimization. KCA has built laboratories across six continents — from container-mounted modular labs (Bolkardag, Turkey) to large permanent site-built labs (Missouri Cobalt). Need a third-party assay service partner instead? See Florin Analytical Services, KCA's sister assay laboratory.
Lab Design & Engineering · Lab Equipment Supply (AA, ICP, LECO, balances, ovens, crushers, pulverizers) · Lab Construction · Personnel Training · Safety Program setup · QC & Analysis Programs · Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Modular labs are prefabricated in our Reno facility and shipped as turnkey container units — ideal for short-life projects, remote sites, and rapid deployment. Permanent labs are designed and constructed on-site for long-life operations with custom assay menus and dedicated space.
KCA specifies Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AA), Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), LECO carbon/sulfur analysis, fire-assay furnaces, crushing/pulverizing equipment, balances, drying ovens, and digestion hoods — all matched to the project's assay menu and throughput.
Comprehensive training programs for technicians and supervisors: Atomic Absorption (AA), ICP-MS, LECO, Column Test methodology, Bottle Roll, Cyanide Speciation (WAD CN), Acid Digestion, Cyanide Shake Tests, Fire Assay, Sample Preparation, Environmental Testing, Data Management.
KCA's operating Reno laboratory participates in international round-robin and proficiency programs — we transfer that same QA/QC discipline to client labs. Reference standards, blind duplicates, blanks, recovery checks, and instrument calibration regimens specified per assay type.
Bolkardag (Turkey): Modular shipping-container laboratory, fully wet-tested in Reno before deployment. Missouri Cobalt Project: Permanent site-built lab with bespoke layout for cobalt assay menu. Other builds across Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and multiple U.S. states.
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