Whether a mineral deposit can ever be exploited commercially depends on several factors. But the major factor which finally decides if a mineral deposit will ever be exploited is the technical ability of the engineer to produce saleable products at a socially acceptable cost.
In order to establish whether or not such saleable products can be produced, the mineral engineer must have (among other things) large amounts of accurate, readily available geochemical and mineralogical data concerning the deposit.
The enormous value of detailed geochemical and mineralogical data becomes apparent at every stage in the exploration of a mineral deposit – from its location by a geological exploration team to its final exhaustion by mining.
Although the analytical procedures and facilities available in the Agency’s Research & Development Laboratories are directed primarily towards the investigation of minerals and mineral based materials, they are also ideally suited for identifying pharmaceuticals, metals, alloys, slag and cements.
Services in this area are:
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S/N |
Test/Analysis |
Price / Sample (N) |
Timeline |
Requirements / Conditions forlaboratory Analysis |
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1. |
X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) |
10,000.00 |
2 Days |
1. Application letter 2. Letter of Introduction from department / institution for students. 3. Well-labelled samples. 4. Appropriate quantity of sample. 5. Nature of sample must be disclosed to the Agency(hazardous or non hazardous) 6. Sample to be submitted to the marketing section of corporate/ consultancy unit Only. |
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2. |
X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) |
10,000.00 |
“ |
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3. |
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
10,000.00 |
5 Days |
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4. |
Carbon-Sulphur Analysis |
10,000.00 |
2 Days |
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5. |
Differential Thermal Analysis |
10,000.00 |
“ |
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6. |
Colorimetery |
5,000.00 |
5 Days |
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7. |
Water Turbidity |
5,000.00 |
“ |
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8. |
Slides Clay Mineralization - Orient Preparation - Heat Treatment - Glycolation |
10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 |
3 Days |
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9. |
Water Analysis – Physical and Chemical Parameters (Anions & Cations) |
10,000.00 |
7 Days |
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10. |
Pellet Sample Preparation |
3,000.00 |
2 Days |
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11. |
Proximate & Ultimate Analyses on Coals (with the exception of Oxygen, Nitrogen & Hydrogen) |
20,000.00 |
7 Days |
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12. |
Loss on Ignition (LOI) |
3,000.00 |
2 Days |
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13. |
Wet Analyses - Gravimetric Analysis - Titrimetric Analysis - Volumetric Analysis - Phosphate Analysis - Copper Analysis |
3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 |
7 Days |
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14. |
Calcination |
5,000.00 |
2 Days |
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15. |
Petrographic Study & Results Interpretation |
6,000.00 |
7 Days |
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16. |
Grain Size Analysis (Petrographic) |
4,000.00 |
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