ISO 17025 accredited
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MINING & BIOENERGY
Mining industry experience and specialization AGQ Mining, part of the technological group AGQ Labs, is equipped with international logistic services and laboratories in more than 20 countries to provide you a complete analytical support and specialized assessment.
Experience and specialization
We offer dynamic solutions for the mining and mineral extraction industry that also support innovative environmental initiatives. We extensively service the industry’s global needs from the exploration phase to latter stages of mineral processing, metallurgy, product quality determinations and environmental impacts. OUR AIM: Providing comprehensive solutions in geological prospecting and the improvement of extraction processes as well. Not only from the point of view of the highest quality product, but also in getting the high output with the minor environmental impact OUR MISSION: We strive to exceed our client’s expectations in every way possible, from matters of partnership and compliance, to ensuring the highest quality of metallurgical studies and tests, to providing the best personnel and most advanced technology.
Technological capacity and quality
Technological capacity and quality
CAPACITY Our international laboratory network, specialized areas of research, and technical consulting services enable us to get to the root of nearly any industry problem to provide the most reliable, safe and profitable solution start to finish. Our technical personnel, a key to AGQ’s success, is notable for their professionality, continual formative studies, implication, motivation, and youth.
QUALITY All of our laboratories our accredited at the highest international levels; this is also the case for our additional industry service offerings such as inspections and sampling.
ISO 17020
ISO 17025
Environmental inspection in waters, subaquatic sediments, atmospheric emissions and residues.
Advanced geochemical testing (including ABA, NAG, Sequential extraction...), rocks and minerals assays; certified by the IAS (International Accreditation Service)
ISO 17025
ISO 9001
Advanced laboratory testing for waters, soils, residues, muds and atmospheric emissions.
Quality System for Laboratories.
Sampling Preparation and Chemical Analysis AGQ Mining can manage all operative stages in the extractive mineral analytical process, always with maximum process traceability and stringent safeguards to avoid contamination
Sampling preparation and chemical analysis
SAMPLE CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES IN ROCKS, MINERALS, MUDS AND SOILS Homogenization and milling. Humidity and specific gravity measurements. Analysis of Au and Ag via fire assay with EAA and ICP finalization Analysis of metals in geochemical samples in rocks and minerals by ICP-足OES and ICP-足MS, post acid digestion: alkaline fusions. Metals and minerals commercial analysis via volumetric methods in samples of high sensitivity Sulfur analysis by combustion methods and infrared finalization (LECO)
QUALITY CHARACTERIZATION AND CERTIFICATION FOR METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS Concentrations. Bullion, ingots, etc; cathodes.
Au ANALYSIS & Hg BY FIAS-足ICP DETERMINATION OF SOLUBLE AND OXIDIZABLE METALS CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF TOTAL AND DISSOLVED METALS IN LIQUID SAMPLES HEAVY METAL ANALYSIS IN PLANT AND ANIMAL TISSUES DETERMINATION OF LOW ORGANIC AND INORGANIC CONTAMINATION CONCENTRATIONS OUTSOURCING: ON-足SITE LABORATORIES
Design, construction, project initiation, accreditation and laboratory management.
Environmental Assessment Our multidisciplinary technical team, together with our state of the art technology, ensures you process dynamism and competitive edge. We provide innovative and profitable solutions to an extensive array of environmental issues
Environmental Assessment
ENVIRONMENTAL PREFEASIBILITY
BASE LINE DETERMINATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS DIAGNOSES AND EVALUATIONS OF PASSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS MINING CLOSURE PLANS CONTROLS AND MONITORING FOR THE INSURANCE OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS (D.I.A.) REMEDIAL PROJECTS FOR CONTAMINATED SOILS VIGILANCE AND MONITORING STUDIES OF LIXIVIANTS, SPILLS AND OTHER SOIL CONTAMINANTS (PROPRIETARY SUCTION TECHNOLOGY) SAMPLING Sampling and analysis of trace metals and general chemical parameters in surface, subterraneous, ocean,potable, irrigation, effluent and industrial waters. Sampling and analysis of heavy metals, nutrients, volatile organic compounds (COV’s) in soils, rocks, minerals, sediments and muds. Air quality monitoring: particulate material (PM 10).
Environmental Geochemistry From the initial stages of geological exploration to final operations, comprehensive environmental impact studies are essential to minimize risk probabilities and enhance operation efficiency. AGQ Mining is equipped with reliable predictive methodology and the evaluative resources needed to provide a complete understanding of future geochemical behavior and site impacts.
environmental geochemistry
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL SAMPLING AND CHARACTERIZATION Our sampling methods ensure accurate representation and reproducible final results. We have large capacities in the area of physical chemical characterization (geometallurgy, geochemical testing, resource calculations, among others), and for chemical matrix studies in liquids (hydrology) and solids.
STATIC GEOCHEMICAL TESTS ABA Analysis (Acid-足Base Accounting) # European Normative for Static Determination Testing for Acidic Potential Sulfuric Material Residues # Net Acid Generation (NAG)
GEOCHEMICAL KINETIC TESTS AND LEACHING TESTS METHODS Humidity Cells # Column leaching # Leaching in Function with pH # General Leaching and Eco-足 Toxicity of Leachates # Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) Column leaching studies to simulate deposition of mine waste.
The combination of tests, analysis and studies AGQ offers are in and of themselves services that can be offered individually as well as in other activity areas such as rock and mineral analysis and metallurgical studies.
Metallurgical Tests We develop metallurgical tests with geological, mining and process samples to simulate at laboratory and pilot scales, industrial processes
metallurgical tests
SAMPLE PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION Comminution, crushing, grinding, sieving and granulometric classification Particle Liberation Studies Mineralogical Valuation
MATERIAL RECUPERATIVE TECHNIQUES ON THE BASIS OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES Gravimetric concentration Magnetic Separation Concentration by Froth Flotation
SOLID-足LIQUID EXTRACTION: LEACHING Dynamic Leaching Processes. Continual Agitation Tanks. Static Processes. Columns. Heap Leaching. Acid Lixiviation, Alkaline, ferric, with Oxygen... Cyanuration Bioleaching Solvent Extraction
Bioenergy Projects The production of biomass, for energy or environmental pursposes, via effluent utilization and/ or application of degraded soils, is a comprehensive solution for industries in the mining and metallurgical industry. We solve tough environmental industry issues with our application of advanced liquid and solid treatment techniques and our profound knowledge of agronomic processes. The combination of the two allow us to produce a tangible good in the case of biomass production for commercial usage or crop protection purposes; or, in the case of a non-足tangible good, for landscape and environmental restoration usages.
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