Inspectorate

Inspectorate, a member of the Bureau Veritas group of companies is a world leading inspecting and testing company with over 55,000 employees located around the globe. From the early stages of mineral exploration to traded commodities Inspectorate provides the expertise, analysis and inspections our clients require in order to make informed decisions and trades.

Inspectorate's Exploration and Mining Services (EMS) provides the essential geo-analysis fro today's mineral exploration and mining projects. A broad spectrum of services are offered in order to provide a total cradle to grave solution; trace level analysis for front-end geological exploration, drill core analysis, full service metallurgical testing and exploration assays for mining operations. These services are provided through a global network of geo-analytical laboratories and metallurgical testing facilities.

Our primary exploration and mining laboratories are located in Reno, Vancouver, Lima, London, Kendari, and Perth. Furthermore we operate satellite sample preparation facilities throughout the Americas including but not limited to Alaska, Yukon, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru, and Chile. For further details on all of our EMS locations and contact information please please visit our locations page or for general enquires please email us directly.

Our laboratories provide trace level to high level concentration ore grade testing along with multi-element packages of analysis tailored to suit your specific project requirements. Services include:

• Fire Assay - including screen metallic & custom assaying
• Multi-element packages by AAS, ICP-AES, ICP-MS
• XRF - available in Vancouver and Perth
• Classical wet-chemical assaying of core ore grade and concentrate samples
• Online data retrieval via
• Outsourcing - Contract site laboratory and sample preparation services

Inspectorate EMS laboratories provide analysis for the following sectors:

• Gold/Silver
• Platinum Group Metals (PGM's)
• Base Metals
• Iron Ore
• Specialty Elements (REE & Nb)

Metallurgical Sevices

Inspectorate's Metallurgical Testing Division has completed thousands of projects for clients around the globe in the beneficiation of minerals, recovery of metals, and for environmental programs. Our professionals have extensive know-how and research experience, from bench scale to pilot plant and operations assistance. Numerous integrated flowsheets have been developed based on our testing programs for a client list including educational institutions, engineering firms, as well as both junior and major mining companies from around the world.