Labtium provides services for geological research, exploration and mining as well as monitoring the state of the environment. A fully independent and impartial laboratory company established in 2007. Labtium provides analysis as well as related expert, training and design services in our three main business areas:
Geochemistry and Exploration
Sample preparation of soils, sediments, vegetation and rock samples.
Logging facilities, cutting of drill cores, measurements of density and magnetization.
Analytical packages for geochemical exploration and environmental geochemistry.
Precious metal assays.
Base metal assays.
U- and Iron- ore assays.
Whole rock analyses including all PGE's and rare earths.
Different acid digestions and fusions
Fire Assay
Cyanidation
Leaching tests
ICP-OES
ICP-MS
FAAS and GFAAS
XRF
SC-analyzers
Hg-analyzers
Mining industry
Labtium can provide full range of services for mining requirements. In addition to the preparation and analyses of exploration and grade control samples, we analyse process samples from different stages of the ore processing including independent party and umpire analysis. Furthermore, we can design and implement laboratory services for mines with the mining company serving as the operator or outsourcing all of the services from us, either on-site or through our comprehensive laboratory network (Espoo, Kuopio, Rovaniemi, Outokumpu,Sodankylä, Raahe). We have participated in laboratory design in both Finland and abroad.
Exploration samples
Industrial minerals
Grade control samples
Process samples, concentrates and side products
Umpire assays
Leaching test
AMD
Environmental monitoring samples
Expert services
Quality
Labtium is ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited (FINAS T025) since 1994. We participate regularly in different proficiency tests (e.g. for exploration samples GEOSTATS) and certification of reference materials.
