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Geochemistry Analysis Services
ACZ`s large geochemical department has over 32 years of experience performing mining specific static and kinetic testing for acid rock drainage (ARD) or acid mine drainage (AMD) prediction as well as metal leaching (ML) tests. ACZ Laboratories Inc. was founded in 1980 to provide environmental analytical support services to the mining industry in the Western U.S. Today, ACZ is a full service analytical laboratory with inorganic, organic and radiochemical capabilities and meets the needs of precious metal, base-metal, coal and uranium mining operations throughout the world. ACZ`s main client base is still the mining industry and approximately sixty to seventy percent of current client revenue comes from this thriving global industry.
ACZ has the analytical services and experienced staff to meet the specialized needs associated with the mining industry; from baseline studies and permitting to operational monitoring requirements through closure. Mining corporations and their consultants worldwide choose ACZ as their lab of choice for its turnkey full service capabilities and high quality defensible data delivered in a consistent and timely manner.
Geochemical and Mining Specialized Capabilities Include:
- Acid Base Accounting (ABA)
- Acid Generation Potential (AGP)
- Acid Neutralization Potential (ANP) Heat and No-Heat modified
- Sulfur Speciation (Total, Sulfide/Pyritic, Sulfate, Organic/Residual)
- Hot Water Extractable Sulfur
- Modified Sobek (Client Specific & Montana State University Modified Sobek)
- State of Nevada Modified Sobek Procedure
- ASTM E1915 Residual Sulfur & Carbon Content via Pyrolysis (%)
- Net Acid Generation (NAG) Single NAG, Australian NAG
- Saturated Paste Extractions
- Plant Available, Soluble and Exchangeable Metals Leaching Extractions (KCL, AB-DTPA, KCL, Hot water, Sodium Acetate)
- Acid Mine Drainage
- Overburden Analysis
- Humidity Weathering Cells
- Column Leach Studies: Nevada Meteoric Water Mobility Procedure (MWMP) & Client Modified Columns
- California Waste Extraction Test (WET) CAL Title 22 TTLC 18 Metals
- Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP, EPA 1312)
- Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP, EPA 1311)
- EPA Method 3050B, 3051A, 3052 and 3060A Digestions
- Sequential Extraction for Metal Fractioning (Tessier and modified Tessier)
- Metals Speciation
- Plant Tissue and Biota Tissue Analysis for Trace Metals and Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) and Bioaccumulation Studies.
- Wet and Dry Sieving
- Texture via Hydrometer
- Crushing and Pulverization Including a Rocklabs Ring and Puck Pulverizer