Services

Geochemic is made up of a small team of experienced and knowledgeable staff with extensive laboratory experience.

Kinetic tests

  • Humidity cell testing 
(ASTM D 5744-18 and MEND 1.20.1 defined methods)
  • Up-flow Percolation test (European standard EN 14405:2017)
  • Monolithic Leaching tests (European standard EN 15863:2015)
  • Down-flow Percolation test
  • Bespoke column testing procedures various scales and techniques used
  • Tailings dry stack simulation testing

Static tests

  • Carbon and sulfur speciation
  • Inorganic Carbon analysis
  • Mineralogical characterisation through skilled partners
  • Static leaching tests such as European standard EN 12457 1-4 methods together with US SPLP, MWLP and MEND
  • Net Acid Generation (NAG), single addition, kinetic, sequential, multi addition and liquor analysis.
  • Acid Buffering Characterisation Curve and liquor analysis
  • Neutralisation Potential (NP) tests including European standard 
(EN 15875:2011), Sobek and modified Sobek
  • Paste and rinse pH and Ec
  • pH dependent leach test (European standard EN 14429:2015)
  • Sequential extractions
  • Oxygen consumption testing (WTW Oxi-top)
  • Carbon sequestration analysis and Carbon dioxide consumption testing
  • Treatability testing

Water and leachate analysis

  • Total suspended solids
  • Ion chromatography
  • Dissolved inorganic carbon and non purgeable organic carbon
  • Elemental analysis
  • Alkalinity, acidity pH EC
  • Liquid sample preparation

Solid sample preparation

  • Sample receipt and preparation 
(logging, drying, screening, crushing, splitting, milling, sieving)