SGS says it has efficiently relocated its industrial mining laboratory in Ankara to a brand new, bigger facility, strengthening its means to help the rising wants of the mining sector in Türkiye and past.
The strategic transfer enhances SGS’s operational capability. It expands the vary of geochemical options supplied, enabling nearer collaboration with mining corporations headquartered in Ankara and it says enhancing service supply throughout the mining worth chain.
Positioned in Ankara’s largest organised industrial zone, the brand new facility advantages from sturdy infrastructure and a central place that enables sooner and extra environment friendly help for exploration and mining initiatives all through Türkiye, the Balkans, and the Center East.
At the moment staffed by greater than 50 full-time laboratory and workplace personnel, the upgraded facility homes superior instrumentation, together with:
- Hearth assay and cupellation furnaces
- ICP-OES and ICP-MS spectrometry
- Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS)
- LECO carbon and sulphur evaluation
- Transportable and laboratory XRF devices
With this enhanced infrastructure, SGS now provides a complete suite of accredited analytical providers, equivalent to hearth assay for valuable metals, elemental evaluation by AAS, ICP-OES, and ICP-MS, cyanide-based gold determinations (BLEG and Leachwell), carbon and sulphur evaluation, titration strategies, and multi-elemental XRF evaluation. All providers are aligned with ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation.
To additional streamline logistics and scale back shopper prices, SGS has additionally established a feeder pattern preparation unit in Izmir, a key area for gold exploration. This enlargement improves accessibility and reinforces SGS’s presence in one among Türkiye’s most vital mining hubs.
Türkiye’s mining business is a crucial contributor to the nationwide economic system, supplying important commodities equivalent to coal, boron, copper, marble, gold, iron, zinc, lead, and chromite.
“We’re actually pleased with what we’ve got constructed right here,” stated Nadin Hacerestunc, Managing Director, SGS Türkiye. “This transfer not solely offers us the area and state-of-the-art tools we have to develop, it additionally means sooner turnaround occasions, higher communication and stronger relationships throughout the mining sector.”
This relocation “represents SGS’s continued dedication to enhancing service capabilities, strengthening logistics, and supporting the long-term success of the mining business in Türkiye and the broader area.”
