SGS opens sample preparation laboratory in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Date:02-01-2017
SGS has announced the opening of a sample preparation facility in Guayaquil, Ecuador, strategically located to service the growing needs of the exploration and mining industry in Ecuador and throughout South America.
Handling samples that will be prepared in-country and delivered to SGS’s existing commercial laboratory in Callao, Peru for geochemical analysis, this new facility has the capacity to prepare 2,000 – 2,500 samples per month. Samples may also go to other SGS laboratories in Brazil, Chile or Colombia depending on client needs.
This new facility complements an extensive global network of preparation, mobile sample preparation unit (MSPU), commercial and on-site laboratories, many of which are accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard.
SGS is recognized in the analytical and testing sector and this new facility reflects the company's commitment to ensuring that its services are easily accessible to all clients. Experts at the laboratory are proud to bring clients the effective services and support required to reach their technical milestones.
Around the world, SGS offers technical expertise, sustainable solutions and effective services for the hard rock, energy minerals and fertilizer sectors including geochemical analysis, resource calculation, mineralogy, metallurgical testing, process plant design and engineering, advanced systems, water treatment and trade support.
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