SGS LAKEFIELD ACCREDITED

TO CONDUCT AMENABILITY
LEVEL ALBION PROCESS™
TESTWORK
For nearly 80 years, SGS’ Lakefield site APPLICATIONS CONTACT US
has provided bankable metallurgical
The Albion Process™ plants around the Contact SGS Minerals today to learn
expertise across Canada. During that
world are treating a range of materials how our team can help you with your
time, the mining industry within Canada
including: metallurgical challenges.
and around the world has turned to
Lakefield for trusted, bankable metallurgy • Zinc sulphide concentrates. For more information, please contact:
for effective flowsheets and practical • Refractory gold/silver concentrates.
technical solutions to processing issues.
• Chalcopyrite copper concentrates. Stephen Mackie
The basis for Lakefield’s sustained
longevity and growth has been its ability NAM Metallurgy and Mineralogy Director
to identify the evolving needs of the LEARN MORE ABOUT THE Tel: +1 705-652-2058
mining industry and to provide practical ALBION PROCESS™ Email: Steve.mackie@sgs.com
and economical solutions. To continue
Learn more about the Albion Process™
providing cutting edge technologies,
here.
our team in Lakefield became the latest Niels Verbaan
laboratory to be accredited to conduct
Principal Metallurgist
amenability level Albion Process™ ABOUT SGS
testwork for projects in the Americas. Tel: +1 705-652-2138
SGS Minerals’ Lakefield site is the
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This accreditation gives our metallurgical centre of excellence for metallurgical Email: niels.verbaan@sgs.com
team another tool to offer the mining testing in the Americas. The local team is
industry to help develop the best comprised of globally recognized experts
suited flowsheets for their projects. who deliver technical solutions to the
This accreditation also fits with our mining industry.
existing test capabilities such as POX,
SGS Minerals has a proven record of
BIOX, roasting and other atmospheric
providing effective flowsheets and
processing technologies including
practical technical solutions to processing
FLSmidth’s ROL process. On Albion
problems in support of our clients’
testwork programs, SGS will work
metallurgical testing needs. Our team
together with Glencore Technology
has the depth and wealth of experience
experts, which will allow our clients to
with nearly every commodity to provide
benefit from their experience.
an effective, safe and sustainable
resolution to any processing challenge.
ALBION PROCESS™ Being accredited to conduct amenability
level Albion Process™ testwork adds
The Albion Process™ was developed by
to our extensive metallurgical testing
Glencore in 1994. This patented process
capabilities.
is applicable to worldwide. The Albion
Process™ can leach refractory gold and Learn more about our metallurgical
base metal concentrates. The Albion testing capabilities.
Process™ involves a combination of
ultrafine grinding and oxidative leaching
at atmospheric pressure to enhance the
extraction of base or precious metals.
The Albion Process™ is being applied
commercially and is reported to be
capable of consistent high recoveries – up
to 97% in refractory gold and over 99% in
chalcopyrite copper concentrates.