Programs

LQSi offers specialized proficiency test programs (PTPs) that determine the chemical and physical characteristics of a wide range of minerals, including coal, metallurgical and petroleum coke, fertilizers, limestone, ores, concentrates, cement, and bauxite.

The primary PTPs provided by LQSi include the following:

Energy Minerals

• High rank Coal, both 2.36-mm (No. 8) and 212-micron (No. 70) topsize; chemical testing
• Low rank Coal, both 2.36-mm No. 8) and 212-micron (No. 70 topsize; chemical testing
• Mineral analysis of coal ash
• Fusion temperature of coal ash
• Trace elements in coal
• Hardgrove grindability index of coal (HGI)
• Rheological and petrographic properties of coal
• Petroleum coke, 212-micron (No. 70) topsize; chemical testing
• Petroleum coke HGI

Iron and Steel Minerals

• Iron ore; chemical testing
• Met coke, 212-micron (No. 70) topsize; chemical testing
• CSR / CRI
• Tumbler test

Industrial Minerals

• Bauxite; chemical testing
• Cement / Cement clinker; chemical testing
• Limestone; chemical testing

Geochemical Exploration

• Gold Ore; chemical testing

Non-Ferrous Concentrates

• Copper Concentrate; chemical testing
• Lead Concentrate; chemical testing
• Zinc Concentrate; chemical testing

Fertilizers

• Potash; chemical testing
• Phosphate; chemical testing
• Urea; chemical testing

Custom services can be provided by LQSi to fit the particular needs of any client.