Our laboratory facilities include:

Heavy Mineral Analysis Laboratory

• Concentration and sorting of indicator minerals
• Provenance and surface texture analysis
• Major and trace element chemistry analysis on indicator minerals

Micro-Diamond Laboratory

• Micro-diamond extraction from kimberlite using caustic fusion
• Micro-diamond sorting and diamond description
• Micro-diamond data statistical analysis for grade predictions
• On and off site macro-diamond sorting

Petrographic Analysis of kimberlites and related rocks

• Diamond potential
• Geological modelling
• Metallurgical studies

A Laboratory Quality Management System is in place and both the Heavy Mineral Analysis and Microdiamond Methods are SANAS accredited with the global ISO/IEC 17025 certification to provide assurance to our clients and their investors that our laboratory test results and diamond weighing calibrations are consistently accurate.

Certificate of Accreditation

The MSA Group has a demonstrated track record of executing Diamond projects:

ANGOLA

Management of drilling programmes. Heavy mineral and mineral chemistry analysis of kimberlite and exploration samples. Microdiamond analysis. Various technical reports, and analytical laboratory services.

BOTSWANA

Management of drilling programmes. Tailings audits. Heavy mineral analysis, mineral chemistry and petrographic analysis of kimberlite samples. Microdiamond analysis on various prospective kimberlites and major mines. Analytical laboratory services. NI 43-101 reports.

BRAZIL

NI 43-101 report and analytical laboratory services.

CAMEROON

NI 43-101 reporting.

CANADA

Management of sampling programmes and analytical laboratory services. Technical review and fatal flaw analysis of a diamond mine.

DRC

Management of sampling and drilling programmes with heavy mineral analysis and on-site sorting.

LESOTHO

On-site independent diamond sorting (bulk and LDD sampling programmes). Heavy mineral and Microdiamond analysis. Geophysical surveys. NI 43-101 reports.  Mine design and pit optimization.

LIBERIA, MALI

Heavy mineral analysis of exploration samples and technical reviews on various kimberlites.

SIERRA LEONE

Bulk sampling of kimberlites. Supervision, management and audit on sampling of kimberlite dykes. Heavy mineral analysis of exploration samples. Microdiamond analysis of kimberlite samples. Management of diamond drilling programme.

SOUTH AFRICA

Stream sediment sampling programmes. Management of kimberlite drilling programmes. Analytical laboratory services. CPR reports for various exchanges. Microdiamond analysis and bulk sample processing on several prospective kimberlite pipes and major mines.

ZIMBABWE

Geological mapping of alluvial deposits and microdiamond analysis of kimberlite samples. Grade estimation of kimberlites by modelling microdiamond results.

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