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Chemical Laboratory -
Chemical analysis facilities are available at the laboratories established at
the head office and the regional offices. Conventional and trace element
analysis is being carried out successfully at the laboratories that have led to,
assess the grade of various mineral deposits and established several mineral
based industries, in the State. Success of a few international collaborative
projects and in-house projects are to the credit of the laboratories.
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International Collaborative Projects:
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United Nations Development Programme (for Mineral
Exploration in M.P.) during year
1979-83
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Minerals |
Methods of analysis |
Remarks |
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Lepidolite |
AAS |
Li, Rb, Cs |
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Tin Ore |
AAS/ Spectrograph |
Thrust Area (radical element) SnO2 |
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Gold |
AAS/ Spectrograph |
Au, As |
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Carbonatite |
Wet Classical Analysis |
Major oxides, rare earths F & P2O5 |
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Base Metal |
AAS/ Spectrograph |
Cu, Co, Ni, Pb, Zn etc. |
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