ALS protects client interests by obtaining fully representative sample material and determining the accurate weight of commodities.
ALS offices are led by a team of experienced inspectors, samplers, and marine cargo surveyors with expert knowledge of local procedures and equipment, who work in accordance with International Standards.
Field operatives are supported by commercial, technical, and administrative teams, providing continuous two-way communication.
Commodities supervised and tested include:
- Base metal ores and concentrates
- Other non-ferrous ores, concentrates, metals, and alloys
- Iron ore and pig iron
- Ferro alloys
- Precious metals including full platinum group metals
- Coal and coke
- Minor metals
- Noble metals
- Chemicals
- Rare earth minerals
Field services include:
- Pre-shipment inspection
- Supervision of loading / transhipment / discharge
- Monitoring cargo handling
- Quantity and quality inspection
- Store intervention / warehouse inspection
- Storage and stowage inspections
- Tallying and stockpile control
- Calibration of weighing equipment
- Weight control / supervision: Draft survey, barge gauging, scale weighing
- Sampling in full accordance with international Standards to ensure accurate analytical results
- Sample preparation
- Size distribution
- Granulometry
- Moisture determination
- Transportable moisture limit / flow moisture point
Laboratory services include:
- Party/umpire analysis
- Analysis of overflow samples from mine site laboratories
- Outsourcing
- QA/QC analytical testing
