In support of commodity trade, ALS provides experienced field surveyors, well equipped laboratories, and strong commercial and customer service teams.
ALS is well placed to serve the mining industry, with the assay of base and precious metals, ores, and concentrates.
Service range includes:
- Party/umpire analysis
- Analysis of overflow samples from mine site laboratories
- Outsourcing
- QA/QC analytical testing

Inspection surveyors strategically located to cover major ports, warehouses, smelters, and refineries globally.
Commodities supervised 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
ALS operational teams assess, arrange, and report daily progress for supervision of materials across the globe. Clients are assigned a dedicated key account manager to optimise the process and communication flow.