NABETNABET-accredited Category A exploration agency
Ministry of Mines, Govt. of IndiaEmpanelled by the Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India
ISO 9001:2015Certified
Since 2011
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Minerals & critical minerals

Critical minerals, from reconnaissance onward

A NABET-accredited Category A exploration agency, empanelled by the Ministry of Mines. Vanadium, titanium, gallium, REE, bauxite, graphite, niobium, zirconium, xenotime and placer minerals.

Commodities in the portfolio

What the project record names

Counts show how many projects name each commodity, including ongoing work.

9VVanadium
3TiTitanium
6GaGallium
7REERare earth elements
2NbNiobium
1ZrZirconium
2ScScandium
1CGraphite
5AlBauxite
1XtXenotime (placer)
6Heavy mineral sands and placersprojects in the portfolio
2Polymetallic nodules and crustsprojects in the portfolio
2Offshore limemudprojects in the portfolio
3Limestone, diamond (reconnaissance), fluorsparprojects in the portfolio
Exploration stages

G4 to G2, plus targeting

Stage labels follow the project titles.

G4Reconnaissance surveys3projects
G3Preliminary exploration10projects
G2G2-level exploration and resource evaluation1projects
RMTRegional mineral targeting1projects

Turnkey solutions for beach sands: exploration, mining, beneficiation and metal extraction.

Field programmes

Mapping, survey, sampling and verification

Geological mapping, topographic survey with borehole fixing, auger sampling and field verification with GSI officials.

Geological mapping traverse
Geological mapping traverse
Geological mapping traverse
Geological mapping traverse
Topographic survey and borehole fixing
Topographic survey and borehole fixing
Topographic survey and borehole fixing
Topographic survey and borehole fixing
Auger sampling
Auger sampling
Auger sampling on a beach block
Auger sampling on a beach block
Field verification with GSI officials
Field verification with GSI officials
Field verification with GSI officials
Field verification with GSI officials
Laboratory

From sample tray to separated mineral

Drying, coning and quartering, then two-level magnetic and gravity separation: LIRMS, REDMS and bromoform.

Drying of samples
Drying of samples
Coning and quartering
Coning and quartering
Low-induced rotary magnetic separator (LIRMS)
Low-induced rotary magnetic separator (LIRMS)
Rare-earth drum magnetic separator (REDMS)
Rare-earth drum magnetic separator (REDMS)
Bromoform gravity separation
Bromoform gravity separation
Projects

Critical-mineral projects

Get in touch

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