Service sectors we operate in:
First Test Minerals Limited
70 Chipponds Drive
St Austell
Cornwall
PL25 5DE
United Kingdom
Tel: +44(0)7881 274496
Email: info@firsttestminerals.com
Web: http://www.firsttestminerals.com
Registration Number: 8855327
Primary Contact
Frank Hart
Managing Director
Tel: +44(0)7881 274496
Email: info@firsttestminerals.com
Company Profile
Independent and Confidential Evaluation of Clay Minerals
Owned and managed by Frank Hart who has over 30 years experience in the kaolin industry
REFINING (typically core drill samples)
Laboratory scale: Blunge, screen, filter, dry & test
Calculate yield
Pilot Plant Scale: Blunge, hydrocyclone, centrifuge, froth flotation, magnet, bleach, filter, dry & test
Calculate energy inputs and mass distribution
TESTING
UKAS accredited laboratories selected where possible
JORC principles followed where possible
Chemical Analysis by XRF
Mineralogical Analysis by XRD
SEM and TEM
ISO Brightness and Bleached Brightness
Einlehner Abrasion
Particle Size by Sedigraph
BET Surface Area
Pore Size
% retained at 45 microns with description
Low shear viscosity
High shear viscosity
Oil Absorption
pH
Bulk Density
Ceramic Fired properties
Ceramic Casting properties
Modulus of Rupture
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION TRIALS
Glass Melt with seed count etc
Paper hand sheets with ink absorption etc
Ceramic body with trial plate manufacture
Paint batch with viscosity etc
MARKETING ADVICE