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August 20, 2010: Actlabs Innovative Technologies
NEW video featuring Actlabs innovative technologies. |
August 10, 2010: Actlabs Workshop Questionnaire
Actlabs values your views and opinions, which comprise a major part of our continued commitment to improvement and excellence. We would love to receive some feedback on our Actlabs Workshop Questionnaire. |
 August 3, 2010: NEW Stewart, British Columbia Facilitiy Open
We are pleased to announce that our newest location, Actlabs Stewart, opened for business on August 6, 2010! This latest addition, marks Actlabs first location in British Columbia, Canada. The lab offers sample preparation and will be a fully equipped gold lab. [Read Full Story] |
July 23, 2010 - Elemental Impurities in Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Products
PSG Pharmafocus recently published an article in their July 2010 issue, where Dr. Stephen Jenkins, Actlabs R&D manager for the Pharmaceutical department, discusses upcoming changes to the USP <231> for heavy metals testing that will focus on ICP OES and ICP MS analytical techniques. |
 July 15, 2010 - NEW Timmins, Ontario Facility Open
We are pleased to announce that our newest location, Actlabs Timmins, opened for business on July 15th, 2010! This latest addition to our growing network of Northern Ontario laboratories (Thunder Bay, Geraldton, and Red Lake) will be a fully equipped gold lab... |
 June 21, 2010 - NEW Red Lake, Ontario Facility
We are pleased to announce that our newest location, Actlabs Red Lake, opened for business on June 21st, 2010. This latest addition to our growing network of Northern Ontario laboratories (Thunder Bay, Geraldton, Timmins) will be a fully equipped gold lab. For more details... |
June 18, 2010: Thunder Bay Expansion
With the Ring of Fire’s spark continuing to burn brighter, Activation Laboratories Ltd. has nothing but growing to do in Northwestern Ontario. With three facilities in Thunder Bay and ones in Red Lake, Geraldton and Timmins, the mineral testing company – based out of Ancaster, Ont. – should have their fourth city location fully operational within the next few months.. |
June 10, 2010: Canadian Leader 2010
Contact Canada, publisher of the Canadian Biotechnology 2010 Industry Guide, recently recognized Actlabs as a Canadian Leader. |
May 17, 2010: Study Identifies Soil Gas Hydrocarbons as Only Successful Geochemistry at Mt.Milligan Cu-Au Porphyry Deposit in North-Central BC
A Geoscience BC funded project (Project 2009-19) compares geochemical exploration techniques performed by four different laboratories on samples taken from the Mt. Milligan area of north-central BC. The Mt. Milligan area contains Copper-Gold porphyry mineralization through quaternary glaciofluvial sediments covered by significantly disturbed surficial soil.
Poor element responses for just about all of the extraction methods are attributable to destruction of the soil profile over the mineralization. SGH and the ratio of weak extraction Ca to aqua regia Ca accurately locate the position of the mineralization through the cover. Comparison of the results generated by each method demonstrated that the Soil Gas Hydrocarbon technique and Aqua Regia method for Calcium were the most successful at locating the copper and gold mineralization deposits at Mt. Milligan... |
 May 2, 2010 - Earth Explorer: Soil Gas Hydrocarbon
SOIL GAS HYDROCARBON - Using organic chemistry to find orebodies
"SGH is an extractive procedure that releases organic (hydrocarbon) compounds metabolized by bacteria and adsorbed onto surficial sample particles. By identifying the particular hydrocarbon mixture, explorers can differentiate the type of metal deposit that lies below..." |
April 20-22, 2010 - Calgary Mining Forum
Please visit Actlabs at the 19th CALGARY MINING FORUM on April 20 - 22, 2010 at the Ramada Hotel, Downtown Calgary (708 - 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta).
Please join us on Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 10:45am-11:10am in the Grand Ballroom (second floor) as Dale Sutherland presents: Soil Gas Hydrocarbons – SGH: An Exploration Geochemistry able to Reduce Sampling and Drill Program Costs. |
 March 5, 2010 - Actlabs and Innov-X Canada Partnership
Actlabs and Innov-X Canada are proud to announce the formation of a new XRF focused partnership. The correct, project specific calibration on any XRF instrument will lead to better testing results. Actlabs and Innov-X Canada have streamlined this process for XRF users across Canada... |
February 27, 2010 - 8.8 Earthquake in Chile
Actlabs offers our condolences to the families of those who have been injured or killed in the Earthquake that occurred early this morning in Chile.
Activation Laboratorios Ltda. is pleased to report that our new laboratory has not sustained any damage from this earthquake and all personnel are doing alright. |
February 24, 2010 - SGH Presentation at the PDAC
Actlabs invites you to join us for an upcoming presentation and discussion that we will be hosting on Soil Gas Hydrocarbons (SGH). The presentation will take place on March 10, 2010 in the Metro Toronto Convention Center... |
January 19, 2010 - NEW lab in Mexico
The Actlabs team is proud to announce the addition of their NEW preparation facility in Chihuahua, Mexico, through the acquisition of Techni-Lab S.G.B Abitibi Inc. Actlabs Zacatecas is coming soon and will offer Fire Assay, AA, and ICP. |
January 8, 2010 - Actlabs is now in Quebec
The Actlabs team is proud to announce the opening of two Quebec facilities. They are located in Val d'Or and Ste-Germaine-Boule and will offer fire assay, ICP, and AA. We will implement our worldwide accredited procedures (ISO 17025) at those two facilities... |
December 23, 2009 - Coquimbo Chile facility receives ISO-9001-2008 certification
On December 17 and 18, 2009, the new Coquimbo-Chile facility obtained the ISO 9001-2008 certification. The lab is aiming to soon be accredited by INN (Instituto National de Normalización) and UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service). In 2010, the Coquimbo lab will be applying for the ISO 17025 certification. |
 November 17, 2009 - NEW Coquimbo lab in Chile
Activation Labs had its official opening for its NEW full laboratory in Coquimbo, Chile. The lab in Chile offers aqua regia, 4 acid digestion, sequential copper, fire assay (AA and Gravimetric), as well as multi-element ICP/OES. |
| October 24, 2009 - Actlabs in Timmins |
October 21, 2009 - Launch of Actlab's NEW Website
Actlab's new, updated website, went live on October 21, 2009. Highlights of the new website include user friendly navigation and an internal search tool. |