Comminution Testing
Laboratories Directory
Global directory of comminution testing laboratories compiled from 67 verified references including NI 43-101 reports, conference papers, and lab websites. Includes 35 test types across 46 facilities.
46
Laboratories
36
SMC Licensed
35
Test Types
9
Regions
46 laboratories
Broadest standard suite; IsaMill + SMD + pilot HPGR. Major lab for NI 43-101 and JORC reporting.
Pilot HPGR (800 mm); IsaMill certified Jan 2024; 10,000 m² facility.
World leader in ceramic media testing. IsaMill + SMD + HIGmill + VTM under one roof. Only lab offering full ceramic media QC and microscopy.
South Africa national lab; PGE and gold expertise. Levin grindability heritage.
Proprietary VTM/HIGmill/SMD testing; pilot HRC HPGR. Vendor test centre.
SPI originator; CEET software; widest geographic reach globally.
DWT originator; JKMRC heritage; SWAT abrasion test. Home of JKSimMet.
MTRC Midvale; HPGR sizing for FLS equipment. Vendor test centre.
Geopyörä test; JKTech certified; South Africa.
Only lab with published pricing. Broad comminution suite.
Crusher-focused; CWi + UCS + Ai for equipment selection.
HPGR only; Enduron HPGR + STM vertical stirred mills at Venlo facility.
Portable high-impact comminution characterisation device developed by Toni Kojovic. Rapid ore breakage testing for geometallurgical mapping and circuit design.
ALS Kamloops
ALS Metallurgy
SMC-licensed; used in FPX Nickel Baptiste PFS (2021).
Aminpro
SMC-licensed; comminution testwork and circuit design.
Anglo American
Anglo American (In-House)
In-house metallurgical testing; not commercially available.
ASMIN
ASMIN Industrial Ltda
SMC-licensed; process mineralogy and comminution.
Barrick
Barrick Gold (In-House)
In-house metallurgical testing; not commercially available.
Base Met
Base Met Laboratories
SMC-licensed; metallurgical testwork.
BGRIMM
BGRIMM Technology Group
SMC-licensed; China's premier minerals processing research institute.
Blue Coast
Blue Coast Research
SMC-licensed; flowsheet development.
BV Chile
Bureau Veritas Chile
SMC-licensed; metallurgical testwork.
BV Perth
Bureau Veritas Minerals
SMC-licensed; metallurgical testwork.
BV Adelaide
Bureau Veritas Minerals
SMC-licensed; metallurgical testwork.
CH Plenge
CH Plenge & Cia
SMC-licensed; Peruvian metallurgical laboratory.
CITIC HMC
CITIC Heavy Machinery
SMC-licensed; major mill manufacturer test centre.
CSIRO/SMC
CSIRO / SMC Testing
SMC Testing Pty Ltd; originator of the SMC Test.
Freeport
Freeport-McMoRan (In-House)
In-house metallurgical testing; not commercially available.
Jet-Rom
Jet-Rom Laboratories
SMC-licensed; West African operations.
Metallurgy Perth
Metallurgy Pty Ltd
SMC-licensed; Perth-based metallurgical consultancy.
Metso/SGS Peru
Metso / SGS Peru
SMC-licensed; joint facility.
Metso Brasil
Metso Outotec (Brasil)
SMC-licensed; vendor test centre.
Newmont
Newmont Corporation (In-House)
In-house metallurgical testing; not commercially available.
NHI
Northern Heavy Industries (NHI)
SMC-licensed; mill vendor test facility.
Polymetal
Polymetal Test Centre
SMC-licensed; in-house mining company lab.
PT Geoservices
SMC-licensed; Southeast Asian testing services.
RIVS
RIVS (Research Institute)
SMC-licensed; Russian research institute.
SGS Vancouver
SGS Canada (Vancouver)
SMC-licensed; SPI and full comminution suite.
SGS SA
SGS South Africa
SMC-licensed; metallurgical testwork.
SGS Vostok
SMC-licensed; SGS regional lab.
SPB Mining Uni
St Petersburg Mining University
SMC-licensed; academic research facility.
Teck
Teck Resources (In-House)
In-house metallurgical testing; not commercially available.
TOMS
TOMS Institute
SMC-licensed; Metso VTM-recommended lab.
UMaT
University of Mines & Technology
SMC-licensed; academic mineral processing laboratory.
Wardell Armstrong
Wardell Armstrong International
SMC-licensed; UK-based environmental and mining consultancy.
Zijin
Zijin Mining Group
SMC-licensed; in-house mining company lab.
Source: CMD Consulting Global Comminution Lab Report (April 2026). 67 verified references. Laboratory capabilities may change — contact labs directly for current services. SMC Test is a registered trademark of SMC Testing Pty Ltd.