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SEAMIC
offers its services through its two departments namely:
Geo-information Services and Laboratory Services. The
following services are provided by SEAMIC:
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Training
i. Minerals laboratory management
ii. Environmental analysis and Environmental Impact
Assessment studies
iii. Mineral testing methods
iv. Gemmology
and gem cutting
v. Pottery and ceramic technology
vi. Geophysics, geochemistry, environmental geology
and geo-science data handling
vii. GIS and remote sensing applications
viii. Mineral exploration and geological mapping
ix. Resourse/reserve modeling
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Analytical
Services
i. Sample preparation
ii. Wet chemistry for whole rock analysis
iii. Mineral beneficiation such as mineral separation
and leaching
iv. XRF and XRD analysis
v. Fire assay gold analysis and purification
vi. AAS, Graphite furnace and hydride generation
analysis
vii. Rock and mineral identification
viii. Petrological and mineralogical analysis
ix. ICP analysis
x. Mercury Analysis
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Mineral
Applications
i. Industrial minerals
application
ii. Processing and upgrading of minerals
iii. Pottery and ceramic technology
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Grading
and Certification
i. Gem identification, grading and certification
ii. Diamond Grading
iii. Gem-cutting, polishing and treatment
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Research
and Development
i. Evaluation of raw materials for industrial application
ii. Mineral recovery operations
iii. Development of a granulation system for the
beneficiation of phosphate ore
iv. Development of ceramic tableware, low tension
electrical insulators and fire clay crucibles
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Geo-information
i. Scanning, digitising
and plotting of maps
ii. GIS compilation and applications
iii. Regional mineral databases
iv. "One-stop-shop" for mineral data:
v. Airborne radiometric data calibration
vi. Geophysical surveying for groundwater and mineral
exploration
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Technical Assistance
for Mineral Exploration
i. Integrated prospecting
techniques for survey, geological structure, remote
sensing and geophysical prospecting
ii. Assistance for modernisation of small to medium
scale mining operations
iii. Investigation on environmental protection
iv. Geotechnical investigation
v. Feasibility studies for small to medium scale
mining projects
The details of each services
are described in the pages of the two departments of
the Centre, namely: Geo-information
department and
Laboratory
department .
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