WAIMATUKU LABORATORIES

The New Zealand Institute for Minerals to Materials Research (NZIMMR) works with clients and stakeholders across the minerals-to-materials value chain. The R&D institute is based on the West Coast of New Zealand. Facilities at Greymouth are augmented by access to high-tech instrumentation through strategic relationships with several New Zealand universities. We work with iwi and Maori groups, private companies, universities, and other research institutions. Commercial clients range from small-scale alluvial miners to multi-nationals with market capitalization of several billion dollars.  

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Mineral Processing NZIMMR has qualified, and industry experienced staff employed in the facilities. The staff offer both practical, operational, and technical advice on a variety of mineralogical and metallurgical issues. The facilities contain sample preparation, mineral separation and other equipment, the size of the equipment and facility allows samples as small as a few hundred grams to hundreds of tonnes to be processed on site.