Much of TZMI’s consulting work is done in collaboration with Allied Mineral Laboratories (AML), a subsidiary of TZMI. AML, located in Western Australia, was established in 2007 and is a facility that specialises in resource assessment and flowsheet development for mineral sands, iron ore and other heavy mineral deposits. Extensive laboratory and pilot scale equipment allows for evaluation and side-by-side performance comparisons of various mineral sands processing equipment options.

In conjunction with AML, TZMI is able to test mineral sands samples from run of mine (ROM) ore all the way through to saleable mineral products. AML’s pilot plant is capable of processing up to tens of tonnes ROM samples and is equipped with a full range of both wet and dry processing equipment. As an independent facility, AML will test samples on any alternative equipment to meet client requirements.

While much of the equipment at the laboratory has proven successful in processing minerals sands it has also recently been determined that the equipment presents a definite advantage over more traditional equipment for the processing of other heavy minerals such as fine iron ore, tantalite and gold.