While primarily known for its heap leach expertise, KCAs staff includes experienced professionals with design capabilities in a wide range of metallurgical processes. KCA has recently engineered a complex acid leach process for a Bolivian silver project. Since 1993, KCA has maintained an active bio-leaching program for several clients with refractory ores, including a program for a major mining company.
For several years, KCA has routinely expanded its client base and service capabilities. KCA occupies a 3800 square meter building in Reno, NV, which greatly increases KCAs capacity for engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, warehousing, and testing. Florin Analytical Services, part of the KCA group, operates as an independent commercial analytical lab, providing high quality, reliable assays.
FAS is dedicated to developing and providing high quality and accurate analytical services to a broad range of scientific professionals, industries, municipalities and others.
FAS is a member of the Kappes, Cassiday Group of Companies (KCA). KCA is a well-respected process engineering company that started in 1972 in Reno, Nevada.
Facilities
FAS occupies 10,000 square feet of a 40,000 square foot building that rests on three acres of land just north of Reno, Nevada. The facility is easily accessed from Interstate 395 utilizing the Golden Valley Road exit or from North Virginia Street. The building is owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Associates.
Analytical Capabilities
Analytical Capabilities include but are not limited to the following:
Fire Assay for gold, silver, platinum and palladium
Quantitative whole rock analyses
Carbon and sulfur analyses
Inorganic and general chemistry by instrumental and specific technique
Metal analyses by Flame AAS, Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) and Cold Vapor (CVAAS) Analyses