Rock Mechanics Laboratory
This laboratory conducts tests for the geotechnical characterisation of rocks and soils, using the following equipment:
- Standard laboratory equipment for performing simple density and moisture tests.
- Franklin press for performing indirect simple compression strength tests or point load index tests.
- Rock cutting equipment, including:
- A cylindrical core extractor machine, with two different diameter drill bits: 38.1 mm and NX
- A rotating disc rock cutting machine (diamond inserts), with water pump.
- A rock polisher and grinder for final sample preparation.
- Compression testing equipment, including:
- A 2000 kN oleopneumatic compression frame and rack, with compression plates and protection in accordance with European standard ENV206. Pressure data acquisition system.
- Installation equipment and data acquisition system for LVDTs.
- Field geotechnical characterisation equipment in accordance with the recommendations of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, including compasses with Freiberger clinometers, Schmidt hammers or sclerometers, as well as various measuring instruments.
- Pocket penetrometer and windlass for performing vane tests.
Mineral processing laboratory
The ore concentration laboratory has the following equipment:
- Jaw crusher.
- Roller mill.
- Bowl mill.
- Screening equipment.
- Electrostatic separator.
- Magnetic separator.
- Flotation cells.
- Dense media equipment.
- Shaking table.
Cartographic Engineering Laboratory
- 3D coordinate measurement laser system.
- Thermographic camera.
- Visible camera.
- Thermohygrometer.
- Lux meter.
- Sound level meter.
- DJI S1000 drone.
- Phantom 2 drone.
- Faro Focus 3D laser scanner.
Heritage Conservation Laboratory
- A NIKON® SMZ800 stereoscopic microscope
- A ZEISS Axioscope 5/7 KMAT petrographic microscope with built-in digital camera
- A NIKON CM700 spectrophotometer for solids
- A gloss meter
- A Phoenix-300 dynamic contact angle measuring profilometer equipped with an automatic dosing system and 6.5x CCD camera
- A hyperspectral camera with Pulnix TM-1327 GE CCD spectrograph sensor and spectral range 400–1000 nm
- A Wyko-NT 1100 (Veeco) profilometer with WycoVision32 software package