Revol LIMS delivers automated ore grade analysis sample management, environmental monitoring workflows, and built-in ISO 17025, ASTM, ISO 9001, JORC/NI 43-101, and EPA compliance — in one platform built for mine site and assay laboratory operations.
Metals and mining laboratories support one of the world’s most geographically distributed and operationally intensive industries. Whether your laboratory provides grade control assays for an operating mine, geochemical analysis for exploration programmes, or environmental monitoring for a mine site, three challenges define the environment:
Revol LIMS manages the complete ore grade control assay workflow from drill or channel sample receipt through preparation, fire assay or ICP-OES analysis, result validation, and grade reporting — with the speed and traceability that open-pit and underground grade control operations require.
Revol LIMS manages mine site environmental monitoring programmes across surface water, groundwater, tailings facility, and air quality monitoring points with automated regulatory reporting and discharge permit limit compliance tracking.
An Out-of-Specification (OOS) result in a pharmaceutical laboratory triggers a mandatory, documented investigation process under FDA guidance (OOS Investigation Guidance, 2006) and ICH Q10 quality system requirements. Revol LIMS enforces the full Phase I and Phase II OOS investigation workflow, maintaining complete traceability of every investigative step and decision.
Revol LIMS supports metallurgical test work and mineral processing laboratory programmes that underpin feasibility studies, process optimisation, and plant performance monitoring.
Across grade control assay labs, exploration geochemical laboratories, metallurgical test facilities, and environmental monitoring programmes, the same operational bottlenecks consistently limit throughput and create compliance risk:
Paper-based and spreadsheet sample tracking for high-volume grade control programmes creates sample labelling errors, batch mix-ups, and result-to-sample matching failures that propagate incorrect ore routing decisions — with direct production revenue consequences. Provenance linkage that makes geochemical data scientifically interpretable for resource estimation.
Managing mine site environmental monitoring data across dozens of monitoring points manually — with regulatory reporting deadlines for discharge permits, environmental bonds, and post-mining rehabilitation requirements — creates version-control failures and missed filing deadlines.
Managing certified reference material (CRM) performance, field blank and field duplicate results, and umpire sample outcomes through separate spreadsheets from the primary sample dataset makes QAQC trend monitoring impractical and audit failures inevitable.
Samples forwarded to contract assay laboratories for check assaying or specialised analyses frequently disappear from the client laboratory’s view between dispatch and result receipt, with no systematic tracking of turnaround, result receipt, or reconciliation.
Grade control laboratories serving multiple mines managed through separate systems produce non-comparable datasets that complicate ore reserve reconciliation, resource model validation, and regulatory reporting.
Metals and mining laboratories carry compliance obligations spanning analytical method accreditation, mineral resource reporting standards, environmental discharge regulation, and occupational health and safety management. Revol LIMS ensures continuous regulatory readiness at every level.
| Standard / Regulation | How Revol LIMS Supports Compliance |
|---|---|
| ISO/IEC 17025:2017 | Method management, measurement uncertainty, equipment calibration, proficiency testing, and document control for assay and geochemical laboratories seeking or maintaining ISO 17025 accreditation for metals analysis, mineralogy, and environmental testing. |
| ASTM International (E and B Series) | Configurable method library aligned to ASTM E-series metals testing methods and ASTM B-series non-ferrous metals standards, with configurable acceptance criteria, precision and bias parameters, and inter-laboratory comparison data management. |
| JORC Code / NI 43-101 (Mineral Resource Reporting) | QAQC documentation requirements for JORC and National Instrument 43-101 competent person reporting: CRM performance records, field duplicate analysis, umpire sample outcomes, and chain-of-custody documentation for mineral resource and ore reserve estimation. |
| ISO 9001:2015 | Quality management system documentation, customer focus, non-conformance management, CAPA, and continual improvement records for mining laboratory operations with dual QMS certification requirements. |
| EPA Methods (40 CFR) | Environmental monitoring workflows aligned to EPA analytical methods for surface water, groundwater, and soil matrices, with regulatory reporting package generation for mine site discharge permits and environmental compliance reporting. |
| ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management) | Environmental monitoring data management, compliance tracking, and regulatory reporting supporting mine site ISO 14001 environmental management system certification requirements. |
| REACH / SARA (Hazardous Substance Reporting) | Hazardous chemical inventory tracking with SARA 312/313 threshold-based reporting alerts and REACH SVHC substance monitoring for mining operations using reagents and process chemicals subject to international chemical reporting obligations. |
| ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health & Safety) | Safety-critical test result tracking and hazardous material handling documentation supporting mine site ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management system requirements. |
| ALCOA+ Data Integrity | All assay data, geochemical results, and environmental monitoring records are Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, and Accurate — satisfying mining regulatory inspectors, competent persons, and accreditation assessors. |
Manages high-volume grade control and exploration assay sample workflows with rapid result turnaround and automated grade reporting.
Manages mine site environmental monitoring programmes with automated regulatory reporting and discharge permit compliance tracking across all monitoring points.
Supports metallurgical test work programmes with result data management linked to ore characterisation and mineral processing performance metrics.
Connects to the full range of assay and geochemical analytical instruments used in metals and mining laboratories.
Surfaces intelligence that protects ore grade accuracy, QAQC performance, and environmental compliance across mine site operations.
| Feature | Revol LIMS | Legacy Vendors |
|---|---|---|
| Assay Sample Throughput | High-volume — batch processing with automated grade reporting by drill hole, bench, and blast block in real time. | Manual sample logging in spreadsheets; grade reports compiled by hand with result-to-sample matching errors. |
| Geochemical Survey Data | GPS-linked — sample provenance, chain-of-custody, 50+ element results, and GIS-ready spatial export in one system. | Field notebooks and multi-sheet spreadsheets with no spatial linkage; geochemical dataset integrity compromised. |
| Environmental Reporting | Automated — discharge permit compliance tracking and regulatory reporting across all mine site monitoring points. | Manual data compilation from multiple monitoring locations; deadline and version-control failures at every reporting cycle. |
| QAQC Management | CRM, blank, and duplicate — tracking integrated with primary sample dataset for real-time QAQC performance dashboards. | QAQC results in separate spreadsheets from primary data; trend monitoring impractical and audit failures inevitable. |
| Contract Lab Visibility | Electronic — forwarding with turnaround tracking and automated result receipt reconciliation. | Phone and email coordination; no systematic tracking of dispatch, receipt, or turnaround compliance. |
| Implementation Time | 3–4 Months: with domain expertise in mining assay and geochemical laboratory environments. | 9–12 Months: with heavy custom configuration and onsite consulting requirements. |
Revol LIMS gives metals and mining laboratories the infrastructure to deliver rapid, traceable grade control results, manage geochemical survey datasets with spatial integrity, satisfy environmental compliance obligations across every mine site monitoring point, and remain continuously audit-ready.
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Yes. Revol LIMS supports bulk sample receipt and high-volume batch processing for grade control programmes, with configurable sample preparation workflows (crushing, pulverising, splitting), fire assay, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, and XRF method support, automated grade report generation by drill hole, bench, and blast block, and integrated CRM, blank, and duplicate QC sample management.Yes. Revol LIMS supports bulk sample receipt and high-volume batch processing for grade control programmes, with configurable sample preparation workflows (crushing, pulverising, splitting), fire assay, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, and XRF method support, automated grade report generation by drill hole, bench, and blast block, and integrated CRM, blank, and duplicate QC sample management.
Yes. Revol LIMS manages the QAQC programme documentation required for JORC and NI 43-101 competent person reporting, including certified reference material (CRM) performance tracking, field blank and field duplicate analysis records, umpire sample outcome documentation, and complete chain-of-custody records from field collection to laboratory result.
Yes. Revol LIMS manages environmental monitoring programmes across surface water, groundwater, tailings management facility, and air quality monitoring points with configurable discharge permit limit compliance tracking, automated regulatory report generation for EPA and environmental authority submissions, and tailings management facility water balance data management.
Revol LIMS supports bi-directional integration with ICP-MS and ICP-OES for multi-element grade and geochemical analysis, laboratory and portable XRF for grade control, fire assay gravimetric and AAS finish result management, laser ablation ICP-MS for in-situ mineral analysis, automated mineralogy systems (MLA, QEMSCAN, TIMA), and environmental monitoring instruments including TOC and nutrient analysers.
Revol LIMS is supplied with a pre-configured Computer System Validation (CSV) documentation package aligned to GAMP 5 Category 4 (Configured Product) requirements, including User Requirement Specification (URS), Functional Risk Assessment, Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ) protocols and reports. This significantly reduces the validation effort compared to building from scratch, and Revol’s implementation team provides dedicated CSV support for pharmaceutical client deployments.
Revol LIMS is available as SaaS (cloud-hosted), PaaS, and on-premise deployments. For mine sites with limited or intermittent internet connectivity, offline data capture with synchronisation on reconnection is supported.
