SGS Mining Inspection Services
Natural Resources - Mining Services
SGS Iran offers a wide range of independent services in the mining industry.
The Minerals division of SGS Iran offers a broad scope of inspection services, including inspection of various mineral ores, sponge iron, iron ore pellets, hot briquetted iron (HBI), ferrous and non-ferrous metals, polymers, and packaged chemical products.
All activities in this division are client-focused and are designed and tailored to each client's specific needs, refined through careful, up-to-date review. SGS Iran's mining expertise covers quantity and quality control, laboratory services, sampling, draft surveys, load/discharge supervision, and sample dispatch.
Important note: As the division with the largest share of related commodity inspections, our Minerals division is active in the inspection of both export and import cargoes.
We Inspect the Following Commodities
Coal & Metallurgical Coke
Iron Ore (Fines & Concentrate)
Pellets, DRI & HBI
Lead, Zinc & Copper Ingots
Minerals & Metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr, Mn)
Cement, Clinker, Limestone & Gypsum
Industrial Salts & Minerals
Ferroalloys
Fertilizers (Urea, Sulfur, Phosphate, etc.)
Steel Products (Slab, Billet, HR/CR Coil & Sheet, Rebar, etc.)
Scrap Metal
Bitumen & Packaged Petrochemical Products
Scope of Our Services in This Field
- Pre-shipment inspections at warehouses and factories
- In-shipment inspections at supplier premises and ports
- Supervision of loading and unloading at warehouses and ports
- Draft surveys to determine vessel cargo weight
- Weighbridge supervision
- Quality sampling and sample preparation
- Damage survey
- Quality assurance systems consulting
- Technical evaluation of various mining industry processes
- Lashing/chocking supervision in ship and container holds
- Hold cleanliness inspection
- Visual inspection
- Mineral stockpile sampling for preliminary quality assessment
- Topography and stockpile measurement