ABOUT US
Overview
We are a team of mining and geotechnical experts with deep roots in the area. The facility known as Temiskaming Testing Labs is based in the historic town of Cobalt and has built a reputation around its processing of local ores, particularly silver ores.
A Public Initiative
Founded to Support Local Mine Operators
The Ontario Department of Mines established the Temiskaming Testing Laboratory in 1921 to serve local mine operators. Since few of the mining operations were large enough to justify their own assay office and specialized equipment, it was decided the provincical government should build and manage the service.
The facility was extensively renovated and updated over the years by the Ministry of Northern Development & Mines as a technically advanced bulk sampling and testing station for minerals and precious metals. By the 1990s the operation was decommissioned due to a decrease in Silver mining in the area.
IN THE HEART OF THE CAMP
Independently Operated
The perennial difficulty of timely assay results motivated the acquisition in the short term. The longer term implications expand operational capability for a series of projects in the camp, and have the benefit of contributing to the local economy.
Our Approach to Mining
Securing the Facility was a Strategic decision to consolidate the camp
PolyMet Labs first purchased the facility in 2000 and began operating as an Assay Laboratory, and Bulk Sampling, Crushing, Grinding, Processing, Upgrading, and Smelting Plant. When the facility changed ownership in 2020 it was relaunched as Temiskaming Testing Laboratories Inc.