Abstract
The activity and developmental landmarks of the Central Fire Assay Laboratory (CFAL) of the Analytical center of LLC “R&D and manufacturing company “Regis” (Blagoveshchensk) are presented. The laboratory was honored with the “Silver mole” award in 2012 and in December 2014 celebrated the tenth anniversary of the lab foundation. Over the past decennial period an ordinary assay lab turned into a multifunctional center focused on comprehensive analytical support to geological exploration, mining, geology and geochemistry, mineralogy, civil-engineering survey, and environmental monitoring. Despite a large scope of analytical work and remoteness from the center of the country, CFAL provides methodological assistance for industrial laboratories of the relating group of companies. Stages of the development, structure and guidelines of lab activities as well as the quality management system are considered. An emphasis is made on the development of the methodology of quantitative chemical analysis (QCA) and availability of standard samples, hiring and training of the assay lab personnel.