| 1987 | American Assay Laboratories was incorporated in Nevada.
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AAL awarded the on site laboratory contract at Bond Gold Colliseum mine in California
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AAL started construction on 2320 Last Chance Rd., ELKO, NV. full service laboratory (10,000 ft2 on 2.5 acres company owned).
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| 1988 | AAL started construction at 1500 Glendale Ave., SPARKS, NV. full service laboratory (18,000 ft2 on 2.5 acres company owned).
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AAL ELKO contracts 24 hour turnaround assays to Ivanhoe Gold, Hollister Project and Goldfields and Santa Fe projects.
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AAL SPARKS offers 24 hour turnaround analysis to Nevada clients.
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| 1989 | AAL ELY sample preparation laboratory opens for clients in the Ely, NV. area
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AAL HELENA sample preparation laboratory opens for clients in the Helena, MT. area
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George Burke is awarded an ARIZONA ASSAYERS licence.
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AAL TUCSON full laboratory opens for clients in Az., Southern CA. and Mexico.
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| 1994 | AAL URUGUAY awarded the contract for the onsite laboratory of Uruguay Gold in San Jose, Uruguay.
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AAL SPARKS adds a 8,000 ft2 high grade sample preparation/ cyanide laboratory to the property.
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| 1996 | AAL ENVIRONMENTAL passes all EPA testing requirements and offers environmental testing services. (ICP-OES, ICP-MS, IC, CN)
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AAL METALLURGICAL offers bottle rolls and column testing to the full laboratory services
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| 1997 | AAL MENDOZA full service laboratory opens for clients in Argentina
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| 1998 | AAL MAZATLAN sample preparation laboratory opens for clients in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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| 1999 | AAL SPARKS wins Turquoise Ridge project contract and installs 2 Varian Axial Vista Pro ICP-OES for 24/7/365 operation
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| 2001 | AAL SPARKS installs Milestone High Pressure/High Temperature Microwave system
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| 2004 | AAL SPARKS installs PW2400 and ARL8410 WD-XRF
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AAL SPARKS installs latest generation Varian ICP-MS with SPS3 autosampler
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| 2005 | AAL ELKO reactivated with Vickie Friesen(16 year employee) as laboratory manager
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| 2006 | AAL SPARKS installs ELTRA CHS500 analyzer
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| AAL SPARKS installs 2 Panalytical Epsilon 5 ED-XRF. |
| 2007 | AAL SPARKS installs 2 Varian 730ES Axial ICP-OES with SPS3 autosamplers
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| 2008 | AAL SPARKS installs 3 TM 4 position 2kg bowl ring mills.
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AAL SPARKS commissions LabSee job tracking software for client access and reporting.
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AAL SPARKS installs 2 ELTRA CS800 analyzers
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AAL SPARKS installs Thermo ICAP6500 radial ICP-OES with SC8 FAST autosampler
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AAL SPARKS purchases Peterbilt GVW 58,000 lb truck with tracking software for heavy load pickup
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AAL SPARKS commissions new fire assay laboratory with dedicated clean area, showers and lunch room
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| 2009 | AAL SPARKS installs Shimadzu XRD-6000 for mineral identification
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AAL SPARKS installs DIONEX ICS 1100 RFIC ion chromatography system
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AAL SPARKS installs 2 Varian 820 ICP-MS with SPS3 autosampler
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AAL SPARKS installs 1 Varian 725ES Radial ICP-OES with SPS3 autosamplers
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AAL SPARKS changes to Server 2008 platform with all Windows 7 computer systems
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AAL SPARKS purchases and expands onto 1490 Glendale Ave., giving 3.5 acre laboratory site.
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AAL SPARKS commissions a dedicated core saw cutting area with 4 11HP 20inch core saws under video surveillance
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AAL SPARKS commissions 30,000cfm scrubber for all laboratory and fire assay emission control
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| 2010 | AAL SPARKS installs Panalytical XPertPro XRD with strip detector
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AAL SPARKS installs Milestone DMA80 direct mercury analyzer.
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AAL SPARKS installs 1 ton mixer for standard generation using grinding, ball milling and/or jet mill size reduction.
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AAL SPARKS installs ELTRA ThermoStep multi temperature computer controlled LOI furnace
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AAL SPARKS installs Sartorius MA150 automatic Moisture Analyzer
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AAL SPARKS opens Conference Center with full audio visual capabilities at 1490 Glendale for employee training and client presentations
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AAL SPARKS offers individual lockable 12x8x8 storage units (30 of) for secure client sample storage
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| 2011 | AAL SPARKS buys and expands into 1506 Glendale a 26,000 sq. foot laboratory on 1.3 acres (Total 4.8 acres)
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AAL SPARKS installs ASPEX Explorer Scanning Electron Microscope
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AAL installs ten new Cetax EXR-8 dedicated autosamplers.
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| 2013 | ISO 17025 accreditation awarded
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Web Portal setup for real-time client access to orders and analysis results.
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NDEP (Nevada Department Enviromental Protection) accreditation awarded.
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