For reliable and accurate results in precious metal and multiple element analyses, the IAR Laboratory is at your service as the first accredited gold analysis laboratory in Turkey.

The Istanbul Altın Rafinerisi A.Ş. Laboratory Is the first gold and precious metals laboratory that has received the TS EN ISO/IEC 17025 certificate and accredited by TÜRKAK (Turkish Accreditation Agency).
The Istanbul Altın Rafinerisi A.Ş. Laboratory is committed to perform the analysis by keeping the quality service at the forefront. The quality system implemented for this purpose ensures services are provided in a fast, error-free and in precise manner.  Analyses are performed by art technology instruments, hardware and staff members who are trained and specialized in their own fields.

Adopting independence, impartiality and confidentiality as its principles, the Istanbul Altın Rafinerisi A.Ş. Laboratory performs analyses and tests of the samples using methods which are recognized by the international standards or developed within the laboratory, in line with the requests of institutions, organizations and third parties. In the Istanbul Altın Rafinerisi A.Ş.Laboratory precious material analyses and multiple element analyses are performed on alloy, metal, liquid, anode mud, jeweler slag, ore and rock samples. Our Laboratory is composed of 2 main departments; Instrumental Analysis Laboratory and Cupellation Laboratory.

Our Instrumental Analysis Laboratory is equipped with Inductive Coupled Plasma Optic Emission Spectrophotometry (ICP -OES) instruments, Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS), cupellation furnaces, Fire Assay furnaces, micro-precision scales and microscopes. Titration instrument, cupellation furnaces and micro-precision scales are available in our Cupellation Laboratory. The samples are prepared homogeneously and processed based on the required analysis. Precious metal analyses and multiple element analyses are performed on samples.

Precious metal analysis
Samples are analysed by applying cupellation, fire assay or acidification processes, depending on the nature of the sample and the type of the element to be analysed. Precious metals such as; Au, Ag, Pd, Pt, Rh are analysed.

Multiple element analysis
Samples are analysed using Aqua Regia, fusion or acidification processes, depending on the nature of the sample and the type of the element to be analysed. Multiple elements such as; Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Gd, Ge, Ho, In, La, Li, Lu, Mn, Mo, Nd, Ni, P, Pb, Pr, Ru, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sm, Sn, Sr, Tb, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, Tm, V, W, Y, Yb, Zn are analysed.