INDUSTRIAL LIMS SPECIALISTS · SINCE 1989
Mining Operations
Many labs still run on decades-old LIMS or manual spreadsheets — disconnected workflows that quietly add operational risk as throughput grows. The cost shows up as re-analysis, delayed certificates and audit gaps.
// A SPREADSHEET LEAVES NO AUDIT TRAIL
Comparison
Outdated systems create bottlenecks. OnLIMS is the modern alternative — engineered to remove manual steps and give the lab direct control over its data.
| Capability | Legacy LIMS | OnLIMS |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Monolithic legacy systems | Native C++ core + modern .NET layer |
| Deployment | Mostly on-premise | Zero-install: on-premise, cloud SQL, or Citrix/RDS |
| Instrument Integration | Complex, fragile integrations | 150+ instruments via configurable parsers |
| Data Entry | Often manual or semi-automated | Automated capture (serial + file) |
| QA/QC | After-the-fact | Real-time control charts & limit checks |
| Multi-site / Multi-DB | Single database | Multiple databases, selected at login |
| Access & Audit | Limited | Role-based access, AD SSO, full audit trail |
| Reporting | Delayed and static | Live dashboards + automated CoA |
Every row above is a capability you can put to the test in a demonstration, against your own instruments and methods.
Why OnLIMS?
We know laboratory protocols because we've automated them since 1989 — for mining, smelter and environmental labs worldwide.
"Delivering innovation in automation since 1989"
Operational Intelligence
End-to-end visibility for high-throughput Assay, Geochemical, Environmental and Production laboratories — turning raw instrument output into approved, audit-ready results.
Eliminate manual entry with direct Level 0 instrument capture and real-time workflow management.
Rigorous statistical monitoring that catches errors before approval, not after reporting — built for EPA and ISO 17025 workflows.
Full traceability for high-throughput geological labs, from logging to final reporting.
Monitor laboratory health with specialized views for plant managers and laboratory supervisors.
OnQMS maps your lab's real records to ISO/IEC 17025 — clause-by-clause, with your accreditor's guidelines cited by version, in a fully bilingual EN/ES interface.
Robust Technology
Proven client-server architecture that holds up in remote, low-bandwidth operations — on-premise or against a cloud-hosted database.
// OnLIMS Ecosystem
Sampling → Auto Capture → QA/QC → Publication
// PROVEN IN PRODUCTION
OnLIMS runs in production at major mining, smelter and commercial-terminal laboratories across the Americas — Canada, the USA, Peru, Chile and Mexico — spanning copper, zinc, gold, lead and coal, from exploration and mine-site assay labs to smelters and concentrate export terminals. That includes some of the world's largest copper and zinc operations.
Insights
See how grade control, plant feed, recovery, stockpiles and laboratory assay data must reconcile to support defensible mine production reporting.
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How representative sampling, ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory competence, ISO/IEC 17020 inspection impartiality and chain of custody protect mineral quality data from mine to port.
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See how OnLAB, OnWSH, OnLQC and LabData preserve sample context from instrument capture and QA/QC to reports and stakeholder access.
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Clear answers about how OnLIMS integrates into modern mining, metallurgical and environmental workflows.
OnLIMS is a Laboratory Information Management System built specifically for high-throughput geological, assay, smelter and environmental labs. Unlike generic ERP modules, it captures data directly from 150+ analytical instruments — AAS, ICP and XRF among them — and has automated laboratory workflows since 1989.
It moves the lab from error detection to error prevention. OnLIMS runs Shewhart, X-Control, CUSUM and Thompson-Howarth charts with blank, duplicate and CRM checks in real time, so out-of-limit results are caught before approval. Combined with role-based access, Active Directory SSO and a full audit trail, it gives labs the control base for ISO/IEC 17025 and EPA workflows.
OnLIMS integrates 150+ instruments via serial (RS232) plus 25+ via file import — AAS, ICP-OES/MS, XRF, LECO carbon/sulfur and mercury analyzers, titrators, UV-Vis and analytical balances. New instruments are added by configuration, not by recompiling the software.
Yes. OnLIMS is zero-install and runs on-premises, against a cloud-hosted SQL Server, or under Citrix/Microsoft RDS — engineered for low-bandwidth remote sites, so the laboratory keeps working during network outages.
Yes. One platform serves mining, smelter and environmental laboratories — batch jobs for exploration and drill core, routine jobs for fixed sampling points, plus concentrate grades and environmental monitoring, all under a single audit trail.
OnQMS, the accreditation evidence module, ships an optional bring-your-own-model assistant designed for a local LLM on the laboratory's own hardware: every answer cites the clause it draws from, and data never leaves the network.
Join mining, smelter and environmental operations running on OnLIMS — automated capture, real-time QA/QC, and audit-ready results from sample to certificate.