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Outdated systems create bottlenecks.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.
// WHAT LABORATORY PROFESSIONALS SAY
“The ONLINE LIMS worksheet module is the best I have seen from all LIMS providers! Highly recommend the product.”
— Russ Calow, Analytical Laboratory Consultant · public comment on LinkedIn
Insights
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Mine-water monitoring data integrity depends on traceability from the monitoring point through custody, analysis, QA/QC, approval and controlled reporting.
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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.