News - AGS Lab

AGS evolves and adopts the Cotecna Chile brand, consolidating its integration into a global organization and strengthening its value proposition for the Metals & Minerals and Agriculture industries.

Testing, inspection and certification services for non-ferrous metals including copper, aluminium, nickel, lithium and zinc to ensure quality and compliance.

Advanced geochemical and mineralogical testing for mineral property determination, enabling accurate resource evaluation and processing.

Inspection, testing, and certification for ferrous metals to ensure quality, compliance, and accuracy across global supply chains.

Reduce risk in precious metals with Cotecna testing, inspection, and certification services, ensuring accurate sampling, compliance, and trusted results.

Discover how independent sampling and assaying add strength to metals and minerals supply chains, protecting value, compliance and trust.

Energy minerals testing and inspection services ensuring accuracy, traceability, and compliance for lithium, cobalt, and critical minerals.

A major milestone strengthening our analytical capabilities and service offering in the region

A new video showcasing our concentrates lab in Coquimbo and how Cotecna continues raising the bar for the mining industry.

Discover the new Cotecna Map, illustrating our global network and strength for Metals and Minerals testing, inspections, and certification services.

Discover Cotecna’s comprehensive services designed to optimize the entire minerals and metals supply chain, from mine to market. Covering ore extraction, processing, refined metal export, component manufacturing, assembly, and performanc...

Delivering quality, transparency, and operational excellence across Chile’s agriculture and metals and minerals sectors.

The AGS Cotecna Laboratory in Coquimbo is accredited as a Type A Inspection Body by the INN, reaffirming its leadership in shipments of minerals and concentrates.

Discover our full-service Metals and Minerals service scope in the new dedicated brochure. The new brochure shows how our expertise and global network serve our clients.

See COTECNA LATAM Journey in The First Half of 2025.

A milestone event showcasing innovation, technology, and commitment to excellence in the Metals and Minerals sector

Our AGS Cotecna Laboratory, located in Coquimbo, has obtained ISO 17025:2017 Accreditation, strengthening its commitment to quality and technical excellence in chemical testing.

An event that highlighted innovation, commitment, and excellence in service for the Metals and Minerals market.

The Exploration and Mining Fair (FEXMIN) is one of the main meeting points for the Chilean and international mining community, bringing together investors, companies, suppliers, and institutions from across the sector.

Discover our new video showcasing the full Cotecna Metals & Minerals service scope.