June 2026 / Newsletter

Practical Guidance For Gold Digestion

Gold digestion guidance, expansion in Southeast Asia and a webinar replay on metal powders and alloys.

The Issue at A Glance

A Quick Overview

June addresses a difficult part of elemental analysis: preparing gold-bearing samples reliably. A ColdBlock laboratory paper covers method selection, digestion chemistry, sample preparation and practical site-laboratory workflows. The issue also announces a partnership with Asia MatteLab in Singapore and Malaysia and shares a webinar replay about digesting metal powders and alloys. The key points and links to each resource are collected below.

01 / The Stories

Practical Guidance For Gold Digestion

Gold analysis is challenging because gold can be unevenly distributed, particles may be coarse, and host mineral matrices can be complex. The ColdBlock Laboratory published a practical paper covering method selection, digestion chemistry, sample preparation and workflow considerations for implementing ColdBlock digestion in site laboratories.

02 / The Stories

ColdBlock Around the World

ColdBlock announced a distribution partnership with Asia MatteLab Pte Ltd., bringing its advanced sample digestion solutions to laboratories, researchers and industry leaders in Singapore and Malaysia.

03 / The Stories

Webinar Replay: Metal Powders & Alloys

Metal powder and alloy samples create persistent challenges for elemental analysis. In this webinar, ColdBlock CEO Craig West demonstrates how the technology can achieve accurate, repeatable results with significantly faster digestion times than conventional methods.

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