Qingdao Decent Group delivers a complete modular gold assay lab cluster—four specialized containers—to a crucial mining site in Kyrgyzstan, guaranteeing gold analysis accuracy in extreme cold.In November 2025, container laboratories custom-designed and manufactured by Qingdao Decent Group successfully completed installation and commissioning amidst the harsh winter conditions and snowstorms of a remote Kyrgyz mining site. These are no longer ordinary containers, but have become veritable “mobile gold testing centers,” bringing efficient testing solutions to this mining hotspot.
In the mining industry, time is straight-up tied to economic benefits—especially when it comes to high-value minerals like gold. Traditional mine lab setups usually run into common headaches—long lead times, high costs, and a lack of flexibility. For our Kyrgyzstan client, the need was urgent: they needed a gold testing solution that could be deployed quickly, used right away, and deliver professional-grade results. This was critical to keeping up with the mining site’s demand for fast, reliable gold sample analysis.
The Four-in-One Modular Gold Assay Lab Cluster
Drawing on its decades of deep industry expertise, Qingdao Decent Group stepped up with a targeted solution: four fully functional, purpose-built container laboratories. Each unit brings its own specialized capabilities to the table—yet they’re engineered to work in perfect sync, creating a complete, high-throughput gold testing workflow. This turnkey solution is the ultimate expression of the modular gold assay lab concept.
Sample Preparation Laboratory: This unit is the “first line of defense,” meticulously designed for efficient and representative sample processing. Through a rational spatial layout and standardized operating procedures, it is equipped with a complete sample preparation equipment chain from drying and jaw crushing to grinding, reduction, and sieving. The ability to quickly and accurately prepare a sample is crucial for final analysis accuracy.
The Fire Assay Laboratory: As the primary analytical unit, this module is equipped with professional melting furnaces, cupellation furnaces, and a full set of fire assay multi-casting and multi-load tools. Fire assay remains the industry standard for determining gold content due to its unparalleled accuracy, a process involving fusion, collection of the precious metals into a lead button, and then high-temperature oxidation (cupellation) to leave only a pure prill.
The Gold Analysis Laboratory: Working in tandem with the Fire Assay unit, this lab uses an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) as its core instrument. This forms the “golden combination” for quantitative analysis: Fire Assay for concentration and separation, followed by AAS for final, precise quantification. To ensure a safe working environment essential for wet chemistry, the module is fully equipped with safety features such as powerful fume hoods, digestion systems, and emergency spray and washdown systems, guaranteeing a safe and standardized environment for accurate results.
The Office & XRF Laboratory :Integrates office, sample storage, and rapid analysis functions – enabling efficient on-site management and preliminary sample screening, making the testing process more compact and convenient.
These modular gold assay labs, while independent, are closely interconnected, forming a complete closed loop of “sample preparation → fire assay extraction → wet-method precise quantification → data management,” greatly improving the efficiency of operations in the mining area.
Quality Commitment in Harsh Environments
Central Asia, known for its strategic mineral resources, often presents an extreme environment for construction and logistics.
DECENT team had to navigate extreme cold, heavy snow, and complex transportation routes to complete the on-site installation and commissioning of the four container units. From the containers’ arrival at the high-altitude mining area to their successful delivery and operational handover, every phase demonstrated outstanding project execution capabilities.
The project leader remarked, “The successful completion of this project is inseparable from the dedicated efforts of every member of the team, and even more so from the trust and support of our clients. We delivered to our clients not just a set of laboratory equipment, but a promise to ‘bring professional and reliable testing services to their doorstep’ with a resilient modular gold assay lab.”
Modular Gold Assay Lab Advantages: Flexibility and Precision
The Kyrgyzstan deployment perfectly highlights the significant advantages of DECENT container laboratories in the modern mining industry:
Flexibility and Speed: The modular design allows units to be manufactured off-site and quickly delivered via sea and land transport, truly achieving “bringing the laboratory to the sample.” Compared to the months-long construction cycle of traditional laboratories, a modular gold assay lab ensures deployment in a matter of weeks.
Professional Customization: Each container is a highly integrated, specialized functional unit. It is custom-designed based on the client’s specific testing needs and anticipated sample volume, ensuring both professionalism and reliability.
Cost-Controllable Turnkey Solution: Utilizing robust, modified standard containers significantly reduces the massive civil engineering investment required for a conventional laboratory build. The entire system is pre-installed in the factory, and once connected to on-site infrastructure (such as water and electricity), the modular gold assay lab can be put into use quickly, providing a worry-free, fixed-cost landing for the client.
Robust and Durable: The container structure itself offers inherent strength. Coupled with professional, cold-weather modifications and specialized insulation, the protection level is greatly improved, ensuring stable operation even in environments of extreme cold, high temperature, or high altitude.
In today’s challenging resource landscape—where mineral grades are declining and exploration sites are increasingly remote—accurate and efficient mineral sample analysis is no longer a luxury. It is a core competitive advantage spanning the entire process of exploration, mining, and beneficiation. The successful implementation of this project showcases the international recognition of Qingdao Decent Group’s extensive experience in the design and customized layout of containerized laboratories.
From providing an excellent “Chinese substitution” to establishing a clear “Chinese leadership” in mobile mineral assay solutions, Qingdao Decent Group demonstrates its outstanding manufacturing capabilities and precise control over the entire international project lifecycle. The Chinese team consistently demonstrated professional project execution capabilities, from in-depth communication in the early stages to deftly handling unforeseen circumstances such as customs clearance, logistics bottlenecks, and severe weather.
The DECENT turnkey lab solution truly shone in Kyrgyzstan—this innovative mobile lab setup didn’t just deliver efficient, data-driven decision support for local mining sites. It also created a replicable, scalable success story for the global mining industry, highlighting just how widely mobile and modular labs can be applied in resource exploration.