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For some minerals like gold, only about 1 in 1,000 prospects ever becomes a commercially producing mine. Finding something valuable underground is just the beginning. Getting it out is a whole other story.

Even when a deposit looks promising, the real question is whether the metal inside can actually be extracted at a cost that makes sense. The rock might be too hard, the ore too mixed, or the yield too low to make the whole operation worthwhile.

That's where 's metallurgy experts come in. They study how the metal behaves, how it responds to different extraction methods, and how much of the value can realistically be recovered. This kind of analysis helps mining companies understand what they actually have before committing to a major project.

The difference between a deposit that gets developed and one that gets abandoned often comes down to this work. With the right data, what looks like a long shot can become a real resource that ends up in the products we use every day.

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A single product can involve up to 40+ suppliers across multiple countries before it reaches the end customer.

Each one adds value and risk.

Labour practices, quality standards, operational controls and regulatory compliance.

Without visibility across these layers, trust becomes assumption not assurance.

At , our Business Assurance teams conduct supplier audits, assessments, and verification programmes that help organisations build transparency across increasingly complex global supply chains.

We help businesses and Governments:✔️ Identify risks across multi-tier supplier networks✔️ Strengthen ethical and operational compliance✔️ Improve visibility from origin to final delivery

Because in global trade, risk doesn’t sit in one place, it moves through every layer of the chain.

Trust is not a single checkpoint. It is built in layers.

You’ll be amazed where you find Intertek.

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Data centers already consume about 1-2% of global electricity, and AI is pushing that number up fast, according to the International Energy Agency.

Every AI tool, chatbot, and streaming service runs on physical infrastructure: servers, cables, and the buildings that house them. The materials used in those buildings have an environmental footprint.

Assuris helps manufacturers measure and share the real environmental impact of their products using Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). Think of an EPD like a nutrition label, but for building materials instead of food. It tells developers exactly what they are working with before they build.

This gives the people behind AI infrastructure the data they need to make more informed choices about what goes into their projects, from the ground up.

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