What Nagrom does

Nagrom is a privately held, family-owned metallurgical and analytical laboratory headquartered in Kelmscott, Western Australia, founded in 1978. The company provides metallurgical testing, geochemical analysis, and custom pilot plant fabrication services to mining exploration firms, development projects, and operating mines across Australia and internationally. With 130+ staff, Nagrom is positioned as Australia's largest privately owned metallurgical laboratory and a recognized world leader in Lithium testwork, serving exchange-listed clients including Rio Tinto, Iluka Resources, Mineral Resources Limited, FMG, Covalent Lithium, and Pensana PLC.

The company's core capability rests on a 400+ unit processing equipment portfolio at its Kelmscott facility, covering flotation, hydrometallurgy, magnetic separation, gravity separation, comminution (including HPGR), dense media separation, electrostatic separation, and gold extraction workflows. A 24-hour in-house analytical laboratory equipped with XRF, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, XRD, fire assay, and supporting instrumentation underpins both metallurgical testwork programs and external assay/umpire services. Notable technical specialization exists in spodumene processing (crushing, classification, DMS, desliming, magnetic separation, flotation), demonstrated through 10-tonne pilot-scale programs at Covalent Lithium's Mt Holland project. Bespoke pilot plants are designed, constructed, commissioned, and operated for individual clients under multi-year exclusive arrangements, ranging from bench-scale tests to 100+ tonne programs.

Nagrom operates a project-based professional services revenue model, with quote-based pricing on engagements spanning single assays to multi-year exclusive pilot programs. Revenue streams are diversified across metallurgical testing, analytical/assay services, and custom pilot plant programs. The go-to-market is relationship-driven enterprise field sales, with senior metallurgists and chemists overseeing every program from quote through completion. Distribution is direct to enterprise clients either at the Kelmscott facility or via on-site pilot plant deployment, supported by strategic partnerships with leading processing equipment manufacturers worldwide.

Name

Nagrom

Legal name

Nagrom

Website

https://nagrom.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Nagrom is Australia's largest privately owned metallurgical and analytical laboratory, founded in 1978 in Kelmscott, WA. The 130+ employee firm provides metallurgical testing, pilot plant design, and analytical assay services to mining exploration, development, and operating companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kelmscott

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Metallurgical Testing Services: Core business providing metallurgical testing and analysis services including flowsheet evaluation, variability testwork, process validation, and independent vendor testing. Revenue generated through project-based contracts ranging from single tests to multi-year pilot programs.
2. Analytical and Assay Services: In-house laboratory providing analytical services to external clients and supporting metallurgical division. Operates 24-hours a day offering exploration analysis, plant monitoring, umpire analysis, and rapid turnaround services.
3. Custom Pilot Plant Programs: Design, construction, and operation of bespoke pilot plants for clients. Long-term exclusive programs generating recurring revenue through multi-year engagements with mining companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Nagrom is an Australian metallurgical and analytical laboratory providing comprehensive testing services for the mining industry, spanning bench-scale to large pilot plant operations. The company delivers flowsheet evaluation, variability testwork, process validation, geochemical and assay analysis, and custom pilot plant design, construction, and operation for mining exploration, development, and operating clients.

Product overview

Nagrom is a multi-generational family owned metallurgical and analytical laboratory offering two core business segments: Metallurgy (including Pilot Plants) as the core business providing comprehensive testing services across the commodity spectrum, and Analytical services as an in-house 24-hour laboratory complementing metallurgical testing while serving external clients. The company offers tailored solutions including custom pilot plant construction and operation, along with an extensive equipment portfolio spanning metallurgical testing, flotation, magnetic separation, gravity/classification, hydrometallurgy, crushing/grinding, gold extraction, and analytical instrumentation. Services range from bench-scale testing to large-scale pilot programs (100+ tonnes), covering the full lifecycle from greenfield exploration to process optimization and plant quality control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metallurgical Services (including Pilot Plants)

Quantifiable outcome

• Processed 10 tonnes of spodumene ore through complete pilot-scale concentration in 4 months
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Leading Processing Equipment Manufacturers WorldwidecoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnerships with leading processing equipment manufacturers worldwide ensure Nagrom maintains access to the latest equipment and technologies. These partnerships keep the company equipped with cutting-edge equipment to handle all metallurgical testing requirements across their diverse equipment portfolio.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: SGS is one of the world's largest testing, inspection, and certification companies, with a strong Minerals Services business covering geochemistry, metallurgy, and trade inspection for the mining sector. SGS competes with Nagrom on metallurgical testwork and analytical services for major mining clients globally.
• Intertek: Intertek is a global quality assurance and testing provider with a Minerals division offering geochemical and metallurgical laboratory services to mining clients. Intertek competes for metallurgical testwork, pilot plant studies, and analytical services in the same customer base.
• ALS Limited: ALS Limited is a global testing, inspection, and certification company with a large Minerals and Geochemistry division providing metallurgical and assay services to mining clients. While broader in scope than Nagrom, its Geochemistry and Metallurgy business directly competes for the same mining customer workflows across Australia and internationally.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC company with a Metals & Minerals service line providing laboratory testing, inspection, and commodity certification for the mining industry. The Minerals and Metals division overlaps with Nagrom's metallurgical and analytical service offering.

Direct peers

• Mineral Technologies: Mineral Technologies is a specialist mineral processing company providing equipment, process design, and laboratory/pilot plant services for the global mining industry. Its testwork and piloting capabilities directly overlap with Nagrom's flowsheet development and pilot plant operations.
• Core Resources: Core Resources is an Australian metallurgical and process engineering consultancy providing flowsheet development, testwork management, and pilot plant services to the mining industry. The company competes head-to-head with Nagrom for the same metallurgical testwork and pilot plant mandates in Australia.
• HRL Technology Group: HRL Technology Group is an Australian provider of mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, and analytical services to mining clients. Its metallurgical testwork, process development, and laboratory services compete with Nagrom in the Australian mining services market.

Emerging players

• FLSmidth: FLSmidth is a global engineering and equipment company serving the mining and cement industries, with in-house laboratory and pilot testing capabilities supporting flowsheet development. It partners with and occasionally competes against Nagrom on pilot plant programs and equipment-based testwork for major miners.
• Metso: Metso is a global leader in mining and metals processing equipment, with testwork and process development services supporting its equipment sales. Metso competes with Nagrom for certain flowsheet development and pilot plant engagements, particularly in comminution and flotation.

Regional players

• Kappes, Cassiday & Associates: Kappes, Cassiday & Associates is a US-based metallurgical consultancy specializing in precious metals (gold and silver) processing testwork, including cyanide leaching, gravity, and flotation. It is comparable to Nagrom's gold extraction services but is geographically focused on the Americas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NagromLab
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nagrom-the-mineral-processor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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