Customer Success Story: Centerra Gold & CCLAS

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To keep pace with production demands and uphold high-quality standards, the site identified the need for a modern, mining-specific Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).

CLIENT STORY

Öksüt Gold Mine is one of Centerra Gold’s main sites in Kayseri, Turkey. The mine produces gold using open pit methods and processes ore using heap leach technology. Since commercial production began in 2020, Öksüt has set a regional example for sustainable mining and efficient operations.

The Challenges

Manual Data Entry

Instrument Disconnection

Compliance Complexity

Before CCLAS EL Velox, the Öksüt lab struggled to keep up with the complex and constantly changing demands of mining sample analysis and quality control. There was a real need for lab data that was accurate, reliable, and delivered on time which is essential for making production decisions, staying compliant, and maintaining quality. Relying on manual data entry and having no direct link between lab instruments made things less efficient and increased the chances of errors, which in turn slowed down reporting and made the results less dependable.

Solution

Automatic Quality Control (QC) Checks

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Full Sample Tracking from receipt to result

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Real-time Dashboards and Reporting

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Direct Instrument Integration

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Enhanced Traceability and Data Security

ISO 17025 Compliance Tools

Integration with MMS Wire for digital monitoring

After CCLAS went live, the Öksüt laboratory saw major improvements in efficiency, data integrity, and reporting. Thanks to automation, manual data entry was reduced, mistakes went down, and staff were able to focus on more valuable work.

Results

Benefits included:

Data entry errors reduced by up to 90% – Errors minimized with automation and instrument integration
Audit preparation time reduced by around 50% – Time savings thanks to automated compliance and digital monitoring