Mineral Labs, Incorporated has been in operation since 1975

Our headquarters and original laboratory is located in Salyersville, Kentucky. MLI has grown to include 18 laboratories in 6 states and over 200 employees. MLI specializes in coal, soil, water, wood, oil, natural gas, biomass, gypsum, and limestone sampling and testing. With the core management staff providing over 150 years of combined experience, MLI continues to expand its services throughout the different coal basins, including consulting and capital investments in sampling and laboratory services.

We were instrumental in several different sampling and laboratory concepts including truck auger sampling services, quick laboratory services for quality control, and innovative analytical and sampling techniques for coal and biofuels.

MLI strives to ensure that all our analysis and sampling is accurate, timely, and unbiased. We use concepts of Total Quality Management Improvements to constantly monitor and improve our operation which ensures our laboratories are operating at maximum efficiency and are extremely accurate.