• Chromatographic analyses of gases: CH4, C2H6, C3H8, C4H10, C5H12, O2, N2, H2, CO, CO2.
• Degasation of samples of rock cores taken from boreholes.
• Specification of the content of crystal silica in industrial dust with the use of spectrometry FT-IR.

• Specification of physical properties (density, porosity, absorbability, slakeability).
• Specification of resistance and deformation properties (compression, shearing, stretching, bending) in complex stress conditions (uniaxial and triaxial for pressures of 200 MPa).
• Examination of resistance properties of concrete, plastic and minerals, cast iron and steel.
• Determination of stress and deformation characteristics of rocks covering pre- and post-destruction conditions.
• Model examination of reaction of rock pillars in static and dynamic load conditions.
• Examination of parameters of hydraulic backfill, such as:
  • Granulometric composition of backfill materials,
  • compressibility,
  • water permeability,
  • erosion,
  • density (specific, bulk, volume),
  • chemical and radiological markings.
• Examination of parameters of solidified backfill, including paste fill and fullering compound such as:
  • Granulometric composition of backfill materials,
  • density,
  • stiffening time,
  • slakeability,
  • pourability,
  • resistance to uniaxial compression,
  • compressibility,
  • water permeability,
  • chemical and radiological markings.

• resistance examination of rocks in triaxial stress condition.

Petrographic and mineralogical workroom

Preparation of geological material and petrographic and mineralogical examination with the use of optical microscopy

Polishing workroom

• Making thin covered preparations with a coverslip in a standard size of 48×28 mm,
• Making universal preparations (uncovered) single side polished in a standard size of 48×28 mm,
• Making universal preparations (uncovered) double side polished in a standard size of 48×28 mm,
• Making bulk included preparations from ready material (light transmitted and direct),
• Making 1-inch discs to be tested in an electron scanning microscope,
• Making polished microsection for observance of ory minerals,
• Making polished microsections for the purpose of documentary photography,
• Cutting and forming of rock material.

Microscope workroom

• Qualitative and quantitative analysis of rocks and minerals in transmitted and direct light,
• High-resolution digital photographic documentation of microscope preparations with a computer analysis of image with the use of NIS-Elements BR software,
• 3D imaging with extended depth of field of fragments of rock samples with the use of stereoscope microscope integrated with Leica Application Suite (LAS) software.

• Scientific supervision over technological research of fuels for the gasification process
• Examination of gas permeability of coal overlayers in the aspect of underground gasification.