Robinson International was founded in London in 1982 as an independent inspection and laboratory business. The Robinson International now operates worldwide and is dedicated to offering independent services in the field of inspection, cargo integrity surveillance, analysis, chemical consultancy, mineral ores sampling and testing, etc. The headquarters are located at the Baltic Exchange in London. Mineral ore sampling and testing was established in Africa in 2005 with the formation of a laboratory in the DRC called Robinson International Afrique SAS in Lubumbashi. The laboratory in Lubumbashi is accredited ISO 17025:2017. It supplies mineral and environmental analysis as well as assaying services. The North American division of Robinson International has now established a state-of-the-art laboratory in Houston, Texas. The focus for this laboratory will be testing metals and mineral ore samples, along with research analysis