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National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Independent Mineral Standards Pty Ltd
Site
Bayswater Facility
Accreditation No.
20952
Site No.
25180
Date of Accreditation
20 Apr 2022
Contact
Mr Bruce Armstrong P: +61 0428128561
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Withdrawn 30 Jun 2024
Voluntary
Bayswater Facility
ISO 17034 (2016)
- The uncertainty of measurement is reported as an expanded uncertainty having a level of confidence of 95% unless stated otherwise
Materials
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Certified reference materials for chemical composition | Ores and minerals | Physical and chemical characteristics | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS); Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Fire assay; Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - Flame; Gravimetric; ICP-AES; ICP-MS; X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | in-house method QM01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capability Based on the optimal technique for each characteristic and ore type.With a certified property value capability of - Stating the uncertainty of the certified value across a range of composition: Iron (Fe) by XRF 0.8% of the certified value for a composition of 1%(w/w) to 10%(w/w) and 0.2% from 40%(w/w) to 60%(w/w); Silicon Oxide (SiO2) by XRF 0.3% of the certified value for a composition of 3%(w/w) to 5%(w/w), 0.5% from 5%(w/w) to 10%(w/w) and 0.3% from 10%(w/w) to 30%(w/w); Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) by XRF 0.6% of the certified value for a composition of 1%(w/w) to 3%(w/w) and 0.3% from 3%(w/w) to 5%(w/w); Titanium Oxide (TiO2) by XRF 1.6% of the certified value for a composition of 0.1%(w/w) to 0.5%(w/w) and 1% from 0.55%(w/w) to 3%(w/w); Manganese (Mn) by XRF 75% of the certified value for a composition of 0.001%(w/w) to 0.01%(w/w), 7% from 0.01%(w/w) to 0.1%(w/w) and 1.6% from 0.1%(w/w) to 1%(w/w); Calcium Oxide (CaO) by XRF 40% of the certified value for a composition of 0.01%(w/w) to 0.02%(w/w), 10% from 0.02%(w/w) to 0.05%(w/w) and 3.4% from 0.05%(w/w) to 0.2%(w/w); Phosohorus (P) by XRF 1.2% of the certified value for a composition of 0.01%(w/w) to 0.04%(w/w), 1% from 0.04%(w/w) to 0.08%(w/w) and 0.7% from 0.08%(w/w) to 0.15%(w/w); Sulfur (S) by XRF 5.3% of the certified value for a composition of 0.01%(w/w) to 0.05%(w/w) and 2% from 0.03%(w/w) to 0.05%(w/w); Magnesium Oxide (MgO) by XRF 60% of the certified value for a composition of 0.01%(w/w) to 0.02%(w/w), 10% from 0.02%(w/w) to 0.1%(w/w) and 2.5% from 0.1%(w/w) to 0.25%(w/w); Potassium Oxide (K2O) by XRF 30% of the certified value for a composition of 0.01%(w/w) to 0.02%(w/w) and 1.2% from 0.02%(w/w) to 0.2%(w/w); Sodium Oxide (Na2O) by XRF 20% of the certified value for a composition of 0.01%(w/w) to 0.02%(w/w), 15% from 0.02%(w/w) to 0.06%(w/w) and 9% from 0.06%(w/w) to 0.1%(w/w); Arsenic (As) by XRF 9% of the certified value for a composition of 0.001%(w/w) to 0.01%(w/w); Barium (Ba) by XRF 20% of the certified value for a composition of 0.001%(w/w) to 0.01%(w/w); Chlorine (Cl) by XRF 10% of the certified value for a composition of 0.001%(w/w) to 0.02%(w/w) and 6% from 0.02%(w/w) to 0.1%(w/w); Cobalt (Co) by XRF 100% of the certified value for a composition of 0.001%(w/w) to 0.002%(w/w) and 10% from 0.002%(w/w) to 0.005%(w/w); Chromium (Cr) by XRF 025% of the certified value for a composition of 0.001%(w/w) to 0.005%(w/w) and 10% from 0.005%(w/w) to 0.02%(w/w); Copper (Cu) by XRF 20% of the certified value for a composition of 0.001%(w/w) to 0.005%(w/w); Nickel (Ni) by XRF 30% of the certified value for a composition of 0.001%(w/w) to 0.005%(w/w) and 10% from 0.006%(w/w) to 0.02%(w/w); Lead (Pb) by XRF 70% of the certified value for a composition of 0.001%(w/w) to 0.003%(w/w) and 20% from 0.003%(w/w) to 0.01%(w/w); Tin (Sn), Strontium (Sr) by XRF 25% of the certified value for a composition of 0.001%(w/w) to 0.005%(w/w); Vanadium (V) by XRF 20% of the certified value for a composition of 0.001%(w/w) to 0.003%(w/w) and 5% from 0.003%(w/w) to 0.03%(w/w); Zinc (Zn) by XRF 13% of the certified value for a composition of 0.001%(w/w) to 0.005%(w/w), 9% from 0.005%(w/w) to 0.01%(w/w) and 5% from 0.01%(w/w) to 0.02%(w/w); Zirconium (Zr) by XRF 19% of the certified value for a composition of 0.001%(w/w) to 0.005%(w/w), 6% from 0.005%(w/w) to 0.01%(w/w) and 5% from 0.01%(w/w) to 0.15%(w/w); Gravimetric Loss on Ignition @371°C, @425°C, @650°C & @1000°C 0.3% of the certified value from 3 to 30 %(w/w); Gold (Au), Palladium (Pd), Platinum (Pt) and Silver (Ag) by Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) - flame; ICP-AES 10% of the certified value for a composition of 0.01 g/t to 0.1g/t, 2.5% from 0.1 g/t to 1 g/t and 1.2 % from 1 g/t to 10 g/t The uncertainty of measurement is reported as an expanded uncertainty having a level of confidence of 95% unless stated otherwise. |
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Accreditation No.
20952
Site No.
25180
Print date
31 Aug 2024
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