Independent Mineral Standards Pty Ltd

Site

Bayswater Facility

Accreditation No.

20952

Site No.

25180

Date of Accreditation

20 Apr 2022

Address

16 Durham Road
Bayswater, WA 6053
Australia

imstandards.com.au

Contact

Mr Bruce Armstrong P: +61 0428128561

Availability

Services available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Bayswater Facility

ISO 17034 (2016)

Materials

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Certified reference materials for chemical composition Ores and minerals 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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