National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Bureau Veritas Minerals Pty Ltd
Site
BV Minerals Adelaide Geoanalytical
Accreditation No.
626
Site No.
1519
Date of Accreditation
01 Jul 2024
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Environment
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis for elements | Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Aluminium; Barium; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Copper; Iron; Lead; Lithium; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Potassium; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Tin; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES | in-house method P-3100-PW-012 |
| Analysis for hydrocarbons | Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes | Ethane; Ethene (ethylene); Methane | Gas chromatography (GC) | in-house method P-3100-GC-12 |
| Analysis for physical and chemical characteristics | Ground waters; Irrigation and stock waters; Potable waters; Saline waters; Sewage; Trade wastes; Waste tip run-off | pH | Electrometric | APHA 4500-H A and B |
| Salinity | Electrometric | APHA 2520B | ||
| Carbon dioxide - Free; Carbon dioxide - Total | Calculation | APHA 4500-CO2-D | ||
| Conductivity | Electrometric | APHA 2510B | ||
| Bromide; Chloride; Fluoride; Nitrogen - Nitrate; Nitrogen - Nitrite; Phosphate; Sulfate | Ion chromatography (IC) | APHA 4110B | ||
| Alkalinity | Calculation; Titration | APHA 2320 A and B | ||
| Chloride | Titration | APHA 4500-Cl--B and D | ||
| Identification of asbestos, mineral fibres (including synthetic) and organic fibres | Bulk materials; Non-homogenous materials (soils, dust, ores) | Amosite; Chrysotile; Crocidolite; Organic fibres; Synthetic mineral fibres (SMF) | Polarised light microscopy (including dispersion staining) | AS 4964 (2004) and in-house method MP-ASB-003 |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of ores and minerals | Copper ores; Gypsum; Iron ores; Lead ores; Manganese ores; Metallurgical samples; Phosphate rock; Uranium ores; Zinc ores | Carbon; Sulfur | Infrared combustion | in-house method MC-LECO-02 | |
| Copper ores; Gypsum; Iron ores; Lead ores; Manganese ores; Metallurgical samples; Uranium ores; Zinc ores | Chloride | Titration | in-house method MC-GEN-06 | ||
| Boron | UV-vis spectrophotometry | in-house method MC-GEN-70 | |||
| Iron; Iron oxide | Titration | in-house method MC-GEN-05, MC-GEN-03 | |||
| Fluorine | Ion selective electrode (ISE) | in-house method MC-GEN-61 | |||
| Lead | Titration | in-house method MC-GEN-02 | |||
| Copper ores; Gypsum; Iron ores; Lead ores; Manganese ores; Uranium ores; Zinc ores | Acid neutralising capacity (ANC); Net acid generation (NAG); Net acid production potential (NAPP) | Titration | in-house method MC-GEN-68, MC-GEN-71 | ||
| Copper ores; Gypsum; Lead ores; Metallurgical samples; Phosphate rock; Uranium ores; Zinc ores | Aluminium; Antimony; Arsenic; Barium; Beryllium; Bismuth; Boron; Cadmium; Calcium; Cerium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lanthanum; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Niobium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Scandium; Silicon; Silver; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Thallium; Vanadium; Ytterbium; Zinc; Zirconium | ICP-AES | in-house method MC-ICP-03, MC-ICP-04, MC-MET-01 | ||
| Antimony; Arsenic; Bismuth; Cadmium; Caesium; Cerium; Cobalt; Copper; Digestion of acid soluble heavy metals; Erbium; Europium; Gadolinium; Gallium; Hafnium; Holmium; Indium; Lanthanum; Lead; Lutetium; Neodymium; Nickel; Niobium; Potassium; Praseodymium; Rubidium; Samarium; Selenium; Silver; Strontium; Tellurium; Terbium; Thallium; Thorium; Thulium; Uranium; Vanadium; Ytterbium; Yttrium; Zinc; Zirconium | ICP-MS | in-house method MC-ICP-03, MC-ICP-04, MC-MET-01 | |||
| Copper ores; Iron ores; Lead ores; Manganese ores; Metallurgical samples; Uranium ores; Zinc ores | Moisture | Gravimetric | in-house method MC-GEN-23 | ||
| Ash | Gravimetric | in-house method MC-GEN-69 | |||
| Copper ores; Iron ores; Manganese ores; Metallurgical samples; Uranium ores; Zinc ores | Thorium; Uranium | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | in-house method MC-XRF-126 | ||
| Iron ores; Lead ores | Aluminium; Arsenic; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | in-house method MC-XRF-101 | ||
| Manganese ores | Aluminium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sulfur; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | in-house method MC-XRF-101 | ||
| Precious metal ores | Digestion of acid soluble heavy metals | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) | in-house method MC-FA-01 | ||
| Gold; Palladium; Platinum | ICP-AES | in-house method MC-FA-01 | |||
| Analysis of refractories, ceramics and related materials | Ceramics; Clays; Refractories; Shale; Silicate glasses; Slags | Aluminium; Aluminium oxide; Barium; Beryllium; Calcium; Calcium oxide; Cerium; Chromium; Iron; Lanthanum; Magnesium; Magnesium oxide; Manganese; Molybdenum; Niobium; Phosphorus; Phosphorus pentoxide; Potassium; Potassium oxide; Scandium; Silicon; Silicon dioxide; Sodium; Sodium oxide; Strontium; Titanium; Titanium oxide; Vanadium; Yttrium; Zirconium | ICP-AES | in-house method MC-ICP-04 | |
| Sulfur | Infrared combustion | in-house method MC-LECO-02 | |||
| Antimony; Bismuth; Cadmium; Caesium; Cerium; Dysprosium; Erbium; Europium; Gadolinium; Gallium; Hafnium; Holmium; Indium; Lanthanum; Lutetium; Molybdenum; Neodymium; Niobium; Praseodymium; Rubidium; Samarium; Strontium; Tantalum; Terbium; Thallium; Thorium; Thulium; Tin; Uranium; Wolfram; Ytterbium; Yttrium; Zinc; Zirconium | ICP-MS | in-house method MC-ICP-04 | |||
| Loss on ignition | Gravimetric | in-house method MC-GRAV-01 | |||
| Clays | Carbon | Infrared combustion | in-house method MC-LECO-02 |
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Accreditation No.
626
Site No.
1519
Print date
27 Nov 2024