National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Bureau Veritas Minerals Pty Ltd
Site
BV Minerals Newcastle
Accreditation No.
626
Site No.
619
Date of Accreditation
16 Jan 1967
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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| Analysis of coals, coke, charcoal and related products | Coal | Sulfur - Total | Infrared (IR) |
AS 1038.6.3.3 ASTM D4239 (Method B) ISO 19579 |
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| Froth flotation - Basic | Gravimetric |
AS 4156.2.1 |
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| Hardgrove grindability index | Gravimetric |
AS 1038.20 ASTM D409 BS 1016.112 (1995) |
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| Carbonate carbon | Classical |
AS 1038.23 BS 1016.106.7 |
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| Float and sink analysis | Gravimetric |
AS 4156.1 |
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| Drop shatter | Drop shatter |
AS 4156.8 ASTM D440 |
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| Abrasion index | Gravimetric |
AS 1038.19 |
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| Ash | Gravimetric |
ASTM D3174 ISO 1171 |
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| Apparent relative density | Gravimetric |
AS 1038.26 |
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| Plasticity | Gieseler plastometer |
AS 1038.12.4.1 (1996) ASTM D2639 |
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| Volatile matter | Gravimetric |
ISO 562 |
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| Gross calorific value | Bomb calorimeter |
AS 1038.5 (1998) ASTM D5865 ISO 1928 |
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| Caking index | Roga index |
ISO 335 (1975) |
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| Size analysis | Sieve analysis |
AS 3881 (2002) ASTM D4749 BS 1016.109 (1995) ISO 1953 |
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| Crucible swelling number | Visual examination |
AS 1038.12.1 (2002) BS 1016.107.1 (1991) ISO 501 |
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| Plasticity | Gieseler plastometer | ISO 10329 | |||
| Swelling index | Visual examination |
ASTM D720 |
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| Bulk density | Gravimetric |
AS 3899 |
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| Moisture | Gravimetric |
ASTM D3173 ISO 11722 |
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| Moisture - Total | Gravimetric |
AS 1038.1 (2001) ASTM D3302 ASTM D2961 BS 1016.1 ISO 589 |
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| Plasticity | Sapozhnikov test | GB/T 479 | |||
| Ash fusibility | Visual examination |
AS 1038.15 (1995) ASTM D1857 BSD 1016.113 (1995) ISO 540 |
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| Relative density (specific gravity) | Density bottle |
AS 1038.21.1.1 |
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| Sample preparation of coals and coke | Not applicable |
AS 4264.1 (2009) ASTM D2013 ISO 13909.4 |
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| Moisture holding capacity | Gravimetric |
AS 2434.3 |
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| Proximate analysis | Gravimetric |
AS 1038.3 (2000) BS 1016.104.1 (1999) BS 1016.104.3 (1991) BS 1016.104.4 (1991) ISO 17246 |
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| Moisture holding capacity | Gravimetric |
AS 1038.17 ASTM D1412 |
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| Caking power | Gray King coke test |
AS 1038.12.2 BS 1016.107.2 ISO 502 |
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| Dilation | Classical |
AS 1038.12.3 (2002) BS 1016.107.3 ISO 8264 |
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| Drum tumble | Sieve analysis |
ASTM D441 |
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| Ultimate analysis | Direct combustion |
AS 1038.6.4 (2005) BS 1016.6 (1977) |
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| Coal ash; Coke ash | Aluminium; Barium; Calcium; Chromium; Copper; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
AS 1038.14.3 ASTM D4326 ISO 13605 in-house method NQ 798 |
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| Coal; Coke | Antimony; Arsenic; Selenium | ICP-AES |
AS 1038.10.2 ISO 11723 in-house method NQ 775 |
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| Cadmium; Lead | ICP-MS |
AS 1038.10.0 ISO 23380 in-house method NQ 922 |
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| Barium; Beryllium; Cobalt; Lithium; Molybdenum | ICP-AES |
AS 1038.10.0, ISO 23380 |
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| Sulfur forms | ICP-AES |
in-house method NQ 658 |
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| Fluorine | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
AS 1038.10.4 ISO 11724 in-house method NQ 703 |
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| Barium; Beryllium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Lithium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Strontium; Vanadium; Zinc | ICP-AES |
in-house method NQ 630 |
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| Boron | ICP-AES |
AS 1038.10.3, in-house NQ 775 |
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| Mercury | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) |
AS 1038.10.0 ASTM D6722 ISO 23380 in-house method NQ 964 |
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| Coke | Moisture - Total | Gravimetric |
AS 1038.2 |
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| Analysis of ores and minerals | Copper ores; Lead ores; Zinc ores | Moisture | Gravimetric | ISO 12742 | |
| Moisture | Gravimetric |
AS 2863 (2008) |
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| Dolomite; Limestone | Aluminium; Barium; Calcium; Chromium; Copper; Hafnium; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Niobium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc; Zirconium | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
in-house method NQ 797 |
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| Iron and steel making slags | Loss on ignition | Gravimetric |
in-house methods NQ 070, NQ 852 |
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| Iron | Titration |
in-house methods NQ 056, NQ 847 |
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| Fluorine | Ion selective electrode (ISE) |
in-house method NQ 703 |
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| Aluminium; Barium; Calcium; Chlorine; Chromium; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Sulfur; Titanium | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
in-house method NQ 797 |
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| Iron ores | Iron - Ferrous | Titration |
in-house method NQ 846 |
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| Iron - Total | Titration |
in-house method NQ 847 |
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| Carbon | Infrared combustion |
in-house method NQ 519 |
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| Moisture - Hydroscopic | Gravimetric |
in-house method NQ 852 |
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| Aluminium; Calcium; Chlorine; Chromium; Iron - Total; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Sulfur; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
in-house method NQ 796 |
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| Loss on ignition | Gravimetric |
in-house methods NQ 070, NQ 852 |
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| Limestone | Loss on ignition | Gravimetric |
in-house methods NQ 070, NQ 072 |
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| Magnesium ores | Aluminium; Barium; Calcium; Copper; Hafnium; Iron - Total; Magnesium; Manganese; Niobium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Titanium; Zinc; Zirconium | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
in-house method NQ 797 |
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| Loss on ignition | Gravimetric |
in-house methods NQ 070, NQ 852 |
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| Manganese ores | Loss on ignition | Gravimetric |
in-house methods NQ 070, NQ 852 |
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| Aluminium; Barium; Calcium; Chromium; Copper; Hafnium; Iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Niobium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc; Zirconium | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
in-house method NQ 797 |
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| Mineral sands | Carbon | Infrared combustion |
in-house method NQ 519 |
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| Loss on ignition | Gravimetric |
in-house methods NQ 070, NQ 852 |
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| Aluminium; Barium; Calcium; Chromium; Copper; Hafnium; Iron - Total; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Niobium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc; Zirconium | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
in-house method NQ 797 |
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| Nickel ores | Loss on ignition | Gravimetric |
in-house methods NQ 852, NQ 902 |
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| Aluminium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; Copper; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Silicon; Sodium; Sulfur; Zinc | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
in-house method NQ 902 |
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| Serpentine | Loss on ignition | Gravimetric |
in-house methods NQ 070, NQ 852 |
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| Moisture - Hygroscopic | Gravimetric |
in-house method NQ 852 |
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| Aluminium; Barium; Calcium; Chlorine; Chromium; Copper; Hafnium; Iron - Total; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Niobium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc; Zirconium | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
in-house method NQ 797 |
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| Carbon | Infrared combustion |
in-house method NQ 519 |
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| Silica sands | Aluminium; Barium; Calcium; Chromium; Copper; Hafnium; Iron - Total; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Nickel; Niobium; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Strontium; Sulfur; Titanium; Vanadium; Zinc; Zirconium | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
in-house method NQ 797 |
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| Carbon | Infrared combustion |
in-house method NQ 519 |
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| Loss on ignition | Gravimetric |
in-house methods NQ 070, NQ 852 |
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| Analysis of refractories, ceramics and related materials | Refractories | Sodium | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) |
in-house method NQ 829 |
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| Carbon - Free; Carbon - Total | Gravimetric |
in-house method NQ 568 |
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| Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium); Chromium VI (hexavalent chromium) - Water soluble | UV-vis spectrophotometry |
in-house method NQ 825 |
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| Loss on ignition | Gravimetric |
in-house methods NQ 070, NQ 568 |
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| Carbon - Total | Infrared combustion |
in-house method NQ 519 |
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| Silicon carbide | Gravimetric |
in-house methods NQ 092, NQ 568 |
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| Boron | ICP-AES |
in-house method NQ 814 |
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| Aluminium; Calcium; Iron; Magnesium; Manganese; Phosphorus; Potassium; Silicon; Sodium; Titanium | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
in-house methods NQ 557, NQ 794, NQ 797 |
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| Fluorine | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) |
in-house method NQ 794 |
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| Sample collection | Coals, coke, charcoal and related products | Not applicable | Mechanical sampling |
ISO 13909-1 |
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| Precision of sampling, sample preparation and testing | Mechanical sampling |
AS 4264.5 |
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| Not applicable | Not applicable |
AS 4264.1 (2009) ASTM D2234 BS 1017.1 |
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| Precision of sampling, sample preparation and testing |
AS 4264.4 |
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| Not applicable | Sampling from stationary lots |
ISO 13909-4 |
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| Not applicable | Sampling from moving streams |
ISO 13909-2 |
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| Ores and minerals | Not applicable | Grab sampling; Sampling from a moving conveyor; Sampling from a stationary conveyor; Sampling from a stockpile; Spear sampling |
AS 2862.1 |
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Accreditation No.
626
Site No.
619
Print date
27 Jun 2022