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20483

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24533

Date of Accreditation

21 Nov 2022

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Mr Craig Hamlyn P: +61 (03) 97290333

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Services available to external clients

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OREAS Reference Materials

ISO 17034 (2016)

Materials

Service	Product	Determinant	Technique	Procedure	Limitations
Certified reference materials for chemical composition	Ores and minerals	Physical and chemical characteristics	3-Acid digestion; 4-Acid digestion; Acid leach; Aqua regia digestion; Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS); Cyanide leach; Fire assay; Fusion; ICP-AES; ICP-MS; Infrared combustion; Ion selective electrode (ISE); Pycnometry; Thermogravimetric assay; Titration; X-ray fluorescence (XRF); X-ray photon assay
Capability With a property value capability of - Concentrations of the below elements and their compounds in ores and minerals: Aluminium 0.16 mg/g to 0.26 g/g Antimony 0.06 µg/g to 20 mg/g Arsenic 0.008 µg/g to 9 mg/g Barium 3 µg/g to 0.3 g/g Beryllium 0.05 µg/g to 0.2 mg/g Bismuth 0.01 µg/g to 2 mg/g Boron 5 µg/g to 0.2 mg/g Cadmium 0.02 µg/g to 2 mg/g Caesium 0.03 µg/g to 0.4 mg/g Calcium 40 µg/g to 0.22 g/g Carbon 0.4 mg/g to 0.3 g/g Cerium 0.6 µg/g to 40 mg/g Chlorine 20 µg/g to 6 mg/g Chromium 3µg/g to 41 mg/g Cobalt 0.4 µg/g to 0.4 g/g Copper 3 µg/g to 0.5 g/g Dysprosium 0.1 µg/g to 0.3 mg/g Erbium 0.03 µg/g to 0.32 mg/g Europium 0.04 µg/g to 0.4 mg/g Fluorine 0.3 mg/g to 20 mg/g Iron 0.07 mg/g to 0.7 g/g Gadolinium 0.05 µg/g to 0.7 mg/g Gallium 0.2 µg/g to 0.3 mg/g Germanium 0.05 µg/g to 7 µg/g Gold 0.0005 µg/g to 5 mg/g Hafnium 0.09 µg/g to 0.4 mg/g Holmium 0.01 µg/g to 60 µg/g Indium 0.05 µg/g to 20 µg/g Iodine 10 µg/g to 20 µg/g Iridium 0.01 µg/g to 0.2 mg/g Lanthanum .3 µg/g to 30 mg/g Lithium 0.7 µg/g to 30 mg/g Lead 0.5 µg/g to 0.7 g/g Lutetium 0.01 µg/g to 30 µg/g Magnesium 40 µg/g to 0.2 g/g Manganese 20 µg/g to 0.6 g/g Mercury 0.006 µg/g to 80 µg/g Molybdenum 0.3 µg/g to 5 µg/g Niobium 0.07 µg/g to 0.7 mg/g Neodymium 0.2 µg/g to 20 mg/g Nickel 2 µg/g to 0.6 g/g Osmium 0.005 µg/g to 0.4 µg/g Palladium 0.5 ng/g to 0.2 mg/g Phosphorus 8 µg/g to 40 mg/g Platinum 0.5 ng/g to 30 µg/g Potassium 40 µg/g to 60 mg/g Praseodymium 0.06 µg/g to 4 mg/g Rhenium 0.5 ng/g to 7 µg/g Rhodium 0.02 µg/g to 0.3 µg/g Ruthenium 0.06 µg/g to 0.6 µg/g Rubidium 0.1 µg/g to 2 mg/g Samarium 0.1 µg/g to 2 mg/g Scandium 0.1 µg/g to 0.6 mg/g Selenium 0.08 µg/g to 0.4 mg/g Silicon 2 mg to 0.4 g/g Silver 0.01 µg/g to 7 mg/g Sodium 30 µg/g to 40 mg/g Strontium 0.6 µg/g to 6 mg/g Strontium oxide 0.1 mg/g to 7 mg/g Sulfur 0.1 mg/g to 7 mg/g Tantalum 4 ng/g to 50 µg/g Tellurium 8 ng/g to 0.3 mg/g Titanium 20 µg/g to 20 mg/g Thallium 10 ng/g to 0.4 mg/g Thorium 0.1 µg/g to 0.9 mg/g Thulium 10 ng/g to 30 µg/g Terbium 20 ng/g to 60 µg/g Tin 0.1 µg/g to 100 mg/g Tungsten 60 ng/g to 30 mg/g Uranium 0.05 µg/g to 2 mg/g Vanadium 1 µg/g to 2 mg/g Ytterbium 30 ng/g to 0.2 mg/g Yttrium 0.2 µg/g to 4 mg/g Zinc 2 µg/g to 0.7 g/g Zirconium 0.8 µg/g to 20 mg/g Physical properties of minerals and ores Loss on ignition 30 mg/g to 0.3 g/g Specific gravity 2 to 5 ρ_substance/ρ_reference With a measurement uncertainty capability of Measurement uncertainty based on the optimal characteristic determined using the particular technique: 3 Acid Digestion with analysis of digest by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), ICP-AES or ICP-MS - 0.9 µg/g for concentrations < 1 mg/g; 30 µg/g for concentrations ≥ 1 mg/g to ≤ 10 mg/g; 200 µg/g for concentrations > 10 mg/g 4 Acid digestion with analysis of the digest by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), ICP-AES or ICP-MS - 0.1 µg/g for concentrations < 1 mg/g; 10 µg/g for concentrations ≥ 1 mg/g to ≤ 10 mg/g; 100 µg/g for concentrations > 10 mg/g Acid leach with analysis of leachate by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), ICP-AES or gravimetry - 7 µg/g for concentrations < 1 mg/g; 30 µg/g for concentrations ≥ 1 mg/g to ≤ 10 mg/g; 200 µg/g for concentrations > 10 mg/g Aqua regia digestion with analysis of digest by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), ICP-AES or ICP-MS - 0.001 µg/g for concentrations < 1 mg/g; 10 µg/g for concentrations ≥ 1 mg/g to ≤ 10 mg/g; 200 µg/g for concentrations > 10 mg/g Titration - 200 µg/g for concentrations < 250 mg/g; 100 µg/g for concentrations ≥ 250 mg/g to ≤ 500 mg/g; 300 µg/g for concentrations > 500 mg/g Cyanide leach with analysis of leachate by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), ICP-AES or ICP-MS 0.008 µg/g for concentrations < 2 µg/g; 0.03 µg/g for concentrations ≥ 2 µg/g to ≤ 10 µg/g; 0.06 µg/g for concentrations > 10 µg/g Fire analysis with analysis of prill by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), ICP-AES, ICP-MS or gravimetry - 0.0004 µg/g for concentrations < 1 µg/g; 0.0009 µg/g for concentrations ≥ 1 µg/g to ≤ 5 µg/g; 0.03 µg/g for concentrations > 5 µg/g Fusion with analysis by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), ICP-AES or ICP-MS - 60 µg/g for concentrations < 10 mg/g; 200 µg/g for concentrations ≥ 10 mg/g to ≤ 100 mg/g; 600 µg/g for concentrations > 1000 mg/g Fusion with analysis by X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) - 10 µg/g for concentrations < 10 mg/g; 30 µg/g for concentrations ≥ 10 to ≤ 100 mg/g; 500 µg/g for concentrations > 100 mg/g> Infrared combustion - 4 µg/g for concentrations < 10 mg/g; 100 µg/g for concentrations ≥ 10 mg to ≤ 100 mg/g; 1 mg/g for concentrations > 100 mg/g Ion selective electrode - 60 µg/g for concentrations < 1 mg/g; 100 µg/g for concentrations ≥ 1 mg to ≤ 10 mg/g; 800 µg/g for concentrations > 10 mg/g X-ray Photon Assay - 0.006 µg/g for concentrations < 1 µg/g; 0.02 µg/g for concentrations ≥ 1 µg/g to ≤ 10 µg/g; 0.2 µg/g for concentrations > 10 µg/g Pycnometry- 0.02 for specific gravity < 3 ρ_substance/ρ_reference; 0.04 for specific gravity ≥ 3 ρ_substance/ρ_reference Thermogravimetric analysis - 200 µg/g for values < 50 mg/g; 400 µg/g for values ≥ 50 to ≤ 100 mg/g; 500 µg/g for values > 100 mg/g

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