Description
Description
OREAS 506b was prepared from a blend of porphyry copper-gold ores, barren granodiorite and minor quantities of Cu and Mo concentrates. The ores were sourced from both the Ridgeway Mine and Northparkes Mine. Both mines are located in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia. The barren granodiorite was sourced from the mafic, S-Type, Late Devonian Bulla Granodiorite complex located in northern Melbourne, Australia. Twenty-eight commercial analytical laboratories participated in the program to certify the following:
- Gold by fire assay using a 25-50 g charge weight with AAS (12 laboratories), ICP-OES (10 laboratories) or ICP-MS (1 laboratory) finish;
- Gold by aqua regia digestion using a 10-50 g sample mass with ICP-OES/MS (15 laboratories) or AAS (5 laboratories) finish;
- Full ICP-OES and MS elemental suites by 4-acid digestion (up to 26 laboratories depending on the element);
- Full ICP-OES and MS elemental suites by aqua regia digestion (up to 26 laboratories depending on the element).
To evaluate homogeneity, instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) of Au on 20 x 1 g subsamples was undertaken at Actlabs Ancaster in Canada.
Analyte
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Certified Value
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1SD
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Expanded Uncertainty Low
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Expanded Uncertainty High
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Method
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Cu, Copper (wt.%) | 0.446 | 0.014 | 0.435 | 0.457 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Au, Gold (ppm) | 0.351 | 0.008 | 0.346 | 0.356 | Pb Fire Assay |
Mo, Molybdenum (ppm) | 88 | 3.3 | 85 | 91 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Au, Gold (ppm) | 0.348 | 0.015 | 0.341 | 0.356 | Aqua Regia Digestion (sample weights 10-50g) |
Ag, Silver (ppm) | 1.34 | 0.092 | 1.25 | 1.42 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Al, Aluminium (wt.%) | 7.55 | 0.270 | 7.32 | 7.78 | 4-Acid Digestion |
As, Arsenic (ppm) | 13.6 | 1.02 | 12.3 | 14.8 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ba, Barium (ppm) | 938 | 54 | 899 | 976 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Be, Beryllium (ppm) | 2.25 | 0.145 | 2.08 | 2.41 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Bi, Bismuth (ppm) | 0.93 | 0.13 | 0.73 | 1.14 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ca, Calcium (wt.%) | 1.67 | 0.053 | 1.63 | 1.71 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Cd, Cadmium (ppm) | 0.40 | 0.05 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ce, Cerium (ppm) | 64 | 5.1 | 59 | 69 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Co, Cobalt (ppm) | 7.34 | 0.448 | 6.97 | 7.70 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Cr, Chromium (ppm) | 39.5 | 4.0 | 37.0 | 42.1 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Cs, Caesium (ppm) | 8.64 | 0.284 | 8.31 | 8.97 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Dy, Dysprosium (ppm) | 3.21 | 0.130 | 2.99 | 3.44 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Er, Erbium (ppm) | 1.33 | 0.095 | 1.18 | 1.48 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Eu, Europium (ppm) | 1.26 | 0.033 | 1.18 | 1.34 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Fe, Iron (wt.%) | 2.75 | 0.076 | 2.68 | 2.82 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ga, Gallium (ppm) | 19.3 | 0.72 | 18.5 | 20.1 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Gd, Gadolinium (ppm) | 5.13 | 0.290 | 4.75 | 5.52 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ge, Germanium (ppm) | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Hf, Hafnium (ppm) | 2.09 | 0.194 | 1.93 | 2.25 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ho, Holmium (ppm) | 0.53 | 0.031 | 0.48 | 0.58 | 4-Acid Digestion |
In, Indium (ppm) | 0.079 | 0.006 | 0.071 | 0.087 | 4-Acid Digestion |
K, Potassium (wt.%) | 3.39 | 0.085 | 3.31 | 3.47 | 4-Acid Digestion |
La, Lanthanum (ppm) | 31.8 | 2.30 | 29.5 | 34.1 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Li, Lithium (ppm) | 41.8 | 2.87 | 39.9 | 43.7 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Lu, Lutetium (ppm) | 0.17 | 0.015 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Mg, Magnesium (wt.%) | 0.686 | 0.028 | 0.663 | 0.709 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Mn, Manganese (wt.%) | 0.033 | 0.001 | 0.032 | 0.034 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Na, Sodium (wt.%) | 2.18 | 0.070 | 2.13 | 2.23 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Nb, Niobium (ppm) | 11.1 | 0.66 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Nd, Neodymium (ppm) | 28.9 | 2.11 | 26.4 | 31.5 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ni, Nickel (ppm) | 15.7 | 0.64 | 14.9 | 16.5 | 4-Acid Digestion |
P, Phosphorus (wt.%) | 0.085 | 0.003 | 0.082 | 0.087 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Pb, Lead (ppm) | 56 | 2.6 | 54 | 58 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Pr, Praseodymium (ppm) | 7.46 | 0.627 | 6.78 | 8.14 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Rb, Rubidium (ppm) | 149 | 7 | 142 | 157 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Re, Rhenium (ppm) | 0.035 | 0.004 | 0.032 | 0.038 | 4-Acid Digestion |
S, Sulphur (wt.%) | 0.616 | 0.022 | 0.596 | 0.637 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Sb, Antimony (ppm) | 1.36 | 0.116 | 1.25 | 1.47 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Sc, Scandium (ppm) | 7.70 | 0.468 | 7.32 | 8.09 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Se, Selenium (ppm) | 5.02 | 0.63 | 4.32 | 5.73 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Sm, Samarium (ppm) | 5.90 | 0.420 | 5.35 | 6.45 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Sn, Tin (ppm) | 4.27 | 0.235 | 4.04 | 4.51 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Sr, Strontium (ppm) | 276 | 10 | 267 | 286 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ta, Tantalum (ppm) | 0.93 | 0.063 | 0.86 | 0.99 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Tb, Terbium (ppm) | 0.67 | 0.029 | 0.62 | 0.72 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Te, Tellurium (ppm) | 0.21 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Th, Thorium (ppm) | 12.0 | 0.98 | 11.0 | 12.9 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ti, Titanium (wt.%) | 0.319 | 0.011 | 0.308 | 0.329 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Tl, Thallium (ppm) | 0.81 | 0.037 | 0.76 | 0.86 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Tm, Thulium (ppm) | 0.18 | 0.015 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 4-Acid Digestion |
U, Uranium (ppm) | 3.50 | 0.339 | 2.99 | 4.01 | 4-Acid Digestion |
V, Vanadium (ppm) | 65 | 2.7 | 63 | 68 | 4-Acid Digestion |
W, Tungsten (ppm) | 10.3 | 0.77 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Y, Yttrium (ppm) | 14.3 | 0.73 | 13.6 | 15.0 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Yb, Ytterbium (ppm) | 1.17 | 0.069 | 1.04 | 1.31 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Zn, Zinc (ppm) | 112 | 5 | 107 | 116 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Zr, Zirconium (ppm) | 71 | 2.9 | 68 | 74 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ag, Silver (ppm) | 1.31 | 0.080 | 1.25 | 1.38 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Al, Aluminium (wt.%) | 1.68 | 0.064 | 1.62 | 1.73 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
As, Arsenic (ppm) | 13.0 | 0.61 | 12.3 | 13.6 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
B, Boron (ppm) | < 10.0 | IND | IND | IND | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ba, Barium (ppm) | 426 | 22 | 410 | 442 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Be, Beryllium (ppm) | 1.21 | 0.045 | 1.17 | 1.26 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Bi, Bismuth (ppm) | 0.96 | 0.10 | 0.80 | 1.12 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ca, Calcium (wt.%) | 0.695 | 0.029 | 0.675 | 0.716 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Cd, Cadmium (ppm) | 0.32 | 0.04 | 0.29 | 0.35 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ce, Cerium (ppm) | 29.4 | 1.73 | 28.0 | 30.9 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Co, Cobalt (ppm) | 7.10 | 0.342 | 6.81 | 7.38 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Cr, Chromium (ppm) | 45.5 | 2.13 | 43.8 | 47.2 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Cs, Caesium (ppm) | 6.78 | 0.591 | 6.40 | 7.16 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Cu, Copper (wt.%) | 0.443 | 0.020 | 0.430 | 0.456 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Fe, Iron (wt.%) | 2.66 | 0.073 | 2.60 | 2.72 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ga, Gallium (ppm) | 8.03 | 0.224 | 7.72 | 8.34 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ge, Germanium (ppm) | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.14 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Hf, Hafnium (ppm) | 0.31 | 0.024 | 0.28 | 0.34 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
In, Indium (ppm) | 0.072 | 0.004 | 0.064 | 0.080 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
K, Potassium (wt.%) | 0.853 | 0.048 | 0.825 | 0.882 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
La, Lanthanum (ppm) | 13.8 | 0.83 | 13.0 | 14.5 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Li, Lithium (ppm) | 33.4 | 1.29 | 32.2 | 34.6 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Mg, Magnesium (wt.%) | 0.645 | 0.020 | 0.626 | 0.664 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Mn, Manganese (wt.%) | 0.029 | 0.001 | 0.028 | 0.029 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Mo, Molybdenum (ppm) | 84 | 2.4 | 82 | 86 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Na, Sodium (wt.%) | 0.142 | 0.015 | 0.132 | 0.152 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Nb, Niobium (ppm) | 0.76 | 0.15 | 0.62 | 0.89 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ni, Nickel (ppm) | 15.5 | 0.69 | 14.8 | 16.2 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
P, Phosphorus (wt.%) | 0.065 | 0.003 | 0.063 | 0.067 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Pb, Lead (ppm) | 39.5 | 2.61 | 37.9 | 41.1 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Rb, Rubidium (ppm) | 79 | 5.4 | 75 | 83 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Re, Rhenium (ppm) | 0.035 | 0.003 | 0.031 | 0.038 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
S, Sulphur (wt.%) | 0.614 | 0.024 | 0.598 | 0.631 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Sb, Antimony (ppm) | 0.87 | 0.13 | 0.78 | 0.95 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Sc, Scandium (ppm) | 6.68 | 0.346 | 6.34 | 7.01 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Se, Selenium (ppm) | 4.89 | 0.329 | 4.52 | 5.26 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Sn, Tin (ppm) | 2.95 | 0.108 | 2.81 | 3.09 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Sr, Strontium (ppm) | 94 | 3.8 | 92 | 97 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ta, Tantalum (ppm) | < 0.010 | IND | IND | IND | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Tb, Terbium (ppm) | 0.45 | 0.026 | 0.41 | 0.50 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Te, Tellurium (ppm) | 0.20 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.24 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Th, Thorium (ppm) | 5.67 | 0.511 | 5.26 | 6.07 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ti, Titanium (wt.%) | 0.204 | 0.008 | 0.196 | 0.213 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Tl, Thallium (ppm) | 0.51 | 0.029 | 0.49 | 0.54 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
U, Uranium (ppm) | 2.82 | 0.191 | 2.49 | 3.15 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
V, Vanadium (ppm) | 54 | 1.6 | 53 | 56 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
W, Tungsten (ppm) | 6.42 | 0.637 | 5.74 | 7.11 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Y, Yttrium (ppm) | 9.63 | 0.445 | 9.29 | 9.98 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Yb, Ytterbium (ppm) | 0.71 | 0.022 | 0.68 | 0.73 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Zn, Zinc (ppm) | 106 | 5 | 102 | 109 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Zr, Zirconium (ppm) | 8.60 | 0.808 | 8.02 | 9.19 | Aqua Regia Digestion |