OREAS 240b

OREAS 240b was prepared from a blend of gold-bearing ore and barren greenstone. The ore was sourced from the Frogs Leg Gold Mine located 19km west of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. The ore lodes lie within sheared contacts between volcaniclastics and basalt and are hosted in laminated quartz veins, breccia and wall rock alteration. The Cambrian greenstone was sourced from a quarry 145km north of Melbourne, Australia.

Thirty-six commercial analytical laboratories participated in the program to certify the elements reported below. The following methods were employed:

  • Gold by fire assay (15-50g charge weight) with AAS, ICP-OES or ICP-MS finish.
  • Gold by aqua regia digestion (10-50g sample weight) with ICP-OES or ICP-MS finish.
  • Gold by cyanide leach (5-200g sample weight) by a variety of cyanide leach methods including LeachWELL, alkaline added sodium cyanide solution or sodium cyanide liquor with LeachWELL. Finishes included AAS, ICP-OES or ICP-MS.
  • Full ICP-OES and ICP-MS elemental suites by 4-acid (HNO3-HF-HClO4-HCl) digestion.
  • Full ICP-OES and ICP-MS elemental suites by aqua regia digestion.

Gold homogeneity was confirmed by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) on 20 x 85mg subsamples undertaken at ANSTO, Lucas Heights.

Analyte Certified Value 1SD Expanded Uncertainty Low Expanded Uncertainty High Method
Au, Gold (ppm) 5.648 0.143 5.599 5.697 Pb Fire Assay
Au, Gold (ppm) 5.526 0.171 5.452 5.600 Aqua Regia Digestion (sample weights 10-50g)
Au, Gold (ppm) 5.435 0.143 5.366 5.505 Cyanide Leach
Ag, Silver (ppm) 1.40 0.049 1.34 1.46 4-Acid Digestion
Al, Aluminium (wt.%) 6.49 0.273 6.31 6.68 4-Acid Digestion
As, Arsenic (ppm) 98 4.5 94 101 4-Acid Digestion
Ba, Barium (ppm) 324 10 315 333 4-Acid Digestion
Be, Beryllium (ppm) 0.47 0.05 0.43 0.51 4-Acid Digestion
Bi, Bismuth (ppm) 0.073 0.010 0.060 0.086 4-Acid Digestion
Ca, Calcium (wt.%) 5.66 0.220 5.50 5.83 4-Acid Digestion
Cd, Cadmium (ppm) 0.89 0.050 0.82 0.95 4-Acid Digestion
Ce, Cerium (ppm) 14.9 0.84 14.2 15.6 4-Acid Digestion
Co, Cobalt (ppm) 40.3 1.68 39.1 41.5 4-Acid Digestion
Cr, Chromium (ppm) 146 15 138 154 4-Acid Digestion
Cs, Caesium (ppm) 1.38 0.083 1.31 1.45 4-Acid Digestion
Cu, Copper (ppm) 164 6 159 170 4-Acid Digestion
Dy, Dysprosium (ppm) 3.35 0.109 3.05 3.66 4-Acid Digestion
Er, Erbium (ppm) 2.03 0.128 1.83 2.23 4-Acid Digestion
Eu, Europium (ppm) 0.87 0.054 0.80 0.94 4-Acid Digestion
Fe, Iron (wt.%) 7.31 0.335 7.12 7.50 4-Acid Digestion
Ga, Gallium (ppm) 14.8 0.84 14.1 15.5 4-Acid Digestion
Gd, Gadolinium (ppm) 2.89 0.255 2.60 3.17 4-Acid Digestion
Ge, Germanium (ppm) 0.095 0.031 0.069 0.121 4-Acid Digestion
Hf, Hafnium (ppm) 1.66 0.153 1.53 1.79 4-Acid Digestion
Ho, Holmium (ppm) 0.67 0.038 0.59 0.75 4-Acid Digestion
In, Indium (ppm) 0.075 0.006 0.068 0.083 4-Acid Digestion
K, Potassium (wt.%) 0.730 0.030 0.707 0.752 4-Acid Digestion
La, Lanthanum (ppm) 6.60 0.387 6.29 6.92 4-Acid Digestion
Li, Lithium (ppm) 13.5 0.92 12.9 14.0 4-Acid Digestion
Lu, Lutetium (ppm) 0.29 0.025 0.26 0.33 4-Acid Digestion
Mg, Magnesium (wt.%) 3.44 0.152 3.36 3.52 4-Acid Digestion
Mn, Manganese (wt.%) 0.140 0.004 0.136 0.144 4-Acid Digestion
Mo, Molybdenum (ppm) 2.90 0.252 2.75 3.05 4-Acid Digestion
Na, Sodium (wt.%) 1.87 0.061 1.83 1.91 4-Acid Digestion
Nb, Niobium (ppm) 3.54 0.226 3.32 3.76 4-Acid Digestion
Nd, Neodymium (ppm) 8.74 0.361 8.15 9.33 4-Acid Digestion
Ni, Nickel (ppm) 94 3.8 91 98 4-Acid Digestion
P, Phosphorus (wt.%) 0.043 0.001 0.042 0.044 4-Acid Digestion
Pb, Lead (ppm) 40.5 2.85 38.5 42.6 4-Acid Digestion
Pr, Praseodymium (ppm) 1.91 0.093 1.77 2.06 4-Acid Digestion
Rb, Rubidium (ppm) 21.1 1.10 20.1 22.0 4-Acid Digestion
Re, Rhenium (ppm) 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.003 4-Acid Digestion
S, Sulphur (wt.%) 0.549 0.015 0.535 0.563 4-Acid Digestion
Sb, Antimony (ppm) 2.14 0.169 2.01 2.27 4-Acid Digestion
Sc, Scandium (ppm) 33.3 1.43 32.1 34.5 4-Acid Digestion
Sm, Samarium (ppm) 2.42 0.133 2.19 2.66 4-Acid Digestion
Sn, Tin (ppm) 1.32 0.15 1.20 1.43 4-Acid Digestion
Sr, Strontium (ppm) 196 9 190 202 4-Acid Digestion
Ta, Tantalum (ppm) 0.24 0.04 0.22 0.27 4-Acid Digestion
Tb, Terbium (ppm) 0.50 0.039 0.46 0.55 4-Acid Digestion
Te, Tellurium (ppm) 0.15 0.03 0.12 0.18 4-Acid Digestion
Th, Thorium (ppm) 1.45 0.129 1.34 1.56 4-Acid Digestion
Ti, Titanium (wt.%) 0.543 0.015 0.529 0.558 4-Acid Digestion
Tl, Thallium (ppm) 0.34 0.022 0.32 0.36 4-Acid Digestion
Tm, Thulium (ppm) 0.29 0.019 0.26 0.32 4-Acid Digestion
U, Uranium (ppm) 0.42 0.041 0.39 0.46 4-Acid Digestion
V, Vanadium (ppm) 232 7 225 238 4-Acid Digestion
W, Tungsten (ppm) 47.1 3.27 45.0 49.3 4-Acid Digestion
Y, Yttrium (ppm) 18.3 1.00 17.5 19.0 4-Acid Digestion
Yb, Ytterbium (ppm) 1.87 0.139 1.70 2.03 4-Acid Digestion
Zn, Zinc (ppm) 173 8 168 179 4-Acid Digestion
Zr, Zirconium (ppm) 53 4.6 50 56 4-Acid Digestion
Ag, Silver (ppm) 1.39 0.056 1.34 1.44 Aqua Regia Digestion
Al, Aluminium (wt.%) 2.99 0.222 2.87 3.10 Aqua Regia Digestion
As, Arsenic (ppm) 96 4.5 93 99 Aqua Regia Digestion
B, Boron (ppm) 22.6 7.2 17.3 27.9 Aqua Regia Digestion
Ba, Barium (ppm) 51 4.5 48 53 Aqua Regia Digestion
Be, Beryllium (ppm) 0.25 0.04 0.22 0.28 Aqua Regia Digestion
Bi, Bismuth (ppm) 0.067 0.010 0.059 0.076 Aqua Regia Digestion
Ca, Calcium (wt.%) 2.24 0.26 2.12 2.36 Aqua Regia Digestion
Cd, Cadmium (ppm) 0.86 0.056 0.81 0.91 Aqua Regia Digestion
Ce, Cerium (ppm) 11.7 0.54 11.2 12.2 Aqua Regia Digestion
Co, Cobalt (ppm) 29.8 1.54 28.7 30.9 Aqua Regia Digestion
Cr, Chromium (ppm) 34.7 2.87 33.1 36.3 Aqua Regia Digestion
Cs, Caesium (ppm) 1.00 0.033 0.96 1.03 Aqua Regia Digestion
Cu, Copper (ppm) 162 5 158 167 Aqua Regia Digestion
Dy, Dysprosium (ppm) 1.93 0.27 1.60 2.26 Aqua Regia Digestion
Er, Erbium (ppm) 1.11 0.16 0.93 1.30 Aqua Regia Digestion
Eu, Europium (ppm) 0.45 0.07 0.37 0.53 Aqua Regia Digestion
Fe, Iron (wt.%) 5.40 0.151 5.29 5.51 Aqua Regia Digestion
Ga, Gallium (ppm) 9.33 0.821 8.84 9.81 Aqua Regia Digestion
Gd, Gadolinium (ppm) 1.81 0.19 1.56 2.05 Aqua Regia Digestion
Ge, Germanium (ppm) 0.094 0.029 0.067 0.121 Aqua Regia Digestion
Hf, Hafnium (ppm) 0.43 0.06 0.39 0.48 Aqua Regia Digestion
Ho, Holmium (ppm) 0.37 0.031 0.33 0.41 Aqua Regia Digestion
In, Indium (ppm) 0.038 0.003 0.034 0.042 Aqua Regia Digestion
K, Potassium (wt.%) 0.209 0.013 0.201 0.218 Aqua Regia Digestion
La, Lanthanum (ppm) 5.49 0.271 5.29 5.68 Aqua Regia Digestion
Li, Lithium (ppm) 10.6 0.61 10.1 11.0 Aqua Regia Digestion
Lu, Lutetium (ppm) 0.13 0.03 0.10 0.15 Aqua Regia Digestion
Mg, Magnesium (wt.%) 1.70 0.085 1.65 1.75 Aqua Regia Digestion
Mn, Manganese (wt.%) 0.079 0.005 0.076 0.082 Aqua Regia Digestion
Mo, Molybdenum (ppm) 2.79 0.126 2.67 2.90 Aqua Regia Digestion
Na, Sodium (wt.%) 0.328 0.023 0.315 0.342 Aqua Regia Digestion
Nd, Neodymium (ppm) 6.26 0.572 5.55 6.96 Aqua Regia Digestion
Ni, Nickel (ppm) 68 3.2 66 70 Aqua Regia Digestion
P, Phosphorus (wt.%) 0.042 0.002 0.040 0.043 Aqua Regia Digestion
Pb, Lead (ppm) 40.7 2.00 39.2 42.1 Aqua Regia Digestion
Pr, Praseodymium (ppm) 1.39 0.108 1.23 1.56 Aqua Regia Digestion
Rb, Rubidium (ppm) 8.91 0.608 8.52 9.30 Aqua Regia Digestion
Re, Rhenium (ppm) 0.002 0.000 0.001 0.003 Aqua Regia Digestion
S, Sulphur (wt.%) 0.545 0.017 0.533 0.558 Aqua Regia Digestion
Sb, Antimony (ppm) 1.21 0.42 1.01 1.41 Aqua Regia Digestion
Sc, Scandium (ppm) 5.21 0.65 4.83 5.59 Aqua Regia Digestion
Sm, Samarium (ppm) 1.60 0.17 1.41 1.78 Aqua Regia Digestion
Sn, Tin (ppm) 0.75 0.069 0.68 0.81 Aqua Regia Digestion
Sr, Strontium (ppm) 43.3 6.0 40.2 46.3 Aqua Regia Digestion
Ta, Tantalum (ppm) < 0.010 IND IND IND Aqua Regia Digestion
Tb, Terbium (ppm) 0.29 0.010 0.27 0.31 Aqua Regia Digestion
Te, Tellurium (ppm) 0.14 0.02 0.12 0.15 Aqua Regia Digestion
Th, Thorium (ppm) 1.14 0.092 1.06 1.22 Aqua Regia Digestion
Ti, Titanium (wt.%) 0.282 0.054 0.258 0.307 Aqua Regia Digestion
Tl, Thallium (ppm) 0.18 0.011 0.17 0.19 Aqua Regia Digestion
Tm, Thulium (ppm) 0.14 0.03 0.11 0.17 Aqua Regia Digestion
U, Uranium (ppm) 0.28 0.017 0.27 0.30 Aqua Regia Digestion
V, Vanadium (ppm) 116 13 109 123 Aqua Regia Digestion
W, Tungsten (ppm) 33.7 5.5 31.2 36.3 Aqua Regia Digestion
Y, Yttrium (ppm) 10.0 0.55 9.6 10.4 Aqua Regia Digestion
Yb, Ytterbium (ppm) 0.91 0.12 0.79 1.02 Aqua Regia Digestion
Zn, Zinc (ppm) 158 8 153 163 Aqua Regia Digestion
Zr, Zirconium (ppm) 14.5 2.0 13.3 15.7 Aqua Regia Digestion
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