Specifications
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CRM State:
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Matrix:
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Mineralisation:
OREAS 254c was prepared from a blend of gold-bearing oxide ores and barren materials (basaltic scoria, quartz and mudstone). The predominant oxide ore was sourced from the Wilber Lode from the Andy Well Gold Project located approximately 45km north of Meekatharra in the Murchison region of Western Australia. The Wilber Lode is a shear- hosted, narrow vein, quartz lode-style gold deposit situated within the Meekatharra-Wydgee greenstone belt in the Archaean Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia. The Wilber Lode contains a common primary mineral assemblage of quartz, calcite, chlorite, fuchsite, pyrite, galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and gold. The host rock consists of a complex sequence of weathered Archaean meta-basalt and meta-porphyritic rocks derived from a primary mineralogy of albite, actinolite, chlorite, sericite, biotite, calcite, zoisite, muscovite, quartz and titanate. A lesser quantity of gold oxide ore from the Agate Creek Gold Project was also blended into OREAS 254c. The Agate Creek Gold project is located in the Etheridge Goldfield of northern Queensland, Australia. The project is hosted within a metamorphosed turbidite sequence of interbedded sandstones, siltstones and shales. Epithermal and meso thermal gold mineralisation occurs within quartz veining, stockworks and breccias associated with Permian felsic volcanic units and Proterozoic batholith. Thirty-three commercial analytical laboratories participated in the program to certify:
Analyte | Certified Value | 1SD | Expanded Uncertainty Low | Expanded Uncertainty High | Method |
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Au, Gold (ppm) | 2.57 | 0.082 | 2.53 | 2.60 | Pb Fire Assay |
Au, Gold (ppm) | 2.55 | 0.086 | 2.50 | 2.59 | Aqua Regia Digestion (sample weights 10-50g) |
Au, Gold (ppm) | 2.49 | 0.145 | 2.41 | 2.57 | Cyanide Leach |
Au, Gold (ppm) | 2.55 | 0.075 | 2.52 | 2.59 | PhotonAssay |
Ag, Silver (ppm) | 0.927 | 0.070 | 0.836 | 1.019 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Al, Aluminium (wt.%) | 5.08 | 0.094 | 4.95 | 5.21 | 4-Acid Digestion |
As, Arsenic (ppm) | 17.6 | 1.33 | 16.1 | 19.1 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ba, Barium (ppm) | 340 | 11 | 329 | 351 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Be, Beryllium (ppm) | 1.93 | 0.117 | 1.82 | 2.05 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Bi, Bismuth (ppm) | 0.35 | 0.023 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ca, Calcium (wt.%) | 1.46 | 0.034 | 1.43 | 1.49 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Cd, Cadmium (ppm) | 0.071 | 0.015 | 0.048 | 0.095 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ce, Cerium (ppm) | 70 | 2.2 | 67 | 72 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Co, Cobalt (ppm) | 20.1 | 1.17 | 19.2 | 21.0 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Cr, Chromium (ppm) | 111 | 7 | 103 | 118 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Cs, Caesium (ppm) | 2.47 | 0.117 | 2.37 | 2.58 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Cu, Copper (ppm) | 31.4 | 2.65 | 29.6 | 33.2 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Dy, Dysprosium (ppm) | 3.44 | 0.107 | 3.24 | 3.65 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Er, Erbium (ppm) | 1.59 | 0.056 | 1.49 | 1.69 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Eu, Europium (ppm) | 1.50 | 0.116 | 1.35 | 1.65 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Fe, Iron (wt.%) | 3.93 | 0.085 | 3.83 | 4.04 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ga, Gallium (ppm) | 15.0 | 1.22 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Gd, Gadolinium (ppm) | 5.31 | 0.465 | 4.71 | 5.92 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Hf, Hafnium (ppm) | 4.41 | 0.323 | 4.13 | 4.68 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ho, Holmium (ppm) | 0.61 | 0.046 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 4-Acid Digestion |
In, Indium (ppm) | 0.060 | 0.007 | 0.047 | 0.072 | 4-Acid Digestion |
K, Potassium (wt.%) | 1.29 | 0.047 | 1.25 | 1.32 | 4-Acid Digestion |
La, Lanthanum (ppm) | 37.9 | 1.49 | 36.2 | 39.6 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Li, Lithium (ppm) | 24.1 | 1.43 | 23.1 | 25.2 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Lu, Lutetium (ppm) | 0.17 | 0.017 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Mg, Magnesium (wt.%) | 1.51 | 0.028 | 1.47 | 1.55 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Mn, Manganese (wt.%) | 0.046 | 0.001 | 0.045 | 0.047 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Mo, Molybdenum (ppm) | 3.87 | 0.228 | 3.60 | 4.13 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Na, Sodium (wt.%) | 0.969 | 0.023 | 0.941 | 0.998 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Nb, Niobium (ppm) | 30.5 | 2.30 | 28.6 | 32.5 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Nd, Neodymium (ppm) | 32.0 | 4.4 | 26.8 | 37.1 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ni, Nickel (ppm) | 86 | 3.3 | 83 | 89 | 4-Acid Digestion |
P, Phosphorus (wt.%) | 0.089 | 0.002 | 0.086 | 0.091 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Pb, Lead (ppm) | 10.7 | 0.90 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Pr, Praseodymium (ppm) | 8.49 | 0.405 | 7.83 | 9.15 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Rb, Rubidium (ppm) | 65 | 4.4 | 61 | 68 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Re, Rhenium (ppm) | < 0.002 | IND | IND | IND | 4-Acid Digestion |
S, Sulphur (wt.%) | 0.020 | 0.001 | 0.019 | 0.021 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Sb, Antimony (ppm) | 1.17 | 0.071 | 1.06 | 1.27 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Sc, Scandium (ppm) | 10.1 | 0.35 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Sm, Samarium (ppm) | 6.04 | 0.299 | 5.71 | 6.37 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Sn, Tin (ppm) | 3.75 | 0.171 | 3.51 | 3.98 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Sr, Strontium (ppm) | 285 | 13 | 274 | 297 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ta, Tantalum (ppm) | 1.97 | 0.147 | 1.83 | 2.10 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Tb, Terbium (ppm) | 0.68 | 0.041 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Th, Thorium (ppm) | 8.37 | 0.553 | 7.87 | 8.87 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ti, Titanium (wt.%) | 0.532 | 0.015 | 0.517 | 0.546 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Tl, Thallium (ppm) | 0.36 | 0.017 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Tm, Thulium (ppm) | 0.20 | 0.011 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 4-Acid Digestion |
U, Uranium (ppm) | 1.53 | 0.079 | 1.42 | 1.65 | 4-Acid Digestion |
V, Vanadium (ppm) | 69 | 1.8 | 67 | 71 | 4-Acid Digestion |
W, Tungsten (ppm) | 3.20 | 0.177 | 3.01 | 3.39 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Y, Yttrium (ppm) | 15.4 | 0.72 | 14.8 | 16.1 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Yb, Ytterbium (ppm) | 1.26 | 0.051 | 1.16 | 1.37 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Zn, Zinc (ppm) | 75 | 2.7 | 72 | 77 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Zr, Zirconium (ppm) | 189 | 8 | 182 | 196 | 4-Acid Digestion |
Ag, Silver (ppm) | 0.928 | 0.030 | 0.891 | 0.965 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Al, Aluminium (wt.%) | 1.69 | 0.158 | 1.58 | 1.79 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
As, Arsenic (ppm) | 9.25 | 0.772 | 8.57 | 9.93 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
B, Boron (ppm) | < 10.0 | IND | IND | IND | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ba, Barium (ppm) | 95 | 6.5 | 88 | 101 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Be, Beryllium (ppm) | 1.08 | 0.084 | 0.99 | 1.17 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Bi, Bismuth (ppm) | 0.31 | 0.024 | 0.29 | 0.33 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ca, Calcium (wt.%) | 0.473 | 0.051 | 0.440 | 0.505 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Cd, Cadmium (ppm) | 0.055 | 0.015 | 0.038 | 0.072 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ce, Cerium (ppm) | 39.7 | 1.81 | 37.9 | 41.5 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Co, Cobalt (ppm) | 16.7 | 0.99 | 15.8 | 17.6 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Cr, Chromium (ppm) | 60 | 7 | 56 | 65 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Cs, Caesium (ppm) | 0.92 | 0.092 | 0.85 | 1.00 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Cu, Copper (ppm) | 26.9 | 2.29 | 25.1 | 28.6 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Fe, Iron (wt.%) | 2.98 | 0.214 | 2.83 | 3.13 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ga, Gallium (ppm) | 6.05 | 0.545 | 5.57 | 6.52 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ge, Germanium (ppm) | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.13 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Hg, Mercury (ppm) | 0.035 | 0.010 | 0.020 | 0.050 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
In, Indium (ppm) | 0.022 | 0.002 | 0.019 | 0.024 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
K, Potassium (wt.%) | 0.295 | 0.036 | 0.273 | 0.318 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
La, Lanthanum (ppm) | 22.7 | 1.25 | 21.4 | 23.9 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Li, Lithium (ppm) | 8.73 | 0.689 | 8.13 | 9.32 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Mg, Magnesium (wt.%) | 1.03 | 0.078 | 0.96 | 1.09 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Mn, Manganese (wt.%) | 0.033 | 0.002 | 0.031 | 0.034 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Mo, Molybdenum (ppm) | 3.06 | 0.33 | 2.82 | 3.31 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Na, Sodium (wt.%) | 0.335 | 0.024 | 0.315 | 0.355 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ni, Nickel (ppm) | 76 | 3.5 | 72 | 80 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
P, Phosphorus (wt.%) | 0.052 | 0.003 | 0.049 | 0.054 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Pb, Lead (ppm) | 8.55 | 0.659 | 7.99 | 9.12 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Rb, Rubidium (ppm) | 15.3 | 0.87 | 14.3 | 16.2 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Re, Rhenium (ppm) | < 0.001 | IND | IND | IND | Aqua Regia Digestion |
S, Sulphur (wt.%) | 0.020 | 0.001 | 0.019 | 0.020 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Sb, Antimony (ppm) | 0.56 | 0.10 | 0.48 | 0.63 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Sc, Scandium (ppm) | 3.92 | 0.374 | 3.58 | 4.25 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Sn, Tin (ppm) | 1.26 | 0.15 | 1.13 | 1.39 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Sr, Strontium (ppm) | 60 | 2.9 | 57 | 62 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ta, Tantalum (ppm) | < 0.010 | IND | IND | IND | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Tb, Terbium (ppm) | 0.44 | 0.038 | 0.39 | 0.49 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Th, Thorium (ppm) | 5.62 | 0.440 | 5.22 | 6.02 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Ti, Titanium (wt.%) | 0.147 | 0.015 | 0.136 | 0.158 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Tl, Thallium (ppm) | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.12 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
U, Uranium (ppm) | 0.92 | 0.067 | 0.86 | 0.97 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
V, Vanadium (ppm) | 34.1 | 2.17 | 32.3 | 35.9 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
W, Tungsten (ppm) | 0.56 | 0.06 | 0.49 | 0.64 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Y, Yttrium (ppm) | 8.90 | 0.341 | 8.53 | 9.27 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Yb, Ytterbium (ppm) | 0.64 | 0.042 | 0.59 | 0.70 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Zn, Zinc (ppm) | 46.6 | 4.08 | 43.9 | 49.4 | Aqua Regia Digestion |
Zr, Zirconium (ppm) | 34.4 | 13.6 | 26.1 | 42.7 | Aqua Regia Digestion |