OREAS 605

OREAS 605 was prepared from gold-silver-copper bearing ore from Evolution Mining’s Mount Carlton Operation in Queensland, Australia and blended with argillic rhyodacite waste rock to achieve the desired grades. The mineralisation assemblage consists of pyrite, enargite/tennantite, tetrahedrite, digenite, covellite, sphalerite, galena, alunite, dickite, kaolinite and vuggy silica, hosted in advanced argillic altered rhyodacite containing sulphur-salts. OREAS 605 is one of a suite of six CRMs ranging in grades from 24ppm Ag, 0.2 ppm Au and 0.05% Cu to 980ppm Ag, 1.7ppm Au and 5.0% Cu.

Twenty eight commercial analytical laboratories participated in the program to certify the elements reported in Table 1 (see certificate). The following methods were employed:

  • Gold via 20-40g* fire assay with AAS (20 labs), ICP-OES (4 labs) or gravimetric (3 labs) finish;
  • Instrumental neutron activation analysis for Au on 1g subsamples to confirm homogeneity (1 laboratory);
  • Gold via 15-40g* aqua regia digestion with ICP-MS (7 labs) or AAS (5 labs) finish;
  • 4-Acid digestion for full elemental suite ICP-OES and ICP-MS (up to 21 laboratories depending on the element).
  • Aqua regia digestion (see note below) for full elemental suite ICP-OES and ICP-MS (up to 22 laboratories depending on the element).
  • Sulphur via Infrared Combustion Analysis (16 labs).  
Analyte Certified Value 1SD 95% Confidence Limits Low 95% Confidence Limits High Method
Ag, Silver (ppm) 965 25 948 982 Pb Fire Assay
Cu, Copper (wt.%) 5.02 0.152 4.95 5.09 4-Acid Digestion
Au, Gold (ppm) 1.67 0.086 1.63 1.70 Pb Fire Assay
Ag, Silver (ppm) 972 28 958 986 4-Acid Digestion
Al, Aluminium (wt.%) 5.43 0.149 5.35 5.51 4-Acid Digestion
As, Arsenic (ppm) 1602 102 1553 1651 4-Acid Digestion
Be, Beryllium (ppm) 0.67 0.08 0.64 0.71 4-Acid Digestion
Bi, Bismuth (ppm) 16.3 2.7 15.3 17.3 4-Acid Digestion
Ca, Calcium (wt.%) 0.276 0.009 0.272 0.281 4-Acid Digestion
Cd, Cadmium (ppm) 12.5 0.97 12.0 13.0 4-Acid Digestion
Ce, Cerium (ppm) 21.4 4.0 17.5 25.3 4-Acid Digestion
Co, Cobalt (ppm) 90 6.0 87 93 4-Acid Digestion
Cr, Chromium (ppm) 30.4 4.2 28.4 32.5 4-Acid Digestion
Cs, Caesium (ppm) 1.57 0.107 1.50 1.65 4-Acid Digestion
Dy, Dysprosium (ppm) 1.02 0.083 0.93 1.11 4-Acid Digestion
Er, Erbium (ppm) 0.39 0.037 0.35 0.43 4-Acid Digestion
Fe, Iron (wt.%) 3.76 0.260 3.64 3.88 4-Acid Digestion
Ga, Gallium (ppm) 30.3 2.29 29.1 31.6 4-Acid Digestion
Gd, Gadolinium (ppm) 1.60 0.094 1.50 1.70 4-Acid Digestion
Ge, Germanium (ppm) < 5.00 IND IND IND 4-Acid Digestion
Hf, Hafnium (ppm) 2.58 0.174 2.47 2.70 4-Acid Digestion
Ho, Holmium (ppm) 0.15 0.03 0.12 0.18 4-Acid Digestion
In, Indium (ppm) 3.78 0.346 3.52 4.04 4-Acid Digestion
K, Potassium (wt.%) 1.04 0.055 1.01 1.06 4-Acid Digestion
La, Lanthanum (ppm) < 20.0 IND IND IND 4-Acid Digestion
Li, Lithium (ppm) 21.7 2.13 20.5 23.0 4-Acid Digestion
Lu, Lutetium (ppb) 54.4 4.8 48.9 59.9 4-Acid Digestion
Mg, Magnesium (ppm) 476 42 456 495 4-Acid Digestion
Mn, Manganese (ppm) 91 5.3 89 94 4-Acid Digestion
Mo, Molybdenum (ppm) 4.82 0.70 4.52 5.13 4-Acid Digestion
Na, Sodium (wt.%) 0.580 0.022 0.570 0.591 4-Acid Digestion
Nb, Niobium (ppm) 6.92 0.557 6.53 7.30 4-Acid Digestion
Nd, Neodymium (ppm) 10.7 1.7 8.8 12.5 4-Acid Digestion
Ni, Nickel (ppm) 1522 65 1491 1552 4-Acid Digestion
P, Phosphorus (ppm) 507 36 488 527 4-Acid Digestion
Pb, Lead (ppm) 1297 136 1235 1358 4-Acid Digestion
Pr, Praseodymium (ppm) 2.97 0.38 2.56 3.38 4-Acid Digestion
Rb, Rubidium (ppm) 29.2 3.3 26.8 31.6 4-Acid Digestion
S, Sulphur (wt.%) 8.34 0.571 8.05 8.62 4-Acid Digestion
Sb, Antimony (ppm) 294 16 286 302 4-Acid Digestion
Sc, Scandium (ppm) 5.03 0.66 4.70 5.36 4-Acid Digestion
Se, Selenium (ppm) 76 7.2 71 82 4-Acid Digestion
Sm, Samarium (ppm) 2.09 0.138 1.93 2.24 4-Acid Digestion
Sn, Tin (ppm) 2.73 0.29 2.49 2.97 4-Acid Digestion
Sr, Strontium (ppm) 373 73 338 409 4-Acid Digestion
Ta, Tantalum (ppm) < 1.00 IND IND IND 4-Acid Digestion
Tb, Terbium (ppm) 0.20 0.02 0.18 0.23 4-Acid Digestion
Te, Tellurium (ppm) 31.8 4.8 27.2 36.4 4-Acid Digestion
Th, Thorium (ppm) 5.12 0.82 4.50 5.74 4-Acid Digestion
Ti, Titanium (wt.%) 0.177 0.012 0.170 0.183 4-Acid Digestion
Tl, Thallium (ppm) 15.0 1.22 14.2 15.7 4-Acid Digestion
U, Uranium (ppm) 2.79 0.167 2.69 2.90 4-Acid Digestion
V, Vanadium (ppm) 39.9 1.81 39.0 40.7 4-Acid Digestion
W, Tungsten (ppm) 27.0 3.2 24.8 29.2 4-Acid Digestion
Y, Yttrium (ppm) 4.26 0.320 4.07 4.46 4-Acid Digestion
Yb, Ytterbium (ppm) 0.37 0.05 0.32 0.43 4-Acid Digestion
Zn, Zinc (wt.%) 0.216 0.009 0.212 0.220 4-Acid Digestion
Zr, Zirconium (ppm) 84 6.0 81 87 4-Acid Digestion
Ag, Silver (ppm) 984 29 967 1000 Aqua Regia Digestion
Al, Aluminium (wt.%) 0.730 0.123 0.674 0.786 Aqua Regia Digestion
As, Arsenic (ppm) 1613 131 1552 1674 Aqua Regia Digestion
Au, Gold (ppm) 1.66 0.081 1.61 1.70 Aqua Regia Digestion
B, Boron (ppm) < 10.0 IND IND IND Aqua Regia Digestion
Be, Beryllium (ppm) 0.16 0.03 0.13 0.18 Aqua Regia Digestion
Bi, Bismuth (ppm) 16.7 3.0 15.4 17.9 Aqua Regia Digestion
Ca, Calcium (wt.%) 0.182 0.013 0.177 0.188 Aqua Regia Digestion
Cd, Cadmium (ppm) 12.9 1.5 12.2 13.6 Aqua Regia Digestion
Co, Cobalt (ppm) 93 6.9 90 96 Aqua Regia Digestion
Cr, Chromium (ppm) 27.5 3.1 26.2 28.8 Aqua Regia Digestion
Cs, Caesium (ppm) 0.48 0.07 0.42 0.54 Aqua Regia Digestion
Cu, Copper (wt.%) 4.98 0.157 4.90 5.06 Aqua Regia Digestion
Dy, Dysprosium (ppm) 0.52 0.051 0.46 0.58 Aqua Regia Digestion
Er, Erbium (ppm) 0.15 0.03 0.11 0.19 Aqua Regia Digestion
Eu, Europium (ppm) 0.21 0.04 0.16 0.26 Aqua Regia Digestion
Fe, Iron (wt.%) 3.75 0.181 3.67 3.83 Aqua Regia Digestion
Ga, Gallium (ppm) 6.66 0.86 6.07 7.26 Aqua Regia Digestion
Gd, Gadolinium (ppm) 0.87 0.17 0.69 1.06 Aqua Regia Digestion
Hf, Hafnium (ppm) 0.55 0.11 0.45 0.64 Aqua Regia Digestion
Hg, Mercury (ppm) < 4.00 IND IND IND Aqua Regia Digestion
Ho, Holmium (ppb) 72.7 12.0 61.7 83.8 Aqua Regia Digestion
In, Indium (ppm) 3.75 0.51 3.35 4.15 Aqua Regia Digestion
K, Potassium (wt.%) 0.134 0.024 0.123 0.145 Aqua Regia Digestion
La, Lanthanum (ppm) 3.95 0.86 3.29 4.62 Aqua Regia Digestion
Li, Lithium (ppm) 5.17 0.99 4.59 5.75 Aqua Regia Digestion
Lu, Lutetium (ppb) 11.3 1.5 9.6 13.0 Aqua Regia Digestion
Mg, Magnesium (ppm) 289 52 268 310 Aqua Regia Digestion
Mn, Manganese (ppm) 86 4.8 83 88 Aqua Regia Digestion
Mo, Molybdenum (ppm) 4.75 0.424 4.57 4.93 Aqua Regia Digestion
Na, Sodium (ppm) 328 60 298 358 Aqua Regia Digestion
Nb, Niobium (ppm) 0.45 0.06 0.39 0.51 Aqua Regia Digestion
Nd, Neodymium (ppm) 6.10 1.15 4.82 7.38 Aqua Regia Digestion
Ni, Nickel (ppm) 1538 64 1509 1568 Aqua Regia Digestion
P, Phosphorus (ppm) 116 24 105 126 Aqua Regia Digestion
Pb, Lead (ppm) 856 40 837 874 Aqua Regia Digestion
Pr, Praseodymium (ppm) 1.74 0.24 1.42 2.06 Aqua Regia Digestion
Rb, Rubidium (ppm) 5.75 0.96 5.00 6.49 Aqua Regia Digestion
S, Sulphur (wt.%) 7.86 0.491 7.57 8.15 Aqua Regia Digestion
Sb, Antimony (ppm) 228 46 206 250 Aqua Regia Digestion
Sc, Scandium (ppm) 1.05 0.12 0.99 1.11 Aqua Regia Digestion
Se, Selenium (ppm) 75 11 68 82 Aqua Regia Digestion
Sm, Samarium (ppm) 1.16 0.20 0.95 1.37 Aqua Regia Digestion
Sn, Tin (ppm) 1.92 0.22 1.73 2.11 Aqua Regia Digestion
Sr, Strontium (ppm) 28.1 5.5 25.2 30.9 Aqua Regia Digestion
Tb, Terbium (ppm) 0.11 0.02 0.09 0.13 Aqua Regia Digestion
Te, Tellurium (ppm) 33.1 2.60 30.7 35.4 Aqua Regia Digestion
Th, Thorium (ppm) < 3.00 IND IND IND Aqua Regia Digestion
Ti, Titanium (ppm) 100 12 93 107 Aqua Regia Digestion
Tl, Thallium (ppm) 15.3 1.6 14.3 16.2 Aqua Regia Digestion
U, Uranium (ppm) 0.95 0.13 0.85 1.05 Aqua Regia Digestion
V, Vanadium (ppm) 8.33 1.08 7.80 8.86 Aqua Regia Digestion
W, Tungsten (ppm) 5.90 1.16 4.94 6.85 Aqua Regia Digestion
Y, Yttrium (ppm) 1.91 0.34 1.67 2.15 Aqua Regia Digestion
Yb, Ytterbium (ppm) 0.099 0.017 0.077 0.121 Aqua Regia Digestion
Zn, Zinc (wt.%) 0.217 0.010 0.212 0.221 Aqua Regia Digestion
Zr, Zirconium (ppm) 19.0 2.7 17.3 20.6 Aqua Regia Digestion
S, Sulphur (wt.%) 8.79 0.330 8.60 8.99 Infrared Combustion
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