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G911-4
Certified Gold Reference Material Product Code

G911-4
Certified Control Values

50 gram Fire Assay

Gold Grade 2.43 ppm
Standard Deviation 0.09 ppm
Confidence Interval +/- 0.015 ppm

Aqua Regia Digest

Gold Grade 2.45 ppm

Geostats Pty Ltd, Certified Gold Reference Material, Product Code:

Standard Deviation 0.11 ppm
Confidence Interval +/- 0.028 ppm

CRM Details

Neutron Activation Major Elements by

Control Statistic Details Analysis Results (ppm, Fusion / XRF (%)
Control statistics were produced from results accumulated in the October 2011 unless otherwise noted)
round robin. A total of 138 fire assay results and 60 results from an aqua regia Antimony 0.1 Fe 4.78
technique were used to certify this material. Arsenic 0.2 SiO2 64.27
Barium 470 Al2O3 13.94
Material Description Bromine 0.7 TiO2 1.057
This material is described as a Run of mine ore. Cadmium <10 MnO 0.09
Caesium 2.3 CaO 4.45
Calcium (%) nr P 0.058
Colour Designation (ISCC-NBS, SP440) Cerium 48 S 0.046
This material is medium light gray in colour. Chromium 50 MgO 2.28
Cobalt 20 K2O 2.56
Usage Europium 1.3 Na2O 3.447
This product is for use in the mining industry as a reference material for Gold (ppb) 2800 LOI1000 0.53
monitoring and testing the accuracy of laboratory assaying. Hafnium 8.4
Iridium (ppb) <20 Neutron Activation
Preparation and Packaging Iron (%) 4.86 Analyses and Fusion /
All CRMs are dried in an oven for a minimum of 12 hours at 110°C. The dry Lanthanum 25.7 XRF Analyses are
material is then pulverised to better than 75 micron (nominal mean of 45 micron) Lutetium 0.5 single results and are
using an air classifier. The material is then homogenised and stored in a sealed, Mercury nr indicative only. These
stable container ready for final packaging. Molybdenum 14 are provided for matrix
Neodymium nr identification
Materials are statistically sampled from stores, then packaged into either heat Nickel 25 purposes.
sealed, air tight, plastic pulp packets or screw top sealed plastic containers ready Potassium (%) nr
for distribution. All packaging has been chosen to ensure minimal contamination Rubidium 126 'nr': Not Reported
from outside sources during shipment, use and storage. Samarium 4.5
Scandium 16.7
Assay Testwork Selenium <5
All standards are tested thoroughly in the Geostats bi-annual laboratory survey. Silver 3
This involves assaying by multiple laboratories from around the world. Results are Sodium (%) 2.54
compiled into a comprehensive report detailing statistics for each standard. Assay Strontium nr
distributions are checked and processed statistically, producing monitoring Tantalum 1.5
statistics for these standards. Materials are tested regularly to ensure stability and Tellurium <10
homogeneity. Terbium 0.9
Thorium 17
Stability Tin <200
This product remains stable in its original packaging, away from direct sunlight. Tungsten <2
Uranium 9.3
Material Safety Ytterbium 3.2
This product is not hazardous and non-toxic. Zinc 80
Zirconium <500

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