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 Table of Contents
On-Site Laboratory Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ALS Consulting & Data Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
REE Powering The Future Now. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Au-NANO51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CORE SERVICES & SPECTRAL MINERALOGY
Core Services / ALS CoreViewer™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Hyperspectral Imaging & Processing / Quantitative Mineral
Stable Isotopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Isotopic Analysis and Geochronology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ENERGY TRANSITION & HIGH TECH
Lithium Methods, Uncommon Metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
REE Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Uranium, Copper Selective Leaches and Total Copper. . . . . 33
Chromite and Manganese Ores Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SPECIFIC ORES AND COMMODITIES
Spectral Mineralogy / LithoLens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Iron Ore, Bauxite & Laterites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SAMPLE PREPARATION Phosphates, Potash & Other Ore Grade Basemetals. . . . . . . . 36
Sodium Peroxide Fusion, Intermediate Level Oxidising
Sample Submission / Storage / Miscellaneous
Digestion and Basemetals XRF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Procedures / Specific Gravity & Bulk Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Clay Separation / Soil & Sediment Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
WHOLE ROCK, LITHOGEOCHEMISTRY, SULPHUR
pXRF on Prepared Pulps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
& CARBON
Drill Core, Rocks, and Chips Preparation Packages. . . . . . . . 13
Whole Rock Analysis, Trace Elements by Fusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Individual Sample Preparation Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Complete Characterisation Packages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sulphur & Carbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
PRECIOUS METALS ANALYSIS
Gold by Fire Assay, Metallic Screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 CONCENTRATES AND ARD
Platinum Group Elements, Photon Assay for Gold. . . . . . . . . 16
Concentrate Methods & Industrial Minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Silver, Precious Metals in Concentrates and Bullion . . . . . . . . 17
ABA, Humidity Cells & Metal Leaching, NAG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Gold Cyanidation, Process Samples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Au-NANO51, BLEG and Super Trace Gold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ALS Mineralogy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Aqua Regia Multi-Element Methods for Soils/Sediments. . 18 Quality Accreditations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

GENERATIVE EXPLORATION Terms & Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Four Acid Super Trace Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Global Geochemistry Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Portable XRF for Lithogeochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Aqua Regia Super Trace Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ALS reserves the right to alter listed prices at any time.
Selenium in Soils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Conductivity, pH and Neutralisation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Halogen Analysis and Ionic Leach™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Super Trace Au and Pathfinders / Hydrogeochemistry. . . . 23
Biogeochemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

TARGETED EXPLORATION
Ultra Trace Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Trace and Intermediate Level Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Resistive Minerals by Fusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Halogens and Loss on Ignition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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 Purpose
Science Assurance Sustainability

ALS Geochemistry is the world’s most trusted testing service dedicated to high-
value geologic data support for the exploration and mining community.

ALS is committed to supplying verifiable, traceable, and defendable data using

reliable testing methods and effective data-workflow solutions for our clients.

Safe Resilient Curious Committed Caring Honest

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 On-Site Laboratory Services
safety. assurance. expertise.
Trust
ALS to
Partnering with ALS for an on-site laboratory project ensures unearth the
that the design, commissioning, and daily laboratory potential of your
operations will be completed to the safe and high standards mining project with
on-site services
that are characteristic of ALS.
tailored to your
needs.

On-site Solutions
• Design, build, or upgrade facilities.
• Containerised or permanent dedicated
sample preparation facilities.
• Customised analytical laboratories and
methods.

Core Services on-site or in-lab

• Core sawing & sampling.
• Core Photography.
• Hyperspectral Mapping & Interpretation.
• CoreViewer™.
• LithoLens™ Digital Platform.

Key deliverables:
• Unrivalled LIMS for global interconnectivity
and offsite quality management.
• Webtrieve™ access for real-time tracking & monitoring.
• Automated routine data transfer.
• Process Control Alerts™ to monitor routinely collected
and analysed samples.
• Overlimit Alert™ for notifications when results trigger a
user-defined overlimit assay.

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 Discover the Unseen with
ALS Consulting & Data Analytics
collect. interpret. discover.

• Find new patterns and targets, and reprocess historic data

with SPOT Geophysics software.
• Log core with GeoticLog™ and automate logging workflows
with the LithoLens™ A.I. platform.
TM

• Create predictive insights.

• Collect geological, geochemical and geophysical
information with Field Services.
• Access experts in field and structural geology, geotechnical
engineering, geophysics, geochemistry and data science.

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 REE
POWERING
Redefine
your
approach to

FUTURE
Rare Earth mineral
THE exploration with

NOW
ALS’s new
methods.

Where Analysis Meets Innovation

Rare Earth Elements (REE) are critical to modern high-tech electronics and for fuelling the
green energy transition. ALS has added two new methods to aid in REE discovery.

CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE Super-Trace, Total
Al 0.05-50% Eu 0.004-5000 Mo 0.1-10000 Ta 0.005-10000 Extraction REE &
B
Ba
10-10000
1-10000 Gd
Fe 0.05-50% Na
0.004-5000 Nb
0.05-10% Tb
0.02-10000 Th
0.001-5000
0.004-10000
Refractory Minerals
Be 0.03-1000 Hf 0.008-10000 Nd 0.04-10000 Ti 0.0002-20% ALS’s new super-trace ME-MS71L™
Ca 0.01-50% Ho 0.002-5000 P 0.002-20% Tm 0.001-5000
method employs a unique
ME-MS71L™ ammonium bi-fluoride (ABF)
Ce 0.1-10000 K 0.05-25% Pb 0.5-10000 U 0.01-10000 $48.85
0.1g sample decomposition that leverages
Co 0.2-10000 La 0.1-10000 Pr 0.01-5000 V 1-10000
its high boiling point (239.5° C)
Cs 0.01-10000 Li 1-10000 Rb 0.05-10000 W 0.2-10000 to achieve complete recovery
Cu 2-10000 Lu 0.001-5000 Sc 0.04-10000 Y 0.01-10000 of REEs and refractory phases.
Dy 0.003-5000 Mg 0.01-50% Sm 0.006-5000 Yb 0.001-5000 The ABF chemical digestion
Er 0.002-5000 Mn 0.005-50% Sr 0.4-10000 Zr 0.5-10000 coupled with proprietary ICP-MS
technology enables detection limits
unachievable with traditional flux-
based methods.

CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE REE Exploration in
Al 5-250000 Fe 5-500000 Nb 0.005-500 Ta 0.005-500 Clays
B 10-10000 Gd 0.005-1000 Nd 0.05-1000 Tb 0.002-1000
Our ME-MS19 ammonium sulphate
Ba 0.5-10000 Hf 0.005-500 Ni 0.1-10000 Th 0.005-10000
leach is a useful approach for
Be 0.01-1000 Ho 0.002-1000 P 5-10000 Ti 5-100000
liberating REEs from ionic clays
Ca 20-250000 K 20-100000 Pb 0.05-10000 Tm 0.002-1000 formed by the natural weathering
ME-MS19™ Ce 0.005-500 La 0.002-10000 Pr 0.004-1000 U 0.005-10000 of REE bearing minerals and
$42.05
30g sample Co 0.005-10000 Li 0.2-10000 Rb 0.05-10000 V 0.4-10000 adsorption onto clay surfaces. This
Cs 0.005-500 Lu 0.002-1000 Sc 0.005-10000 W 0.01-10000 technique reports REEs that have
Cu 0.04-10000 Mg 1-250000 Si 10-10000 Y 0.005-500 been physically and chemically
adsorbed onto clay surfaces to
Dy 0.005-1000 Mn 0.2-50000 Sm 0.004-1000 Yb 0.004-1000
super-trace detection limits.
Er 0.004-1000 Mo 0.01-10000 Sn 0.05-500 Zr 0.01-500
Eu 0.004-1000 Na 50-100000 Sr 0.03-10000

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 REFINE
YOUR
SCALE
Precision meets performance, revealing
the most subtle gold signals.
ALS introduces a new groundbreaking method
for super-trace level gold analysis. Until now,
detection limit vs. total extraction has been a trade-
off. Due to impurities in the flux reagents involved
with Fire Assay, the lowest detection level available
by that technique is 1 ppb. With cyanide or aqua
regia leaches it is possible to achieve lower
detection limits, however, the trade-off is a partial
gold recovery.

The Au-NANO51 method delivers a 20 parts per

trillion detection limit with the advantage of a
cutting-edge hydrofluoric acid based digestion
for complete gold extraction. With its 10g aliquot,
this new method delivers sample size, near-total
recovery and lowest detection limits.

CODE ANALYTE RANGE (ppb) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Au by Aqua Regia with HF

Au-NANO51 Au 0.02-250 digestion for near-total $39.50
recovery, and ICP-MS.

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Core Services
& Spectral
Mineralogy
Our Core Services encompass core handling and
warehouse management, core sawing and sampling,
and core photography, all within secure and comfortable
logging facilities. They may be bundled in any combination
at ALS facilities or on-site at your project as needed. These
prices reflect in-lab services; for custom on-site quotes,
please contact MineSite.Operations@alsglobal.com
Our highly-trained core sawing technicians use state of
the art computerised saws for precision cutting of most
rock types. Friable core may be sawn manually to preserve
material in the interval.

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Core Services CODE DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE PRICE / UNIT
ALS offers a full spectrum of no- LOG-COREBX Log in core box for processing. $2.85 /box
hassle Core Services that may
SAW-01 Automated high speed core sawing. $16.95 /m
be bundled in any combination
and offered at any of our labs SAW-01FT Cut sheet/details provided by client. $5.35 /ft
or on-site at your project as SAWM-01 Manual sawing for friable core. $21.80 /m
needed. SAWM-01FT Cut sheet/details provided by client. $6.60 /ft
Sampling core based on client instructions.
SAM-COR01 $5.20 /sample
Includes bagging sample for further preparation.
Surcharge for friable core. Sampling core based on client instructions.
SAM-COR01F $7.20 /sample
Includes bagging sample for further preparation.
Daily rental of secure core logging facilities
LOG-COR10 $75.65 /day
with full spectrum lights and other amenities.
High resolution core photography. Delivery via secure file transfer or $5.55 /box
PHO-WET
ALS CoreViewer™ (see below). Core may be photographed wet or dry
PHO-DRY $5.55 /box
based on client preference and requirements.
STO-COR10 Long-term storage of core boxes in ALS warehouses. $1.55 /box/month

CoreViewer™ CODE DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE PRICE / UNIT

Photo archive, core logging PRC-PHOCLW Process Wet Photo of Core $6.90 /box
support tool, and data
PRC-PHOCLD Process Dry Image of Core $6.90 /box
integration platform.
Integration with major 3D
modelling software.

CoreViewer
CoreViewerTM is a fast and secure core photo ™
archive, core logging support tool, and data
integration platform accessible over the web via
computers and touch-screen tablets.

Using core photos taken by ALS

Fast & secure
connection
or provided by you over a secure
Continuous
connection, we create continuous
depth-registered depth-registered downhole core
downhole
core image
image strips. The box photos and core
strips strips are available to you through
CoreViewerTM, where you can search for
specific intervals and graph any kind of
downhole geochemical, mineralogical,
or geophysical data for comparison
against the images.
Your core photos can be accessed
in perpetuity using your secure
WebtrieveTM login. For those companies
using acQuire GIM Suite, CoreViewerTM
is available right inside the acQuire Neo
application, correlated with drill holes
Search Graph and all associated information in the
downhole
for specific
intervals geochemical, database.
mineralogical,
or geophysical CoreViewerTM also integrates with
data
major 3D modelling software, including
Sequent Leapfrog Geo, Maptek Vulcan
and Micromine for deep investigation
and verification of exploration, resource
and geometallurgical models.

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 Whats in your rocks?
Quantifying common rock-
CODE ANALYTES DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
forming minerals in routine
mineral exploration has Quartz Ankerite-Dolomite
historically been challenging. Plagioclase Goethite
While infrared spectral K Feldspar Hematite
mineralogy has supported Magnetite Chlorite
applied geoscience, its use Quantative determination of mineral
Biotite Epidote abundance using FTIR Spectroscopy
has been largely u q alitative FTIR-MIN $9.35
Amphibole White Mica and automated interpretation. % Mineral
and confined to hydrous Abundance reported.
mineral phases. Overcoming Pyroxene Pyrite
limitations in u
q antitative Calcite FeOx
applications, ALS employs Siderite Kandite-Kaolinite
machine learning algorithms Spodumene
trained on an extensive library Al2O3 C organic
of geological materials. This Quantitative determination of bauxite
Al2O3avl Carbonate
approach enables accurate mineral abundance and useful
SiO2 Sulphate parameters for bauxite processing using
predictions of u q antitative FTIR-BAUX $9.35
Rx SiO2 % Magnetic FTIR spectroscopy and automated
mineralogy using multi-
interpretation. % Mineral Abundance
band infrared spectra and Fe2O3 Boehmite
reported
high-quality multielement Oxalate Gibbsite
geochemical data.

Hyperspectral CODE DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE PRICE / UNIT

Imaging & Various

Core cleaning, core box preparation, and labour may be provided by
By Quotation
Processing ALS or TerraCore

COREIM-10 VNIR-SWIR or SWIR hyperspectral imaging of core boxes and chip $7.40 /foot
TerraCore is the only company
COREIM-11 trays using TerraCore Core Imaging Systems. Pricing applies to in-lab $24.00 /metre
with commercially available
COREIM-12 services. $6.65 /chip sample
LWIR spectral imaging as well
as the standard VNIR & SWIR COREIM-10L LWIR and VNIR-SWIR hyperspectral imaging of core boxes and chip $9.90 /foot
spectral range to deliver the COREIM-11L trays using TerraCore Core Imaging Systems. Pricing applies to in-lab $32.45 /metre
full spectrum required for rock COREIM-12L services $9.35 /chip sample
characterisation. *Minimum charge of $8,775.00
*Chip trays must be black plastic. ALS can transfer samples to black trays for a fee.
Results are delivered via
Services include high resolution true colour RGB core photographs, mineral assemblage maps and spectral
CoreViewer™ and IntelliCore®.
parameters as image displays, numerical mineralogical parameters and products averaged over 10cm intervals
across the length of the core.

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 Spectral
Mineralogy
aiSIRIS™ by AusSpec brings a
generational leap forward in AI
interpretation of TerraSpec®
spectral data. Systematic
collection of spectral data
on dry, coarse crushed rock
and drill core can be easily
integrated with existing
workflows, with routine
interpretation enabling
delivery of large volumes at fast
turnaround times.
Unlock geological insights with
LithoLens™: deep learning image
analytics combined with A.I. and drilling
data for precise predictive geological
logging.
What is LithoLens?
Artifical Intelligence platform to:
• Merge datasets
• Automate logging
• Improve ore/waste characterization
USD
CODE DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE PRICE PER SAMPLE
An economical package combining
Raw spectral files in
TerraSpec® 4 HR scanning and aiSIRIS TM
ASD or ASCII format,
expert spectral interpretation. The value
and spreadsheet with 300
of hyperspectral mineralogy in exploration
HYP-PKG mineral assemblages samples $8.20
and geometallurgy increases substantially
and spectral parameters minimum*
with larger sample volumes. Discounts are
related to the project
available for large submittals covering entire
geology.
drilling campaigns.
Spreadsheet with mineral
Rapid and accurate interpretation of 300
INTERP-11 hyperspectral scans by the aiSIRIS™ expert
assemblages and spectral
samples $4.85
parameters related to the
software. minimum*
project geology.
Spectral scan using the TerraSpec® 4 HR
spectrometer. Crushed reject or RC chips are Raw spectral files in ASD
TRSPEC-20 $5.30
recommended as the optimal sample type. or ASCII format.
*For pulverised samples request TRSPEC-21
The original ASD files as well as the aiSIRIS™ output are reported on every sample for one-to-one comparison.
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Sample
Preparation
Sample preparation is designed to produce a
representative, homogenous sub-sample from the
original raw sample. Many variations on the methods
and packages in the following pages are available,
and sample preparation schemes can be customised
to suit any particular project requirement. We have a
wide range of expertise available within ALS to help
you with any questions you might have.
Samples may be submitted to any of the locations
listed on the back pages of this schedule. We
can also offer advice on shipping to any of our
laboratories by ground, air cargo and air express.

Sample submission forms are available online from

alsglobal.com and on request.

For samples submitted for sample preparation only,

with no follow-on analysis, ALS may charge 2x the
sample preparation price.

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Sample CODE DESCRIPTION APPLICATION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Submission
Confidence and security in
the chain of custody for your
samples as they pass through
our system are paramount.
Your samples are given a
barcode and logged into our
proprietary global laboratory
information management
system on receipt. We
encourage clients to barcode
samples prior to sending them
to our laboratories. Our system
will accommodate all major
barcode formats.
BAT-01
Workorder/administration fee
applied per processing batch.
Samples received with barcode
labels attached to sample bag.
LOG-21
Multi-part barcoded sample tags may
be purchased from your local lab.
Samples received without barcode
LOG-22
labels attached.
Pulps received with barcode labels
LOG-23
attached to sample bag.
Pulps received without barcode
LOG-24
labels attached.
Levy for disposal of all types of
LEV-01
laboratory waste.
Quarantine charge.
QAR-01 AQIS-approved heat treatment and
storage.
PKP-21 Sample pick-up services
Single charge for each batch of $37.90 /processed
samples processed. batch
$0.90
Weigh raw sample and log into
global tracking system.
$1.70
Weigh pulp and log into global
tracking system. At least one
$0.90
out of every 50 samples is
selected at random for routine
QC tests (LOG-QC). The default
specification is 85% passing 75 $1.70
microns.
Required for relevant samples in
$0.95
certain jurisdictions.
Required for relevant samples
imported into Australia.
$1.00
Additional charges apply for
samples over 500g.
As requested. By Quotation

Sample Storage CODE DESCRIPTION APPLICATION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Materials submitted for analysis STO-REJ Monthly archive of coarse rejects. Longer term archiving of coarse
are retained free of charge at $1.00 > 45 days
STO-BLK Monthly archive of pulps >250g. rejects and large pulps.
our laboratories for a limited
Longer term storage of master
time, starting from the day we STO-PUL Monthly archive of pulps <250g. $0.55 > 45 days
pulps.
issue the final Certificate of
Monthly archive of screening reject Longer term storage of screening
Analysis. Reasonable monthly STO-SCR $0.55 > 45 days
fractions. reject fractions.
charges will apply to samples
Handling and retrieval of archived
archived for longer periods RET-21 Stored samples. By Quotation
samples.
in our facilities. ALS sample
Disposal of pulps and coarse
storage facilities provide DIS-21 Pulps and coarse fractions. By Quotation
fractions.
a secure and organised
RTN-21 Return of samples to client. Returned samples. By Quotation
environment protected from
the elements, and all archive
locations are included in the
laboratory tracking system.

Miscellaneous CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE / UNIT

Procedures CMP-21 Compositing of two or more samples. May be done by volume/core length. $2.95 /sample
CMP-22 Compositing of two or more samples. May be done by weight. $5.55 /sample
These procedures may be used
when specialised preparation Clean crushers with “barren” material after each, or designated samples as
WSH-21 $3.30 /sample
an additional cleaning step between mineralised samples.
or sample compositing is
Clean pulverisers with “barren” material after each, or designated samples
required. An hourly labour WSH-22 $4.30 /sample
as an additional cleaning step between mineralised samples.
charge may apply to time-
Transfer sample to drying tray or new sample bag for samples received in
intensive projects. TRA-21 $1.70 /sample
containers unsuitable for laboratory storage, or requiring tray drying.
BAG-01 Bagging large pulps for storage for large pulps/bulk masters. $1.70 /sample
HOM-01 Homogenise stored or composited samples by light pulverising. $7.65 /sample
Screening of samples to any number of standard size fractions, as specified
SCR-51 by the client. Weight of undersize fraction reported for each screen size. $8.55 /screen size
Fraction sizing or custom screening as requested.

Specific Gravity CODE DESCRIPTION RANGE PRICE PER SAMPLE

& Bulk Density OA-GRA08* Specific Gravity on solid objects. Reported as a ratio. $17.05
Specific Gravity on pulps using
Specific gravity and bulk OA-GRA08b Reported as a ratio. $17.05
pycnometer.
density of ores are important
OA-GRA09* Bulk Density by water displacement. 0.01 – 20g/cm 3
$17.05
parameters that are often
Bulk Density after wax coating
under-characterised in the OA-GRA09a* 0.01 – 20g/cm3 $27.25
(wax removal not included).
determination of grade and
tonnage of deposits. *For friable or broken core surcharges may apply.

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 Clay Separation CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
The clay fraction in soils acts as Separation of the clay fraction (-2 to -10 micron) from screened soils.
SCR-CLAY $29.20
a trap for elements migrating Minimum 300g of sieved soil required.
to the surface from depth, and Note: Clay samples may require drying and screening (-180 micron or -106 micron) prior to clay separation on the minus
may be used to enhance subtle fraction. Please discuss suitable options for your program with local client services staff.
anomalies.

Soil & Sediment CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Preparation
Package
Drying temperature is kept low
to avoid the loss of mercury.
PREP-41
Dry at <60°C/140°F, sieve sample to -180 micron (80 mesh). Retain both $2.25 /sample
fractions. Application: Soil or sediment samples. + $3.70 /kg
*Other screen sizes available on request.

Portable XRF on CODE ANALYTES & LOWER LIMITS (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Prepared Pulps pXRF-30

As 50 Ca 0.5% Cr 100 Cu 50 Fe 0.5% Mn 100
$6.60
Ni 50 Pb 50 S 0.1% Zn 50
ALS offers portable XRF
analysis on pulps immediately Portable XRF scan of an unmineralised pulverised sample. Ranges:
pXRF-34 $4.95
after sample preparation at the Si 0.5%-47% Ti 0.1%-60% Zr 5ppm-5%
prep lab closest to your project. pXRF-VAL
Customised pXRF method set-up including project and/or matrix specific
By Quotation
validation
15g sample required for pXRF
*pXRF methods available as an add-on to multi-element analysis only.
analysis.

Portable XRF for Indicative Analysis

Portable XRF is useful for screening large numbers of intermediate to ore grade
elements quickly and cost effectively while awaiting standard lab analyses. It can
also be used to determine Si and acid-resistive Ti and Zr as a complement to multi-
element methods and a proxy for rock characterisation.
For a successful pXRF scan it is important that calibration is matched to specific
sample suites on an individual project basis to minimise inaccurate results. ALS
offers custom calibration for pXRF on project-specific sample suites, with our
rigorous quality standards and XRF expertise ensuring accurate, reliable results.
The pXRF instrument can be located in the prep lab nearest your project, or
on-site if the project is remote. Contact your local client services team for more
information.

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Drill Core, Rocks
and Chips
Preparation
Packages
All packages include sample
login to the laboratory
tracking system and weighing.
Excessively wet samples may
require additional drying for
a surcharge. It is very helpful
to advise us of mineralised
samples that may require
special equipment cleaning
cycles.
PREP-31BY*^
* Packages with common split size and particle fineness are listed. Please contact your local client services for alternatives.
^Surcharges are applicable to whole core.
USD
CODE DESCRIPTION APPLICATION PRICE PER SAMPLE
Used as a preliminary step before
fine crushing of larger sample
CRU-21^
Coarse crushing of rock chip and drill
samples.
sizes. No QC is performed for this
+
$3.85
$0.80/kg
method. If QC is required request
CRU-21q for >70% passing 6mm.
Crush to 70% less than 2mm, riffle
$10.45
PREP-31*^ split off 250g, pulverise split to better
+ $1.15/kg
than 85% passing 75 microns.
Crusher/rotary splitter combo - Crush
to 70% less than 2mm, rotary split off $10.45
PREP-31Y*^
250g, pulverise split to better than + $1.15/kg
85% passing 75 microns.
Drill core, rock and chip samples.
Crush to 70% less than 2mm, riffle
$12.00
PREP-31B*^ split off 1kg, pulverise split to better
+ $1.15/kg
than 85% passing 75 microns.
Crusher/rotary splitter combo - Crush
to 70% less than 2mm, rotary split off $12.00
1kg, pulverise split to better than 85% + $1.15/kg
passing 75 microns.
Crush to 90% less than 2mm, riffle Drill core and rocks containing
$18.90
PREP-31D*^ split off 1kg, pulverise split to better high-grade or coarse gold and/
+ $2.65/kg
than 85% passing 75 microns. or silver.
Coarse crush sample, pulverise entire
Drill core, rock and chip samples $13.70
PREP-22*^ sample to better than 85% passing
up to 3kg. + $0.50/kg
75 microns.
Crush to >70% less than 2mm, riffle
$15.30
PREP-32*^ split, pulverise 1.5kg to 85% passing Drill core, rock and chip samples.
+ $1.55/kg
75 microns.
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 Drying
Individual CODE DESCRIPTION APPLICATION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Sample DRY-21
Drying of excessively wet samples in Default drying procedure for most $3.50
+ $0.80 /kg
drying ovens. rock chip and drill samples.
Preparation Drying of excessively wet samples in Most soil and sediment samples
$3.70
Procedures DRY-22 drying ovens that are controlled to a
maximum temperature of 60ºC.
that are analysed for volatile
elements.
+ $0.85 /kg

The following procedures Selective Leach procedures and $3.70

can be used either separately DRY-23 Air-drying of samples.
others. + $0.85 /kg
or combined in a package in
order to meet specific needs
regarding sample size and
composition. Most of these
Crushing
procedures are charged at a CODE DESCRIPTION APPLICATION PRICE PER SAMPLE
rate that is based on sample
Used as a preliminary step before
weight.
fine crushing of larger sample
Coarse crushing of rock chip and drill $3.85
Multiple screen sizes and CRU-21* sizes. No QC is performed for this
+ $0.80 /kg
samples.
screening methods are method. If QC is required request
available. Please contact your CRU-21q for >70% passing 6mm
local client services group for Standard preparation procedure
Fine crushing of rock chip and drill $3.90
options. CRU-31* for samples where a representative + $0.80 /kg
samples to 70% passing 2mm.
split will be pulverised.
Fine crushing of rock chip and drill Option for when a finer crush is $4.30
CRU-36*
samples to 85% passing 2mm. desired. + $1.45 /kg
Fine crushing of rock chip and drill Option for when a finer crush is $5.10
CRU-32*
samples to 90% passing 2mm. desired. + $1.65 /kg
*Note: Methods with common fineness requirements listed. Additional options available.
*Note 2: Surcharges are applicable for whole core.

Splitting
CODE DESCRIPTION APPLICATION PRICE PER SAMPLE
$2.55
SPL-21* Split sample using a riffle splitter. Standard splitting procedure.
+ $0.60 /kg
$3.85
SPL-22* Split sample using a rotary splitter.
+ $1.35 /kg
Rotary splitting procedure.
Split sample using a Boyd crusher/ $2.55
SPL-22Y
rotary splitter combination. + $0.60 /kg
Split a received pulp sample for
SPL-34 Pulp splitting procedure. $1.00
various analysis.
*Note: For sample splitting and return or archive without analysis add suffix X to the codes above. Additional costs are
incurred.

A variety of different
pulverising bowls made
of diverse media are
available on request.
All ALS equipment is
standardised as low
Cr-steel, however,
substitution of bowls may
be required when specific
element contamination is
a concern. Bowls available
include tungsten carbide,
agate and zirconium.
Other options are
available for all stages
of sample preparation.
Please contact ALS
with your specific
requirements.
Pulverising
CODE DESCRIPTION APPLICATION PRICE PER SAMPLE
Default procedure for samples that
Pulverise a split or total sample up to
PUL-31*
250g to 85% passing 75 microns.
are finely crushed and split to 250g $6.15
or less.
Pulverise a 1,000g split to 85%
PUL-32* $8.75
passing 75 microns. Large sample size to mitigate
Pulverise a 1,000g split to 90% nugget effect.
PUL-32a* $10.55
passing 75 microns.
Pulverise entire sample to 85%
PUL-21* Appropriate for samples up to 3kg. $14.10
passing 75 microns.
Pulverise up to 3kg to 85% passing
75 microns. For samples >3kg
PUL-23* additional costs are incurred to split $10.35
the sample prior to pulverising and
retaining the remainder. Appropriate for RC drill chip
Pulverise up to 3kg to 85% passing samples not requiring crushing.
75 microns. For samples >3kg an
PUL-24* additional cost is incurred to split $10.35
the sample prior to pulverising. The
remainder is discarded.
Pulverise up to 100g concentrate Cost includes careful cleaning of
PUL-51* $25.60
sample to 85% passing 75 microns. the pulverising bowl after grinding.
PUL-34*
Pulverise 200g to 85% passing
Applicable for high grade material. $25.60
75 microns.
* Surcharges may apply to samples requiring excessively long pulverisation times required for some sample types.

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 Precious
Metals
Analysis
The unique chemical properties of gold, silver,
and the platinum group elements pose challenges
in geochemical analysis. They often occur
heterogeneously in geological materials, at scales
ranging from micron-sized inclusions in minerals to
large nuggets. As a result, large analytical charge
weights are required to accurately represent content
in the overall sample. Solvent digestions can also
lose gold to adsorption on the original sample when
certain forms of carbon and sulphide minerals are
present, in a process called preg robbing.
ALS has decades of expertise in reliable and
reproducible precious metals analysis by fire assay,
cyanide leach and aqua regia digestion at parts per
billion to percent levels.
Please submit at least three times nominal sample
weight for efficient service.

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 Gold by Fire CODE ANALYTE RANGE (ppm) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Assay Trace Level

Au-ICP21 Au by fire assay and ICP-AES. $23.60

An optimal fire assay flux
0.001-10 30g sample
recipe and rigorous quality Au-ICP22 50g sample $27.80
control program easily handle Au
Au-AA23 Au by fire assay and AAS. $22.60
problem materials including 0.005-10 30g sample
chromite, base metal sulphides Au-AA24 50g sample $26.95
and oxides, selenides, and Ore Grade
tellurides.
Au-AA25 Au by fire assay and AAS. $23.15
Choice of crushing fineness, 0.01-100 30g sample
splitting technique and pulp Au-AA26 50g sample $27.25
Au
size can all affect the analytical Au-GRA21 Au by fire assay and gravimetric finish. $28.80
outcome of fire assay gold 0.05-10000 30g sample
Au-GRA22 50g sample $34.90
methods. Discuss with your
local ALS laboratory for more * For Au and Ag, request ME-GRA21 (30g) or ME-GRA22 (50g).
information.

Metallic CODE ANALYTE RANGE (ppm) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Screening 1kg pulp screened to 100 microns. Other

screen sizes available. Duplicate 30g
Au_SCR21 Au $78.45
When samples contain coarse assay on screen undersize. Assay of entire
gold, the metallic screening oversize fraction.
procedure is recommended for 1kg pulp screened to 100 microns. Other
screen sizes available. Duplicate 50g
accurate results. Au_SCR24 Au $86.95
assay on screen undersize. Assay of entire
0.05-100000
oversize fraction.
(0.01-1000 mg)
1-2kg pulp screened to 100 microns.
Au_SCR24B Au Duplicate 50g assay on screen undersize. $118.30
Assay of entire oversize fraction.
2-3kg pulp screened to 100 microns.
Au_SCR24C Au Duplicate 50g assay on screen undersize. $149.40
Assay of entire oversize fraction.
* Options available for various sample weights, screen sizes and undersize assays.

Platinum Group CODE ANALYTE RANGE (ppm) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Elements Trace Level

Pt 0.0001-1 Super trace Pt, Pd and Au by fire assay and

Platinum, palladium, rhodium
PGM-MS23L Pd 0.0002-1 ICP-MS finish. $31.50
and gold may be determined
Au 0.001-1 30g nominal sample weight
by standard lead oxide
collection fire assay and PGM-MS23 Pt 0.0005-1 Pt, Pd and Au by fire assay and ICP-MS finish. $27.45
ICP-MS or ICP-AES finish. Pd 0.001-1 30g nominal sample weight
PGM-MS24 Au 0.001-1 50g nominal sample weight $31.50
For the full suite of platinum Rh by fire assay, gold collection and ICP-MS.
group elements, nickel sulphide Rh-MS25 Rh 0.001-1 $44.35
30g nominal sample weight
collection fire assay must be Pt, Pd 0.002-15
used for a quantitative analysis. Pt, Pd, Ir, Os, Rh, Ru by nickel sulphide
Au*, Rh 0.002-5
collection fire assay and ICP-MS finish.
*Gold is under-reported by this PGM-MS25NS Ir 0.001-5 $213.45
30g nominal sample weight.
method due to the collection Os 0.002-1
*Au referential value available upon request.
by nickel sulphide. Ru 0.003-5
PGM-ICP23 Pt 0.005-10 Pt, Pd and Au by fire assay and ICP-AES finish. $26.10
Pd 0.001-10 30g nominal sample weight
PGM-ICP24 Au 0.001-10 50g nominal sample weight $30.05

Ore Grade

Pt 0.01-100
Pt, Pd and Au by fire assay and ICP-AES finish.
PGM-ICP27 Pd 0.01-100 $27.70
30g nominal sample weight
Au 0.01-100

PhotonAssay CODE ANALYTE RANGE (ppm) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

A large, 500g sample analysis Au by PhotonAssay Analysis on 500g
Au-PA01 Au 0.03-350 $28.40
size makes this technique of crushed sample
well-suited for coarse gold *Presence of Th, U or Ba cause interference and can result in unreportable data. In the presence of these elements, Fire
mineralisation. Assay is a more appropriate choice.
Please contact Client Services for information on whether this technique is appropriate for your project.

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Silver CODE ANALYTE RANGE (ppm) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Trace level and low-grade silver Trace Level

samples may be analysed by Ag-ICP41 Ag by aqua regia digestion and
0.2-100 $8.75
acid digestion for maximum (Ag-AA45) ICP-AES or AAS. 0.5g sample
Ag
sensitivity and precision. Multi- Ag-ICP61 Ag by HF-HNO3-HClO4 digestion, HCl
0.5-100 $11.95
element packages including (Ag-AA61) leach and ICP-AES or AAS. 0.25g sample
Ag are listed in the Targeted Ore Grade
Exploration section.
Ag-OG46 Ag by aqua regia digestion, ICP-AES or
1-1500 $15.35
Because silver can suffer from (Ag-AA46) AAS finish. 0.5g sample
nugget effect, occasional Ag by HF-HNO3-HClO4 digestion with
Ag-OG62
duplicate analysis may help (Ag-AA62) Ag
1-1500 HCl leach, ICP-AES or AAS finish. $18.90
detect sampling error at these 0.4g sample
low levels. At higher grades, Ag-GRA21 Ag by fire assay and gravimetric finish. $30.70
fire assay with larger nominal 5-10000 30g sample
Ag-GRA22 50g sample $36.60
weights may be preferable.
Au and Ag by fire assay and gravimetric
ME-GRA21 $37.60
Au 0.05-10000 finish.
Ag 5-10000 30g sample
ME-GRA22 $43.50
50g sample

Precious Metals CODE ANALYTE RANGE (ppm) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

in Concentrates Trace Level

and Bullion Au-CON01

Ag-CON01
Au
Ag
0.07-999985
0.7-995000
Au and Ag by fire assay and gravimetric
finish.
$123.80 each

High precision analysis and Pt-CON01

Pt, Pd and Rh by fire assay and AAS
umpire assay of precious metals Pd-CON01 Pt, Pd, Rh 0.07-1000000
finish.
$123.80 each
in concentrates and bullion Rh-CON01
are performed by the most Ore Grade
senior fire assay technicians and
Au-GRA24 Au 0.01-1000 fineness Routine bullion assays by fire assay
checked by certified assayers to Ag-GRA24 Ag 0.01-1000 fineness with gravimetric finish.
$184.15 each
ensure accuracy.
Au-UMP20 Au 0.07-1000000 Umpire assay for bullion samples by
$283.90 each
Minimum sample weight Ag-UMP20 Ag 0.7-1000000 fire assay with gravimetric finish.
required varies, contact your Pt-UMP20
Umpire assay for bullion samples by
local lab. Pd-UMP20 Pt, Pd, Rh 0.07-1000000 $283.90 each
fire assay with gravimetric finish.
Rh-UMP20

Gold CODE ANALYTE RANGE (ppm) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Cyanidation Au-AA13 Au 0.03-50 Au, Ag, Cu by cyanide leach with AAS

$13.70
Ag-AA13 Ag 0.03-350 finish.
In mining and exploration + $6.80/element
Cu-AA13 Cu 0.1-2000 30g sample
applications, cyanide leach
Au by cyanide leach with AAS finish.
tests are used to establish the
Au-AA14 Au 0.01-200 12hr Leach. $42.70
potential cyanide extraction Up to 1kg sample
efficiency for gold and silver.
Au by accelerated cyanide leach using
High concentrations of LeachWELL Assay Tabs™ with AAS
some sulphides, particularly Au-AA15a finish. 4hr Leach. $49.70 (500g)
Au-AA15b $53.40 (1kg)
chalcopyrite, can negatively Au 0.001-125 500g sample request Au-AA15a
Au-AA15c $55.35 (2kg)
impact gold extraction. For Au-AA15d For 1kg request Au-AA15b $60.95 (3kg)
samples that are expected to For 2kg request Au-AA15c
For 3kg request Au-AA15d
contain high copper sulphide
concentration please contact Au Preg Rob Leach with Gold Spike.
Au-AA31
ALS for suggestions. Au 0.03-500 Au Preg Rob Leach without Gold Spike. $15.30 each
Au-AA31a
10g sample per method

Note: Cyanide disposal fees apply in some countries. For Super Trace Au with cyanide leach see methods on page 18.

Process Samples CODE ANALYTE RANGE (ppm) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
Includes gold in cyanide liquors Au in cyanide liquor by extraction with
Au-AA16 Au 0.001-2500mg/L $30.75
or captured on activated AAS finish.
carbon. Au on carbon by ashing, aqua regia
Au-AA44 Au 1-10000 $54.65
digestion and AAS. Duplicate analysis.
Minimum sample weight
required varies, contact your
local lab.

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 Super Trace Near CODE ANALYTE RANGE (ppb) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Total recovery for Au Au by Aqua Regia with HF digestion

Au-NANO51 Au 0.02-250 for near-total recovery, and ICP-MS. $39.50
Sample size, total recovery 10g sample
and lowest detection limits,
the perfecet balance for Au
exploration at ppt levels.

Bulk Leach CODE ANALYTE RANGE (ppm) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Extractable Gold Au-CN12*

Au 0.0001-10
BLEG – ICP-MS finish.
BLEG – extraction AA finish. $51.20
Au-AA12**
BLEG is used where cyanide Up to 1kg sample
leaching from a stream Au-CN11* Au 0.001-50 BLEG – ICP-MS finish.
sediment sample may detect BLEG – extraction AA finish. $34.25
gold anomalies that would Au-AA11 Au 0.001-10 Up to 500g sample
otherwise go unnoticed. * Silver and copper may also be reported by these methods for an additional fee.
** Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc may also be reported for an additional fee.
Prices for cyanide leaching of
samples over 1kg by quotation.

Super Trace Au and CODE ANALYTE RANGE (ppb) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Multi-Element in Au-CN43™
Au
Au by cyanide extraction with ICP-MS finish.
0.005-1000 25g sample
$29.95

Soils & Sediments Au-CN44™ 50g sample $33.40

Au-ST43™ Au by aqua regia extraction with ICP-MS finish. $24.35

ALS offers the lowest detection Au 0.1-100 25g sample
limits in the industry for Au-ST44™ 50g sample $27.05
gold in soils and sediments
by both cyanide and aqua
CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE
regia digestion, using our
innovative super trace analytical Au 0.0001-1 Cu 0.01-10000 Nb 0.002-500 Ta 0.005-500
methodology. Ag 0.001-100 Fe 0.001-50% Ni 0.02-10000 Te 0.001-500
Al 0.01-25% Ga 0.004-10000 P 0.0005-1% Th 0.0005-10000
Full multi-element geochemical
suites may be read from As 0.01-10000 Ge 0.005-500 Pb 0.005-10000 Ti 0.0001-10%
the same digest solution as B 2-10000 Hf 0.002-500 Pd 0.001-100 Tl 0.0005-10000
our aqua regia and ICP-MS AuME-ST43™ Ba 0.05-10000 Hg 0.002-10000 Pt 0.001-100 U 0.0005-2500
super trace gold method. 25g sample Be 0.005-1000 In 0.005-500 Rb 0.005-10000 V 0.05-10000 $49.60
This package mirrors our
AuME-ST44™ Bi 0.0005-10000 K 0.01-10% Re 0.0002-50 W 0.001-10000 $52.55
ME-MS41L™ method, with
50g sample Ca 0.01-25% La 0.002-10000 S 0.002-10% Y 0.001-5000
slight adjustments made to
Cd 0.001-2000 Li 0.1-10000 Sb 0.002-10000 Zn 0.1-10000
accommodate the larger
nominal sample weight Ce 0.001-10000 Mg 0.01-25% Sc 0.005-10000 Zr 0.01-500
necessary for representative Co 0.001-10000 Mn 0.1-50000 Se 0.002-1000
gold analysis. Cr 0.01-10000 Mo 0.002-10000 Sn 0.01-500
Cs 0.001-500 Na 0.001-10% Sr 0.01-10000

Low Level Au and CODE ANALYTE RANGE (ppm) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Multi-Element in Trace Level

Soils & Sediments Au-TL43

Au 0.001-1
Au by aqua regia extraction with ICP-MS finish.
25g sample
$20.85

Au-TL44 50g sample $23.25

Our trace level methods by
aqua regia digestion and Intermediate Grade
ICP-MS finish are excellent for Au-OG43 Au by aqua regia extraction with ICP-MS finish. $19.95
regolith, where gold anomalies Au 0.01-100 25g sample
Au-OG44 50g sample $22.30
indicating mineralisation below
surface are well-characterised.
Aqua regia dissolves native CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE
gold as well as gold bound in Au 0.001-1 Cs 0.05-500 Mo 0.05-10000 Sr 0.2-10000
sulphide minerals; however,
Ag 0.01-100 Cu 0.2-10000 Na 0.01-10% Ta 0.01-500
depending on the composition
Al 0.01-25% Fe 0.01-50% Nb 0.05-500 Te 0.01-500
of the soil, gold determined by
this method may or may not As 0.1-10000 Ga 0.05-10000 Ni 0.2-10000 Th 0.2-10000
match recovery from fire assay B 10-10000 Ge 0.05-500 P 10-10000 Ti 0.005-10%
AuME-TL43™
methods. 25g sample Ba 10-10000 Hf 0.02-500 Pb 0.2-10000 Tl 0.02-10000 $34.35
As with our super trace Be 0.05-1000 Hg 0.01-10000 Rb 0.1-10000 U 0.05-10000
AuME-TL44™ Bi 0.01-10000 In 0.005-500 Re 0.001-50 V 1-10000 $37.35
methods, multi-element
50g sample
packages can be read from Ca 0.01-25% K 0.01-10% S 0.01-10% W 0.05-10000
the same digestion solution as Cd 0.01-2000 La 0.2-10000 Sb 0.05-10000 Y 0.05-10000
trace level gold for a complete Ce 0.02-10000 Li 0.1-10000 Sc 0.1-10000 Zn 2-10000
exploration tool. Co 0.1-10000 Mg 0.01-25% Se 0.2-1000 Zr 0.5-500
Cr 1-10000 Mn 5-50000 Sn 0.2-500

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 Generative
Exploration
All of the ICP-MS methods listed in the following
section involves some aspect of our innovative
methodology for super trace analysis. Detection
limits have been pushed orders of magnitude
below average crustal abundance for the majority
of elements, enabling excellent precision at
geochemical background levels and clearly
defined geochemical anomalies. Digestion
methods appropriate for any sample medium are
available - soils, sediments, regolith, vegetation,
water, rocks, and drill core. ALS remains committed
to solving long-standing analytical challenges in
exploration geochemistry by making use of new
instrumentation and fresh ideas from our team of
expert analytical chemists and geochemists.

Please submit at least three to four times the

nominal sample weight for efficient service.

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 Four Acid Super CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Trace Analysis Ag 0.002-100 Cu 0.02-10000 Na 0.001-10% Sr 0.02-10000

Al 0.01-50% Fe 0.002-50% Nb 0.005-500 Ta 0.01-500
This super trace package is
suitable for regional drilling, As 0.02-10000 Ga 0.05-10000 Ni 0.08-10000 Te 0.005-500
trenching and hand samples in Ba 1-10000 Ge 0.05-500 P 0.001-1% Th 0.004-10000
unmineralised rocks, and can Be 0.02-1000 Hf 0.004-500 Pb 0.01-10000 Ti 0.001-10%
also be used effectively in areas ME-MS61L™ Bi 0.002-10000 In 0.005-500 Rb 0.02-10000 Tl 0.002-10000
$49.85
of thick regolith for bedrock 0.25g sample Ca 0.01-50% K 0.01-10% Re 0.0004-50 U 0.01-10000
mapping. ALS has lowered Cd 0.005-1000 La 0.005-10000 S 0.01-10% V 0.1-10000
the detection limits on key
Ce 0.01-10000 Li 0.2-10000 Sb 0.02-10000 W 0.008-10000
pathfinder elements such as As,
Co 0.005-10000 Mg 0.01-50% Sc 0.01-10000 Y 0.01-500
Sb, Se and Tl to near or below
average crustal abundance, Cr 0.3-10000 Mn 0.2-100000 Se 0.006-1000 Zn 0.2-10000
revealing anomalous patterns Cs 0.01-10000 Mo 0.02-10000 Sn 0.02-500 Zr 0.1-500
at levels previously unattainable Dy 0.005-1000 Gd 0.005-1000 Nd 0.005-1000 Tb 0.002-1000
due to technical limitations. MS61L-REE™ Er 0.004-1000 Ho 0.002-1000 Pr 0.004-1000 Tm 0.002-1000 $8.20 Add-on only
The rare earth elements and Eu 0.004-1000 Lu 0.002-1000 Sm 0.004-1000 Yb 0.004-1000
lead isotopes are available as MS61L-PbIS™ 204Pb 0.01-10000 206
Pb 0.01-10000 207
Pb 0.01-10000 208
Pb 0.01-10000 $12.95 Add-on only
add-ons to expand the utility
of the method in greenfields
exploration.

Portable XRF for CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Lithogeochemistry Portable XRF scan of an unmineralised pulverised sample. Ranges:

Si 0.5%-47% Add-on to
The crucial lithogeochemical pXRF-34 Ti 0.1%-60% $4.95 multi-element
elements - silicon, titanium, and Zr 5ppm-5% analysis only
zirconium - may be added to 15g sample
any ALS four acid method for a
more complete element suite.

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Aqua Regia Super CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Trace Analysis Ag 0.001-100 Cu 0.01-10000 Nb 0.002-500 Ta 0.005-500

Al 0.01-25% Fe 0.001-50% Ni 0.04-10000 Te 0.003-500
Aqua regia digestion with super
trace ICP-MS analysis provides As 0.01-10000 Ga 0.004-10000 P 0.001-1% Th 0.002-10000
extremely low detection limits Au 0.0002-25 Ge 0.005-500 Pb 0.005-10000 Ti 0.001-10%
for the analysis of soils and B 10-10000 Hf 0.002-500 Pd 0.001-25 Tl 0.001-10000
sediments; useful for regional Ba 0.5-10000 Hg 0.004-10000 Pt 0.002-25 U 0.005-10000
and deep cover exploration. ME-MS41L™* Be 0.01-1000 In 0.005-500 Rb 0.005-10000 V 0.1-10000
$40.85
The rare earth elements and 0.5g sample Bi 0.0005-10000 K 0.01-10% Re 0.0002-50 W 0.001-10000
lead isotope concentrations Ca 0.01-25% La 0.002-10000 S 0.01-10% Y 0.003-500
add new dimensions to super Cd 0.001-1000 Li 0.1-10000 Sb 0.005-10000 Zn 0.1-10000
trace data. REEs may be useful Ce 0.003-500 Mg 0.01-25% Sc 0.005-10000 Zr 0.01-500
pathfinders despite reflecting
Co 0.001-10000 Mn 0.1-50000 Se 0.003-1000
only the labile component,
Cr 0.01-10000 Mo 0.01-10000 Sn 0.01-500
while Pb isotopic signatures can
be used in fingerprinting and Cs 0.005-500 Na 0.001-10% Sr 0.01-10000
hydrothermal fluid history. Dy 0.002-1000 Gd 0.002-1000 Nd 0.002-1000 Tb 0.001-1000
MS41L-REE™ Er 0.002-1000 Ho 0.001-1000 Pr 0.002-1000 Tm 0.001-1000 $8.20 Add-on only
Eu 0.002-1000 Lu 0.001-1000 Sm 0.002-1000 Yb 0.002-1000
MS41L-PbIS™ 204
Pb 0.005-10000 206Pb 0.005-10000 207Pb 0.005-10000 208Pb 0.005-10000 $12.95 Add-on only
* Gold determinations by this method are semi-quantitative due to the small sample weight used. A weak aqua regia (1:1
ratio HCl:HNO3) digestion is also available, use code ME-MS41W TM.For Au with multi-element using a 25g or 50g charge
please use AuME-ST43™ or AuME-ST44™.

Selenium in Soils CODE ANALYTE & RANGE (ppm) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
Se at this level holds Aqua regia digestion and ICP-MS
Se-MS46 Se 0.003-100 $23.85
information for exploration analysis.25g sample
vectoring as well as
environmental baselines.

Conductivity, CODE ANALYTES & RANGES DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

pH and OA-GRA04 Acid Insoluble 0.01%-100%

Acid insoluble content.
$20.55
1g sample.
Neutralisation OA-ELE03 pH 0.1-14
pH on 1:10 sample to water ratio.
$13.70
These methods provide 5g sample
crucial information for mineral Specific conductivity on 1:10 sample to
OA-ELE04 Conductivity 1-100,000μS/cm $17.05
processing, environmental water ratio. 5g sample
assessment and exploration. Soil pH on 1:1 sample to water ratio.
OA-ELE05 Soil pH 0.1-14 $17.05
20g sample
Soil pH and
Add on to soil pH. Addition of HCl and $6.50 add-on to
OA-ELE05AP soil acid 0.1-14
pH re-measured. soil pH only
neutralisation
Soil Soil conductivity on 1:1 sample to water
OA-ELE06 1-100,000μS/cm $12.00
Conductivity ratio. 20g sample
Paste pH on 10g sample saturated with
OA-ELE07 Paste pH 0.1-14 $10.35
water.
Paste pH
Add on to paste pH. Addition of HCl to $6.50 add-on to
OA-ELE07AP and soil acid 0.1-14
paste and pH re-measured. paste pH only
neutralisation

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 Halogen Analysis CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and Vegetation sample is ashed at 475°C for 24 hours. Pre- and post-ashing
iodine hold significant promise VEG-ASH01 weights are reported. Average ash yields are 2-4% for species commonly $11.35
in exploration, since many used in exploration surveys. Minimum sample weight required 100g.
metals are transported through Sample pre-treatment for super trace halogens analysis. Required for
the crust as halide complexes in HAL-PREP01 soils.Minimum sample weight required varies, contact your local lab to discuss $15.30
hydrothermal fluids. your project.

Soil, vegetation or water may be

analysed by this method.
ANALYTES & DETECTION LIMITS
CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
(ppm)
F 0.05 Cl 0.1 De-ionised water leach with
ME-HAL01™ ICP-MS & ion chromatograph $45.50
Br 0.02 I 0.002 analysis.
For halogen analysis on vegetation use code ME-HAL01aTM and for water use code ME-HAL01wTM.

Ionic Leach™ CODE ANALYTES & LOWER LIMITS (ppb) PRICE PER SAMPLE
Ionic LeachTM is designed to Ag 0.05 Eu 0.02 Nb 0.02 Tb 0.005
enhance the most subtle labile As 0.3 Fe 0.01 ppm Nd 0.02 Te 0.05
geochemical anomalies for a Au 0.01 Ga 0.01 Ni 1 Th 0.01
wide range of commodities. It
Ba 10 Gd 0.01 Pb 0.1 Ti 5
is a static sodium cyanide leach
Be 0.1 Ge 0.03 Pd 0.01 Tl 0.05
using the chelating agents
ammonium chloride, citric acid Bi 0.05 Hf 0.01 Pr 0.008 Tm 0.006
and EDTA with the leachant Br 0.05 ppm Hg 0.1 Pt 0.02 U 0.03
buffered at an alkaline pH of Ca 0.2 ppm Ho 0.01 Rb 0.1 V 0.2
ME-MS23™ $59.10
8.5. Cd 0.05 I 0.001 ppm Re 0.001 W 0.06

Nominal sample weight is 50g Ce 0.05 In 0.05 Sb 0.1 Y 0.05

(weight as received, Co 0.3 La 0.02 Sc 0.5 Yb 0.008
no screening or drying). Cr 0.5 Li 0.1 Se 0.04 Zn 10
Cs 0.05 Lu 0.005 Sm 0.02 Zr 0.1
Cu 1 Mg 0.01 ppm Sn 0.2
Dy 0.01 Mn 0.002 ppm Sr 0.5
Er 0.01 Mo 0.2 Ta 0.005
MS23-PbIS™ 204
Pb 0.01 206Pb 0.01 207Pb 0.01 208Pb 0.02 $13.25 Add-on only

Other
Selective
Leaches
In addition to Ionic
Leach™, ALS offers
a variety of standard
partial leaches
targeting particular
soil fractions. They can
be done individually
or in sequence to best
suit project needs.

Minimum sample size

is 5g for each leach or
for any combination in
sequence.

Please enquire for

more details.

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Super Trace Au CODE ANALYTES & DETECTION LIMITS (µg/L) PRICE PER SAMPLE

and Pathfinders Au 0.0002-10 Co 0.005-1000 Pt 0.01-100 Tl 0.005-1000

Au-PATH14L™ Ag 0.005-100 Pd 0.005-100 Sb 0.02-1000 W 0.02-1000 $55.55
Our new super trace gold and
As 0.2-1000
pathfinder package offers
industry leading detection
limits for exploration of many
gold bearing ore systems.
Suitable for surface and ground
waters.

Hydrogeochemistry CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Filter water samples to <0.45um and acidify with nitric acid before analysis.
Water that has interacted with WAT-PREP02 $6.95
Required when field filtering and acidification has not been performed.
rock will take on trace elements
Filter water samples to <0.45um before analysis.
which are then transported with WAT-PREP03 $4.65
Required when water has not been filtered before submittal.
the water, producing a larger
Acidify water samples with nitric acid before analysis.
footprint diagnostic of that rock. WAT-PREP04 $2.40
Required when samples have not been acidified before submittal.
Where collection of traditional
Chemical treatment of water samples to desorb Au from containers before
media such as soils is difficult or WAT-PREP05 $3.65
analysis.
impossible such as in swamps,
in areas with significant
transported cover, and areas
where invasive sampling is not CODE ANALYTES & DETECTION LIMITS (µg/L) PRICE PER SAMPLE
possible, hydrogeochemistry Ag 0.005 Cu 0.1 Ni 0.2 Ta 0.01
provides a direct detection tool Al 3 Fe 0.003mg/L P 0.005mg/L Te 0.01
on the same scale as stream
As 0.05 Ga 0.05 Pb 0.05 Th 0.005
sediment sampling.
Au 0.002 Hf 0.005 Pd 0.005 Ti 0.2
ALS offers multiple reliable B 3 Hg 0.05 Pt 0.005 Tl 0.002
and cost-effective water
Ba 0.05 In 0.01 Rb 0.01 U 0.002
analysis packages to suit your
Be 0.005 K 0.01mg/L Re 0.002 V 0.05
exploration program. ME-MS14L™ $74.05
Bi 0.01 La 0.005 S 0.2mg/L W 0.01
Trace elements and metals
Ca 0.02mg/L Li 0.1 Sb 0.01 Y 0.005
analyses require at least
Cd 0.005 Mg 0.005mg/L Sc 0.01 Zn 0.5
50mL of water. Au requires a
minimum of 100mL of water. Ce 0.005 Mn 0.05 Se 0.05 Zr 0.02
Anions and physical parameters Co 0.005 Mo 0.05 Si 0.03mg/L
require a minimum of 150mL Cr 0.5 Na 0.01mg/L Sn 0.05
of water. Cs 0.005 Nb 0.005 Sr 0.05

Please contact ALS for Dy 0.005 Gd 0.005 Nd 0.005 Tb 0.005

information on sampling MS14L-REE™ Er 0.005 Ho 0.005 Pr 0.005 Tm 0.005 $21.90 Add-on only
methodology and preservation Eu 0.005 Lu 0.005 Sm 0.005 Yb 0.005
if needed. Sampling kits Br 0.05mg/L NO3 0.005mg/L pH 0.1 units Conductivity 2µS/cm
may be purchased at some MS14L-ANPH™ Cl 0.5mg/L SO4 0.5mg/L TDS 3mg/L Total Alkalinity 1mg/L $60.60Add-on only*
locations, please enquire.
F 0.02mg/L
* Speciated alkalinity (bicarbonate, hydroxide and carbonate ion) and density can also be determined at
additional cost. For brines and high TDS water please use ME-MS14™ or ME-ICP15.

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 Biogeochemistry CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
Milling of dry plant tissue to 100% passing 1mm. Produces a homogenous and
Plants selectively absorb VEG-MILL01 $11.35
representative pulp that can be subsampled for analysis.
trace elements from soil,
bedrock and water at depth Vegetation sample is ashed at 475°C for 24 hours. Pre- and post-ashing
VEG-ASH01 weights are reported. Average ash yields are 2-4% for species commonly used $11.35
and incorporate them into
in exploration surveys. Minimum recommended sample weight is 100g.
their tissue. Analyses of plant
tissues can therefore be used
as a large-scale geochemical
sampling device in areas where CODE ANALYTES & DETECTION LIMITS (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE
the rocks of interest are covered
Au 0.0002 Cu 0.01 Nb 0.002 Ta 0.001
by transported cover and
Ag 0.001 Fe 1 Ni 0.04 Te 0.005
non-prospective lithologies.
Careful selection of plant Al 0.01% Ga 0.004 P 0.001% Th 0.002
species, tissue type and growth As 0.01 Ge 0.005 Pb 0.01 Ti 0.001%
age are important factors to be B 1 Hf 0.002 Pd 0.001 Tl 0.002
considered as the geochemical ME-VEG41™
Ba 0.1 Hg 0.001 Pt 0.002 U 0.005
unashed
response will vary with these Be 0.01 In 0.005 Rb 0.01 V 0.05
factors. ME-VEG41aTM $37.20
ashed Bi 0.001 K 0.01% Re 0.001 W 0.01
ALS provides multiple digestion Ca 0.01% La 0.002 S 0.01% Y 0.003
1g sample
and preparation methods for Cd 0.001 Li 0.1 Sb 0.01 Zn 0.1
explorers using this sample Ce 0.003 Mg 0.001% Sc 0.01 Zr 0.02
media. Preparation methods
Co 0.002 Mn 0.1 Se 0.005
can include the separation of
Cr 0.01 Mo 0.01 Sn 0.01
the tissue of interest from other
plant parts, milling and ashing. Cs 0.005 Na 0.001% Sr 0.02
VEG41-REETM Dy 0.002 Gd 0.002 Nd 0.001 Tb 0.001
Ashing results in the unashed
concentration of many Er 0.002 Ho 0.001 Pr 0.002 Tm 0.001 $9.20 Add-on only
VEG41a-REETM
elements of interest to ashed Eu 0.002 Lu 0.001 Sm 0.003 Yb 0.003
explorers and when calculated
Au 0.00001 Cu 0.0005 Nb 0.0001 Ta 0.00005
back to the original pre-
Ag 0.00005 Fe 0.05 Ni 0.002 Te 0.0003
ashed weight has the effect of
dropping detection limits of Al 0.0005% Ga 0.0002 P 0.00005% Th 0.0001
many elements by an order of VEG41a-FACTM As 0.0005 Ge 0.0003 Pb 0.0005 Ti 0.00005%
magnitude. Please contact your B 0.05 Hf 0.0001 Pd 0.00005 Tl 0.0001
Detection
local lab to discuss your specific limits when Ba 0.005 Hg 0.00005 Pt 0.0001 U 0.0003
project goals. back- Be 0.0005 In 0.0003 Rb 0.0005 V 0.003
calculated $2.20 Add-on only
Bi 0.00005 K 0.0005% Re 0.00005 W 0.0005
using the
Ca 0.0005% La 0.0001 S 0.0005% Y 0.0002
original pre-
ash weight of Cd 0.00005 Li 0.005 Sb 0.0005 Zn 0.005
the sample Ce 0.0002 Mg 0.00005% Sc 0.0005 Zr 0.001
Co 0.0001 Mn 0.005 Se 0.0003
Cr 0.0005 Mo 0.0005 Sn 0.0005
Cs 0.0003 Na 0.00005% Sr 0.001
Dy 0.0001 Gd 0.0001 Nd 0.00005 Tb 0.00005
VEGFAC-REE™ Er 0.0001 Ho 0.00005 Pr 0.0001 Tm 0.00005 $8.20 Add-on only
Eu 0.0001 Lu 0.00005 Sm 0.0002 Yb 0.0002

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 Targeted
Exploration
No single method covers all types of geological
materials for all geochemically-relevant elements
at all concentrations. Sample type, commodity of
interest, geochemical pathfinders and expected
concentration of target elements should all be
considered when selecting appropriate methods
for your project.
Broadly, aqua regia readily dissolves many
sulphide, oxide and carbonate minerals, as well as
retaining mercury, a particularly volatile element.
Four acid digestions quantitatively dissolve nearly
all minerals, but it may sometimes be necessary to
use even stronger techniques such as fusions in
order to fully digest barite, rare earth oxides, and
tin, tungsten, niobium and tantalum minerals.
The choice between various instrument finishes
should be informed by the expected concentrations
of the elements of interest in the sample.
Please submit at least four times the nominal
sample weight for efficient service.

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 Aqua Regia With CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE
ICP-MS Finish Ag 0.01-100 Cs 0.05-500 Mo 0.05-10000 Sr 0.2-10000

Method selection can be Al 0.01-25% Cu 0.2-10000 Na 0.01-10% Ta 0.01-500

key to achieving exploration As 0.1-10000 Fe 0.01-50% Nb 0.05-500 Te 0.01-500
success. Sample type, target Au 0.02-25 Ga 0.05-10000 Ni 0.2-10000 Th 0.2-10000
commodity, and pathfinder B 10-10000 Ge 0.05-500 P 10-10000 Ti 0.005-10%
elements should all be Ba 10-10000 Hf 0.02-500 Pb 0.2-10000 Tl 0.02-10000
considered when selecting the ME-MS41™
Be 0.05-1000 Hg 0.01-10000 Rb 0.1-10000 U 0.05-10000 $32.10
most appropriate method for 0.5g sample
Bi 0.01-10000 In 0.005-500 Re 0.001-50 V 1-10000
your project.
Ca 0.01-25% K 0.01-10% S 0.01-10% W 0.05-10000
Aqua regia is an excellent Cd 0.01-1000 La 0.2-10000 Sb 0.05-10000 Y 0.05-500
exploration tool for various
Ce 0.02-500 Li 0.1-10000 Sc 0.1-10000 Zn 2-10000
deposit types that involve gold,
Co 0.1-10000 Mg 0.01-25% Se 0.2-1000 Zr 0.5-500
silver and base metals hosted
in sulphide and carbonate Cr 1-10000 Mn 5-50000 Sn 0.2-500
minerals. * Gold determinations by this method are semi-quantitative due to the small sample weight used.
For Au with multi-element using a 25g or 50g charge please use AuME-TL43™ or AuME-TL44™.

Single Elements CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

by Aqua Regia ME-MS42™

Ag 0.01-25 Hg 0.005-25 Se 0.2-250 U 0.05-250 $17.05
As 0.1-250 Re 0.001-250 Te 0.01-250 + $1.70/element
When analytical results for one 0.5g sample
or only a few elements with low Bi 0.01-250 Sb 0.05-250 Tl 0.02-250
detection limits are required. Request specific elements.
More elements are available on
request.

Four Acid CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Digestion With Ag 0.01-100 Cu 0.2-10000 Na 0.01-10% Sr 0.2-10000

ICP-MS Finish Al
As
0.01-50% Fe
0.2-10000 Ga
0.01-50% Nb
0.05-10000 Ni
0.1-500 Ta
0.2-10000 Te
0.05-500
0.05-500
Four acid digestion ME-MS61™ Ba 10-10000 Ge 0.05-500 P 10-10000 Th 0.01-10000
quantitatively dissolves nearly 0.25g
Be 0.05-1000 Hf 0.1-500 Pb 0.5-10000 Ti 0.005-10%
all minerals in the majority sample $38.45
Bi 0.01-10000 In 0.005-500 Rb 0.1-10000 Tl 0.02-10000
of geological materials.
Ca 0.01-50% K 0.01-10% Re 0.002-50 U 0.1-10000
However, barite, rare earth
*ME-MS61m™ $52.75
oxides, columbite-tantalite, Cd 0.02-1000 La 0.5-10000 S 0.01-10% V 1-10000
0.75g
and titanium, tin and tungsten sample Ce 0.01-10000 Li 0.2-10000 Sb 0.05-10000 W 0.1-10000
minerals may not be fully Co 0.1-10000 Mg 0.01-50% Sc 0.1-10000 Y 0.1-500
digested. Cr 1-10000 Mn 5-100000 Se 1-1000 Zn 2-10000
Despite the potentially Cs 0.05-10000 Mo 0.05-10000 Sn 0.2-500 Zr 0.5-500
incomplete digestion of REEs, Dy 0.05-1000 Gd 0.05-1000 Nd 0.1-1000 Tb 0.01-1000
the leachable portion of these $48.05
ME-MS61r™ Er 0.03-1000 Ho 0.01-1000 Pr 0.03-1000 Tm 0.01-1000
Full suite
elements may hold important Eu 0.03-1000 Lu 0.01-1000 Sm 0.03-1000 Yb 0.03-1000
exploration vectoring
* Note: To include Hg by a separate method in the suite of elements above, please request ME-MS61m™ instead of
information and can be chosen ME-MS61™.
as an add-on.

Single Elements CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

by Four Acid ME-MS62™

Ag 0.01-100 Ga 0.05-500 Se 1-500 Tl 0.02-500
As 0.2-500 Mo 0.05-500 Sn 0.2-500 U 0.1-500 $20.55
When analytical results for one 0.25g
or only a few elements with low sample Bi 0.01-500 Re 0.002-100 Te 0.05-500 W 0.1-500 + $1.70/ element
detection limits are required. Cd 0.02-500 Sb 0.05-500 Th 0.01-500
More elements are available on Request specific elements.
request.

Portable XRF for CODE ANALYTES & RANGES PRICE PER SAMPLE

Lithogeochemistry Portable XRF scan of an unmineralised pulverised sample. Ranges:

Si 0.5%-47% Add-on to
The crucial lithogeochemical pXRF-34 Ti 0.1%-60% $4.95 multi-element
elements - silicon, titanium and Zr 5ppm-5% analysis only.
zirconium - may be added to 15g sample
any ALS four acid method for a
more complete element suite.

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Aqua Regia With CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

ICP-AES Finish Ag 0.2-100 Co 1-10000 Mg 0.01-25% Sc 1-10000

Al 0.01-25% Cr 1-10000 Mn 5-50000 Sr 1-10000 $15.85 full package
These methods are economical
tools for first pass exploration As 2-10000 Cu 1-10000 Mo 1-10000 Th 20-10000 or $7.75
ME-ICP41
geochemistry. Data reported B 10-10000 Fe 0.01-50% Na 0.01-10% Ti 0.01-10% + $1.00/element
0.5g sample
from an aqua regia digestion Ba 10-10000 Ga 10-10000 Ni 1-10000 Tl 10-10000
*ME-ICP41m
should be considered as Be 0.5-1000 Hg 1-10000 P 10-10000 U 10-10000 $24.10
1g sample
representing only the leachable Bi 2-10000 K 0.01-10% Pb 2-10000 V 1-10000
portion of the particular Ca 0.01-25% La 10-10000 S 0.01-10% W 10-10000
analyte.
Cd 0.5-1000 Li 10-10000 Sb 2-10000 Zn 2-10000
*To include Hg to a lower detection limit of 0.005ppm by a separate method, please request package ME-ICP41m.

Four Acid CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Digestion With Ag 0.5-100 Cr 1-10000 Mo 1-10000 Th 20-10000

ICP-AES Finish As
Al 0.01-50% Cu
5-10000 Fe
1-10000 Na
0.01-50% Ni
0.01-10% Ti
1-10000 Tl
0.01-10% $20.55 full package
10-10000 or $10.95
ME-ICP61
Four acid digestions are able 0.25g sample Ba 10-10000 Ga 10-10000 P 10-10000 U 10-10000 + $1.00/element
to dissolve most minerals, but Be 0.5-1000 K 0.01-10% Pb 2-10000 V 1-10000
although the term “near-total”
*ME-ICP61m Bi 2-10000 La 10-10000 S 0.01-10% W 10-10000 $34.85
is used, not all elements are
0.75g sample Ca 0.01-50% Li 10-10000 Sb 5-10000 Zn 2-10000
quantitatively extracted in some
sample matrices. Cd 0.5-1000 Mg 0.01-50% Sc 1-10000
Co 1-10000 Mn 5-100000 Sr 1-10000
* To include Hg in the suite of elements above, please request method ME-ICP61m

Intermediate CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Level Aqua Regia Ag 1-200 Cr 5-50000 Mo 5-50000 Th 100-50000

Al 0.05-50% Cu 5-50000 Na 0.05-50% Ti 0.05-50%
These packages can be used
as an economical alternative As 10-100000 Fe 0.05-50% Ni 5-50000 Tl 50-50000
to analysing low grade ore Ba 50-50000 Ga 50-50000 P 50-50000 U 50-50000 $25.60 full package
ME-ICP41a
or samples with known Be 5-500 Hg 5-50000 Pb 10-50000 V 5-50000 or $15.30
0.4g sample
mineralisation. Data reported Bi 10-50000 K 0.05-50% S 0.05-10% W 50-50000 + $3.30/element
from an aqua regia digestion Ca 0.05-50% La 50-50000 Sb 10-50000 Zn 10-50000
should be considered as Cd 5-2500 Mg 0.05-50% Sc 5-50000
representing only the leachable
Co 5-50000 Mn 25-50000 Sr 5-50000
portion of the particular
analyte.

Intermediate CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Level Four Acid Ag 1-200 Cr 10-100000 Na 0.05-30% Ti 0.05-30%

Digestion Al
As
0.05-30% Cu
50-100000 Fe
10-100000 Ni
0.05-50% P
10-100000 Tl
50-100000 U
50-50000
50-50000
These packages can be used Ba 50-50000 Ga 50-50000 Pb 20-100000 V 10-100000 $29.10 full package
as an economical alternative ME-ICP61a
Be 10-10000 K 0.1-30% S 0.05-10% W 50-50000 or $18.90
to analysing low grade ore 0.4g sample
Bi 20-50000 La 50-50000 Sb 50-50000 Zn 20-100000 + $3.30/element
or samples with known
Ca 0.05-50% Mg 0.05-50% Sc 10-50000
mineralisation. Four acid
digestions are able to dissolve Cd 10-10000 Mn 10-100000 Sr 10-100000
most minerals, but not all Co 10-50000 Mo 10-50000 Th 50-50000
elements are quantitatively
extracted in some samples.

Mercury CODE
ANALYTE &
DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
RANGES (ppm)
Aqua regia quantitatively
dissolves Hg and uses a Hg-MS42 Hg 0.005-100 Trace level Hg by aqua regia and ICP-MS. 0.5g sample $14.30
digestion temperature low Hg-ICP42 Hg 1-100000 High grade Hg by aqua regia and ICP-AES. 0.5g sample $13.60
enough to avoid fuming off this Hg-CON01 Hg 1-10000 Hg in ores by acid digestion and ICP-AES. 2g sample $102.50
volatile element.

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 Resistive CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Minerals By ME-MS85™
Ce 0.1-10000 Rb 0.2-10000 Ta 0.1-2500 W 0.5-10000 $23.55

Fusion 0.1g sample

La
Nb
0.1-10000 Sn
0.05-2500 Sr
0.5-10000 Th
0.1-10000 U
0.05-1000
0.05-1000
Y
Zr
0.1-10000 + $1.70/element
1-10000
The lithium borate fusion & ICP- Notes: For high grade range request ME-MS85h. For the full suite of elements by borate fusion & ICP-MS request
MS finish allows analysis of the ME-MS81 (see page 32).
most resistive elements at trace
levels. Additional elements are
available on request.

Halogens CODE
ANALYTES &
DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
RANGES (ppm)
Elemental analysis of the halide
Cl-IC881 Cl 50-20000 KOH fusion and ion chromatography. 0.2g sample $28.60
minerals containing chlorine
Specific to Cl in phosphates only.
and fluorine generally require Cl-ELE81a Cl 50-20000 $26.10
KOH fusion and ion selective electrode. 1g sample
fusions that will retain the
Cl-XRF20 Cl 0.001-6% Lithium borate fusion and XRF. 0.7g sample $25.60
elements in solution, as well
Cl-VOL66 Cl 0.01-65% Nitric acid digestion and titration. 1g sample $43.20
as specific instrumentation for
F-IC881 F 20-20000 KOH fusion and ion chromatography. 0.2g sample $28.60
analysis.
F-ELE81a F 20-20,000 KOH fusion and ion selective electrode. 0.2g sample $26.10
Na2O2 fusion, citric acid leach and ion selective
F-ELE82 F 0.01-100% $37.90
electrode. 0.1g sample
Cl 50-20000
ME-IC881 KOH fusion and ion chromatography. 0.2g sample $40.05
F 20-20000

Loss On Ignition CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
LOI measures the content Gravimetric procedure after drying at
OA-GRA10 $20.55
of a sample lost as gases 105°C.
when subjected to high H2O (Moisture) 0.01-100 2 hours (normal samples). $21.60
temperatures, often including OA-GRA11 24 hours (hygroscopic samples). QAQC samples inserted
5g sample for monitoring
water and CO2. Many more
temperatures and ignition H 2O + Combustion furnace and infrared
times are available, please OA-IR06 (Water of 0.01-100 spectrometry. $20.55
Crystallisation) 1g sample
enquire.
Loss on Ignition at 500ºC after sample is
OA-GRA05xf LOI @ 500°C 0.01-100 pre-dried at 105ºC. $17.05
1g sample.
Loss on Ignition at 1000ºC on an as
OA-GRA05 LOI @ 1000°C 0.01-100 received basis. $16.55
1g sample.

Stable Isotopes CODE ANALYTE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Many important parameters O-ISTP01 Specific to clays and silicate minerals. Determination $165.85 each
of mineralising fluids may be O and H in using a complex gas collection procedure and IRMS.
determined from stable isotope H-ISTP01 Silicate Minerals Sample must be supplied as a single-mineral separate. $144.65 each
ratios. The isotopic alteration TAT is 30 days.
halo may extend beyond visible Specific to sulphide and sulphate minerals.
mineralogy changes, creating S-ISTP01 Sulphur Determination using TC/EA and IRMS. Sample must be $80.15
supplied as a single-mineral separate. TAT is 30 days.
a larger deposit footprint for
easier exploration vectoring. Specific to minerals containing carbon and/or oxygen.
Carbon and Determination using acid digestion and IRMS. Sample
CO-ISTP01 $57.90
Oxygen must be supplied as a single-mineral separate. TAT is
30 days.

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Pb Isotope Ratios CODE ANALYTE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

For Exploration PbIS-RAT41

Pb isotope ratios by acid digestion and ICP-MS
$45.85
Six isotope ratios analysis. Total Pb content of the sample is required in
This fast, low-cost analysis of including 204Pb, advance. May be run on whole rock pulps.
Pb isotope ratios in prepared 206
Pb, 207Pb, and 0.5g sample
samples allows fingerprinting PbIS-RAT61 208
Pb isotopes
For Aqua Regia Digestion request PbIS-RAT41 $50.20
of different lithologies and For Four Acid Digestion request PbIS-RAT61
hydrothermal fluid flow NOTE: Samples must contain >2ppm Pb for analysis to be viable
pathways, providing a new
vector to ore deposits.

Radiogenic CODE ANALYTE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Isotopes May be done on whole rock pulps or on specific Pb-

These methods provide insight
into provenance and character
of hydrothermal fluids and
rock genesis, helping unravel
geological history for a more
sophisticated understanding of
your ore body.
bearing minerals. Measurement by acid digestion and
Pb-ISTP01 Pb/Pb $402.65
HR-ICP-MS. Samples may require Hg separation at an
additional cost. TAT is 30 days.
Performed on whole rock pulps. Measurement by
Nd-ISTP01 Sm/Nd column separation and HR-ICP-MS. Total Sm and Nd $700.65
content is required in advance. TAT is 30 days.

Geochronology CODE ANALYTE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

These methods may be used
to date the ages of specific
minerals, hydrothermal
alteration events, and
emplacement of volcanic-
plutonic units. Age constraints
on important events can help
refine the deposit model and
identify alteration that did not
contribute to mineralisation.
Sample sizes required for most
isotopic analysis methods vary
depending on mineralogy and
purpose; please contact client
services for more information.
* larger numbers of grains can be analysed at an increased cost.
Done on targeted minerals. Rock and drill core should
be submitted intact or crushed only, as sample prep is
included in the price. Measurement by irradiation and
Ar-ISTP01 Ar/Ar $2,152.60
step heating in a mass spectrometer. Price includes
sample preparation. Turnaround time approximately
12 months.
Specific to molybdenite. Rock or drill core must be
received whole as steel jaw crushing will contaminate
the sample with Re. Age can only be determined
Re-ISTP01 Re/Os for rocks of >0.5 Ma, and the molybdenite separate $2,091.80
must contain >100ppm Re. Price includes mineral
separation, solvent extraction, column separation and
TIMS analysis. TAT is 70 days.
U-Pb dating by LA-ICP-MS of igneous rocks using
zircon and monazite. Age of the sample is reported.
U-ISTP02 Analysis includes a standard set of 30 elements, $1,090.55 /20 grains*
including REE. Price includes preparation of up to 1kg
of sample.
U/Pb
U-Pb dating of detrital grains by LA-ICP-MS. Age
probability distribution in the sample is reported.
U-ISTP03 Analysis includes a standard set of 30 elements, $1,808.30 /60 grains*
including REE. Preparation of 2kg of sample included
in price.

Mineral CODE ANALYTE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Chemistry Laser ablation

Quantitative analyses of in situ minerals. Advantage
LA-MIN of small spot size (15-80 micron). Trace and major $44.50/analysis
ALS has partnered with CODES mineral analyses
element compositions are reported.
Analytical Laboratories, at
Preparation of 25 mm round mounts for in-situ
the University of Tasmania, to
MIN-MOUNT Mineral mounts mineral analyses in rock samples (no crushing, mineral $60.10/mount
provide state of the art mineral
separation and grain mounting).
analyses for exploration, mining
and metallurgical applications. CL imaging of grains for isotopic dating using SEM.
SEM-IMG Grain imaging Cost dependent on number of grains or amount of $161.35/30 grains
time taken for mineral relationship imaging.
$120.15 per section/
PREP-THINP Preparation of thin sections for both reflected light
Thin section Reflected light, SEM
microscopy and SEM analysis, and for transmitted
preparation $60.10 per section/
PREP-THINS light microscopy only.
Transmitted light

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Energy
Transition &
High Tech
The unique properties of minerals and elements
associated with the energy transition and high-tech
electronics sectors present challenges and opportunities
in the field of geochemical analysis. Rare earth elements
(REE), transition metals, and lithium often require
innovative analytical solutions with choices depending
on project needs.
Please submit at least four times the nominal sample
weight for efficient service.

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Trace Level CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Lithium Ag 5-12500 Eu 0.03-25000 Nb 0.8-25000 Te 0.5-25000

Exploration As
B*
4-25000
8-25000 Ga
Fe 0.01-25% Nd
0.5-25000 Ni
0.07-25000 Th
10-25000 Ti
0.1-25000
0.005-25%
Lithium hosted in pegmatites Ba 2-25000 Gd 0.03-25000 Pb 0.5-25000 Tl 0.02-25000
can occur with economic
Be 0.4-25000 Ge 0.5-25000 Pr 0.03-25000 Tm 0.01-25000 $52.35
grades of rare earths and other ME-MS89L™
Bi 0.1-25000 Ho 0.01-25000 Rb 0.5-25000 U 0.2-25000 *$6.90
trace metals such as boron and 0.2g sample
cesium. A sodium peroxide Ca 0.1-25% In 0.3-25000 Re 0.01-25000 V 1-25000 Add-on only
fusion is required for complete *B-MS89L Cd 0.8-25000 K 0.05-25% Sb 0.3-25000 W 0.3-25000
recovery in these deposits. Ce 0.2-25000 La 0.08-25000 Se 3-25000 Y 0.2-25000
Silica is not reportable by Co 0.5-25000 Li 2-25000 Sm 0.04-25000 Yb 0.02-25000
ME-MS89L™ due to the use Cs 0.1-25000 Lu 0.05-25000 Sn 3-25000 Zn 10-25000
of HF during digestion and Cu 20-25000 Mg 0.01-30% Sr 20-25000
interaction with glassware. Si
Dy 0.03-25000 Mn 10-25000 Ta 0.04-25000
and elements from ME-ICP81
Er 0.02-25000 Mo 2-25000 Tb 0.01-25000
may be added to ME-MS89L™
for an additional fee. *B-MS89L - Glassless digestion and analysis to eliminate boron from labware

Intermediate CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) PRICE PER SAMPLE

and Ore Grade Al2O3 0.02-100 Cu 0.01-50 MnO 0.01-50 TiO2 0.02-83

Lithium ME-ICP89
As
CaO
0.01-10 Fe2O3
0.07-70 K 2O
0.01-100
0.06-60
Ni
Pb
0.005-30
0.01-30
Zn 0.01-60
$52.75
0.2g sample
More elements may be added Co 0.005-30 Li 0.001-10 S 0.01-60
to these methods, and they
Cr2O3 0.01-88 MgO 0.01-50 SiO2 0.2-100
may be packaged with ICP-
This package combines ME-ICP89 with ICP-MS determination of Nb, Ta, Sn,
MS finishes for associated MS91-PKG $69.15
W, U and Th for an extended pegmatite exploration suite. 0.2g sample
pegmatite-hosted commodities
at trace levels. Assay grade lithium and/or boron by Na2O2 fusion and
Li 0.001-10 ICP-AES. Our highest precision method for Li and B $20.75
ME-ICP82b
B 0.02-50 resource determination in known deposits. + $4.15/element
0.2g sample

Lithium In CODE ANALYTES & RANGES DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Sedimentary Li-ICP41 Li 10ppm-1%

Deposits
In many cases, aqua regia
provides better recovery of Li
than four acid digestions due
to complex chemical reactions.
Roasting samples prior to four
acid digestions, particularly
hectorite, may mitigate this
effect.
Aqua regia and ICP-AES finish. Multi-element
$8.75
package also available. 0.5g sample
Li-ICP61 Li 10ppm-1%
Four acid and ICP-AES finish. Multi-element
$11.95
package also available. 0.25g sample
Ore grade Li by specialised four-acid
Li-OG63 Li 0.005-10% digestion and ICP-AES finish. Best suited to $16.80
Li-bearing silicate sediments. 0.4g sample
Roasting samples prior to analysis may
RST-21 Dry roasting pre-treatment increase Li recovery due to excess water $10.35
content promoting insoluble salt formation.

Lithium Brines CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (mg/L) PRICE PER SAMPLE
ALS analyses brine samples Includes a suite of 46 elements relevant to brine
after settling of suspended ME-MS14™ Li 0.01-10 exploration in addition to Li. $68.35
particles. If the samples require Requires 50mL brine.
acidification or filtration in Ag 0.5-100 Cd 0.2-100 Mg 5-100000 S 5-50000
the lab, please indicate this Al 5-10000 Co 1-1000 Mn 0.5-1000 Sb 5-1000
prominently on the sample ME-ICP15 As 5-1000 Cr 1-1000 Mo 0.5-1000 Sr 2-5000
submittal form.
B 5-10000 Cu 0.5-1000 Na 100-150000 Ti 0.5-1000 $49.50
Requires
100mL brine Ba 0.5-1000 Fe 50-50000 Ni 2-1000 V 0.5-1000
Be 0.05-100 K 100-150000 P 5-1000 Zn 0.5-1000
Ca 10-150000 Li 0.5-20000 Pb 5-1000
pH, Conductivity, TDS, Physical parameters and alkalinity of lithium brines.
Li-BrPKG $36.05
Alkalinity Requires 100mL brine.

Uncommon CODE ANALYTE RANGE (ppm) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Metals Be-ICP81 Be 0.01-100%

Na2O2 fusion and ICP-AES finish.
$24.90
0.2g sample
These elements have many
Na2O2 and ICP-MS finish for super trace B.
high-tech applications in B-MS82L B 5-10000
0.2g sample
$27.85
electronics, engineering and
B 0.02-50% Na2O2 fusion and ICP-AES finish. B and/or Li may $20.75
pharmaceuticals. They require ME-ICP82b
Li 0.001-10% be reported. 0.2g sample + $4.15/element
specialised digestions and
HNO3-HF digestion with orthophosphoric acid
instrument methods for precise Ge-MS66 Ge 1-500 $42.70
leach and ICP-MS finish. 0.5g sample
and accurate measurement.

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 Super-Trace, CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Total Extraction Al 0.05-50% Eu 0.004-5000 Mo 0.1-10000 Ta 0.005-10000

REE & Refractory B

Ba
10-10000
1-10000 Gd
Fe 0.05-50% Na
0.004-5000 Nb
0.05-10% Tb
0.02-10000 Th
0.001-5000
0.004-10000
Minerals Be 0.03-1000 Hf 0.008-10000 Nd 0.04-10000 Ti 0.0002-20%

A unique ammonium bi- Ca 0.01-50% Ho 0.002-5000 P 0.002-20% Tm 0.001-5000

ME-MS71L™
fluoride (ABF) decomposition 0.1g sample
Ce 0.1-10000 K 0.05-25% Pb 0.5-10000 U 0.01-10000 $48.85
that leverages its high boiling Co 0.2-10000 La 0.1-10000 Pr 0.01-5000 V 1-10000
point (239.5° C) achieves Cs 0.01-10000 Li 1-10000 Rb 0.05-10000 W 0.2-10000
complete recovery of REEs and Cu 2-10000 Lu 0.001-5000 Sc 0.04-10000 Y 0.01-10000
refractory phases. The ABF
Dy 0.003-5000 Mg 0.01-50% Sm 0.006-5000 Yb 0.001-5000
chemical digestion coupled
Er 0.002-5000 Mn 0.005-50% Sr 0.4-10000 Zr 0.5-10000
with proprietary ICP-MS
technology enables detection
limits unachievable with
traditional flux-based methods.

REE Exploration CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

in Clays Al 5-250000 Fe 5-500000 Nb 0.005-500 Ta 0.005-500

B 10-10000 Gd 0.005-1000 Nd 0.05-1000 Tb 0.002-1000
This ammonium sulphate
leach is a useful approach Ba 0.5-10000 Hf 0.005-500 Ni 0.1-10000 Th 0.005-10000
for liberating REEs from ionic Be 0.01-1000 Ho 0.002-1000 P 5-10000 Ti 5-100000
clays formed by the natural Ca 20-250000 K 20-100000 Pb 0.05-10000 Tm 0.002-1000
weathering of REE bearing ME-MS19™ Ce 0.005-500 La 0.002-10000 Pr 0.004-1000 U 0.005-10000
$42.05
minerals and adsorption of REE 30g sample Co 0.005-10000 Li 0.2-10000 Rb 0.05-10000 V 0.4-10000
ions onto clay surfaces. Cs 0.005-500 Lu 0.002-1000 Sc 0.005-10000 W 0.01-10000
Cu 0.04-10000 Mg 1-250000 Si 10-10000 Y 0.005-500
Dy 0.005-1000 Mn 0.2-50000 Sm 0.004-1000 Yb 0.004-1000
Er 0.004-1000 Mo 0.01-10000 Sn 0.05-500 Zr 0.01-500
Eu 0.004-1000 Na 50-100000 Sr 0.03-10000

Trace Elements CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

by Li Borate Ba 0.5-10000 Gd 0.05-1000 Rb 0.2-10000 Ti 0.01-10%

Fusion Ce
Cr
0.1-10000
5-10000 Ho
Hf 0.05-10000
0.01-1000 Sm
Sc 0.5-500 Tm
0.03-1000 U
0.01-1000
0.05-1000
A lithium borate fusion prior ME-MS81™ Cs 0.01-10000 La 0.1-10000 Sn 0.5-10000 V 5-10000
to acid dissolution and ICP-MS $43.35
0.1g sample Dy 0.05-1000 Lu 0.01-1000 Sr 0.1-10000 W 0.5-10000
analysis provides the most
Er 0.03-1000 Nb 0.05-2500 Ta 0.1-2500 Y 0.1-10000
quantitative analytical approach
Eu 0.02-1000 Nd 0.1-10000 Tb 0.01-1000 Yb 0.03-1000
for a broad suite of trace
elements. Ga 0.1-1000 Pr 0.02-1000 Th 0.05-1000 Zr 1-10000

Ore Grade Rare CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Earth Elements Ce* 3-50000 Ho 0.05-5000 Rb 1-50000 Tm 0.05-5000

Dy* 0.3-5000 La* 3-50000 Sm* 0.2-5000 U 0.3-5000
Many REEs occur in minerals
resistant to acid digestion, so ME-MS81h™ Er 0.2-5000 Lu 0.05-5000 Sn 5-50000 W 5-50000
$67.75
fusion is the preferred method 0.1g sample Eu 0.2-5000 Nb 1-50000 Ta 0.5-5000 Y 3-50000
of decomposition. ALS offers Gd* 0.3-5000 Nd* 0.5-50000 Tb* 0.05-5000 Yb 0.2-5000
ICP-MS/ICP-AES and XRF Hf 1-50000 Pr* 0.2-5000 Th 0.3-5000 Zr 10-50000
determinations. These methods *These elements may be determined up to 30% by ME-OGREE.
are most appropriate for known
ores; see the Whole Rock CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) PRICE PER SAMPLE
Analysis & Lithogeochemistry
CeO2 0.01-50 Ho2O3 0.01-10 Sm2O3 0.01-10
section for trace level methods.
Dy2O3 0.01-10 La2O3 0.01-50 Tb 4O7 0.01-10
ME-XRF30
Er2O3 0.01-10 Lu2O3 0.01-10 Tm2O3 0.01-10 $45.15
0.7g sample
Eu2O3 0.01-10 Nd2O3 0.01-10 Y 0.01-10
Gd2O3 0.01-10 Pr6O11 0.01-10 Yb2O3 0.01-10
OA-GRA05x Furnace or Thermogravimetric Analyser (TGA) $7.60
Loss on Ignition
ME-GRA05 1g sample + $4.50/temperature

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Uranium CODE ANALYTE PRICE PER SAMPLE
ALS is qualified and An exploration package targeted at unconformity-hosted uranium deposits
experienced in handling NORM where the ore is in the basin sedimentary rocks. 1g sample
samples in every area with Includes full 62 element suite from ME-MS41L™. Includes REEs and Pb isotope
active uranium exploration UEXP-PKG01 $71.90
concentrations. 204Pb, 206Pb, 207Pb, 208Pb – 0.005-250ppm
and mining, with added Also includes ultra-trace boron by fusion from B-MS82L.
lab certification in certain B – 5-10000ppm
jurisdictions.
Full 48 element suite from ME-MS61™, optimised for U with specific CRMs for
ME-MS61u™ superior quality control. $57.75
0.25g sample

Ore grade U assay (0.01%-15%).

U-XRF10* $25.60
2g sample

Ore grade U assay (0.01%- 51%). Fusion with oxidising flux.

U-XRF15b $45.15
0.5g sample
*For samples with >4% sulphide choose method U-XRF15b.

Copper Mineral CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Selective Cu-AA04 Cu 0.01-10

Citric acid leach and AAS finish.
$17.05
0.25g sample
Leaches Cu-AA05 Cu 0.001-10
Sulphuric acid leach and AAS finish.
$17.05
These methods may be 1g sample
performed alone or in Sulphuric acid/Na sulphite leach and AAS
Cu-AA07n Cu 0.001-100 finish. $17.05
sequence to semi-quantitatively
1g sample
identify potential recovery
Sulphuric acid/ferric sulphate leach and
by various ore processing Cu-AA08q Cu 0.001-100 $18.30
AAS finish. 1g sample
methods. ALS can also provide
Cyanide leach and AAS finish.
custom methods based on Cu-AA17 Cu 0.001-10 $24.80
2g sample
metallurgical requirements.
Sequential leach for oxide, sulphide and
Cu-PKG06LI Cu Various residual Cu. Various options available. $51.20
1g sample

Total Copper CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
Aqua regia is an effective Aqua regia digestion and ICP finish.
Cu-ICP41 Trace Cu 1-10,000 ppm $8.75
solvent for copper oxides 0.5g sample
and sulphides, but copper Four acid digestion and ICP finish.
Cu-ICP61 Trace Cu 1-10,000 ppm $11.95
occurring with other 0.25g sample
commodities like molybdenum Aqua regia digestion and ICP finish.
Cu-OG46 Cu Assay 0.001-50 $15.35
can be analysed by four acid 0.4g sample
digestion for consistency across Four acid digestion and ICP finish.
Cu-OG62 Cu Assay 0.001-50 $18.90
data sets. 0.4g sample
Screen 1kg sample to 100 microns,
duplicate assay on 0.25g of undersize
Cu_SCR21 Native Cu 0.01-100 fraction and assay of entire oversize $169.55
fraction by four acid digestion and AAS
finish.
Cu-VOL61 HNO3-HCl-HF-H2SO4 acid digestion $59.80
Cu
0.01-100 followed by titration. Cu-CON02 performed
Cu-CON02 Concentrate $102.50
in duplicate. 2g sample

Chromite and CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Manganese Ores Al2O3 0.01-100 Fe2O3 0.01-100 Na2O 0.01-10 TiO2 0.01-30
ME_XRF26s BaO 0.01-66 K 2O 0.01-15 P2O5 0.01-46 Total 0.01-110
The elements listed are $61.90
0.7g sample CaO 0.01-60 MgO 0.01-50 SO3 0.01-34
reported by default, but LOI included as part of
others are available if they are Cr2O3 0.01-60 MnO 0.01-80 SiO2 0.05-100 this procedure
significant in your deposit. Loss OA-GRA05x Loss on Ignition Furnace or Thermogravimetric
on Ignition (LOI) is an important ME-GRA05 1g sample Analyser (TGA)
component of the total analysis.

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Specific
Ores &
Commodities
Procedures for the evaluation of ores and high grade
materials are optimised for accuracy, precision and recovery
of the target element. No single digestion or analytical
method is suitable for all cases, and ALS provides a wide
variety of procedures so the most appropriate method can be
selected. Choices include acid digestions with ICP-AES finish;
fusion and XRF determination for resistive elements and bulk
commodities; specialised solvent digestions for uncommon
ores; and classical volumetric methods for very high grade
base metals.
Please submit at least four times the nominal sample weight
for efficient service.

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Iron Ore Analysis CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
Lithium borate fusion and XRF Al2O3 0.01-100 K 2O 0.001-6.3 Sn 0.001-1.5
finish is the industry method As 0.001-1.5 MgO 0.01-40 Sr 0.001-1.5
of choice for the analysis of ME_XRF21u Ba 0.001-10 Mn 0.001-25 TiO2 0.01-30
oxide iron ores. Single or multi- (unnormalised)
CaO 0.01-40 Na2O 0.005-8 V 0.001-5
temperature LOI is available,
ME_XRF21n Cl 0.001-6 Ni 0.001-8 Zn 0.001-1.5 Fused disc XRF.
customisable as required. (normalised) $61.95
Co 0.001-5 P 0.001-10 Zr 0.001-1 LOI included as
0.7g sample Cr2O3 0.001-10 Pb 0.001-2 Total 0.01-110 part of this
procedure
Cu 0.001-1.5 S 0.001-5
Fe 0.01-74.8 SiO2 0.01-100

Furnace or
OA-GRA05x Loss on Ignition
Thermogravimetric
ME-GRA05 1g sample
Analyser (TGA)

Davis Tube CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Recovery DTR_PREP Multi-stage sieving and pulverising. $75.30

DTR_FeRec DTR iron recovery. By Quotation
ALS recommends discussion to
determine optimum protocol XRF analysis on various DTR fractions (head, concentrate, tailing).
ME_XRF21h/c/t
0.7g sample each $61.95 each fraction
for your particular ore type.
Grind curve confirmation tests, OA-GRA05xh/xc/xt Loss on Ignition reported as part of this method.
laser sizing, cyclosizing and wet Ferrous iron by titration (FeO; 0.01-100%).
Fe-VOL05 $30.35
screening are also available. 1g sample
MAG-DTR Recovery of magnetic fraction by DTR $50.00
MAG-SUS Magnetic susceptibility. $17.00
*Note: These methods are not suitable for samples with base or precious metals mineralisation.

Bauxite Analysis CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
XRF is the industry-standard Al2O3 0.01-100 MgO 0.01-40 SrO 0.01-1.5
analytical method for bauxite ME_XRF13u BaO 0.01-10 MnO 0.01-31 TiO2 0.01-30
analysis. Results are reported (unnormalised)
CaO 0.01-40 Na2O 0.01-5.3 V2O5 0.01-8 Fused disc XRF.
on a dry weight (110°C) 0.7g sample.
ME_XRF13n Cr2O3 0.01-10 P2O5 0.01-23 Zn 0.01-1.6 $61.90
basis by default. Additional
(normalised) Fe2O3 0.01-100 SiO2 0.05-100 ZrO2 0.01-1.5 LOI included as part of
characterisation methods such this procedure
as organic carbon, reactive K 2O 0.01-6.3 SO3 0.01-12.5 Total 0.01-110
silica and available alumina OA-GRA05x Loss on Ignition
Furnace or
comply fully with CETEM Thermogravimetric
ME-GRA05 1g sample
performance criteria. Multi- Analyser (TGA)
screen sizing to determine Slow and repeated addition of HCl (50%) to
the optimum screen size for decompose and evolve carbonates as CO2. Residual
TOC by
recovery and subsequent wet C-IR17 carbon is then analysed by induction furnace/IR. $39.50
Combustion.
0.02%-100%.
beneficiation are also available.
0.1g sample
Reactive Silica and Available Alumina, 0.1-100%.
Microwave
Standard digestion temperature 145°C. Alternative
digestion, chemical
ME-LICP01 temperatures, caustic strength and sample/caustic $41.45
separation and
weight ratio may be requested by the client.
ICP-AES analysis.
1g sample
Reactive Silica and Available Alumina, 0.1-100%. Microwave
Standard digestion temperature 235°C. Alternative digestion,
ME-LICP02 temperatures, caustic strength and sample/caustic chemical $45.60
weight ratio may be requested by the client. separation and
1g sample ICP-AES analysis.
Fourier Transform
*Si-NIR07 Kaolinitic Silica, 0.4%-100%. 2g sample $6.35
infrared (FT-NIR).
*Si-NIR07 requires calibration to be set up with multiple samples from the same deposit that have been analysed by an
alternative technique for Kaolinitic Silica to set up a chemometric algorithm.

Nickel Laterite CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
The elements listed are Al2O3 0.01-100 K 2O 0.01-6.3 Pb 0.005-1.8
reported by default, but ME_XRF12u*
CaO 0.01-40 MgO 0.01-50 SiO2 0.05-100
(unnormalised)
others are available if they are Co 0.001-7 MnO 0.005-30 TiO2 0.01-30
significant in your deposit. Loss Fused disc XRF.
ME_XRF12n* Cr O 0.005-10 Na2O 0.01-5.3 Zn 0.001-1.6 $61.90
on Ignition (LOI) is an important 2 3
(normalised)
Cu 0.001-1.6 Ni 0.005-7.86 Total 0.01-110 LOI included as part of
component of the total analysis. 0.7g sample
this procedure
Fe2O3 0.01-100 P2O5 0.005-23
Furnace or
OA-GRA05x Loss on Ignition
Thermogravimetric
ME-GRA05 1g sample
Analyser (TGA)
*Scandium may be added for an additional cost.

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 Phosphates CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
The elements listed are Al2O3 0.01-100 MgO 0.01-50 SiO2 0.01-100
reported by default, but ME_XRF24* CaO 0.01-60 MnO2 0.01-48 TiO2 0.01-30
others are available if they are Fused disc XRF.
0.7g sample Fe2O3 0.01-100 Na2O 0.01-11 Total 0.01-110 $61.90
significant in your deposit. Loss LOI included as part of
K 2O 0.01-10 P2O5 0.01-50
on Ignition (LOI) is an important this procedure
Furnace or
component of the total analysis. OA-GRA05x Loss on Ignition
Thermogravimetric
ME-GRA05 1g sample
Analyser (TGA).
*Fluorine may be added for an additional cost.

Potash CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) PRICE PER SAMPLE

This package is designed for Al2O3 0.01-100 Fe2O3 0.01-100 P2O5 0.01-46
potash exploration to report BaO 0.01-66 K 2O 0.01-65 SO3 0.01-71
total chemical composition ME-XRF26K CaO 0.01-60 MgO 0.01-50 SiO2 0.05-100
of samples as well as the $83.20
Cl 0.01-65 MnO 0.01-39 SrO 0.01-1.5
proportion of analytes that can ME-POTPKG
Cr2O3 0.01-10 Na2O 0.01-55 TiO2 0.01-30
be leached with water. ME- Sold only as a
XRF26k is a fusion-XRF method OA-GRA05x LOI 0.01-100 complete package
that reports total content Ca 0.01-25 K 0.01-55 Na 0.01-42
ME-ICP03K
where ME-ICP03k is a water- Fe 0.01-50 Mg 0.01-25 S 0.01-30
leach method that reports OA-GRA04K Water Insoluble 0.5-100
soluble elements. OA-GRA04k
provides the percentage of
residue insoluble in water using
a gravimetric method.

Aqua Regia CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Overlimit (+)-OG46
Ag 1-1,500ppm Co 0.0005-30 Mn 0.01-60 Pb 0.001-20 $12.05

Methods 0.4g sample

As
Cd
0.001-60 Cu
0.001-10 Fe
0.001-50 Mo
0.01-100 Ni
0.001-10
0.001-30 Zn
S 0.01-10
0.001-30
+$3.30 /element

Aqua regia is a powerful solvent This method may be triggered as an overrange method automatically on multi-element geochemistry packages.
for sulphides, silver and base
metals.

Four Acid CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Overlimit Ag 1-1,500ppm Co 0.0005-30 Mg 0.01-50 Pb 0.001-20

Methods (+)-OG62 As
0.4g sample Bi
0.001-30
0.001-30 Cu
Cr 0.002-30 Mn
0.001-50 Mo
0.01-60
0.001-10 Zn
S 0.01-50
0.001-30
$15.60
+$3.30 /element
Four acid digestion breaks Cd 0.001-10 Fe 0.01-100 Ni 0.001-30
down most silicates and all but This method may be triggered as an overrange method automatically on multi-element geochemistry packages.
the most resistive minerals.

Titration CODE
ANALYTES & RANGES
DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
Methods Cu-VOL61 Cu
(%)
0.01-100 Cu by Titration. 0.5g sample $59.80
Certain ore deposits naturally Zn-VOL50 Zn 0.01-100 Zn by Titration. 1g sample $34.25
have extremely high (>30%)
Pb-VOL70 Pb 0.01-100 Pb by Titration. 1g sample $51.20
base metal content over short
Fe-VOL51 Fe 0.01-100 Total Fe in Concentrates by titration. 1g sample $61.05
intervals. Specialised digestions
and classical chemistry Fe-VOL05 FeO 0.01-100 Ferrous Iron (FeO) by titration. 1g sample $30.35
methods are required to
analyse these samples.

Sodium Peroxide CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) PRICE PER SAMPLE
Fusion & ICP-AES Al 0.01-50 Cr 0.01-60 Mg 0.01-30 S 0.01-60 $52.75 full package

Na2O2 fusions are used for ME-ICP81 As 0.01-10 Cu 0.002-50 Mn 0.01-50 Si 0.1-50 or $17.05
0.2g sample Ca 0.05-50 Fe 0.05-70 Ni 0.002-30 Ti 0.01-50 + $3.30 /element
sulphides, arsenides, chromite,
rutile, ilmenite and titanite. This Co 0.002-30 K 0.05-50 Pb 0.01-30 Zn 0.002-60
selection is designed for nickel
sulphides, but elements are
also available individually.

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Intermediate CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Level Oxidising Ag 1-1500ppm Co 0.001-20 Mn 0.005-50 S 0.05-50

Digestion ME-ICPORE
As
Bi
0.005-30
0.005-30
Cu
Fe
0.001-40 Mo
0.01-100 Ni
0.001-10
0.001-30
Sb
Tl
0.005-100
0.005-1 $34.55
A strong oxidising digestion Ca 0.01-50 Hg 8-10000ppm P 0.01-20 Zn 0.002-100
utilising HNO3, KClO3 and HBr Cd 0.001-10 Mg 0.01-50 Pb 0.005-30
with aqua regia is applicable to
basemetal ores and particularly
suitable for massive sulphides.

Oxidising Fusion CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) PRICE PER SAMPLE

& XRF Finish Al₂O₃ 0.01-100 Fe 0.01-75 P₂O₅ 0.01-25 Th 0.002-5

As 0.01-10 HfO₂ 0.01-10 Pb 0.005-20 TiO₂ 0.01-30
Samples are analysed by XRF
following a lithium borate BaO 0.01-66 K₂O 0.01-6.3 Rb 0.005-5 U 0.001-5
fusion with the addition of Bi 0.01-5 La₂O₃ 0.01-50 S 0.01-20 V 0.01-5.6
ME-XRF15b*
strong oxidising agents to CaO 0.01-40 MgO 0.01-40 Sb 0.005-20 W 0.001-15.9 $45.15
0.5g sample
decompose sulphide-rich ores. CeO₂ 0.01-50 Mn 0.01-30 SiO₂ 0.01-100 Zn 0.005-20 + $4.75 /element

Other elements are available Co 0.01-7 Mo 0.005-2 Sn 0.005-20 Zr 0.01-20

to report on request. LOI may Cr 0.01-10 Nb 0.005-20 Sr 0.01-5
be optionally added to this Cu 0.005-20 Ni 0.005-20 Ta 0.002-16.4
method, but it is not used to $7.60
OA-GRA05x Furnace or Thermogravimetric Analyser (TGA).
normalise results. ME-GRA05
Loss on Ignition**
1g sample + $4.50 /temperature
*Na is not reportable due to the oxidising flux used in sample preparation.
**LOI is required as part of the ME-XRF15b method.

Base Metal CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Concentrates Al2O3 0.01-100 MgO 0.01-40 Sn 0.01-79

By XRF As
Ba
0.01-10
0.01-50
Mn
Mo
0.01-30
0.01-60 TiO2
Ta 0.01-41
0.01-50
Samples are analysed by XRF Bi 0.01-5 Nb 0.01-35 V 0.01-5.6
following a lithium borate
ME-XRF15c* CaO 0.01-40 Ni 0.01-50 WO3 0.01-100 $58.15
fusion with the addition 0.25g sample Co 0.01-7 P 0.01-10 Zn 0.01-50 + $4.75 /element
of strong oxidising agents
Cr 0.01-10 Pb 0.01-32 Zr 0.01-20
to decompose sulphide
concentrates. Cu 0.01-50 S 0.01-40 Total 0.01-110
Fe 0.01-75 Sb 0.01-80
Other elements are available
K 2O 0.01-6.3 SiO2 0.01-100
to report on request. LOI may
be optionally added to this OA-GRA05x Furnace or Thermogravimetric Analyser (TGA) $7.60
Loss on Ignition**
method, but it is not used to ME-GRA05 1g sample + $4.50 /temperature
normalise results. *Na is not reportable due to the oxidising flux used in sample preparation.
**LOI is required as part of the ME-XRF15c method.

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Whole Rock
Analysis,
Lithogeochemistry
Sulphur and
Carbon
The investigation of geological and ore forming processes is enhanced
by targeted lithogeochemical analyses that are often carried out on a sub-
set of samples during a thorough geochemical program. They are used
to fully characterise rock type, along with trace element changes due to
metamorphism, alteration and mineralisation. As there is no single analytical
method that can fully define the full range of elements that are required for
effective lithogeochemical investigations, ALS offers packaged combinations
of analytical methods most appropriate for every element and designed
to provide comprehensive information for, essentially, complete rock
characterisation.
A wide variety of sulphur and carbon minerals and compounds are often
found associated with ore deposits. These minerals can impact ore
processing and how waste can be stored during mining. Identifying what
form these elements are present in has important implications for ore
and waste characterisation. These methods are also powerful tools when
combined with large geochemical data sets for geometallurgy investigations.
Please submit at least four times the nominal sample weight for efficient
service.

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Whole Rock CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Analysis Al2O3 0.01-100 Fe2O3 0.01-100 Na2O 0.01-10 SrO 0.01-1.5

ME_XRF26* BaO 0.01-66 K 2O 0.01-15 P2O5 0.01-30 Fused disc XRF,
0.01-46 TiO2
Both X-Ray fluorescence (XRF) LOI by furnace $42.75
2g sample CaO 0.01-60 MgO 0.01-50 SO3 0.01-34 LOI 0.01-100 or TGA
and ICP-AES instrument finishes
can be used effectively for the Cr2O3 0.01-10 MnO 0.01-39 SiO2 0.01-100
major rock-forming elements *For unmineralised samples with moderate sulphide content, please request ME_XRF06.
following a fusion. These For mineralised and/or high sulphide content >4%, please request ME-XRF15c. Performed on dried sample therefore
expected to report slightly higher than ME_XRF06.
methods are not suitable for
samples with base or precious
metals mineralisation. CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Specific commodities such
as iron ore, bauxite, and
base metal sulphides should
be analysed with packages
designed for those sample
types. Please see the Ores &
Commodities section for more
whole rock analysis options.
Al2O3 0.01-100 Fe2O3 0.01-100 Na2O 0.01-100 TiO2 0.01-100 Fused bead,
acid digestion
ME_ICP06* BaO 0.01-100 K 2O 0.01-100 P2O5 0.01-100 LOI 0.01-100
and ICP-AES. $42.75
2g sample CaO 0.01-100 MgO 0.01-100 SiO 0.01-100
2 LOI by furnace
Cr2O3 0.002-100 MnO 0.01-100 SrO 0.01-100 or TGA
*For mineralised and/or high sulphide content >4%, please request ME-XRF15c.
Both the ME_XRF26 and ME_ICP06 packages include LOI by furnace or TGA.

Trace Elements CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

by Li Borate Ba 0.5-10000 Gd 0.05-1000 Rb 0.2-10000 Ti 0.01-10%

Fusion Ce
Cr
0.1-10000 Hf 0.05-10000 Sc
5-10000 Ho
0.5-500 Tm
0.01-1000 Sm 0.03-1000 U
0.01-1000
0.05-1000
A lithium borate fusion prior ME-MS81™ Cs 0.01-10000 La 0.1-10000 Sn 0.5-10000 V 5-10000 Fused bead,
to acid dissolution and ICP-MS acid digestion $43.35
0.1g sample Dy 0.05-1000 Lu 0.01-1000 Sr 0.1-10000 W 0.5-10000
analysis provides the most and ICP-MS
Er 0.03-1000 Nb 0.05-2500 Ta 0.1-2500 Y 0.1-10000
quantitative analytical approach
Eu 0.02-1000 Nd 0.1-10000 Tb 0.01-1000 Yb 0.03-1000
for a broad suite of trace
elements. Options for adding Ga 0.1-1000 Pr 0.02-1000 Th 0.05-1000 Zr 1-10000
the whole rock elements from Combination of Rare Earth & Trace Elements from method ME-MS81™ plus
ME-MS81d™ $60.25
an ICP-AES analysis on the whole rock package by method ME-ICP06.
same fusion, or base metals Ag 0.5-100 Co 1-10000 Mo 1-10000 Tl 10-10000 Four acid $10.30
ME-4ACD81
from a separate four acid As 5-10000 Cu 1-10000 Ni 1-10000 Zn 2-10000 digestion and Add on to borate
0.25g sample
digestion, are available. Cd 0.5-1000 Li 10-10000 Pb 2-10000 ICP-AES fusion methods only

Complete CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Characterisation SiO2 0.01-100% MgO 0.01-100% TiO2 0.01-100% BaO 0.01-100%

Packages ME-ICP06
Al2O3 0.01-100% Na2O 0.01-100% MnO 0.01-100% LOI 0.01-100%
Fe2O3 0.01-100% K 2O 0.01-100% P2O5 0.01-100%
By combining a number of
methods into one cost effective CaO 0.01-100% Cr2O3 0.002-100% SrO 0.01-100%
package, a complete sample ME-IR08 C 0.01-50% S 0.01-50%
characterisation is obtained.
Ba 0.5-10000 Gd 0.05-1000 Pr 0.02-1000 Tm 0.01-1000
These packages combine
whole rock analysis, trace Ce 0.1-10000 Ge 0.5-1000 Rb 0.2-10000 U 0.05-1000
Sold only as
elements by fusion, aqua regia Cr 5-10000 Hf 0.05-10000 Sm 0.03-1000 V 5-10000
complete packages
digestion for the volatile trace
Cs 0.01-10000 Ho 0.01-1000 Sn 0.5-10000 W 0.5-10000
elements, carbon and sulphur ME-MS81™ CCP-PKG01 $103.55
by combustion analysis, and Dy 0.05-1000 La 0.1-10000 Sr 0.1-10000 Y 0.1-10000
several detection limit options Er 0.03-1000 Lu 0.01-1000 Ta 0.1-2500 Yb 0.03-1000 CCP-PKG03 $111.70
for the base metals. Eu 0.02-1000 Nb 0.05-2500 Tb 0.01-1000 Zr 1-10000
Includes ME-XRF26
instead of ME-ICP06
Other method combinations Ga 0.1-1000 Nd 0.1-10000 Th 0.05-1000
are available for complete
As 0.1-250 In 0.005-250 Se 0.2-250
characterisation. Please enquire
with your local client services ME-MS42™* Bi 0.01-250 Re 0.001-250 Te 0.01-250
team for more information. Hg 0.005-25 Sb 0.05-250 Tl 0.02-250
These packages are suitable Ag 0.5-100 Cu 1-10,000 Ni 1-10,000 Zn 2-10,000
only for unmineralised samples. ME-4ACD81 Cd 0.5-1,000 Li 10-10,000 Pb 2-10,000
To add gold analysis, please
Co 1-10,000 Mo 1-10,000 Sc 1-10,000
see the Precious Metals section.
Ag 0.01-100 Cu 0.2-10,000 Ni 0.2-10,000 Zn 2-10,000 CCP-PKG05 $120.80
Minimum sample size is 10g. Includes ME-MS61™
ME-MS61™ Cd 0.02-1,000 Li 0.2-10,000 Pb 0.5-10,000
instead of
Co 0.1-10,000 Mo 0.05-10,000 Sc 0.1-10,000 ME-4ACD81
Ag 0.002-100 Cu 0.02-10,000 Ni 0.08-10,000 Zn 0.2-10,000 CCP-PKG06 $134.80
Includes ME-MS61L™
ME-MS61L™ Cd 0.005-1,000 Li 0.2-10,000 Pb 0.01-10,000
with super trace
Co 0.005-10,000 Mo 0.02-10,000 Sc 0.01-10,000 detection limits.
*Other customisable options such as super trace detection limits ME-MS42L™ available for substitution of ME-MS42™

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 Sulphur Methods CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
Accurate sulphur speciation can S Total sulphur by induction furnace/IR
S-IR08 0.01-50 $20.55
be crucial to early identification (Total) 0.1g sample
of recovery and environmental Solvent leach with remaining elemental
S
issues on many projects. S-GRA07 0.01-100 sulphur analysed by gravimetric finish. $46.00
(Elemental)
Variations on the most common 3g sample
speciation methods can be HCl (15%) leach of soluble sulphates,
implemented to suit your S
precipitation as barium sulphate and
project’s specific mineralogy; S-GRA06a 0.01-50 gravimetric finish. $37.60
(Sulphate)
Note: little to no dissolution of barite/celestite.
please contact client services 1g sample
in your region for more
HCl (25%) leach to remove sulphates;
information. S induction furnace/IR. Note: little to no
S-IR06a 0.01-50 $27.25
(Sulphide) dissolution of barite/celestite.
0.1g sample
NaCO3 leach of sulphates, precipitation as
S
S-GRA06 0.01-40 barium sulphate and gravimetric finish. $42.70
(Sulphate)
1g sample
S NaCO3 leach of sulphates, induction furnace/IR.
S-IR07 0.01-50 $42.70
(Sulphide) 0.1g sample

Carbon Methods CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE
Carbon has important C Total carbon by induction furnace/IR.
C-IR07 0.01-50 $20.55
metallurgical and (Total) 0.1g sample
environmental implications for HCl (25%) leach at high temperature for 1 hour to
many types of mineral deposits. C expel carbonates as CO2, residue analysed for C by
C-IR06a 0.01-50 $27.25
Carbonates may consume acid, (Non-Carbonate) induction furnace/IR.
0.1g sample
impacting leach process design
and mine waste remediation, C-GAS05
CO2
0.2-50
HClO 4 digestion and CO2 coulometer.
$28.80
while preg robbing by organic (Carbonate) 0.1g sample
carbon can interfere with the C
HCl (50%) leach of carbonates, roasting to
cyanidation of gold and silver C-IR18 0.02-50 remove organic carbon, induction furnace/IR. $44.40
(Graphite)
0.1g sample
ores.
Slow and repeated addition of HCl (50%) to
decompose and evolve carbonates as CO2.
C
C-IR17 0.02-100 Residual carbon is then analysed by induction $39.50
(Non-Carbonate)
furnace/IR.
0.1g sample
C Carbonate carbon calculated by difference.
C-CAL15 0.02-100 $0.00
(Carbonate) Requires C-IR07, C-IR17.

Sulphur and CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Carbon Packages ME-IR08

C (Total) 0.01-50 Total carbon and sulphur by induction
$28.75
S (Total) 0.01-50 furnace/IR. 0.1g sample
These elements are often
Non-Carbonate carbon and sulphide
determined together, so ALS
C (Organic) 0.01-50 sulphur by HCI (25%) leach to remove
provides several economic ME-IR06a $38.15
S (Sulphide)* 0.01-50 carbonates and sulphates, induction
packages for convenience. furnace/IR. 0.1g sample
*Sulphide sulphur may be overstated if BaSO4 or SrSO4 are present as they are insoluble with the HCl leach.

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 Concentrates
and ARD
A mine in development or production needs a specialised set
of analyses for mine products, and to characterise mine waste
behaviour. These include geochemical methods designed
for concentrates and high-grade samples; and those used
to monitor process metallurgy and umpire assay of bulk
concentrates. In the following section methods developed
to determine a material’s acid mine drainage potential are
also outlined. These methods cover a range of requirements
which will vary between regions and mineralisation types.
Please submit at least four times the nominal sample weight
for efficient service.

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 Various Elements CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (%) DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

in Concentrates Zn Mo
Appropriate digestion and titration
(+)-CON02 Cu Co 0.01-100 $102.50 /each
All control assays are overseen or gravimetric finish. 4g sample
by experienced certified Pb Ni
assayers and analysed in Four acid digestion and AAS finish.
As-CON01 As 0.01-15 $102.50
duplicate at a minimum to 1g sample
assure quality. Umpire assays HCl digestion and ICP-AES finish.
Hg-CON01 Hg 1-10,000ppm $102.50
are also available – please 1g sample
enquire. KOH fusion and ion selective
F-CON01 F 20-20,000ppm $123.80
electrode. 0.2g sample
Precious metals in concentrates + Add element symbol as prefix to method code. More elements are available. Please enquire.
and bullion are found in the
Precious Metals section.

High-Grade CODE ANALYTES & RANGES (ppm) PRICE PER SAMPLE

Multi-Element Ag 0.1-1,000 Fe 0.02%-100% Ni 2-100,000 Th 2-5,000

Analysis Al
As
0.02%-100% Ga
2-100,000 Ge
0.5-5,000
0.5-5,000 Pb
P 100-100,000
5-100,000
Ti
Tl
0.01%-100%
0.2-5,000
This is a four acid multi- Ba 50-100,000 Hf 1-5,000 Rb 1-5,000 U 1-10,000
element procedure specifically Be 0.5-10,000 In 0.05-2,500 Re 0.02-500 V 5-100,000
designed for major, minor and
Bi 0.1-100,000 K 0.02%-100% S 0.05%-10% W 1-100,000
trace elements in high-grade ME-MS61c™
Ca 0.05%-100% La 5-5,000 Sb 0.5-10,000 Y 1-5,000 $341.60
samples and concentrates. 0.4g sample
Extra care is taken with senior Cd 0.2-5,000 Li 2-5,000 Sc 1-10,000 Zn 20-100,000
staff reviewing the results in Ce 0.1-5,000 Mg 0.02%-100% Se 10-10,000 Zr 5-5,000
detail. Co 1-100,000 Mn 10-100,000 Sn 2-5,000

Aqua regia/ICP-MS and Cr 10-100,000 Mo 0.5-100,000 Sr 2-100,000

oxidising fusion/XRF options Cs 0.5-5,000 Na 0.02%-100% Ta 0.5-1,000
are also available. Cu 2-100,000 Nb 1-5,000 Te 0.5-5,000

Industrial CODE ORE/PRODUCT ANALYTES DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Minerals ME_XRF26
Cementitious Al2O3, CaO, Fe2O3, K 2O, MgO, MnO, Fusion, XRF
$42.75
Materials Na2O, SiO2, SO3, TiO2 and LOI 0.7g sample
Industrial minerals commonly Al2O3, BaO, CaO, Cr2o3 Fe2O3, K 2O,
have highly refractory Chromite and Fusion, XRF
ME_XRF26s MgO, MnO, Na2O, P2O5, SO3, SiO2, $61.90
components requiring Manganese Ore 0.33g sample
TiO2 and LOI
aggressive digestions. These Limestone,
methods are designed to Fusion,
Dolomite,
ME-ICP86 CaO, MgO, Al2O3, Fe2O3, SiO2, LOI ICP-AES $60.25
completely dissolve the Magnesite,
0.1g sample
analytical sub-sample, leaving Magnesia
no inhomogenous residual
material behind.

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Acid-Base PARAMETERS
ABA-PKG01 ABA-PKG04 ABA-PKG05 ABA-PKG06E*

Accounting (M/S) (M/S) (M/S/B)

Acid-base accounting (ABA),
also called static testing,
calculates a net neutralisation
potential (NNP) representing
the ability of a body of rock to
produce acid rock drainage or
to neutralise free acid.
Net Neutralisation Potential (NNP) √ √ √
Maximum Potential Acidity (MPA) √ √ √
Neutralisation Potential (NP) & Fizz √ √ √
Ratio (NP : MPA) √ √ √
Neutralisation Potential (EN 15875 NP) √
Acid Potential (EN 15875 AP) √

The choice of package will Maximum Acid Potential (EN 15875 AP Max) √**
depend on the method of Neutralisation Potential Ratio (EN 15875 NPR) √
determining the neutralising Net Neutralisation Potential (EN 15875 NNP) √
potential that is required by law
in your region, this information Paste pH √ √ √
can be obtained from your local Sulphate by ICP √
regulatory agency. HCl-leachable Sulphate √ √
Minimum sample size for all Total Sulphate (Carbonate Leach) √
ABA packages is 100g.
Sulphide (calculated) √ √ √
Sulphide is determined by Sulphide (analysed) √** √** √**
calculation in these packages.
Total Sulphur √ √ √ √
If you would prefer sulphide
determined by analysis, Inorganic Carbon (CO2) √ √
add A to the package code. Inorganic Carbon (calculated) √
(additional cost.)
Organic Carbon √
Total Carbon √
Sobek Method √ √ √
Modified Sobek (M) Option √ √ √
Siderite Correction (S) Option √ √ √
MEND Method (B) Option √
EN 15875 Method Option √
* meets EU regulations. ** optional parameter. See client services for pricing.

Humidity Cells & CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Metal Leaching OA-HCTSET Humidity cell set-up and maintenance fees.

Tests to quantify metal leaching
Periodic analysis of humidity cell leachate. By Quotation
from mine waste under
OA-HCT01 Many instrument finishes, particle sizes and sample weights are available;
meteoric conditions can range please enquire.
from simple shake flask analysis
to long term column leaches.
Many analytical options are
possible on the leaches; prices
will vary based on analytical
package requested.

Net Acid CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SAMPLE

Generation OA-VOL11
Net Acid Generation. Hydrogen peroxide is used to rapidly oxidise sulphides.
$170.70
NAG is reported in kg H2SO4 /tonne at pH 4.5 and pH 7.0. 2.5g sample
NAG provides a quantitative
estimation of the acid that can
be generated by mine waste.

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 ALS Mineralogy CODE
ALS Mineralogy has a market
BMA
leading position in the
range and capabilities of
BMAL
our automated mineralogy
equipment, which includes
the Mineral Liberation
MIN-CORE
Analyser (MLA), QEMSCAN®,
X-Ray Diffraction, TIMA and
HyLogger™.
MIN-GXMAP Textural Analysis with
Quantitative mineralogical data
are an essential component in
a range of applications such as
processing mineralogy, plant MIN-SPL
surveys, ore characterisation,
precious metal and trace
mineral characterisation, and
geometallurgy analyses.
MIN-XBSE
Access to state-of-the art
technology and a highly trained
technical team ensures that
MIN-XMOD
your requirements are met with
high-quality data fit for your
purpose. PMA
Contact us to determine
methods and pricing specific TMS
for your project.
XRDQ
XRDSQ
All prices are by quotation. Please contact ALS for more information.
ANALYSIS
QEMSCAN Bulk Mineral
Analysis
QEMSCAN Bulk Mineral
Analysis with Liberation
MLA Core Plug Analysis
plus Images
MLA Bulk Mineral and
X-Ray Mapping
MLA Sparse phases - Au,
Ag, PGE, U minerals etc.
present at ppm to ppt
levels or losses of minerals
of interest to tails
MLA Bulk Mineral and
Textural Analysis
MLA Bulk Mineral Analysis
by X-Ray Point Counting
QEMSCAN Particle
Mineral Analysis
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Mineral list and abundances by X-Ray point counting, with elemental
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Mineral List and abundances (to ~0.5-1 Wt%), elemental distributions,
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Trace mineral characterisation includes liberation, locking, association and
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Fully quantitative XRD, including the quantification of the amorphous
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Mineral abundance, normalised over the crystalline content, excluding
the quantification of amorphous material.

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Mineralogical data available from our range of technologies include:

• Mineral species, compositions, • Colour-coded particle maps and minerals

and abundances line-ups
• Elemental deportment •  Annotated high-resolution maps and
• Mineral grain and particle size distribution mineral line-ups

• Grain size and grain texture data • SEM backscatter images

• Mineral liberation including association • SEM particle maps

and locking • Mineral X-Ray and wavelength
• Mineral grade and element grade recovery spectra summary
curves • XRD analyses of all crystalline materials

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 Alkali metal Lanthanide Metalloid
Alkaline earth metal Actinide Reactive nonmetal
PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS Transition metal Post- transition metal Noble gas

1.008 4.0026
[1.0078, 1.0082]
More than two digestion
PREFERRED METHODS OF DECOMPOSITION methods are available
HYDROGEN
for most elements. HELIUM
FOR GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS
6.94 9.0122 10.81 12.011 14.007 15.999 18.998 20.180
[6.938, 6.997] [10.806, 10.821] [12.009, 12.012] [14.006, 14.008] [15.999, 16.000]
Atomic number
Lithium borate fusion
Atomic weight Sodium peroxide fusion
Element symbol Fire assay (lead or nickel sulfide collection methods)
LITHIUM BERYLLIUM BORON CARBON NITROGEN OXYGEN FLUORINE NEON

22.990 24.305 Isotopic analysis available

Aqua regia 26.982 28.085 30.974 32.06 35.45 39.95
[24.304, 24.307] [28.084, 28.086] [32.059, 32.076] [35.446, 35.457] [39.792, 39.963]

Primary analysis method Four acid

Secondary analysis method Other (combustion, specialty)
SODIUM MAGNESIUM ALUMINIUM SILICON PHOSPHORUS SULFUR CHLORINE ARGON

39.098 40.078(4) 44.956 47.867 50.942 51.996 54.938 55.845(2) 58.933 58.693 63.546(3) 65.38(2) 69.723 72.630(8) 74.922 78.971(8) 79.904 83.798(2)
[79.901, 79.907]

POTASSIUM CALCIUM SCANDIUM TITANIUM VANADIUM CHROMIUM MANGANESE IRON COBALT NICKEL COPPER ZINC GALLIUM GERMANIUM ARSENIC SELENIUM BROMINE KRYPTON

85.468 87.62 88.906 91.224(2) 92.906 95.95 101.07(2) 102.91 106.42 107.87 112.41 114.82 118.71 121.76 127.60(3) 126.90 131.29

RUBIDIUM STRONTIUM YTTRIUM ZIRCONIUM NIOBIUM MOLYBDENUM TECHNETIUM RUTHENIUM RHODIUM PALLADIUM SILVER CADMIUM INDIUM TIN ANTIMONY TELLURIUM IODINE XENON

132.91 137.33 178.49(2) 180.95 183.84 186.21 190.23(3) 192.22 195.08 196.97 200.59 204.38 207.20 208.98
[204.38, 204.39]

57-71
lanthanoids
CAESIUM BARIUM HAFNIUM TANTALUM TUNGSTEN RHENIUM OSMIUM IRIDIUM PLATINUM GOLD MERCURY THALLIUM LEAD BISMUTH POLONIUM ASTATINE RADON

138.91 140.12 140.91 144.24 150.36(2) 151.96 157.25(3) 158.93 162.50 164.93 167.26 168.93 173.05 174.97

89-103
actinoids
FRANCIUM RADIUM
LANTHANUM CERIUM PRASEODYMIUM NEODYMIUM PROMETHIUM SAMARIUM EUROPIUM GADOLINIUM TERBIUM DYSPROSIUM HOLMIUM ERBIUM THULIUM YTTERBIUM LUTETIUM

ACTINIUM THORIUM PROTACTINIUM URANIUM NEPTUNIUM PLUTONIUM AMERICIUM CURIUM BERKELIUM CALIFORNIUM EINSTEINIUM FERMIUM MENDELEVIUM NOBELIUM LAWRENCIUM

ppb 1 100 10,000 - -

CONVERSION ppm = g/t = µg/g 0.001 0.1 10 10,000 34.2857 carat 1 ton (avdp.) 1 oz (troy) 1
oz/ton 0.00003 0.00292 0.29167 - 1 mg/g 41.666 kg 907.18474 g 31.1035
FACTORS: % - - - 1 -