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PORPHYRY COPPER-GOLD-MOLYBDENUM
REFERENCE MATERIAL

OREAS 502c

Summary Statistics for Key Analytes.

Certified 95% Confidence Limits 95% Tolerance Limits
Constituent 1SD
Value Low High Low High
Fire Assay
Au, Gold (ppm) 0.488 0.015 0.483 0.492 0.482* 0.494*
4-Acid Digestion
Ag, Silver (ppm) 0.779 0.076 0.742 0.816 0.743 0.815
Cu, Copper (wt.%) 0.783 0.022 0.775 0.790 0.773 0.793
Mo, Molybdenum (ppm) 226 12 222 231 222 231
Note: intervals may appear asymmetric due to rounding; *Tolerance Limits are calculated for a 30g sample weight from
20 x INAA analyses on 1g subsamples using the reduced analytical subsample method which utilises the known
relationship between SD and sample weight (Ingamells and Switzer, 1973).

Document: COA-1313-OREAS502c-R2 16-January-2019

(Template:BUP-70-10-01 Rev:2.0)
 Table 1. Fire Assay - Certified Values, SDs, 95% Confidence & Tolerance Limits for OREAS 502c.
Certified 95% Confidence Limits 95% Tolerance Limits
Constituent 1SD
Value Low High Low High
Au, Gold (ppm) 0.488 0.015 0.483 0.492 0.482* 0.494*
Note: intervals may appear asymmetric due to rounding; *determined from RSD of gold INAA data for 30g analytical
subsample weight.

Table 2. 4-Acid Digest - Certified Values, SDs, 95% Confidence & Tolerance Limits for OREAS 502c.
Certified 95% Confidence Limits 95% Tolerance Limits
Constituent 1SD
Value Low High Low High
Ag, Silver (ppm) 0.779 0.076 0.742 0.816 0.743 0.815
Al, Aluminium (wt.%) 7.37 0.459 7.20 7.53 7.25 7.49
As, Arsenic (ppm) 57 4.0 56 59 55 60
Ba, Barium (ppm) 1028 49 1009 1047 1005 1051
Be, Beryllium (ppm) 2.75 0.191 2.67 2.82 2.65 2.85
Bi, Bismuth (ppm) 0.67 0.040 0.65 0.69 0.64 0.70
Ca, Calcium (wt.%) 2.61 0.149 2.55 2.66 2.55 2.67
Cd, Cadmium (ppm) 0.35 0.04 0.32 0.37 0.32 0.38
Ce, Cerium (ppm) 67 3.0 66 69 65 69
Co, Cobalt (ppm) 14.4 0.60 14.1 14.6 13.9 14.8
Cr, Chromium (ppm) 68 5.1 66 70 65 70
Cs, Cesium (ppm) 10.8 0.38 10.6 11.0 10.5 11.1
Cu, Copper (wt.%) 0.783 0.022 0.775 0.790 0.773 0.793
Dy, Dysprosium (ppm) 4.45 0.319 4.23 4.68 4.29 4.62
Er, Erbium (ppm) 2.49 0.147 2.39 2.60 2.40 2.59
Eu, Europium (ppm) 1.36 0.14 1.25 1.47 1.29 1.42
Fe, Iron (wt.%) 4.92 0.222 4.84 4.99 4.83 5.00
Ga, Gallium (ppm) 18.5 0.63 18.3 18.8 18.1 19.0
Gd, Gadolinium (ppm) 4.94 0.492 4.61 5.27 4.75 5.14
Hf, Hafnium (ppm) 2.48 0.135 2.42 2.53 2.36 2.59
Ho, Holmium (ppm) 0.88 0.041 0.85 0.91 0.83 0.93
In, Indium (ppm) 0.089 0.004 0.088 0.091 0.084 0.095
K, Potassium (wt.%) 3.17 0.156 3.11 3.23 3.10 3.24
La, Lanthanum (ppm) 33.1 2.32 32.3 33.9 32.0 34.2
Li, Lithium (ppm) 32.2 1.85 31.6 32.8 31.1 33.3
Lu, Lutetium (ppm) 0.35 0.020 0.34 0.36 0.33 0.38
Mg, Magnesium (wt.%) 1.50 0.088 1.47 1.53 1.47 1.53
Mn, Manganese (wt.%) 0.053 0.003 0.052 0.054 0.052 0.054
Mo, Molybdenum (ppm) 226 12 222 231 222 231
Na, Sodium (wt.%) 1.98 0.093 1.95 2.02 1.94 2.02
Nb, Niobium (ppm) 17.5 0.97 17.0 17.9 17.0 18.0
Nd, Neodymium (ppm) 29.4 1.66 28.2 30.6 28.5 30.4
Ni, Nickel (ppm) 38.1 2.77 37.2 39.0 36.9 39.3
P, Phosphorus (wt.%) 0.099 0.005 0.097 0.101 0.096 0.101
Pb, Lead (ppm) 23.5 1.46 22.9 24.0 22.6 24.4
Pr, Praseodymium (ppm) 7.66 0.263 7.48 7.83 7.43 7.88
Rb, Rubidium (ppm) 187 8 184 190 182 192
Note: intervals may appear asymmetric due to rounding.

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 Table 2. 4-Acid Digest continued.
Certified 95% Confidence Limits 95% Tolerance Limits
Constituent 1SD
Value Low High Low High
Re, Rhenium (ppb) 4.54 0.68 4.23 4.86 IND IND
S, Sulphur (wt.%) 0.826 0.040 0.811 0.841 0.806 0.846
Sb, Antimony (ppm) 6.37 0.378 6.23 6.52 6.17 6.57
Sc, Scandium (ppm) 12.9 1.3 12.3 13.5 12.5 13.3
Se, Selenium (ppm) 3.40 0.70 3.14 3.66 3.12 3.68
Sm, Samarium (ppm) 5.58 0.312 5.36 5.79 5.34 5.81
Sn, Tin (ppm) 3.40 0.125 3.37 3.43 3.23 3.57
Sr, Strontium (ppm) 327 12 323 331 319 336
Ta, Tantalum (ppm) 1.24 0.115 1.17 1.30 1.18 1.29
Tb, Terbium (ppm) 0.76 0.043 0.74 0.79 0.73 0.80
Te, Tellurium (ppm) 0.46 0.05 0.44 0.48 0.42 0.49
Th, Thorium (ppm) 17.6 1.39 17.1 18.2 17.0 18.3
Ti, Titanium (wt.%) 0.460 0.023 0.451 0.469 0.452 0.468
Tl, Thallium (ppm) 0.90 0.066 0.87 0.93 0.87 0.92
Tm, Thulium (ppm) 0.35 0.024 0.33 0.37 0.33 0.37
U, Uranium (ppm) 4.82 0.436 4.65 5.00 4.62 5.03
V, Vanadium (ppm) 120 6 118 122 117 123
W, Tungsten (ppm) 4.53 0.46 4.42 4.64 4.11 4.95
Y, Yttrium (ppm) 24.1 1.45 23.5 24.6 23.4 24.8
Yb, Ytterbium (ppm) 2.31 0.27 2.16 2.46 2.22 2.40
Zn, Zinc (ppm) 109 5 107 111 105 112
Zr, Zirconium (ppm) 78 6.3 76 81 76 81
Note: intervals may appear asymmetric due to rounding.

Table 3. Aqua Regia Digest - Certified Values, SDs, 95% Confidence & Tolerance Limits for OREAS 502c.
Certified 95% Confidence Limits 95% Tolerance Limits
Constituent 1SD
Value Low High Low High
Ag, Silver (ppm) 0.796 0.053 0.767 0.825 0.758 0.834
Al, Aluminium (wt.%) 2.07 0.107 2.02 2.11 2.01 2.13
As, Arsenic (ppm) 59 3.5 57 60 56 61
Au, Gold (ppm) 0.477 0.018 0.470 0.485 0.471^ 0.484^
Ba, Barium (ppm) 383 58 355 411 367 400
Be, Beryllium (ppm) 0.53 0.07 0.47 0.59 0.49 0.57
Bi, Bismuth (ppm) 0.68 0.037 0.66 0.70 0.65 0.71
Ca, Calcium (wt.%) 1.09 0.067 1.06 1.12 1.06 1.12
Ce, Cerium (ppm) 59 3.2 58 61 58 61
Co, Cobalt (ppm) 13.5 0.48 13.3 13.7 13.2 13.9
Cr, Chromium (ppm) 66 4.1 64 68 64 68
Cs, Cesium (ppm) 9.02 0.435 8.81 9.23 8.79 9.24
Cu, Copper (wt.%) 0.779 0.017 0.774 0.785 0.766 0.793
Dy, Dysprosium (ppm) 3.19 0.245 2.92 3.45 3.06 3.31
Er, Erbium (ppm) 1.66 0.25 1.32 2.00 1.59 1.73
Fe, Iron (wt.%) 4.45 0.169 4.38 4.52 4.37 4.52
^determined from RSD of gold INAA data for 25g analytical subsample weight.
Note: intervals may appear asymmetric due to rounding.

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 Table 3. Aqua Regia Digest continued.
Certified 95% Confidence Limits 95% Tolerance Limits
Constituent 1SD
Value Low High Low High
Ga, Gallium (ppm) 8.67 0.567 8.38 8.95 8.38 8.96
Gd, Gadolinium (ppm) 3.82 0.43 3.39 4.25 3.71 3.93
Hf, Hafnium (ppm) 0.41 0.022 0.39 0.42 0.38 0.43
Ho, Holmium (ppm) 0.60 0.08 0.50 0.71 0.58 0.62
In, Indium (ppm) 0.061 0.005 0.057 0.066 0.058 0.065
K, Potassium (wt.%) 1.07 0.054 1.05 1.10 1.05 1.10
La, Lanthanum (ppm) 29.4 2.38 28.3 30.5 28.7 30.1
Li, Lithium (ppm) 30.9 1.45 30.3 31.5 30.2 31.7
Lu, Lutetium (ppm) 0.22 0.011 0.21 0.23 0.21 0.23
Mg, Magnesium (wt.%) 1.21 0.041 1.20 1.23 1.19 1.24
Mn, Manganese (wt.%) 0.038 0.002 0.038 0.039 0.037 0.040
Mo, Molybdenum (ppm) 223 12 218 228 218 228
Na, Sodium (wt.%) 0.192 0.021 0.181 0.202 0.181 0.202
Nd, Neodymium (ppm) 23.2 2.22 20.8 25.7 22.4 24.1
Ni, Nickel (ppm) 36.4 2.27 35.5 37.2 35.1 37.6
P, Phosphorus (wt.%) 0.096 0.004 0.094 0.098 0.093 0.098
Pb, Lead (ppm) 11.1 0.90 10.7 11.5 10.6 11.5
Pr, Praseodymium (ppm) 6.63 0.80 5.82 7.43 6.48 6.77
Rb, Rubidium (ppm) 124 5 122 127 121 127
Re, Rhenium (ppb) 3.50 0.59 3.28 3.73 IND IND
S, Sulphur (wt.%) 0.821 0.040 0.803 0.839 0.804 0.839
Sb, Antimony (ppm) 4.78 0.91 4.35 5.21 4.55 5.01
Sc, Scandium (ppm) 7.28 0.531 7.05 7.51 7.07 7.48
Sm, Samarium (ppm) 4.34 0.211 4.08 4.60 4.21 4.47
Sn, Tin (ppm) 2.71 0.220 2.59 2.83 2.57 2.85
Sr, Strontium (ppm) 66 5.7 64 69 64 69
Ta, Tantalum (ppm) 0.009 0.002 0.008 0.010 IND IND
Tb, Terbium (ppm) 0.58 0.030 0.55 0.61 0.55 0.60
Te, Tellurium (ppm) 0.47 0.05 0.45 0.49 0.43 0.51
Th, Thorium (ppm) 17.6 0.91 17.1 18.0 16.9 18.2
Ti, Titanium (wt.%) 0.340 0.012 0.335 0.345 0.331 0.350
Tl, Thallium (ppm) 0.67 0.053 0.64 0.70 0.64 0.70
U, Uranium (ppm) 4.53 0.327 4.37 4.68 4.31 4.74
V, Vanadium (ppm) 110 4 109 112 108 113
W, Tungsten (ppm) 2.98 0.49 2.75 3.21 2.79 3.17
Y, Yttrium (ppm) 16.1 0.94 15.6 16.6 15.7 16.5
Yb, Ytterbium (ppm) 1.51 0.053 1.48 1.54 1.46 1.56
Zn, Zinc (ppm) 102 5 100 104 99 106
Zr, Zirconium (ppm) 9.53 0.499 9.28 9.79 9.08 9.99
Note: intervals may appear asymmetric due to rounding.

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 Table 4. Copper Solubility in 5% H2SO4 Leach - Certified Values, SDs, 95% Confidence & Tolerance
Limits for OREAS 502c.
Certified 95% Confidence Limits 95% Tolerance Limits
Constituent 1SD
Value Low High Low High
Cu-Sol, wt.% 0.322 0.022 0.303 0.341 0.310 0.333

Table 5. Indicative Values for OREAS 502c.

Constituent Unit Value Constituent Unit Value Constituent Unit Value

Fire Assay
Pd ppb <5 Pt ppb <5
4-Acid Digestion
B ppm < 20 Ir ppm < 0.01 Rh ppm 0.55
Ge ppm 0.20 Pd wt.% < 10 Ru ppm 0.020
Hg ppm 0.036 Pt ppb < 10
Aqua Regia Digestion
B ppm < 10 Hg ppm 0.045 Rh ppm 0.12
Cd ppm 0.29 Nb ppm 1.24 Se ppm 3.08
Eu ppm 0.43 Pd ppb < 10 Tm ppm 0.23
Ge ppm 0.19 Pt ppb <5
Laser Ablation ICP-MS
Ag ppm 0.850 Hf ppm 7.12 Sm ppm 6.16
As ppm 56 Ho ppm 0.93 Sn ppm 4.10
Ba ppm 1075 In ppm 0.10 Sr ppm 317
Be ppm 2.50 La ppm 35.4 Ta ppm 1.34
Bi ppm 0.67 Lu ppm 0.41 Tb ppm 0.77
Cd ppm 0.40 Mn wt.% 0.057 Te ppm 0.40
Ce ppm 65 Mo ppm 231 Th ppm 17.6
Co ppm 14.6 Nb ppm 17.3 Ti wt.% 0.472
Cr ppm 91 Nd ppm 29.1 Tl ppm 0.90
Cs ppm 10.9 Ni ppm 41.0 Tm ppm 0.35
Cu wt.% 0.751 Pb ppm 23.5 U ppm 5.03
Dy ppm 4.46 Pr ppm 8.08 V ppm 129
Er ppm 2.61 Rb ppm 188 W ppm 4.75
Eu ppm 1.24 Re ppb 12.5 Y ppm 25.7
Ga ppm 18.0 Sb ppm 5.65 Yb ppm 2.63
Gd ppm 4.96 Sc ppm 11.8 Zn ppm 95
Ge ppm 1.53 Se ppm <5 Zr ppm 246
Borate Fusion XRF
Al2O3 wt.% 14.50 MgO wt.% 2.59 SiO2 wt.% 61.38
CaO wt.% 3.79 MnO wt.% 0.070 TiO2 wt.% 0.780
Cl ppm 115 Na2O wt.% 2.70 Zn ppm 110
Cu wt.% 0.778 Ni ppm 40.0 ZrO2 ppm 335
Fe2O3 wt.% 7.10 P wt.% 0.101
K2O wt.% 3.87 S wt.% 0.804
Thermogravimetry
1000
LOI wt.% 1.43
Note: the number of significant figures reported is not a reflection of the level of certainty of stated values. They are
instead an artefact of ORE’s in-house CRM-specific LIMS.

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 INTRODUCTION
OREAS reference materials are intended to provide a low cost method of evaluating and
improving the quality of analysis of geological samples. To the geologist they provide a
means of implementing quality control in analytical data sets generated in exploration from
the grass roots level through to prospect evaluation, and in grade control at mining
operations. To the analyst they provide an effective means of calibrating analytical
equipment, assessing new techniques and routinely monitoring in-house procedures.

OREAS reference materials enable users to successfully achieve process control of these
tasks because the observed variance from repeated analysis has its origin almost
exclusively in the analytical process rather than the reference material itself.

SOURCE MATERIALS

OREAS 502c was prepared from a blend of porphyry copper-gold ore, barren granodiorite
and a minor quantity of Cu-Mo concentrate. The ore was sourced from the Ridgeway
underground mine located in the Cadia Valley Operations (CVO) situated in central
western New South Wales, Australia. The barren I-type hornblende-bearing granodiorite
was sourced from the Late Devonian Lysterfield granodiorite complex located in eastern
Melbourne, Australia.

Mineralisation in the CVO region is hosted by a sequence of late Ordovician to Early

Silurian volcanics, intrusives and sediments that occur within the Bogan Gate Synclinorial
Zone of the Lachlan Fold Belt. The western portion of this zone is dominated by volcanics
and host to the Late Ordovician Goonumbla porphyry copper-gold deposits. These
volcanics are interpreted to have erupted from shallow water to partly emergent volcanic
centres and show a broad range in composition from shoshonite through to latite to
trachyte. Coeval sub-volcanic quartz monzonite porphyries (and attendant mineralisation)
have intruded the volcanics. They are generally small, sub-vertical, pipe-like intrusives.
Typically the mineralised porphyries contain plagioclase and quartz phenocrysts in a
matrix of fine-grained potassium feldspar and quartz with minor biotite and hornblende.

Copper-gold mineralisation occurs as stockwork quartz veins and disseminations

associated with potassic alteration. This alteration is intimately associated spatially and
temporally with the small finger-like quartz monzonite porphyries that intrude the
Goonumbla Volcanics. Sulphides are zoned laterally from the centres of mineralisation.
The central portions are bornite-rich with minor chalcopyrite, zoning outward through equal
concentrations of bornite and chalcopyrite, to an outermost chalcopyrite-rich zone. Pyrite
increases outward at the expense of bornite.

COMMINUTION AND HOMOGENISATION PROCEDURES

The material constituting OREAS 502c was prepared in the following manner:
 Drying to constant mass at 105°C;
 Multi-stage milling of ore and concentrate to 100% minus 30 microns;
 Milling of barren granodiorite to 98% minus 75 microns;

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  Combining ore, granodiorite and concentrate in appropriate proportions to achieve
target grades;
 Homogenisation;
 Packaging into 10 and 60g units in laminated foil pouches and 1kg units in plastic
jars.

ANALYTICAL PROGRAM
Thirty five commercial analytical laboratories participated in the program to characterise
the elements reported in Tables 1 to 5. The following methods were employed:

 Gold via 25-40g fire assay with AAS (18 labs) or ICP-OES (12 labs) finish;
 Instrumental neutron activation analysis for Au on 1g subsamples to confirm
homogeneity (1 laboratory);
 Gold via 15-50g aqua regia digestion with ICP-MS (13 labs), ICP-OES (2 labs) or
AAS (6 labs) finish;
 Aqua regia digestion for full elemental suite ICP-OES and ICP-MS (25 laboratories
depending on the element). It is important to note that in the analytical industry
there is no standardisation of the aqua regia digestion process. Aqua regia is
a partial empirical digest and differences in recoveries for various analytes are
commonplace. These are caused by variations in the digest conditions which can
include the ratio of nitric to hydrochloric acids, acid strength, temperatures, leach
times and secondary digestions. Recoveries for sulphide-hosted base metal
sulphides approach total values, however, other analytes, in particular the lithophile
elements, show greater sensitivity to method parameters. This can result in lack of
consensus in an inter-laboratory certification program for these elements. The
approach applied here is to report certified values in those instances where
reasonable agreement exists amongst a majority of participating laboratories. The
results of specific laboratories may differ significantly from the certified values, but
will, nonetheless, be valid and reproducible in the context of the specifics of the
aqua regia method in use. Users of this reference material should, therefore, be
mindful of this limitation when applying the certified values in a quality control
program;
 4-Acid digestion for full elemental suite ICP-OES and ICP-MS (30 laboratories);
 Copper solubility by Sulphuric acid leach with AAS finish (10 labs) employing the
following specified methodology:
Steps -
 Weigh 1.0 g of sample;
 Add 50.0 mL of 5% H2SO4 acid to a flask;
 Agitate the flask with solution (in automatic shaker) at room
temperature for 60 minutes;
 Filter the solution using filter paper (do not centrifuge);
 Analyse copper content in the filtrate (may be diluted to volume
with water and mixed) by AAS.

The approximate major and trace element composition of OREAS 152b is provided
in Table 5 (indicative values).

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 For the round robin program twenty 1kg test units were taken at predetermined intervals
during the bagging stage, immediately following final blending, and are considered
representative of the entire batch. The six samples received by each laboratory were
obtained by taking two 100g scoop splits from each of three separate 1kg test units. This
format enabled nested ANOVA treatment of the results to evaluate homogeneity, i.e. to
ascertain whether between-unit variance is greater than within-unit variance. Tables 1-4
present the certified values together with their associated 1SD’s, 95% confidence and
tolerance limits and Table 5 shows 89 indicative values for major and trace element
composition. Gold homogeneity has been evaluated and confirmed by instrumental
neutron activation analysis (INAA) on twenty ~1 gram sample portions (see Table 6) and
by a nested ANOVA program for both fire assay and aqua regia digestion (see ‘nested
ANOVA’ section). Tables 7-9 provide performance gate intervals for the certified values of
each method group based on their pooled 1SD’s. Tabulated results of all elements
(including Au INAA analyses) together with uncorrected means, medians, standard
deviations, relative standard deviations and percent deviation of lab means from the
corrected mean of means (PDM3) are presented in the detailed certification data for this
CRM (OREAS 502c DataPack-2.0.180524_102108.xlsx).

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Certified Values, Confidence Limits, Standard Deviations and Tolerance Limits

(Tables 1 to 4) have been determined for each analyte following removal of individual,
laboratory dataset (batch) and 3SD outliers (single iteration). For individual outliers within
a laboratory batch the z-score test is used in combination with a second method that
determines the per cent deviation of the individual value from the batch median. Outliers in
general are selected on the basis of z-scores > 2.5 and with per cent deviations (i) > 3 and
(ii) more than three times the average absolute per cent deviation for the batch. In certain
instances statistician’s prerogative has been employed in discriminating outliers. Each
laboratory data set mean is tested for outlying status based on z-score discrimination and
rejected if > 2.5. After individual and laboratory data set (batch) outliers have been
eliminated a non-iterative 3 standard deviation filter is applied, with those values lying
outside this window also relegated to outlying status.

Certified Values are the means of accepted laboratory means after outlier filtering. The
INAA data (see Table 6) is omitted from determination of the certified value for Au and is
used solely for the calculation of Tolerance Limits and homogeneity evaluation of OREAS
502c.

Indicative (uncertified) values (Table 5) are provided for the major and trace elements
determined by borate fusion XRF (Al2O3 to ZrO2) and laser ablation with ICP-MS (Ag to Zr)
and are the means of duplicate assays from Bureau Veritas, Perth. Additional indicative
values by other analytical methods are present where the number of laboratories reporting
a particular analyte is insufficient (< 5) to support certification or where inter-laboratory
consensus is poor.

95% Confidence Limits are inversely proportional to the number of participating

laboratories and inter-laboratory agreement. It is a measure of the reliability of the certified
value. A 95% confidence interval indicates a 95% probability that the true value of the
analyte under consideration lies between the upper and lower limits. 95% Confidence
Limits should not be used as control limits for laboratory performance.

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 Standard Deviation values (1SDs) are reported in Table 1-4 and provide an indication of
a level of performance that might reasonably be expected from a laboratory being
monitored by this CRM in a QA/QC program. The SD’s take into account errors
attributable to measurement uncertainty and CRM variability. For an effective CRM the
contribution of the latter should be negligible in comparison to measurement errors. The
SD values thus include all sources of measurement uncertainty: between-lab variance,
within-run variance (precision errors) and CRM variability. OREAS reference materials
have a level of homogeneity such that the observed variance from repeated analysis has
its origin almost exclusively in the analytical process rather than the reference material
itself.

The SD for each analyte’s certified value is calculated from the same filtered data set
used to determine the certified value, i.e. after removal of any individual, lab dataset
(batch) and 3SD outliers (single iteration). These outliers can only be removed after the
absolute homogeneity of the CRM has been independently established, i.e. the outliers
must be confidently deemed to be analytical rather than arising from inhomogeneity of the
CRM. The standard deviation is then calculated for each analyte from the pooled
accepted analyses generated from the certification program.

In the application of SD’s in monitoring performance it is important to note that not all
laboratories function at the same level of proficiency and that different methods in use at a
particular laboratory have differing levels of precision. Each laboratory has its own
inherent SD (for a specific concentration level and analyte-method pair) based on the
analytical process and this SD is not directly related to the round robin program.

The majority of data generated in the round robin program was produced by a selection of
world class laboratories. The SD’s thus generated are more constrained than those that
would be produced across a randomly selected group of laboratories. To produce more
generally achievable SD’s the ‘pooled’ SD’s provided in this report include inter-lab bias.
This ‘one size fits all’ approach may require revision at the discretion of the QC manager
concerned following careful scrutiny of QC control charts.

Tables 7-9 show Performance Gates calculated for two and three standard deviations.
As a guide these intervals may be regarded as warning or rejection for multiple 2SD
outliers, or rejection for individual 3SD outliers in QC monitoring, although their precise
application should be at the discretion of the QC manager concerned. A second method
utilises a 5% window calculated directly from the certified value. Standard deviation is also
shown in relative percent for one, two and three relative standard deviations (1RSD, 2RSD
and 3RSD) to facilitate an appreciation of the magnitude of these numbers and a
comparison with the 5% window. Caution should be exercised when concentration levels
approach lower limits of detection of the analytical methods employed as performance
gates calculated from standard deviations tend to be excessively wide whereas those
determined by the 5% method are too narrow.

Tolerance Limits (ISO Guide 3207) were determined using an analysis of precision errors
method and are considered a conservative estimate of true homogeneity. The meaning of
tolerance limits may be illustrated for copper by 4-acid digestion, where 99% of the time
(1-α=0.99) at least 95% of subsamples (ρ=0.95) will have concentrations lying between
0.773 and 0.793 wt.%. Put more precisely, this means that if the same number of
subsamples were taken and analysed in the same manner repeatedly, 99% of the
tolerance intervals so constructed would cover at least 95% of the total population, and
1% of the tolerance intervals would cover less than 95% of the total population (ISO Guide
35).

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 For gold the tolerance has been determined by INAA using the reduced analytical
subsample method which utilises the known relationship between standard deviation and
analytical subsample weight (Ingamells and Switzer, 1973). In this approach the sample
aliquot is substantially reduced to a point where most of the variability in replicate assays
should be due to inhomogeneity of the reference material and measurement error
becomes negligible. In this instance a subsample weight of 1 gram was employed and a
1RSD of 0.391% can be calculated for a typical 30g fire assay or aqua regia sample
analysis (based on the 2.08% RSD by INAA at 1g weights). This confirms the high level of
gold homogeneity in OREAS 502c. The homogeneity is of a level such that sampling
error is minor for a conventional fire assay or aqua regia determination.

Table 6. Neutron Activation Analysis of Au (ppm) on 20 x 1g subsamples.

Replicate Au
No ppm
1 0.496
2 0.465
3 0.478
4 0.480
5 0.484
6 0.486
7 0.467
8 0.484
9 0.482
10 0.499
11 0.473
12 0.480
13 0.468
14 0.486
15 0.487
16 0.495
17 0.469
18 0.474
19 0.494
20 0.483
Mean 0.482
Median 0.483
Std Dev. 0.010
Rel.Std.Dev. 2.08%
3
PDM -1.30%

Please note that these RSD’s and tolerance limits pertain to the homogeneity of the CRM
only and should not be used as control limits for laboratory performance.

The gold homogeneity of OREAS 502c has also been evaluated in a nested ANOVA of
the round robin program. Each of the thirty round robin laboratories received six samples
per CRM and these samples were made up of paired samples from three different, non-
adjacent sampling intervals. The purpose of the ANOVA evaluation is to test that no
statistically significant difference exists in the variance between-units to that of the
variance within-units. This allows an assessment of homogeneity across the entire
prepared batch of OREAS 502c. The test was performed using the following parameters:

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  Gold fire assay – 164 samples (28 accepted laboratories each providing analyses
on 3 pairs of samples);
 Gold aqua regia digestion – 107 samples (18 accepted laboratories each providing
analyses on 3 pairs of samples);
 Null Hypothesis, H0: Between-unit variance is no greater than within-unit variance
(reject H0 if p-value < 0.05);
 Alternative Hypothesis, H1: Between-unit variance is greater than within-unit
variance.

P-values are a measure of probability where values less than 0.05 indicate a greater than
95% probability that the observed differences in within-unit and between-unit variances are
real. The dataset was filtered for both individual and laboratory data set (batch) outliers prior
to the calculation of the p-value. This process derived p-values of 0.80 for Au by fire assay
and 0.99 for Au by aqua regia digestion. Both p-values are insignificant and the Null
Hypothesis is retained. Additionally, none of the other 116 certified values showed
significant p-values.

It is important to note that ANOVA is not an absolute measure of homogeneity. Rather, it

establishes whether or not the analytes are distributed in a similar manner throughout the
packaging run of OREAS 502c and whether the variance between two subsamples from the
same unit is statistically distinguishable to the variance from two subsamples taken from any
two separate units. A reference material therefore, can possess poor absolute
homogeneity yet still pass a relative homogeneity test if the within-unit heterogeneity is
large and similar across all units.

Based on the statistical analysis of the results of the inter-laboratory certification program
it can be concluded that OREAS 502c is fit-for-purpose as a certified reference material
(see ‘Intended Use’ below).

Table 7. Fire Assay - Performance Gates for OREAS 502c.

Absolute Standard Deviations Relative Standard Deviations 5% window
Certified
Constituent
Value 2SD 2SD 3SD 3SD
1SD 1RSD 2RSD 3RSD Low High
Low High Low High
Au, ppm 0.488 0.015 0.458 0.517 0.444 0.532 3.02% 6.03% 9.05% 0.463 0.512
Note: intervals may appear asymmetric due to rounding.

Table 8. 4-Acid Digestion - Performance Gates for OREAS 502c.

Absolute Standard Deviations Relative Standard Deviations 5% window
Certified
Constituent
Value 2SD 2SD 3SD 3SD
1SD 1RSD 2RSD 3RSD Low High
Low High Low High
Ag, ppm 0.779 0.076 0.628 0.931 0.552 1.006 9.73% 19.45% 29.18% 0.740 0.818
Al, wt.% 7.37 0.459 6.45 8.29 5.99 8.75 6.23% 12.46% 18.69% 7.00 7.74
As, ppm 57 4.0 49 65 45 69 6.95% 13.89% 20.84% 54 60
Ba, ppm 1028 49 930 1126 881 1175 4.76% 9.51% 14.27% 977 1079

Be, ppm 2.75 0.191 2.37 3.13 2.17 3.32 6.95% 13.90% 20.85% 2.61 2.88
Bi, ppm 0.67 0.040 0.59 0.75 0.55 0.79 6.04% 12.08% 18.13% 0.64 0.70

Ca, wt.% 2.61 0.149 2.31 2.91 2.16 3.05 5.73% 11.46% 17.19% 2.48 2.74
Cd, ppm 0.35 0.04 0.27 0.43 0.22 0.47 11.79% 23.58% 35.37% 0.33 0.37
Note: intervals may appear asymmetric due to rounding.

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 Table 8. 4-Acid Digestion - Performance Gates for OREAS 502c continued.
Absolute Standard Deviations Relative Standard Deviations 5% window
Certified
Constituent
Value 2SD 2SD 3SD 3SD
1SD 1RSD 2RSD 3RSD Low High
Low High Low High
Ce, ppm 67 3.0 61 73 58 76 4.51% 9.03% 13.54% 64 71
Co, ppm 14.4 0.60 13.2 15.6 12.6 16.2 4.17% 8.34% 12.51% 13.7 15.1

Cr, ppm 68 5.1 57 78 52 83 7.50% 15.00% 22.49% 64 71

Cs, ppm 10.8 0.38 10.1 11.6 9.7 11.9 3.48% 6.95% 10.43% 10.3 11.3

Cu, wt.% 0.783 0.022 0.739 0.826 0.718 0.847 2.76% 5.52% 8.28% 0.744 0.822
Dy, ppm 4.45 0.319 3.82 5.09 3.50 5.41 7.17% 14.33% 21.50% 4.23 4.68
Er, ppm 2.49 0.147 2.20 2.79 2.05 2.93 5.88% 11.75% 17.63% 2.37 2.62

Eu, ppm 1.36 0.14 1.08 1.63 0.95 1.77 10.06% 20.11% 30.17% 1.29 1.43

Fe, wt.% 4.92 0.222 4.47 5.36 4.25 5.58 4.52% 9.03% 13.55% 4.67 5.16

Ga, ppm 18.5 0.63 17.3 19.8 16.7 20.4 3.39% 6.77% 10.16% 17.6 19.5
Gd, ppm 4.94 0.492 3.96 5.93 3.47 6.42 9.94% 19.89% 29.83% 4.70 5.19

Hf, ppm 2.48 0.135 2.21 2.75 2.07 2.88 5.45% 10.91% 16.36% 2.35 2.60
Ho, ppm 0.88 0.041 0.80 0.96 0.76 1.00 4.68% 9.36% 14.04% 0.84 0.92

In, ppm 0.089 0.004 0.081 0.098 0.077 0.102 4.66% 9.33% 13.99% 0.085 0.094

K, wt.% 3.17 0.156 2.86 3.48 2.70 3.64 4.93% 9.85% 14.78% 3.01 3.33

La, ppm 33.1 2.32 28.5 37.7 26.1 40.0 7.00% 14.01% 21.01% 31.4 34.7
Li, ppm 32.2 1.85 28.5 35.9 26.6 37.7 5.74% 11.48% 17.22% 30.6 33.8

Lu, ppm 0.35 0.020 0.31 0.39 0.29 0.41 5.70% 11.40% 17.10% 0.33 0.37

Mg, wt.% 1.50 0.088 1.32 1.67 1.23 1.76 5.87% 11.73% 17.60% 1.42 1.57

Mn, wt.% 0.053 0.003 0.047 0.059 0.044 0.062 5.55% 11.11% 16.66% 0.050 0.056

Mo, ppm 226 12 202 251 190 263 5.42% 10.84% 16.27% 215 238

Na, wt.% 1.98 0.093 1.79 2.17 1.70 2.26 4.71% 9.42% 14.14% 1.88 2.08
Nb, ppm 17.5 0.97 15.5 19.4 14.5 20.4 5.56% 11.11% 16.67% 16.6 18.3
Nd, ppm 29.4 1.66 26.1 32.7 24.4 34.4 5.66% 11.32% 16.98% 27.9 30.9

Ni, ppm 38.1 2.77 32.6 43.6 29.8 46.4 7.26% 14.53% 21.79% 36.2 40.0

P, wt.% 0.099 0.005 0.089 0.109 0.084 0.114 5.13% 10.25% 15.38% 0.094 0.104
Pb, ppm 23.5 1.46 20.6 26.4 19.1 27.9 6.24% 12.47% 18.71% 22.3 24.7
Pr, ppm 7.66 0.263 7.13 8.18 6.87 8.45 3.44% 6.88% 10.32% 7.27 8.04

Rb, ppm 187 8 171 203 163 211 4.34% 8.68% 13.02% 178 196

Re, ppb 4.54 0.68 3.18 5.91 2.49 6.59 15.04% 30.07% 45.11% 4.31 4.77
S, wt.% 0.826 0.040 0.746 0.906 0.707 0.946 4.82% 9.64% 14.46% 0.785 0.867

Sb, ppm 6.37 0.378 5.62 7.13 5.24 7.50 5.93% 11.85% 17.78% 6.05 6.69
Sc, ppm 12.9 1.3 10.2 15.5 8.9 16.9 10.29% 20.57% 30.86% 12.2 13.5
Se, ppm 3.40 0.70 2.01 4.79 1.31 5.49 20.49% 40.97% 61.46% 3.23 3.57
Sm, ppm 5.58 0.312 4.95 6.20 4.64 6.52 5.60% 11.20% 16.81% 5.30 5.86

Sn, ppm 3.40 0.125 3.15 3.65 3.02 3.77 3.67% 7.34% 11.01% 3.23 3.57
Sr, ppm 327 12 303 352 291 364 3.73% 7.46% 11.19% 311 344
Ta, ppm 1.24 0.115 1.01 1.47 0.89 1.58 9.27% 18.53% 27.80% 1.18 1.30
Note: intervals may appear asymmetric due to rounding.

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 Table 8. 4-Acid Digestion - Performance Gates for OREAS 502c continued.
Absolute Standard Deviations Relative Standard Deviations 5% window
Certified
Constituent
Value 2SD 2SD 3SD 3SD
1SD 1RSD 2RSD 3RSD Low High
Low High Low High
Tb, ppm 0.76 0.043 0.68 0.85 0.63 0.89 5.59% 11.18% 16.77% 0.72 0.80
Te, ppm 0.46 0.05 0.37 0.55 0.32 0.60 10.09% 20.17% 30.26% 0.44 0.48
Th, ppm 17.6 1.39 14.9 20.4 13.5 21.8 7.87% 15.73% 23.60% 16.7 18.5

Ti, wt.% 0.460 0.023 0.414 0.506 0.392 0.528 4.96% 9.91% 14.87% 0.437 0.483
Tl, ppm 0.90 0.066 0.77 1.03 0.70 1.10 7.38% 14.75% 22.13% 0.85 0.94

Tm, ppm 0.35 0.024 0.30 0.40 0.28 0.42 6.78% 13.55% 20.33% 0.33 0.37
U, ppm 4.82 0.436 3.95 5.69 3.52 6.13 9.03% 18.07% 27.10% 4.58 5.06
V, ppm 120 6 108 132 103 138 4.86% 9.72% 14.58% 114 126

W, ppm 4.53 0.46 3.62 5.44 3.16 5.90 10.07% 20.14% 30.21% 4.30 4.76
Y, ppm 24.1 1.45 21.1 27.0 19.7 28.4 6.04% 12.09% 18.13% 22.9 25.3

Yb, ppm 2.31 0.27 1.78 2.84 1.51 3.11 11.54% 23.08% 34.62% 2.19 2.43
Zn, ppm 109 5 98 119 93 124 4.84% 9.67% 14.51% 103 114

Zr, ppm 78 6.3 66 91 59 97 8.05% 16.11% 24.16% 74 82

Note: intervals may appear asymmetric due to rounding.

Table 9. Aqua Regia Digestion - Performance Gates for OREAS 502c.

Absolute Standard Deviations Relative Standard Deviations 5% window
Certified
Constituent
Value 2SD 2SD 3SD 3SD
1SD 1RSD 2RSD 3RSD Low High
Low High Low High
Ag, ppm 0.796 0.053 0.689 0.903 0.636 0.956 6.71% 13.43% 20.14% 0.756 0.836

Al, wt.% 2.07 0.107 1.85 2.28 1.75 2.39 5.20% 10.40% 15.59% 1.96 2.17

As, ppm 59 3.5 52 66 48 69 5.91% 11.82% 17.73% 56 62

Au, ppm 0.477 0.018 0.441 0.513 0.423 0.531 3.76% 7.52% 11.28% 0.453 0.501
Ba, ppm 383 58 267 500 209 558 15.18% 30.37% 45.55% 364 402

Be, ppm 0.53 0.07 0.39 0.67 0.33 0.73 12.84% 25.68% 38.53% 0.50 0.56

Bi, ppm 0.68 0.037 0.60 0.75 0.56 0.79 5.50% 11.00% 16.50% 0.64 0.71
Ca, wt.% 1.09 0.067 0.95 1.22 0.89 1.29 6.12% 12.25% 18.37% 1.03 1.14
Ce, ppm 59 3.2 53 66 50 69 5.45% 10.90% 16.34% 56 62
Co, ppm 13.5 0.48 12.5 14.5 12.1 14.9 3.54% 7.09% 10.63% 12.8 14.2

Cr, ppm 66 4.1 58 74 54 79 6.24% 12.49% 18.73% 63 70

Cs, ppm 9.02 0.435 8.15 9.89 7.71 10.32 4.82% 9.64% 14.46% 8.57 9.47

Cu, wt.% 0.779 0.017 0.745 0.814 0.728 0.831 2.21% 4.43% 6.64% 0.740 0.818
Dy, ppm 3.19 0.245 2.70 3.68 2.45 3.92 7.68% 15.36% 23.04% 3.03 3.35
Er, ppm 1.66 0.25 1.16 2.16 0.90 2.41 15.15% 30.31% 45.46% 1.57 1.74
Fe, wt.% 4.45 0.169 4.11 4.79 3.94 4.96 3.80% 7.59% 11.39% 4.23 4.67

Ga, ppm 8.67 0.567 7.53 9.80 6.97 10.37 6.54% 13.08% 19.62% 8.23 9.10
Gd, ppm 3.82 0.43 2.96 4.68 2.53 5.11 11.29% 22.57% 33.86% 3.63 4.01

Hf, ppm 0.41 0.022 0.36 0.45 0.34 0.47 5.41% 10.81% 16.22% 0.39 0.43
Ho, ppm 0.60 0.08 0.45 0.76 0.37 0.83 12.91% 25.82% 38.73% 0.57 0.63
In, ppm 0.061 0.005 0.051 0.072 0.045 0.077 8.72% 17.44% 26.16% 0.058 0.064
Note: intervals may appear asymmetric due to rounding.

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 Table 9. Aqua Regia Digestion - Performance Gates for OREAS 502c continued.
Absolute Standard Deviations Relative Standard Deviations 5% window
Certified
Constituent
Value 2SD 2SD 3SD 3SD
1SD 1RSD 2RSD 3RSD Low High
Low High Low High
K, wt.% 1.07 0.054 0.96 1.18 0.91 1.23 5.06% 10.13% 15.19% 1.02 1.13
La, ppm 29.4 2.38 24.6 34.2 22.2 36.5 8.10% 16.21% 24.31% 27.9 30.9
Li, ppm 30.9 1.45 28.0 33.8 26.6 35.3 4.69% 9.37% 14.06% 29.4 32.5

Lu, ppm 0.22 0.011 0.20 0.24 0.19 0.26 5.14% 10.28% 15.41% 0.21 0.23
Mg, wt.% 1.21 0.041 1.13 1.30 1.09 1.34 3.40% 6.80% 10.20% 1.15 1.28

Mn, wt.% 0.038 0.002 0.035 0.042 0.033 0.044 5.07% 10.15% 15.22% 0.036 0.040
Mo, ppm 223 12 199 246 187 258 5.28% 10.55% 15.83% 212 234

Na, wt.% 0.192 0.021 0.150 0.233 0.130 0.253 10.72% 21.43% 32.15% 0.182 0.201
Nd, ppm 23.2 2.22 18.8 27.7 16.6 29.9 9.55% 19.09% 28.64% 22.1 24.4
Ni, ppm 36.4 2.27 31.8 40.9 29.5 43.2 6.25% 12.50% 18.75% 34.5 38.2

P, wt.% 0.096 0.004 0.088 0.104 0.084 0.108 4.16% 8.31% 12.47% 0.091 0.101
Pb, ppm 11.1 0.90 9.3 12.9 8.4 13.8 8.14% 16.28% 24.42% 10.5 11.6
Pr, ppm 6.63 0.80 5.02 8.23 4.22 9.03 12.11% 24.23% 36.34% 6.29 6.96

Rb, ppm 124 5 114 134 110 139 3.92% 7.85% 11.77% 118 130

Re, ppb 3.50 0.59 2.32 4.68 1.73 5.27 16.83% 33.65% 50.48% 3.33 3.68

S, wt.% 0.821 0.040 0.742 0.901 0.702 0.940 4.84% 9.68% 14.52% 0.780 0.862
Sb, ppm 4.78 0.91 2.97 6.59 2.06 7.50 18.95% 37.90% 56.86% 4.54 5.02

Sc, ppm 7.28 0.531 6.22 8.34 5.69 8.87 7.29% 14.59% 21.88% 6.91 7.64

Sm, ppm 4.34 0.211 3.92 4.76 3.71 4.97 4.85% 9.71% 14.56% 4.12 4.55
Sn, ppm 2.71 0.220 2.27 3.15 2.05 3.37 8.12% 16.24% 24.35% 2.58 2.85

Sr, ppm 66 5.7 55 78 50 83 8.50% 17.00% 25.50% 63 70

Ta, ppm 0.009 0.002 0.006 0.013 0.004 0.015 18.85% 37.69% 56.54% 0.009 0.010

Tb, ppm 0.58 0.030 0.52 0.64 0.49 0.67 5.12% 10.24% 15.36% 0.55 0.61
Te, ppm 0.47 0.05 0.37 0.57 0.33 0.61 10.23% 20.47% 30.70% 0.45 0.49
Th, ppm 17.6 0.91 15.7 19.4 14.8 20.3 5.21% 10.42% 15.63% 16.7 18.4

Ti, wt.% 0.340 0.012 0.316 0.365 0.304 0.377 3.60% 7.20% 10.80% 0.323 0.357
Tl, ppm 0.67 0.053 0.56 0.78 0.51 0.83 7.98% 15.97% 23.95% 0.64 0.70

U, ppm 4.53 0.327 3.87 5.18 3.54 5.51 7.23% 14.45% 21.68% 4.30 4.75

V, ppm 110 4 102 119 98 123 3.78% 7.55% 11.33% 105 116
W, ppm 2.98 0.49 2.00 3.96 1.51 4.44 16.41% 32.81% 49.22% 2.83 3.13
Y, ppm 16.1 0.94 14.2 18.0 13.3 18.9 5.82% 11.63% 17.45% 15.3 16.9

Yb, ppm 1.51 0.053 1.40 1.62 1.35 1.67 3.52% 7.03% 10.55% 1.43 1.59
Zn, ppm 102 5 92 112 87 117 4.98% 9.96% 14.94% 97 107
Zr, ppm 9.53 0.499 8.53 10.53 8.03 11.03 5.24% 10.48% 15.71% 9.06 10.01
Note: intervals may appear asymmetric due to rounding.

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 PREPARER AND SUPPLIER
Certified reference material OREAS 502c is prepared, certified and supplied by:

ORE Research & Exploration Pty Ltd Tel: +613-9729 0333

37A Hosie Street Fax: +613-9729 8338
Bayswater North VIC 3153 Web: www.ore.com.au
AUSTRALIA Email: [email protected]

It is available in unit sizes of 10g and 60g (single-use laminated foil pouches) and 1kg
(plastic jars).

PARTICIPATING LABORATORIES

1. Actlabs, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

2. Actlabs, Coquimbo, Curarta, Chile
3. Actlabs, Kamloops, BC, Canada
4. AGQ Labs, Santiago, Chile
5. Alex Stewart International, Mendoza, Argentina
6. ALS, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
7. ALS, Lima, Peru
8. ALS, Loughrea, Galway, Ireland
9. ALS, Perth, WA, Australia
10. ALS, Vancouver, BC, Canada
11. American Assay Laboratories, Sparks, Nevada, USA
12. Bureau Veritas Chile Minerals, Santiago, Chile
13. Bureau Veritas Commodities Canada Ltd, Vancouver, BC, Canada
14. Bureau Veritas Geoanalytical, Adelaide, SA, Australia
15. Bureau Veritas Geoanalytical, Perth, WA, Australia
16. Inspectorate (BV), Lima, Peru
17. Inspectorate (BV), Shanghai, Bao Shan District, China
18. Inspectorate America Corporation (BV), Sparks, Nevada, USA
19. Intertek Genalysis, Perth, WA, Australia
20. Intertek Testing Services, Townsville, QLD, Australia
21. Intertek Testing Services Philippines, Cupang, Muntinlupa, Philippines
22. MinAnalytical Services, Perth, WA, Australia
23. Newcrest Laboratory Services, Orange, NSW, Australia
24. PT Geoservices Ltd, Cikarang, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
25. PT Intertek Utama Services, Jakarta Timur, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
26. SGS, Ankara, Turkey
27. SGS, Randfontein, Gauteng, South Africa
28. SGS Australia Mineral Services, Perth, WA, Australia
29. SGS Canada Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada
30. SGS del Peru, Lima, Peru
31. SGS Lakefield Research Ltd, Lakefield, Ontario, Canada
32. SGS Mineral Services, Townsville, QLD, Australia
33. SGS Mongolia, Ulan Bator, Mongolia
34. Shiva Analyticals Ltd, Bangalore North, Karnataka, India
35. Zarazma Mineral Studies Company, Tehran, Iran

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 INTENDED USE

OREAS 502c is intended for the following uses:

 For the monitoring of laboratory performance in the analysis of analytes reported
in Tables 1-4 in geological samples;
 For the verification of analytical methods for analytes reported in Tables 1-4;
 For the calibration of instruments used in the determination of the concentration
of analytes reported in Tables 1-4.

STABILITY AND STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS

OREAS 502c has been prepared from a blend of porphyry copper-gold ore, barren
granodiorite and a minor quantity of Cu-Mo concentrate. It is low in reactive sulphide (S =
0.826 wt,%). In its unopened state and under normal conditions of storage it has a shelf
life beyond ten years. Its stability will be monitored at regular intervals and purchasers
notified if any changes are observed.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CORRECT USE

The certified values of OREAS 502c refer to the concentration level of analytes in their
packaged state. The CRM should therefore not be dried prior to weighing and analysis.

HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS
Fine powders pose a risk to eyes and lungs and therefore standard precautions such as
the use of safety glasses and dust masks are advised.

TRACEABILITY
The analytical samples were selected in a manner to represent the entire batch of
prepared CRM. This ‘representivity’ was maintained in each submitted laboratory sample
batch and ensures the user that the data is traceable from sample selection through to the
analytical results that underlie the consensus values. Each analytical data set has been
validated by its assayer through the inclusion of internal reference materials and QC
checks during analysis. The laboratories were chosen on the basis of their competence
(from past performance in inter-laboratory programs) for a particular analytical method,
analyte or analyte suite, and sample matrix. Most of these laboratories have and maintain
ISO 17025 accreditation. The certified values presented in this report are calculated from
the means of accepted data following robust statistical treatment as detailed in this report.

LEGAL NOTICE
Ore Research & Exploration Pty Ltd has prepared and statistically evaluated the property
values of this reference material to the best of its ability. The Purchaser by receipt hereof
releases and indemnifies Ore Research & Exploration Pty Ltd from and against all liability
and costs arising from the use of this material and information.

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 QMS ACCREDITED

ORE Pty Ltd is accredited to ISO 9001:2008 by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Ltd for
its quality management system including development, manufacturing, certification and
supply of CRMs.

DOCUMENT HISTORY
Revision
Date Changes applied
No
th
2 16 January, 2019 Added missing certified value for Ag by aqua regia in Table 3.
th
1 14 June, 2018 Added Copper Solubility by Sulphuric Acid Leach.
rd
0 23 Jun, 2017 First publication

CERTIFYING OFFICER

Craig Hamlyn (B.Sc. Hons - Geology), Technical Manager - ORE P/L

REFERENCES

Ingamells, C. O. and Switzer, P. (1973), Talanta 20, 547-568.

ISO Guide 30 (2015), Terms and definitions used in connection with reference materials.
ISO Guide 31 (2015), Reference materials – Contents of certificates and labels.
ISO Guide 3207 (1975), Statistical interpretation of data - Determination of a statistical
tolerance interval.

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