Assay Services

Sample Preparation

Sample Preparation
Rock
High Grade Checks on Pulps
High Grade Checks on Rejects
NQ Whole Core
BQ Whole Core
Split Core NQ
Split Core BQ
Drying
> 2.5 kg or 5.5 lbs.
> 4.5 kg or 9.9 lbs.
> 4.5 kg or 9.9 lbs.

ORE GRADE ASSAY

 

Fire Assay & Gravimetric Finish

Element	Symbol	Detection Limit oz/t
Gold	Au	0.001
Silver	Ag	0.1

Fire Assay - AAS Finish

Element	Symbol	Detection Limit oz/t
Platinum	Pt	0.2
Palladium	Pd	0.1

* Detection Limit Based on presence of gold. Lower detection limits may apply.

Geochemical: AQUA REGIA Digestion ** -AAS

Element	Symbol	Detection Limit %
Copper	Cu	0.01
Lead	Pb	0.01
Zinc	Zn	0.01
Nickel	Ni	0.005
Cobalt	Co	0.005
Chromium	Cr	0.01
Manganese	Mn	0.01
Iron	Fe	0.01
Arsenic	As	0.05
Molybdenum	Mo	0.01

* Acid Soluble portion

 
 

Geochemical: Sodium Peroxide Fusion - Acid Dissolution-AAS

Element	Symbol	Detection Limit %
Copper	Cu	0.01
Lead	Pb	0.01
Zinc	Zn	0.01
Nickel	Ni	0.005
Cobalt	Co	0.005
Chromium	Cr	0.01
Manganese	Mn	0.01
Iron	Fe	0.01
Arsenic	As	0.05
Tellurium	Te	0.01
Molybdenum	Mo	0.01

Assay Packages (Same sample)

Element	Symbol
Precious Metals
Gold + Silver	Au/Ag
Gold + Palladium	Au/Pd
Gold + Silver + Palladium	Au/Ag/Pd
Palladium + Platinum	Pd/Pt
Base - Metals
Copper, Lead, Zinc, Cobalt & Nickel	Cu/Pb/Zn/Co/Ni
Lead + Zinc	Pb/Zn
Precious Metals + Base Metals
Gold + Copper	Au/Cu
Gold + Cobalt	Ag/Co

Bulk-Sampling Assays

Description
16 Assays Total per Bulk-Sampling (4 Cuts on Sampler)

Concentrate Analysis

Sample Preps	Symbol
Gold or Silver	Au or Ag

Sample Storage

Description	Duration
Pulps & Rejects	One Month
Pulps	Over One Month
Rejects	Over One Month

* Generally no charges to apply within 3 months.