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CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS FOR

ALTERED ULTRAMAFIC SECONDARY

REFERENCE MATERIAL OREAS 70P

Prepared by:
Ore Research & Exploration Pty Ltd
December 2004

REPORT 02/468
 Summary Statistics

Table 1. Precious and base metals by fire assay and 4 acid digest ICPOES/MS
Constituent Recommended 95% Confidence Tolerance limits
value Interval 1-α=0.99, ρ=0.95
Low High Low High
Antimony, Sb (ppm) 0.58 0.47 0.69 0.50 0.66
Arsenic, As (ppm) 2.5 1.2 3.9 2.2 2.8
Bismuth, Bi (ppm) < 0.01 IND IND IND IND
Cadmium, Cd (ppm) < 0.2 IND IND IND IND
Chromium, Cr (ppm) 747 675 819 721 772
Cobalt, Co (ppm) 91 88 94 88 95
Copper, Cu (ppm) 2.6 1.0 4.2 2.3 2.8
Gold, Au (ppb) 13 9 16 11 15
Lead, Pb (ppm) <2 IND IND IND IND
Nickel, Ni (ppm) 2730 2620 2841 2650 2811
Palladium, Pd (ppb) <2 IND IND IND IND
Platinum, Pt (ppb) 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.7
Silver, Ag (ppm) < 0.5 IND IND IND IND
Zinc, Zn (ppm) 35 33 37 32 37
IND - indeterminate

Table 2. Precious and base metals by aqua regia ICPOES/MS

Constituent Recommended 95% Confidence Tolerance limits
value Interval 1-α=0.99, ρ=0.95
Low High Low High
Antimony, Sb (ppm) 0.17 0.13 0.20 0.14 0.20
Arsenic, As (ppm) 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.4 2.1
Bismuth, Bi (ppm) < 0.01 IND IND IND IND
Cadmium, Cd (ppm) < 0.02 IND IND IND IND
Chromium, Cr (ppm) 705 676 733 683 727
Cobalt, Co (ppm) 83 76 89 80 85
Copper, Cu (ppm) 2.6 1.4 3.8 2.1 3.1
Gold, Au (ppb) 13 9 16 10 15
Lead, Pb (ppm) <1 IND IND IND IND
Nickel, Ni (ppm) 2438 2222 2655 2352 2525
Palladium, Pd (ppb) <1 IND IND IND IND
Platinum, Pt (ppb) <2 IND IND IND IND
Silver, Ag (ppm) 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02
Zinc, Zn (ppm) 34 31 37 32 37
IND - indeterminate

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 Table 3. Major elements, LOI, C & S by fusion XRF/ICPOES & Leco
Constituent Recommended 95% Confidence Tolerance limits
value Interval 1-α=0.99, ρ=0.95
Low High Low High
Aluminium, Al (wt.%) 0.33 0.30 0.36 0.31 0.35
Calcium, Ca (wt.%) 0.25 0.25 0.26 0.25 0.25
Carbon, C (wt.%) 0.39 0.35 0.43 0.35 0.43
Chromium, Cr (wt.%) 0.098 0.089 0.108 0.096 0.101
Iron, Fe (wt.%) 3.98 3.83 4.12 3.96 4.00
Loss on Ignition, LOI (wt.%) 15.74 15.56 15.92 15.64 15.85
Magnesium, Mg (wt.%) 25.20 24.86 25.55 25.13 25.27
Manganese, Mn (wt.%) 0.063 0.061 0.064 0.062 0.063
Phosphorous, P (wt.%) ~0.005 IND IND IND IND
Potassium, K (wt.%) < 0.03 IND IND IND IND
Silicon, Si (wt.%) 16.31 15.90 16.72 16.23 16.39
Sodium, Na (wt.%) 0.079 0.044 0.113 0.063 0.095
Sulphur, S (wt.%) 0.064 0.054 0.074 0.060 0.068
Titanium,Ti (wt.%) 0.019 0.014 0.025 0.019 0.020
IND - indeterminate

Table 4. Lithophile trace elements by fusion ICPMS

Constituent Recommended 95% Confidence Tolerance limits
value Interval 1-α=0.99, ρ=0.95
Low High Low High
Barium, Ba (ppm) 6.5 3.0 9.9 5.9 7.0
Cerium, Ce (ppm) 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.8 1.1
Dysprosium, Dy (ppm) 0.11 0.07 0.15 0.11 0.11
Erbium, Er (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND IND IND
Europium, Eu (ppm) < 0.1 IND IND IND IND
Gadolinium, Gd (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND IND IND
Holmium, Ho (ppm) < 0.1 IND IND IND IND
Lanthanium, La (ppm) 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.7
Lutetium, Lu (ppm) < 0.05 IND IND IND IND
Neodymium, Nd (ppm) ~ 0.5 IND IND IND IND
Niobium, Nb (ppm) <1 IND IND IND IND
Praseodymium, Pr (ppm) 0.11 0.09 0.12 0.11 0.11
Rubidium, Rb (ppm) ~ 0.7 IND IND IND IND
Samarium, Sm (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND IND IND
Strontium, Sr (ppm) 3.9 3.5 4.3 3.1 4.6
Terbium, Tb (ppm) <2 IND IND IND IND
Thorium, Th (ppm) <1 IND IND IND IND
Thulium, Tm (ppm) < 0.05 IND IND IND IND
Tin, Sn (ppm) <1 IND IND IND IND
Uranium, U (ppm) < 0.5 IND IND IND IND
Ytterbium, Yb (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND IND IND
Yttrium, Y (ppm) 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.6 1.0
Zirconium, Zr (ppm) 6.3 3.8 8.8 4.5 8.1
IND – indeterminate

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 SOURCE MATERIALS
The material used to produce the multi-element secondary reference material OREAS 70P
was sourced from poorly mineralised komatiite-associated altered dunite from WMC’s
Mount Keith Nickel Operations in the Archaean Agnew-Wiluna greenstone belt, northern
Yilgarn area, Western Australia.

COMMINUTION AND HOMOGENISATION PROCEDURES

The material was prepared in the following manner:

a) drying to constant mass at 1050 C;

b) crushing and screening;
c) preliminary homogenisation;
d) milling to 100% minus 25 microns;
e) final homogenisation;
f) packaging into 50g lots sealed in laminated foil pouches.

ANALYSIS OF OREAS 70P

Six commercial laboratories participated in the analytical program to characterise elements
listed in Tables 1 - 4. Their results together with uncorrected means, medians, one sigma
standard deviations, relative standard deviations and percent deviation of lab means from
the corrected mean of means (PDM3) are presented in Appendix A, B, C and D. The
parameter PDM3 (percent deviation of lab mean from the corrected mean of means) is a
measure of laboratory accuracy while RSD (the relative standard deviation) is an effective
measure of analytical precision where homogeneity of the test material has been
confirmed. The analytical methods employed by each laboratory are given in column
headings and explained in Table 1 of each appendix.
Five 100g samples were submitted to each laboratory for analysis and were taken at
spaced intervals during packaging of the standard in order to maximise their
representation. Each laboratory was instructed to determine: Au, Pt and Pd by fire
assay ICPMS; total concentration Ag, As, Bi, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Na, Ni, P, Pb, Sb, Zn by
four-acid digest ICPOES or ICPMS; Ag, As, Au, Bi, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Pd, Pt, Sb,
Zn by aqua regia digest ICPOES or ICPMS; major elements by fusion XRF or ICPOES;
loss on ignition by thermo-gravimetry; C and S by Leco furnace; and lithophile trace
elements by fusion ICPMS.

STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF ANALYTICAL

DATA FOR OREAS 70P
Recommended Value and Confidence Limits
The certified value is the mean of means of accepted replicate values of accepted
participating laboratories computed according to the formulae
ni
1
xi =
ni
∑x
j=1
ij

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 p
1
x =
&&
p
∑x i=1
i

where
x ij is the jth result reported by laboratory i;
p is the number of participating laboratories;
ni is the number of results reported by laboratory i;
x i is the mean for laboratory i;
x is the mean of means.
&&

The confidence limits were obtained by calculation of the variance of the consensus value
(mean of means) and reference to Student's-t distribution with degrees of freedom (p-1).
p
Vˆ (&x&) = ∑ (x - &x& )
1 2
p(p-1) i
i=1

x ± t 1-x / 2 (p - 1)(V$ (x)

Confidence limits = && && )1/ 2

where t1-x/2(p-1) is the 1-x/2 fractile of the t-distribution with (p-1) degrees of freedom.

The distribution of the values are assumed to be symmetrical about the mean in the
calculation of the confidence limits.
The test for rejection of individual outliers from each laboratory data set was based on z
scores (rejected if zi > 2.5) computed from the robust estimators of location and scale, T
and S, respectively, according to the formulae

S = 1.483 median / xj – median (xi) /

j=1…..n i=1…..n

xi - T
zi =
S

where
T is the median value in a data set;
S is the median of all absolute deviations from the sample median multiplied by 1.483, a
correction factor to make the estimator consistent with the usual parameter of a normal
distribution.
In certain instances statistician’s prerogative has been employed in discriminating outliers.
Individual outliers and, more rarely, laboratory means deemed to be outlying are shown in
bold (red in bar charts) and have been omitted in the determination of recommended
values.

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The magnitude of the confidence interval is inversely proportional to the number of
participating laboratories and interlaboratory agreement. It is a measure of the reliability of
the recommended value, i.e. the narrower the confidence interval the greater the certainty
in the recommended value.

Table 5. Recommended values and 95% confidence intervals

for precious and base metals by fire assay and 4 acid digest
ICPOES/MS.
Constituent Recommended 95% Confidence
value Interval
Low High
Antimony, Sb (ppm) 0.58 0.47 0.69
Arsenic, As (ppm) 2.5 1.2 3.9
Bismuth, Bi (ppm) < 0.01 IND IND
Cadmium, Cd (ppm) < 0.2 IND IND
Chromium, Cr (ppm) 747 675 819
Cobalt, Co (ppm) 91 88 94
Copper, Cu (ppm) 2.6 1.0 4.2
Gold, Au (ppb) 13 9 16
Lead, Pb (ppm) <2 IND IND
Nickel, Ni (ppm) 2730 2620 2841
Palladium, Pd (ppb) <2 IND IND
Platinum, Pt (ppb) 0.5 0.2 0.9
Silver, Ag (ppm) < 0.5 IND IND
Zinc, Zn (ppm) 35 33 37
IND – indeterminate

Table 6. Recommended values and 95% confidence intervals

for precious and base metals by aqua regia ICPOES/MS.
Constituent Recommended 95% Confidence
value Interval
Low High
Antimony, Sb (ppm) 0.17 0.13 0.20
Arsenic, As (ppm) 1.8 1.6 1.9
Bismuth, Bi (ppm) < 0.01 IND IND
Cadmium, Cd (ppm) < 0.02 IND IND
Chromium, Cr (ppm) 705 676 733
Cobalt, Co (ppm) 83 76 89
Copper, Cu (ppm) 2.6 1.4 3.8
Gold, Au (ppb) 13 9 16
Lead, Pb (ppm) <1 IND IND
Nickel, Ni (ppm) 2438 2222 2655
Palladium, Pd (ppb) <1 IND IND
Platinum, Pt (ppb) <2 IND IND
Silver, Ag (ppm) 0.02 0.02 0.03
Zinc, Zn (ppm) 34 31 37
IND - indeterminate

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 Table 7. Recommended values and 95% confidence intervals for
major elements, LOI, C & S by fusion XRF/ICPOES & Leco.
Constituent Recommended 95% Confidence
value Interval
Low High
Aluminium, Al (wt.%) 0.33 0.30 0.36
Calcium, Ca (wt.%) 0.25 0.25 0.26
Carbon, C (wt.%) 0.39 0.35 0.43
Chromium, Cr (wt.%) 0.098 0.089 0.108
Iron, Fe (wt.%) 3.98 3.83 4.12
Loss on Ignition, LOI (wt.%) 15.74 15.56 15.92
Magnesium, Mg (wt.%) 25.20 24.86 25.55
Manganese, Mn (wt.%) 0.063 0.061 0.064
Phosphorous, P (wt.%) ~0.005 IND IND
Potassium, K (wt.%) < 0.03 IND IND
Silicon, Si (wt.%) 16.31 15.90 16.72
Sodium, Na (wt.%) 0.079 0.044 0.113
Sulphur, S (wt.%) 0.064 0.054 0.074
Titanium,Ti (wt.%) 0.019 0.014 0.025
IND – indeterminate

Table 8. Recommended values and 95% confidence intervals for

lithophile trace elements by fusion ICPMS.
Constituent Recommended 95% Confidence
value Interval
Low High
Barium, Ba (ppm) 6.5 3.0 9.9
Cerium, Ce (ppm) 0.9 0.7 1.2
Dysprosium, Dy (ppm) 0.11 0.07 0.15
Erbium, Er (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND
Europium, Eu (ppm) < 0.1 IND IND
Gadolinium, Gd (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND
Holmium, Ho (ppm) < 0.1 IND IND
Lanthanium, La (ppm) 0.6 0.5 0.7
Lutetium, Lu (ppm) < 0.05 IND IND
Neodymium, Nd (ppm) ~ 0.5 IND IND
Niobium, Nb (ppm) <1 IND IND
Praseodymium, Pr (ppm) 0.11 0.09 0.12
Rubidium, Rb (ppm) ~ 0.7 IND IND
Samarium, Sm (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND
Strontium, Sr (ppm) 3.9 3.5 4.3
Terbium, Tb (ppm) <2 IND IND
Thorium, Th (ppm) <1 IND IND
Thulium, Tm (ppm) < 0.05 IND IND
Tin, Sn (ppm) <1 IND IND
Uranium, U (ppm) < 0.5 IND IND
Ytterbium, Yb (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND
Yttrium, Y (ppm) 0.8 0.7 0.9
Zirconium, Zr (ppm) 6.3 3.8 8.8
IND - indeterminate

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Statement of Homogeneity
The standard deviation of each laboratory data set includes error due to both the
imprecision of the analytical method employed and to possible inhomogeneity of the
material analysed. The standard deviation of the pooled individual analyses of all
participating laboratories includes error due to the imprecision of each analytical method,
to possible inhomogeneity of the material analysed and, in particular, to deficiencies in
accuracy of each analytical method. In determining tolerance intervals for elements other
than gold that component of error attributable to measurement inaccuracy was eliminated
by transformation of the individual results of each data set to a common mean (the
uncorrected grand mean) according to the formula

p ni

∑∑x ij

x ij′ = x ij - x i +
i=1 j=1
p

∑n
i=1
i

where

xij is the jth raw result reported by laboratory i;

xi′j is the jth transformed result reported by laboratory i;
ni is the number of results reported by laboratory i;
p is the number of participating laboratories;
xi is the raw mean for laboratory i.

The homogeneity of each constituent was determined from tables of factors for two-sided
tolerance limits for normal distributions (ISO 3207) in which

Lower limit is &x& - k 2′ (n, p,1 - α )s ′g′

Upper limit is &x& + k 2′ (n, p,1 - α )s ′g′

where
n is the number of results;
1 − α is the confidence level;
p is the proportion of results exp ected within the tolerance lim its;
k 2′ is the factor for two − sided tolerance lim its (m, α unknown);
s ′g′ is the corrected grand s tan dard deviation.
The meaning of these tolerance limits may be illustrated for fire assay gold, where 99% of
the time at least 95% of subsamples will have concentrations lying between 11 and 15
ppb. 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 (IS0 Guide 35).
The corrected grand standard deviation, sg", used to compute the tolerance intervals is the
weighted means of standard deviations of all data sets for a particular constituent
according to the formula

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 p
si
∑ ( s (1 - s′
i=1
i ))
s ′g′ =
g
p
si )
∑ (1 - s′
i=1 g

where
si
1-( ) is the weighting factor for laboratory i ;
2 s ′g
s ′g is the grand standard deviation computed from the transformed (i.e. means -
adjusted) results

according to the formula

1/ 2
 p ni 2
 ∑ ∑ ( xij′ - xi′ ) 
s ′g =  
i= j j=i

 p

 ∑ ni - 1 
 i=1 

where xi′ is the transformed mean for laboratorty i

Table 9. Recommended values and tolerance limits for

precious and base metals by fire assay and four-acid digest
ICPOES/MS.
Constituent Recommended Tolerance limits
value 1-α=0.99, ρ=0.95
Low High
Antimony, Sb (ppm) 0.58 0.50 0.66
Arsenic, As (ppm) 2.5 2.2 2.8
Bismuth, Bi (ppm) < 0.01 IND IND
Cadmium, Cd (ppm) < 0.2 IND IND
Chromium, Cr (ppm) 747 721 772
Cobalt, Co (ppm) 91 88 95
Copper, Cu (ppm) 2.6 2.3 2.8
Gold, Au (ppb) 13 11 15
Lead, Pb (ppm) <2 IND IND
Nickel, Ni (ppm) 2730 2650 2811
Palladium, Pd (ppb) <2 IND IND
Platinum, Pt (ppb) 0.5 0.4 0.7
Silver, Ag (ppm) < 0.5 IND IND
Zinc, Zn (ppm) 35 32 37
IND - indeterminate

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 Table 10. Recommended values and tolerance limits for
precious and base metals by aqua regia digest ICPOES/MS.
Constituent Recommended Tolerance limits
value 1-α=0.99, ρ=0.95
Low High
Antimony, Sb (ppm) 0.17 0.14 0.20
Arsenic, As (ppm) 1.8 1.4 2.1
Bismuth, Bi (ppm) < 0.01 IND IND
Cadmium, Cd (ppm) < 0.02 IND IND
Chromium, Cr (ppm) 705 683 727
Cobalt, Co (ppm) 83 80 85
Copper, Cu (ppm) 2.6 2.1 3.1
Gold, Au (ppb) 13 10 15
Lead, Pb (ppm) <1 IND IND
Nickel, Ni (ppm) 2438 2352 2525
Palladium, Pd (ppb) <1 IND IND
Platinum, Pt (ppb) <2 IND IND
Silver, Ag (ppm) 0.02 0.02 0.02
Zinc, Zn (ppm) 34 32 37
IND - indeterminate

Table 11. Recommended values and tolerance limits for major

elements, LOI, C & S by fusion XRF/ICPOES & Leco.
Constituent Recommended Tolerance limits
value 1-α=0.99, ρ=0.95
Low High
Aluminium, Al (wt.%) 0.33 0.31 0.35
Calcium, Ca (wt.%) 0.25 0.25 0.25
Carbon, C (wt.%) 0.39 0.35 0.43
Chromium, Cr (wt.%) 0.098 0.096 0.101
Iron, Fe (wt.%) 3.98 3.96 4.00
Loss on Ignition, LOI (wt.%) 15.74 15.64 15.85
Magnesium, Mg (wt.%) 25.20 25.13 25.27
Manganese, Mn (wt.%) 0.063 0.062 0.063
Phosphorous, P (wt.%) ~0.005 IND IND
Potassium, K (wt.%) < 0.03 IND IND
Silicon, Si (wt.%) 16.31 16.23 16.39
Sodium, Na (wt.%) 0.079 0.063 0.095
Sulphur, S (wt.%) 0.064 0.060 0.068
Titanium,Ti (wt.%) 0.019 0.019 0.020
IND - indeterminate

The weighting factors were applied to compensate for the considerable variation in
analytical precision amongst participating laboratories. Hence, weighting factors for
each data set have been constructed so as to be inversely proportional to the standard
deviation of that data set. Outliers were removed prior to the calculation of sg’ and a

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weighting factor of zero was applied to those data sets where si / 2sg’ >1 (i.e. where the
weighting factor 1- si / 2sg’ < 0).
It should be noted that estimates of tolerance by this method are considered conservative
as a significant proportion of the observed variance, even in those laboratories exhibiting
the best analytical precision, can presumably be attributed to measurement error.

Table 12. Recommended values and tolerance limits for lithophile

trace elements by fusion ICPMS.
Constituent Recommended Tolerance limits
value 1-α=0.99, ρ=0.95
Low High
Barium, Ba (ppm) 6.5 5.9 7.0
Cerium, Ce (ppm) 0.9 0.8 1.1
Dysprosium, Dy (ppm) 0.11 0.11 0.11
Erbium, Er (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND
Europium, Eu (ppm) < 0.1 IND IND
Gadolinium, Gd (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND
Holmium, Ho (ppm) < 0.1 IND IND
Lanthanium, La (ppm) 0.6 0.5 0.7
Lutetium, Lu (ppm) < 0.05 IND IND
Neodymium, Nd (ppm) ~ 0.5 IND IND
Niobium, Nb (ppm) <1 IND IND
Praseodymium, Pr (ppm) 0.11 0.11 0.11
Rubidium, Rb (ppm) ~ 0.7 IND IND
Samarium, Sm (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND
Strontium, Sr (ppm) 3.9 3.1 4.6
Terbium, Tb (ppm) <2 IND IND
Thorium, Th (ppm) <1 IND IND
Thulium, Tm (ppm) < 0.05 IND IND
Tin, Sn (ppm) <1 IND IND
Uranium, U (ppm) < 0.5 IND IND
Ytterbium, Yb (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND
Yttrium, Y (ppm) 0.8 0.6 1.0
Zirconium, Zr (ppm) 6.3 4.5 8.1
IND - indeterminate

Performance Gates
Performance gates provide an indication of a level of performance that might
reasonably be expected from a laboratory being monitored by this standard in a QA/QC
program. They take into account errors attributable to measurement (analytical bias and
precision) and standard variability. For an effective standard the contribution of the latter
should be negligible in comparison to measurement errors.
The performance gates are calculated from the standard deviation of the pooled
individual analyses generated from the certification program. All individual and lab
dataset (batch) outliers are removed prior to determination of the standard deviation.
These outliers can only be removed if they can be confidently deemed to be analytical
rather than arising from inhomogeneity of the SRM.

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 Table 13. Performance gates for precious and base metals by fire assay or four-acid digest
ICPOES/MS.
Constituent Recommended 1σ 2σ 3σ
value Low High Low High Low High
Antimony, Sb (ppm) 0.58 0.48 0.67 0.39 0.77 0.29 0.87
Arsenic, As (ppm) 2.5 1.6 3.5 0.7 4.4 IND IND
Bismuth, Bi (ppm) < 0.01 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Cadmium, Cd (ppm) < 0.2 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Chromium, Cr (ppm) 747 703 790 660 833 617 876
Cobalt, Co (ppm) 91 89 94 86 96 84 99
Copper, Cu (ppm) 2.6 1.9 3.2 1.2 3.9 0.6 4.5
Gold, Au (ppb) 13 10 16 6 19 3 22
Lead, Pb (ppm) <2 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Nickel, Ni (ppm) 2730 2643 2817 2556 2904 2469 2991
Palladium, Pd (ppb) <2 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Platinum, Pt (ppb) 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.1 1.0 IND IND
Silver, Ag (ppm) < 0.5 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Sodium, Na (ppm) 684 396 971 109 1259 IND IND
IND - indeterminate

Table 14. Performance gates for precious and base metals by aqua regia ICPOES/MS.
Constituent Recommended 1σ 2σ 3σ
value Low High Low High Low High
Antimony, Sb (ppm) 0.17 0.13 0.20 0.10 0.24 0.07 0.27
Arsenic, As (ppm) 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.5 2.1 1.3 2.2
Bismuth, Bi (ppm) < 0.01 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Cadmium, Cd (ppm) < 0.02 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Chromium, Cr (ppm) 705 681 729 657 753 633 777
Cobalt, Co (ppm) 83 77 88 72 94 66 99
Copper, Cu (ppm) 2.6 1.9 3.3 1.2 4.0 0.5 4.7
Gold, Au (ppb) 13 10 15 8 17 6 19
Lead, Pb (ppm) <1 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Nickel, Ni (ppm) 2438 2245 2632 2051 2826 1857 3020
Palladium, Pd (ppb) <1 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Platinum, Pt (ppb) <2 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Silver, Ag (ppm) 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.03
Zinc, Zn (ppm) 34 31 37 28 40 25 43
IND - indeterminate
Table 15. Performance gates for major elements, LOI, C & S by fusion XRF/ICPOES & Leco.
Constituent Recommended 1σ 2σ 3σ
value Low High Low High Low High
Aluminium, Al (wt.%) 0.33 0.30 0.36 0.27 0.39 0.24 0.42
Calcium, Ca (wt.%) 0.25 0.24 0.26 0.24 0.26 0.23 0.27
Carbon, C (wt.%) 0.39 0.35 0.43 0.31 0.47 0.27 0.51
Chromium, Cr (wt.%) 0.098 0.089 0.108 0.080 0.117 0.071 0.126
Iron, Fe (wt.%) 3.98 3.86 4.09 3.74 4.21 3.63 4.33
Loss on Ignition (wt.%) 15.74 15.60 15.89 15.45 16.03 15.31 16.18
Magnesium, Mg (wt.%) 25.20 24.95 25.45 24.71 25.70 24.46 25.94
Manganese, Mn (wt.%) 0.063 0.060 0.066 0.057 0.069 0.054 0.072
Phosphorous, P (wt.%) ~0.005 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Potassium, K (wt.%) < 0.03 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Silicon, Si (wt.%) 16.31 16.01 16.61 15.70 16.92 15.40 17.22
Sodium, Na (wt.%) 0.079 0.052 0.105 0.026 0.132 IND IND
Sulphur, S (wt.%) 0.064 0.056 0.072 0.047 0.081 0.039 0.089
Titanium,Ti (wt.%) 0.019 0.016 0.023 0.012 0.027 0.008 0.031
Aluminium, Al (wt.%) 0.33 0.30 0.36 0.27 0.39 0.24 0.42
Calcium, Ca (wt.%) 0.25 0.24 0.26 0.24 0.26 0.23 0.27
IND - indeterminate

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 Table 16. Performance gates for lithophile trace elements by fusion ICPMS.
Constituent Recommended 1σ 2σ 3σ
value Low High Low High Low High
Barium, Ba (ppm) 6.5 5.1 7.8 3.8 9.1 2.5 10.4
Cerium, Ce (ppm) 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.5 1.3 0.3 1.5
Dysprosium, Dy (ppm) 0.11 0.10 0.12 0.08 0.14 0.07 0.15
Erbium, Er (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Europium, Eu (ppm) < 0.1 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Gadolinium, Gd (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Holmium, Ho (ppm) < 0.1 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Lanthanium, La (ppm) 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.9
Lutetium, Lu (ppm) < 0.05 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Neodymium, Nd (ppm) ~ 0.5 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Niobium, Nb (ppm) <1 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Praseodymium, Pr (ppm) 0.11 0.10 0.12 0.09 0.13 0.08 0.14
Rubidium, Rb (ppm) ~ 0.7 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Samarium, Sm (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Strontium, Sr (ppm) 3.9 3.6 4.2 3.2 4.6 2.9 4.9
Terbium, Tb (ppm) <2 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Thorium, Th (ppm) <1 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Thulium, Tm (ppm) < 0.05 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Tin, Sn (ppm) <1 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Uranium, U (ppm) < 0.5 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Ytterbium, Yb (ppm) ~ 0.1 IND IND IND IND IND IND
Yttrium, Y (ppm) 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.6 1.0 0.4 1.1
Zirconium, Zr (ppm) 6.3 4.6 8.0 3.0 9.6 1.3 11.3
IND - indeterminate

Performance gates have been calculated for one, two and three standard deviations of
the accepted pool of certification data and are presented in Tables 13-16. As a guide
these intervals may be regarded as informational (1σ), warning or rejection for multiple
outliers (2σ), or rejection for individual outliers (3σ) in QC monitoring although their
precise application should be at the discretion of the QC manager concerned.

PARTICIPATING LABORATORIES

Acme Analytical Laboratories, Vancouver, BC, Canada

ALS Chemex, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
ALS Chemex, Stafford, QLD, Australia
Genalysis Laboratory Services, Maddington, WA, Australia
SGS, Welshpool, WA, Australia
Ultra Trace, Cannington, WA, Australia

PREPARER AND SUPPLIER OF THE REFERENCE MATERIAL

The reference material OREAS 70P has been prepared and certified and is supplied by:

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AUSTRALIA

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It has been packaged in unit sizes of 50g.

INTENDED USE
OREAS 70P is a secondary reference material intended for the QC monitoring of
analytical data.

STABILITY AND STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS

OREAS 70P has been prepared from a blend of ferruginous soils. It is therefore
considered to have long-term stability under normal storage conditions.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CORRECT USE OF THE REFERENCE

MATERIAL

The recommended values OREAS 70P refers to the concentration level of elements after
drying at 105°C for a minimum of 6 hours and stored in a desiccator until weighed. If
reference material OREAS 70P is not dried prior to weighing, values should be corrected
to its hygroscopic moisture content.

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.

CERTIFYING OFFICER: Dr Paul Hamlyn

REFERENCES
ISO Guide 35 (1985), Certification of reference materiLab B - General and statistical
principLab B.

ISO Guide 3207 (1975), Statistical interpretation of data - Determination of a statistical

tolerance interval.

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 APPENDIX A

Analytical Results for fire assay and four-acid

digest methods in OREAS 70P

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 Table A1. Key to abbreviations used in Tables A2 – A17.
Abbreviation Explanation
Std.Dev. one sigma standard deviation
Rel.Std.Dev. one sigma relative standard deviation
PDM3 percent deviation of lab mean from corrected mean of means
4A four acid (HF-HNO3 -HClO4 -HCl) digestion
FA fire assay (lead collection with a HCl leach)
OES inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry
MS inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
XRF x-ray fluorescence

Table A2. Analytical results for silver in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS
1 < 0.1 0.03 0.35 < 0.1 < 0.5 <0.1
2 < 0.1 0.03 0.40 < 0.1 < 0.5 <0.1
3 < 0.1 0.02 0.45 < 0.1 < 0.5 <0.1
4 < 0.1 0.02 0.30 < 0.1 < 0.5 <0.1
5 < 0.1 0.02 0.30 < 0.1 < 0.5 <0.1
Mean < 0.1 0.02 0.36 < 0.1 < 0.5 <0.1
Median < 0.1 0.02 0.35 < 0.1 < 0.5 <0.1
Std.Dev. - 0.01 0.07 - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - 22.8% 18.1% - - -
3
PDM - - - - - -

Table A3. Analytical results for arsenic in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS
1 <1 1.6 2.5 3.0 2.0 1.7
2 2.0 1.6 2.5 3.0 4.0 <0.5
3 2.0 1.1 2.5 3.0 4.0 <0.5
4 <1 1.2 3.0 3.0 2.0 <0.5
5 <1 1.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 1.4
Mean <2 1.3 2.6 3.0 3.2 <2
Median 2.0 1.2 2.5 3.0 4.0 1.6
Std.Dev. 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 1.1 0.2
Rel.Std.Dev. - 21.8% 8.60% 0.00% 34.2% -
PDM3 - -48.5% 2.97% 18.8% 26.7% -

Table A4. Analytical results for gold in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. FA*MS FA*MS FA*MS FA*MS FA*MS FA*MS
1 14 13 10 8 12 15
2 14 11 11 9 16 14
3 13 12 10 8 16 15
4 13 12 10 9 20 18
5 13 12 10 8 17 14
Mean 13 12 10 8 16 15
Median 13 12 10 8 16 15
Std.Dev. 0.55 0.71 0.45 0.55 2.86 1.64
Rel.Std.Dev. 4.09% 5.89% 4.38% 6.52% 17.7% 10.8%
3
PDM 6.63% -4.51% -18.8% -33.2% 28.9% 21.0%

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 Table A5. Analytical results for bismuth in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS
1 < 0.01 <0.01 < .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 <0.02
2 < 0.01 <0.01 < .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 <0.02
3 < 0.01 <0.01 < .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 <0.02
4 < 0.01 <0.01 < .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 <0.02
5 < 0.01 <0.01 < .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 <0.02
Mean < 0.01 <0.01 < .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 <0.02
Median < 0.01 <0.01 < .1 < 0.1 < 0.1 <0.02
Std.Dev. - - - - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - - - - - -
3
PDM - - - - - -

Table A6. Analytical results for cadmium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1
for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS
1 < 0.1 <0.02 0.15 < 0.1 < 0.5 <0.1
2 0.20 <0.02 0.20 < 0.1 < 0.5 <0.1
3 < 0.1 <0.02 0.30 < 0.1 < 0.5 <0.1
4 < 0.1 <0.02 0.20 < 0.1 < 0.5 <0.1
5 < 0.1 <0.02 0.20 < 0.1 < 0.5 <0.1
Mean 0.2 <0.02 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.5 <0.1
Median 0.2 <0.02 0.2 < 0.1 < 0.5 <0.1
Std.Dev. - - 0.1 - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - - 26.1% - - -
3
PDM - - - - - -

Table A7. Analytical results for cobalt in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*OES 4A*OES 4A*OES
1 93 93 102 92 90 86
2 92 96 102 94 90 89
3 91 95 96 93 90 88
4 91 94 98 91 95 87
5 93 92 97 91 90 87
Mean 92 94 99 92 91 87
Median 92 94 98 92 90 87
Std.Dev. 1.0 1.5 2.9 1.3 2.2 1.1
Rel.Std.Dev. 1.04% 1.59% 2.91% 1.41% 2.46% 1.30%
3
PDM 0.70% 2.78% 8.37% 1.03% -0.28% -4.23%

Table A8. Analytical results for chromium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1
for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. 4A*OES 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*OES 4A*OES 4A*OES
1 644 620 701 725 830 792
2 722 623 686 715 820 810
3 745 614 718 745 860 805
4 768 623 690 720 830 817
5 760 618 642 755 830 810
Mean 728 620 687 732 834 807
Median 745 620 690 725 830 810
Std.Dev. 50.0 3.8 28.1 17.2 15.2 9.3
Rel.Std.Dev. 6.87% 0.61% 4.08% 2.35% 1.82% 1.15%
3
PDM -1.45% -16.1% -6.92% -0.88% 12.9% 9.25%

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 Table A9. Analytical results for copper in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. 4A*OES 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*OES 4A*OES 4A*OES
1 1.0 3.4 2.1 6.0 5.0 3.0
2 <1 3.3 2.2 8.0 <5 2.0
3 <1 2.7 2.2 <5 <5 2.0
4 <1 3.1 2.3 <5 5.0 2.0
5 1.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 <5 2.0
Mean 1.0 3.3 2.5 6.3 5.0 2.2
Median 1.0 3.3 2.2 6.0 5.0 2.0
Std.Dev. 0.0 0.5 0.7 1.5 0.0 0.4
Rel.Std.Dev. 0.00% 14.4% 27.6% 24.1% 0.00% 20.3%
PDM3 -60.9% 29.0% -3.06% 147% 95.4% -14.0%

Table A10. Analytical results for sodium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. 4A*OES 4A*MS 4A*MS BF*XRD BF*XRD 4A*OES
1 481 500 405 1100 890 < 500
2 505 500 410 1000 890 < 500
3 581 400 415 1000 890 < 500
4 627 400 445 1200 890 < 500
5 674 400 410 1300 816 < 500
Mean 574 440 417 1120 875 < 500
Median 581 400 410 1100 890 < 500
Std.Dev. 81 55 16 130 33 -
Rel.Std.Dev. 14.1% 12.4% 3.85% 11.6% 3.79% -
PDM3 -0.50% -23.7% -27.7% 94.3% 51.8% -

Table A11. Analytical results for nickel in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. 4A*OES 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*OES 4A*OES 4A*OES
1 2663 2880 2891 2710 2680 2600
2 2683 2900 2967 2780 2750 2670
3 2675 2910 3060 2730 2760 2640
4 2657 2870 2983 2680 2780 2680
5 2702 2830 2919 2690 2690 2650
Mean 2676 2878 2964 2718 2732 2648
Median 2675 2880 2967 2710 2750 2650
Std.Dev. 18 31 65 40 44 31
Rel.Std.Dev. 0.66% 1.08% 2.20% 1.46% 1.62% 1.18%
PDM3 -1.99% 5.41% 8.56% -0.45% 0.06% -3.02%

Table A12. Analytical results for phospherous in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table
A1 for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. 4A*OES 4A*MS 4A*MS AF*XRD AF*XRD 4A*OES
1 56 20 15 < 50 22 <1000
2 55 20 15 < 50 9 <1000
3 55 10 20 < 50 9 <1000
4 52 20 20 < 50 13 <1000
5 56 10 20 < 50 9 <1000
Mean 54.8 16.0 18.0 < 50 12.2 <1000
Median 55.0 20.0 20.0 < 50 8.7 <1000
Std.Dev. 1.6 5.5 2.7 - 5.7 -
Rel.Std.Dev. 3.00% 34.2% 15.2% - 46.6% -
3
PDM 255% 3.85% 16.8% - -20.7% -

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 Table A13. Analytical results for lead in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*OES 4A*MS
1 <2 0.6 < .1 2.0 5.0 0.3
2 <2 < 0.5 < .1 1.0 3.0 0.2
3 <2 < 0.5 0.5 <1 3.0 0.2
4 <2 < 0.5 2.0 <1 3.0 0.2
5 <2 0.6 < .1 1.0 5.0 0.1
Mean <2 0.6 1.2 1.3 3.8 0.2
Median <2 0.6 1.2 1.0 3.0 0.2
Std.Dev. - 0.0 1.1 0.6 1.1 0.1
Rel.Std.Dev. - 0.00% 89.5% 43.30% 28.8% 35.3%
3
PDM - -43.0% 16.4% 26.7% 260% -81.0%

Table A14. Analytical results for palladium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1
for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. FA*MS FA*MS FA*MS FA*MS FA*MS FA*MS
1 <1 1 < .5 1 1 <1
2 <1 <1 < .5 1 2 <1
3 <1 <1 < .5 1 <1 <1
4 <1 <1 < .5 < 0.5 <1 <1
5 <1 1 < .5 2 2 <1
Mean <1 1.0 < .5 1.1 1.7 <1
Median <1 1.0 < .5 1.0 2.0 <1
Std.Dev. - 0.0 - 0.6 0.6 -
Rel.Std.Dev. - 0.00% - 55.9% 34.6% -
3
PDM - - - - - -

Table A15. Analytical results for platinum in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. FA*MS FA*MS FA*MS FA*MS FA*MS FA*MS
1 <1 0.6 0.3 0.5 2.0 0.7
2 <1 0.8 0.3 0.5 3.0 0.5
3 <1 0.7 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.6
4 1.0 0.7 0.3 < 0.5 1.0 < 0.5
5 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.5 3.0 1.7
Mean 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.5 2.0 0.9
Median 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.5 2.0 0.7
Std.Dev. 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.6
Rel.Std.Dev. 0.00% 20.0% 16.0% 0.00% 50.0% 63.6%
PDM3 59.2% 21.0% -55.4% -20.4% 218% 39.3%

Table A16. Analytical results for antimony in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1
for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*OES 4A*MS
1 0.55 0.33 0.50 0.60 0.80 0.50
2 0.50 0.20 0.55 0.60 0.80 0.60
3 0.49 0.17 0.50 0.60 0.80 0.50
4 0.49 0.18 0.55 0.60 0.60 0.60
5 0.50 0.19 0.50 0.60 0.60 0.60
Mean 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6
Median 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6
Std.Dev. 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Rel.Std.Dev. 4.96% 30.8% 5.27% 0.00% 15.2% 9.78%
3
PDM -12.6% -63.0% -10.2% 3.63% 24.4% -3.28%

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 Table A17. Analytical results for zinc in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table A1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. 4A*OES 4A*MS 4A*MS 4A*OES 4A*OES 4A*OES
1 37 35 37 31 35 38
2 33 34 36 33 35 37
3 32 34 35 32 35 34
4 35 34 39 31 35 38
5 35 34 36 32 30 38
Mean 34.4 34.2 36.4 31.8 34.0 37.0
Median 35.0 34.0 36.0 32.0 35.0 38.0
Std.Dev. 1.9 0.4 1.4 0.8 2.2 1.7
Rel.Std.Dev. 5.67% 1.31% 3.81% 2.63% 6.58% 4.68%
3
PDM -0.67% -1.25% 5.10% -8.18% -1.83% 6.83%

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 APPENDIX B

Analytical Results for aqua regia

digest methods in OREAS 70P

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 Table B1. Key to abbreviations used in Tables B2 – B11.
Abbreviation Explanation
Std.Dev. one sigma standard deviation
Rel.Std.Dev. one sigma relative standard deviation
PDM3 percent deviation of lab mean from corrected mean of means
AR aqua regia digestion
OES inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry
MS inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Table B2. Analytical results for silver in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table B1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AR*MS AR*MS AR*MS AR*OES AR*MS AR*MS
1 0.06 0.05 0.02 < 0.2 < 0.05 0.04
2 0.02 0.02 0.02 < 0.2 < 0.05 0.02
3 0.02 0.03 0.02 < 0.2 < 0.05 0.02
4 0.03 0.02 0.02 < 0.2 < 0.05 0.02
5 0.03 0.02 0.02 < 0.2 < 0.05 0.02
Mean 0.03 0.03 0.02 < 0.2 < 0.05 0.02
Median 0.03 0.0 0.0 < 0.2 < 0.05 0.0
Std.Dev. 0.02 0.01 0.00 - - 0.01
Rel.Std.Dev. 51.3% 46.6% 10.6% - - 37.3%
PDM3 49.7% 31.0% -15.8% - - 12.3%

Table B3. Analytical results for arsenic in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table B1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AR*MS AR*MS AR*MS AR*OES AR*MS AR*MS
1 1.4 5.2 1.5 13.0 1.6 2.0
2 1.6 2.0 1.6 12.0 1.8 1.9
3 0.6 1.8 1.7 12.0 2.0 1.9
4 1.3 1.6 1.7 14.0 1.8 1.8
5 1.1 1.7 1.7 13.0 1.8 1.7
Mean 1.2 2.5 1.6 12.8 1.8 1.9
Median 1.3 1.8 1.7 13.0 1.8 1.9
Std.Dev. 0.4 1.5 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.1
Rel.Std.Dev. 31.7% 62.6% 6.25% 6.54% 7.86% 6.13%
3
PDM -32.1% 39.1% -9.5% 624% 1.80% 5.20%

Table B4. Analytical results for gold in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table B1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AR*MS - AR*MS - AR*MS AR*MS
1 10.0 N/A 10.5 N/A 15.0 16.0
2 12.0 N/A 10.5 N/A 15.0 13.0
3 9.0 N/A 11.8 N/A 16.0 14.0
4 9.0 N/A 11.9 N/A 14.0 13.0
5 11.0 N/A 10.9 N/A 15.0 14.0
Mean 10.2 - 11.1 - 15.0 14.0
Median 10.0 - 10.9 - 15.0 14.0
Std.Dev. 1.3 - 0.7 - 0.7 1.2
Rel.Std.Dev. 12.8% - 6.3% - 4.71% 8.75%
3
PDM -18.9% - -11.9% - 19.3% 11.4%

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 Table B5. Analytical results for bismuth in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table B1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AR*MS AR*MS AR*MS AR*OES AR*MS AR*MS
1 < 0.01 0.01 < 0.02 < 20 < 0.02 <0.02
2 < 0.01 <0.01 < 0.02 < 20 < 0.02 <0.02
3 < 0.01 <0.01 < 0.02 < 20 < 0.02 <0.02
4 < 0.01 <0.01 < 0.02 < 20 < 0.02 <0.02
5 < 0.01 <0.01 < 0.02 < 20 < 0.02 <0.02
Mean < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.02 < 20 < 0.02 <0.02
Median < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.02 < 20 < 0.02 <0.02
Std.Dev. - - - - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - - - - - -
PDM3 - - - - - -

Table B6. Analytical results for cadmium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table B1
for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AR*MS AR*MS AR*MS AR*OES AR*MS AR*MS
1 < 0.05 0.07 < 0.01 < 0.1 < 0.05 <0.02
2 < 0.05 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.1 < 0.05 <0.02
3 < 0.05 0.01 0.01 < 0.1 < 0.05 <0.02
4 < 0.05 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.1 < 0.05 <0.02
5 < 0.05 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.1 < 0.05 <0.02
Mean < 0.05 0.02 < 0.01 < 0.1 < 0.05 <0.02
Median < 0.05 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.1 < 0.05 <0.02
Std.Dev. - 0.03 - - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - 122% - - - -
PDM3 - - - - - -

Table B7. Analytical results for cobalt in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table B1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AR*MS AR*MS AR*MS AR*OES AR*OES AR*MS
1 82.4 85.6 90.8 78.0 84.0 76.0
2 84.3 86.8 89.0 77.0 85.0 75.0
3 81.3 86.0 91.5 78.0 85.0 74.0
4 84.6 85.2 92.8 77.0 83.0 73.0
5 82.2 84.8 89.9 78.0 85.0 74.0
Mean 83.0 85.7 90.8 77.6 84.4 74.4
Median 82.4 85.6 90.8 78.0 85.0 74.0
Std.Dev. 1.4 0.8 1.5 0.5 0.9 1.1
Rel.Std.Dev. 1.72% 0.90% 1.62% 0.71% 1.06% 1.53%
PDM3 0.39% 3.68% 9.84% -6.09% 2.14% -9.97%

Table B8. Analytical results for chromium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table B1
for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AR*OES AR*MS AR*MS AR*OES AR*OES AR*MS
1 687 715 823 710 720 709
2 685 711 807 680 760 698
3 674 716 834 670 735 688
4 686 705 869 710 740 674
5 690 705 813 710 755 688
Mean 684 710 829 696 742 691
Median 686 711 823 710 740 688
Std.Dev. 6.1 5.3 24.6 19.5 16.0 13.0
Rel.Std.Dev. 0.89% 0.74% 2.97% 2.80% 2.16% 1.88%
3
PDM -2.90% 0.79% 17.68% -1.25% 5.27% -1.91%

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 Table B9. Analytical results for copper in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table B1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AR*OES AR*MS AR*MS AR*OES AR*OES AR*MS
1 <1 6.2 1.9 9.0 3.0 2.0
2 <1 3.5 1.8 11.0 3.5 2.0
3 <1 3.2 1.9 13.0 3.5 2.0
4 <1 3.2 1.9 12.0 3.0 2.0
5 <1 3.5 1.9 7.0 3.0 2.0
Mean <1 3.9 1.9 10.4 3.2 2.0
Median <1 3.5 1.9 11.0 3.0 2.0
Std.Dev. - 1.3 0.1 2.4 0.3 0.0
Rel.Std.Dev. - 32.7% 3.44% 23.2% 8.56% 0.00%
PDM3 - 50.4% -28.9% 299% 22.7% -23.3%

Table B10. Analytical results for nickel in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table B1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AR*OES AR*MS AR*MS AR*OES AR*OES AR*MS
1 2372 2590 2716 2200 2480 2270
2 2364 2570 2687 2150 2550 2300
3 2328 2620 2780 2200 2550 2250
4 2368 2560 2693 2150 2560 2200
5 2377 2540 2738 2200 2510 2280
Mean 2362 2576 2723 2180 2530 2260
Median 2368 2570 2716 2200 2550 2270
Std.Dev. 19 30 38 27 34 38
Rel.Std.Dev. 0.83% 1.18% 1.39% 1.26% 1.34% 1.68%
PDM3 -3.14% 5.64% 11.7% -10.6% 3.75% -7.32%

Table B11. Analytical results for lead in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table B1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AR*MS AR*MS AR*MS AR*OES AR*MS AR*MS
1 <1 5.40 0.09 < 20 <1 <1
2 <1 0.50 0.09 < 20 <1 <1
3 <1 0.20 0.09 < 20 <1 <1
4 <1 0.20 0.11 < 20 <1 <1
5 <1 0.50 0.08 < 20 <1 <1
Mean <1 1.36 0.09 < 20 <1 <1
Median <1 0.50 0.09 < 20 <1 <1
Std.Dev. - 2.3 0.0 - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - 166% 10.4% - - -
3
PDM - - - - - -

Table B12. Analytical results for palladium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table B1
for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AR*MS - AR*MS - AR*MS AR*MS
1 < 10 N/A < 10 N/A <10 <1
2 < 10 N/A < 10 N/A <10 <1
3 < 10 N/A < 10 N/A <10 <1
4 < 10 N/A < 10 N/A <10 <1
5 < 10 N/A < 10 N/A <10 <1
Mean < 10 - < 10 N/A <10 <1
Median < 10 - < 10 N/A <10 <1
Std.Dev. - - - - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - - - - - -
PDM3 - - - - - -

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 Table B13. Analytical results for platinum in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table B1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AR*MS - AR*MS - AR*MS AR*MS
1 <5 N/A <2 N/A <5 0.7
2 <5 N/A <2 N/A <5 0.5
3 <5 N/A <2 N/A <5 0.6
4 <5 N/A <2 N/A <5 < 0.5
5 <5 N/A <2 N/A <5 1.7
Mean <5 - <2 - <5 0.9
Median <5 - <2 - <5 0.7
Std.Dev. - - - - - 0.6
Rel.Std.Dev. - - - - - 63.5%
3
PDM - - - - - -

Table B14. Analytical results for antimony in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table B1
for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AR*MS AR*MS AR*MS AR*OES AR*MS AR*MS
1 0.23 0.33 0.16 0.20 0.06 <0.1
2 0.20 0.20 0.17 0.20 0.04 <0.1
3 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.10 0.04 <0.1
4 0.18 0.18 0.16 0.10 0.04 <0.1
5 0.19 0.19 0.16 0.10 0.04 <0.1
Mean 0.19 0.21 0.16 0.14 0.04 <0.1
Median 0.19 0.19 0.16 0.10 0.04 <0.1
Std.Dev. 0.02 0.07 0.00 0.05 0.01 -
Rel.Std.Dev. 11.9% 30.7% 1.69% 39.1% 20.3% -
PDM3 15.5% 27.4% -3.57% -16.7% -73.8% -

Table B15. Analytical results for zinc in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table B1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AR*OES AR*MS AR*MS AR*OES AR*OES AR*MS
1 23 40 33 36 38 32
2 23 34 32 33 39 31
3 25 35 33 31 38 31
4 24 34 34 36 37 30
5 24 34 32 31 38 31
Mean 23.8 35.4 32.9 33.4 38.0 31.0
Median 24.0 34.0 33.2 33.0 38.0 31.0
Std.Dev. 0.8 2.6 0.8 2.5 0.7 0.7
Rel.Std.Dev. 3.52% 7.37% 2.47% 7.51% 1.86% 2.28%
PDM3 -30.3% 3.71% -3.73% -2.14% 11.3% -9.18%

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 APPENDIX C

Analytical Results for major elements by

fusion methods in OREAS 70P

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 Table C1. Key to abbreviations used in Tables C2 – C11.
Abbreviation Explanation
Std.Dev. one sigma standard deviation
Rel.Std.Dev. one sigma relative standard deviation
PDM3 percent deviation of lab mean from corrected mean of means
AF alkali fusion
BF Lithium metaborate fusion
Leco Leco furnace method
LOI Grav method after heating to 1000°C
OES inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry
MS inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
XRF x-ray fluorescence

Table C2. Analytical results for aluminium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table C1
for abbreviations; values in wt. %).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*OES BF*XRF BF*OES BF*XRF AF*XRF BF*OES
1 0.32 0.28 0.32 0.32 0.37 0.37
2 0.41 0.29 0.33 0.31 0.37 0.37
3 0.31 0.29 0.33 0.31 0.36 0.34
4 0.36 0.30 0.34 0.31 0.37 0.36
5 0.32 0.28 0.33 0.31 0.38 0.34
Mean 0.34 0.29 0.33 0.31 0.37 0.36
Median 0.32 0.29 0.33 0.31 0.37 0.36
Std.Dev. 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02
Rel.Std.Dev. 12.1% 2.41% 1.55% 1.43% 1.64% 4.26%
3
PDM 4.26% -13.0% -0.36% -5.44% 11.7% 7.90%

Table C3. Analytical results for carbon in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table C1 for
abbreviations; values in wt. %).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. Leco Leco BF*OES Leco Leco Leco
1 0.38 0.41 0.40 0.31 0.40 0.40
2 0.36 0.41 0.41 0.33 0.44 0.37
3 0.33 0.43 0.41 0.34 0.43 0.40
4 0.38 0.43 0.41 0.34 0.38 0.42
5 0.34 0.45 0.39 0.31 0.41 0.41
Mean 0.36 0.43 0.40 0.32 0.41 0.40
Median 0.36 0.43 0.41 0.33 0.41 0.40
Std.Dev. 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02
Rel.Std.Dev. 6.37% 3.93% 2.08% 5.11% 5.79% 4.68%
PDM3 -7.53% 10.0% 4.09% -16.3% 6.41% 3.31%

Table C4. Analytical results for calcium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table C1 for
abbreviations; values in wt. %).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*OES BF*XRF BF*OES BF*XRF AF*XRF BF*OES
1 0.30 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.21 0.25
2 0.30 0.25 0.24 0.25 0.21 0.31
3 0.30 0.26 0.25 0.25 0.21 0.27
4 0.30 0.26 0.25 0.25 0.21 0.25
5 0.30 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.21 0.25
Mean 0.30 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.21 0.27
Median 0.30 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.21 0.25
Std.Dev. 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
Rel.Std.Dev. 0.00% 2.86% 1.21% 0.00% 1.53% 9.80%
3
PDM 19.7% -0.18% -1.32% -0.25% -16.7% 6.13%

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 Table C5. Analytical results for chromium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table C1
for abbreviations; values in wt. %).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*OES BF*XRF BF*OES BF*XRF AF*XRF BF*OES
1 0.108 0.089 0.087 0.100 0.104 0.100
2 0.105 0.082 0.086 0.110 0.104 0.100
3 0.105 0.089 0.088 0.110 0.104 0.100
4 0.104 0.089 0.086 0.100 0.104 0.110
5 0.105 0.082 0.089 0.110 0.104 0.100
Mean 0.105 0.086 0.087 0.106 0.104 0.102
Median 0.105 0.089 0.087 0.110 0.104 0.100
Std.Dev. 0.001 0.004 0.001 0.005 0.000 0.004
Rel.Std.Dev. 1.29% 4.35% 1.49% 5.17% 0.00% 4.38%
3
PDM 7.14% -12.5% -11.6% 7.67% 5.60% 3.61%

Table C6. Analytical results for iron in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table C1 for
abbreviations; values in wt. %).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*OES BF*XRF BF*OES BF*XRF AF*XRF BF*OES
1 3.78 4.80 3.90 4.00 4.06 4.23
2 3.78 4.79 3.91 4.00 4.06 4.03
3 3.95 4.83 3.91 4.00 4.05 4.04
4 3.72 4.80 3.89 4.00 4.06 4.11
5 3.89 4.80 3.89 4.00 4.07 4.12
Mean 3.82 4.81 3.90 4.00 4.06 4.11
Median 3.78 4.80 3.90 4.00 4.06 4.11
Std.Dev. 0.09 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.08
Rel.Std.Dev. 2.44% 0.26% 0.25% 0.00% 0.20% 1.95%
3
PDM -3.87% 20.8% -1.94% 0.56% 2.03% 3.22%

Table C7. Analytical results for potassium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table C1
for abbreviations; values in wt. %).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*OES BF*XRF BF*OES BF*XRF AF*XRF BF*OES
1 < 0.02 0.025 < 0.02 < 0.01 0.008 <0.05
2 < 0.02 0.025 < 0.02 < 0.01 0.008 <0.05
3 < 0.02 0.025 < 0.02 < 0.01 < 0.01 <0.05
4 0.02 0.025 < 0.02 < 0.01 0.008 <0.05
5 < 0.02 0.033 < 0.02 < 0.01 0.008 <0.05
Mean < 0.02 0.027 < 0.02 < 0.01 0.008 <0.05
Median < 0.02 0.025 < 0.02 < 0.01 0.008 <0.05
Std.Dev. - 0.0 - - 0.0 -
Rel.Std.Dev. - 14.0% - - 0.00% -
3
PDM - - - - - -

Table C8. Analytical results for loss on ignition volatiles in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM
(refer Table C1 for abbreviations; values in wt. %).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. LOI BF*XRF BF*OES BF*XRF LOI BF*OES
1 15.96 15.70 16.80 15.87 15.58 15.53
2 15.81 15.70 16.60 15.87 15.63 15.50
3 15.91 15.80 16.60 15.84 15.73 15.55
4 15.97 15.85 16.80 15.84 15.63 15.62
5 15.79 15.85 16.80 15.70 15.68 15.50
Mean 15.89 15.78 16.72 15.82 15.65 15.54
Median 15.91 15.80 16.80 15.84 15.63 15.53
Std.Dev. 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
Rel.Std.Dev. 0.53% 0.48% 0.66% 0.45% 0.36% 0.32%
PDM3 0.92% 0.24% 6.21% 0.52% -0.59% -1.29%

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 Table C9. Analytical results for magnesium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table C1
for abbreviations; values in wt. %).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*OES BF*XRF BF*OES BF*XRF AF*XRF BF*OES
1 25.69 25.26 24.95 25.21 25.09 27.38
2 25.57 25.24 24.89 25.22 25.09 27.34
3 25.62 25.25 24.98 25.19 25.03 27.58
4 25.62 25.22 24.80 25.28 25.03 27.34
5 25.41 25.22 24.76 25.16 25.03 27.38
Mean 25.58 25.24 24.88 25.21 25.05 27.40
Median 25.62 25.24 24.89 25.21 25.03 27.38
Std.Dev. 0.105 0.018 0.092 0.044 0.033 0.100
Rel.Std.Dev. 0.41% 0.07% 0.37% 0.18% 0.13% 0.37%
3
PDM 1.51% 0.15% -1.29% 0.04% -0.58% 8.74%

Table C10. Analytical results for manganese in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table C1
for abbreviations; values in wt. %).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*OES BF*XRF BF*OES BF*XRF AF*XRF BF*OES
1 0.065 0.093 0.062 0.070 0.062 0.070
2 0.064 0.093 0.062 0.060 0.062 0.060
3 0.064 0.093 0.062 0.060 0.062 0.060
4 0.063 0.093 0.062 0.060 0.062 0.070
5 0.063 0.093 0.062 0.060 0.062 0.060
Mean 0.064 0.093 0.062 0.062 0.062 0.064
Median 0.064 0.093 0.062 0.060 0.062 0.060
Std.Dev. 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.005
Rel.Std.Dev. 0.92% 0.00% 0.00% 7.21% 0.00% 8.56%
PDM3 1.68% 48.1% -1.24% -1.19% -1.24% 2.00%

Table C11. Analytical results for sodium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table C1 for
abbreviations; values in wt. %).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*OES BF*XRF BF*OES BF*XRF BF*XRF BF*OES
1 0.048 0.089 0.041 0.110 0.089 <0.05
2 0.051 0.104 0.033 0.100 0.089 <0.05
3 0.058 0.096 0.052 0.100 0.089 <0.05
4 0.063 0.089 0.048 0.120 0.089 <0.05
5 0.067 0.089 0.045 0.130 0.082 <0.05
Mean 0.057 0.093 0.044 0.112 0.088 <0.05
Median 0.058 0.089 0.045 0.110 0.089 <0.05
Std.Dev. 0.008 0.007 0.007 0.013 0.003 -
Rel.Std.Dev. 14.1% 7.1% 16.3% 11.6% 3.79% -
PDM3 -27.2% 18.6% -44.5% 42.1% 11.0% -

Table C12. Analytical results for phospherous in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table
C1 for abbreviations; values in wt. %).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*OES BF*XRF BF*OES BF*XRF AF*XRF BF*OES
1 0.0056 0.0044 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.0022 <0.1
2 0.0055 0.0044 0.0044 < 0.005 0.0009 <0.1
3 0.0055 0.0044 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.0009 <0.1
4 0.0052 0.00873 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.0013 <0.1
5 0.0056 0.0044 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.0009 <0.1
Mean 0.0055 0.0052 0.0044 < 0.005 0.0012 <0.1
Median 0.0055 0.0044 0.0044 < 0.005 0.0009 <0.1
Std.Dev. 0.000 0.002 - - 0.001 -
Rel.Std.Dev. 3.00% 37.3% - - 46.6% -
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PDM 15.7% 10.6% -7.85% - -74.2% -

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 Table C13. Analytical results for sulphur in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table C1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. Leco Leco BF*OES Leco Leco Leco
1 0.055 0.020 0.070 0.047 0.070 0.070
2 0.055 0.010 0.065 0.056 0.070 0.080
3 0.054 0.010 0.070 0.059 0.070 0.070
4 0.061 0.010 0.065 0.060 0.070 0.070
5 0.058 0.010 0.070 0.050 0.070 0.070
Mean 0.06 0.01 0.07 0.05 0.07 0.07
Median 0.06 0.01 0.07 0.06 0.07 0.07
Std.Dev. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
Rel.Std.Dev. 5.09% 37.3% 4.03% 10.4% 0.00% 6.21%
PDM3 -11.5% -81.2% 6.28% -15.0% 9.41% 12.5%

Table C14. Analytical results for silicon in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table C1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*OES BF*XRF BF*OES BF*XRF AF*XRF BF*OES
1 16.50 15.77 16.19 16.47 16.69 17.24
2 16.20 15.80 16.27 16.44 16.69 17.28
3 16.30 15.80 16.23 16.45 16.69 17.35
4 16.40 15.80 16.27 16.42 16.64 17.23
5 16.40 15.83 16.30 16.51 16.69 17.27
Mean 16.36 15.80 16.25 16.46 16.68 17.27
Median 16.40 15.80 16.27 16.45 16.69 17.27
Std.Dev. 0.11 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.05
Rel.Std.Dev. 0.70% 0.12% 0.25% 0.21% 0.13% 0.27%
3
PDM 0.31% -3.13% -0.36% 0.91% 2.27% 5.91%

Table C15. Analytical results for titanium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table C1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*OES BF*XRF BF*OES BF*XRF AF*XRF BF*OES
1 < 0.01 0.048 0.018 0.020 0.024 0.020
2 < 0.01 0.042 0.018 0.020 0.024 0.020
3 < 0.01 0.048 0.018 0.020 0.024 0.020
4 < 0.01 0.042 0.018 0.010 0.024 0.020
5 < 0.01 0.042 0.018 0.010 0.024 0.020
Mean < 0.01 0.044 0.018 0.016 0.024 0.020
Median < 0.01 0.042 0.018 0.020 0.024 0.020
Std.Dev. - 0.003 0.000 0.005 0.000 0.000
Rel.Std.Dev. - 7.40% 0.00% 34.2% 0.00% 0.00%
3
PDM - 128% -7.73% -17.9% 23.0% 2.61%

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 APPENDIX D

Analytical Results for lithophile trace elements by

fusion methods in OREAS 70P

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 Table D1. Key to abbreviations used in Tables D2 – D11.
Abbreviation Explanation
Std.Dev. one sigma standard deviation
Rel.Std.Dev. one sigma relative standard deviation
PDM3 percent deviation of lab mean from corrected mean of means
AF alkali fusion
BF Lithium metaborate fusion
MS inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Table D2. Analytical results for barium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS AF*MS AF*MS AF*MS
1 7.0 6.1 <5 < 10 < 10 7.6
2 5.0 5.9 6.5 < 10 10.0 8.0
3 5.0 5.8 8.0 < 10 < 10 7.7
4 5.0 5.2 <5 < 10 < 10 8.5
5 5.0 6.0 <5 11.0 10.0 8.2
Mean 5.4 5.8 7.3 < 10 < 10 8.0
Median 5.0 5.9 7.3 11.0 10.0 8.0
Std.Dev. 0.9 0.4 1.1 - 0.0 0.4
Rel.Std.Dev. 16. 6% 6.10% 14.6% - 0.00% 4.59%
PDM3 -18.8% -12.8% 9.02% 65.4% 50.4% 20.3%

Table D3. Analytical results for cerium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS AF*MS - AF*MS
1 0.9 1.3 1.1 0.6 N/A 1.1
2 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.7 N/A 1.1
3 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.6 N/A 1.0
4 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.5 N/A 1.1
5 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.6 N/A 1.0
Mean 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.6 - 1.1
Median 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.6 - 1.1
Std.Dev. 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.1
Rel.Std.Dev. 5.45% 9.78% 4.56% 11.8% - 5.17%
PDM3 -10.5% 22.3% 6.99% -34.5% - 15.7%

Table D4. Analytical results for dysprosium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1
for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS - - AF*MS
1 < 0.1 0.10 0.13 N/A N/A 0.10
2 < 0.1 0.10 0.13 N/A N/A 0.10
3 < 0.1 0.10 0.14 N/A N/A 0.10
4 0.10 0.10 0.13 N/A N/A 0.10
5 < 0.1 0.10 0.12 N/A N/A 0.10
Mean 0.10 0.10 0.13 - - 0.10
Median 0.10 0.10 0.13 - - 0.10
Std.Dev. - 0.00 0.01 - - 0.00
Rel.Std.Dev. - 0.00% 4.49% - - 0.00%
3
PDM -8.26% -8.26% 16.5% - - -8.26%

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 Table D5. Analytical results for erbium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS - - AF*MS
1 < 0.1 0.10 0.08 N/A N/A <0.1
2 < 0.1 0.10 0.09 N/A N/A <0.1
3 < 0.1 0.10 0.11 N/A N/A <0.1
4 < 0.1 0.10 0.09 N/A N/A <0.1
5 < 0.1 0.10 0.11 N/A N/A <0.1
Mean - 0.10 0.09 - - -
Median - 0.10 0.09 - - -
Std.Dev. - 0.00 0.01 - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - 0.00% 13.77% - - -
PDM3 - 3.09% -3.09% - - -

Table D6. Analytical results for europium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS - - AF*MS
1 < 0.1 <0.1 < .05 N/A N/A <0.1
2 < 0.1 0.10 < .05 N/A N/A <0.1
3 < 0.1 <0.1 < .05 N/A N/A <0.1
4 < 0.1 <0.1 < .05 N/A N/A <0.1
5 < 0.1 <0.1 < .05 N/A N/A <0.1
Mean - 0.1 < .05 - - <0.1
Median - 0.1 < .05 - - <0.1
Std.Dev. - - - - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - - - - - -
PDM3 - - - - - -

Table D7. Analytical results for gadolinium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1
for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS - - AF*MS
1 0.10 0.30 0.13 N/A N/A 0.10
2 < 0.1 0.20 0.13 N/A N/A 0.10
3 < 0.1 0.20 0.13 N/A N/A 0.10
4 < 0.1 0.20 0.13 N/A N/A 0.10
5 < 0.1 0.20 0.18 N/A N/A 0.10
Mean 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - 0.1
Median 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - 0.1
Std.Dev. - 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0
Rel.Std.Dev. - 20.3% 17.1% - - 0.00%
PDM3 -16.0% 84.9% 16.0% - - -16.0%

Table D8. Analytical results for holmium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS - - AF*MS
1 < 0.1 <0.1 < 0.05 N/A N/A <0.1
2 < 0.1 <0.1 < 0.05 N/A N/A <0.1
3 < 0.1 <0.1 < 0.05 N/A N/A <0.1
4 < 0.1 <0.1 < 0.05 N/A N/A <0.1
5 < 0.1 <0.1 < 0.05 N/A N/A <0.1
Mean < 0.1 <0.1 < 0.05 - - <0.1
Median < 0.1 <0.1 < 0.05 - - <0.1
Std.Dev. - - - - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - - - - - -
PDM3 - - - - - -

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 Table D9. Analytical results for lanthanum in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1
for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS AF*MS - AF*MS
1 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.7 N/A 0.5
2 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7 N/A 0.5
3 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.6 N/A 0.5
4 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 N/A 0.5
5 0.5 0.7 < 0.5 1.4 N/A 0.5
Mean 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.8 - 0.5
Median 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7 - 0.5
Std.Dev. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 - 0.0
Rel.Std.Dev. 8.60% 6.21% 8.51% 42.4% - 0.00%
PDM3 -11.9% 21.9% -4.74% 35.5% - -15.3%

Table D10. Analytical results for lutetium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS - - AF*MS
1 < 0.05 <0.1 0.020 N/A N/A <0.1
2 < 0.05 <0.1 0.015 N/A N/A <0.1
3 < 0.05 <0.1 0.020 N/A N/A <0.1
4 < 0.05 <0.1 < 0.01 N/A N/A <0.1
5 < 0.05 <0.1 < 0.01 N/A N/A <0.1
Mean < 0.05 <0.1 0.018 - - <0.1
Median < 0.05 <0.1 0.020 - - <0.1
Std.Dev. - - 0.003 - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - - 15.7% - - -
PDM3 - - - - - -

Table D11. Analytical results for niobium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS AF*MS AF*MS AF*MS
1 < 10 <1 < 0.5 2 <1 <1
2 < 10 <1 < 0.5 3 <1 <1
3 < 10 <1 < 0.5 3 <1 <1
4 < 10 <1 < 0.5 1 <1 <1
5 < 10 <1 < 0.5 2 <1 <1
Mean < 10 <1 < 0.5 2.2 <1 <1
Median < 10 <1 < 0.5 2.0 <1 <1
Std.Dev. - - - 0.8 - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - - - 38.0% - -
PDM3 - - - - - -

Table D12. Analytical results for neodymium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1
for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS - - AF*MS
1 0.50 0.50 0.60 N/A N/A <0.5
2 0.60 0.50 < 0.4 N/A N/A <0.5
3 0.40 <0.5 < 0.4 N/A N/A <0.5
4 0.40 0.50 < 0.4 N/A N/A <0.5
5 0.30 0.50 < 0.4 N/A N/A <0.5
Mean 0.4 0.5 0.6 - - <0.5
Median 0.4 0.5 0.6 - - <0.5
Std.Dev. 0.1 0.0 - - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. 25.9% 0.00% - - - -
PDM3 -6.38% 6.38% 27.7% - - -

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 Table D13. Analytical results for praseodymium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table
D1 for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS - - AF*MS
1 0.11 0.10 0.12 N/A N/A 0.10
2 0.12 0.10 0.11 N/A N/A 0.10
3 0.12 0.10 0.11 N/A N/A 0.10
4 0.12 0.10 0.14 N/A N/A 0.10
5 0.11 0.10 0.11 N/A N/A 0.10
Mean 0.12 0.10 0.12 - - 0.10
Median 0.12 0.10 0.11 - - 0.10
Std.Dev. 0.01 0.00 0.01 - - 0.00
Rel.Std.Dev. 4.72% 0.00% 9.36% - - 0.00%
3
PDM 7.16% -7.62% 8.08% - - -7.62%

Table D14. Analytical results for rubidium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS AF*MS AF*MS AF*MS
1 1.30 0.50 < 0.5 0.40 <2 0.70
2 0.80 0.60 0.70 0.40 <2 0.80
3 < 0.5 0.50 0.65 0.80 <2 0.70
4 < 0.5 0.50 1.20 0.40 <2 0.70
5 < 0.5 0.50 < 0.5 0.30 <2 0.90
Mean 1.05 0.52 0.85 0.46 <2 0.76
Median 1.05 0.50 0.70 0.40 <2 0.70
Std.Dev. 0.35 0.04 0.30 0.19 - 0.09
Rel.Std.Dev. - 8.60% 35.8% 42.4% - 11.8%
3
PDM -100% -28.6% 16.8% -36.8% - 4.40%

Table D15. Analytical results for samarium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1
for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS - - AF*MS
1 < 0.1 0.10 < 0.1 N/A N/A <0.1
2 < 0.1 0.10 < 0.1 N/A N/A 0.10
3 < 0.1 0.10 0.10 N/A N/A 0.10
4 < 0.1 0.10 < 0.1 N/A N/A <0.1
5 < 0.1 0.10 < 0.1 N/A N/A <0.1
Mean < 0.1 0.10 0.10 - - 0.10
Median < 0.1 0.10 0.10 - - 0.10
Std.Dev. - 0.00 - - - 0.00
Rel.Std.Dev. - 0.00% - - - 0.00%
3
PDM - - - - - -

Table D16. Analytical results for tin in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS - AF*MS AF*MS
1 <2 <1 <1 N/A < 10 <1
2 <2 <1 <1 N/A < 10 <1
3 <2 <1 <1 N/A < 10 <1
4 <2 <1 <1 N/A < 10 <1
5 <2 <1 <1 N/A < 10 <1
Mean <2 <1 <1 - < 10 <1
Median <2 <1 <1 - < 10 <1
Std.Dev. - - - - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - - - - - -
3
PDM - - - - - -

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 Table D17. Analytical results for strontium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS AF*MS AF*MS AF*MS
1 22.0 5.1 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.0
2 < 20 4.1 3.3 7.7 4.0 4.1
3 < 20 3.7 3.6 5.0 5.0 3.9
4 < 20 3.8 3.6 6.2 4.0 3.9
5 < 20 3.6 3.7 4.9 4.0 3.9
Mean 22.00 4.06 3.54 5.56 4.20 3.96
Median 22.00 3.80 3.55 5.00 4.00 3.90
Std.Dev. - 0.61 0.15 1.43 0.45 0.09
Rel.Std.Dev. - 15.0% 4.17% 25.7% 10.6% 2.26%
3
PDM 465% 4.37% -9.00% 42.9% 7.97% 1.80%

Table D18. Analytical results for terbium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS - - AF*MS
1 < 0.05 <0.1 0.02 N/A N/A <0.1
2 < 0.05 <0.1 0.03 N/A N/A <0.1
3 < 0.05 <0.1 0.04 N/A N/A <0.1
4 < 0.05 <0.1 0.02 N/A N/A <0.1
5 < 0.05 <0.1 0.03 N/A N/A <0.1
Mean < 0.05 <0.1 0.02 - - <0.1
Median < 0.05 <0.1 0.03 - - <0.1
Std.Dev. - - 0.01 - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - - 30.9% - - -
3
PDM - - - - - -

Table D19. Analytical results for thorium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS AF*MS AF*MS AF*MS
1 0.2 <1 < 0.1 < 0.25 < 0.5 <1
2 0.2 <1 0.4 1.8 < 0.5 <1
3 0.2 <1 < 0.1 0.7 < 0.5 <1
4 0.2 <1 < 0.1 < 0.25 < 0.5 <1
5 0.1 <1 < 0.1 7.0 < 0.5 <1
Mean 0.2 <1 0.4 3.2 < 0.5 <1
Median 0.2 <1 0.4 1.8 < 0.5 <1
Std.Dev. 0.0 - - 3.4 - -
Rel.Std.Dev. 24.8% - - 106% - -
3
PDM - - - - - -

Table D20. Analytical results for thulium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS - - AF*MS
1 < 0.1 <0.1 < 0.05 N/A N/A <0.1
2 < 0.1 <0.1 < 0.05 N/A N/A <0.1
3 < 0.1 <0.1 < 0.05 N/A N/A <0.1
4 < 0.1 <0.1 < 0.05 N/A N/A <0.1
5 < 0.1 <0.1 < 0.05 N/A N/A <0.1
Mean < 0.1 <0.1 < 0.05 - - <0.1
Median < 0.1 <0.1 < 0.05 - - <0.1
Std.Dev. - - - - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - - - - - -
3
PDM - - - - - -

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 Table D21. Analytical results for uranium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS AF*MS AF*MS AF*MS
1 < 0.1 <0.5 < 0.1 < 0.25 < 0.5 <0.5
2 < 0.1 <0.5 < 0.1 < 0.25 < 0.5 <0.5
3 < 0.1 <0.5 < 0.1 < 0.25 < 0.5 <0.5
4 < 0.1 <0.5 < 0.1 < 0.25 < 0.5 <0.5
5 < 0.1 <0.5 < 0.1 0.70 < 0.5 <0.5
Mean < 0.1 <0.5 < 0.1 < 0.25 < 0.5 <0.5
Median < 0.1 <0.5 < 0.1 < 0.25 < 0.5 <0.5
Std.Dev. - - - - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - - - - - -
PDM3 - - - - - -

Table D22. Analytical results for yttrium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS AF*MS AF*MS AF*MS
1 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 <1 0.8
2 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.8 <1 0.8
3 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 <1 0.7
4 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.7 <1 0.7
5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 <1 0.7
Mean 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 <1 0.7
Median 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 <1 0.7
Std.Dev. 0.11 0.09 0.07 0.11 - 0.05
Rel.Std.Dev. 17.3% 10.4% 8.60% 13.4% - 7.40%
PDM3 -14.5% 11.4% 1.04% 6.22% - -4.15%

Table D23. Analytical results for ytterbium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1 for
abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS AF*MS - AF*MS
1 < 0.1 0.20 0.08 < 0.5 N/A <0.1
2 < 0.1 0.10 0.12 < 0.5 N/A <0.1
3 0.10 0.10 0.10 < 0.5 N/A <0.1
4 < 0.1 0.10 0.10 < 0.5 N/A <0.1
5 < 0.1 0.10 0.11 < 0.5 N/A <0.1
Mean < 0.1 0.12 0.10 < 0.5 - <0.1
Median < 0.1 0.10 0.10 < 0.5 - <0.1
Std.Dev. - 0.04 0.01 - - -
Rel.Std.Dev. - 37.3% 14.6% - - -
PDM3 - 12.5% -6.25% - - -

Table D24. Analytical results for zirconium in Mt Keith altered ultramafic SRM (refer Table D1
for abbreviations; values in ppm).
Replicate Lab A LAB B Lab C LAB D Lab E LAB F
No. AF*MS AF*MS BF*MS - AF*MS AF*MS
1 7.0 18.0 4.1 N/A 20.0 11.1
2 5.0 2.7 4.2 N/A < 10 8.4
3 6.0 8.8 4.2 N/A < 10 6.2
4 8.0 8.2 4.4 N/A < 10 6.2
5 7.0 6.9 3.9 N/A < 10 5.3
Mean 6.6 8.9 4.1 - < 10 7.4
Median 7.0 8.2 4.2 - < 10 6.2
Std.Dev. 1.1 5.6 0.2 - - 2.3
Rel.Std.Dev. 17.3% 62.9% 4.42% - - 31.5%
PDM3 4.67% 41.5% -34.5% - - 18.0%

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