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Material Database:
GTS-2a Gold Ore Mill Tailing
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| Type |
Certified reference material |
| Producer |
Canadian Certified Reference Materials Project (CCRMP)
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| Status |
Available |
| Material |
Powder |
| Reference |
GTS-2a |
| Catalog (Web) |
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms-smm/tect-tech/ccrmp/cer-cer/gts
-2a-eng.pdf |
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Description
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SOURCE
GTS-2a is a gold ore mill tailings obtained from a tailings dam at the Porcupine gold mine in Timmins, Ontario, Canada. The raw material was donated by Goldcorp Canada Limited, Porcupine Gold Mine. The raw material for GTS-2a was obtained from the same source as its predecessor, GTS-2.
DESCRIPTION
The mineral species include: quartz (33.5%); clinochlore (14.0%); K-feldspar (13.5%); ankerite (13.5%); muscovite (11.4%); albite (4.3%); calcite (2.1%); siderite (1.7%); biotite (1.2%); rutile and magnetite (both at 0.7%); pyrite and anorthite (both at 0.6%); various other trace minerals including several silicates, rare earths, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, melonite, altaite, graphite and gold (for a total of 0.6%); apatite (0.5%); pyrrhotite and Mg-ferrite (0.3%); talc, ilmenite and gypsum (all at 0.1%); and epidote (0.01%).
INTENDED USE
GTS-2a is suitable for the analysis of various elements at major, minor and trace levels in tailings. Examples of intended use include quality control and method development. |
Package |
The raw material was dried at 32°C, crushed, sieved to remove the plus 75 μm fraction. The recovery of the minus 75 μm fraction was 78%. The product was blended, and then bottled in 350-gram units. |
Parameter
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| Analyte | Aluminum | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | % | | Result | 6.96 +- 0.12 | |
| Analyte | Arsenic | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | µg/g | | Result | 124 +- 5 | |
| Analyte | Calcium | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | % | | Result | 4.01 +- 0.06 | |
| Analyte | Carbon | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | % | | Result | 2.011 +- 0.041 | |
| Analyte | Cobalt | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | µg/g | | Result | 22.1 +- 0.7 | |
| Analyte | Copper | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | µg/g | | Result | 88.6 +- 2.5 | |
| Analyte | Gold | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | µg/g | | Result | 0.272 +- 0.005 | |
| Analyte | Iron | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | % | | Result | 7.56 +- 0.11 | |
| Analyte | Magnesium | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | % | | Result | 2.412 +- 0.038 | |
| Analyte | Manganese | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | µg/g | | Result | 1510 +- 50 | |
| Analyte | Nickel | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | µg/g | | Result | 77.1 +- 3.7 | |
| Analyte | Phosphorous | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | % | | Result | 0.0892 +- 0.0036 | |
| Analyte | Potassium | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | % | | Result | 2.021 +- 0.035 | |
| Analyte | Silicon | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | % | | Result | 23.65 +- 0.16 | |
| Analyte | Sodium | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | % | | Result | 0.617 +- 0.033 | |
| Analyte | Strontium | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | µg/g | | Result | 92.8 +- 3.2 | |
| Analyte | Sulfur | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | % | | Result | 0.348 +- 0.014 | |
| Analyte | Thorium | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | µg/g | | Result | 1.244 +- 0.076 | |
| Analyte | Zinc | | Specification | total | | Parameter | Certified value | | Unit | µg/g | | Result | 208 +- 9 | |
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