MP-2 Tungsten-Molybdenum Ore

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Certificate of Analysis

First Issued : 1983
Version: September 1997

DESCRIPTION

MP-2 is a sample of tungsten-molybdenum ore representative of the wolframite-molybdenite-bismuth mineralization deposits at Mount Pleasant, New Brunswick. The raw material was obtained from the Billiton Exploration Company Limited.

Nineteen laboratories participated in the interlaboratory program to provide analytical results for five elements in MP-2.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

The certification report is available upon request to:

CCRMP, CANMET-MMSL (NRCan)
555 Booth Street, Ottawa
Ontario, Canada
K1A 0G1

Telephone: (613) 995-4738
Facsimile: (613) 943-0573
E-mail: ccrmp@nrcan.gc.ca

Mineralogical Composition
Mineral wt %
Quartz 70.0
Chlorite 10.0
Topaz 5.0
Lepidocrocite 5.0
Fluorite 2.0
Calcite 1.0
Wolframite 1.0
Loellingite 1.0
Sphalerite 0.7
Molybdenite 0.4
Bismuth 0.25
Chalcopyrite 0.23
Rutile 0.2
Bismuthinite 0.2
Pyrite 0.1
Monazite 0.1
Zircon 0.1
Galena 0.05

Approximate Chemical Composition
Constituent wt %
SiO2 76.1
Al 5.4
F 4.1
Fe 3.7
Ca 2.7
Cu 0.09
S 0.7
Zn 0.4
As 0.2
Sn 0.043
Mg 0.04
Pb 0.04
C (total) 0.02
H2O (105°C) ‹0.1

Certified Values and 95% Confidence Intervals
Constituent wt %
W 0.65 ± 0.02
Mo 0.281 ± 0.01
Bi 0.245 ± 0.007
Sn 0.043 ± 0.002
Ag 4.9 ± 0.3 µg/g