Standard Practice for Proof Silver Corrections in Metal Bearing Ores, Concentrates and Related Materials by Fire Assay Gravimetry

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This practice is primarily intended to be used for the correction of silver loss in the fire assay process. Silver assays are determined by fire assay for the purpose of metallurgical exchange between seller and buyer.
It is assumed that all who use this practice will be trained analysts capable of performing skillfully and safely. It is expected that work will be performed in a properly equipped laboratory under appropriate quality control practices such as those described in Guide E 882.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the determination of fire assay correction for silver, utilizing proof silver, ores, concentrates, and related metallurgical materials.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. (See Test Methods E 1335, Practices E 50, Guide E 882, and ISO Guide 35: 1989.)

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Designation: E2294 − 03 (Reapproved2008)
Standard Practice for
Proof Silver Corrections in Metal Bearing Ores,
Concentrates, and Related Materials by Fire Assay
Gravimetry
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2294; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
´ NOTE—Editorial changes were made throughout in November 2008.
1. Scope 2.2 Other Documents:
ISO Guide 35: 1989 Certification of Reference Materials-
1.1 This practice covers the determination of fire assay
General and Statistical Principles
correction for silver, utilizing proof silver, ores, concentrates,
ISO 10378: 1994 Copper Sulfide Concentrates–Determina-
and related metallurgical materials.
tion of Gold and Silver Contents–Fire Assay Gravimetric
and Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Method
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
3. Terminology
standard.
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Practice, refer to Terminology E135.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
4. Summary of Practice
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4.1 In the process of fire assay, silver losses occur. Proof
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. (See Test Methods
silver is carried through the assay fusion and cupellation
E1335, Practices E50, Guide E882, and ISO Guide 35: 1989.)
procedures to determine losses that can provide the fire assay
silver correction values (see Test Methods E1335,
2. Referenced Documents
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ISO 10378: 1994, Bugbee, and Smith ).
2.1 ASTM Standards:
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to 5. Significance and Use
Determine Conformance with Specifications
5.1 This practice is primarily intended to be used for the
E50 Practices for Apparatus, Reagents, and Safety Consid-
correction of silver loss in the fire assay process. Silver assays
erations for Chemical Analysis of Metals, Ores, and
are determined by fire assay for the purpose of metallurgical
Related Materials
exchange between seller and buyer.
E135 Terminology Relating to Analytical Chemistry for
5.2 It is assumed that all who use this practice will be
Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
trained analysts capable of performing skillfully and safely. It
E882 Guide for Accountability and Quality Control in the
is expected that work will be performed in a properly equipped
Chemical Analysis Laboratory
laboratory under appropriate quality control practices such as
E1335 Test Methods for Determination of Gold in Bullion
those described in Guide E882.
by Fire Assay Cupellation Analysis
6. Apparatus
6.1 Analytical balance—Capable of weighing to 0.001 mg.
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E01 on Analytical
Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee E01.02 on Ores, Concentrates, and Related Metallurgical Materials.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2008. Published December 2008. Originally Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de
approved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as E2294 – 03. DOI: la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://
10.1520/E2294-03R08E01. www.iso.ch.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Bugbee, E. E., A Textbook of Fire Assaying, Third Ed., John Wiley and Sons,
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 1946.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Smith, E. A., The Sampling and Assay of the Precious Metals, Second Ed.,
the ASTM website. Charles Griffin and Co., Ltd., 1947.
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E2294 − 03 (2008)
6.2 Assay furnace—Capable of temperatures up to 1100 °C, 9.2 Weigh two proof silver samples (99.99 % pure silver
accurate to 6 5 °C. fo
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