Vale Base Metals Ltd - Port Colborne Refinery
Port Colborne, Canada
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A2LA certificate 180.05 · 3 lines
| Line | Method | Matrix | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | product materials: Ag Sand; Cobalt Metal; Lead Carbonate Cake Skips; PGM Cake; TeO2 Cake; Au Sand; TOL Solids; TUS Solids; Silver Sand; Bismuth Sand; Selenium CakeShow page textExtracted from the scope document; tables may not line up. View scope for the original. (A2LA Cert. No. 0180.05) 10/10/2024 Page 1 of 2
SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2017
VALE CANADA LTD.
PORT COLBORNE REFINERY
187 Davis St., Port Colborne,
ON L3K 5W2, Canada
Alex Haitos Phone: 905 835 6358
alex.haitos@vale.com
CHEMICAL
Valid To: September 30, 2026 Certificate Number: 0180.05
In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process, accreditation is granted to this
laboratory to perform the following tests on the product materials listed:
Test Method Description:
Test Method(s):
Gravimetry:
Acid Leach/Gravimetric Precipitation of Ag Sand for Ag/Na Peroxide Fusion for
Ag
PCR-PMR-013
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS):
Cobalt Metal Analysis
(Ag, Al, As, Bi, Cd, Cu, Fe, Ni, P, Pb, Sb, Se, Si, Sn, Te, Zn)
PCRLAB-CO-10, 11
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES):
Determination of Ag, Bi, Pb, Fe in Lead Carbonate Cake Skips PCR-PMR-016
Determination of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ir, Au, Ag, in PGM Cake PCR-PMR-007
Determination of Te in TeO2 Cake PCR-PMR-030
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry / Mass Spectrometry (ICP-OES/MS):
Determination/Preparation of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ir, Au by Diff, Ag, in Au Sand PCR-PMR-009, 010
Determination of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ir, Au, Ag, Cu, in TOL Solids PCR-PMR-005
Determination of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ir, Au, Ag, Cu, Se, Te, in TUS Solids PCR-PMR-011
Determination of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ir, Au, Ag, in Silver Sand PCR-PMR-013
Determination of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ir, Au, Ag, Bi in Bismuth Sand PCR-PMR-018
Determination of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ir, Au, Ag, Se in Selenium Cake PCR-PMR-021 | - |
| 2 | PCRLABCO-7; PCRLABCO-14; PCRLABCO-12; PCRLABCO-15 | Cobalt and Nickel Products; Gold Products; Aqueous Co solutions | - |
| 3 | Extracted from the scope document; tables may not line up. View scope for the original. For the tests to which this accreditation applies, please refer to the laboratory’s Chemical Scope of Accreditation.
Accredited Laboratory
A2LA has accredited
VALE CANADA LTD. PORT COLBORNE REFINERY
Port Colborne, Ontario, CANADA
for technical competence in the field of
Chemical Testing
This laboratory is accredited in accordance with the recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017
General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. This accreditation demonstrates
technical competence for a defined scope and the operation of a laboratory quality management system
(refer to joint ISO-ILAC-IAF Communiqué dated April 2017).
Presented this 10th day of October 2024.
_______________________
Mr. Trace McInturff, Vice President, Accreditation Services
For the Accreditation Council
Certificate Number 0180.05
Valid to September 30, 2026 | ||
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