Development of Standard Methods for the Resources Industry
Best practices in sampling, analysis and physical testing are continuously changing to accommodate and characterise new mineral products. CSIRO Mineral Resources is proactive and experienced in method development has a strong technical presence at ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) technical committees and international conferences to influence the development and revision of new and existing national and international methods that are important to Australia’s mineral industries. The Standards Development team has improved sampling, sample preparation, analysis and physical testing practices in the mining industry for iron ores, coal and coke, and copper, lead, zinc and nickel ores and concentrates. Specifically, this is through:
- assisting industry with the implementation of world best practice in sampling, analysis and physical testing
- development of new and improved ISO and Australian standards such as:
| Standard | Description |
|---|---|
| ISO 2596 | Iron ores – Determination of hygroscopic moisture in analytical samples — Gravimetric, Karl Fischer and mass-loss methods |
| ISO 3082 | Iron ores – Sampling and sample preparation procedures |
| ISO 3271 | Iron ores – Determination of the tumble and abrasion indices |
| ISO 3852 | Iron ores – Determination of bulk density |
| ISO 4695 | Iron ores – Determination of the reducibility by the rate of reduction index |
| ISO 4696-1 | Iron ores – Determination of low-temperature reduction-disintegration indices by static method — Part 1: Reduction with CO, CO2, H2 and N2 |
| ISO 4696-2 | Iron ores – Determination of low-temperature reduction-disintegration indices by static method — Part 2: Reduction with CO and N2 |
| ISO 4698 | Iron ores – Determination of the free-swelling index |
| ISO 4700 | Iron ores – Determination of the crushing strength |
| ISO 7215 | Iron ores – Determination of the reducibility by the final degree of reduction index |
| ISO 7992 | Iron ores – Determination of reduction under load |
| ISO 9516-1 | Iron ores – Determination of various elements by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry – Part 1: Comprehensive procedure |
| ISO 10835 | Direct reduced iron and hot briquetted iron – Sampling and sample preparation |
| ISO 11256 | Iron ores – Determination of the clustering index |
| ISO 11257 | Iron ores – Determination of the low temperature reduction-disintegration index and degree of metallization |
| ISO 11258 | Iron ores – Determination of the reducibility index, final degree of reduction and degree of metallization |
| ISO 16742 | Iron ores – Sampling of slurries |
| ISO 13909 | Hard coal and coke – Mechanical sampling |
| ISO 13930 | Iron ores – Determination of low-temperature reduction-disintegration indices by dynamic method |
| ISO 15967 | Direct reduced iron – Determination of the tumble and abrasion indices of hot briquetted iron (HBI) |
| ISO 15968 | Direct reduced iron – Determination of apparent density and water absorption of hot briquetted iron (HBI) |
| ISO 18283 | Coal and coke – Manual sampling |
| ISO 20904 | Hard coal – Sampling of slurries |
| ISO 21283 | Iron ores – Determination of specific surface area — Test method using air-permeability apparatus (Blaine) |
| ISO 10251 | Copper, lead, zinc and nickel concentrates – Determination of mass loss of bulk material on drying |
| ISO 11790 | Copper, lead, zinc and nickel concentrates – Guidelines for the inspection of mechanical sampling systems |
| ISO 11794 | Copper, lead, zinc and nickel concentrates – Sampling of slurries |
| ISO 12743 | Copper, lead, zinc and nickel concentrates – Sampling procedures for determination of metal and moisture content |
| ISO 12744 | Copper, lead, zinc and nickel concentrates – Experimental methods for checking the precision of sampling |
| ISO 13292 | Copper, lead, zinc and nickel concentrates – Experimental methods for checking the bias of sampling |
| ISO TR 16043 | Iron ores — Determination of chlorine content — X-ray fluorescence spectrometric method |
| ISO TR 18321 | Iron ores — Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometers — Determination of precision |
| AS 4392-1 | Heavy Mineral Sands – Analysis by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry Part 1: Titaniferous mineral sands |
| AS 4392-2 | Heavy Mineral Sands – Analysis by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry Part 2: Zircon materials |
| AS 5621 | Iron ores – Rapid Moisture Determination |
Find out more about these methods at www.iso.org and www.standards.org.au.
- coordination of the preparation and certification of Australian certified reference materials:
| Document number | Title |
|---|---|
| SA TR 2.30 | Certified reference materials: Iron ore – Preparation and certification of ASCRM-030 (West Pilbara Channel Iron Deposit |
| SA TR 2.31 | Certified reference materials: Iron ore – Preparation and certification of ASCRM-031 (Pilbara Marra Mamba |
| SA TR 2.32 | Certified reference materials: Iron ore – Preparation and certification of ASCRM-032 (Pilbara Hematite |
| SA TR 2.33 | Certified reference materials: Iron ore – Preparation and certification of ASCRM-033 (East Pilbara Channel Iron Deposit |
| SA TR 2.34 | Certified reference materials: Iron ore – Preparation and certification of ASCRM-034 (Pilbara Fines) |
| SA TR 2.35 | Certified reference materials: Iron ore – Preparation and certification of ASCRM-035 (Yilgarn Hematite) |
These materials can be sourced from https://infostore.saiglobal.com/en-au/