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KC-1a Zinc-Lead-Tin-Copper-Silver Ore
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KC-1a was prepared from material hand-picked at Kidd Creek Ltd. (now a
division of Falconbridge Ltd.) in Timmins, Ontario. The ore is from a zone of
massive sphalerite-pyrite containing native silver and galena. KC-1a is
intended to replace KC-1, the stock of which is exhausted. It serves to
complement the certified base metal ore MP-1a which contains lower zinc
and silver but higher lead, copper, and tin values.
Mineralogical Composition
Mineral Mass %
Sphalerite 51.7
Quartz 21.4
Pyrite 17.1
Galena 2.6
Chalcopyrite 1.8
Cassiterite 0.8
Silver 0.16
Carbon 0.02
Certified Values and 95% Confidence Intervals
Constituent Mass %
Zn 34.65 0.15
Pb 2.24 0.03
Cu 0.629 0.015
Sn 0.61 0.02
Ag 0.167 0.002
Nineteen laboratories participated in the interlaboratory program to provide
analytical results for five elements in KC-1a.
A certificate of analysis will be issued with each order of KC-1a. A copy of
CANMET Report 84-6E, "KC-1a: A certified reference ore", will be
forwarded, free of charge, on request to the Coordinator, CCRMP.
Approximate Chemical Composition
Element Mass %
Zn 34.7
S 27.5
Fe 10.9
Si 10.4
Pb 2.3
Cu 0.6
Certified Reference Materials at CANMET-MMSL
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Sn 0.6
Ag 0.16
Al 0.1
C (total) 0.02
Mn 0.01
H2O (105C) 0.09
CCRMP, CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories
555 Booth Street, Ottawa
Ontario, Canada K1A 0G1
Telephone: (613) 995-4738, Facsimile: (613) 943-0573, E-mail.
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