Swaslab Rates
2010 Fee Structure for Rock and Drill Core
| Sample Preparation |
Fee per Sample |
Crushing, splitting and pulverizing to >80% minus 100 mesh (0 - 4KG)
Additional charge of $ 0.50 per KG over 4KG sample size |
$7.00 |
| Pulverizing only (low chrome steel pucks and bowls) |
$3.50 |
| Re-blending of pulps |
$2.50 |
| Second split from reject in storage |
$4.50 |
| Storage and Disposal of Sample Rejects and Pulps |
Fee |
| Monthly storage of reject samples after 3 months |
$0.30 |
| Monthly storage of sample pulps after 3 months |
$0.05 |
| Disposal of reject samples |
$0.30 |
| Disposal of sample pulps |
$0.10 |
| Packaging of sample pulps for shipment |
$0.10 |
Note:
- Monthly storage beyond the three month period is to be arranged in advance by the customer.
Storage charges will apply three months after the certificate release date.
- Customers will be contacted one month before samples and pulps are to be disposed of.
- Shipping arrangements and costs related to the return of reject samples and sample pulps
will be the responsibility of the customer.
- Swastika Laboratories will take all reasonable precautions to protect samples, pulps, and
sample rejects from receipt to final storage but will incur no liability for loss, deterioration,
or damage thereto from any cause whatsoever.
| Supplies |
Fee |
11" x 15" clear plastic sample bags (case of 750)
|
$130.00 |
| 18" x 24" clear plastic sample bags (case of 200) |
$95.00 |
- Shipping labels, Analysis Requisition forms, sample tickets and shipping
sacks will be provided free of charge at the laboratory.
Gold and Precious Metals
| Geochemical (Trace Level) Analysis |
Fire Assay |
Finish |
Detection |
Fee per Sample |
| Gold |
30G |
AA |
2ppb |
$13.50 |
| Platinum |
30G |
AA |
5ppb |
$13.50 |
| Palladium |
30G |
AA |
5ppb |
$13.50 |
| Rhodium |
30G |
AA, Au inquart |
5ppb |
$20.00 |
| Au, Pt and Pd |
30G |
AA |
5ppb |
$25.00 |
| Au and Pd |
30G |
AA |
5ppb |
$20.00 |
| Au and Pt |
30G |
AA |
5ppb |
$20.00 |
| Pt and Pd |
30G |
AA |
5ppb |
$20.00 |
Precious Metal Assay (Ore Grade)
| Geochemical (Trace Level) Analysis |
Fire Assay |
Finish |
Detection |
Fee per Sample |
| Gold |
1 Assay ton |
AA |
0.01G/tonne |
$13.50 |
| Platinum |
1 Assay ton |
AA |
0.01G/tonne |
$13.50 |
| Palladium |
1 Assay ton |
AA |
0.01G/tonne |
$13.50 |
Gold and Silver Concentrate
| Geochemical (Trace Level) Analysis |
Fire Assay |
Finish |
Fee per Sample |
| Gold |
1 Assay ton |
Gravimetric |
$65.00 |
| Silver |
1 Assay ton |
Gravimetric |
$65.00 |
| Other Precious Metal Analysis |
Fee per Sample |
| Bullion fineness - Gold or Silver |
$85.00 |
| Gold on mill solution |
$35.00 |
| Gold by Pulp and Metallic Sieve Analysis |
Fee per Sample |
| up to 2 KG |
$85.00 |
| surcharge for each 100G overweight |
$0.80 |
The pulp and metallic sieve analysis includes:
- crushing and pulverizing the entire sample
- screening the entire sample through a 100 mesh screen
- assaying the entire 100 mesh fraction
- duplicate 30G assays on the -100 mesh fraction
- weighted average for Gold in the entire sample reported
2009 Fee Structure for Trace Level Geochemical Analysis
Single Element Analysis
(Digestion – AAS) |
Range
(ppm) |
Fee per Sample* |
| Antimony (Sb) |
0.2 - 1,000 |
$10.00 |
| Arsenic (As) |
1 - 10,000 |
$10.00 |
| Beryllium (Be) |
2 - 1,000 |
$10.00 |
| Bismuth (Bi) |
0.1 - 1,000 |
$10.00 |
| Tellurium (Te) |
2 - 100 |
$10.00 |
*Note: Fees apply to a minimum batch of 10 samples
Multi-element Package
(Aqua Regia - AAS Finish) |
Range
(ppm) |
Fee per Sample |
| Antimony (Sb) |
3 - 10,000 |
|
| Arsenic (As) |
5 - 10,000 |
|
| Bismuth (Bi) |
3 - 10,000 |
|
| Cadmium (Cd) |
0.1 - 1,000 |
|
| Cobalt (Co) |
1 - 10,000 |
|
| Copper (Cu) |
1 - 10,000 |
|
| Iron (Fe) |
10 - 10,000 |
|
| Lead (Pb) |
1 - 10,000 |
|
| Manganese (Mn) |
5 - 10,000 |
|
| Molybdenum (Mo) |
2 - 10,000 |
|
| Nickel (Ni) |
1 - 10,000 |
|
| Silver (Ag) |
0.1 - 100 |
|
| Tellurium (Te) |
2 - 10,000 |
|
| Zinc (Zn) |
1 - 10,000 |
|
| First element |
|
$6.00 |
| Each additional element on the same sample solution |
|
$3.50 |
| Arsenic as first element of package |
|
$6.50 |
| Arsenic as an additional element on the same sample solution |
|
$3.50 |
2009 Fee Structure for Ore Grade Assaying
Elements:
- Antimony (Sb)
- Lead (Pb)
- Arsenic (As) (Sb)
- Manganese (Mn)
- Bismuth (Bi)
- Molybdenum (Mo)
- Cadmium (Cd)
- Nickel (Ni)
- Cobalt (Co)
- Silver (Ag)
- Copper (Cu)
- Tellurium (Te)
- Iron (Fe)
- Zinc (Zn)
| (Digestion - AAS) |
Fee per Sample |
| First element |
$10.00 |
| Each additional element on same solution |
$4.50 |
| Single Element Assays |
Fee per Sample |
| Aluminum (Al2O3) |
$12.50 |
| Antimony (Sb) |
$12.50 |
| Arsenic (As) |
$12.50 |
| Barium (Ba) |
$12.50 |
| Beryllium (Be) |
$15.00 |
| Bismuth (Bi) |
$12.50 |
| Boron (B) |
$18.00 |
| Cadmium (Cd) |
$12.50 |
| Calcium (Ca) |
$12.50 |
| Carbon (C) Total |
$12.50 |
| Carbon (C) Organic |
$22.00 |
| Carbon Inorganic |
$12.50 |
| Chromium (Cr) |
$12.50 |
| Cobalt (Co) |
$12.50 |
| Copper (Cu) |
$12.50 |
| Copper (non-sulphide) |
$12.50 |
| Copper (native) |
$12.50 |
| Fluorine (F) |
$25.00 |
| Gallium (Ga) |
$30.00 |
| Germanium (Ge) |
$30.00 |
| Iron (Fe - total) |
$12.50 |
| Iron (acid soluble) |
$12.50 |
| Iron (ferrous Fe 2+) |
$12.50 |
| Lead (Pb) |
$12.50 |
| Lead (non-sulphide) |
$12.50 |
| Lithium (Li) |
$12.50 |
| Lime (available CaO) |
$20.00 |
| Loss on ignition(LOI) |
$10.00 |
| Magnesium (Mg) |
$12.50 |
| Magnetite |
$17.50 |
| Single Element Assays |
Fee per Sample |
| Manganese (Mn) |
$12.50 |
| Mercury (Hg) |
$12.50 |
| Moisture (H2O) |
$10.00 |
| Molybdenum (Mo) |
$12.50 |
| Molybdenum (MoS2) |
$12.50 |
| Nickel (Ni) |
$12.50 |
| Niobium (Nb) |
$25.00 |
| Phosphorus (P) |
$12.50 |
| Potassium (K2O) |
$12.50 |
| Selenium (Se) |
$25.00 |
| Silica (SiO2 - insoluble) |
$12.50 |
| Silica (SiO2 - fusion) |
$12.50 |
| Silver (Ag) |
$14.00 |
| Sodium (Na2O) |
$12.50 |
| Specific Gravity (S.G.) |
$12.50 |
| Strontium (Sr) |
$12.50 |
| Sulphur (S - total) |
$12.50 |
| Sulphur (elemental) |
$20.00 |
| Sulphur (gravimetric) |
$15.00 |
| Sulphate (SO4) |
$12.50 |
| Tantalum (Ta) |
$12.50 |
| Tellurium (Te) |
$25.00 |
| Tin (Sn) |
$12.50 |
| Titanium (Ti) |
$12.50 |
| Tungsten (W) |
$12.50 |
| Vanadium (V) |
$12.50 |
| Zinc (Zn) |
$12.50 |
| Zinc (non-sulphide) |
$12.50 |
| Zirconium (Zr) |
$25.00 |
2009 Fee Structure for Multi-Element ICP – AES Analysis
| Element |
30 Element
Aqua Regia
Leach Package
|
24 Element
Multi-Acid
Digest Package |
| Silver |
Ag |
0.2 - 200 ppm |
1 - 200 ppm |
| Aluminum |
Al |
* 0.01 - 15 % |
** 0.01 - 15 % |
| Arsenic |
As |
5 - 10,000 ppm |
– |
| Barium |
Ba |
* 10 - 10,000 ppm |
** 10 - 10,000 ppm |
| Beryllium |
Be |
* 0.5 - 100 ppm |
0.5 - 100 ppm |
| Bismuth |
Bi |
5 - 10,000 ppm |
5 - 10,000 ppm |
| Calcium |
Ca |
* 0.01 - 15 % |
0.01 - 15 % |
| Cadmium |
Cd |
1 - 100 ppm |
1 - 100 ppm |
| Cobalt |
Co |
1 - 10,000 ppm |
1 - 10,000 ppm |
| Chromium |
Cr |
* 1 - 10,000 ppm |
1 - 10,000 ppm |
| Copper |
Cu |
1 - 10,000 ppm |
1 - 10,000 ppm |
| Iron |
Fe |
* 0.01 - 15 % |
0.01 - 15 % |
| Potassium |
K |
* 0.01 - 10 % |
0.01 - 10 % |
| Magnesium |
Mg |
* 0.01 - 15 % |
0.01 - 15 % |
| Manganese |
Mn |
* 5 - 10,000 ppm |
** 5 - 10,000 ppm |
| Molybdenum |
Mo |
2 - 10,000 ppm |
** 2 - 10,000 ppm |
| Sodium |
Na |
* 0.01 - 5 % |
0.01 - 5 % |
| Nickel |
Ni |
1 - 10,000 ppm |
1 - 10,000 ppm |
| Phosphorus |
P |
* 10 - 10,000 ppm |
10 - 10,000 ppm |
| Lead |
Pb |
2 - 10,000 ppm |
2 - 10,000 ppm |
| Antimony |
Sb |
5 - 10,000 ppm |
– |
| Scandium |
Sc |
1 - 10,000 ppm |
– |
| Tin |
Sn |
* 10 - 10,000 ppm |
– |
| Strontium |
Sr |
* 1 - 10,000 ppm |
1 - 10,000 ppm |
| Titanium |
Ti |
* 0.01 - 10 % |
0.01 - 10 % |
| Vanadium |
V |
1 - 10,000 ppm |
1 - 10,000 ppm |
| Tungsten |
W |
* 10 - 10,000 ppm |
10 - 10,000 ppm |
| Yttrium |
Y |
1 - 10,000 ppm |
– |
| Zinc |
Zn |
1 - 10,000 ppm |
2 - 10,000 ppm |
| Zirconium |
Zr |
* 1 - 10,000 ppm |
– |
| All elements – per sample |
$12.00 |
$14.50 |
Aqua Regia (HCl-HNO3) Digestion: dissolution may not be complete for elements marked with an asterisk (*)
Multi-Acid (HNO3-HClO4-HF-HCl) Digestion: dissolution may not be complete for Ba and Mg. Some loss of
Al and Mn may occur (**)
2009 Fee Structure for Whole Rock Analysis by ICP
| Classical Whole Rock |
Reported as |
Detection Limit |
| Aluminum |
Al2O3 |
0.01% |
| Barium |
Ba |
0.001% |
| Calcium |
Cao |
0.01% |
| Iron |
Fe2O3 |
0.01% |
| Magnesium |
MgO |
0.01% |
| Manganese |
MnO |
0.01% |
| Phosphorus |
P2O5 |
0.01% |
| Potassium |
K2O |
0.01% |
| Silicon |
SiO2 |
0.01% |
| Sodium |
Na2O |
0.01% |
| Strontium |
Sr |
0.001% |
| Titanium |
TiO2 |
0.01% |
| Zirconium |
Zr |
0.001% |
| Loss on ignition |
LOI |
0.10% |
| Minor Elements |
Reported as |
Detection Limit |
| Beryllium |
Be |
5 ppm |
| Chromium |
Cr |
5 ppm |
| Cobalt |
Co |
5 ppm |
| Copper |
Cu |
5 ppm |
| Nickel |
Ni |
5 ppm |
| Niobium |
Nb |
10 ppm |
| Rubidium |
Rb |
10 ppm |
| Scandium |
Sc |
5 ppm |
| Vanadium |
V |
5 ppm |
| Yttrium |
Y |
5 ppm |
| Zinc |
Zn |
5 ppm |
Lithium meta borate fusion: custom fusions available for high sulphide and other difficult matrices
Classical whole rock elements, LOI and minor elements:
$25.00 per sample
Conversion Table
| % |
ppm |
ppb |
G/MT |
Troy Oz./MT |
Troy Oz./ST |
| 100.000000 |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
32,150 |
29,166.7 |
| 10.000000 |
100,000 |
100,000,000 |
100,000 |
3,215.0 |
2,916.67 |
| 1.000000 |
10,000 |
10,000,000 |
10,000 |
321.50 |
291.667 |
| 0.100000 |
1,000 |
1,000,000 |
1,000 |
32.150 |
29.1667 |
| 0.010000 |
100 |
100,000 |
100 |
3.2150 |
2.91667 |
| 0.001000 |
10 |
10,000 |
10 |
0.32150 |
0.291667 |
| 0.000100 |
1 |
1,000 |
1 |
0.032150 |
0.0291667 |
| 0.000010 |
0.10 |
100 |
0.100 |
0,0032150 |
0.00291667 |
| 0.000001 |
0.010 |
10 |
0.0100 |
0.00032150 |
0.000291667 |
| 0.0000001 |
0.0010 |
1 |
0.00100 |
0.000032150 |
0.0000291667 |
