P AGE 8 Sample Preparation Soils Stream and Lake Bottom Sediments and Heavy Minerals Code S1 Drying 60C and sieving 80 mesh save all portions 370 Code S1 DIS Drying 60C and sieving 80 mesh discard oversize 315 Code S1230 Drying 60C and sieving 230 mesh save oversize 500 Code S1230 DIS Drying 60C and sieving 230 mesh discard oversize 475 Code S2 Lake bottom sediment preparation crush sieve 80 mesh 770 Code S3 Alternate size fractions and bracket sieving add 240 Code S4 Selective Extractions or SGHOSG drying 40C and 420 sieving 80 mesh Code S5 W et or damp samples submitted in plastic bags add 185 Code S6 Separating 2 micron material 2500 Code S7mi Methylene iodide heavy mineral separation 6500 specific gravity can be customized 100 grams Code S7w Sodiumpolytungstate heavy mineral separation 6500 specific gravity can be customized 100 grams Code S8 Sieve analysis 4 sieve sizes coarser than 270 mesh 3500 Code S9 Particle size analysis laser 9000 Biogeochemical Samples Code B1 Drying and blending humus 475 Code B2 Drying and macerating vegetation 600 Code B3 Dry ashing 870 Code B4 W ashing vegetation 420 Code B5 Samples submitted in plastic bags add 185 Special Digestion Procedures Code MDI Microwave digestion closed vessel 4050 Rock Core and Drill Cuttings Code RX1 Crush 7 kg up to 90 passing 2 mm rif fle split 250 g 1000 and pulverize mild steel to 95 passing 105 included cleaner sand Code RX1500 500 grams pulverized add 100 Code RX1800 800 grams pulverized add 200 Code RX113 13 kg pulverized add 300 Code RX1SD Crush 7 kg up to 90 passing 2 mm rotary split 945 250 g and pulverized mild steel to 95 passing 105 Code RX3 Oversize charge per kilogram for crushing 100 Code RX4 Pulverization only mild steel 650 coarse pulp or crushed rock 800 g Code RX5 Pulverize ceramic 100 g 1630 Code RX6 Hand pulverize small samples 1630 agate mortar pestle 10g Code RX7 Crush and split 5 kg 475 Code RX8 Sample prep only surcharge no analyses 400 Code RX9 Compositing per composite dry weight 240 Code RX10 W eight kg as received 200 Code RX1 1 Checking quality of pulps or rejects 870 prepared by other labs and issuing report Code RX12 Ball Mill preparation on request Code RX13 Rod Mill preparation on request Code RX14 Core cutting on request Code RX15 Special PreparationHour 6000 Code RX16 Specific Gravity on Core 1500 Code RX16W Specific Gravity W AX on friable samples 2000 Code RX17 Specific Gravity on the pulp 1500 Code RX17GP Specific Gravity on the pulp by gas pycnometer 2000 Note Larger sample sizes than listed above can be pulverized at additional cost T o obtain meaningful analytical results it is imperative that sample collection and preparation be done properly Actlabs can advise on sampling protocol for your field program if requested Once the samples arrive in the laboratory Actlabs will ensure that they are prepared pro perly As a routine practice with rock and core the entire sample is crushed to a nominal minus 10 mesh 17 mm mechanically split to obtain a representa tive sample and then pulverized to at least 95 minus 150 mesh 105 microns All of our steel mills are now mild steel and do not induce Cr or Ni contamination Quality of crushing and pulverization is routinely checked as part of our quality assurance program Samples submitted in an unorganized fashion will be subject to a sorting surcharge and may substantially slow turnaround time Providing an accurate detailed sample list by email will also aid in improving turnaround time and for Quality Control purposes Our Sample Preparation pricing is allinclusive including sorting drying labeling new reject bags using cleaner sand between each sample and crushing samples up to 7 kg for RX1 and RX1SD Samples shipped to the following locations will incur additional surcharges as follows in order to provide the fastest turnaround time for your exploration program Goose Bay NL 210sample Stewart BC 105sample