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"33 new products were certified in the 2009 calendar year. These comprised 23
Certified Reference Material’s, 8 Reference Materials and 2 Quality Control
Materials. In broad categories these were; 16 base metal standards, 8 platinum
standards, 3 gold and uranium standards, 2 gold standards and 2 uranium standards.
The number of data for analytes (elements by different methods) provided
in the 2009 program totaled 2043. On average, 19.45 laboratories contributed
results for the inter-laboratory tests. The products certified in 2009 are listed in
the table below."
| CODE | DESCRIPTION | CHARACTERISTICS |
| AMIS0053 | Platinum, Merensky, Western Limb, South Africa | PGM 4E 4.15 g/t |
| AMIS0074 | Platinum, UG2, Western Limb, South Africa | PGM 4E 2.076 g/t |
| AMIS0075 | Platinum, UG2, Eastern Limb, South Africa | PGM 4E 3.02g/t |
| AMIS0081 | Gold, Wits, South Africa | 0.5 g/t Au |
| AMIS0082 | Zn, Mt Burgess, Botswana | 7590 Zn, 3089 Pb |
| AMIS0083 | Zn, Mt Burgess, Botswana | 4597 Zn, 1795 Pb |
| AMIS0084 | Zn, Mt Burgess, Botswana | 0.5% Zn |
| AMIS0088 | Copper, Craton, Namibia | 0.3% Cu |
| AMIS0093 | Nickel, Tati, Botswana | 0.3% Ni, 0.3% Cu |
| AMIS0096 | Uranium, Karoo sandstone. South Africa | 155 ppm U |
| AMIS0099 | Platinum, Merensky, Tails, Western Limb, South Africa | PGM 4E 0.9 g/t |
| AMIS0100 | Gold uranium, Wits, South Africa | 44.97 g/t Au, 1480ppm U |
| AMIS0102 | Zn, Mt Burgess, Botswana | 0.3% Zn |
| AMIS0103 | Gold, Uranium, Wits, South Africa | 4.73 g/t Au, 304 ppm U |
| AMIS0104 | Manganese Ore, Namibia | 35.5% Mn |
| AMIS0107 | Platinum, Merensky, Western Limb, South Africa | PGM 4E 1.5g/t |
| AMIS0108 | Blank Silica | |
| AMIS0109 | Gold, tails, Wits, South Africa | 0.14 g/t Au |
| AMIS0122 | Platinum, UG2, 6g/t, Lebowa, South Africa | PGM 3E 6g/t |
| AMIS0127 | Platinum, Platreef, South Africa | PGM 3E 3.2g/t |
| AMIS0131 | Uranium, Alaskite, Warmbad, Namibia | 313 ppm U |
| AMIS0132 | Platinum, UG2, Tails, Everest Mine, South Africa | PGM 4E 0.78 g/t |
| AMIS0133 | Gold, uranium, Wits, South Africa | 310 g/t Au, 3323 ppm U |
| AMIS0140 | Tantalite, blended concentrate, South Africa | 560 ppm Ta |
| AMIS0144 | Zinc, Skorpion, Namibia | 17% Zn |
| AMIS0145 | Zinc, Skorpion, Namibia | 12.7% Zn |
| AMIS0146 | Lab Standard | PGM |
| AMIS0147 | Zinc, Rosh Pinah, Namibia | 29% Zn, 3% Pb, 62ppm Ag |
| AMIS0149 | Zinc, Rosh Pinah, Namibia | 15% Zn, 1.7% Pb, 30ppm Ag |
| AMIS0152 | Zinc, Skorpion, Namibia | 5.88% Zn |
| AMIS0153 | Zinc, Rosh Pinah, Namibia | 8% Zn, 1% Pb, 20ppm Ag |
| AMIS0157 | Zn, Rosh Pinah, Namibia | 3.06% Zn, 3432 ppm Pb |
| AMIS0158 | Zn, Rosh Pinah, Namibia | 1.62% Zn, 2162 ppm Pb |