ISO 10378 Copper, lead and zinc sulfide concentrates Determination of gold and silver Fire assay gravimetric and flame ato

ISO10378isaninternationalstandardthatspecifiesamethodforthedeterminationofgoldandsilverincopper,lead,andzincsulfideconcentrates.Themethodinvolvestwomainanalyticaltechniques:fireassaygravimetricandflameatomicabsorptionspectrometry(FAAS).Thefireassaygravimetrictechniqueisusedtoseparateandconcentratethepreciousmetalsfromthematrix,whileflameAASprovidesaccuratequantitativeanalysis.Thisstandardiswidelyusedintheminingandmetallurgicalindustriestoensureprecisemeasurementofgoldandsilvercontent,whichiscriticalforqualitycontrol,commercialtransactions,andprocessoptimization.Themethodisknownforitsreliability,sensitivity,andabilitytohandlecomplexsulfidematrices.