QA-AC OF ASSAY GEOCHEMISTRY DATABASE, CARMEN PROJECT

Methods
Lima NEM database group provided a database with standard and blank samples (Central
database), also was provided the total gold values and standard deviations for the standard
samples from ROCKLABS, which is the Lab from which Newmont acquire standard and
blank pulp samples.
The control samples assay values were matched successfully with the certificates provided
by ALS CHEMEX. Finally simple scattered plots were created for doing QA/QC analysis.

Results and Discussion: QA/QC analysis:

Control samples represent approximately 7.98% of the total analyzed (1502
samples).Standard sample gold values range from 0.201 to 0.401, 80 pulps were included
with 3 different codes (Table 2); 40 blank pulp samples also were included within the
batches.
Table 1 Lab jobs for Carmen samples from June 2007

LABJOB

Number Samples

LI07148355

70

LI07129347

81

LI07137646

156

LI07141780

160

LI07127120

184

LI07147335

217

LI07131362

240

LI07134640

265

LI07135841

129

TOTAL
SAMPLES

1502

Table 2 Number and percentage of standard and blank samples used in Carmen Prospect.

OxA59
36
80
120

CONTROL SAMPLES
STANDARD
OxC58
OxD43
30
14

TOTAL CONTROL SAMPLES

7.98%

BLANCK
40

Table 3. Standard and blank samples used for Carmen Quality control.
Standard
OxA59
OxC58
OxD43
BLANCK

Std value

Std deviation

0.082

0.002

0.201

0.003

0.401
0.002

2 std

Upper value

Lower value

0.004

0.086

0.078

0.006

0.207

0.195

0.008

0.016

0.417

0.385

0.001

0.002

0.004

0.000

ROCK LABS certified standard samples showing total gold values and standard deviations

1. Standard control samples analysis:

XY scattered plots were created for doing the QA/QC analysis for the 4 types of control
samples, in general the results look acceptable with ALS gold results being lower grade
relative to the expected Rock Labs values (Figure 1). Detailed analysis of each standard
samples set is presented as appendices.

STANDARD SAMPLES

Au_ppm_CHMX_Au-AA23

0.8

0.6

0.4

y = 0.9744x + 0.0025

0.2

R = 0.9959
0
0.000

0.200

0.400

0.600

0.800

1.000

STANDARD VALUE (ppm)

Figure 1 Simple scatter plot of 120 Carmen standard samples analyzed in ALS CHEMEX (AuFA
analysis).

2. Blank control samples analysis:

26 of 40 samples returned gold results below the detection limit (-5ppb), 3 returned with
5ppb, 1 sample return with 6 ppb, 2 samples returned with 7 ppb, 2 returned with 8ppb, 2
samples returned with 9ppb, 1 sample return with 10 ppb, 2 samples returned with 11 ppb
and 1 sample return with 17ppb. Results are good and acceptable for this set of control
samples.

Blank
0.01

0.008

0.006

y = 0.004

VALUE (ppm)

0.004

0.002

y = 0.002
0

y=0

10

15

20

25

-0.002

30

35

40

DETECTION LEVEL (0.002ppm)

Upper limit value (+2Std) 0.004ppm
Lower limit value (-2std) 0ppm

Number of Samples

Figure 2. Au analysis for 40 Carmen blank samples (Lab: ALS CHEMEX).

Conclusions
1. ALS CHEMEX Lab shows acceptable results based on QA/QC analysis; standard samples
indicate a low a bias of 1.56% relative to the expected values. Blank samples results are also
acceptable, 65% of the blank samples returned not detectable gold values, and the rest
returned 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 17 ppb.

Appendices

CONTROL SAMPLES_NEM as Operator

LABJOB
LI07148355
LI07148355
LI07131362
LI07147335
LI07127120
LI07141780
LI07127120
LI07131362
LI07147335
LI07134640
LI07147335
LI07147335
LI07131362
LI07134640
LI07147335
LI07147335
LI07148355
LI07127120
LI07127120
LI07127120
LI07127120
LI07129347
LI07127120
LI07131362
LI07134640
LI07134640
LI07131362
LI07134640
LI07134640
LI07134640
LI07134640
LI07135841
LI07135841
LI07135841
LI07137646
LI07137646
LI07137646
LI07137646
LI07141780
LI07141780
LI07148355
LI07147335
LI07147335
LI07147335
LI07147335
LI07127120
LI07141780
LI07147335
LI07147335
LI07147335

PONUMBER
*PECMNRR138307
*PECMNRR138307
*PEALURR133307
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR131807
*PECMNRR137407
*PECMNRR131807
*PEALURR133307
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR138007
*PEALURR133307
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR138307
*PECMNRR131807
*PECMNRR131807
*PECMNRR131807
*PECMNRR131807
*PECMNRR132907
*PECMNRR131807
*PEALURR133307
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134107
*PEALURR133307
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR137407
*PECMNRR137407
*PECMNRR138307
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR131807
*PECMNRR137407
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR138007

SAMPLEID
RR335462
RR335412
RR350912
RR351738
RR350525
RR351562
RR350537
RR350950
RR335375
RR351225
RR335338
RR335275
RR350850
RR351075
RR335212
RR335300
RR335438
RR350575
RR350588
RR350600
RR350663
RR350700
RR350712
RR350800
RR350987
RR351000
RR351025
RR351050
RR351150
RR351162
RR351237
RR351338
RR351362
RR351388
RR351450
RR351462
RR351500
RR351525
RR351550
RR351600
RR335425
RR335362
RR335325
RR335400
RR335262
RR350514
RR351712
RR351725
RR335312
RR335225

STANDARDID
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
BLANCK
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59

VALUEPPM
0.017
0.011
0.011
0.01
0.009
0.009
0.008
0.008
0.007
0.007
0.006
0.005
0.005
0.005
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.0025
0.107
0.102
0.09
0.09
0.087
0.086
0.086
0.086
0.085
0.082

STD VALUE
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817

LI07129347
LI07131362
LI07129347
LI07131362
LI07131362
LI07131362
LI07134640
LI07129347
LI07134640
LI07141780
LI07147335
LI07134640
LI07134640
LI07134640
LI07134640
LI07135841
LI07137646
LI07131362
LI07134640
LI07134640
LI07127120
LI07134640
LI07135841
LI07137646
LI07127120
LI07137646
LI07147335
LI07147335
LI07148355
LI07127120
LI07129347
LI07129347
LI07131362
LI07131362
LI07131362
LI07131362
LI07131362
LI07134640
LI07135841
LI07135841
LI07135841
LI07134640
LI07134640
LI07135841
LI07135841
LI07137646
LI07137646
LI07137646
LI07137646
LI07141780
LI07141780
LI07141780
LI07141780

*PECMNRR132907
*PEALURR133307
*PECMNRR132907
*PEALURR133307
*PEALURR133307
*PEALURR133307
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR132907
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR137407
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PEALURR133307
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR131807
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR131807
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR138307
*PECMNRR131807
*PECMNRR132907
*PECMNRR132907
*PEALURR133307
*PEALURR133307
*PEALURR133307
*PEALURR133307
*PEALURR133307
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR137407
*PECMNRR137407
*PECMNRR137407
*PECMNRR137407

RR350725
RR350837
RR350762
RR350875
RR350900
RR351012
RR351112
RR350737
RR351325
RR351575
RR335288
RR351100
RR351312
RR351262
RR351125
RR351350
RR351475
RR350775
RR351062
RR351275
RR350550
RR351038
RR351375
RR351425
RR350563
RR351412
RR335350
RR335388
RR335475
RR350650
RR350688
RR350750
RR350788
RR350825
RR350888
RR350925
RR350962
RR351138
RR351175
RR351187
RR351200
RR351212
RR351250
RR351287
RR351300
RR351400
RR351488
RR351512
RR351538
RR351588
RR351625
RR351637
RR351650

OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OxA59
OXA59
OxA59
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxC58

0.082
0.082
0.081
0.081
0.081
0.081
0.081
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.079
0.079
0.079
0.078
0.077
0.077
0.076
0.075
0.075
0.075
0.072
0.072
0.072
0.072
0.071
0.07
0.205
0.204
0.195
0.19
0.196
0.205
0.202
0.21
0.21
0.203
0.21
0.192
0.194
0.203
0.201
0.197
0.196
0.201
0.211
0.187
0.191
0.194
0.19
0.203
0.205
0.198
0.202

0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.0817
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201
0.201

LI07141780
LI07141780
LI07147335
LI07148355
LI07127120
LI07127120
LI07127120
LI07129347
LI07131362
LI07131362
LI07131362
LI07131362
LI07134640
LI07137646
LI07137646
LI07141780
LI07141780

*PECMNRR137407
*PECMNRR137407
*PECMNRR138007
*PECMNRR138307
*PECMNRR131807
*PECMNRR131807
*PECMNRR131807
*PECMNRR132907
*PEALURR133307
*PEALURR133307
*PEALURR133307
*PEALURR133307
*PECMNRR134107
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR134607
*PECMNRR137407
*PECMNRR137407

Standard
OxA59
OxC58
OxD43
BLANCK

Std value
0.082
0.201
0.401
0.002

RR351675
RR351700
RR351750
RR335450
RR350612
RR350625
RR350637
RR350675
RR350812
RR350862
RR350938
RR350975
RR351088
RR351437
RR351612
RR351662
RR351687

Std deviation
0.002
0.003
0.008
0.001

OxC58
OxC58
OxC58
OxD43
OxD43
OxD43
OxD43
OxD43
OxD43
OxD43
OxD43
OxD43
OxD43
OxD43
OxD43
OxD43
OxD43

2 std
0.004
0.006
0.016
0.002

0.203
0.211
0.211
0.345
0.408
0.385
0.392
0.388
0.388
0.406
0.401
0.388
0.402
0.388
0.386
0.402
0.402

Upper value
0.086
0.207
0.417
0.004

Lower value
0.078
0.195
0.385
0.000

0.201
0.201
0.201
0.401
0.401
0.401
0.401
0.401
0.401
0.401
0.401
0.401
0.401
0.401
0.401
0.401
0.401

Blank
0.01

0.008

0.006

y = 0.004

VALUE (ppm)

0.004

0.002

y = 0.002
0

y=0

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

-0.002

DETECTION LEVEL (0.002ppm)

Upper limit value (+2Std) 0.004ppm
Lower limit value (-2std) 0ppm

Number of Samples

OxA59
0.095

0.09

y = 0.0859
0.085

VALUE (ppm)

y = 0.0817
0.08
DETECTION LEVEL (0.0817ppm)

y = 0.0775

Upper limit value (+2Std) 0.0859ppm

Lower limit value (-2std) 0.0775ppm

0.075

0.07
0

10

12

14

16 18 20 22 24
Number of Samples

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

OxC58
0.215

0.21

VALUE (ppm)

y = 0.207

0.205

0.2

y = 0.201

0.195
y = 0.195

0.19

0.185
0

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
DETECTION LEVEL (0.201ppm)
Number of Samples
Upper limit value (+2Std) 0.207ppm
Lower limit value (-2std) 0.195ppm

OxD43
0.45

0.43

VALUE (ppm)

y = 0.417

0.41

y = 0.401
0.39
y = 0.385

0.37

0.35
0

6
8
Number of Samples

10

12

14
DETECTION LEVEL (0.401ppm)
Upper limit value (+2Std) 0.417ppm
Lower limit value (-2std) 0.385ppm