Significance and Use This practice is primarily intended to be
used for the correction of silver loss in the fire assay
process. Silver assays are determined by fire assay for the
purpose of metallurgical exchange between seller and buyer. It
is assumed that all who use this practice will be trained
analysts capable of performing skillfully and safely. It is
expected that work will be performed in a properly equipped
laboratory under appropriate quality control practices such as
those described in Guide E 882. 1.1 This practice covers the
determination of fire assay correction for silver, utilizing
proof silver, ores, concentrates, and related metallurgical
materials. 1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded
as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
standard. 1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of
the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish
appropriate safety and health practices and de