Assessment of Laboratory Tests: Traditional Approaches and Current Best Practices

XVI International Scientific Conference “Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment” (15-18 November 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine). Conference proceedings

QA/QC protocols and procedures are considered by geologists and analytical chemists around the world the best way to assess the quality assessment of laboratory tests during the geological and economic evaluation of ore projects. QA/QC uses more types of control samples, which provides more information about the quality of each stage of analytical testing. The graphs, plots and charts used in QA/QC are more functional and clear than the tables used in the traditional approach. The QA/QC program, in contrast to traditional approaches, provides continuity of information (in real time) about the sampling and analysis quality.