Status:progress reportfinal report /
1. Ref. No.: / 2. Subject Field:Precious metals
3.Type of collaboration:
Testing of precious metals
3A. In the case of a comparison:
Registered as Key comparison (KC) or Supplementary Comparison (SC) in the KCDB:
no yes If yes: No. of KC/SC:
4. Participating Partners:
4AEURAMET members or associates (Institute’s standard acronym with country code in brackets)
BoM (MK), DMDM (RS), IMBiH (BA), MBM (MN), DPM (AL), DZM (HR)
4BInstitutes not being EURAMET members or associates (Institute’s full name and name of the country)
5.Title:
Programme for precious metals testing (training)
6.Progress:
State Office for Metrology (DZM), the Division for precious metals, Laboratory for chemical measurements (LKM) in Zagreb, Croatia and the Institute of Metrology, Department of chemical measurements (MIRS-SKM) in Celje, Slovenia, organized in the framework of the Action Plan of EURAMET a joint-seminar-training entitled The Programme for testing of
precious metals.
Mentioned seminar-training is prepared for the laboratory staff of the Balkan region countries which are already engaged (or will be engaged) in testing alloys of precious metals.
The first part of the Programme for testing of precious metals held on 24th and 25 March 2009. in Zagreb, Croatia, organized by DZM, Division for precious metals, Laboratory for chemical measurements (LKM). The participants in the Programme for testing precious
metals were:
Biljana Mishevska, Macedonia, Beti Vukovojac, Macedonia, Danka Pavlovic, Serbia, Jasmina Jovic, Serbia, Aida Krecinic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lejla Heric, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mirjana Mihailovic, Montenegro, Milena Raonic, Montenegro and Erinda Piluri, Albania.
First day (24.03.2009.) of the Programme for testing precious metals comprised of a theoretical part in the form of presentations, prepared by trainers Miroslav Banic, Jadranka
Rukavina and Stela Pili as follows:
1. Reference materials, traceability, uncertainty Miroslav Banic
2. XRF method for testing precious metals Jadranka Rukavina
3. Method of determining silver by using potenciometric titration Stela Pili
Upon completion of each of these presentations, round-table is organized. Moderators were Miroslav Banic, Jadranka Rukavina and Stela Pili, and all participants had the possibility to make questions and discuss ways of dealing with individual problems.
All of these presentations, as well as detailed information on the above program for testing of precious metals and on the participants are put on the web-site of the Croatian State Office for Metrology (
Second day (25.03.2009.) the Programme for testing precious metals is conducted in the Laboratory of chemical measurements (LKM) in Zagreb in the practical work of testing different samples of items from precious metals (mostly different alloys of yellow and white gold). The afore mentioned trainers presented testing by XRF-method on instrument Eagle III and all participants had the possibility of using a measurement instrument Eagle III in consultation with their trainers.
The way of determination of silver concentration in the samples of silver alloys using so-called Mettler-potentiometric titration method are demonstrated to all participants. Upon completion of practical work, participants had the opportunity to discuss various methods and ways of expression of the measurement results and opportunities of different measurement methods.
7.Coordinator´s name:Mirko Vukovic
Address: State Office for Metrology of Croatia (DZM)
Ulica grada Vukovara 284,
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Telephone: +385 1 56 30 011Fax: + 385 1 56 30 010
E-mail:
8. Completion Date:
2009-04-28 / 9. Date
2009-11-09
Notes for completion of the form overleaf
NOTES FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE FORM(numbers refer to boxes overleaf)
IMPORTANT:
Forms are to be send to the EURAMET Secretariat ()as word or pdf file by TC Chair or coordinator of the project with copy to TC Chair.
1Ref. No. The project reference number which is assigned by the EURAMET Secretariat and on which progress is being reported.
2 Subject Field The field specified on the EURAMET Project Form “Proposal”
3Type of collaboration The field specified on the EURAMET Project Form “Proposal”
4AEURAMET members or associatesAny institutes which have participated in the collaboration should be indicated in alphabetical order using their standard acronyms and country codes.
4 BInstitutes not being EURAMET members or associatesshould be indicated with full name in alphabetical order. See country codes in the last section of the directory. Every effort should be made to establish potential partners prior to completing a Proposal Form.
5Title The title given in the EURAMET Project Form “Proposal”.
6Progress A brief description of the progress should be entered in the space provided. Comments on the advantages of undertaking the work collaboratively through EURAMET would be useful. Completion of this Report is not deemed as publication of the work. Collaborators are encouraged to publish their work through normal channels, mentioning it was undertaken as a EURAMET collaboration.
7 CoordinatorThe Coordinator is the person who is appointed as the contact point for the project detailed overleaf. The name, full postal address, telephone and fax numbers and
e-mail address of the coordinator should be given.
8Completion DateIf the progress of a project is being reported on this form then an estimate of the completion date should be made. If the project has now been completed then the actual date of completion should be given. For permanent agreements (e.g. development of primary standards) "ON-GOING" should be entered.
9Date of transmission to EURAMET Secretariat.