Qotho Minerals

qotho minerals was established in 2013 with the specific goal to design, implement and operate proficiency testing schemes (pts), and manufacture and certify reference materials for the minerals industry, globally. qotho introduced its first chrome pt scheme in june 2013 and has expanded to the point where it currently operates 9 schemes, containing 22 samples in total, 6 times per annum. in the 2018 financial year, the company circulated 1382 pt samples. participation in our schemes affords each laboratory the unique opportunity to assess the accuracy and comparability of their results with peer laboratories over a given period. as a result of the laboratory-specific information provided by the pt schemes, this evidence can be shared internally with, and used by, plant metallurgists to validate the accuracy of their metallurgical accounting models. through the scheme, qotho reference materials (qrm’s) are generated, which provide an invaluable tool for further internal monitoring an