1. Company

3. Contact Person for ILS (First, Last Name)

5. What process streams does your laboratory have a capability to analyze? Please check all that apply

• Oil sands ore body (core samples, mine)

• Mature Fine Tailings (MFT)

• Fluid Fine Tailings (FFT)

• Thin Fine Tailings (TFT)

• Composite Tailings (CT)

• Froth

• Other (please specify below)

Method Summary on the next page presents the five different steps of the proposed fines measurement standard method for the Inter Laboratory Study (ILS). Each step of 1 to 5 indicates 1 of 2 procedures that can be used to accomplish the task specified for a given step.

One of these procedures, or both, if company prefers and if sample size allows, may be used in the ILS. A specific ASTM D422 option is not provided, however, a similar method is described where #325 sieve can be used but with different dispersion methodology.

Please note that "Comments or Questions" textboxs further in this Survry related to each step and referenced to the corresponding section of the Method do not have any limitations on number of characters and lines to be entered. "Comments/Questions" maybe scrolled down if multiple lines of text are entered.

Please return the completed Survey to fmils@albertainnovates.ca

4. Contact e-mail for ILS

COSIA Pre Inter-Laboratory Study Survey Please return the completed Survey to fmils@albertainnovates.ca

Phone # (Contact Person for Inter-Laboratory Study (ILS))

2.

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Method Summary( numbers refer to numbered sectons in

the Method description)

10.1-A: DEAN & STARK EXTRACTION

10.1-B: COLD SOLVENT WASH

10.2-A: DISAGGREGATION BY HAMMER MILL

10.2-B DISAGGREGATION WITH MORTAR AND PESTLE

10.3-A: STATIC RIFFLE DIVIDER

10.3-B ROTARY DIVIDER OR SPIN RIFFLER

10.4-A DISPERSION BY BOILING WITH SHMP

10.4-B SONICATION WITH IMMERSION PROBE

10.5-A LASER DIFFRACTION 10.5-B SIEVE

10.1 SAMPLE CLEANING

10.2 SAMPLE DISAGGERGATION

10.3 SUB SAMPLING

10.4 SAMPLE DISPERSION

10.5 SAMPLE MEASUREMENT

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Step 1. SAMPLE CLEANING

Refer to Sample Cleaning section 10.1 of the Method:

6. What procedure(s) will your laboratory choose for sample cleaning?

Dean Stark Cold Wash

7. Does your laboratory need to engage 3rd party for Sample Cleaning?

Yes No

8. Please provide feedback or any questions regarding Cleaning step of the Method:

Step 2. SAMPLE DISAGGREGATION

Refer to Sample Disaggregation section 10.2 of the Method:

9. What method(s) will your laboratory choose for sample disaggregation?

Hammer Mill Mortar&Pestle

10. If Hammer Mill is chosen, please provide technical characteristics:

Motor power, W

Rotating speeds, rpm

No Fitted with screen/sieve Yes

Sieve size, mm

Hammer-grinding stator (not blade-grinding stator) Yes No

Hammer-rotor (not blade-grinding rotor) Yes No

Hopper volume, mL

Refer to Hammer Mill specifications 10.2-A-1 for guidance on technical characteristics

11. Please provide feedback or any questions regarding Disaggregation step of the Method

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Step 3. SUB SAMPLING

Refer to Sub-Sampling section 10.3 of the Method:

11. What metod(s) is chosen for subsampling?

Static Riffle Spin Riffle

12. If Static Riffle is chosen, does it meet the specifications ? Yes No

13. If no, please provide details of the difference

14. If Spin Riffle is chosen: a. What is the vibrational amplitude?

b. How many fractions does itmake?

15. Please provide feedback or any questions regarding Subsampling step of the Method

Step 4. DISPERSION

Refer to Dispersion section 10.4 of the Method:

16. What procedure(s) will be chosen for dispersion?

Boiling Sonication

17. If Sonication is chosen, does it meet equipment specifications? Yes No

18. If no, please provide the details of the difference

c. What is the max load intothe main hopper?

d. What is the rotationalspeed?

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19. Please provide feedback or any questions regarding Dispersion step of the Method

Step 5. MEASUREMENT

Refer to Measurement section 10.5 of the Method for the description

20. What procedure(s) is chosen for sample measurement?

Laser Wet Sieve

Diffraction

21. Please provide feedback or any questions regarding Measurement step of the Method

22. Please provide any other comments or questions regarding the Method

23. For ILS planning, please specify which path (numbered #1- 16 on the next page) your lab will follow for each of

the sample types selected. There is no limitation on the number of options to be selected.

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24. Please indicate if your lab agrees to participate in ILS for the proposed Standard Method

Yes No

25. If “No” indicated in question 24 above, please provide below what would need to be modified to allow your laboratory toparticipate

a. Method (details)

b. Logistical/commercial/administrative

path # Disaggregation Subsampling Dispersion Measurement

path selected for

oil sand sample

path selected for MFT

1 Hammer mill static riffle Boiling Laser diffraction

2 Hammer mill spin riffle Boiling Laser diffraction

3 Hammer mill static riffle Boiling Wet Sieve

4 Hammer mill spin riffle Boiling Wet Sieve

5 Mortar & pestle static riffle Boiling Laser diffraction

6 Mortar & pestle spin riffle Boiling Laser diffraction

7 Mortar & pestle static riffle Boiling Wet Sieve

8 Mortar & pestle spin riffle Boiling Wet Sieve

9 Hammer mill static riffle Sonication Laser diffraction

10 Hammer mill spin riffle Sonication Laser diffraction

11 Hammer mill static riffle Sonication Wet Sieve

12 Hammer mill spin riffle Sonication Wet Sieve

13 Mortar & pestle static riffle Sonication Laser diffraction

14 Mortar & pestle spin riffle Sonication Laser diffraction

15 Mortar & pestle static riffle Sonication Wet Sieve

16 Mortar & pestle spin riffle Sonication Wet Sieve

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