History
Document Details
Name of Department/Committee : MTD 10
Document Number : MTD 10 ( 22136)
Document Title [English] : DETERMINATION OF GOLD CONTENT IN GOLD BULLION GOLD ALLOYS AND GOLD JEWELLERYARTEFACTS BY CUPELLATION FIRE ASSAY METHOD
Document Title [Hindi] : ..
Document Type : Revision
Language : English
Priority : 3
ICS Code : 39.060
Date of Project Approval : 23-12-2022
Standards to be Revised :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 1418: 2009
Standards to be Superseded :
Sl.No. Is No & Year
1 IS 1418: 2009

Classification Details
Group : Metals, Alloys and Metal Products (including Steel Products)
Sub Group : Precious metals, gems and jewellery
Sub Sub Group : Precious Metals
Aspects : Methods of tests
Risk : Low
Certification : Not Certifiable
Short Commom Man's Title :
ITCHS Code :
Ministry :
  • Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution - Department of Consumer Affairs
  • Ministry of Mines
Sustainable development Goals :
  • DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Degree of Equivalence : Not Equivalent
Identical/Equivalent Standards : 11426
Organization Type: ISO
Sl.No. Synosis Points
1 Extension the scope covers determination of gold content in multiple types of gold and gold bearing alloys including those used in jewellery/artefacts manufacturing .
2 Purity of proof sample has been revised in clause 6.3
3 Specific procedure is described in section clause 9.8.3 for samples with large amount of base metals, containing platinum or palladium, or with silver/gold ratio higher than 3
4 Calculations have been adapted to take into account the addition of fine gold and the fineness of the gold used in the proof
5 Repeatability requirements have been changed and
6 The use of scorification has been removed.
Timeline Details


S.No. P-Draft
Completion Date		 WC-Draft
Completion Date		 Final-Draft
Completion Date		 Project
Completion Date(Gazette)		 Entered By Entered On
1 22-03-2023 22-08-2023 06-11-2023 21-03-2024 SHIV PRAKASH 22-03-2023
Stages
Sl.
No.		 Stage Date of Occurence Remarks Circulated to Files
1 Generation of Document Number 23-12-2022 -------
2 P-Draft Waived 22-03-2023 During the 32nd TC meeting of MTD 10 held on 23-12-2022, the committee decided to send the draft standard of IS 1418 for wide circulation for one month -------
3 WC Draft 22-03-2023 Duration : 30 Days
Submitted for HOD approval
Remarks : All concerned are requested to give your valuable comments if any within timeline 		-------
4 WC Draft 23-03-2023 WC approved by HOD
 MTDC  MTD 10, -------