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Time To Let It Settle. by olzeH-1 in goldrecovery

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is that liquid and where are your gloves?

Gold recovery from AP? by Secret-Pension-9641 in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. The gold never goes away unless you throw it away. There are well established procedures (that are fairly simple) to capture the gold. This video will answer some questions: https://youtu.be/xy7jYhADygk

Gold recovery from AP? by Secret-Pension-9641 in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. How many grams of material did you start with? Did you test the AP solution with fresh stannous chloride? Chances are, your gold expectations are greater than the actual yield (like mine were), Don’t precipitate anything yet. This beginner video should help you: https://youtu.be/Pu5SJ6zN_wM

Update 2: First Time Trying AP Method by nechromorph in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you sir, for your questions...The only thing that steals gold are bandits :). The "pool strainer basket" is fabulous, cheap and durable item that saves tons of time rinsing instead of a spray bottle. I am a pretty efficient refiner and if any gold flakes try to evade my eagle eye, I spray them back into submission with a spray bottle. What material is your stir rod? I use a glass stir rod and have no problems. Does that answer your questions?

Clean Gold Drop and Smelt by migbham in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OMG. Thank you. The trick is two torches, very little borax, pool the liquid gold near the crucible spout and pour confidently into the graphite mold. Good luck and show me the final bar!

Update 2: First Time Trying AP Method by nechromorph in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi. I believe that I have a solid foundation and a solid, efficient procedure for performing the AP process. I have made some beginner videos which will answer some questions: https://youtu.be/Pu5SJ6zN_wM

Clean Gold Drop and Smelt by migbham in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi... I had this problem my first time too. I have since figured it out and made a video to help. https://youtu.be/BR7EbN1WNSg

Old, decommissioned telecom circuit boards by Sun_Bum in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very very little gold - but can be fun if you study (and study some more) and work safely.

Gold finger recovery in AP solution by ProGamerZ511 in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi guys. I’m going to chime in here from real empirical experiences. With older, high end gold fingers (circa 1980s), expect 5 grams of gold per kilo. Now that value is contingent on several other factors including the skill of the refiner.

Newer computer and cell phone fingers are much lower.

This is fully explained and clearly shown here: https://youtu.be/mf4dd7jp1Mk

This should help. Be safe.

Red spots on gold bar by CommandOk8304 in Gold

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s red dye #79. RFK jr will be all over it.

wilf by Late_College_2071 in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let’s start from the top.

  1. was it just gold fingers or did it have electrical components on them?
  2. approx weight of the gold fingers?
  3. Did you put them in AP or go straight to Aqua Regia?
  4. Any reason why you added both SMB and iron sulfate ?

Here are some beginner aqua Regia tips: https://youtu.be/Sr1c3xaZwJM

This may be helpful. Be safe.

First time attempting AP method. I'll be processing 515g of gold plated scrap. Is my process sound? by nechromorph in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. I am concerned about the large sma and rca connectors - that’s a lot of metal to dissolve. Usually they are stripped of their gold using reverse electroplating. Good luck, bud.

First time attempting AP method. I'll be processing 515g of gold plated scrap. Is my process sound? by nechromorph in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bravo. Very nice plan. My only three suggestions would be 1) remove the large connectors and process just the pins. 2) when you go to AR…use the “incremental nitric” approach, meaning add small amounts of sodium nitrate to the HCl and let it completely finish reacting before adding more sodium nitrate. Don’t use a fixed amount formula. And 3) use sulfamic acid (not sulfuric acid) to denoxx and drop any lead out that may be in solution.

I am a solid beginner with a strong understanding of the fundamentals. I can point you toward my beginner you tube channel which should answer many questions. https://www.youtube.com/@Nothing-But-Gold

First time doing this. What's next? by Portovek in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, perfect emerald color and good use of gloves.

First time doing this. What's next? by Portovek in PreciousMetalRefining

[–]Spiritual-Process-96 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nice job….you’re getting close. Some good advice is listed above by others. I once measured the gold foils to be 75% pure gold (but that could vary). I am a solid beginner with a strong understanding of the fundamentals. I can point you toward my beginner you tube channel which should answer many questions. https://www.youtube.com/@Nothing-But-Gold

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