TheeLionSupreme
New member
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2013
- Messages
- 1
Ok, now I have to write this all over again. There should be a correction agumentation to the HTML for this email program. To any email that is written and then having the system tell you. You have to apply other types of info and go forward and then return to the page and Wha La.... all that you written is gone !!
Oh, OK here we go again. Today I decided I wanted to test some refined sands that I ran through a gravity shaker table. So I decided try to dissolve the sands using a 1000 ml beaker and placing 3 tablespoons of cons into the beaker then applying 275 ml of Hydrochloric Acid 32.2 % Then adding Sodium Hypochloride to the first solution. Upon doing so the solution began fizzing and then started turning a olive green color and then began turning a rich deep yellow orange color. The size of the cons placed in the beaker was pin head size what is left after 30 mesh classification. Maybe too big. After the first does of Sodium Hypochloride we stirred and added more then repeated the process 3-4 times and let set for about 2 hours noticing that the pin head size pieces of gold where not dissolving. So, I placed the beaker in a corning casserole dish and slowly brought up the heat until it was boiling. The solution after about 10 minutes of boiling became even richer in deep yellow orange color. Then stirring I noticed that the concentrates seemed to be lessened in volume. So, at this point I was thinking OK the first stage of testing these cons was successful. There are still pieces of what looks like lighter colored gold flakes in the beaker. Probably mica or pyrite???
Now the next step was to make so Aquous Stannous Chloride to test the first solution. I took a 1000ml beaker and placed 2.75 ml of Hydrochloric Acid 32.2% into the beaker. Then taking Soldering Wire that is 60/40. And taking approx. an inch of this wire and placing inside the solution. Then bringing the solution to boil for about 8 minutes. Then letting it cool off. Noticing very small bits of Tin/Lead floating on top and at the bottom of the solution.
After this I took a clean piece of paper towel and dipped it into the Stannous Chloride to test for gold. I took a clean Q-Tip and dipped it into the Aruic Chloride and pressed it and rolled it on to the paper towel and it stayed a rich yellow color with out any discoloration occurring. I know this could mean no gold in the sands.
But, why did the solution turn so deep yellow orange?? (Aruic Chloride)
I am concerned that maybe there was too much Hydrochloric Acid or maybe the Soldering Wire that is over 16 years of age would have no effect or was too little in content (tin wise) in ratio of the 275ml of Hydrochloric Acid. Could use some expert advice.
Help Erik.
Oh, OK here we go again. Today I decided I wanted to test some refined sands that I ran through a gravity shaker table. So I decided try to dissolve the sands using a 1000 ml beaker and placing 3 tablespoons of cons into the beaker then applying 275 ml of Hydrochloric Acid 32.2 % Then adding Sodium Hypochloride to the first solution. Upon doing so the solution began fizzing and then started turning a olive green color and then began turning a rich deep yellow orange color. The size of the cons placed in the beaker was pin head size what is left after 30 mesh classification. Maybe too big. After the first does of Sodium Hypochloride we stirred and added more then repeated the process 3-4 times and let set for about 2 hours noticing that the pin head size pieces of gold where not dissolving. So, I placed the beaker in a corning casserole dish and slowly brought up the heat until it was boiling. The solution after about 10 minutes of boiling became even richer in deep yellow orange color. Then stirring I noticed that the concentrates seemed to be lessened in volume. So, at this point I was thinking OK the first stage of testing these cons was successful. There are still pieces of what looks like lighter colored gold flakes in the beaker. Probably mica or pyrite???
Now the next step was to make so Aquous Stannous Chloride to test the first solution. I took a 1000ml beaker and placed 2.75 ml of Hydrochloric Acid 32.2% into the beaker. Then taking Soldering Wire that is 60/40. And taking approx. an inch of this wire and placing inside the solution. Then bringing the solution to boil for about 8 minutes. Then letting it cool off. Noticing very small bits of Tin/Lead floating on top and at the bottom of the solution.
After this I took a clean piece of paper towel and dipped it into the Stannous Chloride to test for gold. I took a clean Q-Tip and dipped it into the Aruic Chloride and pressed it and rolled it on to the paper towel and it stayed a rich yellow color with out any discoloration occurring. I know this could mean no gold in the sands.
But, why did the solution turn so deep yellow orange?? (Aruic Chloride)
I am concerned that maybe there was too much Hydrochloric Acid or maybe the Soldering Wire that is over 16 years of age would have no effect or was too little in content (tin wise) in ratio of the 275ml of Hydrochloric Acid. Could use some expert advice.
Help Erik.