au79prospecting
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I have been reading these forums for awhile — incredible amount of info! I have ran into a unique problem that I wanted your expert advise in.
Recently I was experimenting with my placer gold (naturally about 93% gold and 7% silver with a fractional amount of copper). I melted it down using a home made furnace and was trying to create gold “shot” by pouring it into what I thought was a steel cup... I Realized something was wrong when the gold started to melt threw the cup. I realized after that I accidentally used a pewter cup. and the gold quickly melted and “fused” (not sure the correct terminology) with the pewter (which is predominantly tin). I was able to remove most of the gold from the pewter cup but a lot of it has a tin “plating” on it if you will. Any advice on how to get this tin off the gold? It’s nearly an ounce of gold...
Part of me wants to learn how to fix the issue. Another part of me is not sure if it’s worth it and should I just sell it to a refiner and Call it a day. Would love your expert opinion.
Recently I was experimenting with my placer gold (naturally about 93% gold and 7% silver with a fractional amount of copper). I melted it down using a home made furnace and was trying to create gold “shot” by pouring it into what I thought was a steel cup... I Realized something was wrong when the gold started to melt threw the cup. I realized after that I accidentally used a pewter cup. and the gold quickly melted and “fused” (not sure the correct terminology) with the pewter (which is predominantly tin). I was able to remove most of the gold from the pewter cup but a lot of it has a tin “plating” on it if you will. Any advice on how to get this tin off the gold? It’s nearly an ounce of gold...
Part of me wants to learn how to fix the issue. Another part of me is not sure if it’s worth it and should I just sell it to a refiner and Call it a day. Would love your expert opinion.