Hello everyone,
So to begin, I'm a small scale Placer miner originally. A few months back, I had a friend convince me to help him extract pins and other parts from computer parts and old cell phones that he had a HUGE stockpile of.. since my claim had run out of pay and I was still waiting for my new claim permitting to be processed. I chose to "roll the dice" on this venture. Mind you my monthly expense budget between mining and living expense is razor thin as for any excess funding. Over the last several years I have been able to build my equipment to a decently fair setup as well as a very efficient foundry and coupellation processing plant to include an excellent sulfide classifier. Anyways, long story short I'm now sitting on 3000 grams of scrap gold that is for the most part roughly 95% copper, silver and gold mix ( at I believe it is consider the coupelation that has been done). I know nothing of chemistry but have been reading what I now believe to horrible " get rich quick" crackpots that made it seem so simple. I truly believed that AR would simply dissolve the gold and I be able to "filter" out the remaining. I know now that I am wrong (and am in over my head). I can't even find this hoke women's book on Google. I've already invested WAY to much on sodium nitrate, muriatic acid, sodium metabisulfite, urea, safety equipment, beakers and distillation equipment not including the time and effort and money spent during the cupelation. I have plenty of time for research and have started making a small laboratory with a sealed negative air ventilation chamber. But I barely have found this forum and the real knowledge I'm discovering here has made me even more terrified about dealing with chemicals. Honestly should I just cut my losses and walk away. Remember I have no hands on experience what so ever and I'm terrified about being hurt. I don't think can resell this stuff without spending even more money to do so and already bought out my friends end if the scrap gold (I don't like partners, they make a mess of things). Your expert and honest opinions would be greatly appreciated. Also what is the name of this hokes woman's book so I can find it and start reading it IMMEDIATELY.
nervously awaiting your response
K.E. Bahr
So to begin, I'm a small scale Placer miner originally. A few months back, I had a friend convince me to help him extract pins and other parts from computer parts and old cell phones that he had a HUGE stockpile of.. since my claim had run out of pay and I was still waiting for my new claim permitting to be processed. I chose to "roll the dice" on this venture. Mind you my monthly expense budget between mining and living expense is razor thin as for any excess funding. Over the last several years I have been able to build my equipment to a decently fair setup as well as a very efficient foundry and coupellation processing plant to include an excellent sulfide classifier. Anyways, long story short I'm now sitting on 3000 grams of scrap gold that is for the most part roughly 95% copper, silver and gold mix ( at I believe it is consider the coupelation that has been done). I know nothing of chemistry but have been reading what I now believe to horrible " get rich quick" crackpots that made it seem so simple. I truly believed that AR would simply dissolve the gold and I be able to "filter" out the remaining. I know now that I am wrong (and am in over my head). I can't even find this hoke women's book on Google. I've already invested WAY to much on sodium nitrate, muriatic acid, sodium metabisulfite, urea, safety equipment, beakers and distillation equipment not including the time and effort and money spent during the cupelation. I have plenty of time for research and have started making a small laboratory with a sealed negative air ventilation chamber. But I barely have found this forum and the real knowledge I'm discovering here has made me even more terrified about dealing with chemicals. Honestly should I just cut my losses and walk away. Remember I have no hands on experience what so ever and I'm terrified about being hurt. I don't think can resell this stuff without spending even more money to do so and already bought out my friends end if the scrap gold (I don't like partners, they make a mess of things). Your expert and honest opinions would be greatly appreciated. Also what is the name of this hokes woman's book so I can find it and start reading it IMMEDIATELY.
nervously awaiting your response
K.E. Bahr