Bornite ore 20 percent worth working for gold and silver?

[Yggdrasil]

But, none of y'all have mentioned whether or not it can be melted down and formed into jewelry or anything else and that is what I want to know. Has anyone tried just melting it down and pouring it into a mold yet?

Welcome to us, Jessica.
Please refrain from y'all and other slang words. We have international users that rely on translators.

Now to your question.
Pt is harder to melt than Gold and Silver,
additionally it do not react well to impurities.
It becomes brittle and not formable.
Even the carbon in the flame for melting it may "pollute" it.
Soldering and melting Pt should always be done in a pure Hydrogen flame for instanse.

And it is a beautiful and nice material to work with.
It melts and cast well when done right.

 

[Nountaineer]

But, none of y'all have mentioned whether or not it can be melted down and formed into jewelry or anything else and that is what I want to know. Has anyone tried just melting it down and pouring it into a mold yet?

Sorry for the late reply. I have been through major cardio vascular surgery of a 9+ cm aneurysm, 2.5 hours worth. I can process the placer which has small platinum particles with a significant amount of black platinum crystals mixed with the magnetite. I simply need to get my sluce box or my 3 inch dredge set up

But, none of y'all have mentioned whether or not it can be melted down and formed into jewelry or anything else and that is what I want to know. Has anyone tried just melting it down and pouring it into a mold yet?

I can setup my sluce box or my 3 inch dredge to collect the magnetite from the placer which contains fine particles of platinum and a considerable amount of black platinum crystals mixed with the magnetite. I can smelt the black platinum crystals. Will I need a special flux to smelt the black platinum crystals? I simply need to get All of the iron/magnetite out which is difficult.

 

[galenrog]

Welcome to the zipper club. Septal myectomy. March 2023. Ain’t life grand?

 

[Yggdrasil]

Sorry for the late reply. I have been through major cardio vascular surgery of a 9+ cm aneurysm, 2.5 hours worth. I can process the placer which has small platinum particles with a significant amount of black platinum crystals mixed with the magnetite. I simply need to get my sluce box or my 3 inch dredge set up

I can setup my sluce box or my 3 inch dredge to collect the magnetite from the placer which contains fine particles of platinum and a considerable amount of black platinum crystals mixed with the magnetite. I can smelt the black platinum crystals. Will I need a special flux to smelt the black platinum crystals? I simply need to get All of the iron/magnetite out which is difficult.

You did not answer any of her concerns, did you?

 

[Nountaineer]

You did not answer any of her concerns, did you?

you are correct.

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[Yggdrasil]

you are correct.

Edited by moderator to fix quotes.

So why did you reply to her then?