thesilverfox111
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What would be the necessary equipment to be able to refine placer gold at a home work shop?
The placer gold is mostly gold with a bit of silver. Anywhere from 85% gold and 15% silver to 93% gold and 7% silver. There is the odd very small percentage of other metals but the two metals I want to separate and recover are the silver and the gold.
The placer gold is fines and nuggets with some of the pieces having small amounts of quartz attached.
I would be refining anywhere from 1 to 20 ounces at a time.
I have seen the microwave kiln smelting kits on line but I would like to do it safer and not with a microwave if I can get all the supplies without killing the bank account.
I am in BC Canada so if anyone can suggest a supplier for the needed equipment that would be also be appreciated.
The placer gold is mostly gold with a bit of silver. Anywhere from 85% gold and 15% silver to 93% gold and 7% silver. There is the odd very small percentage of other metals but the two metals I want to separate and recover are the silver and the gold.
The placer gold is fines and nuggets with some of the pieces having small amounts of quartz attached.
I would be refining anywhere from 1 to 20 ounces at a time.
I have seen the microwave kiln smelting kits on line but I would like to do it safer and not with a microwave if I can get all the supplies without killing the bank account.
I am in BC Canada so if anyone can suggest a supplier for the needed equipment that would be also be appreciated.