Gold Filled & Sterling

[Diesel Worker]

I have fairly large lots of GF, GF Sterling, Gold over Sterling and Sterling. My questing is can i process this all together up until i start refining the gold foils. Then at that point i would process the foils separate from the silver containing solution and then cement out the silver. Can it be done efficiently and what are the pros and cons. Thanks.

 

[nickvc]

I would suggest doing each batch separately as you already have them sorted making the recovery much easier.

 

[kurtak]

GF Sterling, Gold over Sterling

These two can certainly be done together

and Sterling

And there is no reason why that can't be done along with the above two as it is all dealing with silver so it is all basically the same process (dissolve silver)

lots of GF

If the GF is not over silver I would most certainly keep it out of "silver" batch --- GF can be over any number of different base metals - it makes no sense to contaminate you silver nitrate with those "other" metals

Keep the silver - & "other" - separate

Kurt

 

[Diesel Worker]

These two can certainly be done together


And there is no reason why that can't be done along with the above two as it is all dealing with silver so it is all basically the same process (dissolve silver)


If the GF is not over silver I would most certainly keep it out of "silver" batch --- GF can be over any number of different base metals - it makes no sense to contaminate you silver nitrate with those "other" metals

Keep the silver - & "other" - separate

Kurt

Thank you for the response and advice. I will process them separately.

 

[Diesel Worker]

I would suggest doing each batch separately as you already have them sorted making the recovery much easier.

Thank you for your reply. I will process them separately.

 

[dgolgert]

I've got some gold-plated sterling jewelry and collector spoons that will be used for inquarting my next batch of karat gold. Kills two birds with one stone.