pH for cementation

[fishaholic5]

This is from the bacterially active enrichment zone associated with the Jasperoid.

 

[kjavanb123]

Chromite, this mineral is often found in association with rich PGM deposits

Hi

I live close to a chromite ore mining district. Should I test the serpantine or perodite for pgm?

 

[fishaholic5]

Both, as well as any gossanous material or enrichment zones associated with or adjacent to it

 

[kjavanb123]

Both, as well as any gossanous material or enrichment zones associated with or adjacent to it

Hi
Thanks for your reply. Somehow I missed this. I have started from dried river bed that came from those mountains with chromite mine and Serpentine.

I have a post about this titled placer rhodium.

Thanks and best regards
Kj

 

[fishaholic5]

No worries, it looks like you are doing really well with it.
As a follow up to this thread this is the bacterially recovered Gold concentrate from my latest processing experiments.
Grain size is up to 6mm, achievable in a 2 month period from solution.


Cheers Wal

 

[fishaholic5]

The cheap Chinese dry blender I use for crushing ore samples for extraction experiments

 

[fishaholic5]

Thankyou for the many people that have contributed to the knowledge on this forum, without it my journey of discovery in this field would not have been possible.
After many years I feel that I can finally call myself competent at extraction and refining Gold by a range of methods.

Cheers Wal

 

[fishaholic5]

This is a couple of pics from an experiment I did a while back.
It was to explore the utilisation and replacement of organic materials by bacteria in an active bacterial deposition zone. The idea was to look at the feasibility of sustainable harvesting methods from groundwater based on my prior observations
The bacteria will completely replace the organic matter with metals as they utilise it, this was one of the first experiments I did in this area of interest, using leaf litter in a buried container.
I have since done many more.

This is a microscope shot of deposited metals.

And this is the recovered material after a 6 month period.
Later experiments showed that full replacement can happen in as little as 12 months in natural conditions.

Cheers Wal

 

[Yggdrasil]

This is a couple of pics from an experiment I did a while back.
It was to explore the utilisation and replacement of organic materials by bacteria in an active bacterial deposition zone. The idea was to look at the feasibility of sustainable harvesting methods from groundwater based on my prior observations
The bacteria will completely replace the organic matter with metals as they utilise it, this was one of the first experiments I did in this area of interest, using leaf litter in a buried container.
I have since done many more.
View attachment 56626
This is a microscope shot of deposited metals.
View attachment 56627
And this is the recovered material after a 6 month period.
Later experiments showed that full replacement can happen in as little as 12 months in natural conditions.

Cheers Wal

Interesting indeed

 

[fishaholic5]

Thanks, my journey in metals has sort of morphed into a passion for exploring more sustainable mining and processing methods now.

Cheers Wal

 

[fishaholic5]

Another Ore pic,
Silver Halide ores are interesting, Chlorine, Bromine and Iodine are interchangeable in these and can be found in the same Ore body.
This contains all 3 of them.


Cheers Wal

 

[fishaholic5]

Things have been on hold a while due to health issues, I'll be back to work soon.
These 2 pics are of a PGM rich mineral that I have been working on for a few years.
The composition of it appears to be variable within a range, presenting as a solid solution series with several interchangeable building blocks.
It contains Tellurium




Cheers Wal

 

[fishaholic5]

 

[fishaholic5]

More Tellurides



Cheers Wal