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So, I have a friend that has recently come across 2 lbs of gold (I) chloride, AuCl, due to the death of a family member involved in photography. He has enlisted my help in attempting to recover pure gold powder - and eventually ingots, of the gold contained within the AuCl, but I have no idea where to start.

I've done a fair amount of research (googleing) now, yet have not yet found a good tutorial on the process, so I've come here to see if anyone could point me in the right direction. I've also noticed people don't seem to differentiate between gold (I) chloride and gold (III) chloride, and that makes me nervous when I find bits and pieces of tutorials.

Any help is much appreciated.
Lucky

[QUOTE="Luckyrip, post: 120768, member: 22392"] So, I have a friend that has recently come across 2 lbs of gold (I) chloride, AuCl, due to the death of a family member involved in photography. He has enlisted my help in attempting to recover pure gold powder - and eventually ingots, of the gold contained within the AuCl, but I have no idea where to start. I've done a fair amount of research (googleing) now, yet have not yet found a good tutorial on the process, so I've come here to see if anyone could point me in the right direction. I've also noticed people don't seem to differentiate between gold (I) chloride and gold (III) chloride, and that makes me nervous when I find bits and pieces of tutorials. Any help is much appreciated. Lucky [/QUOTE]

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