Yukon99669
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I have a batch of AR that has Placer Gold and Mercury in solution. I’ve denoxed the AR w/ Sulfamic Acid and diluted w/ 3x Water by volume to precipitate and filter any silver.
My game plan is to drop AU w/ SMB as usual. After filtering to recover AU my understanding is that I can precipitate Mercury w/ Lye (Sodium Hydroxide) to Mercury Oxide. Then dry and use strong heat to drive off the oxygen and re-claim my liquid Mercury.
Does that sound like an accurate scenario for pulling this off?
I have a retort, but am not really a fan of dealing with Mercury like that and this was a mixed bag of various material that I wanted to deal with in one process (more or less)….and figured I could pull it off this way.
My game plan is to drop AU w/ SMB as usual. After filtering to recover AU my understanding is that I can precipitate Mercury w/ Lye (Sodium Hydroxide) to Mercury Oxide. Then dry and use strong heat to drive off the oxygen and re-claim my liquid Mercury.
Does that sound like an accurate scenario for pulling this off?
I have a retort, but am not really a fan of dealing with Mercury like that and this was a mixed bag of various material that I wanted to deal with in one process (more or less)….and figured I could pull it off this way.