pazsion said:
I did, i read everything available, most suggested dangerous chemicals and complicated processes, with ill results.. which is why i made a post asking about a simpler process
Accept this comment in the spirit in which it is offered.
If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.
the copper should not alloy with the gold, and the proper heat should release the gold from the copper, this is what i'm suggesting. Why would this not work, specifically. And how can i make it work.. with just heat. I realize this isn't a perfect way to extract gold, but it should work somewhat.. being gold is heavier then copper, it will float to the surface in liquid form.
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Son, you need to do a lot more reading and a whole lot less thinking.
Here's some things for you to consider:
Gold and copper melt at very similar temperatures.
Gold and copper readily alloy.
Molten metals are strong solvents of other metals, so once one is molten, even if the other melts at a temperature even 1,000° higher, you can expect some of it to be dissolved by the molten one. All of it, given enough time, up to the point of saturation, or a temperature high enough to melt everything.
Metals, once alloyed, rarely can be separated by gravity. In other words, in spite of all the logic you want to throw at this, gold, which is about 2½ times heavier than copper, will not stratify once they are melted together. There are a few metals that will not remain in solution ---but that isn't of much use in refining aside from, maybe, separating gold from iron by using silver. That's not likely something you'll encounter.
Are you reading Hoke?
If not, why not?
If you persist in posting when you have no clue about the processes involved in refining, it won't take long for you to wear out your welcome here. We help anyone in need, but we fully expect them to do their part in gaining enough knowledge that they understand the processes, and how to make tests. That limits the questions they are asking, many of which should not be asked at all. All of that is in Hoke.
At a certain point if too much heat is used, you'd probably just atomize everything..
Yes, that's true, although how you'd achieve the temperature required is a mystery to me.
Harold