Test strips

[Stephen Swartz]

What type of pH test strips would work good in agua regia and others please advise thank you

 

[Yggdrasil]

What type of pH test strips would work good in agua regia and others please advise thank you

There are no specific test strips for Aqua Regia, but anything from 7-0 will do.
But there are really not much need for pH tests if you dissolve Gold with AR.

It is mandatory if you dissolve foils or powders in HCl/ Bleach though.

 

[Stephen Swartz]

There are no specific test strips for Aqua Regia, but anything from 7-0 will do.
But there are really not much need for pH tests if you dissolve Gold with AR.

It is mandatory if you dissolve foils or powders in HCl/ Bleach though.

Drasil I haven't decided which process to use yet the blue liquid came from a nitric bath that I soaked my concentrates in and then dissolved a piece of copper in there also but why on the stanis chloride test would it be giving me an instant deep dark black

 

[Stephen Swartz]

Drasil the ore that I have is sulphide base from porphory intrusion lots of pyrite chalcopyrite silver gold copper telluride's what I want to do is the agua regia process but due to the high silver content of this or I want to get both the gold and silver and according to the mine reports there should also be small amounts of platinum palladium and this specific mine back in the day produced over 450,000 oz of tellurium
And I would simply appreciate so very much plain simple in English instructions on how to do the agua regia process for this type of ore thanks

 

[Yggdrasil]

Drasil I haven't decided which process to use yet the blue liquid came from a nitric bath that I soaked my concentrates in and then dissolved a piece of copper in there also but why on the stanis chloride test would it be giving me an instant deep dark black

DO NOT add acids to unknown rocks sand or Ore unless you have an assay.
You have no idea what it might contain.
Since you added Copper (Why did you do that by the way?) no wonder it is blue.
Copper do react with Stannous some times and create a dark brownish/greyish black.
It is considered a false positive.

 

[Stephen Swartz]

DO NOT add acids to unknown rocks sand or Ore unless you have an assay.
You have no idea what it might contain.
Since you added Copper (Why did you do that by the way?) no wonder it is blue.
Copper do react with Stannous some times and create a dark brownish/greyish black.
It is considered a false positive.

 

[Stephen Swartz]

I stuck two pieces of thin copper wire in there to see if any silver would precipitate

 

[Yggdrasil]

Drasil the ore that I have is sulphide base from porphory intrusion lots of pyrite chalcopyrite silver gold copper telluride's what I want to do is the agua regia process but due to the high silver content of this or I want to get both the gold and silver and according to the mine reports there should also be small amounts of platinum palladium and this specific mine back in the day produced over 450,000 oz of tellurium
And I would simply appreciate so very much plain simple in English instructions on how to do the agua regia process for this type of ore thanks

Nobody use Aqua Regia on ore!
It is way to expensive and gives too much waste to treat.
Additionally Tellurium is mildly toxic by itself.
Have you read the links I gave you?

 

[Yggdrasil]

I stuck two pieces of thin copper wire in there to see if any silver would precipitate

If there is Silver in the Solution one can not use Stannous, since it will drop Silver as Silver Chloride.

 

[Stephen Swartz]

If there is Silver in the Solution one can not use Stannous, since it will drop Silver as Silver Chloride.

 

[Stephen Swartz]

I didn't use stannis chloride to try to drop it I simply took up two pieces of copper and stuck them in the acid that my concentrate had been soaked in

 

[Stephen Swartz]

Drasil if I shoot you my number can you text me there and be so much easier to communicate this app makes it real hard

 

[Stephen Swartz]

Nobody use Aqua Regia on ore!
It is way to expensive and gives too much waste to treat.
Additionally Tellurium is mildly toxic by itself.
Have you read the links I gave you?

Yes delirium is mildly toxic to the radioactivity it does not exist in such extent that it is a danger to me I am also aware of the dangers of the gas is produced I am taken and am actively taking appropriate precautions....Drasil I'm not going to use agua regia on the oar I am going to use the agua regia on flash floated concentrate s that have already been put through a nitric acid soak please help me make this reality safely which I'm asking you because I'm going to do it either way is there a specific publication or video that details the aqua regia process and how after everything is dissolved to extract the silver first and then the gold please advise sir I would appreciate it very much

 

[Stephen Swartz]

Nobody use Aqua Regia on ore!
It is way to expensive and gives too much waste to treat.
Additionally Tellurium is mildly toxic by itself.
Have you read the links I gave you?

My phone number is 415-694-1926 if you're comfortable communicating with me there I would appreciate it very much this app is driving me up a wall

 

[Yggdrasil]

Yes delirium is mildly toxic to the radioactivity it does not exist in such extent that it is a danger to me I am also aware of the dangers of the gas is produced I am taken and am actively taking appropriate precautions....Drasil I'm not going to use agua regia on the oar I am going to use the agua regia on flash floated concentrate s that have already been put through a nitric acid soak please help me make this reality safely which I'm asking you because I'm going to do it either way is there a specific publication or video that details the aqua regia process and how after everything is dissolved to extract the silver first and then the gold please advise sir I would appreciate it very much

You really need to study, for your own sake.
Please get the chemical names correct, one letter might be the difference between success or disaster.
If you use Aqua Regia the Silver will not follow, if you use Nitric the Silver may dissolve if it is not bound up.
"Nobody" uses acids to extract Gold due to the price and the cost of waste treatment.
If they use chemical extraction it is almost always Cyanide, ThioCyanate or similar methods and these will also extract the Silver.

 

[Yggdrasil]

My phone number is 415-694-1926 if you're comfortable communicating with me there I would appreciate it very much this app is driving me up a wall

I'm in different time zone.
So telephone is not an option.
There should be several good members in your general area/state.

 

[Stephen Swartz]

I'm in different time zone.
So telephone is not an option.
There should be several good members in your general area/state.

I have no idea of other members

but it would be at your convenience sir if I need to stay up until 2:00 a.m. in the morning to speak with you that would be fine can you please give me a reference for the aqua regia process and how to extract my silver and gold from like I said I needed in simple terms

 

[Yggdrasil]

I have no idea of other members

but it would be at your convenience sir if I need to stay up until 2:00 a.m. in the morning to speak with you that would be fine can you please give me a reference for the aqua regia process and how to extract my silver and gold from like I said I needed in simple terms

Just show some patience, we do not lie inside the forum you know.

 

[Stephen Swartz]

Just show some patience, we do not lie inside the forum you know.

Well I never thought that sir and you however seem extremely knowledgeable