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[lazersteve]

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So i haven't done the calcs yet on weight but 4% AG on this material, and I have a few hundy Kilos sounds promising?!

Important note on using XRF to analyze plated materials: Never assume that the reading represents the composition of the entire weight of the piece you shoot. As a test of your statement that these items are 4% Ag by total weight, I would advise that you grind 0.5mm off the same surface you got the 4% reading on then XRF the spot where you ground off the coating. If you still get a 4% reading 0.5mm deep into the material then you may be correct in your assumptions.

Steve

 

[spectrumpainters]

thanks Steve. yep that's what i found online, only microns penetration, cheers

 

[Imalwaysañgie69]

Welcome In guys
Present your self to the rest of the community, feel free to add things

Hello Imalwaysañgie female
54
From Texas
Newbie gold refining

How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? Myself and my fiancee over several years
What are you looking for in our community? Looking for safety and smart ways to refine gold, and share knowledge that might profit us all.
How did you discover our Forum, by the luck of Google I found you. Interested in recovering gold using electrolysis. Was wondering if anyone has had good luck using this process. Thanks for any info.

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[Yggdrasil]

Hello Imalwaysañgie female
54
From Texas
Newbie gold refining

How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? Myself and my fiancee over several years
What are you looking for in our community? Looking for safety and smart ways to refine gold, and share knowledge that might profit us all.
How did you discover our Forum, by the luck of Google I found you. Interested in recovering gold using electrolysis. Was wondering if anyone has had good luck using this process. Thanks for any info.

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Welcome again, it's a bit strange when your first post are in different thread

Anyway you were welcomed there too.

So here you will receive some study material.

We ask our new members to do 3 things.
1. Read C.M. Hokes book on refining jewelers scrap, it gives an easy introduction to the most important chemistry regarding refining.
It is free here on the forum: Screen Readable Copy of Hoke's Book
2. Then read the safety section of the forum: Safety
3. And then read about "Dealing with waste" in the forum: Dealing with Waste

Suggested reading: The Library

Forum rules : https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/gold-refining-forum-rules.31182/post-327766

 

[doug]

G'day everyone!

Name: Doug
***: Male
Age: 50s
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Profession: Database Administrator
Hobbies: Tabletop games, reading, ... all kinds of things!
Interests: See hobbies
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals?: It's a very recent thing. I'm a total noob. But it's interesting!
What are you looking for in our community?: Just to learn, really. PCB/ewaste recovery has my attention. Right now I'm very much in a learning phase and reading Hoke, safety, dealing with waste, the library, etc.
How did you discover our Forum?: Duckduckgo search.

 

[scm1991]

Name : Steven Marquer
*** : male
Age :31
Location- Des Moines Iowa, united States
Profession :self employed metal recycling and eBay seller
Hobbies : dumpster diving, anything automotive related, and turning trash into cash
Interests :making money from something someone threw away
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? :I haven't refined gold yet but want to learn and I've be recycling metal for the past 6 years.
What are you looking for in our community? : Knowledge and customers for various scrapable items
How did you discover our Forum? : Google search.

 

[Yggdrasil]

Name : Steven Marquer
*** : male
Age :31
Location- Des Moines Iowa, united States
Profession :self employed metal recycling and eBay seller
Hobbies : dumpster diving, anything automotive related, and turning trash into cash
Interests :making money from something someone threw away
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? :I haven't refined gold yet but want to learn and I've be recycling metal for the past 6 years.
What are you looking for in our community? : Knowledge and customers for various scrapable items
How did you discover our Forum? : Google search.

Welcome to us.

Please study this so you can keep yourself and those around you safe.

1. Read C.M. Hokes book on refining jewelers scrap, it gives an easy introduction to the most important chemistry regarding refining.
It is free here on the forum: Screen Readable Copy of Hoke's Book
2. Then read the safety section of the forum: Safety
3. And then read about "Dealing with waste" in the forum: Dealing with Waste

Suggested reading: The Library

Forum rules : https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/board-policy-this-should-be-read-by-everyone.4646/

 

[tgkdjbillz]

Name: Bill, Billy, Billz, Bilal take your pick, lol
***: Male
Age: 30's
Location: Bucks, UK
Profession: IT Security Officer
Hobbies: lol everything, Martial Arts, Books, knowledge, Science , religion, learning the ways of the ancients, you name it I'm into it if it isn't modern superficial look at me social media stuff fluff
Interests: Right now, Silver and Gold refining, lol, same as above, IT Sec experiments at home
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals?: Haven't started yet collecting knowledge and re-learning school Chemistry mainly collecting gold and silver stuff for a lifetime.
What are you looking for in our community?: To learn relevant knowledge and facts around home silver and gold refining, if i can recycle the chemicals and gasses produced even better.
How did you discover our Forum?: google and remember this site from years ago

 

[Yggdrasil]

Name: Bill, Billy, Billz, Bilal take your pick, lol
***: Male
Age: 30's
Location: Bucks, UK
Profession: IT Security Officer
Hobbies: lol everything, Martial Arts, Books, knowledge, Science , religion, learning the ways of the ancients, you name it I'm into it if it isn't modern superficial look at me social media stuff fluff
Interests: Right now, Silver and Gold refining, lol, same as above, IT Sec experiments at home
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals?: Haven't started yet collecting knowledge and re-learning school Chemistry mainly collecting gold and silver stuff for a lifetime.
What are you looking for in our community?: To learn relevant knowledge and facts around home silver and gold refining, if i can recycle the chemicals and gasses produced even better.
How did you discover our Forum?: google and remember this site from years ago

Welcome to us.
You have found the right place.
So now the fun and work begins, and as always studying is half the fun

We ask our new members to do 3 things.
1. Read C.M. Hokes book on refining jewelers scrap, it gives an easy introduction to the most important chemistry regarding refining.
It is free here on the forum: Screen Readable Copy of Hoke's Book
2. Then read the safety section of the forum: Safety
3. And then read about "Dealing with waste" in the forum: Dealing with Waste

Suggested reading: The Library

Forum rules : https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/board-policy-this-should-be-read-by-everyone.4646/

 

[iOrganize]

Name : iOrganize
Age : 59
Location : Charlotte, NC
Profession : Professional Organizer and Collectibles Advisor
Hobbies : Pokemon Go

How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : My professional organizing business halted during the Covid restrictions in 2020. So I started virtual training with The Keys Guild to become a collectibles advisor. I focus on buying and selling gold and silver since it is the most lucrative "collectible" that my organizing clients who are decluttering or downsizing have. I sell to a couple refineries. For branded items and some silver I sell on eBay or through auctions that The Keys Guild has connections with for exclusive commission rates. I pay more than the local jewelry stores and am capitalizing on my reputation as a trusted resource in my community.

What are you looking for in our community? : Discover hidden sources of gold/silver beyond what I've been buying and get better at estimating so that my payouts to clients are more accurate. For example, I paid too much for an 18K broken gold watch recently. Only 7 grams of the 25 grams was 18K gold and I estimated 12 grams. My organizing clients will consign with me so I only pay after I've been paid, but as I reach out to strangers through Facebook and Nextdoor I need to accurately know what to pay.

How did you discover our Forum? : Qwant search (a private search engine)

 

[Brett Novak]

Hello Everyone!

Name: Brett
***: Male
Age: 40'ish
Location: Desert Southwest
Profession: Desk Jockey
Hobbies: Jack of all trades, play a lot of golf, shoot a lot of guns.
Interests: See above ;-) and now getting started with salvaging e-scrap
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals?: Been a scrapper since about 6 years old (great influence from my grandfather!) and can be found running a furnace melting scrap metals to ingots and random doo-dads. Now have way too much e-waste piled up so it's time to try my hand with gold.
What are you looking for in our community?: Thirst for knowledge, great resource for some of those "why didn't I think of that" type situations
How did you discover our Forum?: google IIRC

Yggdrasil, you can save the copy and paste. Already have 2 copies of "the book" printed out (one for home, one for downtime at work) and - how would you like to be one of the 3 unlucky _______ that they used to test acid burns on? (in the safety section!)

Long story short I have an almost limitless supply of e-scrap ranging from mild to wild, from unpopulated PCB's & populated ones to vintage IC's that I've picked up throughout the years. Time to get the junk out and make some money (actually, I don't care about the $$, I just want to make my own gold ingot to say I did it)

back to reading! Cheers!

 

[Yggdrasil]

Hello Everyone!

Name: Brett
***: Male
Age: 40'ish
Location: Desert Southwest
Profession: Desk Jockey
Hobbies: Jack of all trades, play a lot of golf, shoot a lot of guns.
Interests: See above ;-) and now getting started with salvaging e-scrap
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals?: Been a scrapper since about 6 years old (great influence from my grandfather!) and can be found running a furnace melting scrap metals to ingots and random doo-dads. Now have way too much e-waste piled up so it's time to try my hand with gold.
What are you looking for in our community?: Thirst for knowledge, great resource for some of those "why didn't I think of that" type situations
How did you discover our Forum?: google IIRC

Yggdrasil, you can save the copy and paste. Already have 2 copies of "the book" printed out (one for home, one for downtime at work) and - how would you like to be one of the 3 unlucky _______ that they used to test acid burns on? (in the safety section!)

Long story short I have an almost limitless supply of e-scrap ranging from mild to wild, from unpopulated PCB's & populated ones to vintage IC's that I've picked up throughout the years. Time to get the junk out and make some money (actually, I don't care about the $$, I just want to make my own gold ingot to say I did it)

back to reading! Cheers!

Welcome.
You haven't checked the other links then?
They are the most important ones.

Safety:
https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/safety.47/
and Waste treatment:
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/dealing-with-waste.10539/

 

[Michael Purdy]

Name: Mike, Myc, Michael, or Mycle
***: Male
Age: about to be 45
Location: southern Illinois
Profession: industrial maintenance technician
Hobbies: anything involving electronics. Very nerdy video games. Cycling (the kind you pedal)
Interests: anything I can tinker with; from circuit boards to home improvement projects.
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals?: I'm a total noob. I haven't started yet.
What are you looking for in our community?: To learn the trade
How did you discover our Forum?: Google search.

I work as a specialist in an auto part manufacturing facility. I have to replace electrical contacts every day and they let me take the used ones home. I currently have between 70 and 80 lbs of contact probes. I found someone online that extracts gold from similar probes and claims to get about 3 grams of refined gold out of each pound of pins, so figured it was worth looking into. I'm in no hurry and will do my best to learn the trade before starting.

 

[TeeR]

Name : Trent
*** : M
Age : Pushing 60
Location : Houston
Profession : Heavy Assembly
Hobbies : Yes
Interests : Too many
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : Interest for a few years.
What are you looking for in our community? : Information, education, short cuts, warnings, help and understanding.
How did you discover our Forum? : Sreetips, been watching his videos for those few years. I enjoy them, find them very interesting, and they put my ole lady to sleep in 2.5 minutes.

 

[Nick Delsignore]

Hello! I have been a silent observer for some time and decided to join. I am finally comfortable starting to try my own refining after some research and have had 2 semi successful runs, however I cannot seem to get the final product to precipitate. So I decided to engage this community.

Name : Nick
*** : M
Age : 32
Location : USA
Profession : Consulting/Process Improvement
Hobbies : Music, PM refining, Travel
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : Less than a year
What are you looking for in our community? : Guidance and education
How did you discover our Forum? : Google

 

[Martijn]

Welcome to the forum Nick.
Start your own thread to solve your challenge.
There is some recommended study material that will help you perform this craft safely.
Yggdrasil has a list of must reads he'll probably post right after me.
Hoke's book is one of them.
Dealing with waste and safety are important to get it right.

Have fun!
Martijn.

 

[Yggdrasil]

Welcome to the forum Nick.
Start your own thread to solve your challenge.
There is some recommended study material that will help you perform this craft safely.
Yggdrasil has a list of must reads he'll probably post right after me.
Hoke's book is one of them.
Dealing with waste and safety are important to get it right.

Have fun!
Martijn.

I’m on a night shift for three days now.
I have only access to a cell phone for these days so please post away

 

[Martijn]

Ok.
Your links don't work when i copy paste so here is a post with your intro:
Post in thread 'hello!' hello!

 

[anthem20]

Hello Community,

Name : Tobi
*** : M
Age : 38
Location : South of Stuttgart / GERMANY
Profession :
Hobbies : Numismatic, sport shooting and all stuff gun related
Interests : Gold & Silver
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : Been interessted in metals for several years, now i want to start refining / melting
What are you looking for in our community? : Tips and tricks on how to deal with certain stuff
How did you discover our Forum? : Accidently stumbled on it

 

[dvontedlores]

Name : Dvonte
*** : Male
Age : 22
Location : North Carolina
Profession : Trauma ICU Nurse
Hobbies : Welding, auto body, engine and transmission work, antique oil lamps, small engines, large engines, volunteer firefighting, metal casting, jewelry.
Interests : I am currently mainly interested in learning how to successfully cast platinum group metals and make fine jewelry...for someone special with skin allergies.
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : brand new
What are you looking for in our community? : knowledge and criticism
How did you discover our Forum? : during extensive research on platinum group metals I realized that this forum offers more information than any formal published resource.