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[Yggdrasil]

Name: King
Sex: n/b
Age: Mid-20s
Location: Colorado
Profession: Casino/Gambling tech
Hobbies: Gaming, writing, smithing, drawing
Interests: Far far too many to list here, but includes medieval history, gardening, blacksmithing, painting, and reading
How long have you been refining gold or have an interest in precious metals? : Less than a year, very new to this
What are you looking for in our community? : A place where I can pick the brains of others more experienced than myself to refine my processes.
How did you discover our Forum? : Googling information about gold refinement processes

Welcome.

Here are some study material for you.

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: https://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=19798
2. Then read the safety section of the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/safety.47/
3. And then read about "Dealing with waste" in the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/dealing-with-waste.10539/

Suggested reading:
https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/the-library.101/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/when-in-doubt-cement-it-out.30236/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threa...le-read-this-before-you-post-about-ore.33333/


Forum rules is here.
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/gold-refining-forum-rules.31182/

 

[studentdebtsgarden]

Name : Dhairya
Sex : F
Age :53
Location : Florida
Profession : underemployed/unemployed because identity fraud uses college degrees and keeps me from working
Hobbies : listening to music, reading books, cooking, acrylic painting
Interests : gardening, science fiction, computer programming, ecology
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : complete beginner to e-waste recovery
What are you looking for in our community? : information to create income for survival
How did you discover our Forum? : Kindle book

 

[Yggdrasil]

Name : Dhairya
Sex : F
Age :53
Location : Florida
Profession : underemployed/unemployed because identity fraud uses college degrees and keeps me from working
Hobbies : listening to music, reading books, cooking
Interests : gardening, science fiction, computer programming
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : complete beginner to e-waste recovery
What are you looking for in our community? : information to create income for survival
How did you discover our Forum? : Kindle book

Welcome to us.
Sadly the refining of e-waste is no quick fix for amateurs.
It is hard even for the pros.
The biggest hurdle is to get a steady supply of material to refine.

Anyway here is something to study before you begin:

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: https://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=19798
2. Then read the safety section of the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/safety.47/
3. And then read about "Dealing with waste" in the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/dealing-with-waste.10539/

Suggested reading:
https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/the-library.101/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/when-in-doubt-cement-it-out.30236/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threa...le-read-this-before-you-post-about-ore.33333/


Forum rules is here.
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/gold-refining-forum-rules.31182/

 

[studentdebtsgarden]

Thank you for your reply and the resources. I have been storing old motherboards and scrap for a few years, so have some trial pieces to use.

I haven't given up on working information technology, but I am aware that I have been blocked from jobs by a group of hackers. But I am not motivated to break the law or my moral compass for money. I'm not naïve enough to think "get rich quick" is possible. I am no stranger to financial struggle because identity fraud started when I was in elementary school. Someone older always used my SSN, but I can't get anyone to investigate or protect me. Organized crime that just won't get investigated. No surprises there.

Have a great day.

 

[Ghazx]

Name : Hazem
Sex :m
Age :38
Location
Profession :i'm a chemist in water treatmen station
Hobbies : swimming and swimming
Interests : many things
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : before two weeks ago when someone gave me sample to recover gold from it, since then my brain don't want to stop
What are you looking for in our community? : information
How did you discover our Forum? : when i was searching about C. M. hokes book i found your link
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Where can i introduce my problems?

 

[Yggdrasil]

Name : Hazem
Sex :m
Age :38
Location
Profession :i'm a chemist in water treatmen station
Hobbies : swimming and swimming
Interests : many things
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : before two weeks ago when someone gave me sample to recover gold from it, since then my brain don't want to stop
What are you looking for in our community? : information
How did you discover our Forum? : when i was searching about C. M. hokes book i found your link

Welcome to us.

 

[Ghazx]

Welcome to us.

Thank you yggdrasil

Where can I introduce my problems?

 

[Thirmo21]

Thank you yggdrasil

Where can I introduce my problems?

OH GOD
Stop what you are doing and wait for moderators to give you links to go through and study.

Edit: that cant be acid right?

 

[Ghazx]

OH GOD
Stop what you are doing and wait for moderators to give you links to go through and study.

Edit: that cant be acid right?

OH GOD
Stop what you are doing and wait for moderators to give you links to go through and study.

Edit: that cant be acid right?

OH GOD
Stop what you are doing and wait for moderators to give you links to go through and study.

Edit: that cant be acid right?

This is

OH GOD
Stop what you are doing and wait for moderators to give you links to go through and study.

Edit: that cant be acid right?

Ok i will, thanks
And
This is my first impact with field, two weaks ago.

 

[Yggdrasil]

Thank you yggdrasil

Where can I introduce my problems?

It is impossible to say where, until you have said what it is.

Here is an overview of sections and sub forums:
https://goldrefiningforum.com/


Here are for your studies:

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: https://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=19798
2. Then read the safety section of the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/safety.47/
3. And then read about "Dealing with waste" in the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/dealing-with-waste.10539/

Suggested reading:
https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/the-library.101/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/when-in-doubt-cement-it-out.30236/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threa...le-read-this-before-you-post-about-ore.33333/


Forum rules is here.
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/gold-refining-forum-rules.31182/

 

[Yggdrasil]

OH GOD
Stop what you are doing and wait for moderators to give you links to go through and study.

Edit: that cant be acid right?

We hope though that you have asked for help before you have created too much of a mess.

 

[Tom the chemist]

ame : Tom Minor
Sex : Male
Age : 75
Location : Dayton, OH
Profession : retired H. S. chemistry teacher
Hobbies : Gardening, working around the house with my wife
Interests : Church, Bible, Jesus, spiritual life
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : about 3 months
What are you looking for in our community? : see gold to start with, but having trouble getting much product.
How did you discover our Forum? : a lot of research and videos and found this in the process.

 

[Yggdrasil]

ame : Tom Minor
Sex : Male
Age : 75
Location : Dayton, OH
Profession : retired H. S. chemistry teacher
Hobbies : Gardening, working around the house with my wife
Interests : Church, Bible, Jesus, spiritual life
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : about 3 months
What are you looking for in our community? : see gold to start with, but having trouble getting much product.
How did you discover our Forum? : a lot of research and videos and found this in the process.

Welcome to us:
We have some standard links we recommend, in your case they me a bit overkill.
Anyway there are much interesting information anyway.

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: https://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=19798
2. Then read the safety section of the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/safety.47/
3. And then read about "Dealing with waste" in the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/dealing-with-waste.10539/

Suggested reading:
https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/the-library.101/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/when-in-doubt-cement-it-out.30236/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threa...le-read-this-before-you-post-about-ore.33333/


Forum rules is here.
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/gold-refining-forum-rules.31182/

 

[River City Bullion]

Name : Marcus
Sex : Male
Age : 38
Location : Virginia
Profession : Entrepreneur
Hobbies : This is my newest!
Interests : Fishing
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : 6 months
What are you looking for in our community? : Answers to questions like “what have I done?” And “now that I have made this mistake, how can I fix it?”
How did you discover our Forum? :Researching how to fix a mistake (google)

 

[Yggdrasil]

Welcome to us.
Can you try the intro again?
Or are you the user Jo418?
Or maybe the intro is correct but you have just inserted it into Jo's quote?

 

[Dkall]

Name : Dawn Kallsen
Sex : Female
Age : 46
Location : Louisiana
Profession : Bondsman
Hobbies : Staying busy
Interests : To many to list
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : Few months
What are you looking for in our community? : Information, advice, and knowledge
How did you discover our Forum? : web search

 

[Yggdrasil]

Name : Dawn Kallsen
Sex : Female
Age : 46
Location : Louisiana
Profession : Bondsman
Hobbies : Staying busy
Interests : To many to list
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : Few months
What are you looking for in our community? : Information, advice, and knowledge
How did you discover our Forum? : web search

Welcome to us.

Her are some study material for the time being.

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: https://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=19798
2. Then read the safety section of the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/safety.47/
3. And then read about "Dealing with waste" in the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/dealing-with-waste.10539/

Suggested reading:
https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/the-library.101/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/when-in-doubt-cement-it-out.30236/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threa...le-read-this-before-you-post-about-ore.33333/


Forum rules is here.
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/gold-refining-forum-rules.31182/

 

[@arnold4radiators]

Name : Arnold

Sex : Male

Age : <50

Location : Central Indiana

Profession : Automotive Parts distribution

Hobbies : Gold panning, 3d printing, hiking.

Interests : Computers, gaming, chemistry

How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : 2 years

What are you looking for in our community? : Guidance

How did you discover our Forum? : Fbook group ewasterefiningpreciousmetals

I have always enjoyed electronics and watched Yt videos about scrap recovery. I had a bunch of collected electronics and needed to clean it all out (was having a remodel and didn’t need any of it anymore) so I started tearing them all down to collect the components that had any bits of gold in or on them. I am getting close to trying to do the AP method and a pdf I saw had a watermark for this forum.

Ps I also have gone panning for gold various places in Indiana and have also bought a couple bags of paydirt just cuz. Currently have 3.63 grams saved up.

 

[Yggdrasil]

Name : Arnold

Sex : Male

Age : <50

Location : Central Indiana

Profession : Automotive Parts distribution

Hobbies : Gold panning, 3d printing, hiking.

Interests : Computers, gaming, chemistry

How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : 2 years

What are you looking for in our community? : Guidance

How did you discover our Forum? : Fbook group ewasterefiningpreciousmetals

I have always enjoyed electronics and watched Yt videos about scrap recovery. I had a bunch of collected electronics and needed to clean it all out (was having a remodel and didn’t need any of it anymore) so I started tearing them all down to collect the components that had any bits of gold in or on them. I am getting close to trying to do the AP method and a pdf I saw had a watermark for this forum.

Ps I also have gone panning for gold various places in Indiana and have also bought a couple bags of paydirt just cuz. Currently have 3.63 grams saved up.

Welcome.
Youtube have for the most part misleading and downright dangerous videos.
There are a few exceptions.
Much better to read and study the books on the topic.
Heads up on AP, it is actually a Cupric Chloride etch and really do not need Peroxide at all, only HCl and air bubbling.

Here are some links to study:
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: https://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=19798
2. Then read the safety section of the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/safety.47/
3. And then read about "Dealing with waste" in the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/dealing-with-waste.10539/

Suggested reading:
https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/the-library.101/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/when-in-doubt-cement-it-out.30236/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threa...le-read-this-before-you-post-about-ore.33333/


Forum rules is here.
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/gold-refining-forum-rules.31182/

 

[@arnold4radiators]

Welcome.
Youtube have for the most part misleading and downright dangerous videos.
There are a few exceptions.
Much better to read and study the books on the topic.
Heads up on AP, it is actually a Cupric Chloride etch and really do not need Peroxide at all, only HCl and air bubbling.

Yeah, I didn't know that until I joined up. I see people in groups saying CuCl2 process and would like a step by step to preparing it cheapest way possible. I have a 6 gram piece of natural (I think) copper that was in a paydirt bag I bought a year ago that I thought I could use in the process somehow. I have muriatic acid, nitric acid, test strips, testing acid, SMB and a hot stir plate and beakers and a gravity funnel. What else should I have on hand? I want to process the placer gold I've acquired and about 1kg of mixed pins and fingers and ic chips including green and gold corner bga's. I also have questions about what to do with some 75% vinegar my wife mistakenly ordered to kill weeds. It says it will freeze below 70° f and store it above that temperature but that's not gonna happen. Can I use any of it in these processes? I was thinking maybe use it to clean up geodes or ore that I have that has a bunch of sulfides and quartz? If not I assume hazardous waste facilities will take it for a fee.

Here are some links to study:
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: https://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=19798

That document is how I found this site- the document I found via a fb group had this watermark on it.

2. Then read the safety section of the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/safety.47/

I read it and will follow it.

3. And then read about "Dealing with waste" in the forum: https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/dealing-with-waste.10539/

Good info there- I knew much of it.

Suggested reading:
https://goldrefiningforum.com/forums/the-library.101/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/when-in-doubt-cement-it-out.30236/
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threa...le-read-this-before-you-post-about-ore.33333/


Forum rules is here.
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/gold-refining-forum-rules.31182/