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Name : Brent G
Sex : Man
Age : 44
Location : North Tampa Florida
Profession : grave digger
Hobbies : ALL visual arts and crafts. Focusing on metal casting, stained glass, graphic design
Interests : there is literally no end to my interests. From micro to macro, I'm in awe of everything around me.
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : new to refining, some experience with metal casting. Figured this was the natural next step for me.
What are you looking for in our community? : knowledge! Instruction, tips, maybe some local-ish connections.
How did you discover our Forum? : Google search.
 
:D Welcome In guys :D
Present your self to the rest of the community, feel free to add things 😉
Name : Luis
Sex : M
Age : 67
Location : San Diego CA
Profession : Microbiologist
Hobbies : Prospecting
Interests : Gold, Crystals
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : Couple of years
What are you looking for in our community? : Knowledge in Microscopic gold recovery and Bacterial gold production
How did you discover our Forum? : Just looking in the internet

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Name : Luis
Sex : M
Age : 67
Location : San Diego CA
Profession : Microbiologist
Hobbies : Prospecting
Interests : Gold, Crystals
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : Couple of years
What are you looking for in our community? : Knowledge in Microscopic gold recovery and Bacterial gold production
How did you discover our Forum? : Just looking in the internet

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Welcome to us.

Interesting topic.
We have already members utilizing microbial Gold concentrating to some degree.
 
Hey guys,

Name : Kelly
Sex : F
Age : 44
Location : Auckland, NZ
Profession : Private Investigator
Hobbies : Gold Refining, Jewellery making
Interests : Chemistry, Music
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : 3 weeks
What are you looking for in our community? : support and guidance
How did you discover our Forum? : Streetips on Youtube.
 
Hey guys,

Name : Kelly
Sex : F
Age : 44
Location : Auckland, NZ
Profession : Private Investigator
Hobbies : Gold Refining, Jewellery making
Interests : Chemistry, Music
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : 3 weeks
What are you looking for in our community? : support and guidance
How did you discover our Forum? : Streetips on Youtube.
Welcome
 
Name : Luiz Fernando
Sex : male
Age : 42
Location : São Paulo, Brazil
Profession : Used computer recovery technician
Hobbies : electronics and IT
Interests : learn new things, and maybe, be able to collaborate.
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : since 01/24 I've been trying to learn
What are you looking for in our community? : Initially, information on how to recover gold from scrap that would be sold to another refiner.
How did you discover our Forum? : in google searches
 
:D Welcome In guys :D
Present your self to the rest of the community, feel free to add things 😉
Name : Danny Lansdale
Sex :M
Age : 55
Location : Orange County California
Profession : Business / Counselor/ Non Profit
Hobbies : Golf / Wood Working / working out
Interests : Philanthropy / Helping others / Biz startups
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : for awhile , but actually now is time to get active ..lol
What are you looking for in our community? : I recently acquired an old mine in Mojave California , I don’t know where to start , ..lmfao ..hire a geologist? Mining engineer ? Surveyor ? Take samples send them where ? Heap leeching is costly , but other mines in the area are doing very well with it
How did you discover our Forum? :

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Name : Danny Lansdale
Sex :M
Age : 55
Location : Orange County California
Profession : Business / Counselor/ Non Profit
Hobbies : Golf / Wood Working / working out
Interests : Philanthropy / Helping others / Biz startups
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : for awhile , but actually now is time to get active ..lol
What are you looking for in our community? : I recently acquired an old mine in Mojave California , I don’t know where to start , ..lmfao ..hire a geologist? Mining engineer ? Surveyor ? Take samples send them where ? Heap leeching is costly , but other mines in the area are doing very well with it
How did you discover our Forum? :

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Welcome.
 
Name : John
Sex : M
Age : 57
Location : SE Ohio, USA
Profession : sno-cone maker (seriously)
Hobbies : boating
Interests : racing, mining, chemistry, boats, business, travel, cooking,
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : No refining yet. However, I’ve been lurking and watching for a couple of years.
What are you looking for in our community? : Guidance, mentorship. Ideally, I would love to visit a few refining operations within a reasonable driving distance from SE Ohio.
How did you discover our Forum? : YouTube…. You guessed it….SREETIPS
 
Hey, sno cone making and refining can exist together, although one is seasonal!

Welcome to the forum.
That is true! In an attempt to be a little less seasonal, we have now added a coffee truck that runs year round. We operate seven mobile units altogether. Cool business :cool: I appreciate the content and plan to read for days before asking questions.
 
:D Welcome In guys :D
Present your self to the rest of the community, feel free to add things 😉

Name :
Sex :
Age :
Location :
Profession :
Hobbies :
Interests :
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? :
What are you looking for in our community? :
How did you discover our Forum? :
*Mindy Beatty
*Female
42
*Fillmore, Utah
*Not a professional at anything ;)
*Hydrometallurgy, prospecting, exploring, mining, and i am a past life regression hypnosis practitioner.
*Metallurgy, Chemistry, Alchemy, Extraction, and Refining
5 plus years
I am looking for knowledge and maybe I might be able to help someone too!
Google search
 
*Mindy Beatty
*Female
42
*Fillmore, Utah
*Not a professional at anything ;)
*Hydrometallurgy, prospecting, exploring, mining, and i am a past life regression hypnosis practitioner.
*Metallurgy, Chemistry, Alchemy, Extraction, and Refining
5 plus years
I am looking for knowledge and maybe I might be able to help someone too!
Google search
Welcome to us. :)

here are some links to study.
Concentrate on safety and waste treatment first then Read Hokes book in the side.


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/

Video section: https://goldrefiningforum.com/threa...our-visual-learning-members.35185/post-379931

List of abbreviations: https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/a-glossary-of-common-terms.21242/post-219169

Forum rules is here.
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/gold-refining-forum-rules.31182/
 
:D Welcome In guys :D
Present your self to the rest of the community, feel free to add things 😉
Name :Chris
Sex :male
Age : 51
Location : NC
Profession : Emergency Management
Hobbies : communications, ewaste
Interests :
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : new guy
What are you looking for in our community? : not sure yet
How did you discover our Forum? :google

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Name :Chris
Sex :male
Age : 51
Location : NC
Profession : Emergency Management
Hobbies : communications, ewaste
Interests :
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : new guy
What are you looking for in our community? : not sure yet
How did you discover our Forum? :google

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Welcome to us.

Here are something to study while you figure out what you are looking for ;)

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/

Video section: https://goldrefiningforum.com/threa...our-visual-learning-members.35185/post-379931

List of abbreviations: https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/a-glossary-of-common-terms.21242/post-219169

Forum rules is here.
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/gold-refining-forum-rules.31182/
 
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Name : Picky Plans
Sex :male
Age : 29
Location : Iran !!
Profession : Medical laboratory technician, Now Fulltime refiner
Hobbies : E waste - Precious Metals - Ores
Interests : Refining - Gym Rat!
How long have you been refining gold or have interest in precious metals? : I have been refining for 4 Years
What are you looking for in our community? : Information and experience exchange
How did you discover our Forum
? : By My Friend Owl tech
 
Welcome to us. :)

here are some links to study.
Concentrate on safety and waste treatment first then Read Hokes book in the side.


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/

Video section: https://goldrefiningforum.com/threa...our-visual-learning-members.35185/post-379931

List of abbreviations: https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/a-glossary-of-common-terms.21242/post-219169

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