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GOLD is good; Maybe consider my original post on the patio process. Just plain old salt. But, more people suffer and die from high blood pressure from salt than all of the more hazardous chemicals. Yes, SREETIPS covers the Muriatic and Peroxide process for those that would like to learn more about i...

ABOVE average prospectors; The process of recovering and refining metal involves Chemical (Hydrometalurgical) or Fire (pyrometalurgical) methods. Recovery might be as straight forward as using gravity to concentrate the heavy metal. Fire and Chemicals are Dangerous; Refining takes on a higher level ...

I posted the link to provide a demonstration of this LESS risky - but effective process; Bleach and Muriatic Acid can be bought at local stores. The Sodium Meta-Bisulfite is bought as Stump Remover made by Bonine from a Hardware store. All reactive chemicals should be used with care. That includes u...

Hi Guys and Gals, Taking "raw" GOLD to the next level by refining can be a challenge. One method that is relatively easy is using a process described here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mCFCmwLEWY The science of refining GOLD is interesting and learning how to refine GOLD gives prospectors import...

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- Geowizard

Profitable? In general terms, "profit" is the loose change jingling around in your pocket at the end of the day. :) Nano GOLD may run up to 3 troy ounces per ton. For convenience, let's say one short ton = one cubic yard. Generally, "Profit" equals what we made minus what we spent. Given a five cubi...

Clean up; The Clean up process is certainly worthy of discussion! I hope that other prospectors will chime in and share ideas and solutions to the various methods of Cleaning up their concentrates to get that nice, shiny yellow metal. I personally believe that when a clean up is NOT done properly, m...

Flotation; Yep, it involves "chemicals". Nano and Micron GOLD will FLOAT on water! This size of GOLD is often what is seen in a GOLD pan that float right out of the pan! Adding a Flotant to the production process improves recovery of small GOLD that may otherwise be lost. A flotation tank or a serie...

Slatco, If you want to capture Micron or Nano GOLD, the process has to be designed (tailored) around the SCALE of production that you desire AND... the size of GOLD. If the CleanGold system is considered as the desired process, then two things come into play; 1. Preconditioning and screening. Small ...

I consider this to be one of the most important pieces of work on the internet related to prospecting.

The legend lives on!

- Geowizard