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| Gold Stripper |
| Updated 11/12/2006 |
Many people are familiar with recovering Gold from effluent waters, from
natural streams and other resources, using Resins and Carbon, in many
forms.
Until now, the major option to final recovery has been "Ashing", or
sending them off to the refinery for removal of the precious metal values.
As some of you know, even the Resin companies are ignorant of the best
method or removals, much to our mutual frustration. That's all changed.
Following considerable bench and field testing, we feel confident in
providing the following solutions.
Our precipitant line of products, specifically "T-6".......is the answer.
You can now strip those resins completely of Gold and other values they
have collected, using the following formula;
As a test, take a known quantity of your loaded resin beads and place
them into a clean 5-gallon plastic bucket.
These can remain in the mesh bags, or be loose, and are strained out,
following processing.
Fill the bucket 1/2-way with hot water.
Add enough HCL acid to make the PH 1 to 2.
Now add T-6 precipitant.
It will immediately foam and go to work, as you stir it in.
How much T-6?
That depends entirely on how much Metals are on the beads.
There is a direct relationship, as the precipitant gets used to replace the
metals.
The liquid, with the beads, precipitant and HCL acid will turn a milky white
color.
That milky color is the precious metals in solution.
This process takes only minutes.
After this has occurred, pour off the milky portion through a fine strainer
into a clean container, returning the beads to the original bucket.
To recover the precious metals, now adjust the PH of this milky solution
upwards, to PH 8.5-8.7. This will cause the metals to come out of
solution, turning it dark brown, to coal-black.
Filter this solution through adequate paper filters or other device to obtain
the collected metals.
Remove the Sulfur and Carbons by heating this filtrate, or filter paper to
200+ F, and the entire mass will turn dark brown for gold, light silver for
the same, Gray colors for Platinums, and very dark colors for complex
Platinum groups.
This is now suitable material for melting to a Dore' or further separations.
SAVE ALL WATERS AND SOLUTIONS.
The water from this process can be re-used again, pouring it back over
the beads, and repeating the original process.
When clean, your beads will be clean, like they were originally, and can
be re-used. Until they ARE clean, they STILL contain metals, and should
be re-processed.
This process applies to Carbons as well, if you do not care to ash the
carbons, but is somewhat slower.
natural streams and other resources, using Resins and Carbon, in many
forms.
Until now, the major option to final recovery has been "Ashing", or
sending them off to the refinery for removal of the precious metal values.
As some of you know, even the Resin companies are ignorant of the best
method or removals, much to our mutual frustration. That's all changed.
Following considerable bench and field testing, we feel confident in
providing the following solutions.
Our precipitant line of products, specifically "T-6".......is the answer.
You can now strip those resins completely of Gold and other values they
have collected, using the following formula;
As a test, take a known quantity of your loaded resin beads and place
them into a clean 5-gallon plastic bucket.
These can remain in the mesh bags, or be loose, and are strained out,
following processing.
Fill the bucket 1/2-way with hot water.
Add enough HCL acid to make the PH 1 to 2.
Now add T-6 precipitant.
It will immediately foam and go to work, as you stir it in.
How much T-6?
That depends entirely on how much Metals are on the beads.
There is a direct relationship, as the precipitant gets used to replace the
metals.
The liquid, with the beads, precipitant and HCL acid will turn a milky white
color.
That milky color is the precious metals in solution.
This process takes only minutes.
After this has occurred, pour off the milky portion through a fine strainer
into a clean container, returning the beads to the original bucket.
To recover the precious metals, now adjust the PH of this milky solution
upwards, to PH 8.5-8.7. This will cause the metals to come out of
solution, turning it dark brown, to coal-black.
Filter this solution through adequate paper filters or other device to obtain
the collected metals.
Remove the Sulfur and Carbons by heating this filtrate, or filter paper to
200+ F, and the entire mass will turn dark brown for gold, light silver for
the same, Gray colors for Platinums, and very dark colors for complex
Platinum groups.
This is now suitable material for melting to a Dore' or further separations.
SAVE ALL WATERS AND SOLUTIONS.
The water from this process can be re-used again, pouring it back over
the beads, and repeating the original process.
When clean, your beads will be clean, like they were originally, and can
be re-used. Until they ARE clean, they STILL contain metals, and should
be re-processed.
This process applies to Carbons as well, if you do not care to ash the
carbons, but is somewhat slower.
Resins Precipitate
some of the resins (they are all a little different, you know) *ESPECIALLY GOOD FOR CG-8
Try leave your resins in their 100 mesh or finer bags, if that is your method of recovery.
Loose resins require care, not to lose them.
Put your loaded resin bags into a clean bucket, add HOT water, and add to it:
Liquid sodium hydroxide, bringing the PH up to 10.5 or so.
Add to this, a tablespoon or so of T-6 or BIG RED.
Now WEARING GOOD RUBBER GLOVES, massage the resins or stir, if loose, and
immediately the Gold will come off of the resins, turning the water a dark brown or black.
Continue for about 5 minutes, until you can see the Amber color of the beads once again.
If you splash this stuff on you, IMMEDIATELY wash with Cold water...as it will take your
skin off too!
PLEASE be careful!
Now repeat the procedure in a clean bucket with Hot water, but NO CHEMICALS, rinsing
the remainder of the Gold out until clean resins remain.
Add the two buckets together, and adjust the PH to 7, and you have pretty clean Gold.
Let settle, drain off the excess water and filter or dry down to powder, and melt it into that
shiny stuff.
Try leave your resins in their 100 mesh or finer bags, if that is your method of recovery.
Loose resins require care, not to lose them.
Put your loaded resin bags into a clean bucket, add HOT water, and add to it:
Liquid sodium hydroxide, bringing the PH up to 10.5 or so.
Add to this, a tablespoon or so of T-6 or BIG RED.
Now WEARING GOOD RUBBER GLOVES, massage the resins or stir, if loose, and
immediately the Gold will come off of the resins, turning the water a dark brown or black.
Continue for about 5 minutes, until you can see the Amber color of the beads once again.
If you splash this stuff on you, IMMEDIATELY wash with Cold water...as it will take your
skin off too!
PLEASE be careful!
Now repeat the procedure in a clean bucket with Hot water, but NO CHEMICALS, rinsing
the remainder of the Gold out until clean resins remain.
Add the two buckets together, and adjust the PH to 7, and you have pretty clean Gold.
Let settle, drain off the excess water and filter or dry down to powder, and melt it into that
shiny stuff.