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| Leaching Gold |
| Updated 11/5/2006 |
Here, ground up ore has been placed into the jar, and 6 volumes
attacks the precious metals, extracting them at room
temperature.
This particular leach was allowed to sit for 4 hours, with
occasional swirling of the contents, at the end of which; we
poured the entire goey soup into a prepared 6" funnel, with 4
pre-wetted coffee filters, to drain it of the pregnant leach.
This was repeated into the same filter, to remove all traces of
the solids (ore).
*Keep track of the ORP as you go.
attacks the precious metals, extracting them at room
temperature.
This particular leach was allowed to sit for 4 hours, with
occasional swirling of the contents, at the end of which; we
poured the entire goey soup into a prepared 6" funnel, with 4
pre-wetted coffee filters, to drain it of the pregnant leach.
This was repeated into the same filter, to remove all traces of
the solids (ore).
*Keep track of the ORP as you go.
The funnel on the left has the ore in it, draining out the gold
leach, seen below.
The funnel on the right is catching precipitated gold from leach
like that seen on the bottom of the left glassware. after it had a
precipitating agent added to it.
Each funnel has 4 clean, 12" coffee filters, pre-wetted before
use in the 12" plastic funnels.
The brown goo in the right hand filter is pure gold powder!
The whole process is quite simple, once you learn.
leach, seen below.
The funnel on the right is catching precipitated gold from leach
like that seen on the bottom of the left glassware. after it had a
precipitating agent added to it.
Each funnel has 4 clean, 12" coffee filters, pre-wetted before
use in the 12" plastic funnels.
The brown goo in the right hand filter is pure gold powder!
The whole process is quite simple, once you learn.
Here we place the fiters into a simple electric frypan to
dry out the filtrate.
Turn up the heat ubtil it starts drying, then remove the
extra filters underneath, as it dries, till you are left with
a single filter. the volumes will reduce until it is roughly
1/10th of the original mass.
All of these steps can be done with quality labware..but
this is intentionally done with on-hand materials to
demonstrate "nothing fancy" is required.
dry out the filtrate.
Turn up the heat ubtil it starts drying, then remove the
extra filters underneath, as it dries, till you are left with
a single filter. the volumes will reduce until it is roughly
1/10th of the original mass.
All of these steps can be done with quality labware..but
this is intentionally done with on-hand materials to
demonstrate "nothing fancy" is required.
In the picture above..you can see the net result of the Gold precipitate, resting in triumph in the filter papers.
Each of those 12" coffee filters holds about 25 grams of relatively pure Gold, ready to be put into the crucible,
to be smelted.
Look closely, and you will see the central, darker portions, containing Platinum group metals, as well.
This extraction took about 2 days to complete, front to back....as Time is an element of reality, as well. Consider
we have accomplished what took Mother Nature millions of years to accomplish, in a very short space.
As you can see, I have accomplished this with what most people consider garbage, and utilized the simplest of
tools and common chemicals.
The results above came from a very tough, objectionable, complexed ore.
So, don't say it can't be done.
If you are confused...go back over the basic steps you have seen here and follow the formula.
Practice, over and over, reveals the path....soon you will be Master of the way, as well.
Each of those 12" coffee filters holds about 25 grams of relatively pure Gold, ready to be put into the crucible,
to be smelted.
Look closely, and you will see the central, darker portions, containing Platinum group metals, as well.
This extraction took about 2 days to complete, front to back....as Time is an element of reality, as well. Consider
we have accomplished what took Mother Nature millions of years to accomplish, in a very short space.
As you can see, I have accomplished this with what most people consider garbage, and utilized the simplest of
tools and common chemicals.
The results above came from a very tough, objectionable, complexed ore.
So, don't say it can't be done.
If you are confused...go back over the basic steps you have seen here and follow the formula.
Practice, over and over, reveals the path....soon you will be Master of the way, as well.
OK, on the right......(the black stuff) is the original ore........it was a Manganese-laden, iron-choked, sulfide-based
swamp sludge..(they don't get any worse!)
And after pre-treatment, as described earlier, it was subjected to the leach formula posted on previous page.
Lo and behold.... out of this muck came Gold and Platinum.
On the filter at the left you can see;
1. White powder = salt from the leach, crystallized out
2. Brown powder = Gold
3. Dark brown-to-black = Platinum group
Lesson?
Test, Test, Test.
Learn to test samples, just like this, and you too may discover incredibly rich finds, despite public opinions.
lesson 2;
This is not that difficult to do....as you can see.
swamp sludge..(they don't get any worse!)
And after pre-treatment, as described earlier, it was subjected to the leach formula posted on previous page.
Lo and behold.... out of this muck came Gold and Platinum.
On the filter at the left you can see;
1. White powder = salt from the leach, crystallized out
2. Brown powder = Gold
3. Dark brown-to-black = Platinum group
Lesson?
Test, Test, Test.
Learn to test samples, just like this, and you too may discover incredibly rich finds, despite public opinions.
lesson 2;
This is not that difficult to do....as you can see.
Above you see about 1/2 ounce of Gold, accumulated over the last year, as I work on samples. Eventually, these
folks! Those tiny bits add up quick, when there is a contant supply of them.
folks! Those tiny bits add up quick, when there is a contant supply of them.