How to clean gold concentrates using mercury
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- In this video I explain how to clean up your gold concentrates using mercury and nitric acid. Because of the length (53 min.) I decided to put it up in two parts.
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My aunt was a nurse in the 60's and 70's and they used to play with the mercury from broken thermometers. Pushing it around their hands and what not. She's 75 and her only health problems are completely unrelated to mercury. Lol
Thank you for your videos. Ive been watching them for the last few weeks. I live in Riverside Cali. I want to go prospecting. It's been one of the things I've always wanted to do but never have. I bought the stuff to go do it and I plan on going over the holidays. Thank you so much for all the teachings you give!! I've learned so much from your videos. You are a great teacher. You should of been a teacher. Ha ha.
Good luck!
I just came across your videos and learned alot. I am in Missouri on 80 acres and want to remove gravel and dirt to prep for a lake a few years down the road. We have small flakes known as glacier gold. I am looking to make some of your items to work the land. We also have indian artifacts around, we will be sifting for those too. I am excited to see what we can find.
Mercury isn't that dangerous but here in Quebec, you need a permit to work with it. It an exciting project making Hg(NO3)2 and Hg reacting with a wire to get the gold out. So your making an alloy of gold and nitric acid to remove the gold from the Hg. Still very cool.
hi bud.. nice videos,, I have a question... If i suck up some gold with mercury how long can i leave the gold in the mercury? Indefinitely or dos it need to be removed as soon as possible? ?
My mother gave me a bottle of mercury that belonged to my Grandfather several years ago. She found the mercury in a box of his stuff that had been in her back room for at least 40 years. There was about a cup of mercury and I decided to retort it, I recovered a little under a half ounce of gold. After I cleaned it up, the gold looked just like the other gold Grandpa got from his claim.
did u guys not hear him ask u not to comment on how dangers mercury is
Of course they did. They're just trolling lol. :)
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We used a syringe at school to recollect our mercury, I might have to start collecting some.
I wish you were my grandpa! I would have loved learning all this from you as a child! It's so fascinating. You make amazing videos that enthrall me. Keep up the good work!!
When my grandfather showed me this technique instead of twisting the chamois because of his arthritis he used a modified garlic press, I still use the same press to do my own 👍
Whats the reason for squeezing the mercury through a chamois?
Thank you
And please send part 2 link
I can't find it
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Thank you for teaching your knowledge.
Best video on gold extraction I’ve seen. Great explanation
Can you use the same method with crushed gold rocks in stead of only black sand? Try not to laugh at my under educated question. Thank you for all the great videos you've created.
I have never tried it, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.
@@TwoToes Thank you. I'll give it a try.
Hey there, could you tell me where I can buy mercury? I’m having issues finding one online
I don't think it can be shipped anymore. You should be able to get it at a mining shop or a chemical supply house.
Oh! At 6:50 in the video, is that the plate you found in the Sierras at the large mining camp which was broken in half? I remember you saying that you planned to glue it and use it to put your gold on.
Good eye! That is one of my favorite finds, it's not worth anything but I use it every day. I would love to know its entire history.
I wish we were allowed to use mercury in Canada for recovery in commercial operations. I've had to get good at using separating tables and spirals to get the blondes and black sand out of the fine gold. It's illegal to even have mercury on its own on a claim in the Yukon.
well that's sad. especially since mercury metal is not very dangerous at all.
You have taught me so much in a few minutes. Thanks a lot! Please stay safe.
I have used murk.for 20 years.ITS A MATTER OF COMMONSENSE
Corona ointment had mercury in it. Monkey Blood as my mom called it had mercury. We would rub mercury on pennies to make them silver
Very informative and straight to the point, thank you I was searching RUclips for an hour. Cheers
Hi Gary, if you use mercury to extract gold from black sand cons will it also amalgam with the other heavy metals that some black sands contain? And will it be mixed into your gold when you retort it? For example my black sands are full of tin, will I end up with a nugget of tin with gold contained in it?
you probably would, and if you did, I would first heat your samples so as to oxidize the tin and make it not mix with the gold anymore, then just treat it like a regular sample.
Where can i buy a bottle of mercury,im in sacramento. Thank you
how do i get one of those small triangle pan you used to collect the mercury? anyone know?
Mercree
This is such a fun video!
Can you easily tell the difference between the amalgam and pure mercury?
Also, you you ever have the problem where the mercury doesn't gather all up together easily but instead remains in the blacksand in tiny little balls?
Great video I learned a lot thank you 100%
Wow great to know thanks you for the information out standing to know .
Great Video !!!
When are you going to make a video on hownto refind gold and extract gold from scraps. Like gold plated jewelry ir computer scraps... Thank you
hi two toes i have a question for you ...... i tryed this method it worked qvery well untill i got to the part were you get your murcury back out of the suloution that worked ok but how do you get it off of the copper i cant seem to get it off the copper to use again? any way i would like to meet you personaly so heres what i have to offer you my famely has 117 accers of the all time famous alder gulch in montana so if ya want a change in serenery and differnt gold im up for that what it is is dreadge boat talings on privet property and its got gold ok there you go you got my ivite
What I do is get a small piece of rubber and wrap it around the copper and wipe it off. You can't get all of it off, I just keep using the same piece of copper. Thanks for the invite, some day if I ever retire I plan to travel around and prospect in different states. I have enough work on the books to last at least two years. So it might be a while.
@@TwoToes ok thanks for the info on the piece of rubber and the invite is a standing offer thanks again dave
So i assume that Mercury binds with gold?
Yes, it basically grabs all the gold into one lump, so it can now be separated from the other material very easily. Thanks - Gary
All that's missing is a solo of Mother Machree.
Egyptians used mercury to take gold from the sand.
So what’s the mercury for?!?
Thank you I live in Iowa n all we have is super fine flower gold that's smaller than the black sand it's in but there's a lot and this has been super helpful to extract that gold !!
Why all the damn ads tho?
Ty buddy i just started the hunt for gold i love how you describe everything whole processes. I dont know nothing and appreciate your knowledge 💯 God bless and you and happy hunting.👊
I have a suspicion a rope tied to a top handle, wrapped around the bore, as much as possible, as tight as you can, one layer, then tied off to a bottom handle, would muffle that crusher a bit.
One thing to think about regarding mercury is that it is a liquid at room temperature and as such, it sublimates just like any other liquid. You can see this with the photo effect where you can see air move around. Mercury vapor, when you make it seen, looks like ordinary water vapor.
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Tapi yang jlas kumisnya kreeeen abis
What brand tumbler is that, everything I see online look like it won’t hold liquid
You are awesome! I am going to your mercury method because my gold is so small.
I wonder if you could do the same process with platinum and palladium
What will happen if I just crush silver ore and put mercury in it
Great video! Thank for sharing
I'm going to rewatch this till I I dream about it!!
I was reading up online that sulfuric acid also dissolves mercury can you substitute it for the nitric acid
I'm not sure but sulfuric acid is real nasty stuff, way more dangerous than nitric acid.
Great video...thank you...Learnt alot.
This is the very important step I've needed to learn. Here in North Carolina, I've never used mercury, as placer and pocket gold sizes I've deal with didn't require mercury. Now, I can start harvesting ALL the gold! Your common sense teaching has made the process so simple. Thanks for making the videos! You're passing on knowledge that's easily lost forever!
Just make sure your glove are rated for chemicals. Thanks - Gary
What exactly is a chammy
It is thin leather - I think from a sheep.
It what you dry a car with
Panning in Utah there was native mercury showing up in the pan, a lot of cinnabar in the area.
wait, mercury METAL? or just a bunch of the ore?
Whats the reason for the tumbler and the detergent?
You are such a good instructor and your content is very entertaining. Thank you so much. One question I have is… what strength nitric acid do you prefer?
I use 70%
@@TwoToesThank you!
What type of tumbler is that?
Two Toes, two questions:
1). Are you worried about pressing gold into the lead when you crush?
2). Was that you sniping this weekend?
Id drink beer with this old timer
How much murcury is lost doing this?
Not very much. I have been using the same 1/4 pound bottle of mercury for 25 years, and I would say it's 90% full.
Love your videos!
Thank you very much.
I use to use that method , but ended up using a retort , no need for acid & reclaim all of the mercury .
I will say I enjoyed this video but Sr "I personally will never play with Mercury... My life is very important to me!" thumbs up!!! I will pray for your health my friend.
You should never play around with any hazardous aspect of the world. However, if you educate yourself and use your head and proper safety precautions, you can safely *work* with lots of things considered hazardous.
@@jjbailey01 you are totally right, but I must point out that far too many people say: "you can work with it but not play with it" well, yeah but mercury is slowly being used for less and less things, soon it will not have a use and can't be "worked" the only reason to have it then, is because it is cool to play with. :/
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Are you looking for pyrite to make sure your got getting "fooled" i did see a piece of gold that moved too easily with a swish of water as the smaller pieces stayed in place. Can you or do you have a video on what is pyrite vs gold? Again, thank you. Search Facebook for Slate and Wild Roses
pyrite is iron sulfide, just try to melt it, if you heat it it will release sulfur gas that will turn into sulfur dioxide. then all you have left is iron, and iron will rust and also can oxidize. but gold does not rust or tarnish, also gold is much yellower and brighter and more of a vivid color than pyrite, pyrite is also very brittle, just hit it with something hard, if its pyrite it will shatter, if its gold it will bend. pyrite is a grayish yellow, while gold is a yellowish orange.
The process is too long
Good info as always!
Thanks!
Yeah thank you for the good Safe! info on this technique , i did see both vids! Well sttay safe out there & get that gold!
This isn't something you should do first time by yourself..to many things can go wrong
Priceless information in this very rare video. Those look like Nitrile exam gloves from Costco, those are what I have anyway. Are they okay for me to use or do I have to find latex for the Nitric? Also is fake chamois (chammy) okay to use? Thank you Sir.
I would get better gloves. I forgot to pick up some and had those left over from some painting I was doing. They were pretty thin - didn't like them. I would use a real one, they last for years. You don't need a whole one. I cut mine in half.
@@TwoToes I was also wondering if the "Artificial Chamois" would be, Okay to use?
Thank you for another great video! Do you have any advice on where to find organic mercury and nitric in the nor cal area? Will mercury found in thermostats do the job?
I California it is getting hard to find. When I sold it in my store, I went to Reno and bought it from a chemical supply place. The mercury in thermostats will work good, most of it is very clean. Nitric is a little harder to get because it can't be shipped with out a special permit and very expensive packaging. Thanks - Gary
you wouldn't want ORGANIC mercury, that stuff is nasty poisonous, mercury METAL is what you want.
Using Mercury by the 1849ers is what screwed the New 49ers! Been a long time since my dentist filled my teeth with Mercury!
Trying to pretend its not there by having the policy of do not disturb will not fix a thing. Every wet winter the mercury moves closer to the bay. The state does nothing to clean up the rivers. At least the gold miners were taking the mercury they found out of the river. Seems kind of ironic that they stopped the only ones that were actually cleaning the rivers.
@@TwoToes amen brother here in Ohio were the only ones cleaning the creeks and banks I end up with about a pound of broken glass for every tenth gram of gold but worth it to the kids and I