Always enjoy hearing you talk about acquiring pieces, gold value, dollars, etc. The lifestyle and reasoning behind your refining videos interests me as a viewer.
The only problem is that the guy selling for 3750 as opposed to 4660 pure gold value don't have the time nor equipment nor experience to refine the gold. Also if you pay yourself a wage and calculate all the cost of material, I think his profit won't be $900 but closer to $300
@@_jb_ You are thinking about it backwards. The gold in the bracelet is worth approximately the same amount whether it is refined out or not. And in fact, the bracelet if it is in good condition should be worth well more than its scrap gold value alone. A bracelet like that sold today, new in the jewelry store would probably cost upwards of 5-6k or possibly more. The finished product is worth more than the raw material.
That moment when the SMB meets the solution = perfection. Something I hadn't heard of or seen before until your videos. Always fascinating. Now I make my husband wait if he wants anything during this process. "Not now, I can't leave before it precipitates out of solution." He even sits down to watch it with me. I know I will never find myself in a lab doing this myself, but I can experience it through you. Thanks for another fine video.
$3750 is likely more than the seller would have gotten from a jeweler and it's not like the average person is going to refine it themselves. So if the seller needed to get the cash it probably ended up as a win for both parties.
@@gernsey7362 and it’s true I see it every day man. Crazy times people value a peice of paper worth almost nothing more then actually value because they say it’s worth value. And I ask god and look where I am
It's so amazing. I've watched several of these now; this guy and one other. It's so satisfying to see junk get dissolved into various stages of what looks like Gatorade into a brown dirt, then pure, beautiful shiny gold. Love it.
The color of that solution during the 2nd refining process was so beautiful. I'm really surprised that the experiment turned out as well as it did and never cease to amaze me with your refining skills!!
That was great , I never ever get tired of this process. I could literally watch a thousand times and I'd still watch it again. Looking forward to your next video Sreetips. Cheers my friend
Excellent video. I really enjoyed watching this. I was about to go to bed and saw your notification and had to watch it. You weighed the bracelet and I stopped the video to calculate the gold weight and the dollar value. I was within $50. I didn’t look up the spot price but knew it was around $1975. Good guess. You are really peaking my interest in making this a new hobby for myself in the coming years. I have 4 years till my kids get out of school and then I will have more time, space, and money. In the mean time, stock piling supplies to refine. Thank you for sharing your video. Great job 👍
That’s impressive, the yield is pretty good. I’ve tested and used an xrf machine many times on 18K jewelry, my usual finding are: that stamped 18k jewelry, necklaces, rings, etc, is usually 17.3-17.5k. So slightly less than 75%. About 72-74% gold, So your yield seams consistent with what I have found in jewelry.
That was perfection. I wasn’t sure at first but, it all worked out in the end. One of the best pieces I’ve seen u poor. Ty for the entertainment. Well done.
I don't know why but aquarita dissolving gold is exciting to me and I thoroughly enjoyed watching this episode I've been watching you for a while and I just enjoy everything you do and I learn a lot. Thanks for sharing your life an gold science. With us!! ✌🏼💗😊❣️
Yeah, I was speaking into my phone didn't notice it was spelled wrong... As I didn't have time to look.. I expected spell check to catch it...!!! Thanks professor 😘
Years ago I fell on hard times and I had to sell my gold bracelet. I could get food with the cash but alas not with the bracelet. So sometimes I understand peoples motivation for cash. Great video Kevin!
Nice to see you in the comments brother. Sreetips is an awesome channel. I've used his methods on refining silver and his methods are pure and work everytime. Can't wait to try and afford to do some gold!! You rock Rob
Fantastic, I wasn't aware that you could skip the inquartation process, but you showed us how to do it. Very interesting and informative, sreetips, you pulled another rabbit out of your hat!
I would like to see you repeat this exact experiment but keep the individual aqua regia (post gold dissolve) pours separate to see how much gold carries over from the first cycle of aqua Regia to the second to the third and so on to see if the majority of the gold comes through on the first, second or third dissolves. That would be neat to know.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Love love love it! Not just fascinating, but relaxing. Sreetips has a unique presentation. So chill it makes me want to watch again. If I hadn't just loaded up on a couple numismatic pieces I would bid on these bars. Im glad you get well over melt for em on the bids. You deserve it brother 🤙
Streetips you are a genius, my only input would be working on the production quality of your videos. With your know how and a good camera set up I could easily see your channel have millions of subscribers. Either way keep on keepin on!
Back in the day when banks first opened ppl deposited gold and silver for protection, then after a while they started giving out papers which was supposed to represent how much gold/silver that peice of paper was worth. Thats the birth of fiat currency. The money we actually use in circulation actually has no value except what ppl make it to be.
Wow, one of the best videos! Always was curious if inquartation was a necessary step. The hot HCL rinses helps remove base metals after the first SMB drop... Bravo!
Yikes! I loved this💕👀, thank you so much. Must admit I had a little freak out when you melted that georgous bracelet…lolol, I guess someone can start over making another one you can buy cheap……lolol, very neat sreetips.
your final product, not counting the silver, is worth $1400 more than you paid for the bracelet in today's spot pricing! A good day's work depending on the cost of the refinement. Fun to watch!
Superb! You’re welcome. It is my pleasure to watch. I can’t help but feel that the silver button and the gold bar are relieved to be liberated from that awful contortion of a bracelet, no disrespect to the maker or original purchaser. The gold bar looks like it’s looking back with the all seeing eye! I wonder if that gold was first mined in Egypt.
Your really good, love the maths, logical, if people listen carefully to you, you have just told and shown how to calculate how much pure gold, now that with chemical cost sets wether its ecconomical or unecconomical to buy the item......People need to listen carefully to Sreetips....What a guy.
I love watching your videos, very educational with the process of smelting, refining and chemical composition. I metal detect in my spare time but wouldn't mind picking this up as a hobby as well. My question is with the current situation involving the dollar and how its so deflated, would you consider picking this up as a hobby and extra income?
Great video. That is one way to make a 1000.00 dollars in a day. That’s awesome how you turn 18k into 99% pure gold. Can’t wait to see your next video.
I think what was happening during your first aqua regiea treatment was a silvercloride backfill. Basically, as the gold, silver, and copper went into solution, the free chloride immediately bound with the silver and formed a structure behind the desolved material.
Hey Sree! I like this new method - seems like you can save some time and money by going right to the aqua regia! When you took the gold into solution the second time was that simply because you were trying to refine any extra base metals out? Kinda cool that you can take the gold in and out of solution several times with aqua regia/SMB. Thanks!!
Hello. I don’t think this would work for lower karat gold such as 10k and 14k. And I refine silver also. The first step in refining silver is to dissolve it in hot dilute nitric. So I may as well use it to inquart the gold. It does such a fine job of cleaning the metal. Inquarting with silver (or copper) is one of the most valuable refining techniques that I’ve ever learned. Second only to incremental nitric dosing.
@@sreetips That's good to know - better to do it right! I'll make sure and brush up on your silver inquarting videos - I'm headed out this weekend to start buying beakers and chemicals! Excited to start on this journey. Thanks so much Sree :)
Well I have my first reaction on the hot plate as I type this. 2 ounces of karat gold! We shall see if I have learned enough to pull it off. Thank you for all your guidance Sir.
I'm definitely trying to learn to do everything you show in these videos been watching them no stop since I found your channel. Where do you get your beakers and other equipment you use
Excellent! I am soooooo glad I found this channel! I don't know if I even have to watch anywhere else! I am going to study and follow examples accordingly. Just like you said, No Urea used. Absolutely stunning gold bar!!! That's exactly what I want to do. The only problem I have is the nitric acid. Extremely hard to acquire and expensive (mostly shipping) So I have to use Sodium Nitrate. The part I'm questioning is, Do I make my own Nitric with the Sodium Nitrate or do I just use it as a mix like it was intended. Also...Now I know I don't need the Urea. Thank you for the knowledge.
I’ve never tried sodium nitrate. I’ll have to look into it to see if I can come up with a video on it. Poor man’s aqua regia. But you can use it to make your own nitric acid. But it ain’t easy.
@@sreetips That would be so awesome! I seen a video by NurdRage that made it from Sodium Nitrate and Sodium bisulfate. Yes I have seen the poormans video. I would love to see a video by you using the sodium nitrate method. Thank you for the reply. Here's a question that I've been seeking a answer too, What percentage (Strength) does Nitric acid need to be for Aqua Regia?
It really doesn’t matter. I can dissolve an ounce of gold in 150ml of 31.45% hydrochloric acid and about 20ml nitric acid 70% strength. If my nitric was only 35% strength then it would take twice as much. Dilute it down to 10% then it would take 7 times as much. The main difference is the amount of waste created. With concentrated acids the waste volume will be lower than if we use diluted acids because it will take more volume of the dilute acid to dissolve a given amount of gold. One drop of 70% nitric in 100ml of hydrochloric will make aqua regia. But it won’t dissolve very much gold. One drop of hydrochloric in 100ml nitric will make aqua regia but it won’t dissolve much gold.
@@sreetips You are so awesome! Thank you brother! When you explain, it makes so much sense! That's the difference between a professional and a novice like myself. I'm going to do this! I like to dive into new projects with all the knowledge I need to be successful and you Sir are the best teacher that I have came across. I've been prospecting and panning gold for many years. I have a very nice collection of placer nuggets that I have collected over the years. I for sure have the fever. I love everything gold!!! That's why I'm indulging in this new adventure. I want to refine gold just like you do. I loved your outlook on people that think the dollar is worth more than gold. How wrong they are! That's why I'm on different auction sites hunting gold. Right now I have just been gathering 10,14,18 kt jewelry but eventually I want to get into refining the ewaste, pins and plated stuff. Thank you for the information! Very appreciated!
Hello sreetips, just starting to learn about this. Thank you for all your knowledge! Question: what is your bowl made out of that you are burning with? I saw another video in which they were using the graphite.
Hey I'm new here, I'm sure this has been asked before but I'm going to ask it anyway(I had a gander and failed), but is there a reference video to see what all the processes you take to refine the gold. Very interesting watch, renews my fascination about noble metals.
I could probably make a fume hood with an 8inch inline fan huh? I have an extra, new in the box I'm not currently using I think it moves close to 800cfm so would likely do the trick. I would likely vent it out my basement window to the woods. Any tips on building a homemade fume hood? Also I am wondering about using nitrile gloves when working with nitric acid. Is it safe because the acid you are working with isn't very concentrated? Are butyl gloves better for use with concentrate acids? Great videos! Really has me thinking of different projects to do.
If I was to make my own fume hood, I’d use a large poly plastic tank with a round hole on top. Like they use to transporting liquids. I’d install a suitable (no metal parts exposed to fume exhaust path) external fan and have it draw through the fill hole for the tank. I’d cut an opening in the front and install acid-proof poly hinges. That’s what I’d go if I decided to make my own hood. As far as nitrile gloves, they will burst into flames with 95% fuming nitric, so I’ve been told. But with 68% to 70% like I use they work fine.
Very cool. What did you do with the rest of the silver chloride solids? It looked like powder? Did it get melted with the rest of the solids from initial beaker? Keep the videos coming!
Probably, but this whole thing was new to me. So I’m not quite sure exactly what those solids were. After viewing edited version I wish that I’d have gotten a closer view of that material with the camera.
That is so awesome man thanks I’m excited to learn myself. I have been melting my own bars for a while but thy only usually come up to about 79% pure melted from panned river gold I always wondered how they got these stunning shiny bars Those stupi gold mining ⛏ tv shows Conveniently leave the refining part out lol They make it look like you just melt your gold flakes and you get a nice shiny bat lol You end up being disappointed by a dull ugly grayish bar lol It’s so cool when you refine and its pure you end up with a bar that looks polished. Now I know. This was way cool man. Now I’m even more addicted to gold lol Thanks for the instruction my brother I wish u were near here I’d love to ge to learn from you Thanks agaib
Screetips, you are absolutely correct about gold being the universal currency. Paper money used to be able to be exchanged for gold, according to the denomination of the paper bill. FDR took the United States off the gold standard, and made it illegal to even own gold bullion. I remember during the 1970's, when it was legal to own gold again. The value of gold hasn't changed in six thousand years. An ounce of gold will buy the same amount of goods and services that it always has for the entire time it has been used for currency. The paper money that the United States prints has only "perceived" value. It worth what the government says that it's worth, and has nothing tangible to back it up with (like gold). In an economic crisis, paper money can become hyper inflated, or lose any value at all. Great video, and a good lesson in the economics of gold, it's the only "currency" that will have value (other than barter), after a catastrophic failure of a banking system. God bless you, my friend.
@@sreetips yeah man, people are ignorant. I'm often surprised by just how ignorant people are about paper money. Our public schools are betraying our youth by not teaching them about economics and how gold plays into it. I learned all about FDR taking us off of the gold standard, and IIRC, it was Gerald Ford who made it legal to own gold again in December of 1974. People could once again own high karat gold bullion, coins, and gold certificates. I bought my first few ounces of 24k gold for $133/OZ, and look where it is today. But, an ounce of gold in 1975 would buy the same goods and services that it will today. That's why everybody should have at least some gold, enough to use for food and medicine for at least a few months, after a (God forbid) collapse of the world banking systems. I have a friend who is heavily invested in precious metals, I'm going to ask him if he would be interested in going in business with me, doing what you and Mrs. Screetips do. We are both newly retired and have a lot of free time on our hands. We live in the Phoenix metro area, and we have tons of places to scourer for karat gold, GF, and GP. I'm an Electrical Engineer, and I can learn and follow directions well. I'm reasonably sure that I can do the refining processes that you have shown us, after all of the safety equipment is purchased and installed. Safety is my number one concern and priority, these are extremely dangerous and deadly procedures, and I take safety extremely seriously. If my buddy isn't interested (I'm asking him to join me as a courtesy, as he's my best friend), I'm prepared to go for it on my own, with Mrs. Wade Hampton. I think that it is a good hedge to add to the existing gold that I already own, and who doesn't admire the deep yellow shimmer of .999 fine gold? It's mesmerized people since antiquity (over six thousand years), and it still has that effect on me and just about every other person on earth!
No need, I only used just enough nitric to just dissolve the gold. Hydrochloric does not need to be neutralized. Only the nitric. But if you add the correct amount of nitric then there’s no need to neutralize the excess nitric because there won’t be any to remove.
@@ssofmas8473 Incremental does the trick. Add 90% of the Nitric Acid to make your HCl/Nitric ratio initially. Then add only enough more Nitric Acid to dissolve the "gold" . If that does not do as you expect then rehydrate with HCl to give the gold somewhere to go into solution - again add no more Nitric Acid than is needed to dissolve the metal. This is Incremental Nitric dosing in the creation of AR - figure your ratio amounts from the weight expected to be recovered, stopping short on the Nitric Acid so as to be able dribble it in as you go!
I didn't quite understand the silver cell completely till I heard you say plating it works just like the plating company I worked at decades ago they nickle plate stuff and chrome it I never thought thats how that's working just basically silver plating that bowl accept it doesn't completely playe it and u can scrape it off
Dear sreetips. I was wondering if you would do a video on silver chloride to silver ammonia to AG1? Could you show us what the Tollens effect looks like in person. 😊
As a chemist these are really interesting. Great example of inorganic chemistry. I assume you must have training (from some of the techniques and equipment). You are very particular with rinsing that you normally don't see in untrained chemists. In one of your videos you mentioned that there is not a standard way of processing. However if you assume that the metal contain all the same common materials you should be able to create a flow diagram on how to treat the products of the former steps. I am not sure that this would be economical in an industrial setting for a few reasons. The cost of reagents, labor, equipment and finally waste disposal could be prohibitive. What do you do with the final, final wastes? The solid may not be so bad (but it may have heavy metals or lead) but the liquid would have to be neutralized before disposal. Even on a small scale the proper disposal is an issue.
Each alloy contains different metals. Some hinder some do not. It’s like flying an airplane. Every landing is the same yet different based on conditions. We adjust the process to suit these different conditions. As far as waste treatment, it starts at the stock pot. Every drop of gold refining waste passes through my stock pot. It’s full of clean copper metal. Any traces of precious metals cement out on to the copper (in accordance with the reactivity series of metals). In a few days all I’ll have left is black mud in the bottom of the stock pot, and just copper in solution. I siphon the copper solution into a different bucket that’s full of iron. In there the copper comes out of solution on the iron. Now all I have left is iron in solution. The acidic iron solution is transferred to a third waste treatment bucket where I add sodium hydroxide the pH 9 (any higher and some metals, if present, will go back in solution). Once this reaction is complete I filter out the metal hydroxides, dry them out a little so their not runny (it’s like chocolate pudding) then dispose of in accordance with local regulations. The caustic liquid is neutralized to pH 7 with swimming pool pH down and then added to the regular waste stream. Nothing toxic gets poured down the drain on on the ground. I do have a waste treatment video on my channel.
In a recent video with the catches I opened a brand new 2.5 liter bottle of nitric when I started the nitric boils. I remember having about 1/2 liter left when I was done with the nitric boils. So it must have taken 2 liters of nitric to remove all the silver. But it doesn’t matter. I refine silver also and the first step in silver refining is to dissolve the silver in nitric. So it really doesn’t matter because I’m not really saving nitric
chemistry is about as close to real life magic as you are going to get. turning a solid into a liquid and then back to a solid again. fascinating my man
Hello Mr sreetips. Thanks fore a Great clip😊. How many years ago they start using chemicals to refining gold/silver? Take care Sir, and my god bless you and your wife. Big smile frome Norway 😊
I would love some advice on acquiring my first pieces of karat gold scrap/jewelry so that I can begin refining. I would like some ideas on where to find pieces and how to approach their owners with the goal of eventually refining and stacking their prescious metals against my future needs.
Preston, we go to yard sales, estate sales, thrift stores and resale shops. But you got to get up early and be there first or else the gold will be long gone.
@@sreetips thank you sir! I'm wanting to make this a hobby between my wife and I, like you have with Mrs. Sreetips. My biggest problem is that I have young children and I need to keep them safe and protected from all the chemicals and fumes.
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Always enjoy hearing you talk about acquiring pieces, gold value, dollars, etc. The lifestyle and reasoning behind your refining videos interests me as a viewer.
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The only problem is that the guy selling for 3750 as opposed to 4660 pure gold value don't have the time nor equipment nor experience to refine the gold. Also if you pay yourself a wage and calculate all the cost of material, I think his profit won't be $900 but closer to $300
@@_jb_ but Mr Sreetips enjoys it, and so do we
@@_jb_ You are thinking about it backwards. The gold in the bracelet is worth approximately the same amount whether it is refined out or not. And in fact, the bracelet if it is in good condition should be worth well more than its scrap gold value alone. A bracelet like that sold today, new in the jewelry store would probably cost upwards of 5-6k or possibly more. The finished product is worth more than the raw material.
I used that gold to pay off my house.
That moment when the SMB meets the solution = perfection. Something I hadn't heard of or seen before until your videos. Always fascinating. Now I make my husband wait if he wants anything during this process. "Not now, I can't leave before it precipitates out of solution." He even sits down to watch it with me. I know I will never find myself in a lab doing this myself, but I can experience it through you. Thanks for another fine video.
That’s gratifying, thank you
$3750 is likely more than the seller would have gotten from a jeweler and it's not like the average person is going to refine it themselves.
So if the seller needed to get the cash it probably ended up as a win for both parties.
yeah i don't believe the line that people value FIAT more then gold. That's some fluff
How about this: do you believe that most people think that the dollar is still backed by gold? Just ask your bank teller.
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@@gernsey7362 and it’s true I see it every day man. Crazy times people value a peice of paper worth almost nothing more then actually value because they say it’s worth value. And I ask god and look where I am
Exactly. I question the "people value dollars over gold" conclusion myself.
It's so amazing. I've watched several of these now; this guy and one other. It's so satisfying to see junk get dissolved into various stages of what looks like Gatorade into a brown dirt, then pure, beautiful shiny gold. Love it.
The color of that solution during the 2nd refining process was so beautiful. I'm really surprised that the experiment turned out as well as it did and never cease to amaze me with your refining skills!!
That was great , I never ever get tired of this process. I could literally watch a thousand times and I'd still watch it again. Looking forward to your next video Sreetips. Cheers my friend
3:20 just perfect 👌🏽 the whole video is really great, very informative. Thank you!
Excellent video. I really enjoyed watching this. I was about to go to bed and saw your notification and had to watch it. You weighed the bracelet and I stopped the video to calculate the gold weight and the dollar value. I was within $50. I didn’t look up the spot price but knew it was around $1975. Good guess. You are really peaking my interest in making this a new hobby for myself in the coming years. I have 4 years till my kids get out of school and then I will have more time, space, and money. In the mean time, stock piling supplies to refine. Thank you for sharing your video. Great job 👍
That’s impressive, the yield is pretty good. I’ve tested and used an xrf machine many times on 18K jewelry, my usual finding are: that stamped 18k jewelry, necklaces, rings, etc, is usually 17.3-17.5k. So slightly less than 75%. About 72-74% gold, So your yield seams consistent with what I have found in jewelry.
Excellent video. I think lots of us are very happy you produced this video!!!
Another great video thanks door the break down in the beginning. Hope your finger is healing well. Happy Easter.
That was perfection. I wasn’t sure at first but, it all worked out in the end. One of the best pieces I’ve seen u poor. Ty for the entertainment. Well done.
I stumbled across this page about two weeks ago and can't stop watching these videos. I've learned so much.
Welcome and thank you!
I don't know why but aquarita dissolving gold is exciting to me and I thoroughly enjoyed watching this episode I've been watching you for a while and I just enjoy everything you do and I learn a lot. Thanks for sharing your life an gold science. With us!! ✌🏼💗😊❣️
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Yeah, I was speaking into my phone didn't notice it was spelled wrong... As I didn't have time to look.. I expected spell check to catch it...!!! Thanks professor 😘
Years ago I fell on hard times and I had to sell my gold bracelet. I could get food with the cash but alas not with the bracelet. So sometimes I understand peoples motivation for cash. Great video Kevin!
Love your channel. I am amazed by how graceful you are when handling your various beakers. I'm guessing that comes from experience.
I’ve been doing this for going on twelve years this September. I love it!
Another beautiful gold bar! Nice work brother - seems like a pretty good yield for using the “simpler” method.
Nice to see you in the comments brother. Sreetips is an awesome channel. I've used his methods on refining silver and his methods are pure and work everytime. Can't wait to try and afford to do some gold!! You rock Rob
Fantastic, I wasn't aware that you could skip the inquartation process, but you showed us how to do it. Very interesting and informative, sreetips, you pulled another rabbit out of your hat!
I would like to see you repeat this exact experiment but keep the individual aqua regia (post gold dissolve) pours separate to see how much gold carries over from the first cycle of aqua Regia to the second to the third and so on to see if the majority of the gold comes through on the first, second or third dissolves. That would be neat to know.
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Love love love it! Not just fascinating, but relaxing. Sreetips has a unique presentation. So chill it makes me want to watch again. If I hadn't just loaded up on a couple numismatic pieces I would bid on these bars. Im glad you get well over melt for em on the bids. You deserve it brother 🤙
Where can you bid on his stuff? His work is amazing!
@@bdub2622 same name on ebay
Streetips you are a genius, my only input would be working on the production quality of your videos. With your know how and a good camera set up I could easily see your channel have millions of subscribers. Either way keep on keepin on!
Back in the day when banks first opened ppl deposited gold and silver for protection, then after a while they started giving out papers which was supposed to represent how much gold/silver that peice of paper was worth. Thats the birth of fiat currency. The money we actually use in circulation actually has no value except what ppl make it to be.
Not only people in the U.S. but the whole world.
Well done Sreetips! You very effectively demonstrated the benefits of inquartation without actually inquarting!!
Love your continuing journey, and experiments in gold refining and extraction - it's really interesting mate, thanks for sharing it with us.
Always like starting my weekend with one of your refining videos
Really enjoyed this video. Would like to see more like this in the future!
I've always wondered if this specific process was viable. Thank you for running it, even though I've never thought of asking. Lol
Wow, one of the best videos! Always was curious if inquartation was a necessary step. The hot HCL rinses helps remove base metals after the first SMB drop... Bravo!
My understanding is that inquartation is not necessary if you have a high percentage of gold and I think 18k is the lowest this would work at.
I think that you are right
I enjoy watching your videos as you are doing something I would enjoy doing but I will never be able to do myself.
Very good buy. ...and here we go, watching again...
Totally awesome. I believe I could do this. After watching these videos for a long time.
Stunning bar. Thanks for one more exciting video.
Wow what a bar wish I knew how to do this and had the set up thanks for sharing
Very nice job! I was fascinated to see this whole process.
Yikes! I loved this💕👀, thank you so much. Must admit I had a little freak out when you melted that georgous bracelet…lolol, I guess someone can start over making another one you can buy cheap……lolol, very neat sreetips.
It didn’t fit me and Mrs sreetips didn’t want it - too gaudy.
That's pretty interesting how it's a powder then turns into gold after you're done Looks like lots of steps thanks for sharing
Sweet! SREETIPS! You the man! I’m ready for an eBay order
What’s not to love about your videos. From children to adults there is something for everyone and makes chemistry interesting to all.
your final product, not counting the silver, is worth $1400 more than you paid for the bracelet in today's spot pricing! A good day's work depending on the cost of the refinement. Fun to watch!
I thought high purity gold couldnt be desolved without inquartation? Learned something new. Great results
Phenomenal work Mr. sreetips ! Always a pleasure to watch
Superb! You’re welcome. It is my pleasure to watch. I can’t help but feel that the silver button and the gold bar are relieved to be liberated from that awful contortion of a bracelet, no disrespect to the maker or original purchaser. The gold bar looks like it’s looking back with the all seeing eye! I wonder if that gold was first mined in Egypt.
Ha! I though if the eye when I noticed that spot in the middle of the bar - good one.
Your really good, love the maths, logical, if people listen carefully to you, you have just told and shown how to calculate how much pure gold, now that with chemical cost sets wether its ecconomical or unecconomical to buy the item......People need to listen carefully to Sreetips....What a guy.
These videos are so enjoyable and so relaxing
The BoB Ross of chemistry! Great video!
That was fantastic! Love your videos. Woody approved.
Bud it is so cool how you literally used ice to remove 90%of the silver from the gold in one shot! Keep up the good work 👌
What a lovely bracelet!
Beautiful!
Could watch this stuff all day!!!
31:19 love to see you replace the clack of this Gold in to the pan with the kaaching eBay sound when someone pays for your item!
I love watching your videos, very educational with the process of smelting, refining and chemical composition. I metal detect in my spare time but wouldn't mind picking this up as a hobby as well. My question is with the current situation involving the dollar and how its so deflated, would you consider picking this up as a hobby and extra income?
Yes
Always great to see a beautiful gold bar and enjoy watching your video thanks for sharing sreetips
Great video. That is one way to make a 1000.00 dollars in a day. That’s awesome how you turn 18k into 99% pure gold. Can’t wait to see your next video.
Damn that was a very nice bar of gold man Thanks for sharing
Wow. What a stunning bar.
I think what was happening during your first aqua regiea treatment was a silvercloride backfill. Basically, as the gold, silver, and copper went into solution, the free chloride immediately bound with the silver and formed a structure behind the desolved material.
I agree - fascinating.
Dude, that bar is a hair over 5K! 😳 Well done...👏
Awesome video, thank you.
Nice man I like your Gold cooking videos.
Great videos! I've watched several, and have always wondered what you do with the finished product. Do you just sell it at market value somewhere?
No, I try to keep it
Hey Sree! I like this new method - seems like you can save some time and money by going right to the aqua regia! When you took the gold into solution the second time was that simply because you were trying to refine any extra base metals out? Kinda cool that you can take the gold in and out of solution several times with aqua regia/SMB. Thanks!!
Hello. I don’t think this would work for lower karat gold such as 10k and 14k. And I refine silver also. The first step in refining silver is to dissolve it in hot dilute nitric. So I may as well use it to inquart the gold. It does such a fine job of cleaning the metal. Inquarting with silver (or copper) is one of the most valuable refining techniques that I’ve ever learned. Second only to incremental nitric dosing.
@@sreetips That's good to know - better to do it right! I'll make sure and brush up on your silver inquarting videos - I'm headed out this weekend to start buying beakers and chemicals! Excited to start on this journey. Thanks so much Sree :)
Well I have my first reaction on the hot plate as I type this. 2 ounces of karat gold! We shall see if I have learned enough to pull it off. Thank you for all your guidance Sir.
Great video. Question: Using this method of refining skipping inquartation. Was your yield higher. Cost cheaper, time spent refining shorter?
A little shorter but it wouldn’t work with 10k or 14k because they contain too much silver and base metals,
And you have the silver that is in the filter great video sir five stars thank you for sharing
I'm definitely trying to learn to do everything you show in these videos been watching them no stop since I found your channel. Where do you get your beakers and other equipment you use
eBay
I love watching your vids .
Other people’s vids are just not the same to me
Excellent! I am soooooo glad I found this channel! I don't know if I even have to watch anywhere else! I am going to study and follow examples accordingly. Just like you said, No Urea used. Absolutely stunning gold bar!!! That's exactly what I want to do. The only problem I have is the nitric acid. Extremely hard to acquire and expensive (mostly shipping) So I have to use Sodium Nitrate. The part I'm questioning is, Do I make my own Nitric with the Sodium Nitrate or do I just use it as a mix like it was intended. Also...Now I know I don't need the Urea. Thank you for the knowledge.
I’ve never tried sodium nitrate. I’ll have to look into it to see if I can come up with a video on it. Poor man’s aqua regia. But you can use it to make your own nitric acid. But it ain’t easy.
@@sreetips That would be so awesome! I seen a video by NurdRage that made it from Sodium Nitrate and Sodium bisulfate. Yes I have seen the poormans video. I would love to see a video by you using the sodium nitrate method. Thank you for the reply. Here's a question that I've been seeking a answer too, What percentage (Strength) does Nitric acid need to be for Aqua Regia?
It really doesn’t matter. I can dissolve an ounce of gold in 150ml of 31.45% hydrochloric acid and about 20ml nitric acid 70% strength. If my nitric was only 35% strength then it would take twice as much. Dilute it down to 10% then it would take 7 times as much. The main difference is the amount of waste created. With concentrated acids the waste volume will be lower than if we use diluted acids because it will take more volume of the dilute acid to dissolve a given amount of gold. One drop of 70% nitric in 100ml of hydrochloric will make aqua regia. But it won’t dissolve very much gold. One drop of hydrochloric in 100ml nitric will make aqua regia but it won’t dissolve much gold.
@@sreetips You are so awesome! Thank you brother! When you explain, it makes so much sense! That's the difference between a professional and a novice like myself. I'm going to do this! I like to dive into new projects with all the knowledge I need to be successful and you Sir are the best teacher that I have came across. I've been prospecting and panning gold for many years. I have a very nice collection of placer nuggets that I have collected over the years. I for sure have the fever. I love everything gold!!! That's why I'm indulging in this new adventure. I want to refine gold just like you do. I loved your outlook on people that think the dollar is worth more than gold. How wrong they are! That's why I'm on different auction sites hunting gold. Right now I have just been gathering 10,14,18 kt jewelry but eventually I want to get into refining the ewaste, pins and plated stuff. Thank you for the information! Very appreciated!
@@sreetips I just realized my muriatic is only 19%. So I will have to use twice as much?
7:58 - somehow the thought "wonder how much gold could we get from THE OTHER bracelet here" flashed through my mind... : )
Always enjoy watching your channel. Have you ever recovered gold from bone China and glassware?
No I haven’t.
I always enjoy watching your experiments
I watch your channel from Iran
Hello and welcome!
Hello sreetips, just starting to learn about this. Thank you for all your knowledge! Question: what is your bowl made out of that you are burning with? I saw another video in which they were using the graphite.
Fused silica melt dish
Hey I'm new here, I'm sure this has been asked before but I'm going to ask it anyway(I had a gander and failed), but is there a reference video to see what all the processes you take to refine the gold. Very interesting watch, renews my fascination about noble metals.
I've found some very interesting in dept video from you now ! Please forgive my ignorance.
Not at all. Welcome to the channel
I could probably make a fume hood with an 8inch inline fan huh? I have an extra, new in the box I'm not currently using I think it moves close to 800cfm so would likely do the trick. I would likely vent it out my basement window to the woods. Any tips on building a homemade fume hood? Also I am wondering about using nitrile gloves when working with nitric acid. Is it safe because the acid you are working with isn't very concentrated? Are butyl gloves better for use with concentrate acids? Great videos! Really has me thinking of different projects to do.
If I was to make my own fume hood, I’d use a large poly plastic tank with a round hole on top. Like they use to transporting liquids. I’d install a suitable (no metal parts exposed to fume exhaust path) external fan and have it draw through the fill hole for the tank. I’d cut an opening in the front and install acid-proof poly hinges. That’s what I’d go if I decided to make my own hood. As far as nitrile gloves, they will burst into flames with 95% fuming nitric, so I’ve been told. But with 68% to 70% like I use they work fine.
@@sreetips thank you for the reply. Good information!
Very cool. What did you do with the rest of the silver chloride solids? It looked like powder? Did it get melted with the rest of the solids from initial beaker? Keep the videos coming!
Probably, but this whole thing was new to me. So I’m not quite sure exactly what those solids were. After viewing edited version I wish that I’d have gotten a closer view of that material with the camera.
how to do you not blow away all your pure gold powder when hitting it with the tourch ??
I do it carefully.
That is so awesome man thanks
I’m excited to learn myself. I have been melting my own bars for a while but thy only usually come up to about 79% pure melted from panned river gold
I always wondered how they got these stunning shiny bars
Those stupi gold mining ⛏ tv shows Conveniently leave the refining part out lol
They make it look like you just melt your gold flakes and you get a nice shiny bat lol
You end up being disappointed by a dull ugly grayish bar lol
It’s so cool when you refine and its pure you end up with a bar that looks polished. Now I know.
This was way cool man. Now I’m even more addicted to gold lol
Thanks for the instruction my brother
I wish u were near here I’d love to ge to learn from you
Thanks agaib
Excellent, thank you
Screetips, you are absolutely correct about gold being the universal currency. Paper money used to be able to be exchanged for gold, according to the denomination of the paper bill. FDR took the United States off the gold standard, and made it illegal to even own gold bullion. I remember during the 1970's, when it was legal to own gold again. The value of gold hasn't changed in six thousand years. An ounce of gold will buy the same amount of goods and services that it always has for the entire time it has been used for currency. The paper money that the United States prints has only "perceived" value. It worth what the government says that it's worth, and has nothing tangible to back it up with (like gold). In an economic crisis, paper money can become hyper inflated, or lose any value at all. Great video, and a good lesson in the economics of gold, it's the only "currency" that will have value (other than barter), after a catastrophic failure of a banking system. God bless you, my friend.
Most people believe that the dollar is still backed by gold. Just ask your grocery cashier or even the bank teller. See what they say.
@@sreetips yeah man, people are ignorant. I'm often surprised by just how ignorant people are about paper money. Our public schools are betraying our youth by not teaching them about economics and how gold plays into it. I learned all about FDR taking us off of the gold standard, and IIRC, it was Gerald Ford who made it legal to own gold again in December of 1974. People could once again own high karat gold bullion, coins, and gold certificates. I bought my first few ounces of 24k gold for $133/OZ, and look where it is today. But, an ounce of gold in 1975 would buy the same goods and services that it will today. That's why everybody should have at least some gold, enough to use for food and medicine for at least a few months, after a (God forbid) collapse of the world banking systems.
I have a friend who is heavily invested in precious metals, I'm going to ask him if he would be interested in going in business with me, doing what you and Mrs. Screetips do. We are both newly retired and have a lot of free time on our hands. We live in the Phoenix metro area, and we have tons of places to scourer for karat gold, GF, and GP. I'm an Electrical Engineer, and I can learn and follow directions well. I'm reasonably sure that I can do the refining processes that you have shown us, after all of the safety equipment is purchased and installed.
Safety is my number one concern and priority, these are extremely dangerous and deadly procedures, and I take safety extremely seriously. If my buddy isn't interested (I'm asking him to join me as a courtesy, as he's my best friend), I'm prepared to go for it on my own, with Mrs. Wade Hampton. I think that it is a good hedge to add to the existing gold that I already own, and who doesn't admire the deep yellow shimmer of .999 fine gold? It's mesmerized people since antiquity (over six thousand years), and it still has that effect on me and just about every other person on earth!
Another great explanation.
Just a question regarding the ice cubes.
Are they made from tap water or distilled water ?
Thanks.
Distilled
Beautiful gold bar, and those gold solutions looked pretty too. Will you try to extract more gold from the waste solution?
Youbetcha
Not going to lie…could watch this stuff all day, my kids think I’m boring….I say nothing boring about this process and pure gold. Bloody kids 😂
You must have forgot to film the dropping in the water lol Good video!
Hi doctor you come again with amazing video
Again I have some questions
why didn’t you Neutralize your solution before add SMB?
No need, I only used just enough nitric to just dissolve the gold. Hydrochloric does not need to be neutralized. Only the nitric. But if you add the correct amount of nitric then there’s no need to neutralize the excess nitric because there won’t be any to remove.
@@sreetips doctor then you know exactly how much make AR please tell us how much we need AR for amount of gold or foil gold or...?
@@ssofmas8473 Incremental does the trick. Add 90% of the Nitric Acid to make your HCl/Nitric ratio initially. Then add only enough more Nitric Acid to dissolve the "gold" . If that does not do as you expect then rehydrate with HCl to give the gold somewhere to go into solution - again add no more Nitric Acid than is needed to dissolve the metal. This is Incremental Nitric dosing in the creation of AR - figure your ratio amounts from the weight expected to be recovered, stopping short on the Nitric Acid so as to be able dribble it in as you go!
I can dissolve an ounce of GOLD POWDER with about 150ml hydrochloric acid (31.45%) and about 20ml nitric acid (68% to 70%).
I didn't quite understand the silver cell completely till I heard you say plating it works just like the plating company I worked at decades ago they nickle plate stuff and chrome it I never thought thats how that's working just basically silver plating that bowl accept it doesn't completely playe it and u can scrape it off
Correct
Dear sreetips. I was wondering if you would do a video on silver chloride to silver ammonia to AG1? Could you show us what the Tollens effect looks like in person. 😊
I don’t know what that is
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Hey man, enjoyed the video. I couldn’t help noticing the you sound like the bbq pit boys. Is that you also?
No
Why did some of the gold dissolve when you placed the bracelet in strait hydrochloric acid?
I don’t know. Sometimes we see some strange effects with these metals and acids.
wow, that is one gorgeous bar...
As a chemist these are really interesting. Great example of inorganic chemistry. I assume you must have training (from some of the techniques and equipment). You are very particular with rinsing that you normally don't see in untrained chemists.
In one of your videos you mentioned that there is not a standard way of processing. However if you assume that the metal contain all the same common materials you should be able to create a flow diagram on how to treat the products of the former steps.
I am not sure that this would be economical in an industrial setting for a few reasons. The cost of reagents, labor, equipment and finally waste disposal could be prohibitive. What do you do with the final, final wastes? The solid may not be so bad (but it may have heavy metals or lead) but the liquid would have to be neutralized before disposal. Even on a small scale the proper disposal is an issue.
Each alloy contains different metals. Some hinder some do not. It’s like flying an airplane. Every landing is the same yet different based on conditions. We adjust the process to suit these different conditions. As far as waste treatment, it starts at the stock pot. Every drop of gold refining waste passes through my stock pot. It’s full of clean copper metal. Any traces of precious metals cement out on to the copper (in accordance with the reactivity series of metals). In a few days all I’ll have left is black mud in the bottom of the stock pot, and just copper in solution. I siphon the copper solution into a different bucket that’s full of iron. In there the copper comes out of solution on the iron. Now all I have left is iron in solution. The acidic iron solution is transferred to a third waste treatment bucket where I add sodium hydroxide the pH 9 (any higher and some metals, if present, will go back in solution). Once this reaction is complete I filter out the metal hydroxides, dry them out a little so their not runny (it’s like chocolate pudding) then dispose of in accordance with local regulations. The caustic liquid is neutralized to pH 7 with swimming pool pH down and then added to the regular waste stream. Nothing toxic gets poured down the drain on on the ground. I do have a waste treatment video on my channel.
I'm going to have to try some of these mixed drinks! 🤪
I love How you really do “throw” sodium carbonate on the melt!!
Could you try explaining the difference between regular gold and white gold please? Other than the color!
I have a video on it “White Gold What is it?”
@@sreetips ok thanks I haven't been following that long but I am very interested in these types of video's thanks again
Whats the coast for the chems to do that the invest for glass an you most have a vent system are a lab still a dam good return nice job
Sorry, since this is my hobby I don’t track expenses for each batch. But I estimate that the total cost of chemicals is probably about $100
I enjoyed seeing the experimental refining. I wonder how much nitric you saved doing it that way…??
In a recent video with the catches I opened a brand new 2.5 liter bottle of nitric when I started the nitric boils. I remember having about 1/2 liter left when I was done with the nitric boils. So it must have taken 2 liters of nitric to remove all the silver. But it doesn’t matter. I refine silver also and the first step in silver refining is to dissolve the silver in nitric. So it really doesn’t matter because I’m not really saving nitric
chemistry is about as close to real life magic as you are going to get. turning a solid into a liquid and then back to a solid again. fascinating my man
Sreetips - as always great content. Curious though, do you know what exactly the fumes are that are off gassed by the aqua regia?
Not quite sure
Nitrogen oxides, NO2 gives it the brown colour. Toxic! Defo needs done in a fumehood or outdoors
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It was cool to see what happens if you don't inquart carat gold. Avoiding that gummy silver chloride seems to be a good enough reason to do that step.
Well done again Sreetips 👍
Hello Mr sreetips. Thanks fore a Great clip😊.
How many years ago they start using chemicals to refining gold/silver? Take care Sir, and my god bless you and your wife. Big smile frome Norway 😊
Hello Noway. I don’t know. But I do know that modern chemistry has evolved from alchemists who were trying to convert lead to gold.
@@sreetips Anyway... A Great way to get the gold/silver As pure As poible😊. Thanks Sir.
Posible
I would love some advice on acquiring my first pieces of karat gold scrap/jewelry so that I can begin refining. I would like some ideas on where to find pieces and how to approach their owners with the goal of eventually refining and stacking their prescious metals against my future needs.
Preston, we go to yard sales, estate sales, thrift stores and resale shops. But you got to get up early and be there first or else the gold will be long gone.
@@sreetips thank you sir! I'm wanting to make this a hobby between my wife and I, like you have with Mrs. Sreetips. My biggest problem is that I have young children and I need to keep them safe and protected from all the chemicals and fumes.