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Alluvial Gold Prospecting
Removing lead from gold
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<blockquote data-quote="Hawkear" data-source="post: 661004" data-attributes="member: 4728"><p>Used to dredge a lot of mercury contaminated gold from Stringers Creek in Walhalla. </p><p>Each time I'd spend some time separating the contaminated bits from the clean gold into separate parcels.</p><p>You know how it with amateur prospectors always wanting to play with or show off their nuggets, that way I could. </p><p>When I sold the gold eventually (to Becks), I advised them and they didn't worry and I sent it off to them in two separate parcels for their information and safety.</p><p>I used to find larger bits or small nuggets fully coated with mercury which were bright gold on the inside. So if you think something might be "lead" don't throw it out before checking. The amalgam is rarely very deep and basically a coating on the surface so a scratch might reveal the gold underneath. If you have a larger amount of "doubtfuls" put them together and try a SG test. Gold is 19.3 vs lead 11.3.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hawkear, post: 661004, member: 4728"] Used to dredge a lot of mercury contaminated gold from Stringers Creek in Walhalla. Each time I'd spend some time separating the contaminated bits from the clean gold into separate parcels. You know how it with amateur prospectors always wanting to play with or show off their nuggets, that way I could. When I sold the gold eventually (to Becks), I advised them and they didn't worry and I sent it off to them in two separate parcels for their information and safety. I used to find larger bits or small nuggets fully coated with mercury which were bright gold on the inside. So if you think something might be "lead" don't throw it out before checking. The amalgam is rarely very deep and basically a coating on the surface so a scratch might reveal the gold underneath. If you have a larger amount of "doubtfuls" put them together and try a SG test. Gold is 19.3 vs lead 11.3. [/QUOTE]
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Removing lead from gold
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