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<blockquote data-quote="G0lddigg@" data-source="post: 102001" data-attributes="member: 357"><p>Well define refine. .. there are many stages in a refining process. In simple terms the borax acts sort of like a cleaning agent it lowers the melting point of the base metals to assist with seperation. And the soda ash converts the silver throught some chemical process that im not qualified to explain. (Im sure someone smarter than me can answer this better) </p><p></p><p>Basically I get my gold down to a close to clean concentrate and when it's worth melting or ive run out of jars it gets melted. The longer you leave it at molten the lighter it gets. Some metals are burnt off and sone become a part of the overall weigjt. It doesn't make a difference to me because when I sell it a $36k machine analyzes the button and I get paid on weight x gold percentage</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="G0lddigg@, post: 102001, member: 357"] Well define refine. .. there are many stages in a refining process. In simple terms the borax acts sort of like a cleaning agent it lowers the melting point of the base metals to assist with seperation. And the soda ash converts the silver throught some chemical process that im not qualified to explain. (Im sure someone smarter than me can answer this better) Basically I get my gold down to a close to clean concentrate and when it's worth melting or ive run out of jars it gets melted. The longer you leave it at molten the lighter it gets. Some metals are burnt off and sone become a part of the overall weigjt. It doesn't make a difference to me because when I sell it a $36k machine analyzes the button and I get paid on weight x gold percentage [/QUOTE]
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