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| nuggetykath-68 | Tuesday 22-12-2009, 19:03 Post #1 |
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Here is 798grams of gold.......the results of those small nugs being semi refined. Those tiny pieces sure add up!!! ![]() ![]() Cheers, Kath |
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| Tuesday 22-12-2009, 20:08 Post #2 | |
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Hi Kath, As they its the little bits that go a looooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggg waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers Ted |
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Cheers, Ted ![]() www.havewheelswilltravel.iinet.net.au "I believe that if life gives you lemons,you should make lemonade & try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, & have a party"!!!! | |
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| ShootingStars5 | Thursday 24-12-2009, 10:45 Post #3 |
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Merry Xmas Kath That looks fabulous. All those tiny pieces are the bread and butter nowadays. Can you tell me is the gold dollied and then melted to get it to this stage? We have quite a lot of tiny pieces that have quartz and stuff in them and I don't want Chris mucking around with that Hydroflouric stuff. People say that we just need to dolly the schrapnel but when we have tried doing that other times the quartz is still there and the gold is just flattened. Maybe folks have some good ideas on this. Just adding that we have some crucibles now and a mapp gas burner so hoping to do some experimenting and see if the quartz melts off like when we saw a gold pour in a mine a few years back. The quartz melted into this black glass stuff and most came off when it was quenched in water. Grateful for any ideas. Thanks Lyn |
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| nuggetykath-68 | Thursday 24-12-2009, 11:17 Post #4 |
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Hi Lyn, Sorry I am in a mad rush with family coming very soon..didn't know until last night.... I will write more when I can get to putor..beds going here. If you can do a search you will see where I have shown pics etc. I SHALL get back to you!!!! MERRY XMAS...HAPPY HUNTING 2010, Cheers, Kath |
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| davsgold | Thursday 24-12-2009, 11:58 Post #5 |
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G,day Lyn This is what I have been told. Put some BORAX in the crucible and get that molten then add the gold and get that molten, the BORAX acts as a flux and the impurities get trapped in it. (Maybe you can add the gold and BORAX all at once and get the lot molten at once.) Pour the molten mixture into a mould and the BORAX flux is the black glassy stuff that you see on the outside of the gold in the mould. Any bits of quartz should get picked up by the BORAX flux as well The flux will brush off, and should leave the gold button resonably clean looking. cheers dave |
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| ShootingStars5 | Thursday 24-12-2009, 18:10 Post #6 |
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Thanks heaps Dave Just the kind of kind of help I was looking for. Going to be fun having a go. We learn something every day. Hope many of your footsteps in 2010 are in the path of gold nuggies! Cheers Lyn |
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| beepinpete_WA | Monday 28-12-2009, 22:30 Post #7 |
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Hi Lynn/chris We just put the gold in a crucible (pre warmed and dry) then ad an equal amount by volume of borax, cook it up and pour into a mould. We have found the longer its in a molten stage the "silkier" the bar looks after cooling and chipping off the left over borax slagg. hope this helps out. All the best for the new year. peter |
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| ShootingStars5 | Tuesday 29-12-2009, 12:21 Post #8 |
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Thanks Peter Hope you and your family had a great chrissy and best wishes for a safe new year. It'll be nice if we can catch up with you sometime when we are over. Keep safe Lyn |
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| nuggetykath-68 | Monday 4-01-2010, 09:26 Post #9 |
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Hi Lyn, Happy New Year to you, Chris & also the dog!!! Many thanks to those that replied for me, I do appreciate it as have been VERY busy, more than usual!! You have been given good info Lyn & it sounds like you Have info you needed. Cheers, Kath |
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| ShootingStars5 | Monday 4-01-2010, 19:11 Post #10 |
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Good to see you back Kath and yes we have some good advice thanks. Not going to be long before everyone will be back out in the fields again. We're looking forward to it but Chris still has a lot of work to do on our van. The hot weather slows everything to a standstill. Cheers Lyn |
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| beepinpete_WA | Monday 4-01-2010, 19:35 Post #11 |
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So Lyn. When are you and chris coming over this yr, sorry we didnt catch up last season but i will pull out all stumps to cyaz this year.. name the place + time and ill make it happen, (god willing0 lol pete.. p.s kym sez a big HI TO YOUS BOTH. |
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