How Gold Is Mined: Feb 18, 2013

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#1Bobadilla

Sep 2006Dominican Republic392 5 times Is this really gold?

Hello,

After long time I went to the mountains again. A local friend of mine, who has been living his whole life in the mountains, told me that there were "strange" minerals with glints of gold up there. It was sufficient for me. I convinced my friend to join me and to show me the spot. We found couple of stones with green quartz inside and with gold and silver flakes on it. On some of them there are also red and blue spots there. As I stated here before, I am amateur in this branch, so I would like to ask you for your opinion. Could be gold in this stone? Would it be worth exploring this spot?

An expert in gold prospecting once told me that gold could be extracted by melting the mineral to 2,000 Degrees of Celsium. What kind of portable furnace should I buy for this purpose if this stone really contains gold particles? Thanks a lot for your advice in advance...

Best regards,
Bobadilla

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Yesterday, 09:10 PM#2Gravelwasher Gravelwasher is offline

Sluice MonkeyJan 2011Motherlode250 29 times

peacock pyrite most likely from the oil slick colors, other wise smash it up and pan it or take a super magnet to it to see if it has any attraction. good luck

Will work for gold dust.

Reply With Quote Yesterday, 09:25 PM#3Astrobouncer Astrobouncer is offline

Jun 2009Blue Ridge, South Carolina682 114 times

I see copper sulfides (chalcocite (black + grey) chalcopyrite (yellow-gold), bornite (red, orange to purple iridescent), copper carbonates (malachite (the greens) and serpentine group (also green but finer grained)) and the white crystals look like calcite. The blue could be azurite or possibly larimar. It is possible to have gold associated with these, but likely only in trace amounts.

Sample till you find the hot spot, then mine it till its gone! Then start over...

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#4Bobadilla Bobadilla is offline

Sep 2006Dominican Republic392 5 times

Hello Astrobouncer,

Thanks a lot for your opinion, of course you could be right, thought there are different shades of yellow on the stone, from almost white till brightly yellow. I put these spots on the stone under the Nitric Acid, being sure that if it is gold, it would stay yellow, everything else would turn black or it would dissolve. Some of these spot went really black but most of the bright yellow remained there with full colour. What do you think?

Best reagards,
Lobo

Reply With Quote Today, 03:41 PM#5Goodyguy Goodyguy is offline

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Originally Posted by BobadillaHello,

After long time I went to the mountains again. A local friend of mine, who has been living his whole life in the mountains, told me that there were "strange" minerals with glints of gold up there. It was sufficient for me. I convinced my friend to join me and to show me the spot. We found couple of stones with green quartz inside and with gold and silver flakes on it. On some of them there are also red and blue spots there. As I stated here before, I am amateur in this branch, so I would like to ask you for your opinion. Could be gold in this stone? Would it be worth exploring this spot?

An expert in gold prospecting once told me that gold could be extracted by melting the mineral to 2,000 Degrees of Celsium. What kind of portable furnace should I buy for this purpose if this stone really contains gold particles? Thanks a lot for your advice in advance...

Best regards,
BobadillaCannot really tell if that's gold from the photo but if it were mine I'd crush it and pan it.

If you have a portable propane torch you could melt it in a heavy cast iron pot. A mapp gas torch will burn hotter than propane but either one will do it. Just don't breath the fumes.

1,948?F (1,064?C) is the melting point of gold.

GG~