SMELTING GOLD AT HOME! Simple Gold Recovery for the Gold Prospector

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  • čas přidán 31. 12. 2021
  • As a gold prospector, I have dozens of ore samples at any given time. Rocks sitting in a bucket do you no good. We need to do some assaying and start smelting gold at home.
    Real world quantitative results can potentially lead us to the true motherlode! Getting gold out of rock isn't easy but this simple gold recovery method can be used by nearly anyone.
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Komentáře • 82

  • @nhragold1922
    @nhragold1922 Před 2 lety +9

    Melting rocks is better than smoking rock lololol

  • @stevezozuk9622
    @stevezozuk9622 Před 2 lety +7

    Man those convection cell get me every time. As well as watching the impurities shed off in to the cupell . That was awesome thanks for sharing and I'll see you on the next one

    • @ColoradoGoldCamp
      @ColoradoGoldCamp  Před 2 lety +2

      Oooh, they could make a really cool screen saver! You're giving me some great ideas Steve!

    • @diggin3097
      @diggin3097 Před 2 lety

      @@ColoradoGoldCamp I would watch that

  • @pauljohnson9698
    @pauljohnson9698 Před 2 lety +4

    IRELAND ☘️ wishing you and yer beautiful wife and family a happy and prosperous new year thx for all the videos

    • @ColoradoGoldCamp
      @ColoradoGoldCamp  Před 2 lety

      Thank you Paul! Happiest and most Plentiful New Year to you n yours!

  • @SoFreshSoClean-df5ch
    @SoFreshSoClean-df5ch Před měsícem +1

    Timestamp 4:36 Sir congratulations 🎉 you created what we here at the Volcano 🌋 call Gipsum Glass 😅

  • @cylentsmoker
    @cylentsmoker Před 7 měsíci

    Ty for this video.
    You're quite the gentleman. Informative video.
    It's apparent you know your stuff.
    Good luck out there,
    From
    A dude in Colorado springs

  • @adventuresofaliftime4989
    @adventuresofaliftime4989 Před 2 lety +4

    Love the smelting process some day I will be doing it myself.

  • @pauly51
    @pauly51 Před 2 lety +4

    Fun video. Great job

  • @sicilianauntie
    @sicilianauntie Před 2 lety +3

    Nice video. Interesting! This is the first You-Tube video I have seen with closed captions that were accurate!

    • @ColoradoGoldCamp
      @ColoradoGoldCamp  Před 2 lety

      Hehe, thanks Auntie! I spent some time getting them edited, I'm happy you noticed :)

  • @jeremycanterohioprospecting

    Pretty awesome dude I find these smelting videos are relaxing thanks for sharing ✌️

    • @ColoradoGoldCamp
      @ColoradoGoldCamp  Před 2 lety +2

      I'm glad to hear it Jeremy! Am pondering a pure relaxation molten rock/smelt video in the future.

  • @captnron59
    @captnron59 Před 2 lety +3

    I could use some of that heat today. Brrr!
    Nice start to the new year!!

    • @ColoradoGoldCamp
      @ColoradoGoldCamp  Před 2 lety +2

      Right! We're sitting at 5 degrees right now in Leadville. Happy New Year Ron!

  • @SoFreshSoClean-df5ch
    @SoFreshSoClean-df5ch Před měsícem +1

    Timestamp 4:36 Sir congratulations 🎉 you created a warhead 😅

  • @RockAndOre
    @RockAndOre Před 2 lety

    Fantastic video mate😀

  • @diggin3097
    @diggin3097 Před 2 lety +3

    Keep at it brother

  • @JericoHerculesProspectingLLC

    Awesome video as always

  • @DryLakeMiningCo49
    @DryLakeMiningCo49 Před 2 lety +5

    Good job but what about crushing ore finer and roasting cons? If you roast you might not need iron rod at all more gold too what do you think? I know all ores are different.

    • @ColoradoGoldCamp
      @ColoradoGoldCamp  Před 2 lety +2

      Absolutely! I'm still experimenting with my processes for each ore type. On the dredge cons, I'm no seeing much difference between roasted or not.

  • @eddiezubrzycki9111
    @eddiezubrzycki9111 Před 2 lety +1

    Okay that was great really cool... Question would you recover more gold crushing the ore and doing a really good soak in a vat leach set up with cyanide ?

  • @jeffersonstategold8349
    @jeffersonstategold8349 Před 2 lety +2

    Happy New Year!

  • @Gods_chosen_son
    @Gods_chosen_son Před 2 lety +2

    Great videos! I am wondering how you come up with a flux recipe? I've been trying to smell I've failed a lot but I'm close. I got my first speck in the cupel. At first I didn't think it I had anything. But a little tiny I know I missed a bunch in the slag. It never seems to pour as liquid as yours. I figured its my recipe. Any tip would be great. Thanks for the time you put in to your channel!!!

    • @ColoradoGoldCamp
      @ColoradoGoldCamp  Před 2 lety

      Hello Andy. Congrats on your first bead! Smelting can be difficult and confusing. My best suggestion is to make sure that the furnace gets hot enough and for long enough. You want to "cook" the smelt until all bubbling stops then continue for 5-10 min longer. In my non blower furnace this takes 45min to over an Hour for me. Also, flux thinner does work.

  • @jeffinphx517
    @jeffinphx517 Před 2 lety +2

    Dude can you give us a "Zoinks Scoob!" on your next video? Thanks.

  • @zve482
    @zve482 Před 2 lety

    Got a question. Where can I find one of those upside down steel pyramid pour molds?

  • @brianthayer9784
    @brianthayer9784 Před měsícem

    Hope you come out with new video's enjoy them

  • @SCSColoradoable
    @SCSColoradoable Před 2 lety +4

    How many buckets of material would you say you collect per season?

  • @ehsanfarahmand4638
    @ehsanfarahmand4638 Před 5 měsíci

    Perfect

  • @robertluckadoo5940
    @robertluckadoo5940 Před 2 lety +3

    Great Video! Is that a 10kg crucible?

    • @ColoradoGoldCamp
      @ColoradoGoldCamp  Před 2 lety +1

      This one is a #10 Salamander graphite crucible. It is way better than the budget #10. Says it is rated for 18kg copper.

  • @MiningMagnets
    @MiningMagnets Před 2 lety +3

    Awsome!+

  • @calm_4k
    @calm_4k Před 2 měsíci

    Peace be upon you. Is it possible to dispense with the process of fumigating lead in the final stage and replace it with nitric acid to remove lead?

  • @eugenebouwer7832
    @eugenebouwer7832 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice videos Bud ..have you ever done smelting using welding rods ..would it work??

    • @ColoradoGoldCamp
      @ColoradoGoldCamp  Před 2 lety +1

      Who knows. I would think you could melt bullion with welding rods.

  • @BullProspecting
    @BullProspecting Před 8 měsíci

    Im opening a mine here in New England! Im breaking ground in 2 weeks. The load gold on the east kinda sux.

  • @SoFreshSoClean-df5ch
    @SoFreshSoClean-df5ch Před měsícem +1

    Timestamp 4:30 Aluminum Cans meet your maker 😅🎉

  • @cuzbizkets3631
    @cuzbizkets3631 Před rokem

    ur funny bro and smart more hard rock smeltying vids pklsz

  • @JoseTorres-io4eh
    @JoseTorres-io4eh Před rokem

    What did you use as the flux

  • @mercygfran8792
    @mercygfran8792 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow nice super bro

  • @cuyahoga6597
    @cuyahoga6597 Před 11 měsíci

    The video gets choppy atfter 8:00. What are you doing after this and with the same sample? Was it a lead button? How did you get the gold bead? Was that a cupell? I have a lot of questions.

  • @johnnychimpo2636
    @johnnychimpo2636 Před 6 měsíci

    Just write the GPS coordinate on the bags you will never question again where you got them from

  • @williamatkinson4324
    @williamatkinson4324 Před 2 lety +2

    what is the purpose of putting a bolt in the smelt?

    • @ColoradoGoldCamp
      @ColoradoGoldCamp  Před 2 lety +2

      The added iron helps to reduce the sulphides to iron sulfide so that they can get absorbed into the slag.

  • @colinpelton-nb1bh
    @colinpelton-nb1bh Před 11 dny

    Easy to do at home? Who's! I have almost pure nuggets and flakes and need something simple.

  • @chrissaucier9386
    @chrissaucier9386 Před 2 lety +2

    Submerge your tank in water. Works great

    • @ColoradoGoldCamp
      @ColoradoGoldCamp  Před 2 lety +1

      Now that is a great idea Chris! I will have to try that!

    • @chrissaucier9386
      @chrissaucier9386 Před 2 lety

      @@ColoradoGoldCamp it's the best trick I ever came across to prevent bottle freeze and pressure loss. Keep almost the whole bottle in water. Works fantastic

  • @ahmidahmid3799
    @ahmidahmid3799 Před 9 měsíci

    ❤❤

  • @donizetecorreiadepaiva5616

    Bom dia no caso se eu usar aí 100 g de minério 100 g de bórax e 100 g de bicarbonato eu uso aí eu não consigo aqui no Meu País Aqui o tal do pbo eu acho que eu tenho um bom resultado ou não

    • @donizetecorreiadepaiva5616
      @donizetecorreiadepaiva5616 Před rokem

      É 100 g de minério é 100 g de de borax 100 g de carbonato e o pbo eu não consigo mas será que eu vou ter um excelente resultado assim que você puder me responder eu agradeço irmão

  • @alaskawilliam1
    @alaskawilliam1 Před rokem +1

    You look successful and happy
    Congratulations!
    I would suggest that you up the level of PPE. You are fooling around with lead toxicity

  • @karimrazak3798
    @karimrazak3798 Před 2 lety +2

    Is there gold in chalcopyrite rocks

    • @ColoradoGoldCamp
      @ColoradoGoldCamp  Před 2 lety +2

      Chalcopyrite is typically associated with copper ores but can also contain gold, silver, pgm's

    • @karimrazak3798
      @karimrazak3798 Před 2 lety

      @@ColoradoGoldCamp Was gold or silver extracted by smelting crushed chalcopyrite rocks?

    • @ColoradoGoldCamp
      @ColoradoGoldCamp  Před 2 lety

      @@karimrazak3798 It can be. Since it is a sulphide will require roasting or leaching to free up the gold values.

    • @karimrazak3798
      @karimrazak3798 Před 2 lety

      @@ColoradoGoldCamp roasting before melting

  • @northpointaxe6167
    @northpointaxe6167 Před 3 měsíci

    $12 worth of propane, 6 hours of your time, and $700 worth of equipment (if purchased second hand) and you get... $5 worth of gold.
    Wow

  • @SandhillCrane42
    @SandhillCrane42 Před 7 měsíci

    $5!!!! That's very informative. Get yourself something nice, but don't spend it all in one place.

  • @anthonydooley3616
    @anthonydooley3616 Před 2 měsíci

    That's a lot of work and time for a tiny bb of gold.

  • @user-gw4tn8zl2o
    @user-gw4tn8zl2o Před 5 měsíci

    😅

  • @hieulengotran5093
    @hieulengotran5093 Před rokem

    Money. Who

  • @BobSmith-tz3ob
    @BobSmith-tz3ob Před 2 lety

    5 dollers vs 100 american DOLLERS of propane

  • @seafenix
    @seafenix Před 10 měsíci

    $200 of propane for a $20 ball of gold

  • @drkcortex
    @drkcortex Před 9 měsíci

    very low...

  • @morrispicturestudios4458

    I disliked because you didn't mention what kind of flucks you used.

  • @SoFreshSoClean-df5ch
    @SoFreshSoClean-df5ch Před měsícem

    Timestamp 4:36 Sir congratulations 🎉 you created what we here at the Volcano 🌋 call Gipsum Glass 😅