GoldBellMining 1 Report post Posted April 13, 2013 So, green question here, what's the deal with mercury. I've tried to find information on the process of gold and mercury and was reading that interesting pdf, Is mercury a required part of dredge mining and nugget detecting, if so, where can I find more information on this process? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Herschbach (Inactive) 32 Report post Posted April 13, 2013 The deal with mercury is it is the shortest path to a whole lot of health and legal problems you can take. Just don't do it. Not only can it mess you up, but you using it helps get us all outlawed. As far as learning more though the best resource I know of is at http://webpages.charter.net/kwilliams00/bcftp/bcftp.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Oates 9 Report post Posted April 13, 2013 Nuttn' but bs fluff to make enviros drop their panties and fill environutz pockets with $$$$$. They filled every home,office and business with mercury filled glass bulbs but that's safe hahahaha NOT-John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Herschbach (Inactive) 32 Report post Posted April 13, 2013 If touching mercury killed you I would be long dead. Might explain some recent mental lapses though. Yeah, it was the mercury, that's it! The legal danger far outweighs the other dangers and is far more real. Some of us ( you I am sure John) still remember when they went after Dave Mac over a drop of mercury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldBellMining 1 Report post Posted April 13, 2013 Yeah, I never wanted to use it, so Im glad I dont have to! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geowizard 122 Report post Posted April 14, 2013 So, all of the practical ways to recover gold are bad for the environment. - Geowizard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldBellMining 1 Report post Posted April 14, 2013 How did the ancients do it? Is it that it was just plentiful in pure amounts in those days? Does gold purity degrade over time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geowizard 122 Report post Posted April 14, 2013 GoldBellMining, Good question. - Geowizard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldBellMining 1 Report post Posted April 14, 2013 Can we not repoduce this method enivoronmentally and economically, with today's technologies? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geowizard 122 Report post Posted April 14, 2013 Chlorination is used at Bingham Canyon, Utah. - Geowizard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Oates 9 Report post Posted April 15, 2013 And salt kills every plant,grass or shrub it comes in touch with. Mercury is a naturally occuring metal and the coastal ranges of kalif produced more than any other region on the planet. It's not IF but HOW you do anything mining that "hurts"hahaha the enviroment.Every footprint hurts the earth,crushes or kills something,every branch you touch or blade of glass is affected by your presence-SO BLOODY WHAT... The EPA paperwork and analysis at happy camp was poundage and not a drop-John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmeyer 1 Report post Posted January 24, 2014 Geo- Chlorine is the answer, think about it... every American household has a bottle of bleach under the sink?.....The ancients had it right it was the Cl in the NaCl ...the chloride "cl" is what dissolved the gold. John- You wouldn't use salt in a modern process like the ancients did, so you wouldn't be killing all the plants the ancients probably did. Modern chlorine generation equipment uses the salt to make cl2 chlorine gas, used in a closed computer controlled reaction chamber make it a safe and environmentally friendly process. Goldbellmining- hopefully this has answered your questions 1 GoldBellMining reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geowizard 122 Report post Posted January 25, 2014 gmeyer, It was used by Spaniard's. - Geowizard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmeyer 1 Report post Posted January 26, 2014 Geo- True the use of chlorides to dissolve gold is old technology.. I'm sure we can both agree on that fact. The new proprietary portion of the method I am talking about is in the precipitation phase. New resin technology has simplified and revolutionized the precipitation phase which result in a ecological friendly chlorine based chemistry method with recyclable solutions and virtually hazard free waste streams (compared to the most common methods), to recover gold and PGM. The process is currently being used at a placer mine in Mojave, California. www.sleepybearmining.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
