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How to begin gold recovery?

PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:33 pm
by fb101
I'm considering taking up gold recovery and looked around for some books on how to actually do it in vain.
I'd mainly pulling from circuit boards, old processors, etc.
Anybody know how to get this started up and what is involved?

Re: How to begin gold recovery?

PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:49 pm
by scrapman1077

Re: How to begin gold recovery?

PostPosted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:08 am
by Market Harmony
Yes, I'm very familiar. It's not worth it small scale. Other than your own personal satisfaction, you'll gain very little.

Re: How to begin gold recovery?

PostPosted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:45 pm
by silversaddle1
Sell your scrap on e-bay, boardsort. Then use the cash to buy gold.

Re: How to begin gold recovery?

PostPosted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:06 pm
by galenrog
I've been all over the goldrefiningforum and watched all of lazersteve's videos that are available to view online. I agree with Market Harmony. No profit in it unless you are into it big time. Too much time spent and too much cost unless you have a lot of scrap to process. I would consider the deplating route if I felt confident that I could find at least 100 lbs of gold plate every month or so. Until then, I will leave it to those with more time on their hands than I have.

Re: How to begin gold recovery?

PostPosted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:17 pm
by fb101
Thanks all for the advice. - Yes. I've loads of electronics scrap and I will sell it on ebay.
this does look like something better done professionally.

Re: How to begin gold recovery?

PostPosted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:57 pm
by Dr. Cadmium
I deal in a fair amount of e-scrap, and agree with what's been posted already - refining your own gold is not worth the trouble. It's expensive, extremely labor intensive, dangerous and often illegal.