Refining 14k Gold Jewelry Scrap To Precious Metals

Taking 14 carat gold and trying to refine it to only precious metals without using acids. This old ring and bracelet have about 63% precious metals and 37% base metals. Can I refine this scrap gold jewelry to 99% precious metals?

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[JimNichols]

I try to refrain from comments as the audience is a huge swath of folks from far left to far right and this shows on their concerns and comments. Personally I find that you are a guru of smelting and refining knowledge who has started to grey a little, you still breathe well, still have all your fingers and are quite mobile so you obviously know about the dangers in your profession.
Personally I have zero comments about your ability nor professionalism but would as usual like to thank you for the time you spent making, editing and ULing these videos for me to ride along with you and watch a master at his craft.

[jrlewis]

The best how to for us small timers I've seen yet. Very well explained thanks .

[lancemontoya]

Thank you so very much for making this video. I never felt like you were dragging on, you get to the point while still being detailed for someone learning how to do this. You are so appreciated.

[keithyinger]

One thing about drying your Ingot molds, if they're made of iron they can look dry, but as soon as you put them in front of the fire, an amazing amount of moisture comes bubbling out of them. Moral of the story is.. even if they look dry, you should still heat them to make sure they are dry. I hear steam explosions are no fun. Been lucky to have only experienced a small one in a muffin tin so far and learned that lesson quickly.

[HansFormerlyTraffer]

Great Video...You are the BEST metallurgist on youtube....THANK YOU.

[IRFedajkin]

Hi Jason, the initial weight loss is probably due to the iron getting partially into the borax glass. The lock mechanism on necklaces/ bracelets usually contains an iron steel spring. It might be worth removing the spring prior any purification. Some iron can also come from the mold.

[Ma_Deuce_]

Jason... You build some really cool processing equipment... ditch the Kaowool tubular delight furnace and build the throw down, top of the heap, MBMMllc furnace and make it part of your line!

[snarky_user]

Before tax, you paid the same price as the smelter would have paid the pawn shop. The pawn shop came out because it won't have to pay shipping, insurance, etc.

[marcusdenning]

Always wondered how to separate the gold from other metals. Now I have more questions 😀😀

[zy]

Thanks for explaining the truth and being honest, so many people forget that the overall cost of gas and time spent, making ingots out of scrap sometimes just ain’t worth it, I am sure we all have fun doing it, but as for making money well unless it turned back into some fancy jewellery, the only advantage is it’s less storage space ….

[Gearedweird]

Thanks Jason ... I’m glad people asked you about the equipment and simple/ not so simple do it yourself process ... I’ve had tons of questions also.... your the acting do it yourself encyclopedia to the regular outdoors type

[TrevorsBench]

Excellent video, love the channel. You could have saved a load of propane on you first melt by skipping the furnace and just use a melt dish and propane torch.
This is a great way to reduce base metals in your scrap before moving onto chemical refining. It will save you on acids and reduce the wastes you'll need to deal with after.
I will certainly consider cupelling on my next run of karat scrap.
Keep pumping out the great content on your channel

[shanepetersen]

i done my first cuppel yesterday i had 2.2 grams starting in gold flakes and flour gold from my prospecting came out with 1.07 it took for ever to finish it seemed but i am very happy that i have learned the process from you jason and ALOT from your vids thank you very much

[VendettaProspecting]

Jason, this was such an informative video and I’m sure it will help lots of fellow watchers! Thanks

[prospectord]

Thankyou so much! I'm learning as much as I can and I love how you show the math I'm not good at it so this is a great way to learn about math and smelting at the same time!! Would love to visit your spot! I love crushing ore and smelting and digging for gold and silver

[Juan_Doooh]

Great video, very informative. I’ve been stacking scrap 14k for a while now and looking forward to getting it refined in a year or two after I get a few oz together.

[palmman]

I know this is years old hoping this is seen as I need some help. I have about 21 grams of 14k and 18k gold scrap that was passed down to me from a jeweler family member who passed. 1/10 of a gram shards cut off rings after the casting process, tiny tiny little pieces and I have to refine it in order to sell it. Doing it at home, my question is if I go straight to the bismuth method, would adding borax aid me at all? For example, by lowering the melting point and making it easier for me to melt? I have no furnace, buying a couple cheap torches that are supposed to heat beyond golds melting point so kinda just doing it outback with w cheap materials. Any ideas are so appreciated ty

[rosie]

Very good explanations on the process. Pretty interesting too!

[djhal]

Really fascinating and well presented with a LOT of useful information!! Thanks!

[cptrikester]

Excellent information and process.
Thanks.