Frosty Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 A friend asked me how to recover flour Au. He says he has some ore which he crushed up. He said that he tried to pan it but it floats, I told him to use a little dish soap or Jet dry to break the surface tension. H e told me that didn't work either. I haven't seen what he is dealing with so I really don't know if it's gold or what. Any suggestion would be appreciated.Stay safe & watch your back - Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdu3164 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 I seen this on youtube. I havn't tried it but after reading the comments it seems to work.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuejIDMgnrQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=3Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Its not gold....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertNuggets Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Some of the ore I work with floats. JetDry does the trick. Under magnification the gold looks like little flying saucers.Sounds like what your friend has isn't gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnutter Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 More than likely it is either mica or burnt quartz. It looks good but it has no weight so it won't hold in the pan or anything else you put it in to separate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Thanks all for the replies - as I stated I haven't seen what he is dealing with so I really don't know. I mentioned the Jut Dry approach, he stated he did that with no luck. It was at that point I wondered if he did really have gold. He told me it was assayed and it's gold. At this point I really don't know. Guess I'll have to see for my self. Thanks Guys.Stay safe & watch yer back!Molon Labe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawmill Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Frosty I am surprised that no one gave you a real answer. Actually your answer is in yourquestion. Ultra fine gold will float with the right conditions. Actually that is how you extract it.Just the oil from your fingers will float those fines. The froth floatation method wasinvented just for this purpose. Combine oil as in pine oil,add air and stir ,the fine goldrises to the top and combines with the bubbles in the froth. Scrape the froth from thetop and it contains the fine gold. Oil is attracted to gold ,oil is lighter than water,andwill carry the fines to the top. The trick is to grind the ore fine enough for the oil tosuspend it. Some detergents will float fines with the oil in the detergent combinedwith the bubbles. This process is used every day all over the planet to extract finegold and sulfide gold. When someone says gold won't float, they just don't know alot about gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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