simple ways of extracting gold

How to Extract Gold From Electronics: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

Extracting Gold HowStuffWorks

To isolate pure gold mining companies use a complex extraction process. The first step in this process is breaking down large chunks of rock into smaller pieces. At a mill large machines known as crushers reduce the ore to pieces no larger than road gravel. The gravellike material then enters rotating drums filled with steel balls. In these drums the ore is ground to a fine slurry or powder.

Clean cheap method for extracting gold discovered by

Clean cheap method for extracting gold discovered by accident Researchers stumble upon a method that could replace toxic cyanide with plain old cornstarch.

How to Remove Gold from Circuit Boards: 12 Steps (with

How Is Gold Extracted From Gold Ore? Sciencing

The gold and the mercury form an amalgam leading to the name of the process amalgamation. Once the amalgam has formed it is heated until the mercury gas is boiled off leaving the gold. The mercury gas is highly toxic and must be handled carefully.

Rock Crushing methods and How to recover gold from Ores

(Selling your gold) Some specimens however especially those with a large amount of rock and only a limited amount of gold are best crushed and the gold extracted and sold to refiner (information about selling to refiners can also be found on my gold selling page). Here is a discussion of the procedures to crush Quartz or other minerals and extract the gold from these rich ores.