Gold can be mixed with other metals, which have to be extracted when refining gold scraps.
There are two main sources for gold: mining and scrap. As gold prices go up, gold recycling becomes more attractive. But different pieces of recycled gold vary in the amount of gold they actually contain. Gold can be mixed with other metals like copper, which is used in red gold, or mercury, which is used in dental gold. Gold is a very pliable metal and its melting point is relatively low; therefore, refining it by melting it and extracting the other metals from it is a practical process.
Instructions
1. Insert the gold scraps and the flux into the crucible.
2. Put the crucible into the fire.
3. Stoke the fire until the heat reaches 1947.52 degrees Fahrenheit, which is the melting point of gold. The gold in the crucible will start to melt.
4. Remove the crucible from the fire when all of the gold is molten.
5. Pour the molten gold into the mold and let it cool.
6. Separate the base metals (copper, silver, iron, tin, lead, mercury, antimony) from the gold. They will float to the top of the mold.
7. Insert the gold into a retort with diluted nitric acid.
8. Pour off the nitric acid; pure gold remains.
