Small Scale Refining of Jewelers Waste

by Roland Loewen, 1995, 257 pages, Trade Paperback

This book explains in graphic details the refining of precious metal scraps containing such metals as gold, silver, platinum and palladium. Descriptions are for small scale recovery and refining operations. This book is meant for the practical person and oriented to the layman. There are some fifty illustrations that visually describe the equipment.
Topics covered include:
Safety and Pollution
Sampling and Assaying, including Touchstone Assaying
Refining Jewelers Sweeps
Low Grade Wastes
Gold
Silver
Platinum and Palladium
Other Refining Method
Pollution - Air and Water
Mining Precious Metals
References and Further Reading


ISBN-10: 0931913195
ISBN-13: 978-0931913198