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