GOLD from Mercury?? 1st Time using a Mercury Retort

[@puertoricanprospector]

Very Cool just found a bunch of mercury with gold myself. Had to look up retort. So i'm here!!!

[@goldiswhereyoufindit]

So I guess I'm not the only Puerto Rican prospector that needs to use a retort...

[@michaeldpearce]

Another way to increase the solubility of your fine gold into the Hg (some placer gold gets a light coating of sulphates on it while in the creek) is to clean your concentrates in a light nitric acid solution.You should use a fume hood if possible, gloves and safety goggles) If you have your black sands in a gold pan, cover them with water and carefully add the nitric until you get just a few small bubbles coming up. Swish it around for a bit and decant it, then rinse it well with clean water before adding the Hg . I always work over a decent size catchment tub with a bit of water in it to contain splashing from any spill that might happen. I've found this process affords a dramatic improvement in the mercury's affinity for the gold. This is how I've done it, but due to the danger of working with Hg and acid I don't recommend working with them all.

[@sandmaker]

That was way cool! Can't wait to see your next try. Keep having fun and thanks for the information I have never done a mercury retort. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@joeblow8301]

Would this work for dental amalgam to extract the silver from the mercury?

[@christopherleubner6633]

Yes it does. They actually make machines called amalgam separators that do this so dentists can reuse the mercury and recover the gold and silver.

[@LXRPostalProspecting]

Great video. Looking to try this myself and the information will be very helpful. Thank you.

[@goldiswhereyoufindit]

Hey hru just found your channel because I just purchased a retort myself and will be using one for the first time. Thx you rock!

[@jeanclauderoget3756]

Nice video, very informative.

[@bruceanderson7762]

Do you use muriatic acid to remove any possible zinc from the threaded pipe?

[@HoodBillyLife]

New sub! Thanks for the info!

[@christopherleubner6633]

Distillation of the mercury. Instrumement and dental mercury is generally tripple distilled. ❤

[@firefox2716]

Thank you for sharing, it's best to wear thick rubber gloves, if you have any cut of any kind or paper cuts on your hands the mercury can go into your bloodstream. Micron BB mercury you can barely see with your eyes , size of needle pin head. Always use a trusted distilled mercury from your supplier. I'm learning the same, never rub your eyes after touching the mercury & yes wear that gas mask while retorting. Take no chances is what I'm Saying 🌝

[@margaretneanover3385]

How does a test solid amalgam show mercury with gold?

[@mikeconnery4652]

Interesting and a nice way to clean gold then get back t

[@CatahoulaLeopardDog]

Great Video Elley! I was thinking (which is quite often a pointless excercise)...I wonder if you couldn't make some cotton tubes by cutting the fingers off of a cotton curators glove?

[@fartak.888]

Hello lady. you could use the nitric acid to get a pure gold.

[@triple_A_rockhound]

elley science fun lol

[@MOTOMINING]

I need a retort! I've found a bunch of mercury sniping for gold, and have a ball of amalgum to deal with. I also want one just so I can say "Oh well allow me to retort!" like Samuel Jackson in Pulp Fiction!

[@ElleyKnowsRocks]

Hahah

[@moekhn]

Your amalgams arent made correctly. Try using a shammy to squeeze the mercury out leaving the amalgam behind

[@StevenPendleton]

Your little contraption looks more like distiller for other liquids!

[@ShoukatAli-wd4qy]

Very beautiful queen ❤

[@grilsegrils9330]

Did you go to your doctor afterwards to see if your body picked up some mercury into the blood? You do touch a lot of the items used and being retorted afterwards. Doesn't look to safe. You sharing if this was safe enough, as a guinea pig would have helped your KZbin community

[@vaidjanakrajsingh3390]

You are Good Beautiful Alchemist

[@bobbysweeney5377]

Wow how am I just finding this channel?! Teach me your rock knowledge!🙏 My apologies. Correction: Marry me AND teach me your rock knowledge, "Please"..🙏

[@nhragold1922]

Find yourself in California will put you on actual nuggets! Thanks for the video!

[@frankchapman9662]

It's all trial and error with that little toy of your right.

[@amitamitpitroda7107]

Hi

[@hustonhuston1259]

Kamu cantik sekali

[@Abo-ahmedd]

جميل❤

[@myadventure7069]

Com to may place wee be working on gold together

[@kidheadcase]

For the love of god ALWAYS wear protective gloves when working with mercury. Never cringed so much watching a video in my life. Please think of your health.

[@Mike.The.Jeweler]

Elemental mercury has terrible absorption rates through skin. Respiration is the main way you get mercury poisioning, or eating it (touching stuff youre gonna eat without washing hands, etc), but mostly breathing it while doing things like gilding or refining gold. As long as you're using a respirator and not eating it you should be fine.

[@christopherleubner6633]

Watch Cody's Lab... now that guy is REALLY playing with mercury 😮

[@lagrangiankid378]

Liquid mercury metal does not pass through intact skin and is poorly absorbed in the human body anyway. It's the mercury vapors and the mercury compounds you should be worried about.