Is There Gold In Pyrite & Chalcopyrite?

[@bobclark4994]

And again thanx for the detailed explanation. For us inexperienced people its a great help.

[@MichaelWilliams-xs3bj]

Wiw i have a huge amount of chalcopyrite in my yard. We can't grow grass because it covers every square inch. Also, we have quartz veins. I am new to prospecting and my yard is what got me started. Tha ks for the information! I will be all of the quartz now to find that yellow stuff. Now I know to save the chalcopyrite to have it analyzed. It looks like I will have to dig.it all out and bring in dirt so I can grow grass

[@MannyScoot]

Actually iron pyrite can hold up 4 ounces per ton of gold in solid solution. Arsenopyrite is potentially much richer at up to 490 ounces of gold per ton.

[@rodhelms3008]

Arsenopyrite what is it the rockets in co has a lot of pyrite

[@rodhelms3008]

Rockeys

[@foxmulder7616]

490 ounces!?

[@scott27288]

Good video and very educational for the uninformed like myself. Thanks for sharing.

[@hobbyadventurer583]

Good descriptions explained.I never get tired at looking at these minerals like the ones that you are showing,even though I have a few pails of them along with Malachite and Azurite stained ones.So neat to see the places from them and the vids of the places that you guys have been to....

[@james.j1066]

thank you for clarifying this is helpful. I had wondered why these two minerals were your main focus in some prospecting videos I have seen .

[@ZipchesterVT]

I have a large block of what I think is a pyrite conglomerate. There is some trace milky quartz spots but it appears primarily as a big brassy/shiny, mostly solid, single, heavy rock. It’s about the size of a basketball but weighs almost 30kg (very heavy for it’s size). I’d like to know if it’s got gold in it but don’t want to crush it if it’s worth something as it sits. I saw a similar looking and sized specimen online selling for $6,000 US. I’m not sure what to do with this thing. Oh, and this was found all by itself with no apparent source in the immediate area. Unattached and on the surface in south central Colorado. Should I break some off and send it in for analysis?

[@jonilaymon5018]

Thank you for the video. Please keep it up we love the hands on info. Are you in California?

[@911mining]

British Columbia

[@michiganprospectors]

Thanks for explaining this so clearly. I know this is an older video but it helps. I just bought a large amount of quartz with Chalcopyrite at a garage sale. I am still trying to decide what is the best way to go with it. Either selling on ebay or processing it for the minerals.

[@jackdavid9990]

if pyrites in the area it is possible gold with the same place?

[@911mining]

Yes

[@jackdavid9990]

thank you very much

[@sebdeval4049]

Hi I have some lovely specimens of pyrite with some wonderful golden colours, how do I go about value these or finding out what precious metals they contain if they do ... rxf gun would show ?? Regards

[@blue98stang]

I found a metric crap ton if this. Even gold. Who do I sell it to?

[@jeanpierre4299]

hello, congratulations for your video and thank you. Maybe find gold in pyrite? is there pyrite in the charcopyrite? thank you so much

[@maryhutt4263]

You need to tell me which is what point to took good thanks what about the quartz?? That have gold in t?

[@911mining]

Yes amoung your sulfides

[@magnus638]

When crushing and panning ore to check for gold, is there any tricks that help stabilising/concentrating the gold? I've heard that boiling ore in salty water, or heating the ore up would give better results, but I'm not too sure where that information came from.

[@minnasillman9450]

wau!! thanks!!! regards from sweden !

[@Michealfarmer]

Thanks for the info. Very informative.

[@jehp65]

Good and informative video. In order to appreciate color and structure of the sample rocks pick a lighter color background and a more even kind of light.

[@juanjosemartinezcheca676]

hola mi pregunta encontré cuarzos sueltos en el norte de granada España de peso de mas de una tonelada y a miles ¿ es posibles que moliéndolos pueda extraer algún oro o no tiene posibilidad de que no tenga nada de oro ? perdón por no escribir en ingles pero no lo estudie. saludos

[@bobwerner6512]

Do we have any Hg ore or cinnabar in BC?

[@911mining]

Yes we do, we don't see it very often though were we are

[@skylow1627]

How much does that testing run ?

[@db5202]

Is it more cost effective to hire the process done or do it yourself?

[@911mining]

Refining? Send to a refinery any day!

[@911mining]

Your talking refiners? Not a clue we don't deal with any out that way. Best bet would be to contact a geologist and they may be able to give you some leads. Or put an add online if you don't have a lot that needs refining they won't take it unless it's a really really good grade. Minimum is usually a tonne with decent grade. It has to be worthwhile for them as well.

[@electridan69]

Alot of your videos you say disseminations. What does that mean? I'm new.

[@911mining]

Spread throughout, if mineral is in specs or little bits all through the rock basically, not a solid vein.

[@electridan69]

Thanks!

[@electridan69]

Is there any gold in the southern California mountains?

[@911mining]

San Gabriel mountains has gold I hear. Think that's in southern California.

[@jeanpierre4299]

hi, thank for the video. I'm student gemmologist and you I want to send for you a Rock pictures..I want to know if it is chalcopyrite.

[@911mining]

Email in description

[@Dnnagfd7hfewedyijf5hgyuud]

Come to Gympie Queensland we have tons and tons of that kalka pyrite

[@UndergroundLookingUp]

This is pretty helpful. I have some calcopyrite I found while rockhounding some perified wood, and some Galena ore from a different area. I was grinding them both up today and was startled to consider my galena ore may in fact also be pyrite. I am still doing research before trying to smelt them but its good to see they are found within the same ore rock

[@ericchilver9113]

Are you in the US you sound Australian? Thanks for the information 👍🇦🇺

[@911mining]

Canada

[@muajin]

Is it worth crushing those rocks and panning the material?

[@briandrew2689]

so question i have found some pyrite fools gold, is it possible to turn it into gold through smelting it?

[@lukeh8394]

Pyrite is Fes2 where gold is Au. There might be gold hanging out in that area though.

[@911mining]

Pyrite can run with gold so technically yes you can seperate the two...but smelting won't change the composition of pyrite to gold if that what your asking.

[@briandrew2689]

@@911mining Thank you for the reply have figured it out since Thanks.

[@senimandarat4649]

mantap sekali ....👍👍👍🇲🇨

[@lancemairs4956]

Please point more clearly to what part of the ore your referring to and naming. You scan too fast and do not hold on anything long enough! I am starved for info and have watched many of your videos. I am always left frustrated!

[@jayrock1470]

Me and my girlfriend found a piece of quratz the other day and she scraped it with a dental pick it didn't flake off but left a shiny streak she said it looks like gold I ordered a test kit to test it to see

[@StalkeraBg]

Joseph Walker Vinegar+ Hydrogen peroxide will dissolve fools gold aswell as Quartz/Minerals and limestone. Basically thats alot cheaper way to test it as it wont affect, and even clean, the gold. P.S gold will fall off as it will dissolve the holding rock so put in in a place where you can grab it from.

[@jayrock1470]

@@StalkeraBg okay thank you will be ordering some peroxide with a high percent

[@StalkeraBg]

Joseph Walker Do it only outside, if it has pyrrite or sulfur it will boil out very fast and the fumes are very toxic . And it will destroy anything plastic as it gets extremely hot.peroxide will dissolve skin, so acid resistant gloves are a must.

[@jayrock1470]

@@StalkeraBg okay thank you I'll make sure I'm away from the pets and everybody when i do it out back don't need nobody getting burned you know

[@edibukittinggi5970]

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[@cabduraxmanmaxamedxaaslana9395]

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[@elliottjames671]

That's gold and fools gold?

[@911mining]

Yes pyrite, chalcopyrite are fools good but they can contain small amounts if gold when that amount reaches a certain amount of grams per ton it become viable. There just different ways you need to proscess it because it's not free in the rock its trapped in with the pyrite or chalcopyrite

[@elliottjames671]

@@911mining I can definitely tell pyrite not gold with no training.🧐

[@lisamccosley5867]

@@911mining How do you get the trapped gold out?

[@911mining]

Chemicals, not something you can really do without Commercial equipment.

[@diamond.hgp.]

Pyrite Au 0,24 đến 0,3%

[@longlaa6004]

Y

[@danerycruz360]

Hi body

[@longlaa6004]

Re

[@elliottjames671]

Oh they both not gold🤷🏽‍♂️

[@bigmoney3405]

please hold camera still thank you