Mrs Sreetips FINDS GOLD

[@theallseeingmaster]

For all of us, please thank Mrs Sreetips for letting us join her on her hunt.

[@TroubledOnePaydirt]

Mr Sreetips is the chemistry teacher I never knew I needed.

[@heithdotysadventures7824]

Truth

[@pekkakoski6595]

If school chrmistry had been action-chem like this there would be lots more chemists today!

[@johannesdesloper8434]

To be honest: I always thought that miss Streetips being the source of your Gold was a cover story to hid your real sources. Haha, very amused to see she really IS a precious metal hunter.

[@sreetips]

She’s the real deal.

[@disgruntledtoons]

"Yeah, it was someone's treasured heirloom. Time to inquart it."

[@richardmccann4815]

14k is usually not a treasured heirloom.

[@TroubledOnePaydirt]

@@richardmccann4815I’m pretty sure he was making a joke there…ya know?

[@noblsht]

hahah, kind of funny it's worth more as a block of gold than it is a piece of jewelry that took a lot of time to manufacture, I kind of agree jewelry is meaningless

[@eliasbaez5300]

@@noblshtsometimes the jewelry is worth more, but in this case it doesn’t have retail potential.

[@Foodgloriousfoodish]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tomasdossantos4714]

Mrs. Sreetips has an excellent eye, and combined with your absolute domain and technique, produce this authentic close to 4 nines gold bar. My respects to both of you, and I sincerely hope you keep achieving this level of success.

[@arnedalbakk6315]

Hello Mrs and Mr sreetips. Thank you both for a exelent clip as always 😊 Arne

[@rcgusto2427]

21:58 This low angle of the reaction was mesmerizing, especially with the lighting. Very well done, sir! And thank you to Mrs. Sreetips for sharing the thrill of the hunt! Excellent video as always.

[@Robert-t5b2g]

Hat tip to the Mrs. Your videos always shine up my day.🍻🏅

[@46kvolt]

Beautiful bar! 💜💜💜 Awesome to see Mrs Sreetips again! 💙💙💙 You’ve been working in the yard too much with those big ole calluses on your hands! 🤣 thank you for the great instruction!

[@Alsacien]

The gold waste water container has a nice powder to liquid ratio! It's amusing how you're less careful about letting powder through with your rinses today than you were in your earliest videos from many years ago. It just shows how streamlined your whole operation has become. You know that you're getting it all back anyway, so you don't sweat the small stuff anymore. It was really nice to get to witness that evolution.

[@Liedragon]

I thought that. There was tons of gold sliding into the waste. Sreetips has got Vegas Blues

[@MikeS-wk8sw]

I hope when he has collected a lot of that gold waste water he will eventually make a video of it, just to do another great gold video.

[@alllove1754]

@@MikeS-wk8sw those are some of the best videos! Those and the silver cell slimes. Palladium seems to be about 75 % the price of gold, thereabouts, at least today. Watching all that palladium was like WOWWW. But hey, Rhodium has GOT to get into the mix. 500 a gram... whew

[@thingamujigger1585]

The lighter material is going to contain the impurities, if any. Results in a finer end product.

[@robertbruszenskijr]

I enjoy all of your videos! I'm so fascinated by your work on recovering gold and silver . Thank you for sharing your knowledge so people like me can see and understand the ways of refining in a safe ( as possible) atmosphere. Your backup carrier should be in a podcast. You have clear and awesome voice for it ! Stay safe and keep your videos coming! Robert from Colorado.

[@n2omike]

I've been a Chemistry teacher for 30 years, and am impressed with your old school lab technique! Curious what the costs are on your consumables. Would wager the money is made when you (or Mrs. Sreetips) BUYS the raw material! BTW, beautiful wife you have there! She seems like a go-getter, and was first in line! Never seen such a line at an estate sale! Thanks for the content!

[@Alsacien]

Your first sentence has piqued my interest! Do you have examples of some of the techniques Sreetips uses that are done differently in today's labs? Aside from a couple of things I'd to slightly differently, his procedures for refining gold seem as optimized as possible. He looks like he could do it with his eyes closed. Working in a longer fume hood that's not as deep so that there's no risk of knocking down glassware in the front while you work in the back would help. So would using a spreadsheet to calculate automatically how much silver is needed for inquartation. And lastly, I prefer using an electric kiln and melt powder or granules directly into the mold instead of using torches in a crucible and having to pour the ingots, but that's just personal preference.

[@sreetips]

When I pulled in from being out to sea, she would be the first one on the brow as soon as they let family members come on the ship.

[@sreetips]

The refining cost less than fifty bucks all-in. Not counting the gold.

[@n2omike]

@@Alsacien The old school guys know how to get good results with a basic equipment and a minimal amount of technology. Take that away from a lot of the younger generation, and they're lost. Many rely on apps/programs to do their calculations, and have lost the ability to do much of it on their own. Many younger guys don't have the innate 'feel' for the lab work. Technology CAN be good for making things more idiot proof, but it also has a way of breeding better idiots. lol The less they rely on themselves and the more they rely on technology, the less in tune they become with hands-on work.

[@Alsacien]

@@n2omike Thank you for expanding on your original comment! I'm not exactly young anymore at 40, but I'm a big proponent of spreadsheets, with the caveat that people should build them themselves to demonstrate that they understand how everything is calculated. It's such a powerful tool. I'm with you on Sreetips' technique! The man operates his wash bottles with the fluidity and precision of a ballet dancer. And I haven't seen him break glassware, spill something or even have a runaway reaction in forever.

[@vault1310]

I was wondering where you collected all the jewelry to feed into your refining process. Looks like it’s a treasure hunt and part of the fun. 👍

[@JamesSkellington-xj8nn]

It was nice to see Mrs. Sreetips in a video of yours . She is the bargain hunter so cool . And SO2 precipitation is my favorite way to watch .

[@brucewright5061]

Many thanks to Mrs. Sreetips for taking us on her journey. Does Mrs. Sreetips do anything else to help out with the process? Ordering/collecting consumables or glassware, filming or editing, maintaining the silver cells, etc. You two seem to make a great team.

[@sreetips]

No, her passion is finding a good deal at a local sale. She’s obsessed with it. But she hates refining. I have a passion for refining Precious metals. I can’t not do it. But I’m not to fond of digging through peoples stuff to find a bargain. We are the perfect match - opposites attract!

[@brucewright5061]

@@sreetips I suppose she has more than enough to be getting on with anyway. You two are a great team.

[@chrism4008]

​@@sreetipsthey don't make them like that anymore! 😂

[@CedarOfGod]

Man , this guy put his wedding ring in a batch of chemicals to demonstrate what he is teaching . That's dedication! Respect.

[@williamfoote2888]

That’s knowledge…

[@Greg1096]

The first few times i saw him do that trick the ring actually came out shinier, the acid gave it a nice cleaning 😂

[@TroubledOnePaydirt]

Gas precipitation is always fascinating. The way it changes colors and the gold just appears like that is wild.

[@sandisherck4636]

I was wondering if using gas precipitation causes more gold to run off into waste container? Due to finer particulates?

[@TroubledOnePaydirt]

@@sandisherck4636 kinda seemed like it this time. I don’t think that’s usually an issue tho.

[@vincejamison8078]

Your videos are mesmerizing. I think I've seen them all. Mrs. Sreetips is a nice addition to the show! 😊😊😊😊

[@MADDLADO1]

Mr. Spiteers, you make it look so easy. Thank you for sharing your labwork with us. I would have never known any of this without your great channel.

[@whiskeytangofoxtrot5057]

Mrs. Streetips seems like such a sweetheart. you guys make a great team

[@sreetips]

She’s the best thing that ever happened to me.

[@Chris-ch5nb]

Thank you for another one! It was great to see the Mrs’ side of the business!

[@johnny2shot]

Love seeing you guys out on the hunt together. Best gold bars poured on KZbin!

[@SubjectiveFunny]

I would LOVE to see more of the gold hunting. That is a completely different skillset I would enjoy learning!

[@stephanbruggeman2241]

Hi Sreetips, I really like your “new” way of precipitating gold with the gas flow! It is mixing it up a bit! But is there benefit in doing it this way besides that it looks way cooler? Greetings Stephan

[@donnakawana]

Mrs. Sreetips reminds me of my Mom. On a mission to get specific stuff .. thanks for sharing! You both are amazing people!!

[@urbanminer8003]

Thank you Mrs. Sreetips! It was great seeing you in action. Finding those treasures. You definitely are amazing at finding them. I hope to see more of you in the future videos. 😊

[@FromTheHipp]

awwww mrs sreetips accent is so cute. being a southern boy from mississippi but living in LA, her accent just warms my heart haha

[@sreetips]

She’s Southern Girl.

[@silentferret1049]

I guess a good analogy for how the inquarted gold reacts with the acid to free up the pure gold is like a chocolate chip cookie dropped into milk. The cookie (silver) dissolves in the milk (nitric acid) and the chocolate (gold) is left behind.

[@sreetips]

Good analogy.

[@Joe.Rogan.]

When you guys go to an estate sale like that is there any bargaining involved when it comes to the prices marked or if you buy a lot they give you a break? Or are they usually firm on the marked price?

[@sreetips]

Depends on the seller. Some will haggle, others won’t. These guys usually will.

[@GR19611]

Just show how important it is to be experienced in this field like Mrs Tips .Enjoyed this video .Great team.

[@gregfridholm2136]

One of your best videos, sreetips! Been watching for a long time. Thanks.

[@sreetips]

Thank you!

[@Boatswain1985]

Awww,, what a great Finder,,! Mrs Sreetips knows what shes doing, Great job,, and Thank you for your Navy Service,,

[@Boatswain1985]

Very cool chemistry at 24 min and a perfect pour,

[@Heymrk]

She's a rockstar! Behind every good man is a better woman. Congrats on all these years with her, Senior Chief.

[@andrewhallam4580]

Fantastic Mr and Mrs Streetips love your videos and Mrs streetips is a fab gold hunter you make an exellent partnership keep up the good work 👏 best wishes from Andy 🇬🇧

[@michaelgillespie1206]

I watch all of your videos, I sure wish I could do that because it's just so interesting, and ending up with pure gold and silver is just an added treat after carrying out the interesting steps.

[@greensun5998]

As a different procedure would it be possible to dissolve the carat gold in Aqua Regia as a first step. Then precipitate out the metals in the usual way. Then do the Nitric boils on the precipitate to remove the unwanted metals.

[@sreetips]

No,

[@fieryvale]

The silver would become silver chloride and precipitate out, making the solution very difficult to work with.

[@bentationfunkiloglio]

Nice! Did really well on scrap cost, around $500. Final gold value was approximately $1500, after subtracting out the 4.2 gram 24k button from earlier video.

[@sreetips]

If you look, you’ll see the seller hand me a bag with unidentified metal in it. It was not marked. He asked me to take it home and check it for him. I did that and it turned out to over 16 grams of 14k gold. I sent him another check for five hundred more.

[@fieryvale]

Still, that leaves about 1k profit

[@dougcox835]

@@sreetips I would love to see a video where you break down the finances. Most of that equipment looks relatively inexpensive but it all adds up and the chemicals as well. I suspect the chemicals are mostly cheap but the last time I bought muriatic acid I was shocked at the price of drain cleaner. Also, where do you sell the finished gold and do they take you to the cleaners with commissions and claims that your gold isn't pure or stuff like that.

[@neumoniclogic949]

Thanks. I had been using sulphuric acid and adding sodium nitrate and was wondering why it was taking so long and not completely. Inquartation to 25% (6k).

[@jasonbolduc5845]

Love seeing the start to finish,, thanks!

[@MfourBhpQ]

Mrs. SREETIPS is a BOSS!

[@timotheegoulet1511]

Sreetips adds Hydrochloric Acid to "Rehydrate" the dissolved gold from the Aqua Regia. Now I haven't taken chemistry since high school 32 years ago and am wondering will it produce an Aqueous Solution?

[@TheDurdane]

This liquid dropper seems much sturdier than that fragile glass thing you used before. I used to hold my breath when you placed that fixture at an angle in your fume hood! Thanks for another interesting video.

[@patrickaussieMilartry]

I love watching your wife get right into the action. She definitely has a good eye. Well done to you both. And thankyou as always to a great show. Paddy down under 🇦🇺👍🙏

[@sergeantcraphead]

Very good sir! God speed always! Bless you both eternity 💟

[@Thetimecapsuletx]

As an antique dealer that deals with jewelry, the jewelry piece were worth so much more then the gold. This breaks my heart! I can’t even watch.

[@sreetips]

We’ve tried to sell as antique pieces. But they just sit there until the price is lowered to down around their gold content. This has been our experience.

[@hannable3871]

Mr. SREETIPS would pouring the Incorded gold into ice water help to get the micro explosion? To get it in the finer pieces that you've talked about before.Just wondering I don't have the ability to test the hypothesis. But I have noticed it's alway the first bit that dose it. When the water at its coldest

[@sreetips]

The smaller the pieces, the better.

[@JohnnyBeesh]

I love how she told you to "hurry up" and then left you behind. She's awesome!

[@sreetips]

They don’t call her “speedy” for nothing.

[@josephcormier5974]

Ms sreetips is hitting them out the park she has a good eye for the gold thanks for sharing this with us six stars my friends

[@betadoctor]

Awesome .. and the outro was absolute gold.

[@mabeycm]

Hey Sree! I have not commented in a while. I have been thinking about giving my testimony to congress about UAP's... however, I think you nailed a shtick with content showing your estate sale and what the outcome is with your recovery. Looking forward to your future videos! Mrs. Sreetips seems like a sweet woman. Lucky man! Take care, and I look forward to years of videos to come!

[@sreetips]

Unidentified Ariel Phenomenon? You have experience with this? I wish that had.

[@mabeycm]

@sreetips Well shipmate, I'm not going to jerk you around. I don't know the true depth of the phenomenon and how our government morally did this to their citizens. It is 100% real.

[@uwillnevahno6837]

Thanks for a peek behind the curtain at the sale. Excluding time and consumables 24 g the 14k gold gave a 3x ROI. Combining the other items would theoretically pay for another vacation?

[@sreetips]

It’s like picking up real money off the ground.

[@andymiller1803]

SO2 precipitation never ceases to amaze me. It's like magic that anyone can perform (with the proper safety equipment).

[@jeepin4on4]

Thanks again, your better half is a treasure to have. That's a nice bar of gold from scrap, well done both of you.

[@busbey61]

I haven't started this video yet, but I bet this is Mrs. Sreetips in her element! Like a kid in a candy store! Like a 40 year old female at a New Kids on The Block concert!

[@sreetips]

She loves getting a good deal at a sale.

[@1911darkstar]

So, any idea why SO2 didn’t turn the chloroauric clear before precipitating? To my eye it seemed you didn’t dilute it to the extent you usually do…but could be wrong Would that have any impact on the way that happened? Super cool vid. Interesting seeing all aspects from getting the raw stuff to refining. Mrs. Sreetips is a Gold seeking missle. What a team!

[@sreetips]

I was thinking the same thing. The solution was more concentrated this time.

[@jamescball55]

Beautiful gold bar (as usual). What was your profit from the jewerly collection?

[@sreetips]

That gold bar!

[@justabouthadit5872]

Mr. Kevin, I just felt it necessary to point out that Mrs. Sreetips is absolutely beautiful!

[@sreetips]

Strongly agree!

[@NOFX0890]

Paid $524? Did i hear that right... Nice catch Mr and Mrs Sreetips.

[@sreetips]

Plus another $480 for that chain he handed me in the video.

[@NOFX0890]

Tidy.

[@leogaming2293]

Bro how to dispose these chemical waste safely after use

[@sreetips]

Waste treatment

[@ut000bs]

As far as the nitric acid boils go I always thought of the karat gold as bricks that the acid can't penetrate to get the silver, etc. out of the gold. When you inquart gold with sterling silver (or copper) You turn that 14k gold into 5-6k gold and that solid, impenetrable brick becomes a loose, open sponge that the acid can get all the way into and do its work. The sterling becomes the "air pockets" of the "sponge" if you see what I mean. The ring got very tiny pits from what base metals were present on the surface. The nitric ate that away and took the shine off the gold. "That will buff right out." lol Mrs. Sreetips is good to us and she has fun doing it. It's nice when someone not only enjoying their hobby but at least making a little money doing it. 🙂🖖‍

[@davidjondoh8671]

I'm confused. In the first boils the gold will not dissolve without inquartation, the last boil you are able to dissolve the pure gold. Can you explain this once more to the uninitiated?

[@sreetips]

During recovery I used nitric boils. During refining I used aqua regia.

[@davidjondoh8671]

@@sreetips Thanks, I think I get it now!

[@myfastcars]

WOW! You did a few things different to the mix this time. It also looked like some of the gold powder left the flask when you poured off the liquid after stumping.. That may have been some of the reason for the lower than expected yield. When are you going to refine the waste in your waste jar from the Gold and Silver waste? That might be an interesting video.

[@sreetips]

Soon!

[@colincrane4835]

great video again, what acid did you put into your sodium metabisulphate gas bubbler. also what did it cost the boss to buy the gold at the sale? what sort of profit margin did you make 👍

[@sreetips]

Sulfuric acid. I don’t know the profit margin until I sell it. And I’m not selling my gold if I don’t have too. So for now, my profit is in gold. Plus, I converted failing paper dollars into highly valuable GOLD.

[@antonschulte9150]

Thank you for this beautiful and informative insight of how you find the raw material for your refining! In my country it's pretty hard to find some gold under spot value because nowadays pretty much every shop is acid-testing every piece they handle. But today was my lucky day, first I found 6 silver medals stamped 999 fine (185 grams in total) for 61€ ($ 67) and later on I got a 1915 Danish 20 Kroner gold coin containing 8 grams of fine gold for 31€ ($ 34). This is the first time in over 10 years of coin collecting, that I found a genuine gold coin for less than spot value. About the 999 fine silver medals - would you keep them as they are or refine them even further? (There is no numismatic value to them) Best regards!

[@sreetips]

It’s out there. Most people have been conditioned to believe that paper is more valuable than gold. They will sell you their gold, at a discount. I’d keep any minted coins that contain a known quantity of gold. And truthfully, you can keep karat gold just like it is. It value will track right on up with bullion. So long as you don’t try to “melt it down” and ruin the markings. No need to refine it. I only do it because I love it.

[@HE-pu3nt]

I'm disabled and cannot work, but I have a gift. I can spot Gold when it's mixed in with costume jewellery. Not sure how the gift works, the Gold just seems to glow somehow. So for the last 20 years I've gone out on my scooter, using buses and trains, to visit every fare, every bric-a-brac shop, every charity shop I can find. Everytime I got to 200gm of mixed purity Gold I'd put it in my deposit box at the bank. I can't get out as much as I once could, but seeing you on this channel, has given me the idea of purifying my Gold. I have a back ground in chemistry so I have the lab skills. It going to keep me busy I have alot of bags to work through. Thank you so much for the education, entertainment and inspiration you've given to everyone who views your channel.

[@sreetips]

We’ve learned to spot karat gold just by looking also. After seeing tens of thousands of pieces over the last two decades, it’s easy to spot. You don’t need to refine the karat gold. It will track right on up with the bullion. So long as you don’t try your melt it and ruin the markings. Then it’s value becomes questionable. If you do decide to refine then make sure and get a fume hood first. No way to safely do these reactions without one. I ignored this when I first started and now I have impaired lung function and blurry vision from the fumes getting in my eyes.

[@HE-pu3nt]

@sreetips oh for sure I need a fume hood + a lot of other PPE too. I think I'd like a gas monitor outside the fume hood just to be sure, NO2 is seriously toxic. I think the Germans considered it a possible chemical weapon in WW1. The HNO3, HCl, H2SO4 and high strength H2O2 are all bad actors when it comes to your health. But I think the one's that people overlook are the metal salts. Mercury, chromium and cadmium being the worst. Thank you for your advice and inspiration, I hope you both have a great day.

[@QuivaRPG]

I request more Mrs Sreetips, please. Maybe she could let us know what draws her eye first when she's looking at a display of jewelry?

[@sreetips]

She can spot an over looked piece of karat gold at ten paces.

[@rsnow32]

That was a beautiful refining, thank you!

[@adws5696]

Hey Sreetips, the other day i melted my first pure gold bead! It was amazing, thank you so much for inspiring so many of us to get into gold refining

[@sreetips]

Excellent, I remember my first time, the sense of pride and accomplishment.

[@billbillson3129]

Thanks for the alchemy lessons!! Best wishes!

[@Cat-Branchman]

Ive been watching you for a while now, and every time I wish I was your neighbor so I could hopefully come over and watch and learn in person!

[@sreetips]

I’d put you to work scrubbing glassware.

[@Cat-Branchman]

Deal!

[@Cat-Branchman]

I always forget to ask what the proper disposal of the waste acid is?

[@sreetips]

Waste treatment

[@littlejohnny4470]

I had to laugh when Mrs Sreetips said, "Alright, come on". She means business. LOL!!

[@Workin1_Az85]

Hi Mr. Sreetips, love watching your videos. I have a question… after you inquart the gold with silver and do the initial nitric acid boils until all silver and base metals are gone, about what purity is the gold at at that point in the refining process?

[@sreetips]

I’ve seen it assay via XRF at 990 parts per thousand. The main problem is lead. The only way to get it out is refine it with Aqua Regia. Plus any insoluble solids must be removed by filtering the chloroauric acid solution.

[@Workin1_Az85]

@ so if the process stopped here and the gold was melted back into a bar, then roughly it would be .990 purity?

[@sreetips]

Correct

[@Workin1_Az85]

@ interesting, thank you

[@bleedinghell]

What would you call the state of the gold after the inquartation and removing all the silver and base metals?

[@sreetips]

Pure gold.

[@bleedinghell]

Thank you. If you left it in this state would it be as valuable as after its refined?

[@sreetips]

Very close

[@samuelholman7606]

Would love a video of you dealing with the waste beaker soon just to see how much is stuck in there

[@sreetips]

That’ll probably be next.

[@SpartanONegative]

I bought my estate from an auction company. Nice Work Sreetips 🤠 I'll take it. All of it 😁 the whole estate.

[@sreetips]

Nice!

[@JM-rv3uo]

Hi, I have been watching your videos for a while now and I'm curious to know what that brown gas is that created when you mix some of those acids together and is it dangerous?

[@sreetips]

Nitrogen dioxide, deadly. Like chlorine.

[@JM-rv3uo]

Thanks so much for that.

[@ArielleViking]

Such a beautiful gold bar and Mrs Sreetips sure does a great job on finding precious metals and jewelry at sales. 👍❤️

[@Ellis157]

that's $1782.80 as of today's gold price.

[@shaneyearby4438]

Another beautiful bar. Love the gas precipitation, always comes out "chef's kiss"

[@TheRealGKV]

If the nitric and distilled water boils concentrate base metals in solution and you dump the waste solution off and “wash, rinse, repeat”, why not start out with more solution for the silver and base metals to dissolve into as opposed to repeated “small batch boils”?

[@sreetips]

Because fresh acid penetrates better and faster. As the boil progresses, the acid gets consumed and it weakens in strength. Pouring it off and adding fresh acid is the best way that I’ve found to remove nearly 100% of the silver and base metals.

[@OwlTech333]

I guess finding gold is not much of an effort for her - one look in the mirror is all it takes :) She seems to be the engine of your success! Great teamwork!

[@13GS13]

So I wonder if after all the refining do you come out ahead of your purchase price.

[@sreetips]

It’s doesn’t matter. I don’t have to turn around and sell it for a profit in paper dollars. My profit is in gold. I’m keeping it.

[@waynoswaynos]

Nice one Sreetips. You guys were like circling vultures/sharks at the estate sale. Funny. But I was thinking, while you inqaurted and poured the molten metal out at 4:40, I recalled reading several times in very old metallurgy books about pouring the metal through a wet broom to make grains. I've not tried it yet. I assume the broom would have ben made of straw or wooden sticks in those days. If it makes super tiny grains, well worth trying.

[@sreetips]

I’ve never heard of that.

[@anonymouschatlurker3556]

Would it be a good idea to test for silver when you're last nitric boils are colorless? Didn't you used to do that with ammonia on a small sample?

[@sreetips]

Yes, it can be done with a few drops of hydrochloric acid will form silver chloride. Ammonia tests for copper in solution.

[@MatthewsDre]

After mixing the gold solution with SMB! What is that clear solution?

[@sreetips]

Salt water, and any impurities that didn’t come out of solution with the gold.

[@CamRStanford]

Do you ever use Sulfamic Acid during your Aqua Regia step--to neutralize the HNO3--and to generate H2SO4 to precipitate lead and silver? I recently stumbled across several forum members who have been using that instead of the boiling step to clear their solution of excess nitric acid.

[@sreetips]

I have sulfamic but rarely use it. I’ve come to prefer nitric dosing and evaporation.

[@CamRStanford]

@@sreetips Are there any significant pros or cons to using it versus evaporation?

[@sreetips]

I like evaporation because nothing gets added. Adding sulfamic could introduce contaminants. Sulfamic is faster. But you got to do it while it’s hot. And adding it too quickly could boil over.

[@AdamsWorlds]

Mrs Sreetips is a beast! (That in the UK is slang for bloomin amazing) You got a good woman there Mr Sreetips :)

[@heithdotysadventures7824]

When u had fun in science class but never want further because of a learning disability ( written tests ) and watch you do a lot of cool things makes me wish my teacher took a little bit more time to see my interest in chemistry and try to work with me a bit more then some others in class. Some teachers can read kids and help them a bit more hands on and some just don't have the interest in seeing someone trying to succeed at something that just don't come naturally to then and they move on .iv been watching you about 3 years now and find it fascinating to watch and learn from u Sir . Thank you for what u do .

[@sreetips]

I got a “D” in the only chemistry class I ever took in high school fifty years ago.

[@nazzo6147]

could RODI water be used instead of distilled?

[@sreetips]

I believe it can.

[@FinnBearOfficial]

I would like to see how you deal with the exhaust from your fume hood. Do you just vent it from somewhere up high? Maybe capture it somehow? I don't know, and it pains me 😂

[@sreetips]

It’s a six inch PVC extended about four foot above the shingles. I’ve got a pictorial video posted on my channel.

[@FinnBearOfficial]

@@sreetips thank you for that, Sir.

[@wabbitseason6722]

I like the field trip aspect of this video. At about the 1:40 mark, you start checking out the items. Since she specified 14K, how to tell if an item is 'filled' or just an alloy?

[@sreetips]

Experience after looking at thousands of pieces of gold over two decades.

[@saviotoronto358]

have you ever tried using your method of refining silver...on actual mined high grade silver ore?

[@sreetips]

No, the silver cell requires fairly high purity silver to begin with.

[@saviotoronto358]

@@sreetips what about a pure silver vain? I have pure silver vains from mines like the Silver Sidewalk in Cobalt, ON

[@williamfoote2888]

@@saviotoronto358how do you think ‘Cobalt Ontario’ got its name? I’m betting that nobody named ‘Cobalt’ was a big wheel in town. As S tells you, electro refining is that last step done with high purity Ag to get you that 999 product. Ores, even rich ones, come with all sorts of impurities that need to be rough refined out. Co, for instance, along with Ni, comes along with PGMs that need to be collected. Cu mines are paid for by the Au and Ag that come with the Cu. The Cu might as well be free. Your rich Ag ores would be going to a silver winning operation after mining, then off to electrolytic refining.

[@fieryvale]

@@saviotoronto358 No vein is pure silver. It has to be purified. That being said, your piece of ore is likely more valuable as a collector's piece than as an ingot.

[@gehtdichnichtsan2878]

Hello mr sreetips, do you mind making a video where you dissolve the Sodium metabisulfate before adding it to the gold solution? And add it slowly with a syringe? Just for the view, please😅

[@MalcolmHyland-lb6ej]

Do you have a certian amount you're willing to pay for gold items at these sales before refining them?

[@sreetips]

I used to, but today, if it’s not extremely over priced, I just buy it. My goal is to convert paper dollars to gold. Refine it. Then put it away and forget about it. Thankfully, I don’t have to be concerned with trying to convert it back into paper dollars.

[@MalcolmHyland-lb6ej]

@@sreetips thanks for replying back.

[@Antonowskyfly]

You’re welcome, the pleasure is mine. If anyone is wondering what the best metal detector is look no further than Mrs. Sreetips, unfortunately for us she’s off the market (and priceless). NICE HAUL Mrs. Peters!!! Thank you Sir! 👍👍🤟

[@deanfranklin6870]

It dawned on me after seeing the gold concentrate after evaporating the aqua Regia that it would be possible to smuggle ounces of gold in a relatively small amount of fluid. How many ounce of gold could be concentrated in 3.4 ounces of fluid?

[@sreetips]

I’ve had twenty five ounces of pure gold in about 500ml of solution.

[@deanfranklin6870]

@@sreetips really? That's huge. Is it safe to handle? ROTFLMBO! Think what magic it would be to the uninformed. Sounds like something out of alchemy.

[@sreetips]

It’s safe, but a drop of it has about a hundred bucks worth of gold in it so the big thing is to not spill any.

[@deanfranklin6870]

@@sreetips that's crazy. The idea that it can be made smaller than it can exist as a solid. A box that's larger on the inside than the outside.

[@deanfranklin6870]

@@sreetips I've got a possibly stupid question. What happens if you concentrate, remove, out all of the liquid? Same idea as boiling a pot dry. Does the gold, or silver, reach a point where no more liquid can be removed?

[@jeremyobanion8994]

So where do you buy your acids and do you need a license to buy the acids? I have some small gold I got from gold panning on my claim. I know it's about 20 to 22k. I would like to make it 24k before I sell it.

[@sreetips]

Ace Hardware. And dudadiesel.com for nitric.

[@leemccarthy570]

at the end of one of your videos I would love to see a COST sheet for the total cost of refining your work..material, chemicals,filters ect... Exact numbers not needed ballpark figure

[@williamfoote2888]

I’m sure lots of us would. Thing is, when it comes to money, it’s none of our business. On this one, though, you might be able to back into a number: You know that he spent $524 to collect roughly $1500 of Au. From that, you’d subtract his time (x hours at $200/hr), cost of reagents (that’s a pretty nifty dropping funnel) and his fixed costs (glassware, fume hood, torches) I don’t know what that works out to be, and I’m glad that he’s showing us how to do it ourselves.

[@leemccarthy570]

@@williamfoote2888 if someone is interested in getting into this "business" having a BALLPARK figure to start with is a huge help He also recovers other metals Nobody asked what his income was

[@michaelgillespie1206]

Man, that's the prettiest bar I've seen you pour!

[@larrykester8593]

Sreetips, after you did nitric acid boil #4, all of the silver and base metals are gone from the gold, correct? Why can’t you just put the gold in a melt dish and go ahead with pouring a bar?

[@adws5696]

He could, and it will already be very pure, but he's going for high purity so he dissolves it because precipitation gives you 'pure' gold. You can't really achieve 100.0% pure gold though, there's always gonna be some contamination, even in small traces. That's why he re-dissolves it later in the video. There are occasions when he keeps re-dissolving and precipitating to add 9's to the already 99,9% 'pure' gold

[@sreetips]

I can and I have melted right after nitric boils. It would be good enough to make new alloys. The only problem is lead. In just trace amounts, lead ruins the malleability and ductility of gold.

[@larrykester8593]

@@sreetips So using the aqua regea ensures removal of all base metals to get the gold to its highest purity possible?

[@DavidDavis-Central_FL]

Goooood evening from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great night! Boss lady for the win!

[@sreetips]

Goooood evening!