Connie Huskey

How to Remove Gold from Ore



Posted: Wednesday, March 03, 2010

by Connie Huskey
Connies Jewelry and Gifts

Crush and mill the gold ore to dust like particles.

Ore is put into the crusher, which breaks it up. Water is added during the process which, when mixed to the ore particles, creates a pulp. The ore in the pulp is then ground into smaller particles and pulverized into a ball mill.Classification process begins, where the ground up ore pieces are separated by sizes. Large pieces are returned to the previous step, while very fine pieces are drained off to be used in another process.

  Remove the gold from the sand by a process called cyanidation. A solution is added to the mix to dissolve the gold. Zinc dust is added to separate the gold from the solution. The gold is then put through a filter press, which separates it from the solution.  

Remove the impurities by smelting the gold. Flux, a chemical, is added to the mix and melted in a furnace. Impurities, including copper, zinc and iron mix with the flux and are eliminated.
The gold, which is called crude bullion is cast into bars.

Connie Kay Huskey                                                                                                       

Has been in the Jewelry Industry over 20 years.She writes about the process of making the Black Hills Gold Jewelry.Which the company has been selling over 20 years...the articles she writes are mostly to inform others that this Gold Jewelry comes from South Dakota right here in the USA.The fact that the gold is mined and manufactured in the Black Hills of South Dakota....and all the jewelry has several different steps that must meet federal mandate requirements.This is fastinating to the readers.There is so much information to be told about the different designs and the same process which started back in 1874.  

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