Gold Melting

Professional mining companies recover gold and other precious metals in quantities sufficient enough to pay refiners to do the smelting for them. But what can smaller-scale recreational gold miners do? Consider melting gold, silver, and other metals yourself! But first, understand that there is a big difference between melting and smelting.

Melting means changing something from a solid to a liquid by the application of heat. When the heat is removed, the melted material returns to its solid state. Its chemical content has not been changed. Smelting, however, is a metallurgical term. It refers to “burning off” the impurities that your gold might be mixed with, resulting in nearly pure gold.

If you already have “pure” gold in various shapes and sizes, whether found in its natural state or found in a jewelry box that you no longer want, and your goal is to melt it and pour it into a mold, then an electric furnace might be your best choice. But if you have gold mixed with black sand or other impurities that you want to mix with flux and smelt, consider Heritage Gold Capital Holdings, Inc.