Recovering My Lost Gold?!?! How Much??

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Join me in this exciting video as I crush and concentrate all the old slag and crucibles from my past smelting experiments to see if I have lost any gold and silver. I'll be using my knowledge of alchemy and pyro-chemistry to recover as much precious metal as possible. Watch as I explain the process of crushing and concentrating, followed by smelting, and reveal the results of my recovery efforts. Will I be able to recover all the lost gold and silver? You won't want to miss this thrilling adventure!
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00:00 Introduction
01:21 Crushing & Concentrating The Precious Metals
09:26 Smelting The Precious Metals
24:43 Recovered Gold & Silver

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@Convolutedtubules Жыл бұрын

Next: collect samples from the ground you always work on, see how much precious metals were spilled or blown away as dust.

@bacongrz Жыл бұрын

You read my mind 😂

@Convolutedtubules Жыл бұрын

@@bacongrz it's something I think about every time I see a little bit of material find its way onto the ground and when I see the dust I wonder is there any gold dust there that's fine enough to fly away!

@jarcher5626 Жыл бұрын

That’s probably the richest pay dirt around.

@sinchrotron Жыл бұрын

And yes, they do it time after time

@mccom7862 Жыл бұрын

Came here to suggest this.

@thylacine123 Жыл бұрын

This channel is very underrated! Great recovery experiment Jason. I'm not trying to lecture as I know you are well aware of the risks, but I find myself worrying about your chronic lead and heavy metal exposure when doing this type of work repeatedly over time. I see that you use appropriate PPE gear when you are doing high risk stuff (dust/fumes/etc) but stuff still slips through even the best PPE protocols. I would highly suggest building a high flow vent hood workbench to work in....would love to see a build video!

@cosmicinsane516 Жыл бұрын

Or just get a regular blood test for lead. Lots of people who work with lead do that already.

@SteveKuntz- Жыл бұрын

I love the efficiency of the “how much am I missing” videos

@daviddawe2915 Жыл бұрын

I may have no idea what I'm talking about, but couldn't you built more of a funnel under the jaw crusher so the material can go straight into a five gallon bucket instead of transferring it from the tray to the bucket by hand? Just a thought :)

@Coffee_Scroll Жыл бұрын

The soapy feeling from the caustic is your body oils/fats pretty much turning into soap. It’s a good idea to neutralise it with a mild acid, I’ve found beer is a fantastic neutraliser but working at a brewery so that’s mostly convenience. Any carbonated drink or vinegar would be fine.

@scruggsbuster9458 Жыл бұрын

You know I swear when I watch your videos you look like you're having absolute ball you're having fun and I have fun watching your videos I'm learning a lot from your videos and I do appreciate what you're doing for everybody you take care and I'll keep on watching you keep on melting and I'll keep watching

@cz8189 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this - especially the chemistry -- more please!! Would also be interested to see how much metal you get back from the spill when you poured into the cone moulds together with recovered material from the crucible leak in the furnace.

@cardura99 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating video! I love the hands-on chemistry. You even brought out the MOLES!

@debskidz 4 ай бұрын

Very interesting way of recycling and reclaiming your mineral. Thoroughly enjoy watching your videos.

@Bijoux_DerWunderCatsen Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all of your content. You have a flair for explaining complicated things well.

@SkateSoup Жыл бұрын

9:00 "my slag or Flux is really basic" just in time for fall we find out Jason uses a pumpkin spice slag mix. ❤️🤣

@talldave1000 Жыл бұрын

Cool video Jason. Never thought about this one. At the very least, you get to recover your 5 gallon buckets ; )

@dakdog320 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos! Been watching for well over a year and every video is very entrainment! Keep it up Jason

@MasterThief117 Жыл бұрын

This was really interesting and appreciated! These videos are really fun and educational to watch. Do your sludge tank next!

@patrickc.allenlive4373 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason. Really educational and valuable show! That's a cool shaker.

@ericrullo1102 Жыл бұрын

I Always enjoy your videos Jason, Thank you for all you do for us on your channel 👍

@joshjones3408 5 ай бұрын

Foghorn leghorn in the background 👍👍👍 that's cool 👍👍

@f.k.burnham8491 Жыл бұрын

I think this was the most interesting and educational video you have done. Thanks for making this video.

@downyourtube Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love watching your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us. It's appreciated.

@Fuckthathoe Жыл бұрын

Just stumbled on your videos after watching your adventures with Dan. Jason I'm hooked! Way cool what your doing!!!

@JayMan186 Жыл бұрын

Jason, I appreciate all your channels and all your videos. Thank you so much so insightful so educational.

@three6ohchris Жыл бұрын

Hey Jason! I just wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoy these videos, and seeing you challenge yourself by trying new and different ideas in order to accomplish your goals. I think it's awesome that you aren't afraid to try things that you've never done before and experiment while you attempt to make it work. Far too often we see people do the same thing over and over again because it's what they're used to and what they're comfortable with. I can't blame them, as I'm guilty of doing that myself far too often, but how are we supposed to learn and expand our knowledge base if we don't push ourselves to our limits and experiment with other methodology and techniques? You're able to both inspire and educate people at the same time, which is admirable and you deserve credit for that. Thank you again for sharing your extensive knowledge and not being afraid to fail while you expand it with us. I look forward to future videos and what they have in store for all of us!

@stumpy31952 Жыл бұрын

absolutely agree with you there

@dangreen466 Жыл бұрын

@morelanmn Жыл бұрын

New member here. I saw the video you and Dan did together. I was impressed. Thanks for posting part of your experiences.

@brucevanderzanden9638 Жыл бұрын

This was a really great experiment/video Jason!

@clintongriffin2077 Жыл бұрын

Very cool. And you got that inquiring mind where you did the extra work for fun and experimenting. Fun video thank you.

@looking8030 Жыл бұрын

Blows my mind how you do all that and makes me wonder how they figured to smelt thousands yrs ago

@catgynt9148 Жыл бұрын

Better living through applied chemistry. Thanks Jason, this was an interesting video and a great reminder of college chemistry. Wishing you and your family a blessed week, gentle autumn weather and restful evenings. Peace brother

@Michael-ex9uo Жыл бұрын

I love watching these kind of videos. Keep it up!

@alexandermedia5402 Жыл бұрын

Jason seriously you are amazing! Thank you for being so freaking awesome!

@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 Жыл бұрын

I'm impressed . I've wondered about the content of various materials in the slag .

@squishy312 Жыл бұрын

You should try to get ahold of Sreetips, and see if he would be willing to refine it chemically (liquid) for you. He does a lot of experiments in figuring out the silver/gold content of things.

@russellsmith3825 Жыл бұрын

I second this motion, this would be a cool opportunity for a collaborative project

@christianabela6405 Жыл бұрын

Jason, I have been binge watching your channel more than Netflix. Love your videos and experiments. If I come over to US begginning of 2023 I'll come visit.

@christophermedaris2804 Жыл бұрын

Just found this channel from watch Dan your set up is so cool can't wait to watch all your videos 😀

@AdamsWorlds Жыл бұрын

Amazing video, should do a collab with Sreetips on youtube. Maybe he could take your lead scrap and further see if anything is in it? Possibly looking for other precious metals also. Does make you wonder also how much the older timers left behind doing this stuff. I bet there is so much money just lying on the ground in piles probably more money in re-refining old scrap than fresh mining lol.

@ronniewilliz153 Жыл бұрын

It definitely wouldn't hurt to refine the old stuff already here.

@buggsy5 Жыл бұрын

There are companies that rework old mine tailing piles, to get the gold the miners missed. They generally use cyanide leaching to extract the gold.

@richardvanasse9287 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video as always! Keep it up. 👍🏻

@michaelleeadkins9611 Жыл бұрын

This was a very good info video for everyone who has interest in keeping the trash that shows just how much we can get surprised!! That was awesome

@mikeshaw201118 Жыл бұрын

You were spot on with your Chemistry there you know, even the rooster in the background was telling you, you were right. And yes adding a little more oxidiser wont really hurt things. Love the vids btw !!

@garyammerman2153 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thanks Jason.

@l.mcmanus3983 Жыл бұрын

Didn’t you used to have a scanner that would give you an idea of the metal percentages in a sample? I haven’t seen that in a while. Really cool to seen how much you can recover from what was basically garbage. Never seen that colour before for the slag. Where did the green come from? Copper?

@kccorliss3922 Жыл бұрын

Scanner is an XRF i think. Xray flourescence.

@micphoenix8200 Жыл бұрын

A mate of his has an XRF. They're a relatively expensive bit of kit.

@nunyabisnass1141 Жыл бұрын

I think he explained in one video that yes copper can offer a different colour and greenish slag, but so can the ph affect the colour as well. So knowing your chemistry is very important because in one of his electronic waste smelts he attributed the green slag to being nickel contamination. Iron can produce a green colour too but only when its unoxydised.

@alfredmolison7134 Жыл бұрын

An xrf gun or scanner starts at around US $15,000 to $25,000, new. I looked them up. I couldn't find estimates on how much used scanners are running.

@HerbaMachina Жыл бұрын

That particular green is 100% a copper oxide species.

@ohnonotthatguy1465 Жыл бұрын

I would like to see a sample of around the ground by the jaw crusher. Curious how much is lost in the dust and spills. Sure it’s minimal but would be interesting.

@d.t.4523 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks! Good luck! 👍

@charleski302 Жыл бұрын

Very cool and informative! Thank you.

@inglbrute Жыл бұрын

I love these kinds of videos from my gold channels. I usually watch wet refinging videos so this is a little different. Good stuff, thanks again. EDIT, your furnace looks like Chernobyl, under the reactor.

@paularmstrong2373 Жыл бұрын

yup essentially what Chernobyl was. molten heavy metals mixing with concrete and slag.. just Chernobyl is much heavier metals not to forget its radioactive

@deucescrackedrulz 10 ай бұрын

I liked before even watching because I love the idea behind the video so much. Now let's finish watching this 9 month old video :D

@_TONY_Az Жыл бұрын

Well i do. Love your craziness. Wow. Good amount. Nice

@gorillagoldhunters Жыл бұрын

Awe video Jason, really solid information

@Pa.PatriotProspecting Жыл бұрын

Awesome video @Jason 📹 👏🏻 👌🏻

@tristenshumway6999 Жыл бұрын

This was a great video thanks for sharing!!

@joshuajackson6442 Жыл бұрын

Thank you it was exciting! Booyah

@quintonkoepnick Жыл бұрын

I work at an alfalfa plant as the lead sample tech, which is in charge of estimates before cleaning and purity after cleaning. I love watching these videos. It would be a dream job to do that with minerals.

@jeffbybee5207 Жыл бұрын

Is that sample text as a leader or are you sampling for the heavy metal lead? What do you look for what is cleaning and what is done with the product?

@quintonkoepnick Жыл бұрын

@@jeffbybee5207 I was speaking of Alfalfa Seed aka Hay. With metals I don't know much at all but I want to learn.

@rhino3334 Жыл бұрын

I think you need to concrete underneath you jaw crusher so you can sweep it up to minimise loss and you should concrete around your furnace to also minimise loss

@Alrik. Жыл бұрын

An awesome video, great to see you recover that! It pays not to trow away PM refining waste

@joqerjoe3716 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy watching your videos and learning about the processes. I would like to see a video of how you separate gold and silver from a single, precious metals button.

@wouldntitbenice.8525 Жыл бұрын

VERY COOL EXPERIMENT, 70 GRAMS OF SILVER IS ALOT, WOW!!

@nunyabisnass1141 Жыл бұрын

Im so glad you added extra KNO3 because you will lose a lot of it to decomposition before the lead melts, and to reacting with the flux components, as well as the weight being skewed by water content and the result of it simply not mixing properly.

@anderssvendsen6682 Жыл бұрын

Listen man at first i was on my high horse with all those newish equipment you got thinking kinda down on ya like a sore ass loser.. But dude this entire video was just so fun to watch... Love watching all those pyramid head bashing! First vid i seen of yours and i liked and subscribed.. Cool as hell... Wish you the best, and looking forward to more! (I bet i have alot of vids to look through tho!)

@wrxs1781 Жыл бұрын

Good video, very interesting.

@leonidas953 Жыл бұрын

Great video Jason! You are truly The Mad Rock Scientist! If you get a chance see if you can run that bead under an XRF gun see what the actual content is. Thanks much. That is a LOT of work.

@dawsonwilliams546 Жыл бұрын

I just bought that exact metal furnace a few months ago, it's small but I love it! It's my second furnace ever

@twodeadmice3321 Жыл бұрын

2:20 that dust is precious

@Jordan-kk1rh Жыл бұрын

I'll put some good studying into the pyrocrafting lessons available. Thanks for the educational videos Jason

@michaelpass2176 Жыл бұрын

Jason, this is very interesting.

@billreinhardt3684 Жыл бұрын

Great video i enjoyed

@marcoallin Жыл бұрын

your getting really good at it

@BuceGar Жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@nikonikorian6124 Жыл бұрын

quite educational. thank you

@adampurcell7119 Жыл бұрын

Hope to see that refinement soon

@MB-bt9km Жыл бұрын

that's the cool part about keeping your tailings, slag, and old crucibles, nothing is ever lost if you can remember or figure out how to get it :D

@RuneChaosMarine Жыл бұрын

it is good that you take the time to collect the lead. also it is a very interesting chemistry experiment. i know this is an older video but please, get proper poring tongs, it will prolong the durability of your crucibles.

@rindapelton5876 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

@panchonorthmann6408 Жыл бұрын

OOOhhhhhh, I've been waiting for this one.

@mobiousenigma Жыл бұрын

jason thanks for the videos was just watching dans footage of his smelt . when you overflow the cone molds its slag .....have you ever tried displacing more slag from the mold while molten? it would allow the sample to cool faster having less mass ..

@poppinoff9329 Жыл бұрын

This was actually interesting!

@rastaralph7154 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting and knowledgeable video for anyone who needs to do this. ❤️💛💚👍✌️

@dewardtaylor4192 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great video

@thediydadreading Жыл бұрын

The rooster in the background had me looking around our place for someone's missing rooster haha!

@jesuslovesyou5819 Жыл бұрын

Great job

@Blackwood_gold Жыл бұрын

Amazing video once again Jason.. what temperature do you run the cupelling process at? 1750?

@NicoleNic103 8 ай бұрын

I live this channel!

@kenjames4004 3 ай бұрын

That Rooster in the background cracks me up.

@rodger3641 Жыл бұрын

In our smelting operation we pour off 120kg of silver and gold mix, send slabs of that off to the Perth mint to be refined, yeah, we make a pretty penny from our dirt :) well... dirt from around the world.

@greatbasingoldrush Жыл бұрын

Keep up the great videos

@kaolinwasher Жыл бұрын

your one of the utubers i dont mind long vids, I would buy one of the jaw crushers if i ever get out of the poverty I am in , I used to make my own glazes from granite

@josephcormier5974 Жыл бұрын

Okay Jason I see were you got the material excellent video great content I wonder if this method would work on c.r.ts to recover the lead? Thank you for sharing five stars brother

@rockman531 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jason, Fantastic video!! I always learn something new watching your smelting vid's! Maybe your buddy with the XRF gun can zap the button for you?? If so, let us know. Fascinating process! Thank You!! Take Care, Jim

@TurnUpForTheLord Жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@Srfingfreak Жыл бұрын

Pyro-chemistry is the best chemistry. Also - that "soapy" feeling is the Sodium Hydroxide extracting fat from your skin... so you might want to use a moisturizer.

@michaeldenison7339 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget when you processed my silver sweeps. There might have been some from that as well.

@johnrambo1745 Жыл бұрын

Cool video! The whole time watching i was breathing cautiously as if i was nearby the machine grinding up all the material lol. All paranoid. Probly the weed

@calscottoh Жыл бұрын

I just bought the highbanker. I'm leaving Monday to the mountains for a month to look for gold.

@zakleclaire1858 Жыл бұрын

My first thought when you finished describing your run for today was "PLEASE wear a respiratory this time! Like, some of those materials in the past weren't too bad but this run looks extreme spicy.

@ronniewilliz153 Жыл бұрын

I was happy to see him wearing a mask too. An I'm getting sick right now respiratory type an I had to cough from just watching it lol take care of it lungs an body you only get one.

@jeffbybee5207 Жыл бұрын

@@ronniewilliz153 well two lungs but that are usually the only set you get as you said