10-07-2021, 08:54 AM
(10-02-2021, 09:36 AM)Dr. Ivor Yeti Wrote: I knew about Almaden Valley and quicksilver.
Speaking of quicksilver... it has about 2x the denisty of iron according to this video:
And why quicksilver?
Quote:First, mercury is mixed with the materials containing gold. A mercury-gold amalgam then is formed because gold will dissolve in the mercury while other impurities will not. The mixture of gold and mercury is then heated to a temperature that will vaporize the mercury, leaving behind the gold. This process does not result in gold that is 100% pure, but it does eliminate the bulk of the impurities.
The more you know™
--tg