What do you do with your black sand? |
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 May 8 2009, 02:26 PM
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Shovel Buster!  Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 20-September 08 Member No.: 6,591  |
How much micron gold is usually in black sand? How much sand do you need to be worth looking into separating this stuff? Is there anyone that buys it? I was going to run mine through screens and put it in the blue bowl next winter just to see if I missed anything. Do both mag and non mag sand contain gold? I hear that it makes great soil mix for rose gardens too.
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May 9 2009, 11:37 AM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 20-September 08 Member No.: 6,591 |
Great info! Will save it up then. Russ, how do you crush up black sand? Do you use a mortar and pestil? Has anyone used the leaching system sold by Angus McKirk? It is supposed to be safe and uses household chemicals. Would like to know if it actually works before spending $700
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May 10 2009, 05:15 AM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
i got ahold of a peice 4 inch stainless steel pipe and cut off about 12 inchs of it and made me a ball mill out of it using a 120volt gear reduction drive motor. i put a handfull of stainless steel balls into it and used a 4 inch expandable sewer plug to seal it and turned it on. it will turn the BS into powder if you leave it on to long!
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rich on western slope What do you do with your black sand? May 8 2009, 02:26 PM
ASTROBLEME I have a stereo microscope and a couple of years a... May 8 2009, 05:12 PM
russau i crush my blacksands the blue bowl it. May 9 2009, 06:59 AM
blue_oxen QUOTE (ASTROBLEME @ May 8 2009, 05:12 PM)... May 11 2009, 03:52 PM ColoradoProspector Good info guys, thanks.
I agree with Astrobleme t... May 9 2009, 09:50 AM rich on western slope Could you use a rock tumbler with steel shot in it... May 11 2009, 08:57 AM russau QUOTE (rich on western slope @ May 11 2009, 0... May 12 2009, 04:40 AM Coalbunny Mercury is toxic, but not AS toxic as everyone thi... May 18 2009, 01:57 AM |
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