Anyone in phx az work with hydrofloric acid ?

[chriseneim]

Have some pockets that have crsytaline gold and would love to pay someone to do the dirty acid work just don't know anyone so if you have some advice or people in the area that could help me that would be awesome. Thanks guys.

 

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[bikermike]

chriseneim,

The only advise I can give is to stay away from that stuff. I imagine a local refiner could help you out. Good luck.

Mike

 

[chriseneim]

chriseneim, The only advise I can give is to stay away from that stuff. I imagine a local refiner could help you out. Good luck. Mike

yea I won't go near it after what I've read . I'll check around thanks man

 

[A_Sly1_U]

I have worked around hf acid a lot in oil refineries. As far as acids go it's about as dangerous as it comes. It can kill you or cripple you very quickly. It is not something that should ever be considered for a garage project. You are correct to seek a professional to handle this work for you.

 

[Clay Diggins]

Chris etching a piece of specimen gold only makes sense if the gold is all interconnected into one piece in the rock. Check for electrical continuity between different areas of gold exposed on the surface to see if you get a clean signal. Etching away the rock when the gold isn't interconnected will just leave you with a pile of gold dust. There are much easier and safer ways to reduce the rock to dust than using HF.

I'm not going to make a judgement just from a picture but there doesn't appear to be any gold in the rock in your picture. The continuity test will help you determine if the rock has any metal in it. Gold conducts electricity very well, dry rock does not.

Good Luck and please be safe.

 

[IMPDLN]

I agree with Clay. Not seeing any crystalline gold in your pics. Looks like maybe some sulfides. I'd say follow what Clay says and likely crush and pan it. Dennis

 

[DesertNuggets]

You really need to make friends with a prospector. Sorry but it doesn't look like gold to me either.

Remember: Gold is a metal.

Don't feel bad. When I was new I thought everything was gold.

 

[chriseneim]

You really need to make friends with a prospector. Sorry but it doesn't look like gold to me either. Remember: Gold is a metal. Don't feel bad. When I was new I thought everything was gold.

your right I really do ha

 

[chriseneim]

You really need to make friends with a prospector. Sorry but it doesn't look like gold to me either. Remember: Gold is a metal. Don't feel bad. When I was new I thought everything was gold.

I'm going to try and save a little extra money and buy a small peice of real gold already hah diapers eat up most of any cash I have ha

 

[chriseneim]

Here a few more from same pocket

 

[goldenIrishman]

yeah Chris.... I agree with the others in that it looks like sulphides and not gold. The last three pictures look like a mix of sulphides and pyrite which is something that's common in my area as well. A simple multimeter test for conductivity will let ya know if it's metal or not. If you crush it for panning. don't be surprised if your water turns yellow as soon as that stuff hits it.