Hello All,The one thing I forgot to mention in my last blog post on ultra fine Gold recovery and is something I have been experiementing with is the water and the additives I use to help soften the water with. My last blog post got a few members mentioning the fact that classifying is the key to successful recovery of the ultra fine Gold and I do agree to a point.Ultra soft water in a recirculator is also a big key to the recovery of ultra fine flour Gold. I started out using water softener salt and jet dry in combination and this does help to soften the water. I eventually added Lime to this mix and did very well but have run into some problems. These problems are minor but are there anyways. The Lime and water softener salt do leave residue behind on the equipment and will eventually plug up the plumbing if left for to long of a time.I have now come up with a new combination of additives and am now using Potassium Chloride Crystals that are also use in water softeners and Jet Dry. I have noticed that the water from my home tap does feel very soft. I am currently trying to use the potassium chloride at the rate of 1 pound per each 10 gallons of water in my holding tank. This might be able to be cut down to a rate of 1 pound per each 15 gallons of water. I am not sure at this point in time which will work better.I am going to ask a favor of this group and hope to get some feed back on this idea. If you use any kind of recirculator, would you please give the combination of the Jet Dry and Potassium Chloride a try and get back to me with your results. This includes people who use the Spiral Wheels, recirculating sluices and recirculating highbankers.Thanks, Bill Henderson
Hi Durant,
Thanks for the nice words of encouragement. You are very welcome and this is all about sharing between friends who do share a common interest in mining and recovering Gold. I do believe that what works for one should work for others and I do encourage others to share their success stories on this webpage.
Hi Scotty,
Thanks for the comment and I do wish you the best of luck on your trip here to Utah. Do be aware that most of the Gold found here will be fine to ultra fine flour Gold.
Be safe and have a great time, Bill H
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Thanks for the nice words of encouragement. You are very welcome and this is all about sharing between friends who do share a common interest in mining and recovering Gold. I do believe that what works for one should work for others and I do encourage others to share their success stories on this webpage.
Thanks for the comment and I do wish you the best of luck on your trip here to Utah. Do be aware that most of the Gold found here will be fine to ultra fine flour Gold.
Be safe and have a great time, Bill H