OldSalt Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Gents,I have been working a spot where I am finding some very pure flakes and pickers, but am also finding some larger pieces of what appears to be gold ore. I.e. Gold mixed with some other type of rock, which is usually whitish in color. I also have one, which is silver metallic and gold mixed. All sound positive as gold on the Falcon MD20. Should I crush it and melt it down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennM Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Wouldn't whitish in color likely be a quartz or other felsic rock? But I'm not even close to being a geologist.Post up a shot of the potential ore so we can see it alone. Unless you want to sell the gold, is there any reason to crush it?Thanks for sharing. Gets one raring to get out and get some of that yella metal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Nice finds!!! Personally I would leave it as is and wouldn't melt it down. Fill that bottle up and start on another one.Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Gold in it's natural state is great, melted,just scrap values. I never melt nothing,just my preference as keeping it real as always paid me off better-John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSalt Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Gents, I usually get 80% of spot for small stuff, but am not sure how this ore would be priced, seeing as it is very impure. I will try to get some close up pics of the ore pieces. Maybe I will put them in a separate vial. The white stuff almost reminds me of a hard chalk, and it seems softer and than quartz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 could very well be calcite.........better picture would help, see if a knife can scratch it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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