hart44 Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Hello All!I am a complete greenhorn so any advice is greatly appreciated.I reside near the Jemez Mountain range and have come across a small amount of ore that seems to be very high in copper/gold content and am unsure of what to do with it.Any advice is appreciated.Thanks in advance.Hart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Don't know what ya have there but it looks like a Pyrite of sorts.What makes you think there is gold in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Looks to sparkly to be gold.... pyrite would be my guess too. Take a knife point and poke some. If it dents , might be gold, if it breaks, it's not gold and probably pyrite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitup Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Crush a few pieces into a fine powder. Then put it into a pan with some water and a little jet dry or just dish soap. Pan the material very, very cafefully. Hardrock gold can be tiny. If you get some colors, then the ore is free-milling and probably good grade. If there is only a small amount of ore available, then there is no sense in investing in crushers. If the ore is hard, you might have someone slice a piece in half. Gold will show nicely (will glare brightly in the sun) when ore is cut with a diamond blade. Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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