[Jewelry making - Article 01122] - Re: [Orchid] What should I save for the refiner?

[Daniel R. Spirer]

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Rodney,

    The refining fee was so high because this was not a normal scrap
    shipment. This shipment included carpeting, polishing machine
    filters (which have significant amounts of non precious metals in
    them), sweeps from my floor, etc. This material is both extremely
    difficult to process and has a lot of non precious metals to refine
    out (which is more heavily regulated by the government as it happens,
    since burning the stuff creates more toxins in the air). It's not
    like I just sent in a bag of scrap gold, or even a bag of bench
    sweeps which might have a little bit of metal from a file in it along
    with the precious metals. The fee also included pickup of the
    materials (about 150 pounds of stuff) from my shop. If you still want
    the name email me off list and I'll provide it. 

Daniel R. Spirer, G.G.
Daniel R. Spirer Jewelers, LLC
1780 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
www.spirerjewelers.com
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