[Jewelry making - Article 00156] - Re: [Orchid] Collecting gold with mercury

[leonid surpin]

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>     The old time miners used to put their amalgum inside a potato,
>     then bake it. The mercury would cook off into the potato from which
>     it could be recovered. Eating the spud is not recommended! 

    You are absolutely correct. I started in antique restoration shop
    and we had to do repairs on gilded pieces. We drove off mercury under
    the hood. Inside the hood we had iron grille lined up with slices of
    raw potatoes. 

Leonid Surpin
www.studioarete.com


 
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